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It is in stock at the Shadyside Apple Store in...	1,627 Views / 25 Replies
It is in stock at the Shadyside Apple Store in Pittsburgh.
Posted by thephotodork, on Mar 1, 2006 at 06:06 AM, in Mac Desktops

i really think that its not really important if...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
i really think that its not really important if MacNN forum posts are or arent grammatically correct. in fact, apple and it's facilities are more the topic of this thread than an its vs. it's...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 26, 2006 at 06:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks

remember everyone, heat sources placed on the...	17,378 Views / 148 Replies
remember everyone, heat sources placed on the pelvic region is bad for the swimmers . . . . at least for those of us with swimmers . . .
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 22, 2006 at 10:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

You shouldn't be using it in your lap anyway, the...	6,940 Views / 22 Replies
You shouldn't be using it in your lap anyway, the heat kills your swimmers . . .
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 22, 2006 at 09:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks

This would be a non-issue for me, since I use my...	17,378 Views / 148 Replies
This would be a non-issue for me, since I use my laptop nearly 90% of the time on a desk and with the screen tilted at approx. 115-120degrees. Maybe this was an effort by Apple to force people into...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 22, 2006 at 09:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

the 12-inch PowerBook hard drive has always been...	2,339 Views / 20 Replies
the 12-inch PowerBook hard drive has always been in the corner. i believe it is only the 15" that has not been . . . funny thing is myself and a friend (one 12" and one 17") just experienced hard...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 22, 2006 at 02:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'd assume that it is about the same level of...	2,339 Views / 20 Replies
I'd assume that it is about the same level of difficulty as previous aluminum PowerBook generations have been, which is usually pretty straightforward, maybe 30-40 screws and you're in and out.
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 22, 2006 at 07:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks

MacBook Pro Disassembled	2,339 Views / 20 Replies
Check it out: Not completely disassembled, but at least opened up so you can see the guts . . . http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/hardwareandnews/mbp1520/mbp1520.html ...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 22, 2006 at 05:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Welcome to MacNN ibucky! My personal...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
Welcome to MacNN ibucky! My personal experience with CompUSA would tell you to either order it online and wait, OR to drive 1.5hrs to Milwaukee to the Apple Store. Good luck either way you go. ...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 10:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks

As a side note, my 17-inch Apple Studio Display...	2,400 Views / 10 Replies
As a side note, my 17-inch Apple Studio Display also would make a distinct humming sound until it warmed up. Not saying that this is using the same technology as those 3-5yr old desktop LCDs,...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 09:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Although the comparison I pointed out may not be...	1,689 Views / 14 Replies
Although the comparison I pointed out may not be valid in general, this thread is specifically asking about the screen brightness differences between a older PowerBook compared to a new MacBook Pro. ...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 09:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sounds like a hard drive failure to me. Did you...	360 Views / 1 Replies
Sounds like a hard drive failure to me. Did you hear any strange noises from your computer recently, anything out of the ordinary? Not to accuse you of anything, but have you dropped it recently? ...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 06:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Poll: go for the macbook, sell the ram on ebay. best...	633 Views / 4 Replies
go for the macbook, sell the ram on ebay. best long-term value . . . IMHO
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 06:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It means that Apple is going to piss off a bunch...	8,008 Views / 63 Replies
It means that Apple is going to piss off a bunch of Pro-Users this week . . .
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 02:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks

