Hands-On Reviews & Reports

Reviews, hands-on reports, first impressions and speed tests written from the editors' own machines. 1,036 items, 1997 to 2026.

25 items

• Apr 29, 2013EVGA GEFORCE GTX 680 Graphics Card in an Early 2008 Mac Pro--How fast is it?Bill Fox2010–13
• Aug 14, 2012Hands-On Report: Apple Thunderbolt-FireWire Adapter--How fast is it?Bill Fox2010–13
• May 14, 2012Hands-On Review: Mac OS X 10.7.4 LionBill Fox2010–13
• Sep 15, 2011Hands-On Review: 11" MacBook Air (mid-2011) -- How fast is it?Bill Fox2010–13
• Aug 23, 2011Hands-On Review: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, are the bugs worth the switch?Bill Fox2010–13
• Jul 25, 2011Hands-On Report: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion--How fast is it?Bill Fox2010–13
• Jun 24, 2011Hands-On Report: Mac OS X 10.6.8--How fast is it?Bill Fox2010–13
• Jun 3, 2011Hands-On Report: Making Internet Sharing work with Snow Leopard 10.6.7Bill Fox2010–13
• Mar 29, 2011Hands-On Review: Sena Cases' UltraSlim for iPad 2 with Smart CoverBill Fox2010–13
• Mar 23, 2011Going Even Lighter: Hands-on Review of the iPad 2Bill Fox2010–13
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• Mar 22, 2011Hands-On Report: Mac OS X 10.6.7 (and 10.6.6)--How fast is it?Bill Fox2010–13
• Jan 4, 2011Hands-On Report: Apple Mail 4.4 M$ Exchange Password Rejection--WorkaroundBill Fox2010–13
• Dec 28, 2010ATI Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Card in an Early 2008 Mac Pro--How fast is it?Bill Fox2010–13
• Nov 15, 2010Hands-On Review: WaterField Laptop SleeveCaseBill Fox2010–13
• Nov 13, 2010Hands-On Report: Snow Leopard 10.6.5--How fast is it!Bill Fox2010–13
• Nov 1, 2010MacBook Air Lives! My takeBill Fox2010–13
• Aug 31, 2010Hands-On Report: Snow Leopard Graphics Update 1.0--Not much joy hereBill Fox2010–13
• Jun 18, 2010Hands-On Review: Battery Life for a 2.4 GHz 13" MacBook Pro (early 2010)Bill Fox2010–13
• Jun 7, 2010Hands-On Review: 2.4 GHz 13" MacBook Pro (2010) with 240 GB Solid State DriveBill Fox2010–13
• May 6, 2010Hands-On Follow Up: 128GB RunCore Pro IV SSD--120-Day UpdateBill Fox2010–13
• Apr 12, 2010Hands-On Review--Apple's iPadBill Fox2010–13
• Mar 30, 2010Hands-On Review: Mac OS X 10.6.3--OpenGL graphics speed increase? Yes!Bill Fox2010–13
• Mar 1, 2010Hands-On Review: 128GB RunCore Pro IV SSD--60-Day UpdateBill Fox2010–13
• Jan 27, 2010Apple introduced the iPad, my takeBill Fox2010–13
• Jan 4, 2010Hands-On Review: Mac OS X 10.6.2--3D graphics speed increase?Bill Fox2010–13