Friday, May 10, 2013

Blog Assignment #5

Two products that I have found reviews about are the Apple iMac 21.5 inch (Late 2012) and the Asus ET2300INTI-B022K.

The Apple iMac's review had many positive and negative comments. The pros of this desktop is it has a speedy Intel Core i5 quad core processor with discrete graphics and it carries no power brick for it to charge. A con for this product is that there is no HDMI-in and no touch-screen option.("Apple iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2012)," 2012) Some product specifications presented in this review included the type of processor and graphics chipset. The processor is an Intel Core i5 - 33305 (2.7 GHz) and the graphics chipset is a 512MB Nvidia GeForce GT 640M.("Apple iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2012)," 2012). The writer does not compare the product to any other similar product but instead he does compare it to many other different products such as Asus, Vizio and Sony. The review is based on hands-on testing and research. The writer places a benchmark test results link on the bottom of the page to prove that he did not based this review on his opinion. The reviewer's final verdict or decision about this product is successful. He convinces the crowd to buy this product as he describes that  the Apple iMac surpasses other desktops to do anything. Two criterias that seem to have been the most important in this product review were the charts and graphs he added and the description of each feature.

The Asus ET2300INTO-B022K's review also had pros and cons about this product. Some pros that the Asus has is the solid offering of ports, including Thunderbolt and eSATA and responsive, attractive touch-screen display. ("Asus ET2300INTI-B022K Review," 2012) Some small cons are that it contains no Blu-ray player and it is not designed to handle visually advanced games. Some specs of this product is that it has a  Intel Core i5-3330 (3.0 GHz) processor and a graphics chipset of 1 GB Nvidia GT630M. ("Asus ET2300INTI-B022K Review," 2012). The writer of this review does compare this product with a very similar one such as the Asus ET2701 INKI-B046C. The ET2701 is a lot better than the ET2300 as it beats it through processor. The review is based on hands-on testing and research as he places a benchmark test results link on the bottom of the review. The reviewer's final verdict recommends us to buys the ET2701 rather than this one because of the better processor.

References

 Asus ET2300INTI-B022K Review: Kazi, A. (2012, November 20). Asus ET2300INTI-B022K Review & Rating | PCMag.com . Technology Product Reviews, News, Prices & Downloads | PCMag.com | PC Magazine. Retrieved May 10, 2013, from http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,241

 Apple iMac review: Domingo, J. S. (2012, December 14). Apple iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2012) Review & Rating | PCMag.com . Technology Product Reviews, News, Prices & Downloads | PCMag.com | PC Magazine. Retrieved May 10, 2013, from http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,24