OCZ Agility 2 60GB Solid State Drive Review

Today we have another SandForce-based solid state drive one the testing block. These new SandForce drives have been flooding the market lately and are bringing incredible speeds with them. Today we will be looking at the 60GB Agility 2 from OCZ; we actually took a look at the original Agility back in October. This 60GB version is part of the extended series which reduces the over provisioning of flash on the drive for more storage capacity. The 60GB size is perfect for anyone looking to get into a solid state drive without dropping a ton of money. Let’s take a look…

Special thanks to OCZ for providing us with the Agility 2 60GB solid state drive to review.

Features & Specifications
Available in 40GB to 480GB capacities
Native TRIM support
Seek Time: .1ms
Slim 2.5″ Design
99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3mm
Lightweight: 77g
Operating Temp: 0°C ~ 70°C
Storage Temp: -45°C ~ +85°C
Low Power Consumption: 2W in operation,
.5W in standby
Shock Resistant up to 1500G
RAID Support
Included 3.5″ Desktop adapter bracket
Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, Mac OS X and Linux
MTBF: 2 million hours
3-Year Warranty

Part Numbers
40GB – OCZSSD2-2AGT40G
50GB – OCZSSD2-2AGT50G
100GB – OCZSSD2-2AGT100G
200GB – OCZSSD2-2AGT200G
400GB – OCZSSD2-2AGT400G

Extended Capacities
60GB – OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G
90GB – OCZSSD2-2AGTE90G
120GB – OCZSSD2-2AGTE120G
180GB – OCZSSD2-2AGTE180G
240GB – OCZSSD2-2AGTE240G
480GB – OCZSSD2-2AGTE480G

40GB Max Performance
Max Read: up to 280 MB/s
Max Write: up to 270 MB/s
Sustained Write: up to 200 MB/s
Random Write 4k (Aligned): 10,000 IOPS

50-240GB Max Performance
Max Read: up to 285MB/s
Max Write: up to 275MB/s
Sustained Write: up to 250MB/s
Random Write 4KB (Aligned): 10,000 IOPS

400-480GB Max Performance
Max Read: up to 250MB/s
Max Write: up to 240MB/s
Sustained Write: up to 200MB/s
Random Write 4KB (Aligned): 10,000 IOPS

Packaging
The Agility 2 comes in OCZ’s typical solid state drive packaging, which we have become very accustomed to. On the front there is a picture of the drive along with the capacity listing. On the back there is a little bit of information about the drive and a list of specifications.

 

Opening the package up the drive is nicely protected inside. Along with the drive inside you will find a mounting bracket, mounting hardware, user’s guide and a cool sticker that says, “My SSD is faster than your HDD”. I really like that OCZ does include the mounting bracket as many cases still do not have mounting systems for 2.5-inch drives.

 

View an array of videos covering the all new Intel® Core™ processor family launch

What Is the Core i7?

Intel's new processors bring revolutionary changes to CPU architecture.

Intel’s Core i7 processors are based on the Penryn manufacturing process the company introduced last year, but otherwise there are few similarities with the Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, and Core 2 Extreme lines.

To begin with, Core i7 processors won’t fit in familiar LGA775 motherboard chip sockets—the kind that have been the Intel norm for years now. Core i7 chips require the new, larger LGA1366 socket, which means, yes, you’ll need another motherboard. (At the time the Core i7 CPU debuted, only Intel’s own X58 chipset supported the chips.) Plus, Core i7 doesn’t support DDR2 memory—it’s DDR3 or nothing. And the memory’s voltage should top out at 1.65 volts; anything higher may damage the processor.

While these may seem like inconveniences, they don’t come without benefits. Intel crams some 731 million transistors into each of these chips, but that’s only the first of the key new features Core i7 processors introduce:

• Whereas the memory controller, the element that governs memory I/O, used to be on a separate chip, it’s now located directly on the processor itself, thus improving communications between those two key components.
• That memory controller no longer supports two channels of memory—it supports three. So instead of using two DIMMs to get a dual-channel performance boost, you’ll now need three to derive the benefits of triple-channel memory technology.
• The memory controller, all four processing cores, and all caches (including an 8MB shared L3 cache) are located on one die.
• Not up to overclocking a processor on your own? Let the chip do it for you! If you don’t need to use all of the processing cores at any given time, the ones you don’t need will turn off, reducing heat outlay, and automatically bump up the remaining cores’ potential.

