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Someone needs to get cracking on the new design... 6,532 Views / 109 Replies  
Someone needs to get cracking on the new design improvements as I'm still using the legacy version. Honestly, the home page needs to have a greater availability of information and not just links to...
Posted by Olorin, on Nov 30, 2006 at 09:16 PM, in Feedback
Well the day they release the Mac Pro Mini will... 5,825 Views / 25 Replies  
Well the day they release the Mac Pro Mini will be the day I buy one assuming it has good graphics options.
Posted by Olorin, on Nov 9, 2006 at 11:55 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Basically if you want to play games apple... 5,825 Views / 25 Replies  
Basically if you want to play games apple provides no solution, which leaves me, an avid Mac fan, forced to build a PC that I don't want to build in the first place. In other words, if apple only had...
Posted by Olorin, on Nov 9, 2006 at 07:30 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
HAHA no I didn't realize that as I use the Legacy... 5,825 Views / 25 Replies  
HAHA no I didn't realize that as I use the Legacy version of Macnn, and I don't think its listed on that version of the site. Feel free to move my post.

Anyway the general consensus so far is...
Posted by Olorin, on Nov 8, 2006 at 04:24 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Doesn't Look like the Mac Pro is a good option at... 5,825 Views / 25 Replies  
Doesn't Look like the Mac Pro is a good option at the moment. I wonder if apple will release a Core 2 Duo Tower at some point with graphics card options and no error correcting/buffered memory?
Posted by Olorin, on Nov 8, 2006 at 02:15 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I'm not really a pro at anything as I am a... 5,825 Views / 25 Replies  
I'm not really a pro at anything as I am a student haha, but I use my PowerMac for photo editing as that is my hobby. I definitely don't need a Mac Pro for anything I do. Basically the only reason I...
Posted by Olorin, on Nov 8, 2006 at 12:12 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Well I specced out an awesome system on newegg... 5,825 Views / 25 Replies  
Well I specced out an awesome system on newegg for a little less than 1500. Specs: core 2 duo 2.4Ghz, 1GB RAM, BFG 7900GT with 512MB VRAM, 250 GB HD, SLI motherboard, etc. Considering games only use...
Posted by Olorin, on Nov 7, 2006 at 11:59 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Bootcamp, Mac Pro, and PC games 5,825 Views / 25 Replies  
I currently have a 2Ghz G5 PowerMac, which pretty much does everything I could possibly want; however, there are various PC games coming out soon that all my friends are going to be getting that I...
Posted by Olorin, on Nov 7, 2006 at 05:52 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Well I figure it has to be either a.) bad... 2,323 Views / 35 Replies  
Well I figure it has to be either a.) bad installation, b.) crappy HD, C.) bad intel optimization.

Going to try a reinstall first and then if that doesn't work I suppose see if apple will fix it...
Posted by Olorin, on Nov 7, 2006 at 04:09 PM, in Mac Desktops
I have a 1.83Ghz MacBook with 1GB of RAM and the... 2,323 Views / 35 Replies  
I have a 1.83Ghz MacBook with 1GB of RAM and the thing is slow as molasses. My 2Ghz G5 PowerMac is at least 500% faster at just about everything. I had assumed the Macbook's HD was at fault, yet...
Posted by Olorin, on Nov 7, 2006 at 02:24 AM, in Mac Desktops
Just a few facts I wish to bring to light: ... 11,883 Views / 136 Replies  
Just a few facts I wish to bring to light:

20% of people have some mental dissability or psychology disorder.

The probabiity that this guy really had 12 broken macbooks assuming 20% failure...
Posted by Olorin, on Jul 21, 2006 at 06:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Honestly apple should split their new... 38,388 Views / 614 Replies  
Honestly apple should split their new iBook/Macbook line into three main models. The low end education model with a 1.5Ghz core solo, integrated graphics, and small HD. The middle range business...
Posted by Olorin, on May 2, 2006 at 02:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: Honestly, I'm not installing windows on my system... 3,455 Views / 56 Replies  
Honestly, I'm not installing windows on my system (not that I could, G5). The way I see it the windows world doesn't even exist to me, thus if a game has been out 6 months for windows before it comes...
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 15, 2006 at 06:48 PM, in Gaming
DUDE!!! If i was the web page designer that... 6,532 Views / 109 Replies  
DUDE!!! If i was the web page designer that created this page you would be right... I WOULD SUCK!

lol
Posted by Olorin, on Jan 6, 2006 at 08:13 PM, in Feedback
Ummmm... it's supposed to be hurtful to the... 6,532 Views / 109 Replies  
Ummmm... it's supposed to be hurtful to the designer because the designer sucks. I just said it in a somewhat humorous way in order to take the edge off his said suckage. lol
Posted by Olorin, on Jan 6, 2006 at 06:32 PM, in Feedback
It's not supposed to be constructive criticism. I... 6,532 Views / 109 Replies  
It's not supposed to be constructive criticism. I mean I was obviously being slightly humorous with my post; nevertheless, the new design is god awful.
Posted by Olorin, on Jan 6, 2006 at 11:47 AM, in Feedback
I just want to say that the new design is... 6,532 Views / 109 Replies  
I just want to say that the new design is horrible and that whoever came up to it should pray to god he never comes into contact with me in the real world or i'll eat him alive.

