CalDigit S2VR HD eSATA Array External Media Storage Review
The Big Cheese We've seen a ton of external storage devices come through our doors. FireWire and USB 2.0 are the most common interfaces we see by far. The relatively new eSATA interface (external serial ATA), though, has not experienced a significant amount of adoption, particularly compared to its internal...
Primera Bravo SE DVD Duplicator Review
Burn, Print, Show! The Primera Bravo SE CD/DVD duplicator and printer combo is labeled by its maker as an entry-level product, we assume, because of its single-drive configuration and small, twenty-disc feed capacity. After using it for the past few weeks, we're here to tell you that that's the only...
In the "Hands on" segment, Charlie and Mark discuss the Cal-digit external hard drive.
Grass Valley REVPRO External USB Removable Storage Drive Review
Gigabytes to Go If you aren't a fan of backing up to tape, or you're swapping out internal hard drives more often than taking out the garbage, you'll be happy to know that REV PRO is here. Grass Valley has been making broadcast video gear for longer than most of...
In our new "HANDS ON" Matt York and Charlie open up a new Gateway Workstation and check under the hood.
Apple MacBook Pro 15 Notebook Computer Review
Two Platforms in One Apple has had various versions of Mac OS running on many different platforms. The first Macs (circa 1984) ran Motorola 680x0 processors. Ten years later, the hardware began to migrate to IBM and Motorola's PowerPC platform. Then, in 2001, the software began to migrate to Mac...
Video Capture Card Roundup
Looking to get started in video capture or upgrade your existing system? First evaluate your acquisition method (read: camera or video source) to determine if you need a digital video converter. Its simple, if you are converting analog video (VHS, VHS-C, Super VHS, 8mm video, Hi8, Betacam, Betacam SP),...
Voyetra Turtle Beach Video Advantage PCI Capture Card Review
The new Video Advantage PCI video capture system from Voyetra Turtle Beach is one of the easiest and least expensive solutions for getting DV or analog video into and out of your computer we've tested so far. If you enjoy creating home videos or need to edit the...
MacroSystem Casablanca Solitaire Editing Appliance Review
The first thing you'll notice about the new Casablanca Solitaire is that it doesn't look like any other non-linear editing solution out there. The Solitaire is an elegant cube with a translucent white glass-sheathed face and top and front aluminum insets housing the drive bays and front I/O ports. All...
Alienware Roswell 5000 Matrox RT.X100 Bundle Review
$5,115 Alienware 12400 SW 134th Ct., Bay 8 Miami, FL 33186 (800) ALIENWARE www.alienware.com It's big, black, incredibly powerful and it ain't playing games. Alienware, best known for its screaming-edge turnkey gaming computers, is trying to capture the attention of advanced video editors with its new Roswell 5000 bundled system. Well, they've got...