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To compete with the hegemony of the latest processors from Intel, Ivy Bridge, AMD is rumored to have released the second generation processor which claimed more and more power-efficient integrated graphics powered by the name of the Trinity.
A-Series APU processor which is a combination of CPU and graphics processor is equipped with four-core processor and comes with integrated graphics processing unit. Trinity graphics unit using Northern Islands architecture is also implemented on the graphics card Radeon HD 6000 series from AMD. This processor can run the game in the rate of 30 frames per second and can play 1080p HD video very well. This is certainly a surplus AMD Intel Ivy Bridge Trinity from the known performance is still up in the HD game play.
Trinity core AMD processor architecture adopted “Piledriver“ which uses the latest power saving technology with the resonant name of the clock mesh technology. This technology enables AMD Trinity, to supply electrical energy which partially re-used during the operation so that the processor power consumption can be reduced to 17 watts only.
Western Digital launched the latest Hard Drive with 1 TB capacity with the name of the VelociRaptor, 10,000 RPM hard drive is designed for high-performance PCs, Mac computers from Apple, and professional workstations that require high performance and extra large capacity.
Western Digital VelociRaptor comes with a few advantages as a Hard Drive upscale, like a super high speed, which is certainly greater capacity, reliability, operational super cool, Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (Raff), Technology Ioding NoTouch ramp, and environmentally friendly.
Hard Drive from Western Digital’s latest is claimed to be able to work 24 hours nonstop with super high workload. Hard Drive reliability and toughness makes it very suitable for creative professionals.
In addition comes with a 1 TB capacity, Western Digital VelociRaptor also comes with a capacity of 500 GB and 250 GB. Western Digital VelociRaptor 1 TB priced at 390 USD, while the Western Digital 500 GB capacity priced at 245 USD and a 250 GB capacity priced at 185 USD.
After a long wait, finally NVIDIA launched its latest graphics card with two GPUs supported Kepler at once. This graphics card code-named GeForce GTX 690. GeForce 3072 GTX 690 is supported by the CUDA core clock runs at 915 MHz to 1019 MHz. This graphics card also has a total capacity of 4 GB of 512-bit GDDR5 RAM. Benchmark results are displayed according to NVIDIA, the GTX 690 is claimed to run 2x faster than its predecessor, the GeForce GTX 680.
GeForce GTX 680 can run Crysis 2 with 32.2 fps, while the GTX 690 could break the 57.8 fps. Meanwhile, in the game Dirt 3, the GTX 680 while the GTX 690 record 62.3 scoring 112.2 fps. The overall benchmark was tested with a resolution of 2500 x average of 1,600.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 will be released on a limited basis on May 3. While the release for ASUS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Inno3D, MSI, Palit and Zotak set on May 7. This free card is planned to be sold at a price of $ 999.
Canon Pixma MX897 Canon has released recently. Printers that one is rumored to be used for scanning or scan the images back and forth. All in One printer is not only equipped with the ability of printing and scanning documents. Canon Pixma MX897 can also be used for fax, copy and print direct. What makes it superior is the ability to scan back and forth or Auto Duplex Scanning. With this ability, then the printing business, print documents and images can be faster because the user does not need to flip through while scanning pictures or documents.
Canon Pixma MX897 also comes with a USB flash drive slot and the card direct to direct print run so that users can directly print documents or images directly from a flash drive or memory card.
All in One printer can also connect to Canon’s Cloud Servers and supporting mobile printing so that users can control the printer through IOS or Android device. Canon Pixma MX897 will be priced at $ 350…
Western Digital Scorpio Blue is a new storage media from Western Digital (WD). 2.5-inch hard disk has a thickness of 7 mm and claimed to have the lowest power consumption in today’s market. Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500 GB is available in packs and 320 GB of storage media is compatible with a variety of laptop, netbook or notebook.
Western Digital Scorpio Blue has been equipped with WhisperDrive technology that can produce a good performance but not noisy. In addition, there is also a WD’s ShockGuard technology that provides resistance to 400G shock and protects the drive mechanism and the disc surface from shocks.
In addition, the Western Digital Scorpio Blue is equipped with a superior power management features and search data with optimal algorithms that can significantly improve power consumption. In other words, Hard Disk power consumption is very low. The test results in FIT Lab and Mobile Compatibility Lab also stated that the Western Digital Scorpio Blue can work on various systems.