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CPU CRUNCH: Two MacBook Airs versus Two MacBook Pros

We stress the CPUs with six apps.

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GRAPHICS GALLOP: Two MacBook Airs versus Two MacBook Pros

We stress the GPUs with five graphics intensive apps.

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OLD vs NEW: 2010 MacBook Airs vs previous models

We are older MacBook Airs with the same CPU speed running slower? Inquiring minds want to know.

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BY LAND and BY AIR: External Storage for 2010 MacBook Air

We compare the speed of various external USB 2.0 storage devices with various wireless remote storage options.

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STORAGE INNOVATION: USB 3.0 comes to the Mac Pro and MacBook Pro

CalDigit and LaCie have "cracked the code." Both are shipping USB 3.0 PCIe cards the Mac Pro and USB 3.0 ExpressCards for the MacBook Pro.

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FIRST TAKE: Aperture 3 versus Lightroom 3

We wanted to see which app can do adjustments and exports fastest on 50 sample images. And there's more testing to come.

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TOOLS FOR ARTISTS: Preserving the Priceless

I was a freelance cartoonist in a past life. I've decided to create a digital archive with the help of high tech tools.

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STOCKING STUFFERS for Mac Lovers

Here are ten things that are literally small enough to fit in a sock. They will be a blessing to all Mac users.

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SHOOTOUT: 3TB Hitachi 7K3000 versus other large capacity 7K SATA HDDs

As capacity grows, so does the speed at which HDDs transfer data. Does the 3TB 7K3000 follow this trend?

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ROUNDUP: Notebook RAID for the Mac

We compared five 'rookie' notebook dual drive RAID enclosures with one very fast 'veteran.'

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STORAGE DEBUT: ProStor series from TransIntl.com

Four new smooth aluminum designs provide versatile expansion without disturbing the Mac Feng Shui.

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WISH LIST FOR 2011: What I Want From Apple

I have six ideas for products (or product improvements) I'm hoping Apple will release in 2011.

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FIRST LOOK: NVIDIA Quadro 4000 for Mac versus other top GPUs

We used SPECviewperf and Vantage in this first installment to compare the Quadro 4000 to other Mac Pro GPUs.

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PART TWO: NVIDIA Quadro 4000 for Mac running OS X Pro Apps

See test results for AE with Kronos, Squeeze, FCP with Colorista, Color, and Motion.

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EARLY PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS: 2011 'Sandy Bridge' MacBook Pros

What's so hot about the new models? I found four things so far.

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Why the iPad 2 *must* be dual-core

See how the iPad ver 1 compares to the Xoom pad and Atrix phone.

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3D GAME SHOOTOUT: two 2011 MacBook Pros versus one 2010 MacBook Pro

We test with Starcraft, Portal, Left 4 Dead 2, and World of Warcraft.

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EXTREME GAMING: 2011 MacBook Pro versus two Mac desktops

Starcraft, Borderlands, Portal, Left 4 Dead 2, WoW at 2560x1440 High quality.

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Benchmark Your Own iPad or iPhone

We compiled a list of apps we plan to use to benchmark the new iPad 2.

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SHOOTOUT: iPad 2 versus iPad 1 and iPhone 4

Geekbench 2, Sunspider, OpenGL Viewer, and GLBenchmark results

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