
David Cohn is a consultant and technical writer based in Bellingham, WA, and has been benchmarking PCs since 1984. He is a Contributing Editor to Digital Engineering, the former senior content manager at 4D Technologies, and the author of more than a dozen books. Email at [email protected] or visit his website at www.dscohn.com.
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David's latest posts
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A New King is Crowned
December 30, 2022HP’s new Z2 Tower G9 workstation reclaims the price/performance title. -
A Price/Performance Champ: Velocity Micro ProMagix HD60
November 15, 2022This new workstation from Velocity Micro delivers top performance. -
For Serious Content Creators
November 10, 2022Meet the MSI CreatorPro Z17 A12UMST-097 Mobile Workstation, a powerful mobile system running Windows 11. -
A Beautiful, Affordable Monitor
July 26, 2022This new 32-in. in-plane switching ASUS ProArt Display PA329CV Monitor delivers great images at an affordable price. The LED panel is surrounded by an extremely thin bezel measuring just 0.06-in., except along the bottom where its 0.81-in. width incorporates a panel in the lower-right corner that provides access to the various monitor controls. -
A New King is Crowned
December 30, 2022HP’s new Z2 Tower G9 workstation reclaims the price/performance title.
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A Price/Performance Champ: Velocity Micro ProMagix HD60
November 15, 2022This new workstation from Velocity Micro delivers top performance.
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For Serious Content Creators
November 10, 2022Meet the MSI CreatorPro Z17 A12UMST-097 Mobile Workstation, a powerful mobile system running Windows 11.
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A Beautiful, Affordable Monitor
July 26, 2022This new 32-in. in-plane switching ASUS ProArt Display PA329CV Monitor delivers great images at an affordable price. The LED panel is surrounded by an extremely thin bezel measuring just 0.06-in., except along the bottom where its 0.81-in. width incorporates a panel in the lower-right corner that provides access to the various monitor controls.
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A Diminutive Powerhouse
June 28, 2022We review the new AMD Radeon Pro W6400. The new AMD Radeon Pro W6400 graphics card is built on the high-performance, energy-efficient AMD RDNA 2 graphics architecture and advanced 6nm manufacturing process technology, with 16MB of high-bandwidth, low-latency AMD Infinity Cache memory technology acting as a bandwidth amplifier.
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What’s New in AutoCAD 2023?
June 3, 2022Machine learning tools lead the list of new features.
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A Tale of Two Laptops: HP ZBook Fury 15 G8 mobile workstation
March 31, 2022DE looks at two configurations of HP’s top-of-the-line 15-in. mobile workstation.
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The New Price/Performance King: HP Z2 Tower G8 Workstation
February 18, 2022HP’s latest Z2 tower workstation is entry-level in name only.
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MSI Does It Again
December 30, 2021MSI delivers another powerful mobile system in the MSI WS66 11UMT-220US.
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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 1: A High-End Price/Performance Leader
August 25, 2021Lenovo’s new 15-in. mobile workstation offers Ultra Performance Mode.
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What’s New in AutoCAD 2022?
June 21, 2021AutoCAD promises a more connected experience across platforms.
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Real-Time Ray Tracing Redux
June 20, 2021The NVIDIA RTX A6000 outperforms its predecessor.
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Lenovo ThinkStation P620: Powerful But Pricey
May 17, 2021We review the first workstation powered by the AMD Threadripper Pro WX CPU.
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Getting Better All the Time: HP ZBook Studio G7 Mobile Workstation
May 3, 2021HP makes their lightweight mobile workstation even thinner and smaller than previous versions.
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Solid Power With Dell Precision 3240 Compact
April 30, 2021Dell introduces an ultra-small form factor compact workstation.
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Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G3 OLED: Still Nearly Perfect
February 26, 2021The next step in the evolution of an excellent 15.6-in. mobile workstation does not disappoint.
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