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Here are some comparison pictures...	959 Views / 6 Replies
Here are some comparison pictures (http://www.ifonfo.com/?p=12) between the iPhone, Nokia N95, and a Canon digital camera. The largest versions are only 1024x768, but they seem to show the...
Posted by schmoe, on Jul 6, 2007 at 02:13 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Camera Comparison: N95 vs iPhone	828 Views / 4 Replies
Here is a picture quality comparison (http://www.ifonfo.com/?p=12) between the iPhone, Nokia N95, and a Canon S400 for reference. The N95 takes better pictures, unsurprising since it has an...
Posted by schmoe, on Jul 1, 2007 at 10:07 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I hadn't been paying much attention to this topic...	51,755 Views / 280 Replies
I hadn't been paying much attention to this topic since my C2D MBP seems the same as my CD MBP, and also not much different from the 1600x1200 15" screen on my ThinkPad T43p (or the 1280x1024 LCD I...
Posted by schmoe, on Nov 15, 2006 at 07:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks

In preparation for the upcoming surgery on my MBP...	4,084 Views / 35 Replies
In preparation for the upcoming surgery on my MBP (stock 2.0ghz, 2GB RAM) I've done some testing with the speedit kext (http://www.increw.org/download.html). After starting up and browsing enough to...
Posted by schmoe, on May 4, 2006 at 12:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks for the update hakstooy! Here's a link...	4,084 Views / 35 Replies
Thanks for the update hakstooy! Here's a link to the discussion (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=466466&tstart=0). I've already ordered the appropriate tools and thermal...
Posted by schmoe, on May 3, 2006 at 04:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

MacBook Pro Firmware Update 1.0	701 Views / 1 Replies
Has anyone installed today's firmware update (http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/)? Here's to hoping it resolves the fan "mooing" issue!
Posted by schmoe, on Apr 5, 2006 at 12:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Nope, 802.11a is certainly a standard and...	1,256 Views / 13 Replies
Nope, 802.11a is certainly a standard and operates the 5ghz band which is much less crowded so less interference. 802.11a is also suppose to have slightly better performance....
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 29, 2006 at 10:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Well said. The heat problems have nothing to do...	7,395 Views / 112 Replies
Well said. The heat problems have nothing to do with the MBP's "thinness", the T60 is also 1" thick. They also have nothing to do with the "power" of the MBP. New PC laptops such as the T60 have...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 27, 2006 at 04:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm also seeing connection drops, even while I'm...	5,515 Views / 50 Replies
I'm also seeing connection drops, even while I'm using the MBP. I'm not sure what is causing the problem, although the drops seem more frequent when my Thinkpad with Intel wireless is active. What...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 26, 2006 at 12:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Take a look at the big heatsink and pipes with...	7,395 Views / 112 Replies
Take a look at the big heatsink and pipes with fan (http://web.mit.edu/leeadam/www/IMG_2547.JPG) behind the grills on the left hand side of your T series :-) Plus the fan runs continuously and...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 23, 2006 at 07:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah, the wording is wierd, but there is no...	2,539 Views / 43 Replies
Yeah, the wording is wierd, but there is no optical drive on the X60 to put an extra battery in. So the only way to have two batteries is to use the dock, or to use the 4-cell "extended" batteries...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 22, 2006 at 07:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It doesn't have two batteries does it? The...	2,539 Views / 43 Replies
It doesn't have two batteries does it? The review mentioned that the dock can hold a second battery, and Lenovo sells an "extended life" battery which is only 4-cells, but the test system only...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 22, 2006 at 06:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Well that X60 high capacity battery weighs...	2,539 Views / 43 Replies
Well that X60 high capacity battery weighs 1.05lbs (http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=4611686018425151500&storeId=10000001&langId=-1&catalogId=-840) and has a...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 22, 2006 at 05:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks

MBP benchmarked against ThinkPad X60, T43p, etc	561 Views / 1 Replies
Ars Technica just published a great review (http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/x60.ars/1) of the ThinkPad X60 which also has some benchmarks comparing it to the MBP 1.83ghz. The MBP does really...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 22, 2006 at 05:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks

The available channels differ per country, see...	4,900 Views / 13 Replies
The available channels differ per country, see http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58567. I thought there was a way to specify the country in the basestation configuration tools, but...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 14, 2006 at 05:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Hey dec, has your MBP crashed again since your...	2,503 Views / 26 Replies
Hey dec, has your MBP crashed again since your last post? I experienced a similar problem last night, first lost the wireless connection and then Terminal stopped responding. Ended up having to...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 11, 2006 at 03:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Macbook Pro 802.11a	648 Views / 2 Replies
Is anyone using their MBP on an 802.11a wireless network? It looks like it is supported by the Atheros chipset: ioreg reports "IOModel" = "Wireless Network Adapter (802.11 a/b/g)".
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 8, 2006 at 01:20 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Poll: Go Apple! Combined with Dashboard we have a very...	3,597 Views / 76 Replies
Go Apple! Combined with Dashboard we have a very competitive new candidate for the ugliest OS. Soon people will be switching from Aqua to Gnome to get a more attractive desktop. Honestly, a few...
Posted by schmoe, on Jun 29, 2004 at 01:29 PM, in macOS

