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I guess I should be a bit more specific...what... 905 Views / 25 Replies  
I guess I should be a bit more specific...what exactly should show up under the system profiler? Bluetooth is there as an option/category, but when I click on it, nothing is under it.
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 6, 2008 at 07:57 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
After doing a bit of reading, that seems to be... 857 Views / 12 Replies  
After doing a bit of reading, that seems to be the response. I am not sure why I assumed that I could do this, but it sure would be nice!

Andhee,

Currently, that is what I plan on doing. I am...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 6, 2008 at 02:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
They have specs posted...a low end, a continuing,... 857 Views / 12 Replies  
They have specs posted...a low end, a continuing, and a high-end. I am going to pick the continuing (which is the smaller Macbook Pro) because I want something in the middle. I want portability,...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 6, 2008 at 01:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
zombie punk, I am going to be a Senior at... 857 Views / 12 Replies  
zombie punk,

I am going to be a Senior at the university I attend, and I already pretty well know what I will be doing in all my courses. I will be required to do things that will require a...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 6, 2008 at 12:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Finally Purchasing a Macbook Pro! Can you help with my questions? 857 Views / 12 Replies  
Hello,

My name is Drew, and last summer, I posted on here and got a ton of help while researching my Mac Pro. My laptop has finally died on me, and it is time to purchase a new one for the coming...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 6, 2008 at 12:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
At that point, would it really make much of a... 905 Views / 25 Replies  
At that point, would it really make much of a difference between USB and Bluetooth? I don't plan on buying any other Bluetooth devices at this point, but I guess that could always change.

How...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 6, 2008 at 10:21 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Okay, so I have a pretty massive update here, and... 1,608 Views / 21 Replies  
Okay, so I have a pretty massive update here, and I hope that this is a little bit more on the informative side...

Mac Pro:

Processor Info:
Dual-Core Intel Xenon 2.66 ghz
Two Processors
Four...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 6, 2008 at 09:33 AM, in Mac Desktops
This question may be a bit dumb, but I figured I... 905 Views / 25 Replies  
This question may be a bit dumb, but I figured I would ask it here. After looking through everything last night, I noticed that there was no Bluetooth under the Bluetooth in the System Profiler on...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 6, 2008 at 09:14 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
mduell, Simon: I agree with you there...my... 905 Views / 25 Replies  
mduell, Simon:

I agree with you there...my roomie has a tiny mouse, and he is doing the same things that I do...that thing drives me nuts! The mouse that I currently have is something akin to an...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 5, 2008 at 03:20 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Has anyone had experience with this? ... 905 Views / 25 Replies  
Has anyone had experience with this?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=209680&om_keycode=93

They have it on Buy.com for $20 right now...seems like a decent deal to me. Looked...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 5, 2008 at 11:31 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thus far, I have no problems with the Mac... 905 Views / 25 Replies  
Thus far, I have no problems with the Mac keyboard...just wondering if anyone had any really cool keyboards out there that they could share with me. I will check into that laser mouse, however. ...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 2, 2008 at 11:13 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Help choosing some peripherals... 905 Views / 25 Replies  
Hello,

Last summer, I purchased a Mac Pro, and this summer, I am planning on purchasing a Macbook Pro as well. I have been working primarily with stock peripherals, but recently I decided that I...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 1, 2008 at 04:45 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Excellent! I wasn't deliberatly attempting to be... 1,608 Views / 21 Replies  
Excellent! I wasn't deliberatly attempting to be dense, but those are the types of things that I needed to know that YOU need to know. My computer is at the house, and I should be able to check on...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 30, 2008 at 09:31 AM, in Mac Desktops
So, yet again, thank you for helping me, but I am... 1,608 Views / 21 Replies  
So, yet again, thank you for helping me, but I am not sure what information you are looking for. What other information needs to be provided so that you can understand my problem further?

I am...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 29, 2008 at 09:27 AM, in Mac Desktops
How much of a performance increase would I... 1,608 Views / 21 Replies  
How much of a performance increase would I notice? I am assuming that I will be jumping from 7200rpm to 10000rpm, so yeah.

