On Our Desk - 11 - bit-tech.net Forums

Bindibadgi · 20th Jul 2008, 00:18

http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2008/07...-our-desk-11/1

What is on our desk? This time round we've got hold of a bunch of USB keys, a copy of Zombie Fluxx and a USB powered game of Whac-a-mole and some stylish hard drive enclosures. How do we rate this wondrous bounty? Find out within!

bowman · 20th Jul 2008, 00:28

Those drive enclosures look awesome.

Krikkit · 20th Jul 2008, 00:44

I love the "On Our Desk" stuff, it's awesome to see little bits of kit.

I want Zombie Fluxx now! I'm gonna have to pick that up for uni play this year. Loving the pictures of H getting flustered too!

As far as the flash drives go, and the argument of Voyager vs. Voyager GT, the GT is much faster when you have a bigger file. Try it with a 2GB .rar file and the difference becomes more apparent.

wolfticket · 20th Jul 2008, 00:54

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Originally Posted by bowman

Those drive enclosures look awesome.

It's a shame they are pleather. Not that I'm a big fan of leather, but pretending to be leather puts me right off.

Sparrowhawk · 20th Jul 2008, 03:04

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Originally Posted by bowman

Those drive enclosures look awesome.

Shame there is not more pictures of them. Perhaps with something to give a sense of size?

NoahFuLing · 20th Jul 2008, 04:16

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Originally Posted by Krikkit

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As far as the flash drives go, and the argument of Voyager vs. Voyager GT, the GT is much faster when you have a bigger file. Try it with a 2GB .rar file and the difference becomes more apparent.

Krikkit is right - I have had both drives (in the various capacities as time went on), and the GT is faster than the non-GT by a noticeable margin. If you don't believe me, there are plenty of tests out there to prove it.

Also, these drives are definitely waterproof. Again, outside reviews confirm this, but I can also attest to it. When I got one, I thought, "I'll try to take good care of it." A month later, I brought it into the shower by leaving it in the pocket of my bathing suit. It survived, with no ill effects.

I always enjoy these conglomeration-style reviews, small products don't need individual articles and it's fun reading about wildly different products at once (what the heck is that thing with the colored nubs?).

Kylevdm · 20th Jul 2008, 04:35

zombie flux is awesome!! :P Simple and easy to learn but still fun, especially when Jamie has to GROWL lol

klutch4891 · 20th Jul 2008, 06:29

I like the look of those enclosures, especially the IBB-285, but I can't seem to find them for sale in the US. Does anyone know of sites that sell them?

zr_ox · 20th Jul 2008, 07:04

I have to say that I can vouch for the Corsair Flash Voyager, mine died however after it's 6th trip through the washing machine and tumble dryer. Not many that would still be alive after 1 weekly wash cycle.

The mini voyager looks just the thing for the GF, many thanks Bit-tech.

These "Bit's" seem to have fallen by the wayside as of late, I always enjoy them since you manage to digg out some really interesting things. Keep up the great work!

p.s. any chance you could without breaking any NDA's tell me when you expect to have the P45 review (*cough* Abit IP45 Pro*Cough)

Cadillac Ferd · 20th Jul 2008, 08:49

OH GOD HE WAS SERIOUS ABOUT THE MUFFIN REFERENCES!

... I wish my desk accumulated little techie trinkets instead of stacks of papers and work!

konsta · 20th Jul 2008, 10:13

It would be really good to get some idea of the dimensions of those enclosures when they are all sealed up...a comparison shot with a WD passport drive would have been really nice.

Cupboard · 20th Jul 2008, 12:29

Woohoo on our desk has returned!
Fluxx is an awesome game, great to play with a load of other like-minded people (read geeks) and Zombie Fluxx just looks like cheesecake

My el cheapo usb hard drive enclosure from eBay suits me fine - it even has a quick-swap mechanism due to me losing the screws for it and securing the lid with electrical tape.

Herbicide · 20th Jul 2008, 12:54

OK, who else has just gone and bough Zombie Fluxx?

(from ebay though, as I wasn't paying the daft money for postage (£5) + small order charge (£4) of the listed supplier.)

