Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal), Reviewed In Depth |
| Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) has arrived, and we have the scoop on everything you need to know about Canonical's latest Linux, along with the usual review and benchmarks. Is this the change we've been waiting for, or is the Natty Narwhal a fail whale? more |
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Can You Get More Space Or Speed From Your SSD? |
| With the market for solid-state drives continually expanding, we wanted to explore some of the most popular tweaks enthusiasts use to purportedly improve performance and free up capacity. We break out the benchmarks and put them to the test. more |
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Can You Get Flash Without Adobe? Meet DivX Plus Web Player |
| DivX Plus Web Player is the first alternative to Adobe's Flash Player. It promises better performance, battery life, and video quality, all in one shot. If Flash content brings your computer to its knees, read on to find out if DivX is the answer. more |
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Six Low-Noise, Performance-Oriented Cases, Tested |
| We recently illustrated the features of our six low-noise cases, and today we get to find out how those features help them perform. We provide further detail on the hardware installation process before delving into heat and noise comparisons. more |
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Build Or Buy? Five Sub-$500 Store-Bought Systems Compared |
| Have you ever claimed you could build a faster machine than top-tier vendors, but needed proof? We dig into five off-the-shelf sub-$500 configurations to figure out what they can and cannot do. The results probably won't surprise Tom's Hardware regulars. more |
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