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They'll rev it in 6-12 months. Changes I'd... 543 Views / 7 Replies  
They'll rev it in 6-12 months.

Changes I'd expect would be a 133 MHz bus, *maybe* DDR-RAM, and *maybe* a combo drive on the cheapest model, plus a price drop on the SuperDrive model.

1GHz?...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 29, 2002 at 03:15 PM, in Mac Desktops
Just go to xlr8yourmac.com. They'll very likely... 557 Views / 8 Replies  
Just go to xlr8yourmac.com. They'll very likely have framerate numbers before anyone else does.

Btw...still a lamer Cashy? Or have you calmed down of late? ;)

--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 21, 2002 at 02:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
Total can o' worms... 388 Views / 1 Replies  
Probably the most controversial Mac-related article I've read in months:
http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2002/01/16.1.shtml

I read it and went, "Dear God"...

--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 21, 2002 at 04:47 AM, in Mac Desktops
Still on that 17"er thing? I'd think that most... 1,466 Views / 64 Replies  
Still on that 17"er thing? I'd think that most would find the reality very hard to swallow ;)


--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 21, 2002 at 04:05 AM, in Mac Desktops
Well, that's certainly an interesting... 1,466 Views / 64 Replies  
Well, that's certainly an interesting point-of-view.

Are you familar with the term 'a legend in their own mind'? :D




I don't know if that's always true. I mean, sure, if you're...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 21, 2002 at 04:00 AM, in Mac Desktops
Really? Odd. A couple of people compared... 1,466 Views / 64 Replies  
Really? Odd.

A couple of people compared the new iMac with a similar-quality Dell set-up, and found Apple's price was actually lower.

I agree that Jansar does not have the right to dictate...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 19, 2002 at 08:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
Perhaps you should. You're looking rather foolish... 1,466 Views / 64 Replies  
Perhaps you should. You're looking rather foolish from not doing so.

Also...I was kind of suprised by how large the base was too. Does that make a 'whiner' also? LOL.

A lot of people on this...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 19, 2002 at 07:54 PM, in Mac Desktops
Yup. Also consider that MS Office v.X for OS X is... 929 Views / 41 Replies  
Yup. Also consider that MS Office v.X for OS X is fully compatible with the Winblows version, and considered by most reviewers to be superior to it.

Much as I dislike Microsoft, they make some...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 15, 2002 at 10:46 PM, in Mac Desktops
Ugh. Nope. And I don't know anyone who... 855 Views / 40 Replies  
Ugh. Nope.

And I don't know anyone who bought a Netvista anyways. :p

--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 15, 2002 at 09:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
Really? I guess...if you're talking a fairly... 589 Views / 11 Replies  
Really? I guess...if you're talking a fairly crappy 17" LCD and a fairly crappy PC.

New iMac = $1299
Good quality 17" LCD(like Samsung) = $699. That leaves $599 for the PC, if you want to bring...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 14, 2002 at 08:24 PM, in Mac Desktops
A 17" LCD may take awhile...they're pretty... 589 Views / 11 Replies  
A 17" LCD may take awhile...they're pretty expensive right now (like $800+ for a good one), and will probably remain so for a year or two. 15" LCDs are certainly adequate for most people...viewable...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 13, 2002 at 07:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
You seem terribly ignorant, in your insistence to... 1,688 Views / 120 Replies  
You seem terribly ignorant, in your insistence to talk about things you know nothing about.

First off, you seem unaware that Macs had multimonitor capability, oh, about a DECADE before PC users...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 12, 2002 at 06:51 PM, in Mac Desktops
This discussion still going on? Yawn. --lee ... 1,213 Views / 56 Replies  
This discussion still going on? Yawn.

--lee

[ 01-10-2002: Message edited by: lee vieira ]
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 10, 2002 at 03:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
Ooh, woopee, I can put together some... 1,213 Views / 56 Replies  
Ooh, woopee, I can put together some piece-of-crap peecee out of bargain basin crap parts and brag about spec-to-price ratio!!! Hey, isn't that what eMachines does?

You know, that company that...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 8, 2002 at 05:07 AM, in Mac Desktops
Ummm...nope. Most sub-$500 PCs (and even... 1,213 Views / 56 Replies  
Ummm...nope.

Most sub-$500 PCs (and even plenty in the $500-1000 range) come with cheap 'Intel Integrated 3D graphics' cards that completely suck ass(4MB of memory! Hahahaha!) and which are FAR...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 8, 2002 at 03:25 AM, in Mac Desktops
I luv cartoons like that. They go to show that... 1,688 Views / 120 Replies  
I luv cartoons like that. They go to show that Macs are interesting enough to be parodyable.

PCs, on the other hand, are so boring and conformist that you can't parody them, you can only stare at...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 7, 2002 at 05:29 PM, in Mac Desktops
Posted a week ago: And lo', my... 840 Views / 25 Replies  
Posted a week ago:




And lo', my source is correct. Let's give it up for The Source� :D

Dear god, they even priced 'em right! :eek: *faints*

--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 7, 2002 at 04:57 PM, in Mac Desktops
I seriously doubt that the iWalk (if it even... 798 Views / 32 Replies  
I seriously doubt that the iWalk (if it even exists) is the new iMac.

