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Another positive note for OWC ram...working...	2,610 Views / 26 Replies
Another positive note for OWC ram...working flawlessly for 2 months on my 1.83 ghz MBP
Posted by hmp, on Jun 2, 2006 at 04:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks

In my case, scrolling has no effect on the...	1,651 Views / 18 Replies
In my case, scrolling has no effect on the whine...still just as loud I just finished following the directions from the Apple thread (uninstalling keyboard update)...the old mirror widget trick...
Posted by hmp, on May 13, 2006 at 05:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I talked to them on the phone and in the store....	1,651 Views / 18 Replies
I talked to them on the phone and in the store. Both the genius bar and Apple support basically said that there was nothing they could do. My whine has been there since the beginning, but was...
Posted by hmp, on May 1, 2006 at 08:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Unfortunately, I've already tried that. I was...	1,651 Views / 18 Replies
Unfortunately, I've already tried that. I was informed that the whine is "in spec" and that they won't do anything about it. I didn't mind it before because it was easily fixable (just open the...
Posted by hmp, on May 1, 2006 at 07:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks

This sucks. After applying the keyboard update,...	1,651 Views / 18 Replies
This sucks. After applying the keyboard update, the mirror widget trick doesn't work for me. Only when I have my bluetooth keyboard connected does the whine go away. Otherwise, I have to leave the...
Posted by hmp, on May 1, 2006 at 06:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Just an update: the item sold today for $1,225....	510 Views / 2 Replies
Just an update: the item sold today for $1,225. The buyer's already sent me the money via Paypal and I'll be shipping it tomorrow :)
Posted by hmp, on Apr 24, 2006 at 12:12 AM, in Marketplace

bump because it's such a beautiful laptop and...	510 Views / 2 Replies
bump because it's such a beautiful laptop and parting with my first powerbook will be such sweet sorrow
Posted by hmp, on Apr 22, 2006 at 02:47 PM, in Marketplace

FA: 1 Ghz Aluminum PowerBook G4 15" 1 GIG RAM 60 GB HD AppleCare	510 Views / 2 Replies
I've put my PowerBook G4 up on on eBay. It comes with 1 gig ram and a new 60 gb hard drive. Also, the AppleCare is valid for almost another year (until 3/2007). A few of the many features: 15.2"...
Posted by hmp, on Apr 19, 2006 at 09:15 PM, in Marketplace

Have the speakers been updated? Do you have any...	2,298 Views / 24 Replies
Have the speakers been updated? Do you have any information on changes? I listened to a song after I read your post, and maybe it's in hindsight, but the speakers do seem to give more detail...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 30, 2006 at 03:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks

A few weeks ago, I experienced the exact same...	7,468 Views / 20 Replies
A few weeks ago, I experienced the exact same problem on my powerbook. OS X would begin to lock up, the hard drive would click, and I wouldn't even be able to boot into the machine. I was finally...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 28, 2006 at 11:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I don't have the buzz from the screen...	2,743 Views / 34 Replies
I don't have the buzz from the screen (fortunately). I remember my old PC laptop had this and it was really annoying.
Posted by hmp, on Mar 20, 2006 at 10:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I received mine less than a week ago and it has...	2,743 Views / 34 Replies
I received mine less than a week ago and it has the whine - unless something has changed in the last 3 or 4 days I would say that whining MBPs are still shipping.
Posted by hmp, on Mar 20, 2006 at 12:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I wonder if the whine noise is apparent when...	20,758 Views / 181 Replies
I wonder if the whine noise is apparent when running XP on the MBP - since software seems to somewhat remedy the problem.. Hopefully those that have installed XP can give some insight on this...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 17, 2006 at 04:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks

That's what I thought, but your post confused me...	2,232 Views / 23 Replies
That's what I thought, but your post confused me a bit. Makes sense now though. Thanks for clearing it up..
Posted by hmp, on Mar 17, 2006 at 12:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks

So with 1.5 gig, the 1 gig would run dual channel...	2,232 Views / 23 Replies
So with 1.5 gig, the 1 gig would run dual channel and the 512 meg wouldn't?
Posted by hmp, on Mar 16, 2006 at 09:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Hmmm - interesting. I just opened up iChat for...	20,758 Views / 181 Replies
Hmmm - interesting. I just opened up iChat for the first time and the whine came back!! Mirror widget made it go away again though.
Posted by hmp, on Mar 16, 2006 at 06:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yes, they just have to be the same size. Brand...	2,232 Views / 23 Replies
Yes, they just have to be the same size. Brand does not matter. I would just buy the 1GB stick of OWC's brand and save the money.
Posted by hmp, on Mar 16, 2006 at 03:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Your reaction is very similar to mine - I loved...	20,758 Views / 181 Replies
Your reaction is very similar to mine - I loved everything about the machine except for the whine. Now that the whine can be easily fixed, I have no issues at all :)
Posted by hmp, on Mar 16, 2006 at 02:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Is it safe to assume that the Intel motherboards...	2,232 Views / 23 Replies
Is it safe to assume that the Intel motherboards are less picky than the previous Apple machines? I know my 1ghz albook was extremely sensitive to the memory manufacturer I used - it seems this may...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 16, 2006 at 02:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks

No, it doesn't have to stay on. I initially...	20,758 Views / 181 Replies
No, it doesn't have to stay on. I initially thought the same thing, but after reading other posts I found out it just has to be on for a split second. After you close it, the whine is still not...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 15, 2006 at 07:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

An update - I bought the Techworks memory module...	2,232 Views / 23 Replies
An update - I bought the Techworks memory module from OWC. Just installed it, and it works great! I've got 1.5 gigs of RAM and this machine is FAST!
Posted by hmp, on Mar 15, 2006 at 05:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah, after a day with this machine I've come to...	20,758 Views / 181 Replies
Yeah, after a day with this machine I've come to the conclusion that the whine is not that big of a deal. The mirror widget fixes it and I can't hear it at all anymore. Since I rarely restart my Mac,...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 15, 2006 at 05:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I received mine today as well - a day before the...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
I received mine today as well - a day before the March 15 delivery date on the FedEx tracking page (but almost a month after original estimated ship date). As expected, it looks beautiful - one...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 14, 2006 at 08:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

My MBP has been sitting in Anchorage for a day...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
My MBP has been sitting in Anchorage for a day and a half now - is that normal? I remember some other people in this thread having similiar issues, but I wanted to see if anyone else was in the same...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 14, 2006 at 03:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks

My stock 1.83ghz MBP shipped today! Ordered...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
My stock 1.83ghz MBP shipped today! Ordered January 25th, original shipping date February 24th, moved to March 8th, then moved to March 20th. Shipped March 11. :) It's an educational order too,...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 11, 2006 at 08:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Are you going to be purchasing through the...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
Are you going to be purchasing through the educational store? If so, the wait might be longer. I ordered Jan. 25th and Flintrock ordered the day of the keynote (I believe) and neither of us have...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 10, 2006 at 10:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Ohhhh well I spoke too soon - my shipping date...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
Ohhhh well I spoke too soon - my shipping date has been pushed back to the 20th, which is almost 2 months after I ordered the MBP.
Posted by hmp, on Mar 9, 2006 at 12:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Unless it's defective, I think Apple charges a...	1,111 Views / 5 Replies
Unless it's defective, I think Apple charges a restocking fee if the box has been opened.
Posted by hmp, on Mar 9, 2006 at 03:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks

If I remember correctly, I was browsing the...	2,751 Views / 36 Replies
If I remember correctly, I was browsing the Amazon site a few months ago and there was a link for a free 3 month trial, no strings attached. I received multiple email reminders before the trial...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 9, 2006 at 02:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks

My ship date is March 8th (today), and it hasn't...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
My ship date is March 8th (today), and it hasn't been pushed back on the order status page yet. Could this be a sign that the educational orders are finally shipping? I hope so!
Posted by hmp, on Mar 9, 2006 at 01:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah, my Amazon Prime 3 month trial just ended...	2,751 Views / 36 Replies
Yeah, my Amazon Prime 3 month trial just ended yesterday. Did influence my buying behavior though - I bought more from Amazon just because I knew I'd get it within two days instead of waiting for...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 8, 2006 at 08:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks

If you're a student, you may be able to purchase...	974 Views / 7 Replies
If you're a student, you may be able to purchase Office 2004 and other Mac software for extra cheap at your university computer store (assuming you're in college). For example, my school sells Office...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 8, 2006 at 08:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Finrock, Did you order yours through the...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
Finrock, Did you order yours through the educational store? I'm starting to wonder if educational orders are more delayed then regular ones...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 7, 2006 at 07:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Just spoke to Apple. I had to say that the person...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
Just spoke to Apple. I had to say that the person I spoke to was of no help whatsoever. Basically she said that my ship date was March 8th and that there was a possibility it might ship earlier if...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 3, 2006 at 02:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