I was surprised to read that the 2.5ghz Power Mac...	5,360 Views / 59 Replies
I was surprised to read that the 2.5ghz Power Mac G5 will have the 90nm chip. I thought the liquid cooling was due to it having the old, hot, 130nm design. Is the new chip so hot that it needs...
Posted by schmoe, on Jun 9, 2004 at 12:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I have the Apple BT mouse and it goes to sleep as...	629 Views / 3 Replies
I have the Apple BT mouse and it goes to sleep as soon as I put my Powerbook to sleep. Then I just click the mouse to wake both of them up the next day.
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 25, 2004 at 02:52 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

The mouse does seem to be very picky about what...	1,005 Views / 8 Replies
The mouse does seem to be very picky about what surface you use it on. I had a 3M "Precision" pad and there was far too much friction. I got a regular cloth top mat, and a free Panther mat of the...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 25, 2004 at 02:49 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Apple Bluetooth Mouse + Keyboard Firmware Update	632 Views / 5 Replies
Has anyone else tried the new Apple wireless mouse + keyboard firmware upgrade? I just installed the mouse update and my mouse seems to track quite a bit faster. If so, great work Apple! I don't...
Posted by schmoe, on Mar 23, 2004 at 09:14 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Deja vu =) I went through the same thing with a...	1,015 Views / 9 Replies
Deja vu =) I went through the same thing with a Ti G4 667 to a Thinkpad T40p. I don't have any complaints with the Thinkpad quality however, it was one of the best designed laptops I've ever...
Posted by schmoe, on Feb 24, 2004 at 12:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks

banditcosmo, IMHO a firewall is an absolute...	2,596 Views / 45 Replies
banditcosmo, IMHO a firewall is an absolute necessity for any network, PC or not. Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, etc have all had their share of bugs allowing someone on the internet to take over your...
Posted by schmoe, on Jan 25, 2004 at 02:22 PM, in macOS

http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/P...	1,866 Views / 25 Replies
http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=8672731&storeId=1&langId=-1&categoryId=2049168&dualCurrId=73&catalogId=-840 Oh, it doesn't have a widescreen display. ...
Posted by schmoe, on Nov 14, 2003 at 12:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Ugly graphic design in Panther	4,483 Views / 55 Replies
I definitely agree! Apple seems to have replaced all of the excellent UI designers who worked on 10.1 and 10.2 with ex Microsoft UI designers (who probably wear disco shirts and gold chains as the...
Posted by schmoe, on Oct 31, 2003 at 05:29 PM, in macOS

Re: Upgrade Ti to Airport Extreme?	645 Views / 4 Replies
You cannot use Apple's Airport Extreme cards as they are mini-pci cards that can't fit into a Ti. However several Mac vendors offer 802.11g PCMCIA cards which work with the Airport Extreme drivers...
Posted by schmoe, on Oct 30, 2003 at 12:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Changing the full-screen resolution of an LCD...	1,649 Views / 31 Replies
Changing the full-screen resolution of an LCD requires interpolation which results in a less clear picture. Since the Mac does have a strong graphics/publishing niche it would be bad business to...
Posted by schmoe, on Oct 20, 2003 at 08:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Ooooouch!	921 Views / 10 Replies
Mmm, your very own Lap Cooker! The 1.8ghz G5 runs at max 42W, min ?? [1] and the 2ghz Athlon 64 runs at max 89W, min 35W [2]!! And the G4 at 1ghz runs at max 20W, min ?? (15W "typical" the...
Posted by schmoe, on Sep 23, 2003 at 06:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks

As to whether you should wait for Panther or not,...	708 Views / 7 Replies
As to whether you should wait for Panther or not, I guess it depends on your personal finances. It will probably cost around $129, maybe less if you are upgrading. Personally, I couldn't imagine...
Posted by schmoe, on Sep 19, 2003 at 07:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm pretty sure Apple will release a new set of...	708 Views / 7 Replies
I'm pretty sure Apple will release a new set of Powerbooks within a year. There is a better G4 chip in the works, with a faster bus and DDR support. If I had to take a gamble, I'd say Apple will...
Posted by schmoe, on Sep 19, 2003 at 04:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I've actually been considering going in the...	1,023 Views / 10 Replies
I've actually been considering going in the opposite direction. I love my Powerbook and really prefer laptops. However, since I upgrade every year or two, the cost of new LCDs becomes...
Posted by schmoe, on Sep 19, 2003 at 01:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Intel did a great job with the Pentium-M, which...	2,975 Views / 48 Replies
Intel did a great job with the Pentium-M, which is the CPU portion of 'centrino'. It was designed explicitly for laptops and they managed to get amazing performance combined with amazing battery...
Posted by schmoe, on Sep 18, 2003 at 12:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks

