Category: REVIEWS
Review: Razer Edge review
Introduction and design
When you hear the phrase "tablet gaming," what comes to mind? Angry Birds, Infinity Blade and The Walking Dead games? Well what if we told you that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Batman: Arkham City and Far Cry 3 were now tablet territory?
That’s the dream being dreamt by the gaming aficionados at Razer. The makers of high-end gaming laptops like the Razer Blade and slick peripherals like the Razer Sabertooth controller now present the Razer Edge.…
Review: Gigabyte U2442F
Introduction
Intel’s third generation Core processors may dominate the laptop landscape right now, but they have one weakness. This weakness is particularly obvious to a certain exacting section of the laptop community – the gamer. Intel’s processors aren’t the be-all and end-all when it comes to modern gaming. The Gigabyte U2442F seeks to rectify this.
To be fair, Intel has made some big advances on this front with the last few generations of its chips, thanks in part to moving the graphics subsystem into the CPU itself.…
Review: Dell XPS 10
Introduction
Either spotting a gap in the market or just out of loyalty to its best buddy Microsoft, Dell has released its own Windows RT slate. Aimed at business users, the 10.1-inch Dell XPS 10 is another transformer-style laptop-tablet hybrid, shipping with an attachable keyboard that turns it into a laptop for working on the move.
The Dell XPS 10 falls into a crowded market, with a host of devices aiming to please similar needs.…
Review: Gelid Black Edition
Another month, another humongous CPU cooler. Gelid’s Black Edition is certainly impressive in stature, but thankfully for something this size it’s more than matched by the build quality. To give you an idea of how big this tower cooler is, it comes with two 120mm cooling fans and will support another… you know, if for some reason two just aren’t adequate.
It weighs almost a kilo too, so it needs exceptional build quality and a decent mounting solution.…
Review: Updated: HP Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook
Introduction
Where is the balancing point for laptops? Where does the touchscreen and brushed aluminium finish start to outweigh the need for unbridled power and portability?
Can Full HD and wafer-thinness really step into the void left by an underperforming battery? These are important questions. And we’re about to find out the answer to them, with the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook 15-4000ea.
The HP Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook is a great computing enigma.…
Review: Huawei Ascend W1
Introduction
After more leaks than a wicker canoe, the Huawei Ascend W1 was finally unveiled at CES 2013 as the Chinese firm’s first Windows Phone 8 smartphone.
Aimed at the bottom end of the market, the Ascend W1 doesn’t sport the premium polycarbonate unibody of the Nokia Lumia 920 or the sultry design of the HTC 8X, as it looks instead to rub shoulders with the Lumia 520 and various Android handsets such as the Ascend G330, Orange San Diego and ZTE Blade 3.…
Review: myFC PowerTrekk
Getting out into the great outdoors can be a fantastic stress reliever, but one big problem these days is that you generally have to leave your gadgets behind. But what if you could get instant power anywhere, with just water as fuel; no electrical socket, sun or wind required?
Enter the PowerTrekk hydrogen fuel cell charger.
What is a fuel cell?
The PowerTrekk is being marketed by myfc as the ‘world’s first portable fuel cell charger’.…
Review: Cooler Master Seidon 240M
They all look the same. That’s the danger with the factory-sealed, ready-to-roll water-cooling kits such as the Cooler Master Seidon 240M. Superficially, it feels like a choice between single and dual-fan radiators with only a matter of price separating the two.
Fight the urge though, because there are subtle differences and a lot depends on what you want from a water-cooling system and how you plan to use it. Outright cooling prowess, noise levels – for the most part it’s pretty homogeneous.…
Hands-on review: Panasonic Lumix GF6
Introduction
Panasonic is known for quickly refreshing its cameras lineup, especially those at the budget end of the range. The GF series, which is the company’s beginner option, was last upgraded roughly 12 months ago, so it’s no surprise to see the replacement Panasonic GF6 making an appearance now.
However, Panasonic says that although the GF1 was incredibly popular, the GF series hasn’t seen the same level of popularity with the GF3 and GF5.…
Review: Finlux 40S8070-T
Introduction
Finlux isn’t a brand we’ve been too familiar with of late, but its recent revival as a web-only business has seen a rush of thoroughly affordable LED-backlit and even 3D TVs hit the virtual shelves.
The key 40-inch size in its range is represented by the Finlux 40S8070-T, which comes to use with a luscious design alongside all the must-haves of the modern TV age. A Freeview HD tuner, Full HD resolution, USB playback, networking, smart TV apps – including BBC iPlayer, YouTube and social media – alongside four HDMI inputs and USB recording are all present.…
