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.

All 1997–98 1999–2004 2004–09 2010–13 2026SortNewest Oldest

Feb 1, 2005Mac vs. PC System Shootouts Updated for New PowerBook G4sBill Fox2004–09
Jan 31, 2005Bury the Megabyte Myth, a 1.25 GHz Mac mini with 512MB RAM--How Fast Is It?2004–09
Jan 28, 2005Review--Apple Motion 1.0Dana Baggett2004–09
Jan 24, 2005Apple's New 1.25GHz Mac mini--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Jan 18, 2005Apple's New Mac mini--Is 256MB of RAM Enough? Our Pre Hands-On TrialsBill Fox2004–09
Jan 17, 2005Hands On Report--Sp@mX, the Road to Near Zero Spam at Week 52004–09
Jan 14, 2005MW2005--Hands-On Show Floor Report 2Bill Fox2004–09
Jan 13, 2005MW2005--Hands-On Show Floor Report 1Bill Fox2004–09
Jan 8, 2005Another Review--ATI's New Radeon X800 Graphics CardBill Fox2004–09
Jan 3, 2005Hands-On Report--Killing Spam with Sp@mX at Week 3Bill Fox2004–09
Dec 27, 2004Hands-On Report--Knocking Down Spam with Sp@mX at Week 2Bill Fox2004–09
Dec 22, 2004Good Review--Apple 30" Cinema DisplayDana Baggett2004–09
Dec 21, 2004Hands-On Report--Sp@mX at Week 1Bill Fox2004–09
Dec 20, 2004Macs OS X 10.3.7--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Dec 16, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update for Client and Server2004–09
Dec 13, 2004Hands-On Review--Sp@mX 3.0.5, Fight the !@#$%^&'sBill Fox2004–09
Dec 7, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Freeware Calillona 2.0b1, An Amazon.com Catalog BrowserBill Fox2004–09
Nov 30, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Apple's Verizon PC 5220 Wireless Internet Support2004–09
Nov 29, 2004Hands-On Review--Apple 30" Cinema HD Display2004–09
Nov 22, 2004Sonnet's Tempo Bridge for Parallel to Serial ATA Connections--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Nov 19, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Apple iPod Updater 2004-11-152004–09
Nov 18, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Power Mac G5 (June 2004) Firmware Update v 5.18fDana Baggett2004–09
Nov 17, 2004Review--Headphones to Replace your iPod Earbuds.Dana Baggett2004–09
Nov 16, 2004Hands-On--AirPort v4.1 Provides WPA Security for Multiple AirPort Base Station Networks2004–09
Nov 15, 2004Hands-On Report--Griffin Technology EarJams2004–09
Nov 8, 2004Apple Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL--How Fast Is It?2004–09
Nov 4, 2004Review--Griffin Radio SharkDana Baggett2004–09
Nov 1, 2004Apple's New Dual 2.5 GHz Power Mac G5--How Fast Is It?--Part II.2004–09
Oct 25, 2004Hands-On Review--Mail Factory v.1.42004–09
Oct 21, 2004Review--Mac Nvidia 6800 Ultra DDL Graphics Card2004–09
Oct 20, 2004Charles Gaba's Mac vs PC System Shootouts Have Been Updated2004–09
Oct 18, 2004Review--Bose SoundDock for iPods and iPod MiniDana Baggett2004–09
Oct 12, 2004Apple's New Dual 2.5 GHz Power Mac G5--How Fast Is It?--Part I.2004–09
Oct 1, 2004First Impressions of My BTO 20" iMac G5 with Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard and Mouse.2004–09
Sep 30, 2004Review--iPod Speaker Sets from $20 to $300 and the Winnah is....Dana Baggett2004–09
Sep 27, 2004Final Hands-On Report--Apple AirPort Express Base Station2004–09
Sep 21, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--ATI Radeon Display Utilities v4.4 for Mac OS X 10.2.8 and Later2004–09
Sep 4, 2004Mac/PC System Shootouts Updated for iMac G52004–09
Sep 1, 2004Apple Posted AirPort Card Update 2004-08-31 v3.4.3--Brief Hands-On Report2004–09
Aug 28, 2004Brief Hands-On Reprt--TechTool Pro v4.0.32004–09
Aug 20, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--MacUpdate.com Released MUMenu v2.0 for Immediate Software Update Notices2004–09
Aug 10, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.3.5 Update2004–09
Aug 5, 2004Review Comparo--iPod Trounces Coming Sony Network WalkmanDana Baggett2004–09
Jul 26, 2004Initial Hands-On Report--Apple AirPort Express Base StationDana Baggett2004–09
Jul 22, 2004Review--Apple AirPort Express Base StationDana Baggett2004–09
Jun 22, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Call of Duty 1.4b2 Update1999–2004
Jun 21, 2004Hands-On Review--MoHAA Breakthrough vs Call of Duty1999–2004
Jun 14, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--MoHAA Breakthough Expansion Pack1999–2004
Jun 10, 2004Mac/PC System Shootouts Web Site Updated1999–2004
Jun 7, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Apple AirPort Extreme Driver v3.4.21999–2004