What happened was that it was ordered through the...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
What happened was that it was ordered through the computer store at school, but will be shipped directly to me. When going to Apple's order status page, it looks like any normal order, except that...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 2, 2006 at 03:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks

There's always BookEndz Docks...	6,030 Views / 3 Replies
There's always BookEndz Docks (http://www.bookendzdocks.com/) - I haven't had any experience with them, but I'm sure they'll be coming out with an MBP version soon...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 2, 2006 at 05:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I don't understand this - I ordered January 25th...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
I don't understand this - I ordered January 25th and still have not received any notice of shipping. How is it that those that ordered 1.83 ghz models after me already have theirs? I'm starting to...
Posted by hmp, on Mar 2, 2006 at 05:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Does the shipment notification show up on the...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
Does the shipment notification show up on the order status page as well? Or is it an email? I ordered January 25th (1.67->1.83ghz) model...wondering why it's not showing up as anything on the...
Posted by hmp, on Feb 28, 2006 at 01:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I too went to the Apple Store the other day -...	3,120 Views / 29 Replies
I too went to the Apple Store the other day - three units on display as well. All three were 2.0 ghz with 1.5 gb ram. I didn't check on the hard drive speed. All I know was that it was FAST. I'm...
Posted by hmp, on Feb 27, 2006 at 11:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Is there a reason you chose the Techworks one...	2,232 Views / 23 Replies
Is there a reason you chose the Techworks one over the OWC brand? Was it because of the Micron chips, or something else? I'm just wondering what the difference (other than brand name) is..
Posted by hmp, on Feb 24, 2006 at 02:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks

MacBook Pro Memory Upgrade	2,232 Views / 23 Replies
Was wondering if anyone has ordered memory other than Crucial for their MBP. I have the 1.83 ghz coming in with the standard 512mb memory, but was thinking of upgrading to either 1.5gig or 2gig. ...
Posted by hmp, on Feb 23, 2006 at 11:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks

How's wireless reception (if you have another...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
How's wireless reception (if you have another machine to compare it to)?
Posted by hmp, on Feb 21, 2006 at 01:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Did any of you that are going to receive your MBP...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
Did any of you that are going to receive your MBP soon order the 1.67 (now 1.83) model? Or are these all 2.0's/2.16's? I want my 1.83 to ship!
Posted by hmp, on Feb 21, 2006 at 10:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=102 more...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=102 more pics, including size comparisons to the powerbook
Posted by hmp, on Feb 21, 2006 at 03:11 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I would be cautious about using generic memory....	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
I would be cautious about using generic memory. In the past, I've had problems with putting generic memory in my Powerbook and have ended up having to return the memory. Since this is a totally new...
Posted by hmp, on Feb 20, 2006 at 10:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Anyone have an idea when the MBPs will show up at...	114,122 Views / 1,213 Replies
Anyone have an idea when the MBPs will show up at retail/Apple stores? Does anyone have an arrival date before Wednesday? Looking forward to your reviews and thoughts once you receive the machine..
Posted by hmp, on Feb 20, 2006 at 02:11 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I think you'll be okay - of course no one can be...	2,664 Views / 39 Replies
I think you'll be okay - of course no one can be 100% sure as of right now. I have ordered a MBP - I don't think I will regret my decision. There may be some issues, but there are problems in every...
Posted by hmp, on Feb 9, 2006 at 03:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'd go for the MacBook Pro too - it will be a...	2,664 Views / 39 Replies
I'd go for the MacBook Pro too - it will be a better investment in the long run. Also, I personally find a larger screen to be better when working on large data sets (assuming you're not always...
Posted by hmp, on Feb 9, 2006 at 03:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Does this mean that the presence of a dent voids...	6,171 Views / 91 Replies
Does this mean that the presence of a dent voids any possible repairs through Applecare? I have a small hardly noticeable dent that was the result of some keys dropping on my notebook from a couple...
Posted by hmp, on Feb 1, 2006 at 12:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks

True, but chances are they will be sold out the...	81,194 Views / 767 Replies
True, but chances are they will be sold out the first couple of weeks anyway. Unless you get to the Apple Store real early the day they come in (and somehow my local Apple Store never seems to know...
Posted by hmp, on Jan 25, 2006 at 11:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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