
I’m going to come clean to you guys/girls. I have had tablets for the past 2-3 years and for the first few years, I really never put them to use. I found them to be cumbersome, slow, and there just wasn’t enough reason to use them. Frankly I could do it all on my phone just as well, with a smaller screen of course. About a year ago I had a Transformer Prime come in. With Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad core CPU I was intrigued and the optional keyboard was icing on the cake. I decided to REALLY give it a try and see what I thought. A year later I want to talk a little about my experience.

When it comes to ergonomic keyboards there are only a few to pick from and, for the most part, all of those are rubber dome keyboards. Ergonomic mechanical keyboards are really limited to two different models, one being the Truly Ergonomic. Today we are going to take a look to see how it compares to everything I have tested to date. I expect an adjustment period just to its shape alone, but as a writer by trade I am very curious how it will affect me day to day. The gamer in me is just as curious on how it will perform in game as well. Let’s take a closer look.

When it comes to pointers for the computer there are multiple solutions. Most of them come in the traditional flat on a mouse pad form, but occasionally a company comes up with an innovative way to control the pointer on our screen. Genius has developed a “ring mouse” and I have the pleasure of looking at their second version of this particular design in the Ring Mouse 2. I will look at the device’s versatility and functionality in this review and see how it stacks up not only as a pointer, but also as an alternative solution to our browsing needs.

Let’s be honest, Asus has a whole product line full of good motherboards. So much that it really takes a special motherboard to stand out from the crowd. There has been one specific board that has stuck with me for the past year and a half though, back from when I took a visit to the Asus office and they pulled it out to show me. That motherboard would be the Maximus V Formula. I’m sure you are wondering what made it stand out, especially considering all of the motherboards we have in the office, including boards like the Rampage IV. Well I only have a limited amount of space in the opening; you will have to peek inside our review to find out.

Hey guys and girls, if you have been around the site or at some events you may have picked up that I have a thing for small form factor PC builds aka LAN rigs. I’m sure a few of you are laughing thinking about how big of a monster our “Fridge” build is, but that is exactly why it is important to have a rig that you can just grab and go without breaking your back. Last year I put together a rig that we called Lunchbox 2 using a Lian Li PC-TU200. After almost a year I had a few things I was interested in swapping around that I think some of you might be interested in.
Welcome to a rainy Friday afternoon affiliate review listing. We have reviews from all around the net today to keep everyone inside and dry. Let’s dive in.
Motherboards
Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4 (A85X) Motherboard Review @ eTeknix.com
MSI Z77A-G43 Socket 1155 Motherboard Review @ Madshrimps
MSI FM2-A85XA-GD65 Motherboard Review @ Hi Tech Legion
Video Cards
XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Core Edition Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
ASUS AMD HD 7970 DirectCU II Video Card Review
CPU’s
A10-5800K vs. Core i3-3220 CPU Review @ Hardware Secrets
AMD's A10-5800K and A8-5600K 'Trinity' APUs reviewed
AMD A8-5600k APU Processor Review @ eTeknix.com
All Core i5 Models @ Hardware Secrets
AMD A8-5600K APU Trinity Desktop Processor @ Benchmark Reviews
Storage
OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB Solid State Hard Drive SSD Review @ [H]
ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GB SSD Review @ TechwareLabs
News: SSD prices continue tumbling in Q3
Memory
Kingston Hyper X Predator Dual Channel 8GB 2400C11 Kit Review @ Madshrimps
Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133Mhz 16GB Review @ OCC
G.Skill Trident X 2400MHz RAM Kit @ PlanetOverclock
Cases
Lian Li PC-B12 Mid-Tower PC Chassis Review @ eTeknix.com
Cooling
Deepcool Neptwin CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets
Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Review @ Vortez
Input Devices
ROCCAT Savu Gaming Mouse Review @ ThinkComputers.org
PSU’s
Enermax MAXREVO 1500 W @ techPowerUp
Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1500W Power Supply Review @ ThinkComputers.org
Audio
Edifier Spinnaker Bluetooth Speakers Review @ Techgage
Rosewill RHTS-12002 DJ Headphone Review @ Hi Tech Legion
Rosewill RHTS-11004 Supra-aural Headphones @ techPowerUp
Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 QuietPoint® Headphones Review @[H]
Gaming
Other
The Basics of Multi-Monitor Gaming @ Techgage
ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router Review @ Legit Reviews
Lenovo ThinkCentre M92 USFF review
Arctic Cooling Z2 Monitor Arm @ Rbmods
Pivos XIOS DS Media Player Review @MissingRemote
Acer Iconia Tab A700 with HD 1080p Display Review @ HotHardware.com