Hardware Bistro

10,000 RPM, 2.5-inch, 6 Gb/s SATA Hard Drive Gets Performance and Capacity Boost to Offer the Ultimate Storage Experience for Demanding PC Enthusiasts

Kuala Lumpur - 10 May 2012 -Western Digital® (NYSE: WDC), today announced it is now shipping the new WD VelociRaptor® 1 TB hard drive, the latest addition to its award-winning drive family, the largest capacity 10,000 RPM hard drive on the market today. Designed for high-performance PCs, Mac® computers and professional workstations that require a balance of high performance and capacity, the WD VelociRaptor drive is a favorite among enthusiasts and creative professionals. The WD VelociRaptor will also come in capacities of 500 GB and 250 GB.

AirLive, one of the most advanced worldwide brands for networking and communication equipment, recently introduced AirLive N450R router which is based on latest new wireless technology beam forming. It delivers direction sensing which increases the wireless signal strength by focus the transmission signal towards that direction. The new router could reach death spot which is not covered by most of router available in the market. It also reduces AP and repeater and router signal can be transmitted to multi-level of floor.

Advanced Write Protect boosts data storage security

9th, May, 2012, Taipei - With many years of experience in the industrial SSD sector, Apacer has been a customized product manufacturer trusted by industrial computer and server corporations in the U.S. and Japan for a long time. To provide customers with a more diverse product range, Apacer has revealed three models of the new-generation of modular SATA SSDs; the SDM4 MP (SATA Disk Module, Middle Profile), with 7-pin SATA connectors available in three orientations of 90°, 180° and 270°, along with a patented built-in power supply design. These are designed to meet user-specific needs for various form factors and inductrial designs.

May 8th, 2012 - EVGA announces full details on the EVGA GeForce GTX 680 FTW. This card offers several enhancements over the standard GeForce GTX 680 including an 8 Phase PWM design, an 8+6pin Power Input and Vapor Chamber cooling. EVGA is even offering a version with 4GB of GDDR5 memory! These cards are also clocked with higher base/boost speeds of 1110MHz Base and 1176MHz Boost.

ARCTIC is pleased to introduce ARCTIC Breeze this summer to take you away from the sweltering heat of the summer!

It is a USB fan designed to provide a refreshing air flow when it's too hot around here no matter it is your room or the office. You can put it right beside your computer or wherever there is a USB power source. Simply connect an ARCTIC Breeze to an available USB port of your computer, a USB power adapter or portable battery and it will gently cool you down with a quiet breeze. 

The ARCTIC MC001 has more to offer than a PC or a multi-media streamer - it's a refined entertainment center which combines both devices. With MC001, you can spice up your leisure time with movies, music, TV and radio programs and enjoy all sorts of web-based activities ranging from checking emails, reading news, shopping online, social networking and many more. Be inspired by the possibilities that an MC001 offers for your digital home.

New Update Adds Web Browser Access through Any Wi-Fi Enabled Device

Hsinchu, Taiwan - May 9, 2012－ Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced an update enabling browser support for Wi-Drive. The update allows multiplatform wireless streaming of data to any Wi-Fi enabled mobile device via a Web browser. The feature will be included in future shipments and all current owners of Wi-Drive can update their own device. This expansion of device support allows a mixture of users' preferred mobile devices to simultaneously access and share content on the Wi-Drive. With integrated Wi-Fi and four hours of battery life, Kingston Wi-Drive offers great pocket-sized portable storage (up to 64GB) and easy file sharing for any Wi-Fi device including Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android devices, Kindle Fire and more.

Taipei, Taiwan - May 9, 2012 - When it comes to choose a liquid cooling system (LCS), users are often astonished by its performance and overwhelmed by the complex setup. Thermaltake, being the industry pioneer brand with expertise in PC thermal solutions, is thrilled to introduce the all new LCS - the Water 2.0 Series. Featuring the all-in-one LCS solutions for users with different enthusiasms, it includes the Water 2.0 Extreme, the Water 2.0 Pro and the Water 2.0 Performer. The new Water 2.0 Series made setting up just as easy as it cools.

New ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 680 AMP! Edition and GeForce® GTX 680 4GB deliver performance for the most demanding gamers and enthusiasts

HONG KONG - May 2, 2012 - ZOTAC International, a global innovator and channel manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, today unveils the amplified ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 680 AMP! Edition and high-resolution dominating ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 680 4GB graphics cards for the most demanding gamers and enthusiasts.

Taipei, Taiwan-May 3, 2012- Mach Xtreme Technology Inc., a worldwide leader in top performance, high reliability and user friendly designed PC components, today unveiled the SATA MX-KATANA 6Gb/s Series SSD modules. Based on an innovative design, the sleek gum stick-sized modules deliver an enhanced mobile computing experience with much faster application loading, ultra-fast data access, shorter boot-ups, and longer battery life of today's and future ultrabooks and netbooks with new type low-profile SATA 3.0 interface.

Accelero Hybrid - Graphics Card Cooler for Enthusiasts

The Accelero Hybrid is our first graphics card cooler with integrated air and liquid solution in the market. It offers an all-in-one solution with 200% cooling performance and 9 times quieter than the stock cooler. While existing VGA Liquid Cooling Solutions (LCS) are restricted to a specific graphics card, this cooler is compatible to a vast range of NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards. It is also the first LCS to have an integrated active fan specifically designed to cool RAM and VR heatsinks. Moreover, it is simple to use, maintenance-free and excellent value-for-money. Computer enthusiasts and gamers will definitely not want to miss this state-of-the-art integrated cooling solution.

New Corsair Air Series Fans Target Critical PC Hot Spots, with Superior Airflow, Lower-noise, and Customizable Looks

Fremont, California - May 3, 2012 - Corsair®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced the new Air Series line of PC cooling fans. Unlike most other PC fans in the market, Corsair Air Series fans are offered in airflow and static pressure models, each specifically optimized for specific PC cooling roles.

Vantec NexStar® MX Dual Bay External HDD Enclosure now in the USB 3.0 and eSATA interface is a quick and simple way to expand storage capacity to your computer. It comes without the hassle of diving inside the PC and messing with all those wires, cables and connections. It provides maximum storage with the increased capacity of two spanning hard drives for your precious family photos, music, video, and games.