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When Size Really Matters: Smallest Flash Cards*
Friday 5 August 2005 – 07:00
You can find CompactFlash memory cards today with capacities of up to 8 GB, and 4 GB Secure Digital flash (SD) cards are just around the corner. While rather small, their size still makes them unsuitable for use in ultra-small devices like cellphones, smart phones, PDAs, and so forth. Here, we take a look at smaller memory formats, including MMCmicro and MicroSD, which promise mass data storage in truly tiny packages.

Yes, the Linksys WRT54G V5 Really Is a Lousy Router*
Friday 9 June 2006 – 07:06

User forums around the web have been abuzz with complaints about the non-Linux version of one of Linksys' most popular products. Tim Higgins tested it and the WRT54GL Linux-based version and found at least one reason why the V5 has so many unhappy buyers.

How Much RAM Do You Really Need?*
Monday 12 December 2005 – 06:00
How much RAM do you really need? Is 512 MB enough? What about 1 GB? Our gaming and other application tests show that 2 GB of RAM is often not overkill.

Is Intel's 'Turbo Memory' really turbo?*
Friday 11 May 2007 – 12:19

Flash memory is great for portable USB drives and cameras, but does it belong on your motherboard? ...

Can Your PC Really Handle Vista?*
Monday 26 February 2007 – 01:46

Our £200 / €350 PCs are powerful enough to take on everyday workloads, but can they cope with Vista's requirements? It's all in the components.

Does AGP Really Improve Performance?*
Thursday 2 July 1998 – 07:00
Anyone who has tested more than a few graphics cards has observed that there is not always a very big performance delta between an AGP graphics card and a similarly configured PCI graphics card

Really Cool and Quiet Power Supplies?*
Friday 1 April 2005 – 07:00
It's impossible to gauge the ill effects noisy power supplies have on your mental health, but needless to say, loud fans are irksome. While vendors' past attempts to deliver low-noise units were met with varying degrees of success, we see how the latest crop measures up.

Finally, An Optical Lens Cleaner That Really Works!*
Friday 29 December 2006 – 04:03

Most optical lens and filter cleaners have trouble getting rid of serious dirt and grime; even worse, they can remove the coatings on costly lenses or even scratch them. Read on to find out about a cleaner that cleans in a snap, and without harming your expensive gear.

How much Graphics Power Does a PC Really Need?*
Wednesday 2 March 2005 – 06:00
Almost every PC sold today features a 3D graphics card. But other than powering games, there's not much use for advanced 3D features. Certainly you don't need a 3D graphics card for office work, surfing the Internet and other common tasks. Are the graphics manufacturers on the wrong track?

Do New Drivers Really Boost Performance?*
Tuesday 7 October 2008 – 07:50

How much extra performance can you get from a simple graphics driver update? And what sort of gaming gains can you expect from a high-end graphics card when you overclock your CPU?

Real3D's Response to Does AGP Really Improve Performance?*
Friday 14 August 1998 – 07:00
Real3D's critical comments to Bert's article. Is AGP a great improvement? How does the i740 stick up?

PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Cards: How Much Extra Performance Do They Really Give?*
Wednesday 23 April 2008 – 03:10 in Graphics

How much bandwidth do today’s graphics cards really need? We looked at mainstream and enthusiast PCI Express 2.0 cards and compared performance at PCIe 2.0 x16, x8, x4 and x1 rates using popular games and benchmarks.

Is Cache Size Really The Key To Boosting Performance?*
Wednesday 24 October 2007 – 02:52 in Hardware

Intel's Core 2 processors run the gamut with 1 MB, 2 MB and 4 MB of second-level cache. After comparing all three options at a 2.4-GHz clock speed, we learned that the importance of L2 cache must not be underestimated.

GDC 2006: What the Sony PS3 is Really About*
Friday 24 March 2006 – 08:23
Sony's Phil Harrison delivered a long-awaited preview of PlayStation 3 at the 2006 Game Developer Conference this week in San Jose. What did we learn? The platform may alter how console games are bought, played, developed and distributed.

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