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Western Digital's My Book World Edition II has the largest hard-drive capacity in its category of drives with network access. The hard disk drive comes with Ethernet port and can be accessed on a network and remotely from anywhere using the WD Anywhere Access feature. The Data OnHand feature allows the use Windows Explorer to securely browse through folders on the drive. The drive also has a capacity gauge which displays an indicator of the current capacity of the drive. The drive comes in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB capacities.


Specifications:
Capacity: 1/1.5/2 (TeraBytes)
Interface: Ethernet
Transfer Rate: 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Weight: 2.67 Kgs
Package contents: Ethernet cable, AC adapter, Installation CD, Backup software.
Price: $450 (Thai Price: 15,000 Baht)
Product Link: wdc.com

OCZ company are the makers of high end memory for enthusiasts. The 4 GB DDR3 Platinum edition is a pure gamers delight, with high overclockability and performance. The 4 GB DDR3 PC3-12800 chips come in a dual kit with two 2GB sticks.

They are also the company who have developed a device called Neural Impulse Actuator (NIA) which interfaces the brain to the computer and is used in gaming.


Specifications:
Frequency: 1600MHz DDR3 (PC3-12800)
Timings: CL 7-7-7-24
Type: 240 Pin DIMM
Voltage: 1.9V
Special Features: includes heat spreader
Warranty: lifetime
Price: $300 (Thai price: 10,000 Baht)
Product Link: OCZ Technology

Intel's Atom processors were released a few months back for mobiles, low-cost ultra-mobile PC notebooks such as the Asus eee pc and other embedded devices. The Atom is the smallest Intel chip made with the world's smallest transistors. There are two types of Atom processor currently available, one codenamed 'Silverthorne' and the other codenamed 'Diamondville'.

Intel recently announced that it is working on new processors based on the Atom architecture. The new Atom's are codenamed 'Lincroft' and are based on 45 nanometre technology.
The new chips are a system-on-chip (SOC) processor with DDR2 and will use HyperThreading technology. Intel has planned to release the new chips somewhere around the second half of next year.

Intel previously released the T9600 2.8 GHz core 2 duo processor, the chip comes with 6MB cache and 1066 MHz FSB. And now Intel has planned to release T9800, the chip will have the following specifications:
Clock Speed: 2.93 GHz
Cache: 6MB cache
FSB: 1066 MHz

The T9800 will be one of the fastest processor for notebooks when it will be released. Intel also has plans to release Core 2 Quad for notebooks soon.

Update Monday, September 15, 2008:
Intel Mobile CPU Q9000, T9800, P9600, T9550, T8700 due early 2009

Update Saturday, June 13, 2009:
Intel cuts T9600 and P8700 mobile CPU prices

AMD ATI is going to launch three graphic cards next month. The HD4850 X2, HD4870 X2 and HD4970 is yet the faster version in the R700 series of graphic cards. After the release of the successful HD4850 and HD4870, the new graphic cards will have high performance expectations and will compete strongly against nvidia.

According to the sources the smaller version will be priced $449 and the larger $549. The price of HD4870 X2 is yet to be confirmed.

The HD4850 X2 will have 2GB of GDDR5 memory and will be a dual-slot card connected through two 256 bit interfaces.

Source: idealo.co.uk

Update Saturday, September 20, 2008:
It's been almost 2 months since this news, AMD released HD4870X2 graphic card on August 12, 2008. The HD4970 is still nowhere to be seen, perhaps it was a rumour or a misinterpretation of the HD4870. Meanwhile, the HD4850X2 is still on hold.

Intel this week has dropped the prices of some of its CPU by up to 31%. The price cuts are seen in Xeon, Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo line of processors.

The price drops are seen in the following CPU's:

Core 2 Duo E7200 2.53 GHz - $113 (down from $133)
Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00 GHz - $163 (down from $183)
Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16 GHz - $183 (down from $266)
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40 GHz - $193 (down from $224)
Xeon X3220 2.40 GHz - $198 (down from $224)
Xeon X3210 2.13 GHz - $198 (down from $224)
Xeon E3110 3.00 GHz - $167 (down from $188)

The iPod needs no introduction, the Apple iPod classic is the current flagship model which comes in two colors - silver and black. And comes with 80GB or 160GB hard-disk size. It can store up to 40,000 songs (14 hours of music playback), 50,000 photos, or 200 hours of video playback.


