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Review: Silverstone Tek 3.5″ to 2 X 2.5″ Hard Drive HDD/SSD Bay Converter

Posted on March 26, 2019

Most solid state drives sold today were designed to fit into a standard 2.5 inch drive bay.

This is perfect if you’re upgrading the hard drive in your laptop to an SSD. Simply remove the hard drive and slide the SSD into it place.

But a problem arises if you’re planning to add an SSD to a typical desktop computer. Most desktop PC cases don’t have an empty 2.5 inch drive bay, so an adapter bracket is required in order to make it fit properly into an empty 3.5 inch bay.

A few days ago I ordered a Silverstone 3.5″ to 2 X 2.5″ Hard Drive HDD/SSD Bay Converter (#ad) that I needed in order to install a Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SSD (#ad) that was shipped to me for review.

After working with the converter I came away very impressed. [Read more…]

Review: Dell XPS9360-5000SLV-PUS 13″ Laptop

Posted on March 25, 2019

These days most people seem to be looking for the thinnest, lightest and most powerful laptop they can find.

If you happen to be one of them, the sleek new Dell XPS9360-5000SLV-PUS Laptop (#ad) just might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

Thanks to its virtually borderless super-thin bezel, this attractive ultrabook has one of the smallest footprints you’re likely to find in a laptop with a 13.3 inch screen. And it weighs in at just 2.8 pounds!

But don’t let the small size and weight of this machine fool you. This is one powerful laptop! Check out this quick run-down of the specs: [Read more…]

Review: Dell G5587-7866BLK-PUS G5 15 5587 Gaming Laptop

Posted on March 18, 2019

If you’ve been looking around for a great deal on a gaming laptop, you probably know how expensive they can be.

In fact, You could easily spend upwards of $2,000 for a top of the line model! But that being said, there are plenty of less expensive options out there.

I recently had a chance to check out the Dell G5587-7866BLK-PUS G5 15 5587 Gaming Laptop (#ad), and I believe it’s a great machine that won’t break your budget.

Although it’s moderately priced, this laptop is quite capable of playing most any modern computer game without a hitch. Just check out these specs: [Read more…]

Review: Samsung T5 Portable 1TB USB 3.1 External SSD

Posted on March 16, 2019

If you’re like me, you have probably dreamed about having a portable USB flash drive that can store as much data as a hard drive yet transfer data back and forth at SSD-like speeds.

Up until now, that dream was little more than a fantasy.

Well, you can stop dreaming…

The new (and totally awesome) Samsung T5 Portable 1TB USB 3.1 External SSD (#ad) provides a whopping 1TB of storage, and when plugged into a USB 3.1 port it’s so fast that you’ll be hard-pressed to tell that you aren’t using an internal SSD! [Read more…]

Review: ASUS VS228H-P 21.5-Inch Full-HD LCD Monitor

Posted on March 11, 2019

Although a fast CPU and plenty of RAM and hard drive space are important, the monitor is arguably the most important part of any computer system.

After all, you’ll be staring at the screen virtually the entire time you’re using your computer.

I recently received an ASUS VS228H-P 21.5-Inch Full-HD LCD Monitor (#ad) for review, and after working out a minor quirk I quickly came to realize that I really love this monitor! [Read more…]