Parallels Desktop 10 continues the virtualization software’s annual release schedule, this time bringing even better integration with Windows virtual machines, improved power management, and full support for OS X Yosemite. But with modest performance improvements, is it worth the upgrade? Check out our review and benchmarks to find out.
An Overview of the $1,099 iMac Benchmarks
The new entry-level iMac has a compelling price, but at the expense of performance. But just how much slower is the new iMac compared to its more expensive counterparts? We round up benchmarks looking at CPU and GPU performance, to help you decided if the $1,099 model is right for you.
2013 Mac Pro RAM Upgrade Benchmarks: Apple vs. Crucial vs. OWC
Apple’s new Mac Pro is a powerhouse, but the stock configurations ship with relatively little RAM for a professional workstation. We look at two third party options for upgrading your Mac Pro to 64GB of memory, and compare them to the standard Apple RAM in terms of performance and value.
Thunderbolt 2 Benchmarks: Promise Pegasus2 R4 & Four Samsung EVO SSDs
Our Thunderbolt 2 testing hardware has just arrived, and we have early benchmark results to share on the performance of the Pegasus2 R4 equipped with four 1TB Samsung 840 EVO SSDs. Read on to see just how fast Thunderbolt 2 is compared to its predecessor.
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See Every iPhone Model Compared Side-by-Side
Including the launch of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c earlier this month, Apple has released eight major models of the company’s popular smartphone since the product’s introduction in 2007. See how they all stack up in a side-by-side comparison video.
Compare Cross-Platform Gaming Performance with 3DMark for iOS
The latest version of the 3DMark gaming benchmark is now available for iOS, allowing owners of iPhones and iPads to compare the graphical horsepower of their devices to a wide range of competitors, including Android smartphones and tablets as well as full desktop PCs.
Our New Favorite Flash Drive is the SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0
Although the rise of online storage and syncing services have reduced their necessity, USB flash drives are still important and useful for many tasks. After a year of using a Lexar drive, we found the SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0. Read on to find out why it’s now our favorite USB flash drive.
Parallels Desktop 9 Benchmarks: Small Gains, Better Gaming
Parallels Desktop 9 is the latest version of the virtualization software that lets users run Windows inside OS X, but does it offer a noticeable performance improvement? We teamed up with The Mac Observer to run a series of benchmarks and find out for ourselves.
Pushing It To The Limit: 2013 MacBook Air Battery Life Tests
When Apple released the 2013 MacBook Air in June, the company leveraged the increased power efficiency of the Haswell platform to provide significantly improved battery life. After spending some time testing the new MacBook Air’s 802.11ac Wi-Fi performance, we turned our attention to power efficiency. Just how accurate are Apple’s impressive claims for the 2013 MacBook Air battery life? Testing Hardware We’re testing an entry-level 2013 13-inch MacBook Air, with a 1.3GHz Core i5 CPU, Intel HD 5000 GPU, and…
802.11ac Routers Compared: Apple, Belkin, Netgear & Linksys
When Apple released its 2013 updates to the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Wi-Fi routers in June, the company added support for the latest and fastest wireless standard, 802.11ac. Our first look at the 802.11ac AirPort Extreme showed very promising performance, with speeds nearing 550 megabits per second in some scenarios, a result that was nearly five times faster than the preceding 802.11n standard. But Apple was not the first to the next-gen Wi-Fi game. Although 802.11ac won’t be finalized…