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That $69 price is for new customers only, not...	938 Views / 22 Replies
That $69 price is for new customers only, not people who are eligible to upgrade. He's targeting his phone to people who already have a current contract and maybe want a better phone but don't want...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Sep 13, 2005 at 10:50 PM, in Marketplace

Works perfectly fine for me as well. Didn't lose...	3,421 Views / 35 Replies
Works perfectly fine for me as well. Didn't lose any of my playlists or music.
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Sep 7, 2005 at 05:49 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I should've read the whole thread before pm'ing...	9,292 Views / 76 Replies
I should've read the whole thread before pm'ing you. If you can research VIN JHMES96654S001573 I'd greatly appreciate it. Whichever's more convenient, post here or email me [email protected]. ...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Sep 6, 2005 at 12:22 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Obviously it won't be fast but to say a Pismo is...	1,523 Views / 21 Replies
Obviously it won't be fast but to say a Pismo is only good for light web browinsing (whatever that means) and email is ridiculous. It'd be a great machine for word processing, email, web browing,...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Aug 31, 2005 at 11:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I really didn't notice any changes...	777 Views / 7 Replies
I really didn't notice any changes performancewise after getting it back. Tiger runs a little warmer to me than Panther did, but the fan still takes awhile to kick on which is a huge improvement over...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Aug 25, 2005 at 09:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I had a TiBook 550mhz go in to Apple for a screen...	777 Views / 7 Replies
I had a TiBook 550mhz go in to Apple for a screen replacement last year and had a couple of surprises I wasn't expecting when I got it back. First, it originally had paint chipping off the front...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Aug 25, 2005 at 04:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks

You don't have to go to the store to reserve a...	709 Views / 4 Replies
You don't have to go to the store to reserve a time, just go to Apple's website and you'll see the next available time online without needing a procard. You'd only need the procard if you wanted a...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Aug 20, 2005 at 05:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge

If you wanted the same model more than once, you...	1,292 Views / 16 Replies
If you wanted the same model more than once, you could try and get them at your university bookstore. Most of the time they'll have no problem with it.
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Aug 19, 2005 at 10:06 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I agree with the posts above, get an Xbox or PS2...	4,817 Views / 51 Replies
I agree with the posts above, get an Xbox or PS2 for gaming. If you really want to do gaming on a computer though, get a PC desktop instead. I'm really not sure why you'd want a laptop in the first...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Aug 14, 2005 at 01:39 AM, in Mac Notebooks

No, you're definately eglible for the rebate....	782 Views / 5 Replies
No, you're definately eglible for the rebate. What makes you ineligible is an Instituional purchase, which is how departments on campus's order stuff. An education discount through a school is a...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Aug 10, 2005 at 06:13 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

If you've got a whole bunch of computers on a...	1,129 Views / 6 Replies
If you've got a whole bunch of computers on a subnet, ARD is great because of all the extra features it has over VNC. For just one computer though, it may be overkill and to me it would be hard...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Aug 8, 2005 at 07:42 PM, in Applications

Didn't Daystar make the only Quad processor Mac's?	1,696 Views / 50 Replies
Didn't Daystar make the only Quad processor Mac's?
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Aug 8, 2005 at 04:19 AM, in MacNN Lounge

I've got a tape adapter and have been leaving it...	779 Views / 3 Replies
I've got a tape adapter and have been leaving it on all the time for over 5 years now with no problems to my cassette deck. (First used with a mini disk player then my iPod) In fact the adapter...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Aug 7, 2005 at 06:31 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I don't know if its changed, but last year I used...	614 Views / 6 Replies
I don't know if its changed, but last year I used the UPC from the outside brown box and didn't have any problems. There wasn't anything different between that one and the one on the inside box so I...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jul 29, 2005 at 05:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I think its the installer software for initially...	1,394 Views / 19 Replies
I think its the installer software for initially setting up your user name and password that needs 10.3. I'm using SBC DSL and it works perfectly fine with 10.4.
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jul 5, 2005 at 03:35 AM, in Networking

I switched from a 20GB 4G ipod to a 6GB 2G ipod...	946 Views / 13 Replies
I switched from a 20GB 4G ipod to a 6GB 2G ipod mini about a couple months ago. I found that even though I had gigs worth of full albums on my ipod, I had a separate playlist just for the one or two...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jun 22, 2005 at 12:10 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I just recently upgraded my Powerbook's hdd so...	461 Views / 3 Replies
I just recently upgraded my Powerbook's hdd so I've got the original 20GB 4200rpm one available. Its coming from a 550mhz G4 TiBook so its a few years old. Shoot me a PM if you're interested.
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jun 18, 2005 at 10:34 PM, in Marketplace

