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I grabbed the Sony HDR-CX220 just after launch, and did a little testing. At a $250 launch price, I really expected a lot more.

I grabbed the Canon Vixia HF R300. A disappointing experience. Be warned that I rant a bit about the industry.

One of the most interesting cases I’ve ever had, the APEVIA X-QPACK2 is insanely light and makes for a tight-fitting setup.

The Samsung UN22D5003 – they sell it as a TV, but it makes for one heck of a nice monitor.

I picked up a ViewSonic VX2253mh-LED monitor. Not the worst purchase I’ve ever made, but certainly not the best either.

The Antec NSK2480 is… well… an Antec. Nice and quiet, cools well, but I did run into a few issues.

Sadly, I’ve never had much luck with PC water coolers. This time I had one that made a lot of noise. By the end of this writeup, it made less noise.

Usually, more voltage helps fight against stability problems. When hitting stability problems on the Maximus GENE-Z, I found that UNDER-volting was the solution.

Gigabyte motherboards are known as the easiest to “hackintosh”. The Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z isn’t easy, though I found it’s possible with some work.

I spent some time trying to see whether a BIOS offset voltage or manual voltage allowed the best undervolting results on Sandy Bridge.

Contrary to what I’d read elsewhere, faster RAM speed was providing faster iGPU performance on my Sandy Bridge processor.

I give instructions for pulling apart the Samsung Q460 (with pictures) and replacing the thermal paste. It’s not easy, and I didn’t see an improvement. But it’s here.

It’s always tough to find a mid-range laptop with a mid-range dedicated GPU at a low cost. But the Samsung Q460 fit the bill. Here’s a closer look.

CM’s Storm Scout is one of the few full-sized cases that have handy carry handles. Instead of a gaming-focus, I look at filtration and methods of minimizing the dust that enters this beast.

I jailbroke my AppleTV 2, installed Plex, and documented the procedure.

How Mushkin ended up on my do-not-buy-again list by trying to extract extra cash from me.

A look at DeathAdder mouse – a good Windows mouse, and even a good Mac mouse!

Picked up a 2011 MacBook Pro, did some testing, and did some modding.

A quick guide going over the process of overclocking the AMD 5730m, and then a look at the performance results.

My D-Link DIR-825 came with a heatsink that looks like… well… not a heatsink. How it cost over $100 is beyond me.