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The FX5200 series is a 2 pixel pipeline with... 1,714 Views / 15 Replies  
The FX5200 series is a 2 pixel pipeline with 64-bit memory GPU, while the Radeon 9200 is a 4 pixel pipeline 128-bit memory GPU. Even worse, the core and memory are usually clocked slower on the...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Jan 30, 2005 at 12:29 AM, in Mac Desktops
I downloaded the demo of CoD and played through a... 1,714 Views / 15 Replies  
I downloaded the demo of CoD and played through a few levels. It runs okay, except that the quads displaying the gun/weapon on the screen were missing in places. It could have just been a bug maybe....
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Jan 28, 2005 at 12:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
The 1.42ghz mini I bought performs good with... 1,714 Views / 15 Replies  
The 1.42ghz mini I bought performs good with UT2004. It gets around 20-35fps in various onslaught maps. AI seems to be the main cause of drag, I bet it would perform better if games were served from...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Jan 27, 2005 at 02:33 AM, in Mac Desktops
How about a trade for a Gateway 7410GX? Its a... 1,026 Views / 8 Replies  
How about a trade for a Gateway 7410GX? Its a rebadge of the eMachines M6805 A64 notebook.
A64-m 3000+
768MB PC2700 ddr
60GB hdd, 4200rpm w/8mb cache
Radeon 9600 mobility, w/64mb ddr ram...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Dec 11, 2004 at 02:47 AM, in Marketplace
I did a little bit of gaming last night on... 930 Views / 9 Replies  
I did a little bit of gaming last night on CompUSA's 12" Demo model. The only game I felt comfortable running at 1024x768 with high settings was Warcraft3. UT2k4 and BF1942 both needed the quality...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Dec 7, 2004 at 11:11 AM, in Mac Notebooks
My situation was also the same, kind of. I had an... 1,841 Views / 26 Replies  
My situation was also the same, kind of. I had an ibook G4 and it seemed to run a bit slow. I sold it and got a DA 466mhz tower. Seems to be about the same responsiveness even though its at a much...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Feb 29, 2004 at 11:59 AM, in Mac Desktops
A non-cheapo CRT is also fine too. I like my... 1,318 Views / 7 Replies  
A non-cheapo CRT is also fine too. I like my Mitsubishi Diamondtron which can do 85hz so there is no flicker, and also seems to have a much vivider picture than the Cinema display's I have seen on...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Dec 15, 2003 at 02:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
Make sure you really want a notebook before... 869 Views / 7 Replies  
Make sure you really want a notebook before purchasing. I went through the whole have to have a G4 iBook thing a few weeks ago, and the speed/inferior lcd/limited expandability was just not good...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Dec 6, 2003 at 06:53 AM, in Marketplace
Heh, are you guys ever going to have the 512mb... 1,068 Views / 10 Replies  
Heh, are you guys ever going to have the 512mb centon pc133 on sale? My G4 tower is going to seriously need some ram once it arrives...

