Reviewed on October 21, 2008Apple's redesigned 15-inch MacBook Pro boasts a redesigned aluminum body that's stunning, thin, and sturdy; a new trackpad with expanded functionality; and a dual graphics setup for either longer battery life or better performance, but there's now less incentive to spend extra for it because its 13-inch mainstream cousin received a greater overhaul.TAGS:Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, FireWire, NVidia, Nvidia GeForce, Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple Computer, chipset, laptop computer, Intel
Reviewed on February 21, 2008Nvidia's new GeForce 9600 GT graphics chip gives the Asus EN9600 GT some of the best bang-for-the-buck we've seen in a midrange 3D card. If your goal is reliable frame rates in the latest PC games, you should pick this card up as soon as you can.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, ASUS, Radeon, ATI Technologies, ATI Radeon, card
Reviewed on November 8, 2006This one is easy. Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GTX not only beats ATI to market with its next-gen 3D graphics hardware, it also eliminates ATI's image-quality advantage in current-generation titles. Throw in its sheer horsepower, and Nvidia gives the high-end enthusiast every reason to make this purchase.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, power supply, pipe, card, ATI Technologies, architecture, DirectX, manufacturing, 3D, games
Reviewed on June 24, 2008AMD's new ATI Radeon HD 4850 is a solid midrange 3D card that will run pretty much anything, and it boasts some forward-looking features to boot. It might be worth waiting for the price to drop just a bit, at which point this card will become much more attractive.TAGS:ATI Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, Radeon, NVidia, ATI Technologies, Diamond Multimedia Inc., clock speed, AMD, card
Reviewed on June 16, 2008Nvidia's new GTX280 graphics chip brings fast 3D performance and exciting new possibilities for speeding up certain kinds of multimedia applications. We'd be more enthusiastic about this card if the software was available to take advantage of the new features.TAGS:Crysis, NVidia, ASUS, Nvidia GeForce, GPU, card, video card, 3D
Reviewed on December 16, 2007Asus and Nvidia have teamed up for a compelling midrange 3D graphics card with this EN8800 GT. It doesn't completely dominate a less expensive card from ATI like we'd hoped, so players of certain games should stay away. But if you can find this card for a good price, we recommend it, especially if you intend to use two of them.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, ATI Radeon, ATI Technologies, ASUS, Radeon, card, games
Reviewed on August 2, 2007If you're looking to build a home theater PC, we recommend ATI's Radeon HD 2600 XT as the midrange card to use, thanks to its nearly perfect HD video image and its no-fuss installation. But for 3D gaming, you'd be much better off looking for a good deal on a faster, older graphics card.TAGS:Radeon, NVidia, ATI Technologies, ATI Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, DirectX, card, video card, generation, 3D, games
Reviewed on March 18, 2008Nvidia's new flagship 3D card delivers almost all the performance we expect for its price. If you can live with "almost," at this price range, then this is a solid PC gaming option. We also wouldn't blame you Crysis fans for waiting to see what's in store later this year.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, power supply, ASUS, NVidia, card, Radeon, ATI Technologies, video card, PC
Reviewed on October 14, 2008The MacBook Air introduced the unibody chassis design and multitouch gestures last year, and, thus, it doesn't receive much of an upgrade this time around.TAGS:Apple MacBook, MacBook Air, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, Apple Computer
Reviewed on June 25, 2008HP's new-and-improved TouchSmart all-in-one PC refines the touch-based concept it introduced last year. Faster all-in-ones, and Apple's iPhone, make the TouchSmart seem a bit behind the times, but the convenient software and its kitchen-friendly design offer functionality that's unavailable elsewhere.TAGS:HP TouchSmart, Averatec, Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple iMac, HP, RSS reader, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, CPU, hard drive, Intel, Microsoft Windows