Also, how involved is uninstalling and reinstalling Leopard onto a new...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 28, 2008 at 02:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks for the advice. When I get the new HD, do... 1,608 Views / 21 Replies  
Thanks for the advice. When I get the new HD, do I need to be booting from that one? Also, does anyone have any answers for the other questions that I had? Thanks!
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 25, 2008 at 09:06 AM, in Mac Desktops
I have the Mac Pro from about this time last... 1,608 Views / 21 Replies  
I have the Mac Pro from about this time last summer...ordered brand new...the graphics card? I believe it was one step up on the ladder to a 512MB card...I believe it was the NVIDIA model, but I...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 24, 2008 at 04:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
...yet again, stating that I don't really have a... 1,608 Views / 21 Replies  
...yet again, stating that I don't really have a problem, just wondering if there are any ways to speed up my machine when I DO have problems.

When I said that I know I need specific parts, I was...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 24, 2008 at 04:03 PM, in Mac Desktops
Let me clarify: I am mainly looking for ways to... 1,608 Views / 21 Replies  
Let me clarify: I am mainly looking for ways to streamline my workload, and deal with working with large/complicated files. I don't really have any performance issues. The only issues that I have...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 24, 2008 at 09:11 AM, in Mac Desktops
Requesting help with Mac Pro & Macbook Pro 1,608 Views / 21 Replies  
Hello,

My name is Drew, and I ran across these forums last summer. I posted last summer, as to what specs of Mac Pro I should investigate, and after much deliberation, I finally got one. I am...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 23, 2008 at 03:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
Well...thanks for the info! That is cheaper than... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Well...thanks for the info! That is cheaper than both my school discount and NewEgg so...yeah. Thanks!

With that kinda price, I am likely to end up with 5GB of RAM.

Is it actually better to...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 6, 2007 at 10:00 AM, in Mac Desktops
Anyone? 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Anyone?
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 3, 2007 at 05:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
Okay...so my question kinda didn't get answered... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Okay...so my question kinda didn't get answered before...here it is again.

Is there any difference (parts wise, etc) between these two types of RAM?

Newegg.com - Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 667...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 3, 2007 at 10:50 AM, in Mac Desktops
Final question... How many RAM upgrades can... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Final question...

How many RAM upgrades can I put in?

I plan on doing 2 of the 1GB RAM modules, along with either 1 more 1GB, or 2 512MB ones.

Basically, I would like to get to 4 Gigs (not...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 1, 2007 at 03:30 PM, in Mac Desktops
I plan on ordering this weekend! Thank you for... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
I plan on ordering this weekend! Thank you for all your help!

BTW, what is the difference between this RAM

Newegg.com - Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) ECC Fully Buffered Dual...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Aug 1, 2007 at 01:01 PM, in Mac Desktops
Yeah, I actually did already know that, but thank... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Yeah, I actually did already know that, but thank you for your contribution!

Have any of the problems from the 23" models also filtered into the 20" models? If not, I will pick the 20".
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 26, 2007 at 02:09 PM, in Mac Desktops
Okay...so we know how Ninahagen feels about the... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Okay...so we know how Ninahagen feels about the screen size, but what does everyone else think?

I am not interested in getting a product that could have faults. I WILL NOT have time to return a...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 26, 2007 at 09:43 AM, in Mac Desktops
Anyone know? 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Anyone know?
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 25, 2007 at 09:44 AM, in Mac Desktops
Yeah, there are some things that are really good... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Yeah, there are some things that are really good to do on eBay, but for me, buying a Monitor is not one of them.

Also, what were the issues that were spoken of about the 23" monitor? I am j/w.
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 19, 2007 at 02:41 PM, in Mac Desktops
Yeah, I will be going with the Apple Monitor. ... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Yeah, I will be going with the Apple Monitor. And no, there is no way I could afford the 30" (:

Thanks for your help! I may even do the 2gb of Apple supplied RAM, but who knows yet. I will post...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 18, 2007 at 02:54 PM, in Mac Desktops
It would seem that my budget has loosened... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
It would seem that my budget has loosened slightly, so I should be able to do the 23" monitor and the 4gb of Crucial RAM! Hooray!
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 18, 2007 at 01:00 PM, in Mac Desktops
It's not really a matter of knowing what I am... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
It's not really a matter of knowing what I am dealing with, so much as it is knowing what I would rather have.

