Hardware & Tech

2Apr

By StuartNo Comments

HAVN BF 360 Flow Case Review

We absolutely love it when we get a new PC case to review. This time we have the HAVN BF 360 Flow. Its an ATX Midi-Tower that boasts a couple of neat cooling features. Will it be enough for you to upgrade? Retailing at £169.99, it does have a hefty price tag. Do the features warrant the price? Well that's what we are going to discuss. Rock Solid Cooling So, what is important for you in a PC case? Plenty of vents? Fan space? Or do you just like something that look aesthetically pleasing? Let's dive into the BF 360 Flow! Design Features Being an ATX tower, it is a big boy. Measuring 522.6mm in height, with 515 mm length and 254 mm width. So if you are going to have this sat on your desk, you definitely will need a big desk. Otherwise, just sit it on the floor. All of that real estate doe...

30Mar

By StuartNo Comments

Hardware & Tech

Razer Viper V4 Pro Review

Razer keep releasing mice, and boy, is it hard to keep up! This time, they've released an updated version of one of their most popular mice. This one is the Viper V4 Pro. Touted as The Choice of Champions, it's been fully upgraded, but just what does that mean? Retailing from £159.99 and coming in black or white you can get a nice upgrade to your colour scheme, whatever it may be. Is it worth it though? This Viper Bites One thing that surprised me is that this is the first mouse from the Viper family that we've covered here at Thumb Culture. Boy, what a mouse to start with! Let's dive in and find out just what makes this good to use! Design Features It features the same standard shape of the previous Viper offerings, however its slightly lighter than its predecessors. Weighing only 49g...

30Mar

By StuartNo Comments

Hardware & Tech

iFi iDSD Phantom Review

With what could possibly be the most expensive piece of tech we've ever reviewed here at Thumb Culture. The iFi iDSD Phantom is not only priced at £4,499, it is also an incredible piece of engineering. Now I'm not an audiophile, but I've been around sound equipment for years, so I know what sounds good. From being in numerous bands, through to running a sound desk for other artists playing music. My life is always accompanied by music of some sort. So I hope that I've got the credentials to bring my thoughts to you. Phantom Power, or Powerful Phantom? So having released earlier this year, we've been testing this out for a couple of months. Just to make sure that we got the most out of it, we paired it with a set of bookshelf speakers from Edifier, the R1280DB that we have covered here. F...

UGREEN Revodok Maxidok 17-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station Review

27Mar

By StuartNo Comments

Hardware & Tech

UGREEN Revodok Maxidok 17-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station Review

Welp, that might just be the longest review title I've ever had to write out! When UGREEN offered to send us their newest docking station, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. What I didn't expect was something that was going to change the way I arranged my computer desk. I present the UGREEN Revodok Maxidok 17-in-1 Thunderbold 5 Docking Station. See I told you it was a long one! For the purposes of this, and so that the SEO doesn't melt, I'll refer to it as the UGREEN Maxidok. When 15-in-1 Doesn't Quite Cut It! Now I know what you're thinking, "Tell me, Stu, when are you going to make use of something like this?" Well, good question, imaginary Stu, I'm going to try and explain just what this gorgeous-looking unit does, and just what advantages it can bring to your setup. Design Features...

23Mar

By StuartNo Comments

Hardware & Tech

KS Pro Steering Wheel Review

Over the past 18 months we've been given the great opportunity to review some of Moza Racing's hardware. Now, whilst we received this one a little while ago, unfortunately, life got in the way. Better late than never, though, and here we have the KS Pro Steering Wheel. It's an upgrade to the KS Steering wheel we reviewed back in September last year. Time for an upgrade Retailing at around the £320 mark, this is a lot of money for an update, but does it warrant it if you already own the original KS wheel? Well i'm going to try and help you make that decision. So, if you're ready, then lets wait for the red lights to go out and we can start racing. Design Features The KS Pro Steering Wheel is a butterfly design and measures 300mm. It's a lightweight carbon-fibre reinforced wheel, giving ...

