And the test unit that SodaStream sent me has become a part of my everyday routine.
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In fact, my test unit eventually ended up showing me something I wanted to buy.
Apple claims this will be less noticeable in shipped iPods than in my test unit.
Unlike the other two, it isn't tapered at the edges, and my test unit sported an orange color, though it also comes in gray.
Gaming performance was found to be satisfactory, though, and while the overall performance seemed fine, the 7200RPM hard drive in their test unit is apparently unavailable in the shipping unit (which holds a 5400RPM drive).
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The phone is also very individualistic: my test unit only had the sober black shell, but Telus supplies a white back in the retail box, and the more exotic colors (neon green, anyone?) really add character.
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Only when we test a final unit, though, can we tell whether Vizio finally figured out how to make a quality computer.
We're happy to reserve judgment today, but we'll keep those concerns in the back of our mind when we get the chance to test a final unit (and maybe even watch a whole dang movie).
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Eight of the more than 9, 700 tubes in one of the unit 3 generators failed a pressure test, while six tubes in unit 2's reactor needed to be plugged, the NRC has found.
The Tumour Profiling Unit will repeatedly test cancer samples to see how the tumour changes in an attempt to understand resistance.
But in 1994, when then-29-year-old Jonathan Grayer took over as CEO of the Kaplan unit, the test-prep company came down with an acute case of expansion fever.
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He revealed that half the officers in a key unit failed a polygraph test last year.
Subsequent investigations were carried out by the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit following the Lord's Test against England in August.
Morgan Chase told The Wall Street Journal that its Chase retail unit had decided to drop its test of debit-card fees.
The worry that euro-zone countries such as Spain may suffer prolonged slumps because they lost control of unit wage costs lends the inflation test some weight, though not much.
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When a unit is over, students take a test, move on, and receive feedback only weeks later.
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Compatibility of the USB Hard Drives, it has worked with every unit tested, but they plan to test more.
Penney and Coca-Cola 's Brazil unit, have signed on for Microsoft's test of the program, hoping it will lead to "smart" ad spending that will target only ready buyers.
Penney (nyse: JCP - news - people ) and Coca-Cola 's (nyse: KO - news - people ) Brazil unit, have signed on for Microsoft's test of the program, hoping it will lead to "smart" ad spending that will target only ready buyers.
"As a unit we're delighted to pick up 20 wickets and win a Test, " he said.
The anti-doping facility being used to test samples during the Olympic and Paralympic Games is to be turned into a medical research unit.
If the project is approved, engineers would hope to have the propulsion unit, or service module, ready to fly on the American rocket's first test flight.
The GameChanger unit of Shell, which seeks out new disruptive technologies for the oil giant, is about to test if Knack can help it identify innovators.
Last week, shortly after a Wii review unit arrived at Forbes.com's office, I set it up in a conference room to test it out.
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