Also new to Core i7 is the elimination of the front-side bus (FSB). Core i7 processors employ a new technology, the Intel QuickPath Interconnect, for increased bandwidth and reduced latency. Hyper-Threading has also been reintroduced into the line, so each core can process two threads simultaneously—making eight-core processing a reality. And in case that’s not enough multiprocessing for you, the technology can support as many as eight physical cores, meaning that 16-core processing might not be that far away.

Read our Core i7 reviews...

iPhone 4 is not 4G at all!

With all these iPhone news around, please don’t get yourself confused. This new iPhone 4 doesn’t mean it is a 4G phone. The only 4G phone as of the moment is the HTC EVO 4G. It is being powered by Sprint mobile that uses WiMax, the only network provider that offers 4G. iPhone 4 is being powered by AT&T as Apple is being tied up with it for at least another 2 years.

This new iPhone 4 has a lot of great features to offer though compared to the 3G’s. It has 2 cameras now, one with 5x digital zoom. It has longer battery life than previous Apple iPhone units and it promises 7 hours of 3G talk time plus it is the thinnest phone in the planet so far with only 9.3mm thick.

This new iPhone is available at different online stores now, particularly Apple’s official website. Pre-selling is only available to Japan, US, UK, France and Germany for now. The 16GB model can be bought for $199 and the 32GB model is priced at $299

Eye-Fi truly makes your photos fly (and you can win one)

Eye-Fi truly makes your photos fly (and you can win one)

Eye-Fi truly makes your photos fly (and you can win one)

I believe that as some point in the future, digital cameras, mobile phones and GPS navigation devices will merge into one connected multi-purpose device. You’ll be able to put images and videos online as soon as your take them, and tweet about them without having to look for cables or having to remove the memory card from your GPS-cam-phone-gadget-thingy. We may not be there quite yet, but the Eye-Fi card definitely gives your current digital camera a head start.

Eye-Fi is a wireless SD memory card with up to 4GB of memory PLUS built-in Wi-Fi. Just turn your camera on to effortlessly transfer photos and videos from your camera to your computer and favorite web sharing site (like Flickr & Facebook).

No more cables

I have two small kids, so I take tons of pictures. Every few months I collect them from the three(!) digital cameras my wife and I own and put them into Picasa. I hate having to open up the battery compartments to take out the memory cards and putting them into my computer’s card reader. I know it’s a major improvement over film rolls, but it’s still a lot of fuzz. I’ve given up on cables altogether because I have so many devices it takes forever to find the right one.

By the time I get the images on my PC it makes little sense to upload them to Flickr. Flickr to me is like a blog, but with photos. If it’s old, it shouldn’t be in your photostream. That’s why I thought the Eye-Fi would be great for me. The Eye-Fi is an SD(HC) memory card that stores your images like any other card would do. But it also has a built-in wireless network adapter which it uses to instantly publish your images online. I’d been meaning to try it, so I was very happy when they recently sent me a review unit.

Testing with the Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

I was amazed by how easy it was to set up. the Eye-Fi comes bundled with a small card reader, and the software you need is on the card itself. It’s very self-explanatory and it took me two minutes to set up te card for use with my wifi network. It then instructed me to pop the card into a camera and take some pictures. That’s when I hit a little snag. None of my not-so-new cameras would accept SDHC cards. Fortunately, this provided me with the perfect excuse to borrow my sister in law’s brand new Canon SX110 and use it to play with the Eye-Fi. And I found both of them to be very impressive.

How it works

When you first put the card into your PC, you enter your network’s details and your account info for the services you want to use. I set it up to publish images to Flickr and videos to YouTube. Once that is done you can turn off your computer. Pop the card back into your camera, and it’ll connect to your wifi and upload as you take new images. This happens quite fast with stills, but I found videos to take a little while. The problem with this is that the card needs to be powered to work. If your camera goes to sleep after some time to preserve battery power you may need to dive into the device’s settings to set a longer timeout.