Specifications:
Capacity: 80GB or 160GB
Interface: USB 2.0
Audio File Support: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV, and AIFF
Display: 2.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight
Photo Viewer: Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only) and PNG formats
Battery: Built-in Rechargeable Battery with up to 30 hours of music playback (for 80GB model) and 40 hours of music playback (for 160GB model) when fully charged.
Compatibility: Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later, Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
Accessories: Earphones, USB cable, dock adapter
Price of 80GB Model: $250 (Thai price: 8500 Baht)
Price of 160GB Model: $350 (Thai price: 12000 Baht)
Product Link: Apple

NVidia has cut the price of its new GTX 280 and 260 graphic cards in response to ATI's Radeon R700 series graphic card competitive offerings.

Last week Nvidia cut the prices of GeForce GTX 280, GTX 260 and also 9800 GTX to bring the price close to that of ATI's card - HD4850 and HD4870.
The new prices are as follows:

GTX 280 - $500 (previously $650)
GTX 260 - $300 (previously $400)
9800 GTX - $200 (previously $300)

It is now clear that ATI and Nvidia are in a fierce competition and this is resulting in cheaper graphic cards for the consumers.

Intel has launched the Centrino 2 platform for laptops codenamed Montevina after much delays earlier.

The new platform is 45nm Penryn based with front side bus frequencie (FSB) of up to 1066 MHz and also has support for DDR2 and DDR3 memory standards.

Montevina also offers major multimedia improvements and a longer battery life. The Centrino 2 also has a unique Anti-Theft Technology, allowing laptop owners to remotely lock out thieves by disabling a microcontroller embedded in the chipset that authenticates user access to the hard disk.

Seagate has announced that it will launch three big drives, one of them is of 1.5 TeraByte capacity. The 1.5 TB drives will be yet the biggest in offering in the race for hard-disk drive capacity.

The 1.5 TB drive is of the 7200.11 series and will have a data transfer rate of 120 MBps. There will be both 16 MB and 32 MB cache versions.

The drive is expected to be launched around August this year.

The ASUS Striker II formula motherboard is the ultimate gamers and overclockers board offering great performance and reliabillity. It supports the latest Intel's Core™2 processors. It also can support Intel's next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU. With the embedded 2-Phase DDR2, this motherboard allows users to reach higher memory frequencies and enjoy better performance.
It has a new technology called CPU level Up, which lets overclockers to reach higher speeds with a just a click as seen in this youtube video:




The board has a Voltiminder LED display which shows the voltage status for CPU, NB, SB, and Memory in a intuitive color-coded fashion. The voltiminder LED allows quick voltage monitoring for overclockers.
There is an LCD Poster which displays critical POST information during system boot process.
It also has an onboard switch that allows gamer to effortlessly fine-tune the performance without having to short the pins or moving jumpers.

Main Specifications:
Supported CPU: Intel Socket 775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4 Processors
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI
FSB: 1333/1066/800MHz
Memory: 4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR2 1066/800/667 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel memory architecture
Slots: 2 x PCIe 2.0 X16 (supports NVIDIA® SLI™ technology, at full x16, x16), 1x PCIe X16, 2x PCIe X1, 2x PCI 2.2
Ports: 1x PS/2 (KB), 12x USB2.0 (Rear 6), 1x 1394a, 2x RJ45, S/PDIF Out, Audio Ports, 1x Cir CMOS Switch
Warranty: 3 Years
Price: $312 (Thai price: 10500 Baht)
Product Link: Asus

Hitachi was the first one to bring the 1TB hard-disk drive back in January 2007. And now the company is back with not a larger version of the drive but a more efficient model called Deskstar 7K1000.B.

The 7K1000.B is a 3.5-inch, 7,200rpm hard drive with a capacity of 1TB and 32MB buffer. It uses only 3 disks instead of 5 disks being used in the current models drive.

Hitachi says the new 3 disk design improves idle power consumption up to 43 percent, fewer platters should also mean improved reliability, acoustics, and seek times.