18Mar

By JasonNo Comments

Hardware & Tech

TerraMaster F2-425 NAS Review

We live in an age where our lives are scattered across the cloud like digital confetti. Photos on Google, documents on Dropbox, and that one weird spreadsheet on a thumb drive you haven’t seen since 2019. If you are tired of paying monthly rent to tech giants just to keep your files "safe," it is time to look at a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. Time to Take Control The TerraMaster F2-425 is here to change that narrative. It is a two-bay powerhouse that promises to be the brain of your home network without requiring a PhD in computer science to operate. Priced at around £210-280, it aims to deliver prosumer speed and "set it and forget it" reliability for the rest of us. Design & Features TerraMaster has a very specific "look," and the F2-425 sticks to the script with i...

13Mar

By StuartNo Comments

Hardware & Tech

New Toys From Epomaker

If you, like me have a thing for nostalgia and having your PC peripherals oooze it. Then Epomaker might be your new favourite company. They specialise in releasing keyboards with a retro aesthetic. So when we reached out and they responded we were over the moon. They offered us two keyboards to get our hands on, the Epomaker TH87 and RT82, and we duly obliged. Having tested these keyboards for around a month, I thought it best that I bring my thoughts to the screen. Retro Aesthetic With Modern Features Both of these keyboards won't break the bank, the TH87 is £86 and the RT82 is £65. So lets dive in and see what they are both all about shall we? Epomaker TH87 This keyboard was a joy to use, it's become my every day keyboard now and with it being a tenkeyless it doesn't take up too much...

12Mar

By StuartNo Comments

Hardware & Tech

TX3 SOLO 360 Hybrid Gaming Chair Review

If you are looking for a new gaming chair and are on a tighter budget. ThunderX3 has you covered, with the TX3 SOLO 360 Hybrid Gaming Chair, you get some comforts and features without the fancification. Retailing at around £190, but at the time of writing it was on sale at just under £140. Honestly, on the face of it, it seems like an absolute bargain. Getting Your Creature Comforts So just what do you get for your hard-earned cash? Let's take a look at the design features to see whether you should part with your savings. Design Features Firstly, let's talk about the build process. It was really straight forward, it took me about half an hour and it is more than possible to do on your own. Once it is all put together it is nice and sturdy. So the chair itself is made with moulde...

3Mar

By Olivia HoultonNo Comments

Hardware & Tech

EarFun Air Pro 4i Review

Finding good-quality but affordable earbuds has always been a challenge. There is a vast market of earbuds, and it is hard to know which ones are worth their money. The EarFun Air Pro 4i offer a new option within this market. It is the newer, slightly cheaper version of the EarFun Air Pro 4 that was released in 2024. At £49.99, is it an affordable, good-quality option? Is it really fun for your ears? Having suffered with the same earbuds for several years, I jumped at the opportunity to review the EarFun Air Pro 4i. Will these become a staple in your ears? Let's dive in and see why these are a great, affordable option. Design & Features The EarFun Air Pro 4i is a stem design, opposed to a bud. The silicon tips allow for a comfortable but secure fit. This is further amplified by the...

2Mar

By StuartNo Comments

Hardware & Tech

UGREEN Does It Again! New Products

As always, we love UGREEN products here at Thumb Culture, and when they offered to send these, we jumped. In a nice little package, we received the UGREEN Revodock, the Finder Pro and a lovely 8-port fast charger. So all that was left was to unbox them and give them a little play with in every day life. UGREEN, More Like Forever Green. So trying to decide which items to start with is always the difficult choice, but I think in this instance we will have to go with the Finder Pro. UGREEN Finder Pro If you've ever lost your keys, or even maybe a small child. The UGREEN Finder Pro is a neat little piece of kit. It works incredibly simply, just connect it to either your IOS or your Android device, and you're pretty much away you go. Being able to track the device in your mobile phone of ch...