Eye-Fi Manager

If you do leave your computer on, you’ll be able to track the card’s activity. Seconds after you press the shutter, the image pops up in the bundled software, is stored on your PC for safe keeping. Eye-Fi automatically backs up and organizes your photos and videos on your computer in date-based folders. If your camera is out of your network’s range the images will be processed when you get back within about 30 mtr of your access point. If nothing else, this makes it the easiest way to get images from the camera. But there’s more.

Twitter notifications

One feature I particularly liked was the ability to set up Twitter notifications. If I’d had this card at WordCamp a few weeks ago I could have set it up so it’d use the venue’s wifi to upload my photos to flickr and tweet about them using the event’s hashtag. All I’d need to do was take snapshots.

Impressed

The Eye-Fi is one of the most innovative things I’ve ever used. It’s amazing that they’ve fit a wifi adapter inside something as small as an SD card. It provides a glimpse into a future where all devices are connected and you can buy one right now.

You can win one!

Here’s your chance to make your photos fly too. The Eye-Fi people are giving away 12 Eye-Fi cards to reader of this and other blogs. You can enter by doing one of two things.

• Leave a comment on this post
• Tweet a message containing the hashtag “#eye-fi” with a link back to this post

4G Technology Review

4G which stands as Fourth Generation is the upcoming next generation technology which will wipe its predecessor 3G out of the surface of the world. The 4G technology has promised to offer widespread, complete and invulnerable all-IP (Internet Protocol) based services example of such services are high quality multimedia streaming, enhanced gaming services, super fast broadband Internet access, IP telephony and etc. All these and many more facilities will soon be available to people all around the world by this groundbreaking technology.
4G which is also be referred as “International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced” in short IMT Advanced promises to have a targeted maximum data speed up to around 100 mega bytes per second for outdoor users like instant access to Internet by mobiles or smartphones and for indoor users like the LAN (Local Area Network) users the data speed would be around 1 Giga bytes per second, for both the mobile or fixed stationed Internet users this type of higher speed, which has never before, is truly awesome and mind-blowing. Also up to 40 mega hertz of scalable bandwidth must be provided, according to ITU requirements. The frequency-domain equalization policy has removed the CDMA spectrum radio technology that was being used by the IS-95 and 3G stations.
The reason behind the development of 4G is to provide accommodation for the required Qos and rate that was set as requirements by the advanced growth of current 3G applications such as, mobile TV, wireless broadband service, video chat, MMS that stands for Multimedia Messaging Service and also the famous HDTV contents. The fourth generation technology may also provide wireless LAN roaming and may also intermingle with systems that are used for digital video broadcasting.
Here are the main objectives that 4G will offer when after it is fully developed.
100mbps would be the normal data rate for the users who are not stationary and moving at high speeds and 1gbps would be the maximum data rate when the user is indoor or at a fixed position.
Bandwidth flexibility, between 5 to 20 mega hertz maximum up to 40 mega hertz
Worldwide roaming over multiple networks and flawless connectivity
Spectral efficiency downlink up to 3 bit/s/Hz/cell and for fixed or indoor usage 2.25 bit/s/Hz/cell
All-IP based network means packet switched network
There are many other objectives that the 4G working group has set to attain.
Sprint is providing 3G and 4G data plan in limited cities in the US and offers speed up to 10 mega bytes per second.

