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Thanks for this. After clicking around a few... 29,296 Views / 51 Replies  
Thanks for this. After clicking around a few hundred links, I finally managed to host them, but only in 320x240 (perhaps because it's a demo account).

Anyway here are the links:
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Posted by danny_gasperini, on Jul 4, 2006 at 03:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I was able to take a couple of photos of the 17"... 29,296 Views / 51 Replies  
I was able to take a couple of photos of the 17" MBP glossy and matte side by side today. I have no way to host them, but if you wish I can email them to you: [email protected]

They...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Jul 4, 2006 at 02:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Safari 2.0.4 (10.4.7) scrolls terribly. Safari... 3,616 Views / 33 Replies  
Safari 2.0.4 (10.4.7) scrolls terribly. Safari 2.0.3 (10.4.6) is much better. I have confirmed this on three different machines; MacBook Pro 17"/15" and a 20" iMac Intel.

try using...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Jun 28, 2006 at 10:38 PM, in Applications
The sound in Doom 1.3A (the UB version) DOES... 1,012 Views / 5 Replies  
The sound in Doom 1.3A (the UB version) DOES work, but you have to plug in external speakers or headphones to hear it. You CAN enable OpeanAL at startup which will force the sound through the...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Jun 8, 2006 at 02:51 AM, in Gaming
At the risk of causing a flame war.........I just... 5,258 Views / 33 Replies  
At the risk of causing a flame war.........I just installed the Windows version of Halo on my 17" MacBook Pro. 1680x1050 all options set to max. Its amazing. There are even a few graphic effects that...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Jun 5, 2006 at 02:36 AM, in Gaming
This is the situation as i see it: Intel... 1,569 Views / 13 Replies  
This is the situation as i see it:

Intel Macs that can run Windows natively will increase the number of Mac users running Windows apps and therefore decrease the amount of demand for Mac apps,...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Jun 1, 2006 at 08:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I am sure people will still buy Wintel PCs over... 1,569 Views / 13 Replies  
I am sure people will still buy Wintel PCs over Intel Macs becuase of the cost factor. You can get a crusty no-name PC for less than a Mac. That's obvious! But you can't run MacOS X AND Windows on...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on May 31, 2006 at 02:41 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The literature that comes with the Bootcamp beta... 748 Views / 6 Replies  
The literature that comes with the Bootcamp beta from Apple indicates that sound routiing is not yet supported.
Posted by danny_gasperini, on May 31, 2006 at 02:27 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The 17" MacBook doesnt have fixed GPU clock... 920 Views / 6 Replies  
The 17" MacBook doesnt have fixed GPU clock speeds. They scale as required by the application. The following was taken from www.barefeats.com:

May 19th, 2006 -- 17" MacBook Pro has variable speed...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on May 31, 2006 at 01:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Agree. If we all settled for mediocrity, nothing... 37,349 Views / 314 Replies  
Agree. If we all settled for mediocrity, nothing will ever improve.
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Nov 2, 2005 at 07:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have previewed 2 of the shipping 17" PowerBooks... 4,401 Views / 49 Replies  
I have previewed 2 of the shipping 17" PowerBooks with the 1680x1050 displays. Some things to note compared with the 1440x900 display is the following:

1. The 1680 display is brighter (although...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Oct 30, 2005 at 08:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have previewed 2 of the shipping 17" PowerBooks... 37,349 Views / 314 Replies  
I have previewed 2 of the shipping 17" PowerBooks with the 1680x1050 displays. Some things to note compared with the 1440x900 display is the following:

1. The 1680 display is brighter (although...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Oct 30, 2005 at 06:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
If you want to play games (especially more modern... 873 Views / 9 Replies  
If you want to play games (especially more modern games) you really need to consider putting in at least 1Gb of RAM. Having said that, the 17" will play games fine, even on high resolutions - it has...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Aug 7, 2005 at 10:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I, too, noticed this from 10.4.0. Looks crappy! 72,272 Views / 551 Replies  
I, too, noticed this from 10.4.0. Looks crappy!
Posted by danny_gasperini, on May 20, 2005 at 12:46 AM, in macOS
Here's yet another (albeit subtle) bug: 1.... 72,272 Views / 551 Replies  
Here's yet another (albeit subtle) bug:

1. Open Dock Preferences
2. Set Dock Size to Minimum
3. Set Magnification to Maximum
4. Open an application, and minimise the apps window
5. move the...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on May 9, 2005 at 07:28 AM, in macOS
The Expos� effect is DEFINATELY slower in 10.4 than... 1,390 Views / 17 Replies  
The Expos� effect is DEFINATELY slower in 10.4 than 10.3. Most every other UI elemn is fatser though.

