The SSD Review The Worlds Dedicated SSD Education and Review Resource |

PCMARK VANTAGE X64 HDD SUITE The SSD Review uses benchmark software called PCMark Vantage x64 HDD Suite to create testing scenarios that might be used in the typical user experience. There are eight tests in all and the tests performed record the speed of data movement in MB/s to which they are then given a numerical score after all of …

I have been saying for some time now that mSATA SSDs would soon find there way into each and every notebook and things are well on there way. To think that a little ingenuity could see a laptop today pushing transfer speeds above 500MB/s with a terabyte plus hard drive right beside it. This raw power in ultraportables such as …

It is almost four years to the day that the first consumer solid state drive was making its appearance which makes todays EXCLUSIVE SATA 3 mSATA SSD review truly sweet. Runcore is timing this ‘world first’ release with the news that they are also opening shop in California to better serve North American enterprise and client needs. The Runcore T50 …

The Cooler Master NotePal U-Stand Aluminium Laptop Cooling Stand is the next offering in the NotePal lineup. The NotePal U-Stand brings something a little different that benefits both the professional, gamer, and general user.The U-Stand has 5 different height settings for multiple ergonomic positions. It is USB powered with a 3 port USB hub attached to extend the connectivity to …

Solid State Drive storage began as a technology best suited for durable computer devices, then slowly evolved into the notebook and desktop space with affordable high-speed SATA-based SSD solutions. Once SSDs became mainstream for power users, the demand for high-performance workstations and servers soon followed. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the OCZ RevoDrive3 X2 PCI-E workstation-class solid state drive …

Other World Computing, the small company capable of big surprises and market leading innovations is back at it again. We’ve already reviewed the Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 240GB solid state drive back in May 2010, but since then a revision was made to the PCB and now a new, more extensive revision has emerged. The new OWC Mercury Extreme Pro …

While many people have yet to upgrade to a regular Solid State Storage drive, there are professional users who demand even more performance. For this high end audience, OCZ have specially crafted the RevoDrive 3 x2, which is said to be the fastest consumer drive by a considerable margin. Full story at Kitguru.

Battle Dragon. Rarrrrrghh. Do you frequent LAN parties? Do you just have a lot of gaming crap that you need to carry around quite often? Well perhaps you need a gamer bag. Today Im taking a look at one such product from TTesports. The Battle Dragon. It might have a silly, over the top name, but its got a lot …

Nowadays, the world runs on the idea of being busy. Most of us find ourselves conforming to the world’s view of staying busy because, well, it’s the only way to survive. Heck, even the word “business” — the very foundation of our society — is derived from this very word. What does busyness bring us? Health problems, stress, lack of …

You have your notebook resting in its standard position on your lap. Suddenly, you start noticing that familiar tingling feeling when it starts to heat up and you start counting down the minutes before you have to prop the laptop upright, or sit at an awkward angle to give it some breathing room. Aside from health concerns like developing a …

PACKAGING AND CONTENTS Lets take a quick look at the packaging. The front of the U Stand box has the typical solid white and purple colors, indicative of Cooler Masters design. There is also a large shot of the U Stand itself with a notice that it supports up to 17 laptops: On one side, we have a smaller picture …

PACKAGING AND CONTENTS (CONTINUED) I want to focus on the fans before getting to the U Stand, as I find them to be instrumental in the overall scheme: The two sides of the fans are quite different from each other. This side is the one that latches onto the back of the U Stand as illustrated by the latches on …

THE U STAND With the accessories out of the way, let’s get to the U Stand itself. It sports a nice perforated matte-black finish over a sleek aluminum base which is nice and cool to the touch: Right off the bat, you will notice a grip-strip at the top of the U Stand. This can be stripped off and placed in different …

TESTING METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS Luckily, I have two laptops to test with the U Stand. One is the 13 Dell Vostro 1400, and the other is a 17 HP Pavilion DV7-1428CA. Since both machines are not capable of gaming (especially the Vostro), I decided to run the AIDA64 stress utility benchmark, and record the temperatures from both AIDA64 and Speccy: …

FINAL WORDS AND CONCLUSION Cooler Master really hit the nail with their newest introduction into the Notepal series. The U Stand adopts much from coolers in the same family, such as the U2 and U3, while brining new improvements to the game. The U Stand offers a plethora of height options, excellent cooling performance, and a solid base of features. …