Review: Kelebihan dan Kekurangan Sistem Operasi Windows 8

Windows 8 adalah Sistem Operasi terbaru dari Microsoft. Sistem Operasi ini resmi dirilis pada tanggal 26 Oktober 2012 kemarin. Sistem Operasi Windows ini di keluarkan dalam 3 versi,Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro dan Windows 8 RT. Namun sekarang telah terdapat update Windows 8.1 yang bisa di dapatkan di Windows Store.

Untuk itu tim Gadgets Effect ingin me review tentang Kelebihan dan Kekurangan Sistem Operasi Windows 8 yang akan di ulas berdasarkan Sistem Operasi yang kami install. Kami menguji pada Windows 8 Pro with Media Center.

Kelebihan.

Booting dan Shut down cepat
Terbukti saat Gadgets Effect menguji dengan menyalakan Laptop yang terinstall Windows 8, booting hanya dalam hitungan detik saja, setelah itu sistem operasi langsung siap dijalankan. Tidak seperti pendahulu nya Windows 7, Windows 8 lebih siap tanggap meski baru di nyalakan.

Tampilan Lebih Berwarna dan Simpel
Tampilan Sistem Operasi ini lebih berwarna serta dinamis, tidak seperti pendahulunya, perpaduan warna di Windows 8 lebih harmonis. Terbukti saat Start up Windows 8 ini masuk dalam Start menu yang disuguhi warna menarik. Tampilan ala metro ini menjadikan desain yang simple namun elegan. Tampilan Metro ini merupakan Kelebihan Windows 8, karna dengan diusungnya desain baru ini menghemat kinerja Kartu Grafis, sehingga lebih responsif untuk menjalankan Game High End.

Telah Mengusung Layar Sentuh
Layar sentuh pada Windows 8 ini terbilang sangat responsif. Kami mengakui bahwa Sistem Operasi ini lebih cocok digunakan untuk Laptop berlayar sentuh.

Konsumsi RAM Hemat
Saat kami menjalankan Task Manager, Performance Windows 8 cukup apik dengan hanya mengkonsumsi RAM di kisaran 600MB. Kami menguji pada Sistem Operasi yang telah terinstall Program standard seperti Office, Corel, Adobe, AutoCAD dan beberapa Game.

Software Terbaru yang Lebih Baik
Sebagian orang pasti tidak menggunakan Internet Explorer sebagai browser mereka. Namun tidak di Windows 8, Internet Explorer terbaru Microsoft lebih responsif ketimbang pendahulunya.

Kekurangan

Belum Banyak Support Software
Ini terbukti pada fitur Compability, masih banyak software Windows 7, Vista dan XP yang tidak dapat dijalankan di Windows 8 meskipun telah mengatur fitur Compability.

Membingungkan
User Interface pada Windows 8 ini masih sangat membingungkan bagi banyak orang, banyak sekali fitur fitur penting yang justru disembunyikan. Kami juga kecewa karna Windows 8 tidak dapat bergabung di HomeGroup Windows 7. Dijaman yang canggih ini, harusnya Windows 8 lebih dinamis lagi pada segi sistem dan komunikasi. Dari segi desain Metro juga belum terlalu efisien, dengan tampilan Fullscreen metro membua banyak Shortcut yang tidak dapat diakses.

Banyak Driver yang Tidak Support
Banyak sekali driver yang belum support seperti Bluetooth, bahkan sebagian pengguna tidak dapat terhubung dengan hotspot meskipun telah terinstall driver Wireless.

Kesimpulan

Windows 8 sangat bagus dari segi performa, namun masih kurang memadai pada beberapa fitur fitur sederhana. Harga yang di banderol sangat lah wajar untuk membawa pulang DVD Original Windows 8.
Tentu nantinya Microsoft akan menyediakan lagi update terbaru yang lebih baik.

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Review: Kelebihan dan Kekurangan Samsung Galaxy S4

Kali ini Gadgets Effect akan membahas Review Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung memang mulai digemari dikalangan Smartphone, namun tetap saja tidak ada produk yang sempurna, untuk itu kami membahas Kekurangan dan Kelebihan Samsung Galaxy S4 ini.

