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  • MacBook Pro Faux Review – A Look Back One Month...
    MacBook Pro Faux Review – A Look Back One Month Later
    After a full month on Youtube my faux unibody MacBook Pro review has broke 7,000 views and has garnered over a hundred interesting comments. I didn’t know exactly what to expect when I posted the clip, just days after the notebook arrived in my hands, but I knew my review would stir the waters with its unorthodox mix of facts, fantasy and pure flame bait! A few people seemed to have grasp...
  • MacBook Pro 2.53Ghz 9600M GT: COD5 Game Benchmark
    MacBook Pro 2.53Ghz 9600M GT: COD5 Game Benchmark
    A game that’s sure to get a lot of play on the PC this holiday season is Call of Duty: World at War (COD5). The multiplayer beta has been available for a few days, and already I’ve logged a good couple of hours in online matches. COD5 is an excellent test for the late 2008 MacBook Pro’s discreet graphics chip. Overall, I found the nVidia 9600M GT to perform quite well, rendering the g...
  • MacBook Pro Game Benchmark: Far Cry 2
    MacBook Pro Game Benchmark: Far Cry 2
    How does a new unibody Macbook Pro compare to an older Santa Rosa Macbook Pro when it comes to gaming? I put these two MBP’s to the test, running the Far Cry 2 benchmark for a head-to-head faceoff. The results were dramatic. The late 2008 MacBook Pro loads the Far Cry 2 benchmark over 50% faster (37 seconds) than the older MBP model (58 seconds). One could say that the faster 2.53Ghz Pe...
  • Revisiting The iPod Nano 4G: Video Review
    Revisiting The iPod Nano 4G: Video Review
    After a month of daily use, I’ve decided to post another video giving some thoughts on my now battle hardened iPod Nano 4G. There’s a few things to like, but plenty to hate of Apple’s newest sharp looking (and feeling) pocket player. I hope you enjoy my video review and creative commentary. ...