That's a pretty bold claim to say that it is...	3,873 Views / 21 Replies
That's a pretty bold claim to say that it is "easily faster" than your Quad G5. Are you serious? Because if you are, THAT IS AWESOME! I WANT ONE RIGHT NOW! ANYONE HAVE $2500 THAT I CAN BORROW?
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 02:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I agree, that is a pretty non-power-conserving...	3,086 Views / 32 Replies
I agree, that is a pretty non-power-conserving test. If I am trying to conserve power, I disconnect all wireless and run at 4/16 brightness . . . with processor reduced and hard disk sleep when...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 02:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks

he shouldn't have to update to 10.4.5, it should...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
he shouldn't have to update to 10.4.5, it should have shipped with it already . . . and it actually has been confirmed, since in his same set of flickr photos, the about this mac info is posted...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 02:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sorry to hear that dude, the same thing happened...	8,008 Views / 63 Replies
Sorry to hear that dude, the same thing happened to me with a 1.67GHz 15-inch Dual-Layer, I simply returned it and will probably buy the Rev B MacBook Pro. At least you have the 2.5GHz Quad to hold...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 02:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sorry PurpleRabbit, but I doubt that Apple would...	3,086 Views / 32 Replies
Sorry PurpleRabbit, but I doubt that Apple would be so nice as to do that. Since the battery appears to be no worse than the previous PowerBook's battery. Although you never know, they did give...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 02:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah that is true that the Titanium Airport...	3,141 Views / 18 Replies
Yeah that is true that the Titanium Airport reception was rather lacking, but it is good to hear that it didn't degrade back down to that level. I am afraid that the design decision to relocate the...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 01:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

From the benchmarks coming in so far, regardless...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
From the benchmarks coming in so far, regardless of what PowerBook you are upgrading from, at least everyday computing like Safari, iApps and Finder will be much quicker. Now to figure out how much...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 01:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It is just the "build number" and the only reason...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
It is just the "build number" and the only reason it is different than the other computer's "10.4.5" system is because this is the Intel version of Mac OS X, otherwise it would be identical.
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 01:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'd like to hear about Airport reception, if you...	3,141 Views / 18 Replies
I'd like to hear about Airport reception, if you can compare it to your Titanium PowerBook that would be great. Just a general idea of better or worse . . . Thanks, and Congrats!
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 01:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I sure hope they don't have the same heat issues...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
I sure hope they don't have the same heat issues as the XBox 360s, otherwise we will have a lot of sore laps and heated complaints on macnn . . .
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 08:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Any definite word on battery life? I hope to...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
Any definite word on battery life? I hope to hear something solid by tomorrow once a good amount of people on this forum receive their MacBook Pros. Also, I am interested to find out about the...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 07:20 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I would also recommend Panic's Transmit FTP...	1,643 Views / 23 Replies
I would also recommend Panic's Transmit FTP Client. It is an amazing FTP client, actually worth the $$$. BTW, congrats, welcome to the mac way of life . . .
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 07:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I agree with CaptianHaddock, even if you get a...	1,689 Views / 14 Replies
I agree with CaptianHaddock, even if you get a desktop LCD display like the Apple Cinema Displays and set them next to a bright window on a sunny day, the brightness is still not adequate to...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 07:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I'd also like to hear about Airport reception and...	696 Views / 1 Replies
I'd also like to hear about Airport reception and Rosetta performance . . .
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 07:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks

It appears that Jason O'Grady has taken and...	6,940 Views / 22 Replies
It appears that Jason O'Grady has taken and posted the first pictures of the hinge in question. As discussed within this thread, the hinge appears to be the same as previous PowerBook hinges, at...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 21, 2006 at 07:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks

They probably did the two-latch design to allow...	6,940 Views / 22 Replies
They probably did the two-latch design to allow for the iSight to be in the center at the top of the bezel. Hopefully it will let the screen sit a little snugger, I remember some people complaining...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 20, 2006 at 10:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks

As to not appear like a complete idiot, here is...	6,940 Views / 22 Replies
As to not appear like a complete idiot, here is what the image used to look like: http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9364/orpkoobcam4yd.jpg
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 20, 2006 at 09:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah, I expect that it would work just as the...	6,940 Views / 22 Replies
Yeah, I expect that it would work just as the PowerBook hinge worked, although they did squeeze the Airport Antenna into the hinge which could have modified the design of it a bit. I am just uneasy...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 20, 2006 at 08:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