What Is The 4G Wireless Technology?- A Basic Information

We have seen and use the 2G (second generation) technology and 3G (third generation) technology. They are some old and current technologies for internet. When the speed and reliability of 2G was not enough, the 3G technology was developed. This 3G technology offered the world with new possibilities of using internet. With faster speed and greater reliable network than 2G, the 3G surely satisfied many users around the world. However, in this day and age, the demand for internet has become much greater. People are now seeking for more speed, good reliability and good network as the current facilities are not enough. This growing demand has become too much pressure on 3G and it is now unable to hold anymore stress. Therefore, a new generation technology, a successor of 3G technology is now being developed. It is a 4G or fourth generation wireless technology.
It is being said that the 4G technology will greatly surpass the 3G in every way. Its introduction will offer a greater capacity, even faster speed and more reliable networks. The 4G wireless technology will also offer a greater coverage which even 3G was unable to do. It doesn’t matter whether you are traveling or you are in a far away location, the 4G will surely enable you to access internet from any device which support internet. This means that, not only you can access faster speed from home, but also you can enjoy the faster speed from your mobile phones. Currently, many mobile operators are in a process of changing their networks according to 4G technology so they can provide 4G service ASAP. Some operators will use WiMAX and some will be operating the LTE technology.
WiMAX And LTE
WiMAX or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, some sort of a faster Wi-Fi, is a technology which comes under the brand of 4G technology. WiMAX have its own benefits but it will most beneficial for only those mobile operators who are using latest spectrum bands.
LTE or lont-term evolution is also another technology which comes under the brand of 4G technology. It is very similar to WiMAX. Upgrading the current 3G networks to LTE is easier than upgrading to WiMAX and it is capable to giving a full support to the spectrum bands.
There is not much of difference between the WiMAX and LTE. Both of these technologies are a part of 4G. Thus, we can understand that both of these technologies will offer a greater speed.
The speed of 4G technology is it important feature. The researchers have found that it is capable of providing a maximum speed of 1GBps when the user is not in motion and 100MBps when user is in a high speed motion. The connection and network of 4G will be uninterrupted, smooth and reliable. With such a great technology, users can enjoy the speed, like that of broadband connections, even in mobile. The introduction of this technology will revolutionize the world of internet. Two-way communication in audio and video, HD video streamings, high-speed data transfer, higher bandwidth and many other services will be possible.
The benefits of 4G wireless technology are endless and it will offer such a service which is beyond human expectations. Soon this technology will be available to you and then you will be to access internet from any device and from anywhere.

4G Wireless Network Technology

The name 4G is for further advance invention in wireless networks likely mobile phones to the up coming generation. One contributor in several parts of United States of America only offered it in 2009. Un till now no company contracted to represent 4G mobiles technology, currently it is just only a market term.
The alphabet “G” in term 4G means generation, in wireless networks like cellular phones using “G” technology from last 20 to 30 years. The technology o 1G occupied the first commonly existing cellular phones, the launched of 2G technology in begin of year 1990 brought a digital format of text messaging. After introduced of 3G technology which also brought a great option to carry data or improved info-services of how to carry websites in the original form. Now day’s iPhone is the latest and well-recognized exemplar of 3G mobile technology.
Un till now 4G mobiles is not set up as a contract. Therefore the appearance of 4G merely a market term and somewhat necessities. There should be safe and secure connection of 4G because if it’s high rate data transfer speed. An additional objective is to provide good network coverage because some time it causes trouble when it is use between several network-covered areas. An IP address based network programs should use in 4G mobile technologies for using Internet services.
The two foremost system Wimax and Clearwire, are using 4G mobile technologies within the boundaries of United States of America, a organization where major part of proprietor is Sprint Nextel. In 2008 at Baltimore it was the start of testing services further they planned to spread it out in markets in 2009. So they set up a plan to provide coverage up to 80 cities till end of 2010.
Generally Verizon backs the competitor methods, durable Evolution or LTE. It was probably anticipated that they make it prepared for testing in 2010 but due to the LTE sponsor prevail over some inconvenience by providing higher speed and manufacturing contemptible equipments, it will launch for common usage in 2012.
The Fourth Generation mobile technologies will be commonly used in cellular phones and also in computers for using Internet services. In areas having good network coverage can also avail the services of connection of home broadband without installing any cables and wires. The 4G wireless connections can be easily carried to everywhere for using Internet services and can it use when you are hanging out with friends, airports, subways, and coffee café.

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PDF 7.1 Build 342 Multilanguage

doPDF 7.1 Build 342 | 3.9 MB

doPDF - a PDF converter for use in commercial and personal purposes. Using doPDF you can create PDF files by selecting the Print command from virtually any application. With one click you can create PDF files from documents format Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint, as well as from e-mail and your favorite Web sites.

