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They claimed it was for Apple. When I went to the...	1,886 Views / 14 Replies
They claimed it was for Apple. When I went to the register, they had to get a manager to tell them what to do. He said it had to be registered with apple when I bought it. CompUSA used to have a...
Posted by acX, on Feb 5, 2008 at 09:46 PM, in Mac Desktops

I don't think that will work. They asked to see...	1,886 Views / 14 Replies
I don't think that will work. They asked to see my license, and they typed in my name, phone number and address right there when I bought it. Unless they are just "bluffing", I don't think anyone but...
Posted by acX, on Feb 5, 2008 at 09:13 PM, in Mac Desktops

I picked up applecare for my macbook at CompUSA...	1,886 Views / 14 Replies
I picked up applecare for my macbook at CompUSA in Columbia, MD this evening for $125. There were about 10-15 misc applecare packages left. They also had all apple software at 30% off. They had...
Posted by acX, on Feb 5, 2008 at 07:58 PM, in Mac Desktops

After doing some searching, it seems pretty...	1,243 Views / 13 Replies
After doing some searching, it seems pretty obvious that these are grey market computers. The minis are even easier to sell, because they do not have a keyboard. I guess we will have to wait and...
Posted by acX, on Jan 28, 2008 at 02:31 PM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks for the input everyone.. I will be wary of...	1,243 Views / 13 Replies
Thanks for the input everyone.. I will be wary of what I find on ebay. I wonder if they are somehow grey market imports? There are at least 4 or 5 sellers and there must be 100-200 new Mac minis...
Posted by acX, on Jan 27, 2008 at 11:47 PM, in Mac Desktops

New mac minis on ebay?	1,243 Views / 13 Replies
I have been looking for a refurbished or used mac mini to use as a home server. I noticed that there are a lot of brand new sealed Core 2 duo mac minis on ebay right now. They are going for less than...
Posted by acX, on Jan 26, 2008 at 11:37 PM, in Mac Desktops

Mac mini Core 2 Duo vs. Core Duo?	873 Views / 1 Replies
I am looking for a mini to use as a home server. There are a number of "new" Core Duo minis available on eBay and other places like buy.com for reasonable prices. My other choice would be a...
Posted by acX, on Jan 21, 2008 at 09:26 AM, in Mac Desktops

eMac for home server? Some Questions	1,515 Views / 1 Replies
This winter we will be replacing our kids' eMac. It's an Edu Model 1.0Ghz G4, with the ATI 9200, USB 2.0, and PC2700 RAM. Rather than selling it, I'm thinking about turning it into our home server...
Posted by acX, on Nov 22, 2007 at 10:59 PM, in Mac Desktops

I have my 20" Core 2 Duo setup now. It has a low...	5,485 Views / 31 Replies
I have my 20" Core 2 Duo setup now. It has a low speed fan running that I can notice, but it is very quiet. Nowhere near as loud as the rev B iMac G5 fan that used to ramp up. My external Firewire...
Posted by acX, on Sep 21, 2006 at 07:48 AM, in Mac Desktops

I'll find out later tonight when I power up my...	5,485 Views / 31 Replies
I'll find out later tonight when I power up my 20" Core 2 duo. It has the 250GB Hard drive. I'm sensitive to the noise too. A while ago, I bought a 17" 1.8 G5 iMac ( rev A or B, I think ), but I...
Posted by acX, on Sep 20, 2006 at 08:57 PM, in Mac Desktops

It's done! I switched my delayed Custom order...	8,213 Views / 116 Replies
It's done! I switched my delayed Custom order 17" for a standard 20" system for only $49 more. For my trouble, Apple upgraded my shipping to overnight :) It will be easy to upgrade from 1GB to...
Posted by acX, on Sep 15, 2006 at 03:04 PM, in Mac Desktops

I ordered a 17" iMac on September 7th. I upgraded...	8,213 Views / 116 Replies
I ordered a 17" iMac on September 7th. I upgraded to 2GB of ram and a 250GB HD. I was given a ship date of September 13, and a delivery date of the 20th. Today ( 14th ), I got an e-mail stating...
Posted by acX, on Sep 14, 2006 at 07:03 PM, in Mac Desktops

I think this is a Joke! ac	1,577 Views / 8 Replies
I think this is a Joke! ac
Posted by acX, on Feb 16, 2005 at 09:35 AM, in Mac Desktops