Kelebihan:

Desain

Desain terlihat kokoh ketika kita melihat pertama kali, case ponsel ini mengadopsi bahan plastic yang sangat solid dan juga ringan, mantap untuk digenggam walaupun smartphone negri gingseng ini mengusung laya sebesar 5 inch. Tak jauh dengan seri sebelumnya, hanya saja agak sedikit tebal 0.7mm dibanding ‘kakak’ nya, mengingat ponsel ini tahan terhadap air, benturan dan debu, ini takkan jadi hal yang besar.

Layar

Ponsel pintar ini mengusung layar jenis Super AMOLED dengan Resolusi mencapai 1080 x 1920 pixels, warna yang terlihat begitu tajam dan ciamik dengan kerapatan pixel 441ppi. Walaupun Layar Capasitive Touchscreen ponsel pabrikan negri gingseng ini sangat smooth, sepertinya Samsung tak puas sampai disitu, adanya fitur Air Gesture dan Air View membuat ponsel pintar ini dapat berinteraksi dengan penggunanya tanpa perlu menyentuh layar, cukup hanya beberapa gerakan di udara maka ponsel ini akan mengerti intruksi penggunanya.

Processor

Beralih ke perangkat dalam, Samsung mengklain ponselnya mengadopsi processor berinti delapan. Dengan adanya Dual - Quad Core yang mereka klaim dengan nama Exynos 5 Octa, ponsel pintar ini genap memiliki delapan inti yang disebut Octa Core. Exynos 5 Octa ini terdiri atas Cortex A15 Quad Core 1.6 GHz dan Cortex A7 Quad Core 1.2 GHz. Ponsel Samsung Galaxy 4 tetap akan irit baterai meski Processornya garang.

Storage & Memory

RAM 2GB telah disematkan kedalam ponsel ini, layaknya ponsel High End. Internal Storage pun tak kalah besar, Samsung menyematkan Internal sebesar 16GB, 32GB, 64GB. Lebih mengagumkan lagi terdapat High Speed Micro SD Slot yang dapat dijalankan hingga kapasitas 64GB.

Kamera

Untuk urusan penjepretan, dual kameranya dapatn menjadi andalan urusan fotografi anda. Dengan Front Camera 13 Mega Pixels dan Rear Camera 2 Megapixels dilengkapi pula LED Flash dan Autofocus. Video Recordingnya dapat merekam Video High Definition dengan ukuran 1080p. Fitur pendukung seperti Eye Tracking sebagai perintah Smart Pause, fitur ini akan menghentikan Video Playing hanya dengan mengalihkan arah pandangan mata dari layar ponsel. Terdapat juga Smart Scroll yang dapat diaktifkan dengan gerakan mata.

Kekurangan:

Ponsel cepat panas. Sebagian pengguna mengeluhkan ponselnya cepat panas. Hal ini sangat wajar melihat processor yang diusungnya terlalu ‘wah’ hanya untuk sekedar ponsel pintar.

Baterai boros. Meskipun pihak Samsung mengatakan ponselnya hemat energy, tetap saja 20% pengguna mengeluh ponselnya boros.

Kecerahan Layar kurang memadai. Untuk sekelas ponsel High End ternyata banyak complain tentang masalah kecerahan Super AMOLED nya.

Beberapa Sensor kurang berfungsi sempurna seperti pada fitur Smart Pause dan Smart Scroll.

Kesimpulan oleh Gadgets Effect.

Ponsel ini patut dimiliki bagi mereka yang mau megrogoh koceknya dalam-dalam. Untuk kelemahan, Gadgets Effect menghimbau untuk tidak menginstall aplikasi berlebihan diluar kebutuhan, meskipun Samsung Galaxy S4 ini memilik spesifikasi yang cukup tinggi, tetap saja pengguna harus pintar menyiasati keadaan.

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BlackBerry Z30 Specifications, Gadgets Effect Review

Although dogged by problems, but wants to prove himself BlackBerry company has not been exhausted. Canadian vendor still want to talk a lot in the smartphone market with its newest innovation BlackBerry 10 phones, Z30.