As an optional feature to users Hitachi has bundled in Bulk Data Encryption (BDE). BDE provides hardware level encryption using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

The Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B will sell for $239 when it starts shipping later this month.

Source: Cnet

Brother's Multi-Function Center (MFC) is an all-in-one - printer, scanner, copier and fax machine. The MFC-7420 is a black n white laser printer and copier, and has a color scanner. It has a 35-page auto document feeder and offers a fast print speed of upto 20 pages per minute.

Specifications:
Functions: Printer, Scanner, Copier and Fax
Color: Black n White Laser, color scanning
Print Resolution: Up to 2400x600 dpi
Scan Resolution: Up to 9600 dpi (Max. interpolated), 600 x 2400 dpi (Optical)
Print Speed: 20 ppm
Copy Speed: 20 cpm
Fax Modem Speed: 14.4K bps
Standard Memory: 16MB
Consumable Type: Toner Cartridge and Drum Unit
Interface: USB and Parallel
Thai Price: 8000 Baht ($238)
Product Link: brother

AMD’s ATI Radeon 4800 GPU has turned out to be a much better chip than initially expected and AMD’s aggressive pricing has put pressure on Nvidia.

With the debut of GeForce GTX 200 series, Nvidia made some adjustments protecting its partners with greater margins, but the ATI Radeon 4800 series is changing that scenario again. AMD has received praise from the press for its ATI Radeon 4800 series, causing Nvidia partners to demand price adjustments.

A quote from a Nvidia spokespeople:

"We’re working with our partners on adjusting the prices for the GTX 280 and 260. The changes are being implemented over the next few days and will take effect sometime next week. Please obtain final retail pricing from the partners, because they set them for their products."

After Nvidia’s adjustment, we should see the prices going down to $359.99 for GTX 260 cards and to $559.99 for GTX 280 cards.

Source: TomsHardware

Creative Sound Blaster Live 5.1
Channels: 5.1
Sampling Audio size: 16 bit
Max Sampling Rate: 48 KHz
Connectors: Analog and Digital Line-out for front/rear/side/subwoofer/headphones, Line-in, Microphone-in, Aux-In
Features: EAX, DirectSound 3D, CMSS
Thai Price: 1000 Baht ($30)
Product Link: Creative

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Value 7.1
Channels: 7.1
Sampling Audio size: 24 bit
Max Sampling Rate: 96 KHz
Connectors: Analog and Digital Line-out for front/rear/side/subwoofer/headphones, Line-in, Microphone-in, Aux-In
Features: EAX Advanced HD 3.0, CMSS
Thai Price: 1300 Baht ($39)
Product Link: Creative

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Channels: 7.1
Sampling Audio size: 24 bit
Max Sampling Rate: 96 KHz
Signal-Noise Ratio: 108dB (SNR)
Connectors: Speaker and Headphone connections for stereo to 7.1
Line In / Microphone In / Digital Out / Digital I/O
Auxiliary Line level Input (via 4-pin Molex connector)
Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header
Features: X-Fi Crystalizer, X-Fi CMSS-3D, X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone
Thai Price: 3000 Baht ($90)
Product Link: Creative

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Channels: 7.1
Sampling Audio size: 24 bit
Max Sampling Rate: 96 KHz
Signal-Noise Ratio: 109dB (SNR)
Connectors: Speaker and Headphone connections for stereo to 7.1
Line In / Microphone In / Optical Out
Auxiliary Line level Input
Intel HD Audio Compatible Front Panel Header
Features: X-Fi Crystalizer, X-Fi CMSS-3D, EAX Advanced HD 5.0
Thai Price: 4000 Baht ($120)
Product Link: Creative

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series
Channels: 7.1
Sampling Audio size: 24 bit
Max Sampling Rate: 96 KHz
Signal-Noise Ratio: 109dB (SNR)
Connectors: Speaker and Headphone connections for stereo to 7.1
Line In / Microphone In / Digital Out / Digital I/O
Auxiliary Line level Input
I/O Console connector (for optional upgrade)
Features: X-Fi Crystalizer, X-Fi CMSS-3D, EAX Advanced HD 5.0, X-RAM - Boosting performance in gaming
Thai Price: 6000 Baht ($179)
Product Link: Creative

