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The 17" 1.33/Radeon9600 powerbook runs UT2K3... 3,999 Views / 62 Replies  
The 17" 1.33/Radeon9600 powerbook runs UT2K3 amazingly well. I have both this laptop and a 1.6GHz G5/64Mb GeForce FX 5200 with 1.25Gb RAM. There is little noticeable difference when running with the...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Sep 29, 2003 at 02:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. If you look... 4,974 Views / 24 Replies  
Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. If you look at the benchmarks from this URL, they are all run under the "flyby" test for UT2K3 - this doesn't stress the CPU, as the graphics card is doing all the...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Aug 21, 2003 at 10:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
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I have to disagree with this, blackwind. UT2K3 is mostly CPU bound, hence one of the reasons why there is such a big difference in FPS between "flyby's" and...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Aug 21, 2003 at 09:05 PM, in Mac Desktops
Everyone is going to have their own opinion of... 1,349 Views / 12 Replies  
Everyone is going to have their own opinion of which machine looks better - style is very subjective! However, I'd just like to draw attention to a few things.

Apple's ID team has been evolving...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Feb 8, 2003 at 09:04 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I agree with TheBum, The keyboard has a very... 2,883 Views / 17 Replies  
I agree with TheBum,

The keyboard has a very thin layer of rubber/plastic, that insulates the circuitry from the keys themselves. If you look between the keys you will see the material. It is very...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Feb 5, 2003 at 01:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hi all, I have updated the review with some... 3,382 Views / 35 Replies  
Hi all,

I have updated the review with some additional benchmarks - Jedi Knight 2 and some HD tests.

The link is the same as before:

http://homepage.mac.com/danny_gasperini/FileSharing6.html...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Feb 2, 2003 at 07:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
P.S. I will test JK2, and update these results... 3,382 Views / 35 Replies  
P.S. I will test JK2, and update these results within the next day or so, so please bear with me.

P.P.S. I certainly will be running the 17" PowerBook through the same tests when I get it. I can't...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Feb 1, 2003 at 08:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
a2daj, This is again true, for Direct X 8... 3,382 Views / 35 Replies  
a2daj,

This is again true, for Direct X 8 routines coded for in an application can be tapped via extension sets in a ported app using the OpenGL calls. While 10.2.3 (used in the reviews)...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Feb 1, 2003 at 08:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
BkueKanoodle, I doubt you will be... 3,382 Views / 35 Replies  
BkueKanoodle,

I doubt you will be disappointed with the 12" PowerBook, after using your iBook. It is a really impressive machine, and I think Apple have a real winner on their hands with this...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Feb 1, 2003 at 07:53 AM, in Mac Notebooks
a2daj, I will certainly be adding to these... 3,382 Views / 35 Replies  
a2daj,

I will certainly be adding to these results in the future, and in the wake of the release of the 17" 1GHz PowerBook. I hope to have a wider range of games and other applications to test.
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Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Feb 1, 2003 at 07:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
tkmd, I don't want to give the impression... 3,382 Views / 35 Replies  
tkmd,

I don't want to give the impression that I am criticising the nVidia GF4 Go chipset. On the contrary, as shown in the results it performs very well. A lot of people have been putting down...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Feb 1, 2003 at 12:13 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks AssassyN, Working for an AppleCentre... 3,382 Views / 35 Replies  
Thanks AssassyN,

Working for an AppleCentre has its advantages when it comes to accessing the latest and greatest gear from Apple. BTW, the layout was done in Keynote initially, and then back...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Jan 31, 2003 at 11:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sorry folks, try this link: ... 3,382 Views / 35 Replies  
Sorry folks, try this link:

http://homepage.mac.com/danny_gasperini/FileSharing6.html
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Jan 31, 2003 at 11:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
12" Game Benchmarks & comments 3,382 Views / 35 Replies  
Hi all,

I have uploaded a comprehensive review of the 12" PowerBook with comparison to 3 other Mac systems, looking at real world game and Finder performance, plus some Xbench 1.0 results for all...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Jan 31, 2003 at 10:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks
We have just received a unit here at our Apple... 960 Views / 13 Replies  
We have just received a unit here at our Apple Store in Australia. I will be conducting application and games speed tests and elaborating on other features in a comprehensive review as soon as...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Jan 31, 2003 at 01:50 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Just a quick couple of notes in regards to some... 2,600 Views / 51 Replies  
Just a quick couple of notes in regards to some of the issues being posted here:

I work at an AppleStore in Australia, and you may or may not be aware that the "lighted" presentation tables that...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Jan 26, 2003 at 08:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Firstly, don't worry too much about Doom3. ID has... 787 Views / 4 Replies  
Firstly, don't worry too much about Doom3. ID has not officially said it's coming to the Mac yet, let alone what system requirements it will have (that's because when it finally ships in about a year...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Jan 26, 2003 at 06:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
MacOS X cannot be installed on volumes that lie... 670 Views / 5 Replies  
MacOS X cannot be installed on volumes that lie within the first 8Gb - make sure your HD is not partitioned and you aren't trying to install it on one such partition. Also make sure that you have...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Jan 26, 2003 at 07:43 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yep I agree. Benchmark programs reveal theory... 654 Views / 2 Replies  
Yep I agree. Benchmark programs reveal theory only. It is practical tasks that reveal the overall performance of a system (can any one say "megahertz myth"?).
3D games tend to give a good indication...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Jan 26, 2003 at 02:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The PowerBook G4 867 ships with the ATI Radeon... 1,174 Views / 6 Replies  
The PowerBook G4 867 ships with the ATI Radeon 9000 card with 32MB DDR. The native resolution for the machine is 1280 x 854 pixels, so if he is running it in this native mode, the resolution will be...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Jan 25, 2003 at 09:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
To NathanA: I'd just like to note that this... 3,080 Views / 33 Replies  
To NathanA:

I'd just like to note that this is an absolutely TERRIBLE metric by which to build a benchmark, for 3 reasons:

1) The benchmark can be limited by the drive speed of the optical...
Posted by Dan-the-Man, on Jan 24, 2003 at 05:59 AM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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