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Although we knew Windows 10 would arrive on the Xbox One console later this year, Microsoft revealed during its Gamescom press conference that the new Windows 10–powered interface will begin rolling out in November. But don’t worry, Xbox One owners: the Windows 10 update won’t turn it into a game-playing desktop. “We won’t see people…
Chromebook killer? Acer on Tuesday announced a pair of “online-oriented” Aspire One Cloudbooks. You can think of them as Chromebooks for Windows users, at least in terms of price and hardware. Or you can view them as modern day netbooks for the Windows 10 era of computing. No matter how you slice it, these inexpensive…
Now that Windows 10 is out and about, many consumers who “reserved” a spot in the rollout may be disappointed that their copy of the new OS wasn’t available on day one. According to Microsoft, the wait could range from days to weeks. The Windows 10 notification app that resides on the system tray will…
Top Deal: Skylake is coming and perhaps you’re planning a new build. The exciting part is picking out all the components — a new CPU, DDR4 memory (DDR3 will work as well, if you get a compatible motherboard), Z170 motherboard, a blazing fast SSD, and so forth. When you’re shopping components, don’t forget a hard…
A closer look at streaming Xbox One to Windows 10 Over the last several months, we have taken a close look at a number of features provided by the just-launched Windows 10 operating system. These hands-on experiences included Cortana, the Edge browser, the new Start Menu and more. One of our favorite features was the…
This article was published in the September 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Updating Storage Doc, I own a Samsung EVO 250GB SSD, which Maximum PC recently identified as having new firmware to alleviate memory/performance loss. After upgrading my Samsung Magician suite, the software detected the update,…
This article was published in the August 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Dual Graphics? Greetings Doc. My rig consists of an ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+, an AMD A10-7850K APU, two Crucial 240GB SSDs in RAID 1, and 8GB of Kingston HyperX DDR3 at 2400 MT/s. My question is…
at a glance (+) FlashSuperb performance; simple to use; huge capacity. (-) Too Much CashExtremely expensive; 2.5-inch version needs rare connections. This article was published in the July 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Is this the second coming for SSDs? Wipe the slate clean. Forget the…
at a glance (+) PredatorFreeSync; high refresh rate; cheaper than the Asus RoG Swift. (-) Predator 2Still TN, and not a brilliant TN; ghosting with FreeSync; fairly pricey. This article was published in the July 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Our first FreeSync monitor touches down,…
at a glance (+) YupFreeSync; high refresh rate; cheaper than the Asus RoG Swift. (-) NopeStill TN, and not a brilliant TN; ghosting with FreeSync; fairly pricey. This article was published in the July 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Our first FreeSync monitor touches down, but…