Tech Armor Active Power 6000 Review, Excellent Accessory for mobile and tablets

Mobile power banks have been around from quite some time but seldom do you find a quality mobile power bank that works reliably and packs adequate amount of charge. Also if it offers fast charging feature, that is even better. Today we are reviewing Tech Armor Active Power 6000 which ticks all of the requirements and more.

Tech Armor Active Power 6000 Review

The body of Tech Armor Active Power 6000 is covered mostly with soft rubbery material that is great to touch. It is non-slippery and bears a matte finish. On the front of this mobile power bank, you’ll find two USB ports and a flashlight LED.

Tech Armor Active Power 6000 Review

The two ports allows one to charge two devices at same time. One offers fast recharge feature that is offered by many phones and tablets. So I used the fast charging port to check if my Galaxy Note 3 was indeed charging at faster rate and yes, it was – I double checked it using a free app from play store which shows the charging speed.

On the right side, you’ll find a micro USB port which is used for charging the Tech Armor Active Power 6000 mobile power bank. You can use the included cable or any micro USB charger to top it up.

Tech Armor Active Power 6000 Review

On the left side is a power button which shows you the amount of juice remaining on the small LED present on top. It is handy as you can plan when to charge it.

Tech Armor Active Power 6000 Review

The Tech Armor Active Power 6000 has 6000mAh which means you can charge your Galaxy Note phone or any phone at least twice. If you a tablet user, you would still be able to charge it fully at least once.

Tech Armor Active Power 6000 is not very heavy. Infact, it is light enough to be carried around. Its manufacture offers whopping two years of warranty on it and it comes with excellent packaging. The customer support is excellent as it is an American company.

Tech Armor Active Power 6000 Review

Verdict – whether your phone has good battery life or not, you will want to have Tech Armor Active Power 6000 in your bag. It will top off your phone’s or tablet’s battery in no time and you’ll be able to work / play more on your devices.  Visit Techarmor.com for more information.

Kingston SSDNow UV300 Specs, comes in 120, 240 and 480 GB capacities

Kingston SSDNow UV300 is the latest SSD to hit the market. Kingston SSDNow UV300 specs make it clear that it is a mid range SSD which targets those users who want a large increase in performance on your PC without spending much money.

Kensington SSDNow UV300

Kingston SSDNow UV300 SSDs come in capacities of 120, 240 and 480 GB and have the usual SATA 3 2.5-inch format that is used in most laptops and mini PCs.

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Shuttle DH170 Specs, comes with Intel Skylake and only 43 mm thick

Shuttle DH170 is a mini PC from popular German computer manufacture. Powered by the new Intel Skylake platform, it is only measures 43 mm in thickness, thus ideal to be placed in small spaces and even the VESA attachment of a monitor.

Shuttle DH170 Specs

Has said Tom Seiffert, head of marketing and public relations Shuttle,  “This type of box is ideal for all situations, including those where environmental or space are not the best conditions for a PC, but still needed have a team that provides good computing power.”

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Shuttle DH170 is barebones which means that the user must install the hard disk and RAM on your own. So you will not be able to use it straight out of the box. For processors, you get to choose between Intel Celeron, Pentium and Core i-series processor that go up to 65W TDP. It offers active cooling system with two built-in fans.

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The system supports configurations up to 16GB of DDR3L RAM and M.2 SSDs with PCI-Express interface of any capacity so that users could integrate a fairly powerful and fast inside this little device system. Shuttle DH170 incorporates Intel Gigabit network card with two RJ-45 inputs, four USB 3.0, four USB 2.0 and two Display Port outputs and a HDMI video. It also has two RS-232 ports to integrate relatively old industrial devices or those who still use this interface.

The recommended retail price for these new DH170 Shuttle is 224 euros and remember that you have to buy SSD and RAM memory separately.

Why I still prefer my laptop for gaming

Gaming is excellent on android platform but is it as good as laptops? These days, tablets are one of the new devices to become popular. These are essentially smaller versions of computer measuring 7 inches or larger. They are much easier to transport which makes them ideal for use on the go. Many casual gamers prefer this type of device for gaming over smartphones and laptops.

Why I still prefer my laptop for gaming

By casual gamers, we mean the ones that would prefer playing angry birds, flappy bird or other simple games from miniclip. Real, hardcore gamers always prefer gaming on their desktops, laptops or gaming consoles like Xbox and Play station. Reason behind this is simple – any tablet or phone, including Samsung Galaxy Note devices is incapable of handling the load that a desktop game requires. While mobile processors have come a long way, they do not pack adequate power.

One the chief reason is heat dissipation. When one runs a game on their desktop, laptop or gaming console, a lot of heat is generated. Those devices come with advanced cooling systems that make use of liquid chemicals and powerful fans to keep the temperature as low as possible. The tablet and phone manufacture cannot even think of equipping their devices with fans or other technologies as they want to keep the device profile thin, something which is not a top priority in case of desktops and laptops – unless you have eyes set on those super-sleep ultrabooks, which are not meant for gaming.

Second reason is battery life. Heavy mobile gaming requires a lot of battery juice. Unless you’re a wall hugger who is charging his phone all day, it does not make sense to play heavy games on mobile device. Keep in mind that phone is a multi-function device and is good only for few minutes of simple, casual gaming. Otherwise, you will have a hard time squeezing a full day out of it.

One of the best gaming laptops are the ones from Acer and Asus. Alienware also used to be good, but their quality has gone downright spiral ever since the company was taken over by Dell. Any laptop or desktop in Acer Predator series and Asus ROG republic of gamer series is best gaming laptop under 50000 in India. Infact, it good enough to play modern games. If you are into consoles, then you can go with either Xbox One or PlayStation.

If you still prefer mobile gaming, then Samsung offers some amazing tablets. You can go for the latest Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 model or if you prefer iOS over Android, then iPad Air 2 is the obvious choice. Keep in mind that those two tablets pack 10 inch displays and if you prefer something compact, then it might be better to go for iPad Mini or Galaxy Tab S tablet. Both pack enough power to run the latest mobile games with ease. They both have brilliant battery life and you will easily be able to get more than a day of gaming.