I see Staples will have some pny brand ram on sale on...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Nov 24, 2003 at 11:28 PM, in Marketplace
This stuff still isn't sold? Would a G4 ibook be... 515 Views / 3 Replies  
This stuff still isn't sold? Would a G4 ibook be worth it to you for a complete working system? Its the 12" model, I got it a week ago from a B&M apple store, but now I realize if I am going to do...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Nov 17, 2003 at 05:42 PM, in Marketplace
The logic board subsystem has probably been... 726 Views / 2 Replies  
The logic board subsystem has probably been revamped because it also needed support for ddr and the g4. Mine hasn't had any such problems so far, though ( a 12")
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Nov 14, 2003 at 12:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Ive been using a 512mb stick I got from circuit... 925 Views / 4 Replies  
Ive been using a 512mb stick I got from circuit city. Its centon based stuff @ ddr333 and has worked fine in both my G4 iBook, and my sis's 15" Powerbook. It cost $110 up front and had $30 in mail in...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Nov 13, 2003 at 12:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: nope. I thought we'd get 1ghz 133fsb g3's or... 766 Views / 5 Replies  
nope. I thought we'd get 1ghz 133fsb g3's or something. Heh, I even thought we might get a 1280x800 widescreen 13" ibook. Either way im happy with mine's G4 :)
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Nov 12, 2003 at 01:37 AM, in Mac Notebooks
My friend has a barton 2500+. He hasn't played... 1,233 Views / 24 Replies  
My friend has a barton 2500+. He hasn't played halo on it yet (read that as "I haven't brought the cd over for him to install it from yet") but I imagine it'll do pretty well. OTOH, I have tried it...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Nov 10, 2003 at 06:07 PM, in Gaming
From playing halo on a PC: The key seems to be... 1,233 Views / 24 Replies  
From playing halo on a PC:
The key seems to be the cards' ability to do pixel shader 2.0 stuff. I saw virtually no difference when using my old 1.6 willamette p4 vs. the new 2.4ghz 800mhz fsb p4....
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Nov 9, 2003 at 11:27 PM, in Gaming
Hey I shot you an email about this! 717 Views / 4 Replies  
Hey I shot you an email about this!
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Nov 7, 2003 at 06:56 PM, in Marketplace
ugh... not to me, I guess? 1,490 Views / 12 Replies  
ugh... not to me, I guess?
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Nov 5, 2003 at 02:30 AM, in Marketplace
I've already worked out a deal with someone over... 726 Views / 5 Replies  
I've already worked out a deal with someone over email now. As for video cards, i've actually got a couple AGP rage128 (w/ADC) im going to throw in... mostly just to clear junk out of my closet ;) I...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Aug 27, 2003 at 02:34 PM, in Marketplace
Nope, specifically looking for some cash for this... 726 Views / 5 Replies  
Nope, specifically looking for some cash for this one.
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Aug 27, 2003 at 10:51 AM, in Marketplace
FS: G4 400 barebones (SOLD!) 726 Views / 5 Replies  
Up for grabs is a "Barebones" G4 system. Its the Gigabit Ethernet series. I assume that if you are looking for a mac tower you know about what this model has. The proc is a 400, 512mb ram is...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Aug 27, 2003 at 12:42 AM, in Marketplace
In my case, Airport Extreme was pretty much... 1,962 Views / 38 Replies  
In my case, Airport Extreme was pretty much useless. My cable modem caps out at much less than what 802.11b does. I would have prefered more than 128mb base ram though. If apple would have even just...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on May 6, 2003 at 02:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Man, that sucks. Before apple killed off all the... 2,862 Views / 23 Replies  
Man, that sucks. Before apple killed off all the retailers, our Sears store in town used to have iMac DV's iBook Clamshells, and an old tower setup there. Circuit city used to have the 500 iBooks, G4...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on May 5, 2003 at 02:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The iBook I have is supposedly like the previous... 2,862 Views / 23 Replies  
The iBook I have is supposedly like the previous edition's low end model (700, cdrom) so if you can find that one, it should be the exact same. You really have to see one of these in person to fully...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on May 4, 2003 at 02:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Even more pics 2,862 Views / 23 Replies  
I screwed with colorsync profiles and got this LCD looking really nice today. Suprising that the Apple supplied one didn't work the best. Hopefully today I pick up a 512mb stick for it. Everyone who...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on May 4, 2003 at 05:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks
It is the same 12" screen. I figure the case is... 2,862 Views / 23 Replies  
It is the same 12" screen. I figure the case is the same size as the previous models. Its nice and cool, also. Nice to have a laptop that doesn't cook me. I am glad that I choose the airport card vs....
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on May 2, 2003 at 04:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
More pics 2,862 Views / 23 Replies  
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/ibooklogo.JPG
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/front2.JPG

It definitely isn't a translucent finish. But it is shiny. And OSX doesn't run half bad on it, with only...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on May 2, 2003 at 03:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: ibook 900 pictures - well? 2,862 Views / 23 Replies  
How about these:
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/back.JPG
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/front.JPG

I just got back from CompUSA with it :)
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on May 2, 2003 at 02:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I remember having my barracuda IV set to cable... 621 Views / 8 Replies  
I remember having my barracuda IV set to cable select. It didn't even take a hardware reset, changing from the original maxtor 20gb drive for the cube.
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Apr 11, 2002 at 03:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
FS: iBook 600/12.1/DVD model 401 Views / 0 Replies  
Ive decided to sell my iBook since its not been used very much. I'm planning on purchasing a 17'' apple studio lcd for my cube, so I could consider one of those as trade, too.

The iBook is in...
Posted by Geoff Thompson, on Apr 3, 2002 at 05:41 AM, in Marketplace
 
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