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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Team Group shoves two 250GB SSDs into single enclosure

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/03/team-group-shoves-two-250gb-ssds-into-single-enclosure/

It looks like OCZ Technology did it first with the Colossus, but you won't hear us kvetching over competition in the SSD space. Over at Computex, Team Group Inc. was caught showing off a similar product, the Combo Pro SATA II 500GB. In essence, this device pairs up two 250GB SSDs in a RAID 0 configuration, providing maximum read / write rates of 230MBps and 160MBps, respectively. There's no word just yet on pricing or availability, but we definitely like where this is headed. Now, if only those MSRPs would head south too, we'd really have something to cheer about.

Filed under: Storage

Team Group shoves two 250GB SSDs into single enclosure originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel's Core i7 975 Extreme Edition reviewed, crowned world's fastest desktop processor

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/03/intels-core-i7-975-extreme-edition-is-worlds-fastest-desktop-p/

Surprise, Intel's top of the line 3.33GHz Core i7 975 Extreme Edition is fast. In fact, based on the reviews by Hot Hardware and PC Perspective, among others, this quad-core proc is the fastest desktop processor ever. While it's only 4-5% faster across the board than Intel's previous champ, the Core i7 965, world's fastest is world's fastest, right AMD? Better yet, the CPU is suitable for "significant" overclocking -- HH took it around the benchmark block at 4.1GHz and found only a "small voltage bump" while hitting a 50-degree C max temperature using Intel's stock heat sink. Look for the Core i7 975 to hit retail for a $999 list price which explains why the first gaming rigs wrapped around the 975 start at $8,000.

Read -- Hot Hardware review
Read -- PCPer review

Filed under: Desktops

Intel's Core i7 975 Extreme Edition reviewed, crowned world's fastest desktop processor originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ViewSonic intros new 20-, 22- and 24-inch VG27 LCD monitors

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/03/viewsonic-intros-new-20-22-and-24-inch-vg27-lcd-monitors/

Don't get all worked up here, you won't find anything too far out of the ordinary. That said, there's nothing at all wrong with new LCD options in the 20-, 22- and 24-inch segments, and that's exactly what ViewSonic's delivering. The VG2027wm, VG2227wm and VG2427wm are all equipped with 1,920 x 1,080 Full HD panels, a 20,000:1 contrast ratio, 300 nits of brightness, an integrated two-port USB 2.0 hub, DVI / VGA ports and built-in stereo speakers. The new trio can be had right now for $319, $399 and $499 from smallest to largest. Sexy side shot is after the break.

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Filed under: Displays

ViewSonic intros new 20-, 22- and 24-inch VG27 LCD monitors originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

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Petite Cargo Pickup Plays Transformer

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yankodesign/~3/O5IFyxYlKds/

Here's the deal about this fantastic Cargo Pick-up concept: Traffic's bad, it's only gonna get worse with time. To tackle inner city deliveries, is this innovative battery powered vehicle that boasts of variable track, wheelbase and load carrying configurations. It features a Compact Mode, Narrow Mode (with banking corner action) and Pick-up Truck Mode. The Compact Mode sees the Pick-up section flushed to the back of the cabin. It's an ideal situation for small deliveries. The Narrow mode gives reduced width and higher maneuverability and as the name suggests, the Pick-up Truck Mode allows you to carry larger payloads.

The Clip-On composite body panels give plenty of real estate for putting up adverts, which I think is a brilliant idea.

The CarGo Pod or the storage compartment when empty can be removed to further reduce the vehicle length.

Designer: Adam Schacter