James Galbraith
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Nixeus VUE27D DisplayPort Monitor review: Big, bargain monitor cuts too many corners
No complaints about eliminating superfluous features to shrink the price tag; but you can't compromise build quality, too. → Read More
MultiSync EA244UHD review: 4K display's wide color gamut ideal for production
The EA244UHD may be expensive, but when connected to a new Mac Pro over Mini DisplayPort, its pixel-doubled resolution can provide you the desktop “retina display” experience not available from an Apple display. → Read More
NEC MultiSync E232WMT touchscreen monitor review: Get the tablet experience right on your desktop
Two dings against this high-quality display: Glare and a high price tag. → Read More
Capo touch 2.0 review: Use your iPad to learn how to play your favorite songs
Capo touch’s ability to slow down or speed up music, raise or lower the key, and loop regions can help musicians at all skill levels learn and practice new songs. → Read More
Buying guide: The best computer display
What should you look for in a new display? Our guide has the lowdown on what specs to look for. → Read More
MacBook Pro (Mid 2014) review: Minor update offers slightly better CPU performance
If you have an older MacBook, now's a good time to upgrade to a shiny new MacBook Pro with Retina display. If you already have a recent MacBook Pro, there's little reason to trade it in for the latest model. → Read More
Mid-2014 iMac review: lower price, way lower performance
For many everyday computing chores, the new low-end iMac could be fine. Just be sure you know what you are (and aren't) getting. → Read More
Lab Tested: New 21-inch 1.4GHz Core i5 iMac benchmarks
Macworld Lab takes a look at the new iMac Apple released earlier this week. → Read More
NEC MultiSync EA274WMi review: Display's 'human sensor' makes it go to sleep
This 27-inch monitor can sense when you're at your desk or not and put itself to sleep or wake up. → Read More
Fun + Thunderbolt = Funderbolt!
Thunderbolt is a technology that you can put to practical good use. This article isn't about those practical good uses. → Read More
Hands-on: Improved 4K display support in OS X 10.9.3
Apple revamped the Display system preferences so that there are more resolution options for 4k displays. → Read More
MacBook Air review: A little faster, a little slower, a little more affordable
The new 2014 MacBook Air offers a small speed increase in processor speed, but it's still a good value. → Read More
New 2014 MacBook Air: Performance benchmarks
Macworld Lab has the new MacBook Air that Apple released last Tuesday. While we saw an improvement in most of our tests, our storage-based test results made us take notice. → Read More
Lab tested: The Mac Pro Daisy Chain Challenge
How many storage devices can we connect to a single Mac Pro? a lot, resulting in a 100TB RAID array. → Read More
Connecting two Macs using Thunderbolt
Macworld Lab took two new Mac Pros and used IP over Thunderbolt to connect the two machines together. How does the file transfer performance compare to gigabit ethernet? → Read More
Samsung lowballs the 4K competition with $700 display
Samsung's new UD590 is hardly cheap, but the others coming out cost several hundred dollars more. The company also announced a clutch of 1080p HD displays. → Read More
Review of the $2999 Mac Pro
If you're a professional who uses Final Cut Pro X or another app that takes advantage of multiple processor cores, then you'll benefit nicely from the $2999 Mac Pro → Read More
HP Z Display Z27i review: High-quality display with an anti-glare screen
For those looking for a high quality, IPS screen, the 27-inch HP Z Display Z27i offers extra wide viewing angles, accurate color, tons of input options, ergonomic flexibility and anti-glare screen. → Read More
The best Thunderbolt docks for your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro
Docks that use Thunderbolt let you plug in all your devices to the dock and a single Thunderbolt cable to your MacBook laptop. It's a lot easier than connecting and disconnecting a bunch of cables whenever you're using your MacBook remotely. Macworld tested several of these docks, and here is our favorite. → Read More
Mac Pro 6-core review: $3999 Mac Pro is an impressive computer
Macworld Lab finally got the high-end standard configuration model of Apple's high-end workstation. The benchmark results continue to impress. → Read More