Just wanted to say drive was received. Great sale...	920 Views / 17 Replies
Just wanted to say drive was received. Great sale :)
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jun 6, 2005 at 07:46 PM, in Marketplace

I thought a new iPod mini with ed. discount was...	600 Views / 5 Replies
I thought a new iPod mini with ed. discount was $179? Anyway, the new iPod mini's also don't include the firewire and ac charger which he's including. I'd say $140 is a fair price.
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jun 3, 2005 at 03:33 AM, in Marketplace

WTB: Graphics card for a sawtooth G4	539 Views / 2 Replies
I want to hook up my Sawtooth G4 to my tv but the current card doesn't have S-Video so I'm looking for a card that does. Its not for gaming so I don't want something like a radeon 9800. I'm just...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on May 25, 2005 at 11:26 PM, in Marketplace

I guess it could very well be unsupported with...	1,226 Views / 17 Replies
I guess it could very well be unsupported with usb1.1 which means if it does work great, but Apple doesn't care if it doesn't . I've got a Tibook and a Sawtooth G4 both using usb1.1 though and my 6GB...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on May 24, 2005 at 06:21 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I don't think Apple has sold a refurb'ed model...	635 Views / 6 Replies
I don't think Apple has sold a refurb'ed model like that in a long time, at least in a few years. I have a feeling either Chipchen is a little confused and thinks you can purchase Applecare on top of...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on May 22, 2005 at 11:20 PM, in Marketplace

That shouldn't be a problem. I connect my 6GB...	1,226 Views / 17 Replies
That shouldn't be a problem. I connect my 6GB ipod mini to my older TiBook using USB and it works perfectly fine, although as expected much slower than USB2.0 on my pc.
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on May 21, 2005 at 03:07 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll try them later...	810 Views / 3 Replies
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll try them later on tonight.
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Mar 12, 2005 at 09:15 PM, in Mac Desktops

Problem with an older G4 Powermac	810 Views / 3 Replies
I've got an older 17" CRT blue and white studio display hooked up to a monitor switch box so I can use it with both a pc and a sawtooth G4. Today though when I turned on the mac the screen doesn't...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Mar 12, 2005 at 04:56 AM, in Mac Desktops

Apple's tech specs say the iPod photo comes with...	3,077 Views / 75 Replies
Apple's tech specs say the iPod photo comes with an AC adapter but no firewire cable. So does this mean you have to make an extra purchase for the firewire cable just to be able to use the included...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Feb 23, 2005 at 05:10 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

PM responded to :)	686 Views / 2 Replies
PM responded to :)
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Feb 22, 2005 at 09:00 PM, in Marketplace

FS: .Mac Activation Code	686 Views / 2 Replies
I won a free .mac activation code awhile back and I have no use for it. This is for a full year's subscription to Apple's .mac service. There are a few things with this account though. It says it may...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Feb 22, 2005 at 12:14 AM, in Marketplace

I don't know, at the university I used to go to,...	7,429 Views / 58 Replies
I don't know, at the university I used to go to, most of the pc computer labs got new dell pc's all with lcd screens, and the mac one's with G5's and cinema displays as well. Maybe in the K-12...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Feb 11, 2005 at 05:05 AM, in Mac Desktops

You're about 3 years too late. Considering OS 9...	17,637 Views / 412 Replies
You're about 3 years too late. Considering OS 9 is used so infrequently now, the transition for Apple is over. Jaguar, Panther, Tiger coming up, and every other future release will be about improving...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Feb 8, 2005 at 04:52 AM, in macOS

Unless you have Applecare, you're pretty much out...	1,151 Views / 21 Replies
Unless you have Applecare, you're pretty much out of luck. Did you calibrate the battery regularly? If you did, this would have extended the life of the battery. Batteries only have a limited amount...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Feb 4, 2005 at 06:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Has the phone been unlocked? If not, what network...	586 Views / 4 Replies
Has the phone been unlocked? If not, what network is it tied to?
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Feb 1, 2005 at 12:05 AM, in Marketplace

If you really don't want a superdrive, why don't...	1,048 Views / 19 Replies
If you really don't want a superdrive, why don't you just select the 15" with superdrive and downgrade it to a combo? Except for the screen size and resolution, you'd have everything else the same...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jan 28, 2005 at 04:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Poll: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Lame	17,318 Views / 153 Replies
Well looking at how many iPods Apple sold last quarter, even though there are other mp3 players on the market with more features such as voice recording and fm tuner, I'd say simplicity is more...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jan 13, 2005 at 10:06 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

