Sunday, February 21, 2010

Raidmax Skyline Review

When it comes to cases, everyone has heard of the name Raidmax at one point or another. Whether one has been seen at a LAN party or perhaps while building a new PC online, the name has come up at one time or another. Founded in 2000, its headquarters is currently located in California. Raidmax manufactures a range of products, not only computer cases, but CPU coolers and power supplies as well. Raidmax's goal is to consistently offer the best in class PC enclosures and accessories. There has only been one other Raidmax product reviewed on this site, and it was at the beginning of this year. The Raidmax Windstorm earned a fairly good review and I'm anxious to see if Raidmax can prove itself again. The product under the spotlight in this review is the Raidmax Skyline case. It offers a lot of the same features as a lot of other cases today, such as included top and rear exhaust fans and mesh front drive covers. Manufacturers seem to be paying much more attention to airflow today, as they should. As computer power increases, usually the heat they produce does also. The main goal of this review is to test the Skyline's look, feel, ease of use and most importantly how it performs.


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Monday, February 1, 2010

AOC's New Key Technology

The theory of Light Emitting Diode (Led) has been founded over a hundred years. The LED was introduced as a practical electronic component in 1962. LEDs have diverse applications but fall into three major categories: Visual signal application, illumination and is used to generate light for measuring and interacting with processes that do not involve the human visual system. And to date more devices were generated using LED to aid the needs of the people.

Today, AOC continues on to become one of the top players in providing the best value display technology by incorporating the LED technology into their monitors.

Improved First WLED Monitor in the World

At the heart of the new products launched today is AOC V22+ Verfino, which is upgrade of the first WLED monitor in the world-V22. With the Verfino series, AOC proves that design, top performance and environmental responsibility can all combine beautifully.

A lifestyle statement for every desk, AOC’s V22+ defines design elegance. The super slim 18.5mm multimedia model is equipped with power-saving White led backlight technology and reaches an extraordinary dynamic contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. With a D-SUB RGB input and digital HDMI port (HDCP), 250 cd/m2 brightness, 2ms reaction time as well as an extensive angle of view, the 16:10 display demonstrates fluid, true to detail imaging – making it the quintessential all-rounder.

First affordable LED Monitors in the Country

AOC also unveiled the first affordable LED Monitors in the South Africa– e936Vw and e2236Vw. These AOC e36 Series monitors offer consumers brilliant large screen performance at highly competitive price.

The AOC e2236Vw offers premium picture quality for graphics-intensive applications. It comes with 2.000.000:1 (DCR) contrast ratio, which delivers exceptional image clarity, and 160-degree viewing angle to provide increased visibility from side viewpoints. Its response time is 5ms, a key feature that prevents fast moving objects from becoming blurred.

The LED monitor e936Vw is the New Green Monitor of AOC. The e36 series e936Vw has a unique external design, framing the screen in a glossy piano black finish with sea shell texture.

The low power function of e936Vw saves up to 78.38% consumption than normal 4CCFL monitor, while for e2236Vw it is up to 75.51%.

Its 16: 9 Widescreen, True Full Screen HD, 2000000:1 high contrast ratio with 5ms high response time are perfect for watching movie and video content. With a USB connector, it provides alternatives to connecting storage devices such as USB flash, hard disk and camera, so easy and comfortable.

Continuing on the Green Technology Campaign

More than the advancement in technology, AOC has maintained an environmental-friendly mindset towards gearing up for the preservation of resources. AOC being a green company have set the standards of manufacturing products that do not need to sacrifice quality performance and great display for energy efficiency.

Raidmax Skyline Mid-Tower Case



Who says that a nice looking case has to be expensive? Today we are taking a look the Raidmax Skyline Mid-Tower case, this case is constructed of a light gauge steel and due to this fact the case has the weight of an aluminum case. As far as cooling goes we have 120mm in front, a matching pair of 120mm fans in the top of the case and a single 120mm at the rear of the case and last but not least a single 80mm fan mounted on the side-panel.

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