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Douchebags Scholar laptop backpack review: This is one Douchebag you’ll want to be seen with
It keeps your 15-inch MacBook Pro safe. It practically disappears. Heck, it's probably misnamed.
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Best DVD & Blu-ray drives for Mac
Forget SuperDrive: watch DVDs and Blu-rays and listen to CDs on your Mac with these fantastic external drives
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Toast Leather Cover for MacBook Pro and Air review: Stick-on leather cover you’ll want to stick with
Toast ventures away from its wooden covers to embrace leather, and we largely like the results.
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LifeFlix 2.5 review: Your old Mini-DV camcorder’s new best friend
LifeFlix makes it easy to import Mini-DV tapes from your camcorder to QuickTime movies for digital archiving, or quickly create MP4 movies to share online.
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Saddleback Thin Front Pocket Backpack review: The best rugged leather backpack for your MacBook
Aside from not having a dedicated sleeve for holding your MacBook, it's basically perfect.
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Ulysses 13 review for Mac and iOS: The best Mac minimalist text editor gets even better
Ulysses has long been a dream app for writers, but new support for deadlines and coders make it even better.
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Tweetbot 3 for macOS review: Twitter app pushes forward in usefulness and design
A new release of third-party Twitter client Tweetbot for macOS offers compelling features, but thereu2019s a countdown clock for some elements that Twitter might limit.
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Razer Core X review: An inexpensive eGPU that turns your MacBook Pro into an iMac
The same Apple eGPU limitations remain, but this enclosure should serve well for years to come.
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CloudMounter 3.2 review: Easily access Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive through a single Mac icon
Adds a menu bar icon for your cloud storage accounts.
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Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac review: Solid malware prevention with no frills
Trend Micro Antivirus has a solid set of features and performs very well in malware detection and blocking, including intercepting some kinds of ransomware.
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Numbers 5 for Mac review: Inching closer to being a more full-featured spreadsheet app
Featuring a minor update for importing data that makes a big difference.
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Keynote 8 for Mac review: New image gallery, better interactivity with other iWork apps
With only one new feature, a slideshow option, this release puts keynote in sync with other apps and Keynote for iOS.
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Pages 7 for Mac review: Better workflow and tools for producing digital books
A new version adds book-related features, minor improvements, and parity with the latest iOS version.
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MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017) review
Kaby Lake processors, improved graphics, but is it really a pro laptop?
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MacBook Pro 13-inch (2017) review
It's not as Pro as we'd like, but the 13-inch MacBook Pro is still the best mid-sized Mac laptop Apple offers
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MacBook vs MacBook Pro
What's in an inch? We pit the 12in MacBook against the 13in MacBook Pro
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MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (2016) review
Our MacBook Pro 2016 review weighs up Apple's super-high-end laptop in terms of design, build quality, features, tech specs and value for money
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macOS Sierra vs Mac OS X El Capitan
Is it worth upgrading your Mac to macOS Sierra? We compare the interface and features of Sierra and Mac OS X El Capitan
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iMac Pro review
We put the iMac Pro through our most rigorous speed and graphical benchmark tests, and evaluate its design and value for money
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Azio Retro Classic review: Backlit mechanical keyboard offers vintage style
The Azio Retro Classic brings the elegance of vintage typewriters to a comfortable luxury, backlit mechanical keyboard that works with Mac or PC layouts.
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Mophie Powerstation AC review: Plenty of fast-charging power, but needs more USB ports
Power up your USB devices and even many of your gadgets that need a wall plug.
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iMac Pro review: Mac Pro power in the shape of an iMac
The fastest Mac available is for users who demand multi-core performance.
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iMac Pro vs Microsoft Surface Studio
How does the most powerful Mac ever compare to Microsoft's new all-in-one?
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macOS High Sierra review
macOS High Sierra builds on an already excellent operating system and makes it even better
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iMac 27-inch (2017) review
New graphics cards, a better display, faster processors and improvements to the RAM add up to a great update
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Astropad Studio review: Use your iPad Pro as a digitizer for your Mac
Astropad Studio is an impressive way to incorporate pen input into Mac drawing or image editing.
