http://www.barefeats.com/ Latest Mac Speed Test Results and Analysis en-us Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:10:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/hard146.html http://www.barefeats.com/hard146.html We compare various USB 3.0 enclosures for 3.5" drives to Thunderbolt, eSATA, FW800, and USB 2.0. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:10:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/head12.html http://www.barefeats.com/head12.html We share our favorite headphones and earbuds -- wired and wireless Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:35:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ces2012.html http://www.barefeats.com/ces2012.html We observed a distinct trend in new products shown at CES. Read our take to see if you agree. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:10:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/hard144.html http://www.barefeats.com/hard144.html With dual 6GB/s SSDs, we reached 1000MB/s. With two miniSwaps, we almost reached 2000MB/s. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:15:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/hard145.html http://www.barefeats.com/hard145.html Using the newest USB3 enclosures, fastest USB3 adapters, and fastest SSDs, we compare them to Thunderbolt and eSATA. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:55:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/hard143.html http://www.barefeats.com/hard143.html Six dual bay notebook RAID enclosures are compared using both Thunderbolt and eSATA interfaces. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:00:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mba11_05.html http://www.barefeats.com/mba11_05.html How would you like to double the speed of your 2011 MacBook Air's internal storage? Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:15:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/tbolt02.html http://www.barefeats.com/tbolt02.html Using a pair of 6Gb/s SSDs, we push the Litte Big Disk to the limit. Can it match the speed of the Pegasus? Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:20:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/macs11_01.html http://www.barefeats.com/macs11_01.html With Quad-Core Macs with Hyperthreading, is it time to retire the Mac Pro? Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:20:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mini11_03.html http://www.barefeats.com/mini11_03.html Do you need a dedicated GPU to run Dirt2 and X-Plane at decent framerates? Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:40:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mini11_04.html http://www.barefeats.com/mini11_04.html We sample all of the 2011 Mac models running 'non-pro' apps like iTunes, iMovie, and HandBrake. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:15:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/iph4s01.html http://www.barefeats.com/iph4s01.html We used Geekbench and GLBenchmark to compare them to each other and to the iPad. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:05:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ipad206.html http://www.barefeats.com/ipad206.html Get your reality check on CPU, GPU, download speeds, etc., before you pull the trigger. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:25:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ipad204.html http://www.barefeats.com/ipad204.html Does the new Kindle Fire fill a gap in Apple's mobile product line? We have thoughts. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:15:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mini11_02.html http://www.barefeats.com/mini11_02.html The fastest Mac mini with the dedicated GPU takes on the fastest iMac and three fast Mac laptops. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:50:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/hard142.html http://www.barefeats.com/hard142.html We tested the four port, four lane, USB 3.0 RAID enabled PCIe host adapter with four fast drives. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:10:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/aper313.html http://www.barefeats.com/aper313.html We imported/processed raw images. Then we exported them as JPEG. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:50:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mini11_01.html http://www.barefeats.com/mini11_01.html Cinebench, Geekbench, Motion, and Portal results for four models of Mac mini. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:15:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mba11_04.html http://www.barefeats.com/mba11_04.html We use Cinebench and Geekbench to illustrate the progression of performance since 2009. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:15:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mba11_03.html http://www.barefeats.com/mba11_03.html Apple is using two different brands of flash storage in the 2011 MacBook Air. One is faster. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:20:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mba11_02.html http://www.barefeats.com/mba11_02.html We compared it to the 2010 MacBook Air and two 2011 MacBook Pros running Cinebench, HandBrake, Motion, and Portal. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:37:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mba11_01.html http://www.barefeats.com/mba11_01.html We analyze key performance improvements over the 2010 MacBook Air. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:25:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/tbolt01.html http://www.barefeats.com/tbolt01.html A six drive Thunderbolt RAID enclosure takes on three other RAID storage scenarios. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:30:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/fcpx01.html http://www.barefeats.com/fcpx01.html We timed rendering two blur effects and one export scenario. Bonus: one Compressor 4 test. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:55:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/wst10g12.html http://www.barefeats.com/wst10g12.html Motion 5 is GPU intensive. We show how seven different GPUs handle playback and preview. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:35:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ipad205.html http://www.barefeats.com/ipad205.html We tested on the MacBook Air, iPad 2, and iPhone 4. We compared it to the Sprint 4G Overdrive and the iPhone's HSPA+ network. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:45:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/imac11f.html http://www.barefeats.com/imac11f.html Is the CTO Core i7 iMac signficantly faster than its Core i5 siblings running real world pro apps? Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:00:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ssd6g05.html http://www.barefeats.com/ssd6g05.html Using the HPT RocketRAID 2744, we crack the three gigabyte per second barrier. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:00:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/wst10g11.html http://www.barefeats.com/wst10g11.html We measured the playback and render acceleration provided by the Quadro 4000 versus three other GPUs. