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Reviews With PCs assuming more and more home entertainment duties, it's fitting that a new A/V-rack-friendly case design should emerge along with the new functionality. The box no longer has to be beige, but the basic tried-and-true design of the mid-sized...

16 May 2005, 12:32

Asus U2E Deluxe Edition (32GB solid state) review

Reviews The smallest 3-cell battery fits flush with the chassis, while the larger 6-cell battery obviously stores more juice, but does protrude from the rear of the case by about a centimetre. In the case of the Asus U2E deluxe edition, it's at least one...

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: asus, machine, hard drive, ports

17 June 2008, 14:27

Dell Dimension 9100 review

Reviews Dell's formerly bland case offerings take an interesting new turn with the 9100. Gone is the cumbersome case-opening mechanism, and in its place is a simple screwless catch on the top of the case that pulls back to release the right-hand side panel.

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: dell, hard disk, disks, gaming

7 September 2005, 16:51

Shuttle XPC mini X 100 review

Reviews Shuttle's penchant for non-standard computer case designs is well documented. The sleek design of the case is helped by a slot-loading DVD drive at the front. It was among the first to develop barebones small form factor (SFF) cases that could be...

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: shuttle, mini, silver, optical

14 September 2006, 15:31

rockdirect Xtreme 64 review

Reviews DesignThe Xtreme 64 is housed in a Clevo D900-based 397 by 50 by 298mm chassis, a bulky case that seems a popular choice for vendors delivering high-end laptops. In this case it's not the Intel Core Duo mobile processor, but rather the AMD Athlon...

Editor's rating   8.6

Tags: rockdirect, ports, cpu, battery life

20 January 2006, 16:06

Sony Vaio VGC-RA304 review

Reviews For some time now, we've been crying out for new PC case designs to shoehorn a Media Center PC into your home cinema. You'd have a tough time finding room for the £1,550 Sony VAIO VGC-RA304's vertically oriented case in your A/V rack; a small form...

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: sony, unreal, ultra, windows xp

19 November 2004, 19:11

Acer TravelMate 2355LCi review

Reviews The TravelMate 2355LCi's no-frills design matches its price: the case's sober, dark-silver-and-black plastics are a far cry from the sophisticated colours found in some other laptops, such as the HP Compaq Presario V4000.

Editor's rating   5.1

Tags: acer, ports, laptops, toshiba

5 October 2005, 16:20

Apple iMac G5 (2.1GHz, 20-inch) review

Reviews The stand has RAM-installation instructions printed on the bottom, but bear in mind that opening the case for DIY upgrades is difficult and will probably result in scrapes and scratches. The new iMac G5 is a case in point.

Editor's rating   8

Tags: apple uk, remote control, encoding, media center

28 November 2005, 15:27

Dell Dimension 8400 review

Reviews The case might look familiar from the outside, but the Dell Dimension 8400 represents the opening shot in Intel's wholesale overhaul of the desktop PC's core technology. The latching mechanism still irritates us; it requires you to press buttons on...

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: dell, boost, unreal, measure

19 June 2004, 8:19

Panasonic ToughBook W4 review

Reviews The few case modifications involve adding a handy Wi-Fi on/off switch and a connector for Panasonic's optional port replicator; otherwise the W4's design and features are exactly the same as the W2's.

Editor's rating   6.8

Tags: panasonic, xp, case, wi fi

23 June 2006, 11:16

Sony Vaio NR series (VGN-NR11Z/S) review

Reviews Whether it be TVs, games consoles or in this case, laptops, people usually pay a premium for anything the Japanese manufacturer produces. In this case it's a Panasonic 8x dual-layer model, which comes in handy for making backups or watching DVDs.

Editor's rating   6.7

Tags: sony, sample, premium, media center

19 October 2007, 15:38

Olympus E-510 review

Reviews Of course, there are also hard buttons for commonly changed settings, such as ISO, white balance and AF mode, in case you want to bypass the status screen, which you access by pressing the OK button in the middle of the five-way touchpad.

Editor's rating   7.1

Tags: kit, length, bars, exposure

20 September 2007, 14:12

Alienware Sentia review

Reviews The case measures a more demure 292 by 38 by 228mm -- average for its class, but smaller than the previous model. Most noticeably, instead of the kryptonite-green case, the new and slimmer Sentia comes clad in silver.

Editor's rating   6.4

Tags: alienware, ports, cache, hp

18 November 2004, 23:24

PURE Digital Bug review

Reviews Pure's Evoke-1 shaped the way digital radios looked for almost three years, and they've continued to push the design of their products, in this case enlisting celeb product guru Wayne Hemmingway to create the Bug.

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: pure digital, alarm, base, pick

11 May 2005, 20:48

Lenovo ThinkPad X301 review

Reviews DesignLike all ThinkPads, the ultraportable X301 features a rectangular black case built around a sturdy chassis. In fact, with the exception of a new DisplayPort connector, the X301's case is essentially identical to that of the X300, right down...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: lenovo, burner, dell, dvd burner

22 September 2008, 16:42