Review : Hard Disk Drive Versus Solid State

Many of us have a lot of general questions about the gear we rely on every day, including storage and backup technology.

We are here to demystify and explain in plain language how this stuff works. We’ll try to put it context for you as well, so you can understand not just how this stuff works but why it’s important to know. We hope you find it useful, and if you have any questions about this or other stuff you’d like to see us talk about, please sound off in the comments!

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Review : apple macbook pro 13 inch 2015

Over the past couple of generations, we've noted that Apple's MacBook Pro line has received only minor spec updates, while keeping the same basic aluminum unibody chassis. Other premium laptops have shaved ounces and millimeters from their bodies, and added touchscreens and hybrid hinges, new graphics cards and even 4K displays, while the MacBook Pro, like the MacBook Air, looks and feels the same as it has for the past few years.

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Review : Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Pascal

It's almost time for Computex (or launch season, as we've come to know it), and Nvidia is first out of the gate with an implementation of its Pascal architecture for gamers. The GP104 processor powers the company's GeForce GTX 1080 and 1070 cards. Today, we're reviewing the former, but the latter is expected in early June, and it'll undoubtedly be followed by a complete portfolio of Pascal-based derivatives through the end of 2016.

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