Juppun · 20th Jul 2008, 16:53

Nice to see On Our Desk making a return. Keep it coming if possible

That Corsair Voyager Mini looks nice, might have to pick up one. Same goes for the HDD Enclosures.

dragontail · 20th Jul 2008, 22:26

Being a fan of the original Fluxx, they couldn't have made Zombie Fluxx any better. It's just that much better than the original as it somehow manages to feel less like luck when you win. I mean, the one thing about the original was that it was too much luck based. Also having Zombies ain't so bad, you can still win with Zombie Baseball Team :P

[USRF]Obiwan · 21st Jul 2008, 10:53

So... Thats what they do at the BT office, looking like zombies and player card games all day instead of writing a review of the next gen mobo or cpu cooler. shame on you!

pendragon · 21st Jul 2008, 18:17

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Originally Posted by bowman

Those drive enclosures look awesome.

I completely agree! I hope they make one with an eSATA connection at some point.. that would be terrific

OleJ · 22nd Jul 2008, 13:41

Long time no see for this great category. Keep it up guys

Ghys · 22nd Jul 2008, 14:17

Tough job Joe,right ?

Bauul · 24th Jul 2008, 11:37

Fast Show reference, for the win!

Dissing ma USB Whac-A-Mole, fail! Last time I buy you novelty Tiwanese desk accessories. Now what to do with the USB powered tanning booth I just bought?

20th Jul 2008, 00:18	#1
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,280	On Our Desk - 11 http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2008/07...-our-desk-11/1 What is on our desk? This time round we've got hold of a bunch of USB keys, a copy of Zombie Fluxx and a USB powered game of Whac-a-mole and some stylish hard drive enclosures. How do we rate this wondrous bounty? Find out within! __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

20th Jul 2008, 00:44	#3
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,204	I love the "On Our Desk" stuff, it's awesome to see little bits of kit. I want Zombie Fluxx now! I'm gonna have to pick that up for uni play this year. Loving the pictures of H getting flustered too! As far as the flash drives go, and the argument of Voyager vs. Voyager GT, the GT is much faster when you have a bigger file. Try it with a 2GB .rar file and the difference becomes more apparent. __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...

20th Jul 2008, 04:35	#7
Kylevdm geeky modder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 323	zombie flux is awesome!! :P Simple and easy to learn but still fun, especially when Jamie has to GROWL lol __________________ Project: Shiny Destiny :: Project: Tri-box Supported by DangerDen and MNPCTECH :: Project: Deadline Cosmos S, Asus P6T Deluxe V2, i7 920, 6GB Crucial Balistix Tracers, 2x Samsung F1 1TB Twitter :: Kyle van der Merwe:: The Mod Brothers

20th Jul 2008, 06:29	#8
klutch4891 Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dallas Posts: 384	I like the look of those enclosures, especially the IBB-285, but I can't seem to find them for sale in the US. Does anyone know of sites that sell them? __________________ Mobo: XFX 680i CPU: Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz RAM: 4GB G. Skill PC6400 GPU: MSI 8800GTS 512, XFX 8600GT (PhysX) HDD: Seagate 7200.10 250GB (Windows 7), Samsung Spinpoint 40GB (Storage), Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB (Storage) Case: Coolermaster Cosmos Displays: Samsung 2343BWX, Samsung 906BW, and a Samsung LN32A450

20th Jul 2008, 07:04	#9
zr_ox Whooolapoook Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Stalking Orco Posts: 1,117	I have to say that I can vouch for the Corsair Flash Voyager, mine died however after it's 6th trip through the washing machine and tumble dryer. Not many that would still be alive after 1 weekly wash cycle. The mini voyager looks just the thing for the GF, many thanks Bit-tech. These "Bit's" seem to have fallen by the wayside as of late, I always enjoy them since you manage to digg out some really interesting things. Keep up the great work! p.s. any chance you could without breaking any NDA's tell me when you expect to have the P45 review (cough Abit IP45 Pro*Cough) __________________ 0ptimizm :PC under review

20th Jul 2008, 00:28	#2
bowman Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 249	Those drive enclosures look awesome.