That being said, I have worked on Dell Widescreen Monitors, as well as Apple HD...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 12, 2007 at 03:54 PM, in Mac Desktops
That might be...the best configuration thus far. ... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
That might be...the best configuration thus far. I will look into it. Thank you for all your help!
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 12, 2007 at 03:51 PM, in Mac Desktops
I believe that, for now, the best configuration... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
I believe that, for now, the best configuration will be this one:
Mac Pro
+RAM (brings total to 4GB)
+Graphics (ATI Card)
+Apple Monitor 20"

And it ends up being around 3700. A scratch disk...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 12, 2007 at 01:59 PM, in Mac Desktops
While these are valid suggestions, and I... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
While these are valid suggestions, and I appreciate it, the situation is a little more complex than that. I plan on spending whatever I need to, and getting quality parts, but I was just wondering...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 12, 2007 at 12:51 PM, in Mac Desktops
I have a couple more questions regarding this... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
I have a couple more questions regarding this upcoming purchase...

First, can I mix and match RAM? For instance, say I would like to buy 2 gigs of the WinTEC DDR2 667 RAM, but to cut costs, I...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 12, 2007 at 11:16 AM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks for this! I had no idea that this... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Thanks for this! I had no idea that this information was out there! Thanks a ton...Just shows that Blender is one of the best, even though it is free.
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 12, 2007 at 09:16 AM, in Mac Desktops
I have actually been itching to try Blender, but... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
I have actually been itching to try Blender, but as I am on Dial-Up all summer, it gets rather difficult to download anything. When I go back to school in the fall, I plan on downloading and trying...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 12, 2007 at 09:15 AM, in Mac Desktops
Can anyone confirm/deny this for sure? 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Can anyone confirm/deny this for sure?
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 11, 2007 at 01:00 PM, in Mac Desktops
Hadn't there been issues with the lisence on 3DS... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Hadn't there been issues with the lisence on 3DS where, when using it, you would have to validate or something? And then, every time you log back onto Windows, it asks you to reactivate? I am not...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 10, 2007 at 05:59 PM, in Mac Desktops
I don't do any 3d but I'm skeptical 3dsmax in... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
I don't do any 3d but I'm skeptical 3dsmax in Parallels is going to work out well...it might, maybe try VMware instead, but really 3d apps seem like more of a boot camp thing at the moment.

I had...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 10, 2007 at 05:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks for the insight. I am definatly gonna... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Thanks for the insight. I am definatly gonna look into an extra HD then. Any specific models anywhere that you would suggest? I would probably wanna spend less than $100 on it, maybe somewhere in...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 10, 2007 at 05:15 PM, in Mac Desktops
I believe that all I would be updating outside of... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
I believe that all I would be updating outside of Apple would be the RAM and possibly HD. Both of those seem easy, and I am not terrible at this kinda stuff (I guess). Really, the most that I have...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 10, 2007 at 05:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
A few changes that I would make: Get a 24" Dell... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
A few changes that I would make:
Get a 24" Dell display for $600 (through the Dell small business link -- they never check to see if you are a business or not). That is $50 more than the Apple 20"...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 10, 2007 at 03:03 PM, in Mac Desktops
I will likely do that then! So basically,... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
I will likely do that then!

So basically, that would mean upgrade the graphics, possibly the processor, buy the RAM elsewhere, and get the Apple display.

Anyone else have any insight into this...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 10, 2007 at 02:04 PM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks for the input! I had realized that I... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Thanks for the input!

I had realized that I would need much more than 2GB of RAM. I am currently working on a 3.0 ghz Pentium 4 Laptop with a decent graphics card, but the computer is now 2 years...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 10, 2007 at 11:01 AM, in Mac Desktops
Sounds awesome! I totally trust your... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Sounds awesome!

I totally trust your opinion, but I would like to see if there is any other advice before I think on buying it. I also have not ordered the computer yet.

Should I get the...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 10, 2007 at 10:34 AM, in Mac Desktops
To both of you: -Is there any specific RAM... 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
To both of you:

-Is there any specific RAM that I should be looking at? I would happily order other parts from different places, and I know Newegg is a trustworthy place.

-Any specific Dell...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 10, 2007 at 09:45 AM, in Mac Desktops
Mac for a Graphics Student (doing Raster/Vector/Layout/3-D) 2,719 Views / 69 Replies  
Hello,

I am a computer graphics student, concentrating mainly with three-dimensional modeling and animation. I have also been a dedicated PC user my entire life.

Recently, I took a class in...
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jul 9, 2007 at 04:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
That is definatly good news. I don't fancy... 796 Views / 12 Replies  
That is definatly good news. I don't fancy paying $500 for a monitor, even though those displays are REAL sexy (used one at school). Any other tips?
Posted by Jeffro283, on Jun 18, 2007 at 11:56 AM, in Mac Desktops
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