Today we have a special for you on a 2-bay Gigabit NAS enclosure from Dotop. This was reviewed a few months back.
This gadget is a standalone network storage device which allows two SATA I/II drives up to 2TB in size to be installed in it's aluminium box, giving you a total of up to 4TB of storage.
Perfect for home users who want to share a movie or music library, or small business users who want a network share for backups and personal files. Whilst this one does not offer the file-transfer performance of the more expensive NAS solutions, you can't go past the price @ a red-hot $88.00 delivered - normally $109!
From the review:
The DoTop 2 Bay SATA NAS is an ideal solution for home or small business users who want to create a centralized location to store and back up information. The setup process is extremely easy and even the most basic of users should be able to have the unit configured and accessing it on their computers within minutes.
Normally $109, today until 4.00PM, or when stock sells out, you can grab one for a red-hot $88 delivered - save $21! You can also add a SATA hard drive from our range.
Our regular reviewer, Richard from ClanCarnage, has a new full-length review for you - today he's done the Noontec N5 Gigalink 1-Bay Gigabit NAS.
From the review:
With mobile devices and computers constantly becoming cheaper, and the quantity of them per household on the rise, a NAS makes sense for people who constantly want to access data from different devices in different locations. I’ve tested the GigaLink N5 out for a few weeks now, and so far it has played nice with the 10 computers, laptops, phones and tablets that are used in my household.
The GigaLink N5 is jam-packed full of features, fulfilling the needs for the most basic of user who just wants to do weekly back up of their documents, to the more advanced user who will take advantage of dynDNS support so they can access their files at home whilst they are out and about.
In my testing it worked flawlessly, allowing me to browse pictures stored directly on the NAS from my phone, as well as uploading photos taken on my phone onto the NAS, which I could then browse through on my computer.
Paper-launched in December, "Tahiti", otherwise known as the HD7970, is finally here. It's the fastest AMD offering to be available for most of this year, now that AMD's HD6990 dual-GPU card is effectively discontinued.
With 4.3 billion transistors on a die-shrunk 28nm chip, it offers the most performance you can get in a single-GPU card today.
Armed with a massive 3 Gigabytes of DDR5 RAM and the new PCI Express 3.0 standard (available on all Intel X79 boards and some Z68 boards), going from PCIe Gen 2 doubles the bandwidth available to the add-on cards installed, from 500MB/s per lane to 1GB/s per lane.
Stock is tight, and only some models are available so far - hit the category to grab yours!
Richard from Clan Carnage has reviewed the new Noontec A9 Smart TV Box Media Player, which is a little box that connects to your TV with a high-definition HDMI output, and runs the Google Android 2.3 O/S, a version of the one used on many smartphones. This gives your TV the Internet on tap, and much more functionality than regular media players.
Browse the web, do email, instant-message your friends, install Apps and games from the Android Market, play and stream movies and music, and more!
From the review:
In total I’ve given the A9 a few weeks of testing by using it as my main media player – I can say that it is probably the best one I’ve used so far. Sure, it doesn’t have terabytes of storage space inside it, but the inclusion of Android OS and the wireless keyboard pretty much makes it a basic lightweight computer that can sit in your living room.
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For a limited time, Microsoft are bundling a free Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 with purchase of Office 2010 Home and Business Key.
MWK06 is a RF keyboard with trackpad mouse that can control both your PC (via it's tiny 2.4GHz USB dongle) and other IR-compatible devices, such as set-top boxes, TVs, Airconditioners and more, by means of a cunning IR learning remote built into it's back side.
Just put it head to head with your TV remote, for example, and you can teach it the power-on and AV-mode commands, so you can do away with the most common uses for a TV remote.
Up to two IR remotes can be learned from, saving you the clutter of having multiple remotes on your coffee table.
After more than 3 years, Intel's venerable X58 chipset platform with it's LGA1366 socket is coming to an end.
Aimed at the enthusiast who wants the most powerful PC possible, the replacement chipset, called X79, features PCI-E 3.0 for faster bandwidth, more PCI-E lanes, native USB3.0, Crossfire and SLI support, and quad-channel memory controllers with support for up to 8 sticks / 64Gb of RAM.
