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Western Digital Scorpio Blue (WD5000LPVT) Notebook/Laptop 7mm Drive Review

With the introduction of the Western Digital Scorpio Blue (WD5000LPVT) drive, Western Digital is taking the traditional spinning drive model and adding some SSD reminiscent enhancements. With its new single platter design, WD is able to offer 250GB, 320GB, and 500GB capacities while reducing the drive size down to 7mm allowing them to play in the Ultrabook arena.

Corsair Vengeance K90 Keyboard

Today we take a look at Corsair's top of the line entry into the mechanical keyboard market, the Vengeance K90. With Cherry MX Red switches, 54 fully programmable "G-keys", multimedia controls, and laser etched backlit keys, let's see if this fully featured board will be able to stomp the competition.

Akitio Taurus Mini Super-S LCM External RAID Storage Review

With the prices of hard drives slowly coming back to manageable prices, we've seen a trend of new storage "accessories" being released to the market. Today we will be looking at a hybrid between portable and RAID. The Akitio Taurus Mini Super-S LCM supports 2x 2.5" drives in either a RAID 0 (stripe) or RAID 1 (mirror). Lets take a look at what Akitio has to say about their product:

Adaptec RAID 6805E RAID Controller

The topic of RAID has come up again here at TechwareLabs with the Adaptec ASR 6805E RAID card taken for a spin. We compare the Adaptec card against a single Western Digital hard drive connected to the motherboard, and Two/Four Western Digital drives in a stripe using both the 6805E and on-motherboard RAID.

Thermaltake Element Q Small Form Factor Chassis

Small form factor PC's can often be a fun endeavour but they can also be an essential part of a network. Their leading applications include HTPCs and wordprocessors/internet browsers but the limitations only exist with software. Some Mini-ITX cases come with all the bells and whistles and start at a small fortune. But what if you're looking for a chassis without breaking the bank? Here to hold that position in the market is the Thermaltake Element Q Small Form Factor Chassis. Lets take a look at how Thermaltake advertises this case:

GeIL EVO CORSA 16GB DDR3 2133MHz CL10 PC3-17000

The EVO CORSA 16GB quad channel kit proves it is ready for prime time and will assist - not hinder - the creation of a workhorse computer ready for any combination of strenuous tasks. Join TechwareLabs as we put this RAM kit through the Labs!