Review: Dell Inspiron Mini 9
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is a more configurable 8.9″ netbook by Dell which offers a small, low-power, inexpensive system quality. The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is equipped with 1GB of RAM, a 16GB solid-state hard drive (SSD), Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, and Windows XP or Linux OS options .The Inspiron Mini 9 can also be reduced with smaller hard drive (4GB or 8GB), 512MB of RAM, an Ubuntu Linux OS or the Webcam to a lower-resolution option.The Mini 9 apparently includes an inactive internal mobile broadband antenna for internet access.
The design of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is quite similar with Asus’ 9-inch Eee PC. The stylish Mini 9 exterior is covered in glossy plastics with smooth lines and rounded edges. Overall, the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 look is quite nice, available in two different glossy black and white finish. The Inspiron Mini 9 offers the 8.9-inch 1,024×600-pixel screen shares space with a webcam above and two small speaker grilles below. The Inspiron Mini 9 includes three USB ports, headphone and mic jacks, a VGA out, SD card slot, an Ethernet jack, and optional integrated bluetooth.The Mini 9 is highly usable for Web surfing stuffs and provides good battery life. Inspite of all good features the mini 9 lacks due to clumsy keyboard design and no SSD options larger than 16GB.
Features:
* 8.9″ 1024 x 600 WSVGA glossy LED backlit display
* 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
* 1.3 Megapixel webcam, Dell Video Chat application, Dell Support Center
* 8GB miniPCI SSD card and 4-in-1 Media card reader
* Ubuntu 8.04 Linux with Custom Dell Interface
* 1GB DDR2 533MHz (1 DIMM)
Review: Gateway P-7811FX Gaming Notebook
Gateway has updated its FX gaming notebook lineup by introducing a new member to its P-Series FX edition called P-7811FX notebook PC. The Gateway P-7811FX is an ideal 17-inch gaming, entertainment and digital media notebooks with high-end graphics and enough CPU power. The P-7811FX is powered by Intel Centrino 2 processor technology with 4GB of RAM and 64-bit OS, delivering breakthrough performance and good energy efficiency, as well as Nvidia’s new GeForce 9800M GTS graphics card, that ups the screen resolution to an HD-friendly 1,920 x 1,200.
The Gateway P-7811FX comes with its black-and-copper chassis with faux carbon fiber design along with a gorgeous 17-inch wide-screen display that has a glossy coating and a native resolution of 1,920 x 1,200. Gateway has endowed the P-7811FX with a full-size keyboard complete with number pad, along with a row of media control buttons below the LCD. The P-7811FX also features 1.3 megapixel webcam (in-built), 802.11 Draft-N with expanded wirless features, 5-in-1 media card reader, three USB 2.0 ports and an IEEE 1394 port. Gateway P-7811FX is the fastest mobile gaming notebook available in the market at such low cost, it also offers a leading-edge technology which includes 4GB of memory,a 200GB hard drive, second drive bay, a multiformat dual layer DVDRW and comes with Microsoft Windows Home Premium 64-bit (OS) Edition.
Review: SMC SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N router
The SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N router is a latest well groomed Draft N 2.0 routers by the SMC that comes with a fair price, decent performance, and dead-simple setup. The SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N router operates on 2.4GHz band and offers a decent throughput and long range accessibility in 802.11n network setup. The Barricade N router includes a loads of generous features a compact & practical design; USB 2.0 port for print serving, and an always-appreciated for intuitive Web interface to setup and maintenance a snap as well as Wi-Fi Protected Setup. It also features four gigabit LAN ports, one gigabit WAN port, DHCP support and NAT firewall with Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI).
The SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N router offers a smart, straightforward and practical design with three external antennas on the side. The SMC’s router delivers a good performance for both802.11n legacy and 802.11g clients at the same time with 52.4Mbps and the SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N router can broadcast its signal up to 300 feet an impressive distance. With the help of the router’s Web interface you can find firmware, manual downloads, and FAQ pages, as well as contact SMC support by e-mail fron SMC’s website. In spite of decent performance, good range and throughput the SMC SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N router lacks in supporting high speed 5.0Ghz frequency.