In addition to offering the highest specifications compared to other BlackBerry devices, the BlackBerry 10 operating system is the latest version that also present a variety of improvised are certainly intended for the satisfaction of its users.

Not only that, the use of bandage material also included in the premium category. Interestingly, not only makes the BlackBerry Z30 looks elegant, robust structure of the body is also resilient.

Besides all, the BlackBerry Z30 still had a myriad of other advantages that are ready he handed to the users. Curious as to what? Consider just the following results complete review.

1 . New Design

By design , the BlackBerry Z30 worth can thumbs-up . Overview display made ​​by BlackBerry 's new phone does look simple , but elegant color selection combined with the use of carbon nuanced material success makes them look classy .

Elegant look noticeably thicker when glancing at the side of the encircling BlackBerry Z30 with silver accents . Increasingly felt when peering into the back area where the material carbon style dominates the entire surface .

Turning to the future , the user is immediately spoiled by the smooth surface of Gorilla Glass 2 is combined with a brilliant display SuperAMOLED screen . Blackberry use carbon -style material and smooth surface of Gorilla Glass 2 at the front and rear , users do not have to worry about leaving fingerprints on both surfaces .

While the placement of the buttons and ports operational support is not much different from most smartphones that are placed on the sides , the power button adjacent to the 3.5 mm audio port on the top .

Followed by the placement of the volume buttons on the left side as well as a micro USB port and a mini HDMI on his right side. Meanwhile, the down side there is a pair of earbuds that position a little further towards the rear.

For the placement of the camera, his position is not much different from most phones. It's just good enough for BlackBerry, where the camera and flash is placed in an oval circle which is protected by a protective glass Gorilla Glass 2.

Unfortunately for thickness measures, the BlackBerry Z30 still have to recognize the competitors who have much to offer a slimmer size. but thanks to its thickness, Blackberry Z30 was more stable in the hand.

2. New Operating System

Compared to previous BlackBerry devices, one of the advantages of BlackBerry Z30 certainly lies in its operating system. BlackBerry's latest phone has the latest update brings BlackBerry 10.2 as the operating system.

Compared to previous versions, of course, the latest update is bringing several BlacBerry 10 improvised. One of them is a feature called BlackBerry Natural Sound. This feature is claimed to be thrusting voice quality is more beautiful and more focused.

While in crowded locations, most smartphone users will look for a less crowded location when trying to call or receive calls. Thanks to the features of the BlackBerry Natural Sound, that sort of thing does not need to be done again, this feature will focus on the vowel sound that is the only caller, while the sound of the surrounding environment will be automatically decreases as back sound.

In other words, this feature will make the conversation becomes more apparent, not just the time to make phone calls, but also when users use BBM voice or video call from a BlackBerry device 10.

Another advantage offered 10.2 Update BlackBerry is its ease when receiving incoming messages such as BBM or email. Users no longer need to unlock the phone when I want to read, simply by touching the notification message on the lock screen, to the right of the notification will be immediately displayed the contents of the incoming message.

3. Performance

Questioning performance , comfort can be recognized when using the BlackBerry Z30 is slightly better than Android devices . This is because the BlackBerry Z30 is using the BlackBerry operating system that is optimized specifically 10.2 for BlackBery devices .

Slide - action shifts from one application to another party feels smooth with no lag . Even when opening multiple applications at once , it still remains satisfactory performance presented it .

To provide higher load again , we also tried to play the game Real Racing along with applications that have been previously opened . Evidently this was made ​​by EA games played smoothly without any lag symptoms at all . Even when played in quite a long time .

Unfortunately weakness ecosystem BlackBerry 10 is still far less than Android and iOS . Not to mention the many interesting applications that require user to pay to be able to feel it , while the present version of the Android and iOS it is offered for free .

4. Camera

For matters of the camera, which carries the BlackBerry Z30 8 MP camera must admit the latest phones that have offered better capabilities. But for business quality, 8 MP camera on the BlackBerry Z30 is quite promising.

This is possible thanks to the use of 5 lens elements relevant to its adoption. Not to mention its F/2.2 aperture that is claimed to be very helpful in taking pictures in low light conditions.