y2kerr: well you could return it, pay the 10%...	2,392 Views / 37 Replies
y2kerr: well you could return it, pay the 10% restocking fee, and walk out with the new 15"? Then again it would probably cost quite a bit more than what you already paid, and you'd have the...
Posted by schmoe, on Sep 16, 2003 at 11:54 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Looks like I won the gamble with my 2 month old...	2,392 Views / 37 Replies
Looks like I won the gamble with my 2 month old 1ghz 15". Weight is up on the Al model, battery life is down; they are probably using those crummy lithium prismatic batteries to lower the total...
Posted by schmoe, on Sep 16, 2003 at 11:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Sounds like a PowerBook would serve you well. ...	790 Views / 6 Replies
Sounds like a PowerBook would serve you well. For your web stuff you have a wide variety of browsers: Safari, Camino, Firebird, Mozilla, Opera, and yucky old IE. Since IE for Windows has lots of...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 18, 2003 at 07:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks

:rolleyes: Since the hard drive on the Ti...	1,709 Views / 30 Replies
:rolleyes: Since the hard drive on the Ti 15" is explicitly designed to be a "customer installable part (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=26245)" , replacing it will not void your...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 18, 2003 at 06:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

No PowerBook was designed to have user replacable...	1,709 Views / 30 Replies
No PowerBook was designed to have user replacable drives? Why does Apple have instructions (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=111925) then? I'm not sure how a metal case would reduce...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 18, 2003 at 12:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Well said iWrite, while I prefer the beauty of...	1,709 Views / 30 Replies
Well said iWrite, while I prefer the beauty of metal cases, the plastic used in most laptops seems way more durable. Sratches are barely noticable, no possible paint issues, and finger prints aren't...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 18, 2003 at 02:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Apple has a 10 day return policy, but a 10% open...	1,226 Views / 18 Replies
Apple has a 10 day return policy, but a 10% open box charge if you open it. Macs seem to have pretty good resale value even years later, check out ebay. That said, I won't be buying a new...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 12, 2003 at 07:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

You'll need to supply some more details... are...	403 Views / 2 Replies
You'll need to supply some more details... are you connecting directly to a cable/dsl modem? Are you connecting to a router/firewall/gateway? Is there some other network (like an AirPort wireless...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 7, 2003 at 04:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks

My Ti 15" @ 1ghz, sitting on an iCurve, only has...	1,404 Views / 29 Replies
My Ti 15" @ 1ghz, sitting on an iCurve, only has the high fan come on when the system load is fairly high. I think the low fan is usually on but it is so quiet that other household noise drowns it...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 6, 2003 at 05:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It seems that most people understand that some...	2,844 Views / 63 Replies
It seems that most people understand that some percent of LCDs will have defects, but that doesn't stop Apple from paying slightly more for the ones that don't have defects. I'm sure the LCDs are...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 6, 2003 at 05:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'd have to say that the 12" is probably a better...	483 Views / 3 Replies
I'd have to say that the 12" is probably a better choice for traveling. It weighs nearly a pound less, is smaller in width and heigh, and probably can take the abuse better than the 15". Coach...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 6, 2003 at 01:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Not iDisk, firewire target disk mode which lets...	2,868 Views / 49 Replies
Not iDisk, firewire target disk mode which lets the computer act as a firewire disk. So as long as it can start up and boot OpenFirmware you should be able to rescue your files if you have another...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 1, 2003 at 01:44 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah Apple's warranty and service plan is a big...	2,868 Views / 49 Replies
Yeah Apple's warranty and service plan is a big black mark on their score. IBM and Dell offer next day on-site service for very little, and IBM's standard warranty is 3 years. If your Mac is crucial...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 1, 2003 at 01:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks for the comparison iWrite! The Powerbook...	2,868 Views / 49 Replies
Thanks for the comparison iWrite! The Powerbook forums seems like a great place to discuss Powerbooks compared to PC laptops, and real world use is the best comparison. I was sucked away from my...
Posted by schmoe, on Aug 1, 2003 at 11:54 AM, in Mac Notebooks

There has been a lot of news about this lately,...	759 Views / 9 Replies
There has been a lot of news about this lately, yes you can get an aftermarket superdrive for your Ti. See this macnn post from today (http://www.macnn.com/news/20435) and some other recent postings...
Posted by schmoe, on Jul 31, 2003 at 03:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I never had any paint issues with my rev. b...	943 Views / 16 Replies
I never had any paint issues with my rev. b 667mhz and nothing yet with my rev. d 1ghz, but neither of them has been handled very much for fear of this same result. I expect anyone who totes their...
Posted by schmoe, on Jul 31, 2003 at 01:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks

There was a Japanese company that made these for...	551 Views / 2 Replies
There was a Japanese company that made these for the Pismo and first generation iBook... The website (http://www.digitalhipps.com/) seems to be down now though =(
Posted by schmoe, on Jul 30, 2003 at 05:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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