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It is not a mobile chip. ATI does not use the... 2,686 Views / 39 Replies  
It is not a mobile chip. ATI does not use the "Pro" designation for mobile chips; only for desktop chips. See their chip lineup at amd.com.

The HD 2600 Pro desktop chip is about 60% of the HD...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Aug 9, 2007 at 06:30 PM, in Mac Desktops
These X1900XT cards (along with the older X800XT)... 2,361 Views / 23 Replies  
These X1900XT cards (along with the older X800XT) have a habit of getting clogged with dust. Take the card out and examine the fan blades. Gently clean off any dust.

Also it's helpful to run a...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Jul 11, 2007 at 03:54 PM, in Mac Desktops
The Quad core chips will be in the Conroe and... 6,303 Views / 51 Replies  
The Quad core chips will be in the Conroe and Woodcrest lines (Core 2 Duo desktop and Xeon workstation). There are no quad core chips planned for notebooks for a long time.

Apple will have to...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Oct 3, 2006 at 07:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Most of the PC results on the German page seem to... 4,461 Views / 62 Replies  
Most of the PC results on the German page seem to be with the "tomb2" timedemo, rather than the id_demo001 nettimedemo.

For id_demo001, your results seem very good, especially considering it's on...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Sep 11, 2006 at 07:57 PM, in Mac Desktops
Good. Is that in Ultra quality, or High quality?... 4,461 Views / 62 Replies  
Good. Is that in Ultra quality, or High quality? If that's Ultra, it's very impressive...

Here are some PC results using various cards and CPUs:

Quake4 pointrelease 1.2 Benchmark! [Archiv] -...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Sep 11, 2006 at 05:53 PM, in Mac Desktops
The following is from barefeats.com. When they... 4,461 Views / 62 Replies  
The following is from barefeats.com. When they say "enter console", type CTRL OPTION ~

If you would like to test your own Mac against those we featured, just be sure to have the 1.2 patch for...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Sep 11, 2006 at 05:07 PM, in Mac Desktops
The Mac Pro test was run with the monitor set to... 11,238 Views / 147 Replies  
The Mac Pro test was run with the monitor set to 1280x1024, according to the page. The iMac test doesn't show the resolution, but the native resolution of the iMac is larger than 1280x1024.
Posted by thag-simmons, on Sep 6, 2006 at 12:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
Apple's iMac graphics page ... 11,238 Views / 147 Replies  
Apple's iMac graphics page (http://www.apple.com/imac/graphics.html) shows the 2.33 iMac with 7300GT running the Quake 4 timedemo at 47fps.

Apple's Mac Pro graphics page ...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Sep 6, 2006 at 12:28 PM, in Mac Desktops
For non-students, there is always Amazon. If you... 2,533 Views / 44 Replies  
For non-students, there is always Amazon. If you have the Amazon credit card, that gives you 3% off which comes back to you in Amazon gift certificates. They currently also have a $150 rebate on...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Aug 24, 2006 at 08:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks. This is great to hear. So basically we... 1,092 Views / 14 Replies  
Thanks. This is great to hear. So basically we need to use migration assistant, but just *once* to move an older Intel Mac's contents to the Mac Pro. After that, everything's on the Mac Pro's...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Aug 18, 2006 at 06:24 PM, in macOS
Can Mac Pro be cloned onto other intel macs? 1,092 Views / 14 Replies  
This is a tall order, but... can someone with a Mac Pro verify whether the boot drive from a previous intel mac (say, a MacBook Pro) can be cloned onto the boot drive of the Mac Pro, completely...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Aug 16, 2006 at 09:23 PM, in macOS
I just sold a dual 2.7, 2GB RAM, and two internal... 1,250 Views / 22 Replies  
I just sold a dual 2.7, 2GB RAM, and two internal hard drives for $2450.
Posted by thag-simmons, on Jul 1, 2006 at 10:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
Added a 1GB stick to my 2.16 MBP from OMNI... 1,104 Views / 14 Replies  
Added a 1GB stick to my 2.16 MBP from OMNI Technologies, and no problems so far, even under heavy CPU load.
Posted by thag-simmons, on Jun 6, 2006 at 01:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Radeon X800XT overclocked to 540 core, 540... 13,454 Views / 77 Replies  
Radeon X800XT overclocked to 540 core, 540 memory:


CINEBENCH 9.5
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Tester : thag

Processor : G5 dual 2.7
MHz ...
Posted by thag-simmons, on Jun 4, 2006 at 01:26 AM, in Applications
I ordered from Amazon 4/27, shipped 5/12,... 5,215 Views / 51 Replies  
I ordered from Amazon 4/27, shipped 5/12, received 5/15 via UPS. I used Amazon Prime overnight.
Posted by thag-simmons, on May 25, 2006 at 06:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I bought a 1GB stick for my MBP 2.16 from OMNI... 77,729 Views / 210 Replies  
I bought a 1GB stick for my MBP 2.16 from OMNI Technologies for $73. It shows up as 667MHz in system profiler. Benchmarks (e.g. Cinebench) show the machine performing as would be expected. So far...
Posted by thag-simmons, on May 18, 2006 at 07:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I posted my first impressions in the 17" delivery... 9,637 Views / 70 Replies  
I posted my first impressions in the 17" delivery times thread.
Here are my Cinebench scores:

CINEBENCH 9.5
****************************************************

Tester : thag

Processor :...
Posted by thag-simmons, on May 16, 2006 at 04:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Finally got mine from Amazon today. Ordered... 5,215 Views / 51 Replies  
Finally got mine from Amazon today. Ordered 4/27, shipped 5/12, received 5/15 via UPS.

The machine was shipped triple-boxed from Amazon. The outer carton, as shipped from Amazon, was in perfect...
Posted by thag-simmons, on May 15, 2006 at 08:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Does it boot in target disk mode? Hold down the... 2,364 Views / 25 Replies  
Does it boot in target disk mode? Hold down the T key while booting. Of course you'd need a firewire cable to mount the drive on another Mac.
Posted by thag-simmons, on May 8, 2006 at 07:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I meant May, sorry. Original delivery estimate... 5,215 Views / 51 Replies  
I meant May, sorry. Original delivery estimate was May 8 to 15. Now it's May 15.
Posted by thag-simmons, on May 2, 2006 at 08:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
end of the line? 5,215 Views / 51 Replies  
This sucks. I placed my order for the 17" on Amazon soon after the announcement and asked for 2-day shipping with Amazon prime. The shipping estimate was March 4 to 11, arrival estimate March 11 to...
Posted by thag-simmons, on May 2, 2006 at 06:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Google Earth 557 Views / 4 Replies  
Google Earth
Posted by thag-simmons, on Feb 24, 2006 at 05:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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