I just wanted to...
Posted by Olorin, on Jan 6, 2006 at 04:29 AM, in Feedback
relax guys 1,396 Views / 31 Replies  
Oh no you insulted me! I'm gay, and I'm insulted! OH NO hopefully the government will pass some more laws to shelter me from the world. How insensitive everyone is! OH NO...
Posted by Olorin, on Oct 2, 2005 at 05:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yea your wife is being stupid. I have a Dual 2Ghz... 1,732 Views / 20 Replies  
Yea your wife is being stupid. I have a Dual 2Ghz and it pushes out so much heat that I wouldn't dream of putting it in any kind of cabinet. My friend has a single 1.7 Athalon and he took both the...
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 17, 2005 at 02:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
Do student developers get a free copy of tiger? I... 7,224 Views / 102 Replies  
Do student developers get a free copy of tiger? I know I got a free copy of panther when I signed up.
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 12, 2005 at 04:18 PM, in macOS
Of course that is a pre-release version of tiger.... 2,807 Views / 29 Replies  
Of course that is a pre-release version of tiger. Apple may not have done a few things etc who knows. I have heard a lot of different information on this subject. My impression is that tiger should...
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 1, 2005 at 04:46 AM, in Gaming
About a month ago I bought a dual 2Ghz, and I... 7,467 Views / 30 Replies  
About a month ago I bought a dual 2Ghz, and I have to say that I absolutely love this baby. I suppose waiting a few months for a newer model would have been a better economic choice. But a few months...
Posted by Olorin, on Mar 20, 2005 at 03:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
I recently "baught" one as well. It comes with a... 2,629 Views / 26 Replies  
I recently "baught" one as well. It comes with a keyboard and mouse, a users manual, a computer, a set of apple stickers, and a few connectors and airport antennas. lol Which G5 did you get?
Posted by Olorin, on Mar 2, 2005 at 03:27 AM, in Mac Desktops
The Apple Mastercard? Is it cool looking i may... 43,153 Views / 168 Replies  
The Apple Mastercard? Is it cool looking i may get one just to say i have an apple mastercard haha
Posted by Olorin, on Feb 17, 2005 at 03:09 AM, in Mac Desktops
single 2Ghz Dual 2Ghz Dual 2.3Ghz Dual... 43,153 Views / 168 Replies  
single 2Ghz
Dual 2Ghz
Dual 2.3Ghz
Dual 2.8Ghz
Posted by Olorin, on Feb 16, 2005 at 09:25 PM, in Mac Desktops
I'd get the dual 2Ghz just cause it'll have a... 1,229 Views / 8 Replies  
I'd get the dual 2Ghz just cause it'll have a better resale value down the road. Plus having dual 2Ghz processors is so much more sexy sounding that dual 1.8Ghz ones haha...
Posted by Olorin, on Feb 15, 2005 at 12:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
Just out of curiosity what frame rates are you... 609 Views / 2 Replies  
Just out of curiosity what frame rates are you getting on average while playing onslaught online.
Posted by Olorin, on Feb 13, 2005 at 10:27 PM, in Gaming
Nevertheless money is money and if you don't... 1,518 Views / 12 Replies  
Nevertheless money is money and if you don't really need the extra power then why pay for it. If that 350 had been invested in apple stock a year ago when it was 15 a share you would have made 1470...
Posted by Olorin, on Feb 4, 2005 at 04:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
There are more games for the PC than Mac no... 1,924 Views / 26 Replies  
There are more games for the PC than Mac no questions asked. I suppose you should check to see if the games you are planning on playing are available for the Mac OS. If they are I see no reason to...
Posted by Olorin, on Feb 1, 2005 at 03:32 AM, in Mac Desktops
I'd save whatever money you would use to upgrade... 1,666 Views / 15 Replies  
I'd save whatever money you would use to upgrade your system and then sell your current one an get a G5. A single 1.8ghz G5 with a 9800 will out perform any upgrade you can make to your system.
Posted by Olorin, on Feb 1, 2005 at 03:09 AM, in Mac Desktops
I assume to get over 30fps a dual 2Ghz is going... 933 Views / 7 Replies  
I assume to get over 30fps a dual 2Ghz is going to be needed and at least a 9600?
Posted by Olorin, on Jan 26, 2005 at 04:12 AM, in Gaming
What is different between the 7447a and b? Faster... 8,079 Views / 57 Replies  
What is different between the 7447a and b? Faster Bus? Also, isn't it customary for apple to get higher clocked chips than advertised by the parent company? Like the 1.42Ghz G4 which motorola didn't...
Posted by Olorin, on Jan 13, 2005 at 02:36 AM, in Mac Notebooks
OMG that's this is the most useless thread to... 2,892 Views / 32 Replies  
OMG that's this is the most useless thread to ever be brought back to life. HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAA