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:27:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/invent01.html http://www.barefeats.com/invent01.html We hear from inventors often. It's time you heard from them, too. Fri, 27 May 2011 08:10:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/imac11e.html http://www.barefeats.com/imac11e.html We compared four cross-platform games on the Mac Pro and iMac under OS X and Windows 7. Fri, 20 May 2011 08:30:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/imac11d.html http://www.barefeats.com/imac11d.html Includes test results for After Effects, Photoshop, Photozoom, and Squeeze. Thu, 19 May 2011 09:30:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ssd6g04.html http://www.barefeats.com/ssd6g04.html If you want external eSATA enclosures with 6G/s SSDs to go faster than ever on the 2011 MacBook Pro, check this out. Fri, 13 May 2011 11:25:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/imac11c.html http://www.barefeats.com/imac11c.html Includes results for Portal 2, L4D2, Borderlands, Starcraft 2, and WoW. Thu, 12 May 2011 09:50:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/imac11b.html http://www.barefeats.com/imac11b.html To give you the first look at performance, we offer three CPU and three GPU tests. Fri, 06 May 2011 19:55:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/imac11.html http://www.barefeats.com/imac11.html There are at least three key performance improvements to the iMac. We analyze them. Tue, 03 May 2011 08:00:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/quick.html http://www.barefeats.com/quick.html Top model features 3.4Ghz Core i7 CPU and Radeon HD 6970M GPU. Tue, 03 May 2011 06:35:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ssd6g03.html http://www.barefeats.com/ssd6g03.html We tested two, three, and four 6Gb/s SSDs in RAID 0 sets using 6Gb/s host adapters (x8). Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:20:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ssd6g02.html http://www.barefeats.com/ssd6g02.html Using 6Gb/s SATA/SAS RAID host adapters, we squeeze every drop of speed from two models of 6Gb/s SSD. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:30:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ssd6g.html http://www.barefeats.com/ssd6g.html OWC enters the 6Gb/s SSD wars with their own SandForce based weapon. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:35:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbps06.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbps06.html I have a surpise for you. Check out this test using a stressful action file. Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:15:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbps02.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbps02.html The OCZ Vertex 3 inside the 2011 MBP reaches over 500MB/s! Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:25:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbps05.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbps05.html Adobe After Effects is the most memory and core hungry pro app. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:25:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbps04.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbps04.html We compare the Radeon HD 6750, Radeon HD 6490, and Intel HD 3000. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:45:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ipad203.html http://www.barefeats.com/ipad203.html Geekbench 2, Sunspider, OpenGL Viewer, and GLBenchmark results Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:50:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ipad202.html http://www.barefeats.com/ipad202.html We compiled a list of apps we plan to use to benchmark the new iPad 2. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:20:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbps03.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbps03.html Starcraft, Borderlands, Portal, Left 4 Dead 2, WoW at 2560x1440 High quality. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:30:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbps01.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbps01.html We test with Starcraft, Portal, Left 4 Dead 2, and World of Warcraft. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:25:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/ipad201.html http://www.barefeats.com/ipad201.html See how the iPad ver 1 compares to the Xoom pad and Atrix phone. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:40:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp33.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp33.html What's so hot about the new models? I found four things so far. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:30:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/wst10g10.html http://www.barefeats.com/wst10g10.html See test results for AE with Kronos, Squeeze, FCP with Colorista, Color, and Motion. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:40:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/wst10g9.html http://www.barefeats.com/wst10g9.html We used SPECviewperf and Vantage in this first installment to compare the Quadro 4000 to other Mac Pro GPUs. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:55:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/wish11.html http://www.barefeats.com/wish11.html I have six ideas for products (or product improvements) I'm hoping Apple will release in 2011. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:30:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/hard140.html http://www.barefeats.com/hard140.html Four new smooth aluminum designs provide versatile expansion without disturbing the Mac Feng Shui. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:40:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/hard139.html http://www.barefeats.com/hard139.html We compared five 'rookie' notebook dual drive RAID enclosures with one very fast 'veteran.' Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:15:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/hard138.html http://www.barefeats.com/hard138.html As capacity grows, so does the speed at which HDDs transfer data. Does the 3TB 7K3000 follow this trend? Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:35:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/hard137.html http://www.barefeats.com/hard137.html Here are ten things that are literally small enough to fit in a sock. They will be a blessing to all Mac users. Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:50:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/art01.html http://www.barefeats.com/art01.html I was a freelance cartoonist in a past life. I've decided to create a digital archive with the help of high tech tools. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:15:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/wst10c4.html http://www.barefeats.com/wst10c4.html We wanted to see which app can do adjustments and exports fastest on 50 sample images. And there's more testing to come. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:00:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/hard136.html http://www.barefeats.com/hard136.html CalDigit and LaCie have "cracked the code." Both are shipping USB 3.0 PCIe cards the Mac Pro and USB 3.0 ExpressCards for the MacBook Pro. Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:10:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp32.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp32.html We compare the speed of various external USB 2.0 storage devices with various wireless remote storage options. Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:50:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp31.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp31.html We are older MacBook Airs with the same CPU speed running slower? Inquiring minds want to know. Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:47:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp30.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp30.html We stress the GPUs with five graphics intensive apps. Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:00:00 PDT http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp29.html http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp29.html We stress the CPUs with six apps. Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:00:00 PDT