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Sades Frost Staff Optical Mechanical Keyboard Review – LK Optical Switch

Marvin Gabriel

Today, we’re going to review the Sades Frost Staff Mechanical Keyboard, a mechanical keyboard that uses a very interesting LK Optical Switch that features a 0.2ms key response time, reduced travel distance of 3mm and 100 million clicks lifespan. With these set of characteristics, the Sades Frost Staff provides that fast and responsive keystrokes that gamers always look for that you won’t typically get from a standard mechanical keyboard out in the market. MY EARLY BREAKDOWN Pros: Fast and responsive LK optical blue switch, Unique frost staff design Cons: Flex on the…

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SpecterPro 34UW100 Ultrawide Monitor Review

Marvin Gabriel

Today, after a few weeks of testing, I’m finally giving you guys my full review of the SpecterPro 34UW100, an ultrawide monitor that features a 1440p curved VA panel, 100hz refresh rate, 5ms of response time and decent RGB color accuracy.  If you haven’t watched my unboxing, assembly and first impressions of this monitor, you can check it out here so that you can have an idea of what you’re getting. MY EARLY BREAKDOWN Pros: Affordable for its specifications, Decent display quality with acceptable color accuracy, Immersive 1500R curved panel, Great…

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Tenda Nova MW3 Mesh WiFi System Review and Setup Guide

Marvin Gabriel

One of the most overlooked aspect of a home office workspace is the quality of the internet coverage across all corners of the space, I know because for the longest time we’ve been using just the default modem-router of our chosen ISP. While the default device works and should suffice a small space, having a better reception around the house is a must. So today, we’re taking a look at a budget mesh WiFi system in the form of the Tenda Nova MW3. MY EARLY BREAKDOWN Pros: Affordable, Easy to set…

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Transcend ESD240C Portable SSD 120GB Review

Marvin Gabriel

Today, we have yet another Transcend Solid State Drive to review, we have here the 120GB version of the Transcend ESD240C, a portable SSD in a very small and slim form factor. With the advancement of technology that allows manufacturers to fabricate solid state drives in an even smaller form factor than we have before, they are able to produce super slim drives that appeals to people who like to work on-the-go. With a very small footprint, bringing an SSD like the Transcend ESD240C is quite convenient and since this…

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Rakk Kaptan Gaming Mouse Review – Best Rakk Gaming Mouse!

Marvin Gabriel

Rakk Gears has continuously been improving their products lately with the release of a bunch of new models that appeals to a variety of users. They’ve recently released a combination of budget mechanical keyboard and a mouse targeted towards iCafe owners with the Rakk Tandus and Rakk Dasig and also released their current flagship mechanical keyboard which I reviewed recently, the very popular and highly touted as one of the best budget mechanical keyboard out in the market, the Rakk Lam-Ang Pro. They’ve also released a budget case in the…

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Transcend PCI-E SSD 220S M.2 Review

Marvin Gabriel

For today’s review, we’re going to take a look at the Transcend PCI-E SSD 220S Storage Device, it is currently available in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB variant but what we have here today is the 256GB variant that is rated up to 3,500 MB/s Read and 1,100 MB/s Write speed. These numbers are way over the usual speed you’re going to get from SATA drives because it is using a different interface. PCI-E drives like this utilizes the PCI Express Gen3 x4 interface supported by the latest NVMe standard allowing…

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Transcend ESD240C Portable SSD 240GB Review – Compact and Stylish!

Marvin Gabriel

With the vast availability and increasing popularity of portable storage devices, most importantly those blazing fast external SSDs, sometimes it’s hard to pick what’s the best solution for one’s particular needs and use case scenario. Some people need a ton of space to store their Steam library for fast load times and portable gaming, some needs just enough space for quick transferring of files, while others prefer a faster drive for productivity like myself as a content creator. But with the advancement in technology, most of the latest portable SSDs…

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Moon Landing 1969 165 Key XDA Profile PBT Keycaps Review

Marvin Gabriel

Some of you guys are asking me to review keycaps as well so today we’re taking a look at the Moon landing 1969 165 keys keycap set from Banggood.com, these are PBT keycaps with dye sublimated characters in an XDA Profile. The Moon landing 1969 165 Keycap set has all the keys you need for any type of layout and it also features the XDA profile which has this nice uniform height and a large surface area for a more comfortable typing experience.  MY EARLY BREAKDOWN Pros: Complete set for any…

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SpecterPro 34UW100 Monitor Unboxing, Assembly and Overview

Marvin Gabriel

SpecterPro has been constantly releasing and improving their monitors in terms of design, specifications and overall performance. They’ve already released a bunch of monitors from 19 inches up to 32 inches in different categories such as flat and curved and for specific application such as productivity and gaming. Flat IPS panels for productivity and curved VA panels with high refresh rate for gaming, but what got my attention as a content creator is their recently released 30 and 34 inches ultrawide monitors. Luckily, EasyPC reached out and sent me the…

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Durgod Gemini K520 Nebula Mechanical Keyboard Review + Havit KC22 Keycaps

Marvin Gabriel

Today, we’re finally doing another keyboard review, I’ve missed it actually so It’s nice to get back to it. We’re going to do an unboxing and review of the Durgod Gemini K520 Nebula, a keyboard that I think is one of the best when it comes to RGB lighting implementation because of the cool edge lighting partnered with the highly customizable Durgod Zeus Engine. We’re also going to install the Havit KC22 PBT Pudding keycaps on this keyboard to build the ultimate RGB Mechanical Keyboard. With that said, let’s get…