The new CPUS, called Core i7 / Sandy Bridge-E, feature a 2011 pin-count pad, come without a default fan cooler, and will require a different and more powerful cooling solution to the LGA1366 and LGA1155 models. So far, the best option to cool these are the Corsair (CWCH100, CWCH60, and CWCH80) coolers.
Boards are available in ATX and MicroATX sizes, and you'll find the CPUs here.
Check out the new McTiVia Media Extender for your big-screen TV. These are perfect for getting the functionality of a full PC to your TV via your network.
You can buy the McTiVia unit on it's own for just $209 delivered, and we've also made up a bundle with a quality wireless keyboard and HDMI cable from just $269.50 delivered, so there's nothing else you need to add.
One of the most eagerly-awaited gaming titles this year has been Battlefield 3, released late last week.
Celebrating the launch of the much anticipated Battlefield 3 game, Sapphire is introducing the HD6970Flex BF3 Special Edition - featuring two Sapphire exclusive technologies, FleX and Vapor-X cooling as well as a dual BIOS and performance enhancing options for the enthusiast.
This special edition card now comes with the full BF3 game, which you can claim before 30th April 2012. It's redeemed by signing up the Sapphire's Select Club and then being provided with a key that can be used at EA's Origin.com to download the game.
We've got limited stock today, so why not grab one now to build up your shiny new Rig! We're happy to build one into a system for you - just configure your own choice of parts, or pick from our extensive range of pre-configured systems - there's no charge for assembly.
Want to get Internet happening on your TV? Now you can, with the Noontec A9 Android Smart TV Media Player!
This little box connects to your TV with a high-definition HDMI output, and runs the Google Android 2.3 O/S, a version of the one used on many smartphones. This gives your TV the Internet on tap, and much more functionality than regular media players.
Browse the web, do email, instant-message your friends, install Apps and games from the Android Market, play and stream movies and music, and more!
It's USB enabled, so you can plug in drives with content, such as pictures and downloaded movies. With the built-in Wifi and 10/100 Ethernet connections, getting it connected to your network is a breeze.
Update 4th November: we've twisted the importer's arm, and can offer the Noontec A9 Android Smart TV Media Player with a FREE 8GB A-RAM TRX-200 USB3.0 Flash Drive, for a limited time. This, combined with the free HDMI cable we're already bundling with these units, gives you over $28 value, at no extra charge.
One of our customers has recently finished reviewing the Noontec Moviedock V8NAS 3.5in HDD Media Player.
The V8NAS is a full HD 1080P media player that can take a SATA hard drive inside it, via a screwless front-mounted caddy.
This one is an evolution of their previous models, and is designed to sit next to your TV, letting you play downloaded media files from it's internal hard drive, USB drives, flash memory cards, or elsewhere on your network. You can also use it as a central file store for other PCs on your network to access.
From the review:
The only con that I had for the previous model (V8S) was that it lacked a Gigabit Ethernet port - obviously that isn't the case with the V8NAS, and the new additions like 3TB hard drive support means that if you are after a shiny new media player that is jam packed full of features you can't go past the V8NAS.
From just $239 delivered, it's also available in the following drive bundles, where you'll save a further $28-$33 over the individual parts prices:
To accompany the introduction of this new media player, we're also throwing in a free 1.8m High Speed-HDMI-with-Ethernet cable worth over $12.00 with every combo whilst stocks last.
For a limited time, buy one of our selected Sony laptops, and we'll give you a 20inch Monitor, worth over $140, for free!
Yes - the limited edition Multicam camouflaged keyboards have finally arrived!
Following on from the Ninja, the "MultiCam" series are camouflaged keyboards, with a cunning sticker-transfer process giving them a military look. A sheathed USB cable, and a set of green WASD FPS-movement keys rounds out the package.
Built on the same mechanical platform as the Majestouch2, they feature the famous Cherry keyswitches, in clicky blue, quieter brown, and linear black switches, and all come with N-Key rollover, so multiple keypresses are recognised.
Both the standard size 104-key, and reduced-footprint 87-key platforms are available now.
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Zalman's line of copper CPU coolers are famous for their unique design and quiet cooling performance.
We've updated a range of them to include a clip for the recent LGA1155 Intel platform, so you can now enjoy one on a current-generation platform! Whilst stocks last, the range includes the following:
These make great cooler choices for HTPC and other quiet computing needs, so why not add one to your next system.Our latest newsletter has been published and is available here.