Extend Your PS2 Lens Life Using USB Extreme

Sony's Playstation 2, despite the release of its younger brother the PS3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360, is still the world's best selling console at 140 million units sold (mid '08). This undoubtedly means people are still willing to shell-out cash to experience the fun and excitement of PS2 games even though the PS3 has already been released. Of course this can be partly due to the fact that the PS3 and Xbox 360 sell for a few hundred dollars more. Point is though, being a 8 years old (the PS2 was released year 2000 in Japan), this predecessor to Sony's original "little gray box" is still a juggernaut in the console gaming world. That said, its safe to say that a lot of people are and will still be playing PS2 (and PS one) titles years from now and undoubtedly will bring problems of hardware failure due to overuse. Which brings me to the topic of my review- USB Extreme.

USB Extreme is an ingenious product that takes away the hassles and frustration of lens breakdown on the slim PS2. The USB Extreme software comes as a bootable disc that is played on the PS2 and works in conjunction with free downloadable software. It lets gamers who still enjoyu and are still attached to their PS2s play games off an external hard drive through USB connection instead of using the traditional game discs. The external hard drive is formatted using a utility on the downloaded USB Extreme software and with a DVD ROM and a PC, games are uploaded or installed on the USB HDD.

The USB Extreme which by the way is a derivative of USB Advance (for the original fat PS2), is a perfect way for PS2 owners to protect the laser of their consoles from regular wear and tear. Replacement lasers for the PS2 are hard to come by and cost quite a bit of money, so replacing them every two years can really put a dent on a gamer's entertainment budget. It also comes with advantages such as faster load times (it eliminates the need to boot from CDs) and saves you a lot of space. Imagine how many games you can store on a 200 gig hard drive. Having all the games on a hard drive can also save you the trouble of lugging-around a sackful of games on disks during travel. All you have to bring is the console, the USB Extreme disc and your USB hard drive.

The USB Extreme is the perfect product for die-hard PS2 fans like me who still find enough thrills with old PS2 titles and have no plans of upgrading to the next generation consoles any time soon.

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Age of Conan Guide

As mentioned, Age of Conan (AOC) is consistently mentioned as one of the most anticipated PC games , and has received numerous awards and magazine covers such as "Best MMO of E3" and "Best Online Game of Show" at the GC conversion 2007.

Earning gold in the game is one of the things that will either make you, or break you. It's an essential part of role playing, because without gold you are not able to purchase equipment, armor, or create a guild.

What I am going to discuss are hidden secrets that will show you all of ropes of the trade in Age of Conan. The Age of Conan Guide shows you different strategies such as currency and trade guidelines, crafting, gathering, some basic rules for in-game success and much much more. You will be able to take advantage of the Chinese farmers themselves, which sell gold at $12.99 - VERY expensive!

The main purpose of the guide is to learn how to get gold without having to result to Chinese farmers, which will literally steal your money for gold, now you don't have to!

There are three different types of sections in the Age of Conan Guide, which we'll go over quickly here:

Basic:This will take you back to the basics of the game, but in a very easy to understand method. You will understand how to research in the game effectively to avoid crucial mistakes.

Advanced: These advanced strategies will take your game play to the next level. You will see never-seen before strategies that only this guide will provide you with. If you are able to understand "taking the game to a whole new level" then you will be able to understand these strategies.

Very Advanced: Are you tired of gold sellers trying to take advantage of everyone in the game, look no further. You will get the most advanced strategies in the game that has ever been disclosed before! These will totally make you the best player in the game, and everyone will come to you for anything.

The Age of Conan Guide is the only guide of its kind to help you succeed in achieving success with gold. It's packed with a wealthy knowledge that will make your friends want to hack your account!

There are free lifetime updates as new patches come out, so you will never be behind on the game.

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If you are serious about taking your game to a whole new level, find out how I showed a group of players create new AOC accounts, take advantage of the server and exceed in making as much gold as anyone else. Get the BEST AOC Gold Guide - Age of Conan Guide

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