20th Jul 2008, 08:49	#10
Cadillac Ferd Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maaaaryland, USA Posts: 219	OH GOD HE WAS SERIOUS ABOUT THE MUFFIN REFERENCES! ... I wish my desk accumulated little techie trinkets instead of stacks of papers and work!

20th Jul 2008, 10:13	#11
konsta Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 92	It would be really good to get some idea of the dimensions of those enclosures when they are all sealed up...a comparison shot with a WD passport drive would have been really nice.

20th Jul 2008, 12:29	#12
Cupboard I'm not a modder. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bury St Edmunds/Durham Uni Posts: 1,847	Woohoo on our desk has returned! Fluxx is an awesome game, great to play with a load of other like-minded people (read geeks) and Zombie Fluxx just looks like cheesecake My el cheapo usb hard drive enclosure from eBay suits me fine - it even has a quick-swap mechanism due to me losing the screws for it and securing the lid with electrical tape. __________________ i7 920, 8800GTS 512, 6GB Corsair all in an Intel DX58SO; 3*320GB RAID5; CM Stacker Samsung Q45.

20th Jul 2008, 12:54	#13
Herbicide Wants some round tuits Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ask Heisenberg Posts: 1,401	OK, who else has just gone and bough Zombie Fluxx? (from ebay though, as I wasn't paying the daft money for postage (£5) + small order charge (£4) of the listed supplier.) __________________ Pauli wanted nothing to do with it. Flickr \| Soup \| Twitter

20th Jul 2008, 16:53	#14
Juppun Run Sackboy Run! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: London Posts: 675	Nice to see On Our Desk making a return. Keep it coming if possible That Corsair Voyager Mini looks nice, might have to pick up one. Same goes for the HDD Enclosures. __________________ Workstation: Mac Pro [ 23.2Ghz, 8GB, 3TB, 8800GT ] SR80i. Rig:* Antec P182 [ P5N32-E SLi, Q6600 G0, HX620W, 4GB, Raptor X, 8800GTX OC ACS3, 8600GT, X-Fi XtremeMusic ] Z-5500. Flickr\| PSN/XBL: OrcaGT

20th Jul 2008, 22:26	#15
dragontail 7-2 offsuit Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Belfast/Cambridge Posts: 1,389	Being a fan of the original Fluxx, they couldn't have made Zombie Fluxx any better. It's just that much better than the original as it somehow manages to feel less like luck when you win. I mean, the one thing about the original was that it was too much luck based. Also having Zombies ain't so bad, you can still win with Zombie Baseball Team :P __________________ Project COMTAR Acoustic Guitar, meet Mini-ITX *[ * * * * * * * * ]* MBP 15" \| Dell 2408WFP

21st Jul 2008, 10:53	#16
[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,220	So... Thats what they do at the BT office, looking like zombies and player card games all day instead of writing a review of the next gen mobo or cpu cooler. shame on you! __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

22nd Jul 2008, 13:41	#18
OleJ Me! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,986	Long time no see for this great category. Keep it up guys __________________ Quickr! Clickr to my Flickr! Canon camera stuff. Some aluminium PC, an HTPC and a MBP 17"..

22nd Jul 2008, 14:17	#19
Ghys DUHHHH Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 2,592	Tough job Joe,right ? __________________ Phenom X3 720 Black Edition @ 3.4Ghz - Asus M3N72-D SLI - 4GB PC6400 - MSI GTX260 216 - RAID0 37gb Raptors - 2x 500GB - Corsair TX850 - Samsung 2233RZ 120hz cheesecake - Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bits Kids ! The Samsung 2233RZ is the solution to all your problems in life ! That is, of course, if your biggest concern is not sucking at FPS games

24th Jul 2008, 11:37	#20
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	Fast Show reference, for the win! Dissing ma USB Whac-A-Mole, fail! Last time I buy you novelty Tiwanese desk accessories. Now what to do with the USB powered tanning booth I just bought? __________________ Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 Ghz \| 1Gb + 2x512Mb Corsair DDR2 667 Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512Mb\| WD Raptor 36Gb, Seagate 300Gb \| Asus P5LD2 SE Ibanez RG 470 Japanese Edition \| 1991 Japanese Lo-TRS Tremolo \| V7 S1 Custom V8 HSH Pickups