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Time to say goodbye from all of us at bit-tech.net

November 1, 2021 | 14:00

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Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

The Facts: 4K Advanced Format Hard Disks

We detail the facts, correct the fiction, and understand what 4K Advanced Format really means for you when it comes to buying a hard disk today. We show you how to make the disks compatible with Windows XP, test whether the new disks are faster and tell you what the benefits really are.

April 1, 2010 | 10:40

Investigating SATA 6Gbps Performance

We add Seagate's latest Barracuda XT hard disk with new Gigabyte and Asus P55 motherboards featuring SATA 6Gbps to see what performance potential, if any, the latest SATA standard offers.

November 16, 2009 | 10:00

First Look: Corsair Obsidian 800D

Corsair's first foray into the chassis market drives a stake into the heart of the usual contenders and rips the market wide open. Is this our next upgrade, or has Corsair over-thought this matt black behemoth?

July 27, 2009 | 10:51

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Win an Icy Box Multimedia Player

bit-tech once again teams up with Nanopoint to give you the chance to win some swag. Enter our latest competition to be in with a chance of winning a fantastic Icy Box IB-MP309HW-B Multimedia Player!

June 23, 2009 | 06:48

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First SATA 6Gbps chipset is likely bottlenecked

COMPUTEX 09: EVGA claims it'll continue testing SATA 6Gbps and won't use it until it knows it's worthwhile.

June 4, 2009 | 13:34

Sparkle coats GPU coolers with diamond-like carbon

Graphics company claims that a coating of diamond-like carbon can knock 5°C off the GPU temperature

February 17, 2009 | 13:16

Icy Box IB-NAS4220-B Network Storage

Got a pair of SATA hard drives spare and want to backup your critical software? Icy Box's IB-NAS4220-B network storage just might be the solution you're looking for.

February 1, 2009 | 11:12

Western Digital introduces 2TB Caviar Green HDD

Western Digital has today announced the WD Caviar Green 2TB hard drive - the industry's highest capacity drive to date.

January 27, 2009 | 15:18

Seagate unveils first Barracuda 7200.12 hard drive

CES 2009: Seagate has released its two-platter Barracuda 7200.12 1TB hard drive, pushing platter densities to a massive 500GB.

January 6, 2009 | 01:52

The bit-tech Hardware Awards 2008

Earlier in the week, we published the best games of the year and today it's time to look back at what's happened in the technology industry over the last year. Find out which products are the best of the year, and also which innovations have caught our eye during 2008.

January 2, 2009 | 17:56

Breaking Wind

As is now something of a tradition for sub-notebooks that come to bit-tech; we crack out the screwdrivers and dive inside MSI's Wind to see how it's done and what's mod-able in this little laptop.

July 5, 2008 | 00:04

MSI Wind U100

MSI releases Wind and we take a sniff to see if this sub-notebook can possibly stand up to Asus' EeePC line? With svelte pearly curves and a decent sized keyboard, MSI may have just parted it's cheeks and unleashed the first real Eee-Killer...

July 4, 2008 | 00:06

SSDs: blindingly expensive for a while yet

COMPUTEX 2008: Following the SSD trail around the many manufacturers on site, we got some answers to the state of the tech.

June 6, 2008 | 09:05

WD announces VelociRaptor hard drives

Western Digital has announced the VelociRaptor, the successor to the hugely successful Raptor hard drives and it claims to be the world's fastest drive.

April 22, 2008 | 10:35

Apple Time Capsule not 'server grade'

Apple's new NAS-cum-WAP Time Capsule has been dismantled by early adopters and it appears that the drive isn't as 'server-grade' as Apple claimed.

March 3, 2008 | 07:38

Climbing The Difficulty Curve

Simon Hill, designer for Outerlight Software, takes the stage this week to discuss trends in game difficulties. Are games becoming too easy, or are players just getting better? Can developers ever really balance frustration with satisfaction?

January 15, 2008 | 08:10

Xbox 360 Elite gets a European price

Microsoft has revealed the European price for the Xbox 360 Elite ahead of its official launch on August 24th.

August 21, 2007 | 11:12

Samsung 32GB Solid State Drive

It feels like we've had to forever use a rotating metal disk to store our data, but now finally solid state drives, or SSDs, are falling into the consumer fold. The question is: was it worth the wait?

July 21, 2007 | 13:04

Seagate hits 1TB storage

Have you been waiting to see who's next after Hitachi's 1TB wonder? Seagate's 11th generation drive has not only just hit the same size, but it has done it with a host of other improvements as well.

June 26, 2007 | 10:06

Intel talks SATA and Flash

IDF SPRING 2007: Intel talks of the recent SATA 2.6 update, details the new ONFI standard and demonstrates Santa Rosa's performance with ReadyBoost.

April 16, 2007 | 17:39

Xbox 360 elite finally announced

The Xbox 360 Elite isn't the myth some were claiming, we will actually see a black Xbox 360 after all, even if it is at a price premium.

March 29, 2007 | 09:47

Sandisk shows off 2.5'' 32GB SSD

CEBIT 2007: Sandisk has showed us its latest addition to its solid state hard disk lineup: a 32GB 2.5" SSD that's dubbed a drop in replacement for your current SATA-based notebook hard drive.

March 15, 2007 | 17:13

Introduction to hard drive technology

The hard drive is probably one of the most overlooked components in a modern PC. Capacities have skyrocketed and new technologies have arrived. We debunk the marketing and have a look at what it all means to you.

March 12, 2007 | 10:55

MSI MPG Velox 100R Chassis Review

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