Month: March 2003

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Review: VIA EPIA M w/ new Nehemiah core

SPCR’s review of a pre-production 1 GHz VIA EPIA-M10000 Mini-ITX board with the new Nehemiah C3 core. Ten thousand is the next step after M9000, the last released EPIA board reviewed here late last year. It is more than a marginal clock speed upgrade, says VIA. Our sample turns out to run at 933 MHz,

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Antec SLK3700 mid-tower Case

The photos of Ralf Hutter’s PIII-S file server drew a great deal of attention when linked in the gallery section of the SPCR Forums, due to the unique folding technique Ralf employed to tidy the interior and maximize airflow. Here is Ralf’s review of his favorite case, used for his server, the Antec Solution Series

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Review: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 HDD by Dru

Latest SPCR author Dru reviews the new Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 drive by comparing it against a well known silent drive, namely the Seagate Barracuda IV, now some 18 months “old”: A noise and performance contest between generations. Does one sweep both categories?

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