Components Reviews

Intel's Core i5-3470: Ivy Bridge makes it mainstream 
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Intel's Core i5-3470: Ivy Bridge makes it mainstream
By John Gillooly | May 31, 2012 | Comment Now 
This quad core $US184 CPU is our new favourite desktop model, balancing price and performance wonderfully.
 
Review: Nvidia's GeForce GTX 670 
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Review: Nvidia's GeForce GTX 670
By John Gillooly | May 22, 2012 | Comment Now 
Great Kepler performance with a slightly more palatable price.
 
The Panasonic Toughbook: not one for the masses 
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The Panasonic Toughbook: not one for the masses
By John Gillooly | Mar 22, 2012 | Comment Now 
Not every laptop has to be wafer-thin.
 
Review: Latest Intel Core i7 gives new meaning to 'extreme' 
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Review: Latest Intel Core i7 gives new meaning to 'extreme'
By Edward J. Correia | Dec 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Launches processor and liquid cooling system.
 
Intel 20GB 311 SSD 
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Intel 20GB 311 SSD
By John Gillooly | Oct 5, 2011 | Comment Now 
This cache Intel 20GB 311 SSD drive for the z68 chipset is not your normal SSD.
 
CronLab Light 1100 anti-spam appliance 
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CronLab Light 1100 anti-spam appliance
By Dave Mitchell | Jun 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Could this be the perfect anti-spam appliance for small businesses?
 
Ubuntu Linux 11.04 
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Ubuntu Linux 11.04
By Darien Graham-Smith | May 3, 2011 | Comment Now 
The latest edition of Canonical's free operating system brings a new front-end to the popular Windows alternative
 
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti, affordable and fine benchmark scores 
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti, affordable and fine benchmark scores
By Mike Jennings | Mar 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560 TI has the power to play the latest titles, at an affordable price
 
Review: HP StorageWorks X1500 G2 4TB 
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Review: HP StorageWorks X1500 G2 4TB
By Dave Mitchell | Mar 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
HP's latest storage server is ideal for those with limited expertise with network storage.
 
First Look: Intel's Sandy Bridge CPU lineup rewrites the rules 
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First Look: Intel's Sandy Bridge CPU lineup rewrites the rules
By Darien Graham-Smith | Jan 19, 2011 | Comment Now 
Intel's new CPU architecture redefines performance.
 
Review: AMD Radeon HD 6870 
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Review: AMD Radeon HD 6870
By Mike Jennings | Oct 29, 2010 | Comment Now 
Rather than its new flagship, this is AMD's latest upper-mid-range card. How fast is it?
 
AMD Radeon HD 6850 - great value graphics 
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AMD Radeon HD 6850 - great value graphics
By Mike Jennings | Oct 29, 2010 | Comment Now 
AMD's latest aims for high-end performance at a very appealing mainstream price.
 
Review: MSI 890FXA-GD70 
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Review: MSI 890FXA-GD70
By Mike Jennings | Oct 11, 2010 | Comment Now 
MSI's high-end AMD board boasts an innovative overclocking switch and can unlock spare CPU cores. We see if the rest impresses.
 
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T, a functional and affordable six-core CPU 
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AMD Phenom II X6 1075T, a functional and affordable six-core CPU
By Darien Graham-Smith | Sep 27, 2010 | Comment Now 
AMD's mid-range six-core CPU is a lot cheaper than Intel's six-core offerings, but does that make it a bargain?
 
Apple iPod touch (4th gen, 32GB) 
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Apple iPod touch (4th gen, 32GB)
By Jonathan Bray | Sep 16, 2010 | Comment Now 
The fourth generation iPod touch gets Apple's high-resolution Retina display and a pair of cameras, but is it worth the high price?
 
Review: Apple iPod nano 6th gen 
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Review: Apple iPod nano 6th gen
By Jonathan Bray | Sep 13, 2010 | 1 Comment 
A touch of luxury in a highly desirable package.
 
Dell's PowerVault NX300, a simple NAS for small business 
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Dell's PowerVault NX300, a simple NAS for small business
By Dave Mitchell | Sep 7, 2010 | Comment Now 
Expensive but you do get Windows Storage Server 2008, quality hardware redundancy and top performance.
 
Gigabyte's GA-890FXA-UD7 is our new A-List motherboard 
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Gigabyte's GA-890FXA-UD7 is our new A-List motherboard
Jun 28, 2010 | Comment Now 
Gigabyte's GA-890FXA-UD7 ships with an interchangeable water block and large passive cooler for the north bridge.
 
The Hexa-core is here: AMD's latest CPU, the Phenom II X6 1090T is reviewed 
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The Hexa-core is here: AMD's latest CPU, the Phenom II X6 1090T is reviewed
By John Gillooly | Jun 16, 2010 | Comment Now 
Hexa-core is here, but how does it stack up? John Gillooly assesses AMD’s bid for the hearts and minds of desktop builders.
 
NVIDIA's Fermi: read our full review of the GeForce GTX 480 
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NVIDIA's Fermi: read our full review of the GeForce GTX 480
By John Gillooly | May 27, 2010 | Comment Now 
Fermi is here at last, but can Nvidia’s newest (and long-delayed) graphics creation trump ATI’s take-all-before-it 5800 series? We put two cards to the test to find out
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Issue: 315 | May 2013

CRN Magazine looks in-depth at the emerging issues and developments for the channel, and provides insight, analysis and strategic information to help resellers better run their businesses.