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Do Higher MP3 Bit Rates Pay Off?

Logan Decker — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:07:49 -0500

In this Maximum PC Challenge, we pit three different levels of losslessly-compressed audio against each other to determine whether we can hear a difference in encode quality.

January 2006 - Arch Rival Face Off!

The Maximum PC Staff — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:03:01 -0500

The complete PDF archive of the January 2006 edition of Maximum PC, every article included, every page posted! Download it now!

January 2006

Maximum PC — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:01:01 -0600

Here's what you'll find in the "It's-the-hardware-stupid" issue of Maximum PC, on newsstands now!

VERSUS!
With a powerful blow from our Blade of Benchmarks, Maximum PC cuts through the tough decisions PC power-users face, like a hot knife through buttah! AMD or Intel? Revealed! ATI or nVidia? Clocked! Hitachi or Western Digital? The truth at last! We back up our endorsements with the hard numbers, so you can spend more time building and playing and less time shopping and praying.

THE DIGITIAL CAMCORDER BUYERS GUIDE
Whether you're a professional or an, ahem, "amateur," these six digital video cameras are about more than megapixels.

How To: Install Linux the Easy Way

Will Smith — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:26:13 -0600

By Will Smith

Call of Duty 2

Maximum PC — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:27:32 -0600

Dear Mom and Dad, You’re probably looking at the address on this letter and wondering, “What is Johnny doing back in Belgium?” Well, you’re not going to believe it.

Norton AntiVirus 2006

Maximum PC — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:19:48 -0600

Like McAfee’s VirusScan 2006, Norton AntiVirus 2006 installed without undue agony, and a relatively swift 28-minute initial scan alerted us to all 12 of the Payload of Misfortune™ rogues.

Logitech G7 Mouse

Maximum PC — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:05:59 -0600

Usually, cordless mice come with built-in sacrifices: The sensor response rate is slowed to conserve battery life; the battery lasts just 20 hours; rechargeable batteries aren’t included; and/or a cheap transmitter results in radio interference.

Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer

Maximum PC — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:53:48 -0600

Last month we had high praise for Zalman’s super-quiet VF700-CU LED VGA cooler, but this month we zero in on Arctic Cooling’s extremely popular Silencer series of VGA coolers.