But hey, 20 hours and counting :)

--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 6, 2002 at 05:00 PM, in Mac Desktops
Oh man, I forgot about that one! :eek: I... 555 Views / 9 Replies  
Oh man, I forgot about that one! :eek:

I guess the question "How stupid and gullible has MOSR become?" has finally been answered.

Next up, a PowerMac in the shape of twenty-sided dice, for...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 4, 2002 at 08:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
The release of RedBox for OS X, i.e. the ability... 555 Views / 9 Replies  
The release of RedBox for OS X, i.e. the ability to use all Windows software on your Mac with no problem (and w/out shelling out $200 for VPC 5).

Just don't like it because it's such a...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 4, 2002 at 04:34 AM, in Mac Desktops
For the same reason you see things like Pentium... 685 Views / 24 Replies  
For the same reason you see things like Pentium II, Pentium 3, Pentium 4, Windows 98, Windows 2000, etc. etc. It isn't just that Gates et al lack creativity...it's that once you've sunk a lot of...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 4, 2002 at 04:10 AM, in Mac Desktops
Just to clarify...the Gateway you refer to is NOT... 685 Views / 24 Replies  
Just to clarify...the Gateway you refer to is NOT an LCD all-in-one. It's a 'poverty' (Celeron w/crap vid card) minitower with a seperate LCD display included.

Nothing revolutionary about...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 4, 2002 at 03:57 AM, in Mac Desktops
Apple's profit margins on hardware tend to be in... 685 Views / 24 Replies  
Apple's profit margins on hardware tend to be in the 25 to 30 point range, but that's *overall*. I don't have any hard proof but I'm pretty darn sure that when Apple releases a 'hot new product',...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 3, 2002 at 08:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
$1800 for an LCD iMac? Hoo boy :( ... 685 Views / 24 Replies  
$1800 for an LCD iMac? Hoo boy :(

Assuming ThinkSecret is correct about that (and that's a huge if...the rumor sites have had LOUSY track records of late), that would definitely suck. Sure, its...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 3, 2002 at 05:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
Details were lacking. #1 was strongly implied,... 840 Views / 25 Replies  
Details were lacking. #1 was strongly implied, but #2 and #3 were not explicity ruled out. I don't know much beyond what I've already told you.

That help any? :\

(ps I agree that #2 seems...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 2, 2002 at 01:53 AM, in Mac Desktops
Can't. All I can tell you is that I've either... 840 Views / 25 Replies  
Can't. All I can tell you is that I've either been clued in by someone reasonably important, or deceived by them. Likely the former.

In any case, the keynote is but six days away, so no one...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 1, 2002 at 06:00 PM, in Mac Desktops
That is actually a pretty brilliant and novel... 865 Views / 47 Replies  
That is actually a pretty brilliant and novel idea, albeit one that's been floated before...the 'headless iMac'.

But it's a good one. It'd also encourage Wintel crossover sales, since they already...
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 1, 2002 at 09:02 AM, in Mac Desktops
Was that a joke post? :confused: ... 840 Views / 25 Replies  
Was that a joke post?

:confused:

--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 1, 2002 at 08:53 AM, in Mac Desktops
No offense taken. When I hear ppl saying things... 840 Views / 25 Replies  
No offense taken. When I hear ppl saying things like I just did, my first response is skepticism too.

Two hours 'til midnite. Gotta lot of drinkin' to do...Happy New Year's, all :)

--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Jan 1, 2002 at 01:56 AM, in Mac Desktops
There is some of that to it, but that's not... 840 Views / 25 Replies  
There is some of that to it, but that's not really my main take on it.

I think the interest level only seems less, and for three main reasons:

1) Everyone was so SURE it'd happen at MWNY, and...
Posted by lee vieira, on Dec 31, 2001 at 06:17 PM, in Mac Desktops
Sorry, can't. It would cause problems, and ppl... 840 Views / 25 Replies  
Sorry, can't. It would cause problems, and ppl who know me on these forums already know that I don't fabricate or seek attention.

Btw, rumors, even manufacturer-based ones (like Quanta) have...
Posted by lee vieira, on Dec 31, 2001 at 05:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
LCD iMac2 Announced @MWSF...All But Confirmed 840 Views / 25 Replies  
I'm not free to give out any details, but I received an email today which makes me 99% sure that LCD iMacs will be announced @MWSF.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D...
Posted by lee vieira, on Dec 31, 2001 at 05:22 PM, in Mac Desktops
That would be incalculably cool :) --lee 865 Views / 47 Replies  
That would be incalculably cool :)

--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Dec 31, 2001 at 01:57 AM, in Mac Desktops
Yup. It's amazing how many ppl just assumed... 1,079 Views / 20 Replies  
Yup.

It's amazing how many ppl just assumed the Mac was the most expensive machine in the test, when actually most of the Wintel machines were $300-900 more.

