Okay the Solid State Drive that I ordered on Sunday arrived today and I thought it would be nice to give everyone the chance to ask questions about it and point to tests that they would like me to run to see how the SSD performs in a normal computer environment in comparison to those [...]

Categories: Hardware

Impulse purchases are those “see-grab-buy” purchases without really thinking hard about the purchase before making it. It’s a phenomenon especially in the electronic work with a trend that many want to have a device or software on launch day. Say video game systems, mp3 player and even computer games. The matter is even getting more [...]

Categories: Advice

Netgear decided to hop onto the Open-Source bandwagon by developing a wireless router that would take user created firmwares without complaints, heck that was developed just for this purposes. I covered some of those firmwares in the past that can be applied to several non-Open-Source routers as well. The difference is that if something goes [...]

Categories: Hardware

It is always a good idea to stress test a new computer or new hardware to make sure that it is fully functionally and without errors. Hardware that is not working properly can lead to all kind of problems such as system crashes, data loss and even hardware defects. Heavy Load is putting the system [...]

Categories: Hardware, Software

After asking about the keyboards you are using I thought it would be nice to introduce some specialized keyboards that might be interesting for one or the other. Specialized usually means keyboards that can be used in environments with special needs that are sold for a hefty price tag. A waterproof keyboard on the other [...]

Categories: Hardware

I just finished reading the review and comments about Das Keyboard on Slashdot which apparently seems to provide a better typing experience for a hefty price tag. In case you are wondering what Das Keyboard means it’s a mix of German and English with Das Keyboard simply translating to The Keyboard. The keyboard comes as [...]

Categories: ask the readers, Hardware

It can happen that your new LCD monitor is having dead or stuck pixels which can be rather unfortunate depending on the location of the pixels and the laws of the country you bought the monitor in. Some dead pixels on a newly bought monitor may not be enough to return it. It can also [...]

Categories: Hardware, Software

Having considered buying an Asus Eee PC I must admit that I never thought that the models could have more differences than just the color. I would have never assumed that the keyboard would be different as well depending on the color of the model that you choose. The Laptop Mag investigated black and white [...]

Categories: Hardware, Mobile Computing, Notebooks

Testing a newly build or purchased computer is essential for two reasons. The first is to make sure that the hardware does not get damaged.The main problem of most modern PCs is heat, each device can only cope with a certain amount of heat and if that heat rises above a level the device was [...]

Categories: Hardware