Reviewed on June 4, 2008The Maingear Prelude has the best bang for the buck among midrange gaming PCs. It also has a certain stocky visual appeal. It's missing a few features, and you'll have to jump through a few hoops to make upgrades, but on balance, this system is a great deal.TAGS:Maingear, Voodoo, power supply, AMD, Dell XPS, CPU, NVidia, chipset, 32-bit, Intel, games, PC
Reviewed on June 6, 2007The design remains the same, but under the hood Apple's MacBook Pro laptops received a jolt by way of faster processors, a new chipset, and--depending on the screen size--either new screen technology or the option for a higher resolution. Those pining for a 12-inch MacBook Pro will need to continuing waiting, but there's nothing to complain about for the updated 15- and 17-inch models, which offer improved specs at the same starting prices.TAGS:Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, Intel Core 2 Duo, IEEE 802.11n, Apple Computer, NVidia, chipset, laptop computer, hard drive, Intel
Reviewed on June 6, 2007The design remains the same, but under the hood Apple's MacBook Pro laptops received a jolt by way of faster processors, a new chipset, and--depending on the screen size--either new screen technology or the option for a higher resolution. Those pining for a 12-inch MacBook Pro will need to continuing waiting, but there's nothing to complain about for the updated 15- and 17-inch models, which offer improved specs at the same starting prices.TAGS:Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple Computer, NVidia, chipset, laptop computer, hard drive, Intel