Samsung’s 850 series SSDs has been a popular choice for some time and comes in a 2.5in hard drive-sized format to plug into the SATA connectors found in most desktop PCs. When the 950 arrived last year, it was more of a niche product. It used the stripped-down M.2 format – a small printed circuit … Read more
CRUCIAL MX500 1TB SSD Review – Technologically speaking, the SATA SSD market has been pretty stagnant over the last couple of years. NAND flash shortages in 2017 have also somewhat bottlenecked the industry. The rise of PCI Express based NVMe drives with their performance advantages means that older SATA based drives typically don’t grab the headlines … Read more
WD Blue 3D 500GB Review – For a long while, SanDisk was the only company to have a credible alternative to the supreme Samsung 850 Pro, in the shape of the very quick SanDisk Extreme Pro. However, with the company’s takeover by Western Digital, its line-up of high- performance drives has fallen by the wayside. After a … Read more
Recommended – SAMSUNG T5 500GB – 4/5 portable ssd VERDICT A hugely fast portable SSD, but it’s also one of the most expensive [wpsm_box type=”blue” float=”none” text_align=”left”] [rehub_affbtn button_from_review=”1″] [/wpsm_box] WE’VE BEEN HUGELY impressed with Samsung’s internal SSDs, as they’ve pushed the boundaries of what’s possible, both in terms of speed and capacity. Now the company … Read more
Min requirements: Windows 7/8/10. File size: 5.1MB Thanks to bombshell revelations such as the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, we web users are more aware than ever about privacy on the web, but that doesn’t mean we know how best to protect it. Privacy Pal, from security firm Avira, helps you shield your data by identifying … Read more
by staff writer As competition within the turntable market intensifies due to an increase in demand several new premium brands are now available in the Australian market. We take a look at just a few of these top end products. Here are some winners for 2018 set to make your buying choice easier. rega planar … Read more
Curve-based keyframe automation should deliver sophisticated animations but it doesn’t work as expected video-editing software IT’S LESS THAN a year since we reviewed Vegas Pro 14, so its new owner Magix has either been very busy, or it hasn’t but decided to launch a new version anyway. Frequent updates are welcome when they bring useful new … Read more
Intel Optane SSD 800p 118GB – 3D XPoint memory hits the mainstream. Ten times the data density, 1,000 times faster, 1,000 times better endurance. All of this and more Intel claimed three years ago for its revolutionary 3D XPoint non-volatile memory tech, now branded Optane. Those claims were made in comparison to the nonvolatile memory tech that … Read more
Corel AfterShot Pro 3 – Professional users approach photo editing in two ways, epitomised by Adobe’s Photoshop and Lightroom programs. Photoshop is used across all kinds of work and provides a full set of tools to manipulate images at a pixel level. Lightroom is the choice of photographers who need to flip quickly through hundreds of … Read more
CyberLink PhotoDirector 9 Deluxe – CyberLink specialises in low-cost, feature-packed creative software sold with flashy marketing, so we didn’t have high hopes of its ability to deliver an effective photo-management program. Which goes to show you never can tell, because PhotoDirector is actually very good, despite its low price. Library management is comprehensive and responsive, and face … Read more
HP Pavilion Wave – Many desktop PCs are still just a big black box, and if you want room for expansion, that’s fine. But if you don’t, why take up the space? We’re used to seeing complete systems packed into a monitor, and now HP’s managed to build the computer into a speaker. The Pavilion Wave … Read more
Making a great all-round PC for 600 quid is a challenge. And recently it’s been even more of a challenge than usual. So how can the likes of Palicomp sell you a PC that’s even better than before? Copes well with photo-editing, multitasking and graphics software Well, it all comes down to the makers of … Read more