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Curved Lian-Li case supports hard drive hot-swaps

Tired of the same old rectangular PC cases? Then you may want to give Lian-Li's PC-888 a look. The new aluminum enclosure looks like the unlikely lovechild of a Linksys router and Dubai's Burj Al Arab hotel, and it has perks like partitioned cooling zones and hard drives... Read more...

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Hitachi's Deskstar E7K1000 hard drive
January 2, 2009
Hitachi has updated its terabyte Deskstar with a new model that packs 334GB per platter. The E7K1000 is optimized for enterprise, promising solid performance with low power consumption. Read on to see if it delivers. Read more...

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Last post by Meadows at 3:36 PM on January 6, 2009
The TR Podcast 29: 2008, a year in review
December 20, 2008
If you're the sentimental type, and you're looking for a chance to sit back, relax, and relive the roller-coaster of tech events that has been 2008, then grab that chair and hot chocolate and listen to this episode of the TR Podcast. It's over an hour of the best... Read more...

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Last post by flip-mode at 1:32 PM on January 3, 2009
Seven affordable PSUs take on The Beast
December 18, 2008
In its latest outing, our beastly power supply tester takes on seven PSUs between 350 and 500W, including a lowly generic unit. Read on to see how these affordable models fare and why you should always stick with reputable brands. Read more...

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Last post by RagingDragon at 7:38 PM on December 29, 2008
Announcing TR's Christmas Giveaway 2008
December 16, 2008
It's time once again for our annual TR Christmas giveaway. This time, we're giving away a gratuitously awesome bundle of components, complete with a Core i7 processor and dual Radeon HD 4870 graphics cards. Read more...

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Last post by Clint Torres at 5:48 PM on January 6, 2009
The TR Podcast 28: Graphical eye candy, the nettablet, and congratulations, it's a boy!
December 13, 2008
Tune in this week for a flurry of gaming talk, TR family news, and tech discussion. Scott is mad at Dead Space, AMD downplays PhysX, Cyril rounds up Nvidia GPU rumors, Geoff coins a new tech word, and we're giving away a super-sweet Christmas computer. Read more...

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Last post by Prototyped at 9:32 AM on December 17, 2008
A closer look at the Core i7-940
December 11, 2008
We first tested a "simulated" Core i7-940 by underclocking a Core i7-965 Extreme, but we missed a couple of the "uncore" clocks, including the one that governs the L3 cache. Just how much do those clocks affect performance, and how does a real Core i7-940 perform? Read more...

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Last post by henfactor at 5:12 PM on December 22, 2008
Gigabyte's M912 nettablet
December 10, 2008
Gigabyte's M912 breaks new ground for netbooks with a high-resolution screen that rotates and folds flat, birthing the first nettablet. Read on to see how netbook hardware fares in a tablet, and whether this convertible form factor makes sense for a budget subnotebook. Read more...

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Last post by Forge at 8:50 AM on December 18, 2008
Asus' N10Jc-A1 netbook
December 8, 2008
Asus has introduced a netbook with a particularly unique feature that sets it apart from the competition: a dedicated GeForce GPU. Does the GeForce shore up the Atom's high-definition achilles' heel? And can you game on a 10.2" screen? Read more...

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