As for the video business is no less good, BlackBerry Z30 camera supports video recording up to full HD resolution (1080 pixels).

Unfortunately its option menu is fairly limited, only the first user will find a selection of cameras, video, and time shift in the top right. Meanwhile, when further into the menu, there is only option switches the camera, shooting modes, scene, flash and ratio.

Do not expect to find the ISO setting on the camera menu BlackBerry Z30, because the basic options such as specifying the desired resolution will not be found by users.

Even so some of the shots were done using a Blackberry Z30 camera is quite promising for a successful result in the equivalent of a balanced color throughout.

However, for matters of detail, the BlackBerry Z30 camera still camera should recognize the benefits of other phones in its class that is able to offer a more detailed shots. Evident when the zoom, the camera shots of the Blackberry Z30 tends to blur and lack of focus.

5 . Riveting Battery Life

The current mobile phone users must be familiar with the name POWERBANK . Yes , this one device is often a couple phones to avoid running out of power in the middle of the activity . But it might be not be applicable on BlacBerry Z30 .

Based on the tests performed , the BlackBerry Z30 battery life does not mess around . Under conditions of active use battery capacity of 2880 mAh which is embedded in the BlackBerry Z30 success last up to close to 2 days .

Meanwhile, when used in a more passive or standby mode , the BlackBerry Z30 can last up to 3 days .

The ability of the battery is also fairly amazing touted derived from the use of the latest technology in addition to the antenna is claimed to prevent the occurrence drop call , but can also extend battery life thanks to its tough receiver capabilities .

In other words , the problem of network signal rise and fall is often regarded as one of the factors that deplete the battery can be avoided . So the battery life can be optimally channeled to other needs .

6. shock resistant

It may be that this is the only BlackBerry Z30 advantages that may not necessarily be owned by the mobile class. Yes, resilient! Body structure that carried the BlackBerry Z30 is claimed to be able to withstand unforeseen conditions such as accidentally dropped.

Even so the Blackberry still insists that the BlackBerry Z30 is not entirely resistant to impact, because of its new mobile phone it actually does not have a security certification to represent it.

Even so, when tested, BlackBerry Z30 is proven resistant to impact. Dropped several times from a height equivalent adult chest, proved no scratches at all hurt. The entire existing functions was running normally without any problems.

7. Specification

Speaking specifications, the phone supports 4G cellular technology was confirmed as the highest caste filler compared to other Blackberry devices. Just look at the use Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with a clock speed of 1.7 GHz carried.

Not to mention the Adreno 320 graphics chip and RAM usage with a capacity of 2 GB which makes their performance increasingly applause. As for the BlackBerry Z30 storage business offers 16 GB size that still can be added via the micro SD slot is available.

Turning to the screen sector, thrusting BlackBerry Z30 5 inch size that runs at a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. Quality is somewhat bully for having relied on as a Super AMOLED technology.

For the camera, the BlackBerry relied on the ability of 8 MP camera with LED flash that uses 5 types of lens elements in it. The better when its aperture is F/2.2, making it able to produce competent results even in low-light conditions. In addition he handed video recording capability also supports full HD resolution (1080 pixels).

Sector of the front camera is also no less good, although only rely on the ability of 2 MP, about the video recording supports 1280x720 pixel resolution.

BlackBerry also not spared embed NFC technology and a micro HDMI port to display the contents of the BlackBerry screen Z30 on a wider screen.

Fun, thanks to a new feature it has, when users watch a movie on a monitor connected to the HDMI micro Blackberry Z30, users can still use his BlackBerry Z30 such as checking incoming messages without interrupting the movie is running.

The battery itself carries the claimed ability of 2880 mAh which can last up to 25 hours of active use.

Here are the full specifications BlackBerry Z30:

Prosesor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1,7 GHz
GPU Adreno 320
RAM 2 GB
Internal Storage 16 GB, hot swappable micro SD slot
5" SuperAMOLED 1280x720 pixel 295 ppi
Rear Camera 8 MP, 5 Element, F/2.2, 5x digital zoom, 1080p recording, LED flash
Front Camera 2 MP, 720p recording
NFC, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 LE
Micro HDMI
4G/LTE Networking
Battery 2880 mAh

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