Robert Dow

My first article

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Testing EVGA’s SC17 1070 gaming notebook

92% more performance for 11% more money EVGA’s SC17-1070 is a powerful, 4k 17.3-inch notebook that can play any game you have or will get in the next year or so. EVGA introduced its first 17.3-inch, the SC17-980 in March 2016 just after GDC. It offered good performance. Anyone would have been delighted to have one. Then in June of … Read more

Nvidia GTX1080Ti runs best on AMD

28% more performance for 35% more money The Nvidia GeForce GTX1080Ti is the world’s most powerful AIB, when run on an AMD Ryzen-based platform it gets the highest scores, but the greatest gains from generation to generation are on Intel—see charts in conclusion. In our 7 March edition of Tech Watch, we wrote about the Nvidia GTX 1080Ti introduction, and … Read more

Of game consoles, VR and all that jazz

The difference between selling and promising The seemingly unbridled enthusiasm for gaming in VR continues even the face of the disappointing sales results, unresolved technical and physiological problems (that may never be solved), and turmoil in the biggest, most visible company in VR. In the face of all that, new conferences pop up like cheap trendy clothing in a store … Read more

Privacy vs. security

They aren’t the same thing What do you think is the difference between privacy and security?  Privacy is about the things you want to hide, whereas security is about the things you want to protect. And, I think they are two totally different things.  I recently gave a lecture on augmented reality at a conference where I presented my view … Read more

The API path

I was thinking about the evolution of graphics APIs, and how critical they have been to the industry and the participating companies. The API activity has always been contentious, dynamic, challenging, and many times frustrating. And as George Santayana famously said, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Something that could well apply to what’s … Read more

HP Z2 Mini shakes up workstation market

Last quarter, HP unveiled the Z2 Mini, a workstation computer that takes the small form factor (SFF) trend to the extreme. Measuring just 2.3″ x 8.5″ x 8.5″, the Z2 Mini is dramatically smaller (an HP-disclosed 90% smaller) than a traditional tower.In a Mt. Tiburon Testing Labs review for Jon Peddie Research, Alex Herrera calls the Z2 Mini a “capable, … Read more