XTracPads Fat Mat

Posted on May 8th, 2008 in Mouse Pads, Reviews | 1 Comment »

XTracPads Fat Mat

Introduction

The Fat Mat is the one of the latest editions to the XTracPads family. Even though you could use this mouse mat for just normal everyday use, the material that has been used and the soft foam like layer underneath has been designed with the ‘Professional Gamer’ firmly in mind.
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Assassin’s Creed - Xbox 360

Posted on May 4th, 2008 in Reviews, Xbox 360 | 5 Comments »

Assassin’s Creed Review – XBOX 360

Introduction

Although Assassin’s Creed has beautiful visuals, repetitive game play hampers what could otherwise be hailed an Xbox 360 classic.

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Antec P190

Posted on May 3rd, 2008 in Cases, Reviews | 2 Comments »

Antec P190

Introduction

The Antec P190 is from the ‘Performance One’ series from Antec- the ‘P’ series. This series of cases is aimed at mainly PC Enthusiasts and Gamers. Being an active game myself, I simply couldn’t turn down reviewing one of these cases- decent cooling, quiet operation and 1200W of pure power…This case’s specs simply do shine among other cases. Introducing the Antec P190…

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PCXMods Mouse Grips 2.0

Posted on May 3rd, 2008 in Other Products, Reviews | No Comments »

Introduction

You use your mouse all the time and it would be hard to live without it. PCXmods offers a wide range of goods for your computer including Mouse Mats, Gaming DVD’s, Input Devices, Mesh Grills and loads of Accessories.

In this review I will be reviewing the PCXmods Mouse Grips 2.0. These grips are designed for Mice, Game Pads and also Joysticks, but I will just be trying them out on my trusty Logitech XM518 Gaming Mouse.

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XTracPads Pro HS

Posted on May 3rd, 2008 in Mouse Pads, Reviews | No Comments »

XTrac Pads Pro HS

Introduction

The Pro HS™ is produced by a company called XTracPads who specialize in mouse pads and mouse accessories such as mouse grips.

The XTracPads Pro HS™ is a medium sized mouse mat which falls under the category of hard surface mouse pads and was developed with gamers in mind. It is designed for optical mice and is described by XTracPads as having a “Super Slick Plastic Surface.” The mouse pad has a simple hexagon pattern which is apparently used for “enhanced tracking” but does this all help to provide an excellent gaming pad?
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Antec Fusion Black 430

Posted on May 3rd, 2008 in Cases, Reviews | No Comments »

Antec Fusion 430 Review

Introduction

The HTPC market has grown rapidly in the past couple of years. Nowadays, Companies are shifting better HTPC cases that can now handle the high temperatures of current hardware. One of the companies among these is Antec. Antec’s former HTPC case, the ‘Fusion’, lived up to its name and delivered outstanding performance and scored high on various top reviews websites.Antec’s latest addition to their HTPC range is the ‘Antec Fusion Black 430’, which i will now be reviewing…
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Dead Rising Review- Xbox 360

Posted on May 1st, 2008 in Reviews, Xbox 360 | 1 Comment »

Dead Rising Review

Introduction

Dead rising is a zombie fanatics dream. Many games have emulated GTA’s sand-box style game play, but few have successfully lived up to their hype. Dead Rising is definitely not one of these games, and Capcom have definitely created a classic.

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Giganta Lazer 4

Posted on May 1st, 2008 in Mouse Pads, Reviews | No Comments »

Introduction

The new Giganta Lazer 4 is a mouse pad with a difference. It is made from a material that many companies have not used in their mouse pads before. It is part of a high performance mousing surfaces series so there will be more to come that have been updated and in an even better way than before. 1MoreGame.co.uk also sells extremely good computer keyboards such as multimedia ones but they mainly deal with mouse pads.

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Akasa Integral P2 LAN 3.5″

Posted on May 1st, 2008 in Drives, Reviews | No Comments »

Akasa P2 Integral LAN Review

Introduction

I would like to say thanks to Akasa UK for providing us with this product for review.

The Akasa Group of companies was founded in 1997 with offices in Taipei and London. Their management team are all experienced in Electronic and Electro-mechanical product development. Akasa currently have offices in London, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Features:

  • Supports 3.5 inch IDE drives with start up power requirements of 2A or below.
  • Hi-speed transfer
  • No TCP/IP settings required
  • Data can be secured with software key access
  • Multiple unit aggregation up to 8-LAN disks
  • Raid-0 and raid-1 for backup (MS Windows)
  • Hot swapable on USB and network
  • Sleek aluminium body enhances heat dissipation
  • Blue LED power and access indicator
  • OS Support Win 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS 8.6 and above ( Drivers for Vista available HERE )

The Akasa Integral P2 LAN 3.5” is available in three colours:

  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Black

I’ve been boring and have chosen the Black one for review, so here goes…

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Antec Sonata 550 Plus

Posted on May 1st, 2008 in Cases, Reviews | No Comments »

Antec Sonata 550 Plus Case Review

Introduction

The Antec Sonata Plus 550 is the latest edition from the Sonata series. Antec have added some power to the Sonata Plus in the flavour of a 550W NeoPower Modular Power Supply- hence giving the name the Sonata Plus 550. So here we have it, a perfect combination, but how perfect?
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