alaTest USA - Product Tests & Reviews

arstechnica.com

Number of Reviews collected

in MP3 Players

37

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447

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United States

Language: English

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In Part II of our two-part investigation of the new MacBook Pro, we examine how Apple's new notebook performs as a Windows and Mac gaming machine. We also investigate overall performance and battery life.

It's evident that this MacBook Pro is not that much faster than its predecessor as far as the CPU goes. In our testing using GeekBench, the 2.53GHz, late 2008 model was only about 2.5% faster than the previous model. For any real performance gain in ...

October, 2008

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Apple iPod Nano (4th Gen)

The newest iPod nano doesn't just come in a rainbow of colors; it also comes with a handful of new features that actually make it much more than a standard bump to the iPod line. Ars reviews the fourth-generation iPod nano, giving you our take on ...

The screen, as you can see, is much bigger now in the new nano. In fact, it's the exact same size and resolution screen (two inches diagonally, 320x240 at 204ppi) as the one in the let's-never-speak-of-it-again 3G iPod nano, but turned vertically. We ...

September, 2008

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alaSCORE 98

4705 reviews

Ars goes in-depth with the iPhone 3G

The iPhone 3G has been hyped for almost as long as the original iPhone itself. But is it worth the upgrade cost and a whole new two-year agreement with AT&T in order to get one? Ars did an in-depth review of every detail of the newest iPhone-including ...

There are other, very minor differences in the iPhone 3G's accessories compared to the original set. Apple changed the shape and reduced the size of the miniature power brick that comes with the iPhone, making it not quite so smooth, but definitely ...

July, 2008

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No spin: Ars

The MacBook Air's high-end model comes with 200 extra MHz and a solid state drive. Is it worth the extra $1,300 to upgrade? We compare the two Airs directly to find out whether the price is worth paying.

Like the Cinebench results, PSBench pits the two MacBook Airs against each other and shows similar results in many of the tests. When there is a difference between the two, the SSD model slightly outperforms the HDD model. Again, most of these results ...

February, 2008

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Thin is in: Ars Technica

The MacBook Air has finally made its way into the hands of the earliest adopters. Ars Technica likes the sexy, but digs into the nitty gritty to see whether being so thin is worth it.

Let's examine exactly how this thing is different from Apple's other offerings

February, 2008

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Santa Rosa MacBook

Santa Rosa finally makes its way to the low end of Apple's laptop lineup. Ars reviews the new MacBook to see if it's an upgrade worth paying attention to.

If you decide to spec your own at the Apple Store, the one thing you shouldn't mess with is the amount of RAM. The addition of the Santa Rosa chipset means you can now cram your MacBook with up to 4GB of memory. Apple thinks this should cost you an ...

December, 2007

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Apple iPod Touch (1st Gen)

Apple has drastically overhauled the iPod with the release of the iPod touch. Ars goes hands-on with the latest iteration of the world's top-selling digital audio player line to determine if the iPod touch is anything more than an iPhone without the ...

The specs for the iPod touch display match that of the iPhone. Both devices have a 3.5" multi-touch display with a resolution of 480x320. That works out to 163 pixels per inch. Do they look the same? You'll have to keep reading to find out

September, 2007

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alaSCORE 97

7052 reviews

Apple iPod Nano (1st Gen)

There are new iPods in town, and Ars puts the new iPod nano and iPod classic through their paces to see if the new design for the nano and the UI enhancements come at a cost.

The nano comes in the classic plastic case, complete with all the accessories iPod owners have come to expect: standard iPod connector, dock adapter, headphones, and a little booklet

September, 2007

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alaSCORE 89

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CREATIVE Armband Zen Stone Plus Wristband

What happens when you take a nice little music player and add a tiny OLED screen and a second gig of RAM? Good things.

A screen that's worth looking at, New features: EQ, stopwatch, radio, Small, cool, cheap, Excellent sound

I'm serious about wanting a clip!, Navigation and volume control require more clicks than necessary

September, 2007

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iPhone in depth: the Ars

Thousands (and thousands) of words, a handful of big, high-resolution demonstration videos, and a brutal stress test that will get the iPhone protected by PETA. Three (and a half) reviewers enter; one score leaves.

The iPhone isn't the world's smallest phone, but its sleek design and particularly its thickness make this an easy phone to pocket

July, 2007

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