Monthly Archives: July 2011

HP Pavilion p7 1070t

We mentioned in our review of a recent HP Slimline computer that the mainstream desktop market seems more competitive and commoditized this year. The workaday HP Pavilion P7 1070 helps us illustrate that point yet again. We like this $729 … Continue reading

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2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS

With the six-speed manual, as CNET’s car came equipped, the 911 GTS proved very drivable in a variety of conditions, from the exciting mountains roads to stop-and-go traffic. This transmission shifts with easy precision, a European style that never feels … Continue reading

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Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G

Few things surprise us more than when laptop shoppers tell us that though they are planning to keep their new computer permanently chained to a desk (to essentially act as a desktop PC), they intend to buy a 13-inch (or … Continue reading

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Iriver Story HD

The Story HD supports the EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, and DJVU e-book formats, and the Office Viewer supports PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, DOC, DOCX, and HWP file formats. There’s no audio support of any kind, and while there’s a hidden … Continue reading

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 (with 14mm lens, Black)

Photos and image samples:Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 is the first of what I hope are the Goldilocks generation of interchangeable-lens cameras (ILCs): small and fast with good-to-great photo quality that finally merits attention from point-and-shoot users looking … Continue reading

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