I second the eMac idea. My kids are almost 7 and...	837 Views / 7 Replies
I second the eMac idea. My kids are almost 7 and they use a $549 refurbished eMac. They love this computer, it stays on the desk and is easy to clean. You should see how dirty the CRT gets. When...
Posted by acX, on Dec 4, 2004 at 08:49 PM, in Mac Desktops

eMac 1.25 games performance?	803 Views / 3 Replies
I currently have an 800Mhz eMac with the Radeon 7500 graphics. It has 640MB of ram, a 120GB 7200 RPM drive and is overclocked to 1Ghz. A few games run OK on this system , but most of the demos I try...
Posted by acX, on Jul 24, 2004 at 05:26 PM, in Mac Desktops

Monitor "waving" on a G3 iMac and OS X?	621 Views / 2 Replies
We have 2 Slot loading iMacs , a 450 DV and a 500 DV SE. Both have 10.2.8 on them and both seem to have a "wave" or flicker in the screen in OS X at 1024x768. It does not seem to do this in OS 9 and...
Posted by acX, on Jun 19, 2004 at 08:24 AM, in Mac Desktops

ibook G4 1Ghz is really 1.07 Ghz	1,169 Views / 4 Replies
Not a very big deal, but 1066 is a little closer to the 1.2... I cant wait to see some xbench scores on these things. ac
Posted by acX, on Apr 21, 2004 at 08:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: The 1.33 Ghz emac is here	14,806 Views / 73 Replies
OK, I could not stand it anymore.. I took my 800Mhz eMac which I had bought as a $529 Apple refurb. I already put more RAM, a DVD-106 superdrive, and a 120 GB 7200 RPM drive in it. I decided to...
Posted by acX, on Jan 11, 2004 at 06:19 PM, in Mac Desktops

imac screen	774 Views / 4 Replies
I always wondered if you could fit the guts of a 14" LCD in an iMac case. You could connect it to the external VGA connector. 14" LCD monitors are less than $200 these days.. ac
Posted by acX, on Jan 5, 2004 at 08:13 AM, in Mac Desktops

I was kind of wondering the same thing: I can...	1,066 Views / 10 Replies
I was kind of wondering the same thing: I can get a new 1Ghz Ti for $2239. I probably would not use the internal airport , so i could sell it. As an alternative, I could configure a Ti867 with a...
Posted by acX, on Jul 26, 2003 at 08:41 AM, in Mac Notebooks

iDVD experience on 12" PB?	722 Views / 4 Replies
Now that a few more of you have a 12" PB, I wanted to know how the superdrives are working.. Does anyone have experience with producing a DVD from iMovie or FCexpress through burning it with iDVD?...
Posted by acX, on Jul 23, 2003 at 12:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks

remember that most video cameras and analog-to-dv...	877 Views / 5 Replies
remember that most video cameras and analog-to-dv converter boxes will refuse to import macrovision protected VHS tapes! ac
Posted by acX, on Jul 13, 2003 at 06:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks

How reliable is DVD buring on a 12" PB?	757 Views / 4 Replies
I am considering getting a 12"PB I want to replace an older G4/867 and an ibook. Since I got the ibook, I hardly use the G4, only to occasionaly edit a video or burn a DVD. If I get rid of the...
Posted by acX, on Apr 13, 2003 at 08:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I remember seeing a kit for the ibook 366/466 to...	451 Views / 1 Replies
I remember seeing a kit for the ibook 366/466 to add a CD-RW drive. If i remember correctly, it was expensive. Unless you really like the form factor of the 366, consider skipping the hard disk +...
Posted by acX, on Jul 3, 2002 at 06:54 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Great ibook deals ( older models )	341 Views / 1 Replies
I just ordered my new ibook from smalldog.com They are getting in a bunch of new 500mhz and 600mhz build to order systems from apple. I guess they were systems that were custom ordered and for one...
Posted by acX, on Jul 1, 2002 at 10:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks for all of the info. If I could get an...	772 Views / 20 Replies
Thanks for all of the info. If I could get an ibook it would not be my main machine. I have a G4/867 that I can play games on! ( not that I have any time to ) I love the size and the portability...
Posted by acX, on Jun 23, 2002 at 04:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks, I would only want to play an...	772 Views / 20 Replies
Thanks, I would only want to play an occasional 2d game like Diablo II or BG 2. The ibook would not be my main machine, so I'm not worried about 3d games too much. When is Macworld NY??? I...
Posted by acX, on Jun 14, 2002 at 08:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Hows the ibook with games?	772 Views / 20 Replies
I'm thinking about an ibook 600/dvd ( older one ) or a new 700. I know the 700 has the radeon graphics, and can probably squeak by with Q3 or other 3d games, but can the older 600 handle the...
Posted by acX, on Jun 13, 2002 at 11:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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