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Tt-eSPORTS Meka G-Unit Illuminated Mechanical Keyboard Review

If you really want to get your game on then you are going to need some serious gaming gear. Nothing in more important to your game than your keyboard and mouse. Thermaltake has you covered with the Tt-eSPORTS Meka G-Unit illuminated mechanical keyboard. One look at the Meka G-Unit and you know your gaming with power. TechwareLabs brings you a look at the G-Unit and what you can expect. Read on.

Thermaltake Ttesports MEKA G1 Illuminated Keyboard Review

h…the keyboard. This peripheral can be one of the most overlooked and undervalued parts of any gamer’s rig. There are so many keyboard manufacturers’ out there, that there is a venerable cornucopia of keyboard options available to consumers today. In an attempt to win the consumer over there competitor’s iteration of the gaming keyboard, they have become more functional and fashionable. Unfortunately, as we have seen to many times here at TechwareLabs, fashion and function don’t always mix. The trend of sleek and stylish hit the keyboard market some time ago, and the market was flooded with membrane or chiclet style keyboards that looked great, but as time passed, failed to hold up to the heavy use and performance scrutiny of serious gamers. So, we’re seeing a reemergence of old style mechanical keyboards in the gaming keyboard market.

Western Digital 4TB Drive Roundup

Are you in the market for some large storage drives? The folks at Western Digital have sent us the latest batch of their 4TB drives, and we here at Techwarelabs thought it might be helpful to do a quick 4TB roundup of three of their top four drives to see how they stack up against each other. The three drives we will be looking at today are the Western Digital Red (WD40EFRX), Se (WD4000F9YZ), and Re (WD4000FYYZ). Although we have reviewed some of these drives individually, we thought it would be good to do a comparison review to see what "real world" difference is between them.

VisionTek Radeon R9 270X 2GB

With the introduction of the R7 and R9 series Radeon cards, AMD has been making a concerted effort to reclaim the attention of the enthusiast market. Given the dominance Nvidia has had with the Geforce GT 600 series, AMD's got their work cut out for them. As part of their effort to beat Nvidia in the performance-per-dollar game, they've released several new cards across a wide range of price points. The R9 270X, aimed at the $200 price range, is meant to cater to the gamer on a budget. Let's dive in and see just what AMD and Visiontek have given us, and how it performs.

Powerocks PowerBank 6000, 2800 and Strongvolt Solar 7 Charger

Do you have a mobile device? Does it have a battery? Do you use your mobile device often? Does it's battery run dry every now and again? I know that I just asked a huge, overarching question, that could totally apply to everyone, but they were legitimate. I know both from anecdotes and personal experience that depending on usage, time of the year, solar alignment, and your karma, electronic devices can either last for days, or several hours. So to resolve this dilemma I have prepared 3 alternative energy sources. Two of these you have to charge yourself; as for the third, it draws energy from that giant nuclear furnace in the sky. Without further ado, let's begin the alternative energy trifecta.

Western Digital Black² Dual Drive Review – Two drives in one!

With prices continually falling, SSD drives are no longer a luxury for the enthusiast. There is no doubt that SSD drives have significant advantages over their spinning brethren, but pricing aside...capacity continues to be the SSD's Achilles' heel. The current defacto solution to this conundrum is to pair your shinny SSD with a large capacity HDD. This pairing allows the user to decide how to handle their data management needs, performance or storage capacity. This works for most PC users, but in cases where design limitations prevent the use of two separate drives, the user is unfortunately forced into decision between one or the other. Will you ever be able to have your cake and eat it too?