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Roccat Renga Boost review: the best cheap open back gaming headset
In the world of audiophile-grade headphones, one of the first buying decisions you’ll need to make is between closed back and open back designs. Closed back headphones provide better isolation from the world around you thanks to sealed ear cups, while open back headphones provide a wider sound-stage but don’t prevent sound leakage. Today we’re…
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E-Win Europe Flash Series FLA Ergonomic Office Gaming Chair review
Our favourite gaming chair vendors have sent out another model for us to review: the Flash Series. As before, this is a highly adjustable chair suitable for gaming or office work, with head and lumbar support cushions, a high backrest and a “racing-style” seat. However, the chair comes with larger three-inch wheels, denser integrated foam and…
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NZXT Aer RGB 2 Starter Kit review
NZXT unveiled their Hue 2 accessories a few months back, each with an integrated digital controller, and now their Aer RGB 2 Starter Kit has arrived at our doorstep. The kit includes the new Hue 2 hub and two 140mm Aer RGB 2 fans (kits with two or three 120mm fans are also available). Are…
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Aukey PB-Y14 20000mAh power bank review: the best Switch portable charger
This Aukey power bank is the best I’ve found for the Nintendo Switch. It’s about the same size as the Switch but very slim, so it fits nicely into the top half of my Switch carrying case. If you need to charge on the go for some reason – maybe you’re playing on the train…
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Toshiba Exceria Pro N502 review
Toshiba’s latest high-end Exceria Pro full-size SD card has arrived, the N502. The box claims that we’ll see read speeds of up to 270MB/s and write speeds of up to 260MB/s in order to allow for 8K video recording, so let’s see how realistic those numbers are in our rapid-fire review of the 128GB variant…
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Blue Yeti Nano review
Today we’re looking at the Blue Yeti Nano, a streamlined version of the legendary Yeti USB mic favoured by podcasters, streamers and other content creators for its excellent sound quality, durability and ease of use. The Nano promises professional 24-bit sound in a more compact package, and with a suggested retail price of $99, the Yeti Nano…
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Gamer Storm Quadstellar case review
We’ve been contemplating this review for months, and now it’s finally time – the Quadstellar is complete! This mammoth PC case is an absolute oddity, with a unique four compartment design that splits graphics, storage, motherboard and power supply. It also comes with some interesting extras, such as fancy app-controlled front vents, magnetically attached glass…
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Acer Predator Cestus 500 review: hard on the outside, soft on the inside
Earlier this week we looked at the Predator Aethon 500 mechanical keyboard, and now it’s time to look at its counterpart: the Cestus 500 optical mouse. This mouse has some clever ideas, including dual Omron switches, a fully ambidextrous design and magnetically attached wings, so I’m keen to give it a try. Here’s the review!…
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Toshiba XG6 NVMe SSD review: is this 96-layer SSD better than the 970 Evo?
Toshiba’s new super-fast NVMe SSD, the XG6, has arrived. We’re testing the 1TB drive here, which Toshiba claim can hit 2980MB/s sequential reads, 2960MB/s sequential writes and ~360K random IOPS. Impressive figures, but do they hold up to nominal scrutiny? Let’s find out in our rapid-fire tests of the first SSD equipped with 96-layer 3D NAND!…
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Predator Aethon 500 review: refined hardware, lacking software, oversized price
The Predator Aethon 500 is a full-size mechanical keyboard with clicky switches, dedicated macro and media controls and RGB backlighting. This keyboard costs $180 in the US – and even more in the UK – so does it have what it takes to stand against the best full-fat keyboards from Razer and Corsair? Let’s find…