Hardware compatibility test cases are usually a little different than the manual functionality test cases we often employ. Since compatibility testing looks mainly at interactions between hardware and software, the test cases tend to be less granular on a functional level, and instead more geared towards measuring variables, such as frame rate, in the application… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Compatibility Testing
New Lab Hardware: Windows PCs & an iPhone 8
Once again, we’ve added additional testing hardware to our QA labs, including a couple of new Windows PCs and our first iPhone 8. The iPhone is a no-brainer—we do a ton of mobile device testing, and most developers are keen on testing the latest Apple devices, given their high profile. We’ll doubtless add a couple… Read more »
New Lab Hardware: HP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy S8 and More
We’ve added a bit more hardware to our ever-expanding QA lab inventory this month, including a refurbished HP laptop, a Samsung Galaxy S8 phone and some new monitors. The S8 is a no-brainer (we actually picked it up a while back), since it represents one of the hottest phones on the market right now. The… Read more »
Back from the Scrapyard
We often purchase new hardware to stay current, but we’re not above cannibalizing systems that break down in the line of duty, or even rebuilding them if enough components remain viable. We are continually adding new (and occasionally rebuilt) hardware to our inventory. One of our main compatibility testing systems (a Dell Alienware Aurora R3… Read more »
