Miscellaneous hardware that we like

The first one is a 4GB memory stick, the Corsair Voyager 4GB USB flash drive. Not much to say about this one, it is big, pretty fast at 19MBps read, 13MBps write, and costs $259 retail. My beloved Seagate pocket HD is starting to feel the heat, but at twice the cost, it will be a while before flash takes over.

Moving right along, we get to the HIS X1600XT IceQ Dual DVI graphics card. This one is very similar to the one I saw at Computex, and should be quite quiet. For a midrange crossfire ready part, it looks quite nice. dual DVI is just a bonus.

Getting back to RAM, we have the new Mushkin 2GB XP4000 Redline dual kit. This memory is designed to run at 250MHz/500DDR with 3-3-2-8 timings. Unlike the older models, it can run these speeds at the default voltages. They also come with a spiffy red heatsink.

Last up, we have FSP's new Green power supply surprisingly named, wait for it, GREEN PS. Who would have thought it. It has Active PFCs for high (>85%) efficiency, so that is some of the green, and it also complies with RoHS and WEEE, so it is legally 'green' too. Add in that it runs at <30db at full load, so it should be whatever color defines easy on the ears. Last, its designed to be light, <2kg, so it skirts some EU recycling taxes. Green, very green, but it is painted grey. µ