Hands-On Reviews & Reports

Reviews, hands-on reports, first impressions and speed tests written from the editors' own machines. 936 items, 1997 to 2026.

567 items

• Sep 11, 2009Hands-On Review: Mac OS X 10.6.1--Speed increase?Bill Fox2004–09
• Jun 15, 2009EVGA GeForce GTX 285 in an Early 2008 Mac Pro--How fast is it?Bill Fox2004–09
• May 15, 2009ATI Radeon HD 4870 in an Early 2008 Mac Pro--How fast is it?Bill Fox2004–09
• May 13, 2009Mac OS X 10.5.7--How fast is it?Bill Fox2004–09
• Dec 22, 2008Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.5.6, How Fast Is It! Really Good NewsBill Fox2004–09
• Dec 19, 2008Hands-On Review: My iPhone 3G with new Software v2.2Bill Fox2004–09
• Oct 15, 2008The salient features of Apple's new notebooks: MacBooks, Pros and Airs--My takeBill Fox2004–09
• Sep 22, 2008Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.5.5 How Fast Is It!2004–09
• Aug 25, 2008Hands-On Report--Apple MacBook Air Update (Software)Bill Fox2004–09
• Jul 14, 2008Hands-On Report--MobileMe on an iPhone, Mac Pro and MacBook AirBill Fox2004–09
• Jul 12, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--iPhone Software 2.0Bill Fox2004–09
• Jul 12, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Mac OS X Update for MobileMe 1.1Bill Fox2004–09
• Jul 2, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.5.4 and Firmware 7.3.2 Update for the AirPort Extreme "N" Base Stations and Time CapsuleBill Fox2004–09
• Jun 18, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0 Build 5608Bill Fox2004–09
• Jun 9, 2008Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.5.3, How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
• May 14, 2008Hands-On Report--Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 1 (v12.1.0) and Office 2004 11.4.2Bill Fox2004–09
• May 12, 2008Hands-On Report--Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0 Build 5600Bill Fox2004–09
• Apr 30, 2008Mac beats PC in Popular Mechanics Shootout--Faster, Better and Cheaper2004–09
• Apr 30, 2008Hands-On Report--Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1Bill Fox2004–09
• Apr 28, 2008Hands-On Report: Installing Apple Boot Camp Update 2.1 for Windows--Nvidia Driver IssueBill Fox2004–09
• Apr 11, 2008Hands-On Report--MacBook Air Bluetooth Firmware Update 1.0Bill Fox2004–09
• Apr 9, 2008Hands-On Report--MacBook Air Firmware Update 1.0--Excessive Fan IssueBill Fox2004–09
• Apr 9, 2008Hands-On Report--Aluminum Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0Bill Fox2004–09
• Mar 28, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.3Bill Fox2004–09
• Mar 28, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Firmware Restoration CD 1.5Bill Fox2004–09
• Mar 28, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--AirPort Extreme Update 2008-001 for TigerBill Fox2004–09
• Mar 20, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (802.11n) Firmware 7.3.1 UpdateBill Fox2004–09
• Mar 20, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Time Capsule and AirPort Updates v1.0Bill Fox2004–09
• Mar 20, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Safari 3.1Bill Fox2004–09
• Mar 12, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--AirPort Utility 5.3.1Bill Fox2004–09
• Mar 12, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.0.1 UpdateBill Fox2004–09
• Mar 11, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--MacBook Air SMC Update 1.0Bill Fox2004–09
• Mar 10, 2008Hands-On Report--Apple's Time CapsuleBill Fox2004–09
• Mar 5, 2008Hands-On Report--Apple TV "Take Two"Bill Fox2004–09
• Mar 4, 2008Hands-On Report--Apple's New MacBook AirBill Fox2004–09
• Mar 3, 2008Follow Up--Dual Quad-Core 2.8 GHz Mac Pro, How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
• Feb 27, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Apple's New Dual Quad 2.8GHz Mac ProBill Fox2004–09
• Feb 27, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--iPhone Software v1.1.4Bill Fox2004–09
• Feb 25, 2008Follow Up--Mac OS X 10.5.2, How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
• Feb 25, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro Firmware Update 1.0Bill Fox2004–09
• Feb 25, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--iTunes 7.6.1 and Apple TV 2.0Bill Fox2004–09
• Feb 18, 2008A Mac Guy new to Windows Culture--Catching UpBill Fox2004–09
• Feb 18, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.5.2 and Leopard Graphics Update 1.0--How Fast is It?Bill Fox2004–09
• Feb 7, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Apple released QuickTime 7.4.1Bill Fox2004–09
• Feb 6, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Apple released iPhoto 7.1.2 and Other SoftwareBill Fox2004–09
• Feb 1, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Apple released iWeb 2.0.32004–09
• Jan 22, 2008Hands-On Report--Microsoft Office:mac 2008Bill Fox2004–09
• Jan 19, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Aaron Harnly's Letterbox 0.22 for Leopard Mail is OutBill Fox2004–09
• Jan 16, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--iTunes 7.6, QuickTime 7.4, iMovie Update 7.1.1 and Front Row Update 2.1.2Bill Fox2004–09
• Jan 2, 2008Hands-On Review--Western Digital Scorpio 320GB 5400RPM 2.5" Hard Disk Drive in a MacBook Pro2004–09