An Update to Our Hardware Comparison Charts

Another month rolled by and we have a fresh update to our hardware comparison charts. Click through to the categories below to see the new additions to the section.

USB Thumb Drive Charts
Sandisk Cruzer 4GB

2011 Gaming Graphics Cards
Gainward GTX 580 Phantom Geforce GTX 580 1.5 GB
AMD HD 6990 Radeon HD 6990 4GB
AMD HD 6990 OC Radeon HD 6990 4GB OC-BIOS
Nvidia GTX 550 Ti Geforce GTX 550 Ti
HIS HD 5750 IceQ Plus Radeon HD 5750 1 GB
HIS HD 5550 Passiv Radeon HD 5550 512 MB GDDR5
HIS HD 5570 Passiv Radeon HD 5570 512 MB GDDR5
HIS HD 5670 IceQ Radeon HD 5670 512 MB GDD5
ATI HD 6750 Radeon HD 6750 512 MB GDDR5 OEM
ATI HD 6770 Radeon HD 6770 1GB OEM
MSI  440 GT Geforce 440 GT 1GB DDR3
Asus GTX 590 Geforce GTX 590 3GB GDDR5
MSI HD 6850 Cyclone Power Edition Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5
MSI HD 5450 Passiv Radeon HD 5450 1GB GDDR3
HIS HD 5450 Passiv Radeon HD 5450 1Gb GDDR3
MSI 450 GTS Cyclone Geforce 450 GTS 1 GB GDDR5
AMD HD 6790 Radeon HD 6790 1GB GDDR5
MSI HD 6870 Twin Frozr II Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5
HIS HD 5770 Radeon HD 5770 1GB
MSI GT 430 Geforce GT 430 1GB GDDR3
MSI HD 4890 Gaming Edition Radeon HD 4890 1 GB GDDR5
AMD HD 6790 OC Radeon HD 6790 1GB OC GDDR5
AMD HD 6450 Radeon HD 6450  512 MB GDDR3
SAPPHIRE HD 6790 Radeon HD 6790 1GB GDDR5
AFOX HD 6850 Radeon HD 6850 Single Slot 1 GB GDDR5
AMD HD 6570 Radeon HD 6570 1GB GDDR5
AMD HD 6670 Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5
PowerColor HD 6790 Radeon HD 6790 1GB GDDR5

SSD Charts 2010
Crucial P300
Intel 320
OCZ Vertex 3
Plextor M2
PQI S535
Silicon Power E20

iSCSI NAS
Synology DS1010+
Synology DS1511+
Synology DS211+
Thecus N5200XXX
Thecus N4200Pro

Apple Dumping Intel For ARM Chips In Laptops?

There's talk that Apple is eying ARM for notebooks and desktops, ditching Intel.

On Friday, reports surfaced that Apple officials have decided to dump Intel processors for ARM-based solutions in its upcoming MacBooks and MacBook Pros-- and possibly even Mac desktops. The transition, stated as a "done deal" by unnamed insiders, won't take place immediately, but is expected to happen "as soon as possible"-- probably in mid-2013.

Sony subpoenaed by N.Y. Attorney General

Sony just this week responded to questions from congress regarding the PSN and SOE breaches that resulted in a massive amount of user data, including the details of thousands of credit cards, being stolen. Now the company is apparently facing a subpoena from the New York Attorney General.

Mass Effect 3 Delayed, New Screens

BioWare has delayed the release of Mass Effect 3 without giving any specific reason... but the wait won't be too painful.

Wednesday BioWare's Mass Effect executive producer Casey Hudson said that the highly-anticipated third installment will not hit store shelves this holiday season. Instead, the release date has been pushed back to Q1 2012 for unknown reasons.

"Today we have confirmed that Mass Effect 3 will be released in the first three months of 2012," he stated on the BioWare forums. "The development team is laser focused on making sure Mass Effect 3 is the biggest, boldest and best game in the series, ensuring that it exceeds everyone’s expectations. We'll have more details about specific dates as we get closer to release."

Apple Announces New T-Bolt, Quad-core iMacs

Apple has announced a refresh for its iMac line, adding in support for Intel’s Thunderbolt technology and next generation quad-core CPUs.

Those of you holding off on purchasing an iMac because you were expecting a refresh any day can breathe easy and prepare for a little shopping, because Apple today announced the new line. The 2011 models marry Intel’s quad-core Core i-series CPUs with AMD Radeon HD graphics and a little Thunderbolt action for good measure. Facetime users will be pleased to note that the new iMacs will ship with support for that, too.