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Speed on the Cheap: Seagate Momentus XT RAID 0

Now we are going to take it a little further with the Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid drive. This little guy is a standard 2.5" 7200 RPM laptop drive with 32MB cache and a beautiful 4GB SSD attached. This SSD brings the performance up considerably. So, what are we going to do with it? Well Seagate gave us two, so we are going to RAID them in a RAID 0 and short stroke them to see what kind of performance we can get. Just like Artiom did with the VelociRaptor. We are directly comparing this to the SSD in Artiom's last editorial using the VelociRaptors.

OCZ 750W Fatal1ty Series Power Supply

Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel has had his name and gaming handle splashed across a lot of hardware over the past few years. Today we'll be looking at his latest entry in branded gear, brought to us courtesy of OCZ. The OCZ 750W Fatal1ty Series power supply builds on OCZ's already solid reputation by bringing several interesting features to the table.

Western Digital Scorpo Black 750gb laptop hard drive

The Western Digital Scorpio Black represents a strong contender for "best laptop hard drive on the market" and is surprisingly affordable. Watch us put it through its paces, and see if it lives up to its potential.

Sapphire Pure Black x58

Better late then never, is the saying this time for Sapphire as it introduces a new premium board into the Intel market. First impressions are key. Does Pure Black x58 push all the right buttons or is Sapphire's first attempt at the x58 a fail? Join us as we dissect the board in search of the answer.

CA Technologies Online Backup Software

CA Technologies (http://www.ca.com) is an IT solutions company that has been supporting Fortune 2000 companies with computer products and services since 1976. Now, they’re offering a suite of software aimed at the home user, including CA Internet Security Suite Plus, CA AntiVirus Plus, CA PC Tune-Up, and CA Online Backup. I’ll be looking at the latter product, the backup software, to see if it lives up to its promises of ease of use and anywhere access.

iui Design BeLive Bluetooth Portable Speaker

There is a growing trend today where people love to have their music wherever they go. Many times a headset is not always the right answer; in this case, iui Design has released a product that will cater to the needs of people for their music collection. With its dual speakers and great bass sound, music lovers everywhere will love this device for their on-the-go audio desires. Follow along as this product is detailed and find out how well this device will fair in real-world use.