Getting your fingerprints on Windows 7
Windows Biometric Framework should make middleware compatibility easier.
My dinner with Windows 7
Windows 7 was much quicker to install than the GCN Lab had feared, but had a strange side effect in one respect: it was oddly silent.
Google Wave: A big splash for government, or just all wet?
Collaboration engine replicates online the experience of chatting with a group.
Solid-state drives move toward the mainstream
The Intel X25-M Mainstream Serial ATA SSD offers reliable and fast performance at a steep, but decreasing, cost.
Brother HL-4070CDW
The HL-4070 is a great way to add adequate and reasonably fast color printing to your office. And it’s more than worth the low price, making it the best value in the review.
Panasonic KX MC6040
If you mostly work in black and white, the KX-MC6040 might be a good choice for a slightly below-average printer that comes with an extra scanner and fax machine. But you can’t rely on it for color images, especially darker ones.
Epson B 500DN
The B-500DN is inexpensive and performs well for most office tasks. If you print photographs and use photographic paper, it’s the obvious choice.
Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet CP3525x
If you need a speedy, accurate printer and are willing to pay a little more for it, the CP3525x is the one that should race into your agency. It earns a Reviewer’s Choice for this roundup.
Xerox Phaser 6280
The Phaser 6280 produces excellent colors and fast text printing but is painfully slow in printing complex color graphics.
When color matches quality and price
The GCN Lab tests six network color printers for speed, reliability and accuracy to see which one should grace the halls of your agency.
Lexmark C734dn
The Lexmark C734dn is the top all-around performer in this review. Coupled with a great government price, it’s the reliable and accurate color printer that most people will want to see in their agencies.
Gaining Virtual V-locity
The V-locity software package can fix a few inherent problems with virtualization, like cluttered disks and ever-expanding space needs.
Crowbar cracks SD cards and retrieves data without a trace
If law enforcement or the military needs to hack an MMC/SD card, the Crowbar is a perfect tool. It has a few minor flaws and limited usage, which we feel makes it too pricey in its current form. But within those parameters, it works well.
Olympus Tough-8000 camera shines in harsh conditions
The Olympus Stylus Tough-8000 doesn't break new ground, because the 1030SW already did that, but it does push further into the rugged space.
Trimble Yuma handheld puts a full OS and a lot of toughness into a small space
The Trimble Yuma might be small, but it packs quite a punch with a full Windows Vista Operating System.
Can Windows 7 resurrect ancient PCs?
Amid rumors of Windows 7's ability to resurrect old PCs, the GCN Lab tested the performance of Microsoft's new operating system on some PCs reclaimed from the junk pile.
A water-cooled system, for when air isn't enough
If you need precise control over a computer's temperature, or if you want to extend the life of an older system, the CoolIT Domino ALC is a fairly easy, inexpensive way to get the job done.
LCD monitors go big, with mostly good results
Six 24- and 27-inch LCDs try to break the law that states that as size increases, quality decreases. And a few of them succeed.
GCN Lab Review: ViewSonic VG2427wm LCD monitor
The 24-inch widescreen LCD aced every performance and image quality test we threw at it, yet comes with a reasonable $499 price tag.
GCN Lab Review: Eizo FlexScan EcoView EV2411W LCD monitor
If you are looking for a high-quality monitor that is easy on energy consumption and the eyes of those working on it, the EV2411W is a great choice.
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