Posted by Olorin, on Oct 29, 2004 at 02:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Is it just the standard one from apple? 761 Views / 5 Replies  
Is it just the standard one from apple?
Posted by Olorin, on Oct 28, 2004 at 02:56 PM, in Marketplace
why so much? Seems a little high to me. 671 Views / 4 Replies  
why so much? Seems a little high to me.
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 29, 2004 at 06:25 PM, in Marketplace
One bit of advice when buying a new PowerBook is... 1,372 Views / 12 Replies  
One bit of advice when buying a new PowerBook is to opt for the 5400rpm drive. I have done xbench on a few laptops and the drive makes a difference of up 10 points on the total results, which is a...
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 29, 2004 at 12:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
No one wants to give me any ideas? 671 Views / 4 Replies  
No one wants to give me any ideas?
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 29, 2004 at 12:39 PM, in Marketplace
Thinking of selling 1Ghz Tibook 671 Views / 4 Replies  
I was thinking about selling my 15" 1Ghz Powerbook Ti and getting a new 12". The smaller size and increased battery life have become more important to me than the bigger screen.
I have 1GB of RAM...
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 28, 2004 at 06:50 PM, in Marketplace
I say if the iMac does not get an update tomorrow... 3,742 Views / 33 Replies  
I say if the iMac does not get an update tomorrow to a G4 it will get a G5 after the PowerMac update or at the same time. Makes sense.
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 27, 2004 at 03:46 AM, in Mac Desktops
Would the 12" rev C be substantially better at... 2,031 Views / 18 Replies  
Would the 12" rev C be substantially better at playing games than the Rev B?
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 26, 2004 at 08:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
How do you think a 12" 1.33Ghz would compare to a... 4,490 Views / 49 Replies  
How do you think a 12" 1.33Ghz would compare to a TiBook 1Ghz performance wise. And how much better is the 5200 than the ATI9000?
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 25, 2004 at 06:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
As long as the 12" PowerBook has at least 64MB... 3,847 Views / 65 Replies  
As long as the 12" PowerBook has at least 64MB VRAM and a decent GPU I am happy in that areas. The difference between 1.33 and 1.5Ghz is not enough to really complain. FireWire 800 probably should be...
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 22, 2004 at 06:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
basically on the same 167mhz bus i doubt there... 1,297 Views / 10 Replies  
basically on the same 167mhz bus i doubt there really is a difference lol
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 21, 2004 at 05:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
little high is you ask me... 750 Views / 5 Replies  
little high is you ask me...
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 21, 2004 at 05:38 PM, in Marketplace
I have a TiBook 1Ghz... seems like it may be a... 3,877 Views / 70 Replies  
I have a TiBook 1Ghz... seems like it may be a waste to bother buying this game ha?
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 21, 2004 at 05:33 PM, in Gaming
so in other words changing the VRAM size to 64 is... 1,357 Views / 12 Replies  
so in other words changing the VRAM size to 64 is going to slow things down cause there will be no room for textures?
Posted by Olorin, on Apr 21, 2004 at 05:26 PM, in Gaming
I kind of hope they don't come out with new... 4,571 Views / 59 Replies  
I kind of hope they don't come out with new PowerBooks, because then I won't be happy with my 1Ghz PowerBook G4Ti. lol Honestly if one comes out I'm not getting it till the second revision.
Posted by Olorin, on Feb 12, 2004 at 05:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
It really doesn't make any sense for them to... 2,968 Views / 44 Replies  
It really doesn't make any sense for them to switch the xserves at this point. They are the same speed and cost more. VT has already payed for the Powermacs to be set up why redo it if everything is...
Posted by Olorin, on Jan 27, 2004 at 04:00 PM, in Mac Desktops
well guess I won't be buying it until they... 2,203 Views / 38 Replies  
well guess I won't be buying it until they optimize it. I know that it will roon like crap on my 1Ghz TiBook.
Posted by Olorin, on Jan 23, 2004 at 07:18 PM, in Gaming
I don't see why a game like this would require a... 2,203 Views / 38 Replies  
I don't see why a game like this would require a 1Ghz PowerPC to play. I would guess WC3 requirements or less. I mean come on!
Posted by Olorin, on Jan 22, 2004 at 01:58 PM, in Gaming
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