An awful product that should simply be avoided. You'll be sorry.
89
A poor product with more faults than redeeming qualities.
89
Below average. May be passable in a pinch, but you should probably stay away.
89
A bit below average, with some serious issues to watch out for.
89
An average product, with issues that keep it from being genuinely exciting.
89
Slightly better than most similar products, but you can likely still do better.
89
Better than average, but some issues still hold it back from being truly excellent.
89
Among the top products in its category, and a solid choice for most people.
89
A category-leading product and an overall pretty safe bet.
89
An industry-leading product, definitely worth owning. An instant classic.
89
Completely flawless. You'd be crazy not to have it.
100
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The software reviews on gdgt are very limited: only desktop & mobile operating systems get reviewed and scored like any hardware gadget on the site. The more I browse the site, the more I feel it only focuses on hardware. There are lots of desktop software / applications that can be reviewed: ranging anywhere from security (anti-virus, etc.) to personalisation applications (like RocketDock and the likes). I also feel like many software reviewing sites are broken: they take money from the...
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I'm curious, since Apple announced that OS X Mountain Lion will ship this summer, does that also mean we should expect the Ivy Bridge MacBook Pros at that time? Would Apple refresh the product line and then ship Mountain Lion after? I guess since they use an all App Store distribution now, it doesn't really matter.
Just got word back from Apple HQ, and it's official: Mountain Lion is the first release of OS X to not use the "Mac" designation. Ultimately that doesn't mean a whole lot -- iOS is still what's powering Apple's portable devices (and the Apple TV), and OS X is still Apple's one and only desktop OS. In other words, it's not like dropping the "Mac" from OS X is any indication of some bifurcation on the desktop (or an impending licensing deal to 3rd parties) that would necessitate a name change. I...
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