The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini must be one of the smallest Google Android based mobile phones available. In this video I show you what you get inside the box, followed by a look at how this tiny handset performs.
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The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini must be one of the smallest Google Android based mobile phones available. In this video I show you what you get inside the box, followed by a look at how this tiny handset performs.
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The Blue Microphones Eyeball 2.0 HD Webcam gives you the opportunity to improve on your built-in camera. It offers up a unique design and some great features. In this video I show you how it performs.
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If you are serious about your gaming, then you need to check out the Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110. Check out the review.
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Netbooks are getting better by the day and the Eee PC 1005PE is one of the latest offerings from Asus. Check out the review.
Screen: 10.1" WSVGA(1024x600)
CPU: Intel® Atom™ Pineview-M N450
Memory: 1GB, DDR2
Wireless: WiFi 802.11n
Bluetooth
Storage: 250GB HDD
Web Camera: 0.3 Mega Pixel
Built-in stereo speaker
Built-in microphone
3x USB 2.0
1x VGA
1x SD/MMC card reader(SDHC)
1x Audio in
1x Audio out
Battery: up to 11 hrs
Supplied by: Asus UK
If you want a very small MP3 player, but something that still has a useful full colour screen then you need to check out the Archos 1 Vision.
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In this video I show you all the connections from the various peripherals to the PSU & motherboard.
Total Cost of this PC Build: £1,327.79.
Possible savings - Corsair 650W PSU, slightly slower processor, Asus HD 5850 GPU, 4GB RAM (instead of 6GB), 1 x 1TB hard drive (instead of 2), DVD Writer (instead of BluRay). This would have taken the cost down to £923.70.
Heaven Benchmark v2.1: http://www.unigine.com/download/
Manufacturer websites:
Case: http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/
Motherboard & GPU: http://uk.asus.com/
Processor: http://www.intel.com/
Memory: http://www.crucial.com/uk
Power Supply: http://www.corsair.com/
Optical Drive: http://www.lg.com/uk/
Hard Drives: http://www.samsung.com/uk/
Operating System: http://www.microsoft.com/
If you want some classy looking protection for your iPad, look no further. Guest reviewer Dan takes a look at the Urbano Leather Zip Case for the Apple iPad.
Guest Reviewer is Dan from: http://technolicio.us/
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In this video I show you the RAID setup (this is not needed for a regular install). This is followed by the Windows 7 installation and then some benchmarking figures both with the Windows Performance Index and Heaven Benchmark v2.1.
There will also be three extra bonus videos on the channel over the next couple of weeks. A close-up of the wiring connections. This will be followed by a CPU Cooler Upgrade and a 256GB Crucial Solid State Drive.
Windows 7 Home Premium OEM price at time of build £77.63.
Total Cost of this PC Build: £1,327.79.
Possible savings - Corsair 650W PSU, slightly slower processor, Asus HD 5850 GPU, 4GB RAM (instead of 6GB), 1 x 1TB hard drive (instead of 2), DVD Writer (instead of BluRay). This would have taken the cost down to £923.70.
Heaven Benchmark v2.1: http://www.unigine.com/download/
In this video I show you how to connect all the cables, a short break, then tidying everything for a really neat install. I am a bit sad that this PC Build is almost finished. However, I am very excited to share the next video with you (number 9) where I set up the RAID hard drives, install windows and benchmark the system.
One video every day, so keep checking back on the Geekanoids Channel for the next instalment.
Manufacturer websites:
Case: http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/
Motherboard & GPU: http://uk.asus.com/
Processor: http://www.intel.com/
Memory: http://www.crucial.com/uk
Power Supply: http://www.corsair.com/
Optical Drive: http://www.lg.com/uk/
Hard Drives: http://www.samsung.com/uk/
Operating System: http://www.microsoft.com/
PC Build Series - Video 7 - This video covers the Installation of the Asus EAH5870 HD 5870 ATI Radeon Graphics Card.
Asus EAH5870 Graphics Card price at time of build £322.
One video every day, so keep checking back on the Geekanoids Channel for the next instalment.
Manufacturer websites:
Motherboard & GPU: http://uk.asus.com/
Without hard drives your PC won't really do much, so in this video I show you the LG BluRay Drive & Samsung SATA Hard Drives being installed.
LG BH10LS30 BluRay Drive price at time of build £99.
Samsung HD103SJ 1TB Hard Drive price at time of build £49.34 each.
One video every day, so keep checking back on the Geekanoids Channel for the next instalment.
Manufacturer websites:
Optical Drive: http://www.lg.com/uk/
Hard Drives: http://www.samsung.com/uk/
The build is now progressing extremely well. In this video I show you how to install the Corsair CMPSU-850HXUK Modular power supply. Careful now, those PSU's are heavy!
Corsair CMPSU-850HXUK Modular PSU price at time of build £129.23.
One video every day, so keep checking back on the Geekanoids Channel for the next instalment.
Manufacturer website
Power Supply: http://www.corsair.com/
The video you have been waiting for, the fifth video in the series giving you my opinion on the Samsung Galaxy S. Will I choose this or an Apple iPhone 4?
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PC Build Series - Video 4. Memory can make a big difference to your systems performance. In this fourth video I show you how to install the Crucial Ballistix Triple Channel Memory Kit.
Crucial Ballistix 6GB Triple Channel Memory Kit price at time of build £176.24.
One video every day, so keep checking back on the Geekanoids Channel for the next instalment.
The Astro A40 Audio System with MixAmp brings superb dolby digital 'private' audio to your console gaming. It works with the Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360 & Windows PC.
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In this third instalment I show you how to install the Asus P6X58D-E motherboard and Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz cpu.
Asus P6X58D-E motherboard price at time of build £142.00.
Intel Core i7 930 D0 SLBKP Bloomfield 2.8GHz CPU price at time of build £209.00.
This is a bundle price, components may be dearer purchased separately.
One video every day, so keep checking back on the Geekanoids Channel for the next instalment.
Useful Links
Motherboard & GPU: http://uk.asus.com/
Processor: http://www.intel.com/
I have published this video, not to show you that the Samsung Galaxy S has any signal problem (like the iPhone 4), but to show you that all mobile phones are susceptible to fluctuations in signal strength. I also take a look at the menu on the Galaxy S that show the dBm and asu readings.
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PC Build Series - Video 2 - In this second instalment I take you for a tour around the features of the Cooler Master HAF 922 Case. Learn why I chose this particular case.
Cooler Master HAF 922 price at time of build £74.01.
One video every day, so keep checking back on the Geekanoids Channel for the next instalment.
Useful Links
Case: http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/
PC Build Series - Video 1 - Introduction.
This is the first in a series of nine videos covering a PC build from start to finish. In this first video I show you the components I have selected for the build.
One video every day, so keep checking back on the Geekanoids Channel for the next instalment.
Samsung Galaxy S - Video 3. In this video I show you the camera in action, all of the settings, plus actual HD video footage and photos taken with the Galaxy S.
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