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Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 review: Photo editor gets into the AI spirit with a solid grip on emerging tech
Photoshopu2019s updates and new features reflect a profound thought process about meeting changing user needs.
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MacBook Pro vs Surface Book 2
Microsoft has announced its latest attempt at a MacBook killer: the Surface Book 2. We compare it with the newest MacBook Pro
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Parallels Desktop 13 review: Now your MacBook Pro Touch Bar works with Windows, too
Parallels Desktop 13 makes it easy to run macOS, Windows, or Linux virtual machines on your Mac, adding improved performance, picture-in-picture, and enabling support for cross-platform features like Touch Bar and People Bar.rn
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macOS High Sierra review: Incremental update worthy of your time, eventually
High Sierra isnu2019t a glamorous update to the macOS, but itu2019s one that sets it up for the future.
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Little Snitch 4 review: Mac app excels at monitoring and controlling network activity
Clamp down on network activities on your Mac and have a clear picture of whatu2019s talking and why.
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macOS Sierra review
In our macOS Sierra review we test and rate the features, interface and ease of use of macOS 10.12, Apple's current desktop OS
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Paragon NTFS for Mac 15 review: Slick, native performance for accessing NTFS Windows drives
Paragon NTFS for Mac 15 provides seamless read/write access to Windows-formatted NTFS volumes mounted on macOS with native performance and an intuitive user interface.
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Corel Painter 2018 review: Painting app add tools to unleash your artistic potential
Corel is on a roll, packing a multitude of fresh, advanced features into a brand new version of its venerable painting app.
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iMac vs Microsoft Surface Studio
Two of the best all-in-ones on the market go head to head in a clash of titans – which is best? Find out here.
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Apple 12-inch MacBook review (2016)
Apple's updated 12-inch MacBook for 2016 has a faster processor and better battery life but still only one USB-C port. Is it the ultimate portable laptop? Here's our review
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Transmit 5 review: File transfer utility expands support for cloud services
The veteran file-transfer app from Panic has had a long-awaited overhaul that improves usability while bringing access to many more Internet-hosted file services.
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Softorino YouTube Converter 2 review: Download web videos and transfer them to iOS devices
Video utility now supports Wi-Fi sync and can create ringtones.
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Urban Armor Gear Rugged Case review: An excellent tough case for your delicate flower of a laptop
Protection for clumsy laptop users or those who routinely take their MacBook Pro into harmu2019s way.
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Original iPhone review
Did Apple's iPhone live up to the hype? We revisit our original iPhone review 10 years on
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iMac Kaby Lake (2017) review: The iMac’s excellence continues on
Apple has finally updated the iMac, so if you're in the market for a new computer, now's the time to do some shopping.
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MacBook 2017 review: The bang for your buck gets better
Kaby Lake processors provide Appleu2019s lightweight laptop a much-needed speed boost.
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MacBook Pro 2017 review: The future starts with Kaby Lake
Appleu2019s newest laptop offers a speed boost over its predecessor, and we might even see bigger gains once macOS High Sierra is released.
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Tyranny review: The role-playing game for die-hard RPG fans is here
Tyranny doesnu2019t shoot for absolute marquee values in terms of its graphics, it does create a rich, immersive world worthy of exploration.Mac Gems
TripMode 2 review: Utility manages, blocks, and caps macOS Internet use
Monitor and cap your Macu2019s Internet data transfer on Wi-Fi networks or while tethering with a well-made management tool.Mac Gems
Timing 2.0 review: Mac software for professionals to track billable time
Timing can track both billable time and activity on your Mac so you can know how much to bill a client.
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MacBook Pro v Surface Pro 5
Microsoft has launched a new iteration of its tablet/laptop hybrid, the Surface Pro. But how does it compare to the MacBook Pro?Reviews