PC users, including some mac users, complain...	4,559 Views / 105 Replies
PC users, including some mac users, complain about using a one button mouse. This way, they can just buy a $15 2 button mouse instead or use their existing usb mice. This takes away the paranoia of...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jan 11, 2005 at 07:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Oh I agree, Apple's is better than other's out...	3,040 Views / 75 Replies
Oh I agree, Apple's is better than other's out there. I personally still have issues with it though and don't want to buy anything from there. All this does is strengthen the point though, since I...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jan 6, 2005 at 06:53 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Yes, I agree that it isn't right copy protected...	3,040 Views / 75 Replies
Yes, I agree that it isn't right copy protected cd's don't work on the Mac, so for that reason I DON'T buy them. Likewise, I don't like Apple's DRM on music, so I DON'T buy from the iTunes music...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jan 6, 2005 at 06:44 AM, in MacNN Lounge

How long do you have to use it till it stops...	2,147 Views / 33 Replies
How long do you have to use it till it stops working? I've been using it for almost a month now and it hasn't done that to me.
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Dec 20, 2004 at 12:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah its definately memory. I had my TiBook have...	867 Views / 6 Replies
Yeah its definately memory. I had my TiBook have this exact same problem a few months ago and the diagnosis from Apple was bad third party memory. Though this was after a screen replacement Apple did...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Dec 16, 2004 at 01:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Interesting, considering he plays for Phoenix...	1,331 Views / 38 Replies
Interesting, considering he plays for Phoenix now. ;)
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Dec 7, 2004 at 11:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Its 90 days. About a couple months ago I had a...	893 Views / 8 Replies
Its 90 days. About a couple months ago I had a screen replacement on my TiBook, then about a month later the computer wouldn't even start up. Turns out Apple put in a new motherboard as well thats...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Nov 22, 2004 at 12:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I don't believe the displays are interchangable...	602 Views / 5 Replies
I don't believe the displays are interchangable between the four different models. The 550 and 667mhz Powerbooks (Onyx) use a different inverter board than the 400 and 500mhz models (mercury). I...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Oct 11, 2004 at 05:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

That Toshiba laptop has a smaller hard drive,...	1,686 Views / 36 Replies
That Toshiba laptop has a smaller hard drive, EXTREMELY weak video card, no wireless preinstalled, no gigabit ethernet, and is a lot slower. Its also gonna have a lot of fans in the laptop making it...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jul 28, 2004 at 10:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Definately start out and contact your college...	853 Views / 9 Replies
Definately start out and contact your college bookstore. I currently work at one, and if your bookstore is like ours its gonna have some really great deals. Some of the deals going around right now...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on May 17, 2004 at 05:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: powerbook and pc laptops prices (yet again...)	1,920 Views / 27 Replies
Hardware Differences: -The HP weighs 6.5 pounds vs. 5.6 for the PB (with a laptop, this is a HUGE difference) -The wireless card it comes with is 802.11B, while the PB can accept an 802.11G -The...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Feb 3, 2004 at 08:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I work at a college bookstore. Yes you can buy...	1,899 Views / 32 Replies
I work at a college bookstore. Yes you can buy Applecare at the education price of $239 up to 1 year from the computer purchase, as long as you're still currently a student. Once you buy it, just put...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jan 23, 2004 at 05:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Why Tivo a program when you can dowload and burn...	1,190 Views / 13 Replies
Why Tivo a program when you can dowload and burn the HDTV version instead. :D
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jan 21, 2004 at 10:27 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Re: the horror!	1,113 Views / 7 Replies
Not having 10.3 doesn't necessarily mean the Powerbook was returned. CompUSA might have received that shipment of 12" Powerbooks before Panther was released and yours is the last one. If everything...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Jan 12, 2004 at 03:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks

$$$ is the reason PC's are so much more popular....	3,392 Views / 42 Replies
$$$ is the reason PC's are so much more popular. If money was a critical issue, which would you get: a $400 PC or a $1000 Mac? I'm not saying the $400 PC is gonna be a good computer, but for many...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Dec 21, 2003 at 03:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks

From Santa Cruz to LA, it usually takes me around...	866 Views / 9 Replies
From Santa Cruz to LA, it usually takes me around 5:30 to 6 hours on the 5, while the 101 takes me around 7 hrs. The 5 is one of the absolute most boring drives though, plus the added wear and tear...
Posted by PowerTower Fan, on Dec 20, 2003 at 09:44 PM, in MacNN Lounge

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