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Gearbox: June 05

By Nathan Davis
12:04 May 18, 2005
Tags: Cooler | BenQ | PC | Joybee
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Nathan Davis fondles a stick of arcade joy and other assorted gadgets.

AKG K 26 P
Supplier Audio Products Group
Website www.audioproducts.com.au
Price $79.95

Want a great sounding set of headphones to replace those tacky iPod ear-buds? The AKG K 26 P are thirty dollars cheaper than their rivals, the Sennheiser PX 200, and sound better to boot. They sport semi-DJ stylin’, fold up very neatly and have more bass than you can throw a fi shing rod at. They’re fully closed meaning you won’t disturb your neighbours and they can handle high volumes without disintegrating into a cesspool of crackles. Swish.

 

Cooler Master Real Power 550W
Supplier Cooler Master
Website www.coolermaster.com.tw 
Price US$150 

 Rumour has it that power is an aphrodisiac. If you want all the juice you can handle, the 550 watts this beast can provide will keep your system sucking down the electrons in droves and retain your insatiable need to scream like a red-hot redneck geek. This PSU will just quietly watch, bemused. It supports all the new standards, such as the new 24-pin ATX power standard, PCI Express graphics connector and SATA power, so you’re all set for imminent upgrades.

 

Water Window Reservoir
Supplier PC Case Gear
Website www.pccasegear.com.au
Price $49.50

 We’re now entering an era where mods that look mighty trippy are finally becoming useful. Such as blinking lights that signify, you know... important stuff that matters. As such, this is no ordinary window kit. Attached with piping, the window is a hollow shell that can be fi lled with water to act as a water reservoir. Chuck some UV ink inside for water cooling or fill it with Mountain Dew and drink to your liver’s doom.

 

BenQ Joybee 200 256MB
Supplier BenQ
Website www.benq.com.au
Price $219

 This stylishly small audio player has an orange and green LCD display, and is a pretty decent player with an intuitive menu system. Supporting MP3 and WMA formats, there was no Ogg Vorbis support at the time of writing, but it’s flash updateable. If you’re a music hog, you might find 256MB demoralising, but there is a 512MB unit for $269. With line in, a microphone and FM radio, it’s a small package of goodness.

 
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This article appeared in the June, 2005 issue of Atomic.

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Issue: 137 | June, 2012

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Every month we bring you the latest reviews of new technology and PC components, in depth features on everything from overclocking to console hacking, and gaming previews and interviews.
 
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