Nokia Luna VPN Accelerator Cryptographic accelerator

Advantages: 128bit graphics acceleration, descent rendering
Disadvantages: price

...The Voodoo3 3000 AGP was one of the first accelerator cards to combine 60 frames per second with a dual 32bit pipeline to give an exceptional gamers video card. This card supports resolutions up to 2046 X 1536. This card also comes with S-Video TV out and Hardware assisted DVD decoding. The Voodoo3 3000 provides 128bit 2D and 3D acceleration, with 16MB of SDRAM, supporting AGP 2x. Unfortunately all these specifications have been outdone by most video card manufacturers now and you can get one of these newer cards for a little more than you would pay for the Voodoo3 3000. This card is supported by most games on the market and set a standard for 3D acceleration. Many other companies have used the Voodoo chipset on their video cards like, Creative Labs, Diamond, and even ATI. The card does not support 32bit color in games but does support... Read review

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Advantages: cheap
Disadvantages: not as fast as the more expensive cards

...This card is supported by most games on the market and set a standard for 3D acceleration. Many other companies have used the Voodoo chipset on their video cards like, Creative Labs, Diamond, and even ATI. The card does not support 32bit color in games but does support 16bit. Accelerated 32bit color support for games is a standard on most cards today. Some other important features of this video card are Alpha-Blending, SPSC (single pass, single cycle) Bump and Trilinear MIP-mapping, programmable fog tables and Gouraud shading. It also does sub-pixel and sub-texel correction. It supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 playback and has the patented single-pass multi-textured 3D rendering. Being one of the first high end AGP accelerators it has been surpassed as the best but it is still a very good card for any home computer and makes a great gift... Read review

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Advantages: Sturdy design, rubberised grip, force feedback
Disadvantages: pedal problem

...is fully rubberised to increase grip. It has a 3-spoke design, and a red aluminium centering strip at the top. It is very well built. 6 programmable buttons - the wheel features 6 red buttons which are easily accessible, on the front of the wheel. These are fully programmable. Paddle shifters - located behind the wheel, these are sturdy and well built, and also programmable. Gear shifter - in addition to the paddle shifters there is a gear stick located on the base of the wheel. This is also rubberised and can be easily located on either the right or left hand side of the wheel depending on preference. It operates independently of the paddle shifters. Pedals - The wheel features an accelerator and brake pedal on a large base. The brake pedal is stiffer than the accelerator to enhance realism. The base also features an anti-slip mechanism (a... Read review

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