Features:
* 300Mbps Wireless Broadband Router
* 4 Gigabit LAN ports
* 1 USB printer server
* NAT / SPI / DoS / MAC filter / VPN pass-through / DMZ / WEP / WPA / DHCP server support
* WDS support
Review: Apple AirPort Express (802.11n) Base Station
Apple’s AirPort Express Base Station has always been remarkable, where Apple’s latest version (802.11n) is a Wi-Fi access point compact enough to fit in a laptop bag and designed to plug directly into an electrical outlet.The 802.11n-enabled AirPort Express is a new Wi-Fi router which delivers super fast wireless networking performance as well as offers portability, ease of use, and the unique ability to stream iTunes over your network.The AirPort Express offers a good throughput at 70 meters range as compared with other 802.11n devices.
The AirPort Express supports both the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz wireless frequencies thus acts as dual band networking devices.The Express’s built-in 10/100 Ethernet port lets you share a wired, broadband Internet connection—or extend an existing wired LAN—to wireless clients while an USB port support a USB printer over the network.The AirPort Express can support 10 simultaneous users, while the AirPort Extreme and the Time Capsule can both support up to 50. The iTunes audio streaming is one of the main features that the AirPort Express can hold over Apple’s Time Capsule, the pricier AirPort Extreme Base Station, and indeed most other wireless routers.
Features:
* Wireless Printing
* Internet Sharing
* Compatible with 802.11a/b/g
* Blazing performance
* Compatibility
* Security Worry-free networking
* Quick and easy setup
* Music Sharing -Party Central
Review: Synet Windy31 USB Wireless Router
SYNET’s new 3-in-1 Portable USB Wireless Router, WINDY 31 that provides you with three different useful functions in the form of one small USB stick.The Synet Windy 31 Wireless Router features a Wireless LAN card, Access Point, or Wireless Router which is capable of sending strong wireless network signal with 54mbps of speed.This single portable tiny device acts as an USB drive which lets you create a wireless network with access to the Internet from any one PC that has an Internet connection.The device can also be switched to work as a regular 802.11b/g Wi-Fi card.
The Synet Windy31 USB Wireless Router offers automated and fast installation as well as offers decent range.The portable USB Wireless Router can wirelessly network up to 32 different clients together by being plugged into a single host computer, WINDY 31 prides itself most in, is its versatile wireless capabilities.It’s a must-have for travelers who need to share their Internet access with different Wi-Fi devices.
Featured:
* Auto-installation without a CD
* Easy mode-changing from LAN/AP/Router
* Convenient User-Interface
* Windows Vista Compatible
* Wireless Router, Access Point (AP) and Wireless LAN Adapter all in one
* PC, PDA, or laptop’s USB ports
Review: Navigon 2100 Max
The NAVIGON 2100 max, the GPS device recognized for its ultra-thin and stylish design comes with a 4.3″ touch screen display, as well as text to speech.The Navigon 2100 Max features a lane assistant, route planning and reality view which provides a “photorealistic” 3D view for extra guidance and also offering a feature called “DirectHelp” which is similar to safety features Garmin and TomTom GPS navigators used for emergency assistance.
The Navigon 2100 Max is a sleek-looking, portable navigation device that features a lacquered black casing and slim profile.The Navigon 2100 Max comes packaged with an SD card preloaded with maps, a car charger, a USB cable, a vehicle mount (windshield and dash), and reference material.
Features:
* Ready out-of-the-box.
* Wide 4.3” Touchscreen.
* NAVIGON FreshMaps.
* Driver Friendly.
* Reality View with photo-realistic 3D images.
* Turn-by-Turn Spoken Directions.
* DirectHelp?.
* Lane Assistant.
* Branded Icons.
* Coast-to-Coast Maps.
* POI. Pre-loaded points of interest.
* Speed Assistant.
* Innovative Design.
* Accessorize.
* Route Planning.
* 2D/3D views.
* Predictive Text.
* Street First Entry.
* Logbook.
Review: Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 earphones
After the huge success of the Ultimate Ears super.fi 5 Pro earphones a dual driver design, the new product launced by Ultimate Ears- the Triple.fi 10 a triple driver earphones having a high-quality build and stylish earbud housing. The triple.fi 10 Pro Earphones offers excellent audio quality coupled with amazing clarity by the three individual speakers in each ear piece.
Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 earphones comes in the translucent blue and black finish, a nice case, and plenty of other accessories.It supports far thicker cabling, that feels like it could survive a decent amount of tugging, pulling and twisting. Ultimate Ears also includes a nice metal hard case for keeping the wires knot free during storage as well as protecting the ear pieces. It is a stellar-sounding in-ear headphones which is one of the best expensive earphones available in the market and the great competitor for the Shure SE530.
Technical Features:
* Three individual balanced armature speakers
* Recording Engineer Studio-Reference Quality Sound
* Noise Isolating Design attenuates outside noise by an amazing 26db
* Comfortable and Secure Ear Loops
* Includes Universal Fit kit and a protective metallic travel case to store earphones
Review: Ultrasone HFI-580
German headphone maker Ultrasone’s HFI-580s has made some recent moves to kick their headphone line into high gear.The Ultrasone HFI-580 is a closed-earcup headphone that block out noise without plugging up your ear canals or using active cancellation circuitry and create a private listening space between your ears.
Ultrasone’s full-size closed-back HFI-580 headphones which is super comfortable and manages a clean, highly dynamic, brightly textured presentation. Ultrasone’s “natural surround sound” S-Logic technology – which some listeners feel imparts a bit of hollow sound in certain spots.The Ultrasone HFI-580 is pretty hip-looking, with a matte black finish and silver accents and can swivel about 60 degrees horizontally and about 170 degrees vertically, enbling single-ear listening. The HFI-580 headphone features includes fold for compact storage, tremendous bass power, good sound quality and radiation shielding.
Ultrasone package includes a soft fabric carrying bag, a screw-on 1/4-inch adapter, and a demo CD of very well-recorded musical selections.For the DJ, recordist, musician, or music afficionado it is seeking a well-performing closed-earcup headphone with outstanding ergonomics & cosmetics.
Review: Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router
The Linksys’s new Wireless-N Gigabit Router-the WRT310N is a networking dynamo with chart-topping performance is really three devices in one box. The Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router comes with a satiny and antenna-free design that supports Gigabit networking and Draft N 2.0 compliance.The WRT310N also offers you great range networking and unparalleled performance among Draft N routers, since, the wireless speed is claimed to potentially get up to 300Mbps–higher than the 100Mbps maximum of a 10/100 Ethernet router.
The WRT310 is very compact and thin router but being a high-power router and lacks proper ventilation, it runs very hot.The Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router does not supports USB-related features such as print serving, network storage, or Windows Connect Now due to the lack of USB port. The router comes with Linksys’ EasyLink Advisor (LELA) software that helps you for easy setup process.The Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router features four gigabit LAN ports, one gigabit WAN port, DHCP support, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), Access Restrictions, and Applications & Gaming.
Features:
* – Internet-sharing Router and 4-port Gigabit Switch, with a built in speed and range enhanced Wireless Access Point
* – MIMO technology uses multiple radios per band to create robust signals for maximum range and speed, with reduced dead spots
* – Much faster than Wireless-G, but also works great with Wireless-G and -B devices
* – Wireless signals are protected by industrial-strength encryption, and your network is protected from Internet attacks by a powerful SPI firewall
Review: Netgear RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300
The Netgear RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 is a basic Wireless-N router that delivers an interesting mixed-mode performances features with dual-band wireless networks simultaneously.The WNDR3300 that supports 802.11g-based network which works on both 5GHz and 2.4GHz frequencies.The WNDR3300 router offeres very consistent and considerably high throughput speeds on both our mixed-mode and long-range, but its max throughput is relatively low.
The best design feature of the RangeMax dual band Wireless-N router WNDR3300 is its internal antenna, which helps make the router compact, but its hard for the WNDR3300 to compete with the latest comact Linksys routers. The WNDR3300 is very easy to set up and works well even if your computer has more than one network connection. The dual band wireless-N router WNDR3300 features intuitive and responsive Web interface, supports both Wireless-G and Draft N, offer Wi-Fi-Protected Setup and high Wireless-N throughput (up to 270Mps), while the router lacks in Gigabit and USB support.