Key Features doPDF:
- DoPDF can be installed in 64-bit operating system.
- No third-party programs to create PDF files.
- Custom solution. You can choose any resolution from 72 dpi to 2400 dpi.
- Target / custom page size. Select fixed or set your own page size.
- Search in PDF. You can search for text in the generated PDF file.
- Multilingual interface. Select language user interface in 20 languages currently supported (there are Russian and Ukrainian).

doPDF6 installed as a virtual PDF printer driver so after a successful installation it appears in the list of your printers and faxes. To create a PDF file, you only need to print a document on a free do PDF converter. Open a document (with Microsoft Word, WordPad, NotePad or any otherapplication), click Print and select doPDF printer. The program will ask you where to save PDF file, and after she finished writing the file, PDF file will automatically open in your default program for viewing PDF files.

The main advantages of using this free PDF converter:
• It is free - both for commercial and for personal use
• Supports 64-bit - can be installed on 64-bit operating system
• No Ghostscript - does not require third-party programs to create PDF files (like Ghostscript). This makes the installation file incredibly small in comparison with their competitors.
• Customizable resolution - you can choose any resolution from 72 dpi to 2400 dpi
• Target / custom page sizes - choose a fixed page size (Letter, Legal, A4, A5, A6, ...) or ask your own page size
• Search in the PDF - you can search for text in the generated PDF file (search engine also indexes the text from the PDF)
• Multi-language - choose a language for the user interface in 20 languages currently supported (Action)
• Contribute to the preservation of the planet - instead of using paper to print documents, why not create a PDF file and save a few trees for the planet?
• Uses almost any computer resources - compared to other free PDF converters, doPDF use almost any memory or CPU when converting to PDF.

What's New in This Release:
- doPDF 7.1 build 342 is now available, this only contains a small fix as crashes occurred when creating PDF files with OpenType fonts and embedding those

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Windows XP SP3 VL Echo 5.2 FIX (2010) File size: 618 MB

Windows XP SP3 VL Echo 5.2 FIX (2010)
File size: 618 MB

Developer: Microsoft
Year: 2010
Tablet: not required
Interface Language: Multilanguage
File Format: .rar / .tib
Platform / OS: x86/Win XP
File size: 618 MB

The universal image of the system partition to restore to any computer, regardless of what equipment it is installed.

System requirements: Standard for Windows XP

Offline
* Automatic Updates
* Desktop Cleanup Wizard runs every 60 days. After restoring the image to start Windows XP Desktop Cleanup Wizard, and appears on the desktop, find unused shortcuts.

Integrated; driver for AHCI / SATA controller
* AMD / Ati 7xx 05-14-2009, v3.1.1547.124
* Intel ICH7/8/9/10 06-04-2009 v8.9.0.1023
required to install Windows XP LiveCD Reversion

Additional information
Update 07/11/2009
in the operating system does not curtailed.
Enterprise edition.
There are no changes in the interface.
image of Acronis True Image Echo Workstation 9.7 [8.206].
TCP / IP connections increased to 1000.

disabled
search for drivers in Windows Update
system recovery
Windows firewall
checking the digital signature drivers

instructions
Installation youtube.com / watch? v = WebBXT8Mju8
restore without losing data youtube.com / watch? v = 6O01sAO52cs

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Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX 10.0.32.18
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin 10.0.32.18
Anti-banner for Opera 2.02 188.0 kB
AusLogics Disk Defrag version 2.0 5.9 MB
ESET NOD32 Antivirus [Russian] 3.0.684.0 26.8 MB
Foxit Reader 3.0 Build 1817 Pro Rus 12.7 MB
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 5.4.4 5.4.4 61.2 MB
Microsoft Office - Professional Edition version 2003 [Russian] 11.0.7969.0 - Office 2003 SP2 179.8 MB
Microsoft Visual C + + 2005 Redistributable 8.0.56336 5.2 MB
MSXML 4.0 SP3 Parser 4.30.2100.0 2.9 MB
Nero 8 Micro v8.2.8.0 18.2 MB
Opera 10.10 10.10 25.4 Mb
WebFldrs XP [Russian] 9.50.7523
Windows Internet Explorer 8 20090308.140743 4.2 MB
WinRAR archiver 3.9 MB
Zune Desktop Theme 1.0.5341.0 2.5 MB
Fix for Windows XP (KB942288-v3) 3
Fix for Windows XP (KB952287) 1
Fix for Windows XP (KB970653-v3) 3
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 8
Security Update for Windows XP
Socrates Personal 4.1 3.0 MB

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