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For hard-core enthusiasts and hardware reviewers, working with and shuffling around hard drives outside the case for system imaging, upgrading and testing can often be a real workspace-cluttering chore with the ever-looming possibility of damaging a hard drive. Fortunately, Thermaltake—a leader in hi-performance PC peripherals, has solved that problem with their latest accessory—the Thermaltake BlacX SE HDD Docking Station.

Regardless of what you use your PC for, few things are as important as keeping your data  backed-up. These days, for speed capacity and price, nothing beats an extra hard drive or two for accomplishing this critical task. With that in mind, we’re going to take a look at a solution that will not only save you money but a lot of grief when disaster strikes—the Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS2UTN+.

So you’ve purchased a case to protect your iPod from the wear and tear of daily usage. Except it prevents you from using your iPod Dock and similar accessories. You could do things the hard way and remove your iPod from the case every time you want to dock it—Or you could do things the easy way by picking up this great little accessory—the SendStation iPod Dock Extender.

The growing cost of PC gaming is increasingly coming under criticism. Everyone is frustrated with upgrades that make purchases obsolete in a matter of months, lack major improvements and often leave previous issues unresolved. Enthusiasts are fighting back, buying products that will allow them to enjoy their hobby without going broke—like one particular motherboard that has deluxe series features with a mainstream price—the ASUS P5K PRO.

ASUS is a company that needs no introduction to PC and technology enthusiasts, and gamers. Their award-winning line of motherboards, video cards,  notebooks, business and digital lifestyle products have become legendary in the computer peripherals industry. Their cooling products are no less impressive, as we’ll see when we take a look at one of their mid-range CPU coolers—the ASUS Triton 77.

With the number or processing cores and GPUs growing inside today’s hi-performance PCs for content creation and gaming, proper system cooling is even more of challenge—particularly when air cooling is involved. Face it: you can only add so many fans to a case before the noise becomes noticeable, and for many—unbearable. Fortunately, Noctua, a manufacturer of premium cooling products, has a solution—the Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan.

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