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Epson PictureMate

Maximum PC — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:30:23 -0500

A decent ink jet, but it can't compete with the dye subs

Month Reviewed: November 2004
Verdict: 7
URL: www.epson.com

Of the four printers here, Epson’s PictureMate is the only ink jet.

Sony DPP EX-50

Maximum PC — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:38:00 -0500

A fantastic photo printer

Month Reviewed: November 2004
Verdict: 9
URL: www.sonystyle.com

We’ll admit it: Sony’s DPP EX-50 surprised us.

Olympus P-10

Maximum PC — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:34:09 -0500

Incredibly small and convienient, but image quality and included media is a downer.

Month Reviewed: November 2004
Verdict: 6
URL: www.olympus.com

Don’t be fooled by the CP-220’s strikingly diminutive profile—thanks to the Olympus P-10’s cube shape and small paper tray, it actually has the smallest footprint of the printers reviewed here.

Logitech Z-5500 Digital

Maximum PC — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:13:12 -0500

Since Logitech’s Z-680 5.1 speaker set currently reigns supreme in Labville, and is the only speaker system to receive a perfect 10 verdict in the past two years or so, we wondered what Logitech could possibly do to improve them. Now we know. The Z-5500 Digital system is better than the Z-680 in every possible way, with one small exception (more on that later).

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Klipsch ProMedia GMX A-2.1

Maximum PC — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 19:20:20 -0500

When Klipsch first released the GMX series of speakers, they were strictly digital and thus offered little value to PC users (nForce users notwithstanding).

eVGA e-GeForce 6800 Ultra AGP

Maximum PC — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 18:20:19 -0500

A plain exterior hides ultra-fast performance

The eVGA e-GeForce 6800 Ultra AGP may look like a standard nVidia reference design, but its plain exterior belies a lightning-fast GPU.

Apple iPod 40G

Maximum PC — Sat, 02 Oct 2004 19:03:08 -0500

The Lance Armstrong of MP3 players breaks another ribbon

If you don’t like ballet, it’s likely that the only possible enjoyment you get out of watching a performance is in wondering when one of the dancers is going to screw up and land with a spectacular thud on the stage.

October 2004 - Windows: The Future Revealed!

The Maximum PC Staff — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0500

In the PDF archive of the October 2004 issue, you can find:

The 10 Best Utilities You've Never Heard Of!
Doomr 3 Engine Tech-splanation!
Desktop Deathmatch!
Exclusive How-To: Make WinXP work like Windows Longhorn in 4 easy steps!
Ask the Doctor
Rig of the Month
The Watchdog
And a whole lot more!

Click the big giant cover image to the right to download the PDF archive today!