Are you considering hanging a ac window unit on the side of your over clocked pc to keep it cool? Getting tired of listening to all of the fans run? You should try water cooling. For an affordable $80, you can get a processor water cooler.

The unit is easy to install and once running, the you have three options for silent running to max cooling for overclocked processor. The Domino has a display that shows system status as well as provides audible alerts.

The makers claim it will provide over 50,000 hours of worry free operation and comes with a 2 year warranty.

Buy:CoolIT DM-1000 Domino A.L.C. CPU Cooler

Do you need bomb proof ballistic nylon to protect your laptop and Monster drinks. If so, here is the bag. Timbuk2's laptop messenger bag has, along with the bombproof ballistic nylon, a water proof liner. The bag is washable in case you do happen to be near any bomb blasts and get it dirty. The bag has a dedicated spot for a laptop and plenty of room for accessories.

Timbuk2 has a big following and claim it's the 'last bag you'll ever need'. Priced around $80 it would make a great gift for that someone on the go. Other stylish colors are available if black is too boring.

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Most thumb drives seem to be able to take the normal daily abuse of carrying them around in bags or pockets. If you need one to go beyond that, this is the one for you. Corsair's Flash Survivor USB drives should be able to handle anything you can throw at it.

They are made with a CNC-milled, aircraft-grade aluminum casing. With the case on, the seal provides a water proof seal down to 200 meters. Now you can take your data with you when you go diving!

Priced around $205 for the 64GB model, these are going to be a little more expensive, but they are worth it if you need a drive to 'survive' abuse.

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Buy:Corsair Flash Survivor GT 64 GB Corsair Flash Survivor GT 32 GB

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Have you been looking for an external hard drive that can take the abuse like a Panasonic Toughbook? The A-DATA SH93 is what you need. The claims for this drive are waterproof and shockproof. While we don't recommend taking it diving with you or launching it out of a potato gun, it should better survive daily wear and tear that laptops normally have to deal with.
This is a great drive to throw in your laptop bag. It has a rubberized case to keep it and other things from getting dinged up. There is only one short USB (2.0) cable you have to keep up with and it wraps around the drive when not in use. This would be great for students, road warriors, or anyone who is always on the go with their equipment.

Priced at reasonable $114 with a 500GB drive, you can get in red, yellow or custom color (You provide the paint).

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Buy: A-DATA SH93 500 GB

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While SATA drives keep getting bigger and bigger, they aren't booting your PC any faster. What you need is a Solid-State drive to run your operating system on and keep your 1TB SATA drives for all of your data.

Crucial has recently introduced this SSD and its a speed demon. Performing at 250MB/s Read and 200MB/s Write, this will have Windows loaded in a snap! Although you don't need 256GB for just the OS, you'll have plenty of space left over to your frequently accessed data.

"Bigger and Faster" technology always seems to cost more and this is the case with this drive. If you want the 256GB version this price is around $725. The 64GB version, which will still easily hold your OS, is a more reasonable $240.

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Buy: Crucial M225 Series 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive 256GB
Crucial M225 Series 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive 128GB
Crucial M225 Series 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive 64GB

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I've found the perfect thing to go with the Extreme Mouse pad, an extreme Gaming Mouse! The Sentinel Advance gaming mouse has a 5600 DPI twin laser, rapid fire mode, and internal memory. Does your stock mouse have that? I think not. This cool looking mouse is fully programmable and customizable. Reasonably priced at around $50, this should help give you the gaming edge.

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Buy: CM Storm Sentinel Advance 5600 DPI Twin Laser Engine Pro Gaming Mouse

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With this mouse pad, you are guaranteed an edge on your favorite game! If nothing else, you'll have a really cool looking mouse pad on your desk.

"What makes the XTracPads HYBRID™ surface so unique is the blend on plastic into the Nanofiber™ surface of this mouse pad. By bonding the plastic to the cloth on a molecular level, we have been able to create one of the most precise mouse pads in the world today."

Priced at $28.99 for you serious mouse users. For everyone else, just use the free one that came with your pc.

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So I bought one of these dirt cheap (actually, dirt is probably more expensive, especially nice potting soil) SD card readers from DealExtreme. It also reads MMC and RS-MMC but I only have SD cards, so that's what's important. So here's my review of this $2 reader:

It works! Plug it into USB, stick a card in there. Bam. How long will it last? Not sure, I've done several large transfers without a hitch.

Assuming these do last, these would be great for modding. Add an internal SD slot to your case! Or... your monitor, your desk, your printer, where ever. Make a custom case for it! Cram it a toy or something.

If you are concerned about getting your $2 worth check the user reviews on DealExtreme. Some users had mixed results.

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SD Cards For Your Reader: Transcend 16 GB SDHC Class 6, Transcend 8 GB SDHC Class 6

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Time to start your Xmas list. Add this to the top of the list and 7 LCD screens under that. Matrox has introduced a new graphics card with 8 outputs. You can also add a second card for a total of 16 screens. According to my calculations, 16 - 20" (wide version) lcd's would make a 10 foot wide by 6 foot tall screen.

"The M9188 is designed specifically for professional monitoring environments that require visualization of large amounts of data at once to enhance mission-critical decision making," says Ron Berty, Business Development Manager, Matrox Graphics. "The expansive multi-monitor configuration allows system operators to accurately manage energy grids or train dispatch applications, while ensuring maximum performance across all displays."

What about Warcraft guild management? Wouldn't that rank of there with train dispatch and energy grids? This card comes with 2 GB of memory and can either stretch a single desktop or have independent desktops among multiple screens.

This awesome card comes with an awesome price. You will pay $1995 for this card and then another $800 to get 7 more LCD screens. That's not including the price of an electrician to run more circuits into your room to support all of this.

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Here's a good solution to preserving your sensitive data whether it's business secrets, downloaded music, or just plain porn. This can be configured as either an internal or external removable drive. While the enclosure makes it physically challenging to get to the drive, the AES 128 encryption makes it almost impossible for the wrong person to get your data. The encryption key is not stored with the unit so the data is protected if the drive is lost or stolen. Prices range from $240 with no drive up to $600 with a 2tb drive.

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Is your 1TB drive filling up with movies, pictures and music (obtained legally of course)? For all of you data whores, this is the drive for you. Not only is it 2TB, but it will have a data transfer rate of 6Gbps. It utilizes the newest version of SATA (3, 3.0, III???) For the ones that need it now, prices are around $340.

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Buy: Seagate Barracuda XT 2 TB SATA 6 GB/s 64MB Cache Bulk/OEM Hard Drive ST32000641AS

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For those who aren't comfortable with having ass speakers on your desk, Klipsch has come out with some wireless speakers. Not wireless to each other, but wireless to the computer. A USB dongle can transmit up to 30 feet away relieving you from being tethered to speakers. The THX-certified sound should be a big improvement over the tiny crappy speakers in your laptop. Priced around $199.

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Buy:  Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Wireless Computer Speakers

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For all of you out there wishing you had some computer speakers that looked like an ass, you'll have to keep waiting as these speakers are only a concept. Great features are integrated into these speakers: You tap one cheek to power on and off and rub the other cheek for volume. Too bad this is only a concept, there are multiple target audiences I can think of that would love to have these.

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