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
Channels: 7.1
Sampling Audio size: 24 bit
Max Sampling Rate: 96 KHz
Signal-Noise Ratio: 109dB (SNR)
Connectors: Shared Line In / Microphone / Digital Out
Line level out (Front / Rear / Center / Subwoofer / Rear Center)
Internal line-level analog input
X-Fi I/O Console upgrade connection
Features: X-Fi Crystalizer, X-Fi CMSS-3D, EAX Advanced HD 5.0, X-Fi X-RAM, X-Fi SuperRip, ASIO X-Fi 24-bit SoundFont
Includes external box and remote control
Thai Price: 9000 Baht ($269)
Product Link: Creative

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
Channels: 7.1
Sampling Audio size: 24 bit
Max Sampling Rate: 96 KHz
Signal-Noise Ratio: 116dB (SNR)
Connectors: Shared Line In / Microphone / Digital Out
Line level out (Front / Rear / Center / Subwoofer / Rear Center)
Internal line-level analog input
X-Fi I/O Console upgrade connection
Features: X-Fi Crystalizer, X-Fi CMSS-3D, EAX Advanced HD 5.0, X-Fi X-RAM, X-Fi SuperRip, ASIO X-Fi 24-bit SoundFont, Creative Professional DACs
Includes external box and remote control
Thai Price: 13000 Baht ($389)
Product Link: Creative

AMD has announced a new version of its flagship “Black” Phenom X4, as well as two energy-efficient versions of the Phenom X4 chip. The suggested retail price of the new chips are as following:
AMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition 2.6-GHz - $235
AMD Phenom X4 9350e 2.0-GHz - $195
AMD Phenom X4 9150e 1.8-GHz - $175

All three chips are manufactured on AMD’s 65-nm process, contain 2 Mbytes of a shard level 3 cache and include 512 Kbytes of level-2 cache per core.

AMD’s new Black processor consumes 140 watts at maximum, an increase over the 9850, which consumes 125 watts. However, the chip also ships with AMD’s OverDrive software with clock multiplier control, allowing users to scale down the performance to save power, or dial it up for more performance. At Computex, Asus released a list of boards that could accept the new 140-watt Black chips.

The energy-efficient Phenom X4s, on the other hand, consume no more than 65 watts in total. All of AMD’s current chips are built with 65-nanometer transistors. Processors with 45-nanometer technology are expected this year. Starting late last year, Intel moved its product line to 45 nanometers, which means more transistors on a chip to deliver better power-to-performance ratios.

Seagate Barracuda 1TB ES.2 Series (Model No. ST31000340NS)
Size: 1 TeraBytes
Buffer: 32 MB
Average Seek Time: 8.5 ms
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA II - 3.0Gbps
MTBF: 1.2 M hrs
Usage: Enterprise Storage
Warranty: 5 Years
Thai Price: 10500 Baht ($314)
Product Link: Seagate.com

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200.11 Series (Model No. ST31000340AS)
Size: 1 TeraBytes
Buffer: 32 MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA II - 3.0Gbps
Usage: Desktop Storage
Warranty: 5 Years
Thai Price: 9000 Baht ($269)
Product Link: Seagate.com

Western Digital 1TB Re2-GP Power Saving Series (Model No. WD1000FYPS)
Size: 1 TeraBytes
Buffer: 16 MB
Seek Times: 8.9 ms
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA II - 3.0Gbps
Transfer Rate: 84 MBps
Usage: Enterprise Storage
Warranty: 5 Years
Thai Price: 8000 Baht ($239)
Product Link: wdc.com

Western Digital Caviar 1TB GP Green Series (Model No. WD10EACS)
Size: 1 TeraBytes
Buffer: 16 MB
Seek Times: 8.9 ms
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA II - 3.0Gbps
Transfer Rate: 1156 Mbps
Usage: Desktop Storage
Warranty: 5 Years
Thai Price: 7000 Baht ($210)
Product Link: wdc.com

Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 7K1000
Size: 1 TeraBytes
Buffer: 32 MB
Seek Times: 8.5 ms read, 9.2 ms write
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA II - 3.0Gbps
Usage: Desktop Storage
Warranty: 5 Years
Thai Price: 8000 Baht ($239)
Product Link: hitachigst.com