MacBook Pro Hinge?	6,940 Views / 22 Replies
The "Now Shipping" picture on Apple.com features an image of a MacBook Pro, similar to the one featured on apple.com/macbookpro. The mechanics of the version of the hinge on the main Apple.com page...
Posted by thephotodork, on Feb 20, 2006 at 08:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yup this is a new feature of the new Dual-Layer...	504 Views / 2 Replies
Yup this is a new feature of the new Dual-Layer Superdrive models. Essentially the computer writes all of the RAM contents (i.e. all of your current settings and open windows) to the hard drive...
Posted by thephotodork, on Nov 10, 2005 at 01:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I definitely think that this deserves its own...	776 Views / 6 Replies
I definitely think that this deserves its own thread, although it may need a new title to actual let people know what it is about (i.e. the horizontal lines not being there). I really think that...
Posted by thephotodork, on Nov 10, 2005 at 01:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks

My new 15" had the same issue. Try another...	549 Views / 2 Replies
My new 15" had the same issue. Try another battery, hopefully that fixes it, in that case it was a faulty battery. However, if yours is experiencing the same problem as mine did, the new battery...
Posted by thephotodork, on Nov 10, 2005 at 01:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Sticky: duplicate post	1,704,494 Views / 4,099 Replies
duplicate post
Posted by thephotodork, on Nov 1, 2005 at 07:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sticky: I used a Nikon D70 Digital SLR with a 28-70mm...	1,704,494 Views / 4,099 Replies
I used a Nikon D70 Digital SLR with a 28-70mm f/2.8 lens. But I didn't bother to mess with the white balance. Sad story (must be mentioned) this computer is now dead. Only 4 days old, something...
Posted by thephotodork, on Nov 1, 2005 at 07:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks

i got the ST910021A drive in my powerbook and it...	10,731 Views / 103 Replies
i got the ST910021A drive in my powerbook and it is very quite. i have owned a 500mhz pismo and a 1ghz 12-inch both of which had slower drives that were much noisier. literally i cannot hear this...
Posted by thephotodork, on Oct 30, 2005 at 06:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Sticky: Here is my 3-day old 15-inch PowerBook. I used...	1,704,494 Views / 4,099 Replies
Here is my 3-day old 15-inch PowerBook. I used the Apple website to give you an idea of the pixel density. I must say it is very nice, it is like having a 17" PowerBook in a 15" case. The screen...
Posted by thephotodork, on Oct 29, 2005 at 02:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks

actually my superdrive made a ton of noise when i...	1,408 Views / 14 Replies
actually my superdrive made a ton of noise when i first used it. the noise has essentially disappeared, after burning about 4 dvds and importing 1 cd. i don't know if these are similar noises, but...
Posted by thephotodork, on Oct 29, 2005 at 01:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks

yeah, thats the seagate momentus drive. same as...	1,051 Views / 6 Replies
yeah, thats the seagate momentus drive. same as in mine, although i have heard a bunch of people got the hitachi. i'm sure glad i got the seagate, from reading some reviews, it seems to be the...
Posted by thephotodork, on Oct 27, 2005 at 08:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks

i'd get the 7200rpm drive at least. you can...	8,981 Views / 97 Replies
i'd get the 7200rpm drive at least. you can always upgrade ram later. and get it for a much cheaper price than apple charges. also, if you are the kind of person who can handle a hard drive...
Posted by thephotodork, on Oct 27, 2005 at 02:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks

neither do i. but i still love this computer. ...	8,981 Views / 97 Replies
neither do i. but i still love this computer. it's my first laptop since a 500mhz pismo. i couldn't set processor performance preferences on that machine, so i'm not terribly disappointed that it...
Posted by thephotodork, on Oct 27, 2005 at 09:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks

i'd agree with mduell. get the 12" ibook. nice...	994 Views / 11 Replies
i'd agree with mduell. get the 12" ibook. nice machine for basic applications.
Posted by thephotodork, on Oct 23, 2005 at 10:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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