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MSI Pro DP20Z Business & Productivity PC Review
An ATX desktop PC case is great for most of us, but certainly not what everyone wants or needs. There’s a growing demand for more compact, stylish and portable systems these days. From having something nice in the home, something slick in the office, or even just for those who…
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Raijintek Pan Slim mini-ITX HTPC Case Review
There’s been a drastic shift in the PC market over the last ten years, a few of them actually. Once upon a time, mini-ITX was king, with everyone trying to build more compact and portable battle stations, then things got big again, really big. Now it’s all tempered glass and…
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Cooler Master Launches the H100 Mini-ITX Cube Case
Introducing the Cooler Master H100, a new high-airflow chassis that can house a mini-ITX motherboard. This adorable compact enclosure is essentially a shrunk down version of the H500 case. Maintaining a similar aesthetic style which is ideal as both a LAN party gaming rig and as a living room gaming…
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Logitech Launches K600 Keyboard for Smart TVs and HTPC
Keyboard for the Living Room With smart TVs and HTPCs enjoying healthy popularity, it only makes sense for peripheral makers such as Logitech to tailor products specifically for these. Which is why they are launching the new K600 keyboard, a compact input device with built-in navigation controls. A directional pad…
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Shuttle XPC Cube SZ270R9 Barebones PC Review
Shuttle XPC Cube We love barebones systems here at eTeknix, they take so much of the fuss out of system building, while still leaving plenty of customisation options. The latest XPC Cube from Shuttle looks set to be perfect for everything from LAN gaming, home gaming, the office, even HTPC…
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EVGA Announces the H370 Stinger Mini-ITX Motherboard
A More Affordable Mini-ITX Motherboard for Intel Coffee Lake-S With the launch of more Intel 300-series chipset options comes affordable motherboards. EVGA in particular is announcing an H370-chipset version of their Stinger mini-ITX mainboard. Unlike previous Stinger motherboards using the fully unlocked “Z” chipsets, the H370 Stinger is not meant…
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SilverStone Introduces Low-Profile Argon AR11 CPU Cooler
Smaller SilverStone Products Compact products are something SilverStone has been focused on for the past few years. They have popularized SFX units and have high-wattage-per-litre ATX PSUs. Even their Raven and Fortress series has been slimmed down for more low profile needs. Now they are announcing a new low-profile CPU…
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SilverStone Raven RVZ03W Slim SFF Case Now Available
SilverStone‘s mini-ITX Raven RVZ03W (white version) is now available in the EU. The slim small form factor case supports compact motherboards while supporting full size ATX PSUs and high-end GPUs. The small size is ideal for portability and for use as a gaming HTPC. The front also gets an RGB…
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Streacom FC8 Alpha Now Shipping with SH2 Heatpipes
Silent aluminium chassis manufacturer Streacom is now shipping their popular FC8 Alpha case with the SH2 heatpipe configuration. The move follows the latest trend in mini-ITX motherboard design where the socket is now closer to the center of the board, rather than towards the right corner. The prior trend placed…
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Lian Li Announces PC-Q38 Mini-ITX Chassis
Lian Li is adding a new mini-ITX option to their aluminium chassis line up called the PC-Q38. Users can even use it as a mini-tower or put it sideways as a home-theater PC. All they need to do is move the feet to the side that goes to the bottom.…
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PLEX for KODI is Now Free—No Longer Requires Subscription
Those running their own media center is undoubtedly familiar with both PLEX or KODI. Unfortunately however, using one with the other requires having a Plex Pass subscription. While using the standalone server app itself is free, extra features such as streaming remotely and PLEX apps are extra. This cost $4.99…
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BIOSTAR Racing P1 Mini-PC Review
Not everyone needs, or even wants, a full-sized desktop system for their home computing needs. The new Racing P1 from BIOSTAR certainly isn’t like most day-to-day Windows PCs, with its extremely compact design, it’s small enough to fit in your pocket! Not only is it tiny, it runs completely silent,…
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Streacom Adds Optical Drive to F12C Chassis
Streacom launched their F12C chassis almost two years ago now as its minimalistic and sleek aluminium body has been welcomed in many home-theater PC setups since then. It measures 420 x 320 x 184mm and offers plenty of room internally to house a standard ATX motherboard hardware and users can…
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Thecus Announces New Partnership With Origin Storage
There is great news for the UK NAS market as Thecus struck a new deal and entered an exclusive partnership with Origin Storage to manage its reseller channels in both the UK and Ireland. With more than a decade of success, Origin is well known for their commitment to quality and…
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Create A Media Center Solution – Thecus N4810
Introduction Long gone are the times where your NAS only served the single purpose of holding all your files in a centralized location. Today’s NAS are equipped with powerful processors that can do so much more than serve you your files and thanks to their built-in iGPU they are even…
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