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Tecware Phantom Elite 87 Keys Unboxing and Overview

Marvin Gabriel

With the success of the full-sized Tecware Phantom Elite which I think is still the best budget full-sized keyboard here in the Philippines, it is inevitable that we see the release of its smaller but similarly capable brother, the Phantom Elite 87 Keys. SPECIFICATIONS Switch puller / Keycap puller includedDoubleshot ABS keycaps included87 + 4 Switches includedFloating keys designBlack body / Gunmetal backplate87 keys Tenkeyless key layout6 key rollover / NKRO1000Hz report rate11 Multimedia keysWindows key disableFlip feet with rubber1.8m braided USB cable1.26Kg weightRGB lighting with 18 Preset lighting modesSpectrum…

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Rakk Kaptan Gaming Mouse Unboxing and Quick Overview

Marvin Gabriel

The first time I saw the upcoming mouse from Rakk Gears was in the Mech Collective 2019 event last june. But before that, there were a lot of teaser images, leaks and stuff like that made me interested in a mouse more than what a mechanical keyboard does to me. When I finally held it in my hands I felt like it has a lot of potential for being the best mouse Rakk Gears has to offer and that it could be a good companion for my Rakk Lam-Ang Pro.…

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SpecterPro XT27Q Gaming Monitor Review

Marvin Gabriel

Back in the day, getting a high resolution, high refresh rate, curved monitor will cost you an arm and a leg from various big named brands and it was only a dream for some to get a hold of one. But nowadays, thanks to new brands coming out competing in the budget to midrange market, we now have a wide range of cheap high specced monitors at a fraction of the price. There might be some compromises to cut the corners to accomodate the budget price but the display and…

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ASUS ZenScreen Touch MB16AMT Portable Monitor Review

Marvin Gabriel

Imagine you’re a professional who always brings your laptop anywhere you go and frequently having meetings, bringing a secondary monitor allows you to share your ideas to other people without having to share your main display with some confidential data that you otherwise wouldn’t want others to see. Or maybe you’re a photographer wanting to preview your shots in a larger display while at the same time sharing the image with your model so she can adjust her posing on-the-fly. Or perhaps, you’re an  on-site video editor for events and…

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Kailh Switches Review and Teardown – Kailh Switch Tester!

Marvin Gabriel

As I dig deeper with mechanical keyboards, I always wanted to tear apart switches and see how they are constructed and how they differ from each other especially the ones that are different from the traditional Cherry MX switches. So today, we’ll start with the brand Kailh, a brand that manufactures different types of switches for electronics with mechanical keyboard switches being one of them and one of the reason why they are so popular. Amongst all mechanical keyboard manufacters, Kailh is one of the innovative brand when it comes…

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Transcend JetDrive Go 500 Review

Marvin Gabriel

Back in the day, it was very hard to transfer files between an iPhone and other devices but today, thanks to portable storage devices like the one we’re taking a look at here, transferring and backing up files is now as simply as pushing a button. What we have here is the Transcend JetDrive Go 500, an on-the-go flash drive that has a dual plug with lightning and USB and has a lot of tricks up it sleeve for such a tiny device. MY EARLY BREAKDOWN Pros: Compact and portable, Sleek…

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AMD 5700 XT Review with Ryzen 5 2600X – Bottleneck?

Marvin Gabriel

Today, we’re going to test the new AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT with an AMD Ryzen 5 2600x, so if you have the same CPU and you’re planning on getting the RX 5700 XT, then you should read the entire article so that you can have an idea how it will perform. Aside from the usual gaming and synthetic benchmarks, we’re also going test the thermals, power draw, and sound levels. There are some quite interesting results here that might help you in case you’re planning to get this card.…

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AKKO Smart 1 Dragon Ball Super Themed Wireless Mouse Review

Marvin Gabriel

Today, we’re talking a look at the Akko Smart 1 Dragonball Super Themed Wireless Mouse. A peripheral that is certainly a novelty device and collector’s item for the fans of the Dragon Ball Super Series.  MY EARLY BREAKDOWN Pros: Decent build quality, Good quality printing, Compact and lightweight Cons: Sensor is not that good especially if you’re planning on gaming on this SPECIFICATIONS Brand: AKKO Model: Smart 1 Dragon Ball Super Mouse type: Wireless Optical Mouse Frequency: 2.4GHz DPI: 1000Interface: USB  Material: ABS Effective distance: 10 mSupport system: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/MAC WHAT’S IN…

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ASUS TUF K5 Gaming Keyboard Review

Marvin Gabriel

With the vast availability of affordable mechanical keyboards out in the market, why would you even bother getting a “mecha-membrane” keyboard right? Well, there are a few reasons that sparked at the top of my head which we’ll discuss further in this review, but one of those reasons would be the usual personal preference and the goal to build the The Ultimate Force gaming setup, get it? ultimate? TUF? yeah, so before you say that getting a membrane keyboard rather than a mechanical one doesn’t make sense, please hear me…

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ASUS TUF H5 Gaming Headset Review

Marvin Gabriel

Although ASUS ROG exists providing high-end products to gamers and enthusiasts with all the bells and whistles you can get, ASUS TUF lineup on the otherhand, is undoubtedly a formidable option offering durable products at a lower price point. We saw that from our review of the ASUS TUF M5 Gaming Mouse with its specialized coating and no-frills features and performance. Today, we’re taking a look at yet another TUF Gaming peripheral in the form of the ASUS TUF H5 Gaming Headset, a headset that looks simple yet comfortable with…

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