Karen Tokar

Believe it or not my interest in computers started before most of my generation even knew what one was. It was that interest and a move to Goose Bay, Labrador that began what would turn out to be a major turning point after the purchase of my first computer. The rest is history as they say.

OCZ Technology RevoDrive 50GB PCI Express SSD Review @ Bigbruin.com

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The RevoDrive is a single expansion card that is effectively two SSDs (each with its own controller) coupled to an onboard RAID controller (configured in RAID 0) that uses a PCI Express interface to providing blazing fast transfer rates. The sample provided for review is a 50GB unit rated for quite impressive read speeds of up to 540MB/s and write …

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Cooler Master Storm Spawn Optical Mouse review @ APH

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When I am in front of the computer, I sometimes wonder how many times I have clicked my mouse buttons, and how long they would last down the road. Although in reality, while I doubt it actually matters how many times a mouse has been clicked, it seems like a valid question to me. Okay, who am I kidding? I …

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Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler @ Benchmark Reviews

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CPU cooler design (for air coolers, anyway) boils down to a few simple truths: while things like heat pipe technology and base finish are important, the determining factors in a heat sink’s performance are its size and its airflow. Size is critical because the more metal a CPU cooler contains, the more mass there is to absorb heat. Airflow is …

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iChair iPad Case @ TestFreaks

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This is a hard shell case composed of a polycarbonate exterior and padded interior micro-fleece. To protect all surfaces of ones precious iPad, iChair includes a screen shield as well. What differentiates the iChair iPad Case from its competitors is the addition of a built in stand and keyboard tab found on the back of the case. Full story at …

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Koribo Vivar Wireless Keyboard @ TestFreaks

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Today for review Im back with the final of three wireless keyboards from our friends at Koribo.  This one is called the Vivar and it features a trackball as the mouse along with thirteen multi-media keys, scroll wheel and two sets of mouse buttons to round it all off. It has a nice soft rubberized surface to make sure you …

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SandForce SF-2000 Series SSD Overview @ Benchmark Reviews

Less than one year ago SandForce gained control of the consumer solid state drive market with their SandForce SF-1200 SSD Processor. This technology replaced the previous generation of Barefoot SSDs designed around South Korean-based Indilinx, Inc. While popular themselves, Indilinx Barefoot MLC SSDs lacked proper NAND management and performance dramatically degraded over time. SandForce DuraClass technology paired to TRIM support …

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Gigabyte P67A-UD7 Motherboard Review @Hi Tech Legion

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The GIGABYTE P67A-UD7 sports a new black and gold color theme. The GIGABYTE P67A-UD7 is not just new in terms of looks, but also sports all the latest innovations from GIGABYTEs laboratories, including 24-phase power design, Driver MOSFETs and Dynamic Energy Saver 2 technology. The GIGABYTE P67A-UD7 motherboard not just adds USB 3.0 and SATA 3 6Gbps functionality; it is …

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Antec KÃœHLER H2O 620 Review @ Tweaknews

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Antec’s first foray into the watercooling arena is a very nice product.   Given that the Kuhler H2O 620 is another rebranded Asetek unit, I was  pleasantly surprised to find that the performance came very close to the  Corsair H70 unit with its big radiator and dual fans. Full story at Tweaknews.

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ROCCAT Kova[+] Optical Gaming Mouse Review @ KitGuru

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Today we are going to look at ROCCATs latest gaming mouse, the Kova[+] which, as its name suggests, is an updated version of their popular Kova mouse.  The number of upgrades isnt huge as ROCCAT havent set out to change the mouse completely, just to improve certain aspects of the original mouse. Full story at KitGuru.

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