Old perceptions die hard, eh? :)...
Posted by lee vieira, on Dec 30, 2001 at 11:02 AM, in Mac Desktops
Assuming it happens at all... : $799 - CRT... 865 Views / 47 Replies  
Assuming it happens at all... :

$799 - CRT iMac, same as current $799 model with minor spec bumps

$999 - CRT iMac, CDRW, same as current $999 model with minor spec bumps

$1299- 15" LCD iMac,...
Posted by lee vieira, on Dec 30, 2001 at 10:50 AM, in Mac Desktops
To Ciph: hee hee hee. How true :) Anyways,... 898 Views / 31 Replies  
To Ciph: hee hee hee. How true :)

Anyways, though, it does seem like component prices have finally come down enough so that Apple can do an LCD iMac at MWSF...though you'd have to be a fool to...
Posted by lee vieira, on Dec 20, 2001 at 02:06 AM, in Mac Desktops
Is it just me, or is Netscape 6.2 actually GOOD? 997 Views / 31 Replies  
I realize this is not strictly on topic, but as someone who's had to use IE 5 not by choice, but by default because Netscape 4.x was too slow, and NS 6.0 was a total JOKE, it was certainly refreshing...
Posted by lee vieira, on Dec 10, 2001 at 07:58 PM, in Mac Desktops
Has anyone else come to regard AI as a total... 552 Views / 10 Replies  
Has anyone else come to regard AI as a total joke? Their page has said 'Resuming publication soon' for 4 months now.

And while I used to like MOSR, they have become increasingly inaccurate and...
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 27, 2001 at 01:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
If true, it sounds like a minor upgrade to entice... 552 Views / 10 Replies  
If true, it sounds like a minor upgrade to entice more buyers during the holiday buying season. That would make some sense; also, the upper iMacs are a somewhat poor value right now, this would help...
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 27, 2001 at 01:24 PM, in Mac Desktops
The current $999 iMac model is a very good... 549 Views / 9 Replies  
The current $999 iMac model is a very good value...has a CD burner, everything you need.

The iBook is great too, but costs at least $300 more, and that's without a burner. Buy it only if you...
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 25, 2001 at 04:02 PM, in Mac Desktops
Hey, no prob man. Thanks for the compliment. ... 1,513 Views / 78 Replies  
Hey, no prob man. Thanks for the compliment. :)

Re: new iMac b4 January-- I'll try...maybe. But you know how it is. I told a zillion people before MWNY 2K1 that an LCD iMac might not be...
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 23, 2001 at 12:43 AM, in Mac Desktops
Interesting comment, considering I just defended... 1,513 Views / 78 Replies  
Interesting comment, considering I just defended you. :(

The MHz comment is also extremely off-base and unfair, as I have spent many a post on other boards disabusing Wintel fanboys of such...
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 20, 2001 at 09:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
Apparently, the new 7440 G4s are nearly as cheap... 473 Views / 8 Replies  
Apparently, the new 7440 G4s are nearly as cheap as the G3.

Cost-effectiveness isn't reallly the problem...the problem is that the 7440 G4s is currently limited to 700MHz. No MHz bump vs the...
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 20, 2001 at 03:53 PM, in Mac Desktops
January 7-11. The day that really matters... 636 Views / 9 Replies  
January 7-11.

The day that really matters for our purposes is January 8th, though...that's the Stevenote.

2 1/2 months and counting... :)

--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 20, 2001 at 03:48 PM, in Mac Desktops
That isn't very nice :p Even if Metzen... 1,513 Views / 78 Replies  
That isn't very nice :p

Even if Metzen were to be the only person in the entire world to think that marketshare is 'meaningless' (and I submit, that's pretty close to the situation), he has...
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 20, 2001 at 03:41 PM, in Mac Desktops
Why I Wouldn't Expect New iMac 'til MWSF 2K2... 636 Views / 9 Replies  
From http://news.excite.com/news/ap/011018/07/earns-apple:

Revenue for the [current] quarter reached $1.45 billion, down 22 percent from the year-ago period.

Citing the weak economy and...
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 18, 2001 at 10:06 AM, in Mac Desktops
That's not really true for me, since I get paid... 675 Views / 21 Replies  
That's not really true for me, since I get paid by the hour, and frequently get overtime(at time-and-a-half).

The hours I would spend comparing and deciding on which PC parts to buy, shopping for...
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 18, 2001 at 08:47 AM, in Mac Desktops
Don't know why you thought a new PowerMac was... 610 Views / 4 Replies  
Don't know why you thought a new PowerMac was $3200.

The bottom PM tower goes for $1699, has for awhile now. With a decent monitor, you're in the $2000 ballpark.


--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 17, 2001 at 04:04 PM, in Mac Desktops
GeForce 3? Really? Most PCs I see in that... 675 Views / 21 Replies  
GeForce 3? Really?

Most PCs I see in that price range don't have anything near as good. But still better than Rage128, though.

--lee
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 17, 2001 at 02:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
To be honest, there is no excuse for the upper... 675 Views / 21 Replies  
To be honest, there is no excuse for the upper iMacs, anyway, to have such old, weak graphics cards. The Rage128 line should be sent to the retirement home awhile back, as far as 3D purposes go.
...
Posted by lee vieira, on Oct 17, 2001 at 02:14 AM, in Mac Desktops
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