ECS is going to release a new high-performance motherboard of Black Series line that supports AMD CPUs. Codenamed A970M-A Deluxe, it is compatible with AM3/AM3+ APU and is characterized by the integration of the latest technological facilities which provide for efficiency, reliability, and ease of use. The model is developed on the basis of AMD 970 chipset; this is supposed to ensure the maximal performance generated by the newest processors, and at the same time, the compatibility with the previous developments. Moreover, A970M-A Deluxe completely supports Windows 8 platform and a range of refined technologies, including EZ BIOS, UEFI BIOS, ECS MIB X, 8-channel audio HD and Anti-Dust Shield Technology.



Motherboard ECS A970M-A Deluxe is developed in ATX form-factor. It accommodates 32GB of two-channel DDR3 memory housed on four DIMM slots. The nominal memory frequency equals to 1866 MHz, but this index might achieve the margin of 2133 MHz on overclocking. The board is equipped …

Global laptop shipments have faced with glut stocks in March and a weakening global economy in May. That caused the situation of reaching a growth of supply in the second quarter of the year only for 5% compared with the previous, and it fell by 1.8% compared with this period year ago. Shipments totalled just over 50 million units, according to analysts.



Numbers of Acer and Lenovo laptop shipments were at the average level on the world market in comparison the first quarter of the year. Shipments of mobile PCs from HP, Dell and Toshiba have fallen to 4-7%. Most of all with the increase of supply by 36% managed its shipment the ASUS Company.


It is interesting that HP may soon lose its title of leader in the laptop market — China's Lenovo breathes down its neck, lagging behind only with 500,000 units. ASUS surpassed Dell, becoming the fourth largest producer of mobile PCs in the world with a share of 11.3%, and Apple and Samsung are in the seventh and eighth places …

Western Digital introduces its large-capacity external memory device. The WD My Book Duo product offers up to 20 TB for secure data storage and is aimed at home and professional users.



The My Book Duo framework features the special microcode software and houses an array of two WD Red hard drives and, optimized for RAID modes. The array may function in RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration.


The novelty has a USB Type-C interface with necessary cables added, which makes this device universally applicable – it supports USB 3.1 Gen 1/3.0/2.0. Beyond that My Book Duo contains two USB 3.0 Type-A hub ports for peripheral and mobile devices connection. The specialty supports the 256-bit AES algorithm-based hardware encryption and is supplied with the data protection WD Security software.


The My Book Duo series by WD includes 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 and 20 TB external memory devices, which are already being retailed at $260, $290, $330, $420, $600, and $800 recommended prices. And the icing …