Fast storage in a sexy package The fastest SATA 6Gbps SSDs top out at around 590MB/s, and if you want to go faster, one way to do that is by utilizing PCI Express. That’s exactly what Plextor has done. Yes, the same Plextor that made a name for itself with high end optical drives, back…
A real look at Razer’s virtual play Whether or not virtual reality has the legs to go the distance remains to be seen, especially since the technology is in the crawling stage at this point. However, what we do know for sure is that there are a lot of companies excited about the potential. Obviously…
Speedy and capacious Mushkin this week unveiled its new Striker line of solid state drives. The new drives are built for speed and reliability, which largely boils down to the type of controller — in this case, Mushkin opted for a Phison PS3110-S10 controller, which boasts a quad-core, 8-channel design. It also features 256-bit AES…
Top Deal: When it comes to solid state drives, if you’re of the opinion that it’s either go big or go home, then you’re in luck. Today’s top deal is for a Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 1TB SSD for $360 with $1 shipping. That works out to about $0.36 per gigabyte, one of the lowest prices…
Spunky laptop lasts up to 15 hours per charge Intel’s been talking a big game about its 5th Generation Core processors based on 14nm Broadwell, which offers better performance and battery life compared to Haswell. Hardware partner Dell wasted no time putting the new chips to use. At the Consumer Electronics Show, we had Online…
A 6mm Android tablet with x86 guts What does the world’s thinnest tablet look like? You won’t find the answer to that question by hanging out in an Apple store, not unless someone from Dell happens by. That’s because Dell’s new Venue 8 measures a scant 6mm, making it the thinnest tablet around, and we…
You might’ve heard some big news from Capcom at our first ever PlayStation Experience fan expo. No, not that news. This: Resident Evil Revelations 2 is coming to PS Vita, and Ultra Street Fighter IV is coming to PS4, thanks to a double partnership between Capcom and SCEA’s Third Party Production. What’s more, Third Party…
The skinny on Intel’s newest CPUs We got our first look at Intel’s Broadwell architecture when the Santa Clara outfit launched its Core M parts last year. However, those were mostly aimed at fanless 2-in-1 hybrid devices and other similar form factors. At the Consumer Electronics Show this year, Intel announced its 5th Generation Core…
First, a thank you. With nearly 400,000 user votes submitted, this year’s PlayStation.Blog Game of the Year Awards was far and away our biggest and most active yet. Thanks for speaking your mind and supporting your favorite games of 2014. But enough talk. Read on for the full list of winners and runners-up, plus some…
Thinner and lighter Alienware laptops Several years ago, it was vogue to gobble up boutique builders — Dell acquired Alienware, HP grabbed Voodoo PC, and OCZ (now owned by Toshiba) snagged HyperSonic. Out of those, only Dell has consistently kept its enthusiast brand active with new product releases, and at the Consumer Electronics Show in…