Panther uses a Window Server for managing dock zoom, genie effects and Expos�, which takes up a...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on May 3, 2005 at 11:38 PM, in macOS
Expos� on 10.4 vs 10.3 659 Views / 1 Replies  
Tiger is noticeably faster in the GUI compared with Panther. Scrolling and resizing windows, dock zoom, minimising windows etc all works better under 10.4 than 10.3 (and the cool looking liquid...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Apr 29, 2005 at 10:31 PM, in macOS
Re: doomr 3 and the new powerbooks 1,194 Views / 8 Replies  
http://www.apple.com/games/hardware/

Apple lists Doom 3 (heck, they even have a picture of a 17" PB with Doom 3 on the screen) as a recommended game for the 1.67GHz PowerBook, with 128MB DL Radeon...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Feb 28, 2005 at 07:06 AM, in Gaming
My new 17" 1.67GHz/1Gb/100Gb/Super is amazingly... 8,647 Views / 91 Replies  
My new 17" 1.67GHz/1Gb/100Gb/Super is amazingly quiet compared to my previous 17" 1.5GHz model.

The previous model would kick the fan in when the CPU hit 58 degrees celcius, and you could...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Feb 22, 2005 at 08:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm not trying to preach. I'm just stating the... 6,729 Views / 115 Replies  
I'm not trying to preach. I'm just stating the cold hard facts. BTW, yes I was refering to games. Last time I checked they were a good indicator of overall system architecture performance.
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Jan 17, 2005 at 08:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
True. So if it has a 600MHz FSB, then why isn't a... 6,729 Views / 115 Replies  
True. So if it has a 600MHz FSB, then why isn't a PM1.8GHz/9600 getting 3x or 2x or even 30% more fps than a 1.5GHz PB/9700? All other things being equal.
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Jan 17, 2005 at 07:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Shaddup about G5 PowerBooks already! 6,729 Views / 115 Replies  
Ugh! I couldn't agree more!!!
People are all too easily swayed by marketing. Maybe this is why 95% of computer users use Windows because it's "better" - Microsoft says so!

The Power 4 derived PPC...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Jan 17, 2005 at 07:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
System: �17" PB 1.5GHz �1Gb DDR-333 ... 1,118 Views / 12 Replies  
System:

�17" PB 1.5GHz
�1Gb DDR-333
�Radeon 9700M 128Mb
�10.3.7
�Halo 1.5

Settings:
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Dec 22, 2004 at 09:23 PM, in Gaming
In a word: MASSIVE. Easily 20-30% speed increase... 910 Views / 5 Replies  
In a word: MASSIVE. Easily 20-30% speed increase with the same settings using a
17" 1.5GHz PB 1Gb/Radeon 9700M 128Mb and the new Advanced Pixel Shaders pipeline under 10.3.7.

Pitty the 10.3.7...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Dec 22, 2004 at 08:29 AM, in Gaming
This is true, but not as much as a CRT display... 1,221 Views / 17 Replies  
This is true, but not as much as a CRT display dims over time (LCDs have on average, twice the life of a CRT when used in the same way). The big difference between older and newer LCD displays (in...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Dec 20, 2004 at 10:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The hard drive resides underneath the LHS palm... 543 Views / 1 Replies  
The hard drive resides underneath the LHS palm rest - not far from the left speaker grill. Without hearing the noise it's difficult to guess, but it could be that the HD is on it's last legs. This...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Dec 17, 2004 at 10:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
In 10.3.6 Command & Conquer: Generals renders the... 1,223 Views / 12 Replies  
In 10.3.6 Command & Conquer: Generals renders the explosion and zoom effects during the level intro movies at only a fraction the speed of 10.3.5

Configuration used:

PowerBook 17"...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Nov 8, 2004 at 09:29 PM, in Gaming
�The G5 in the iMac will be faster in most tasks,... 860 Views / 6 Replies  
�The G5 in the iMac will be faster in most tasks, especially FPU, but not by the margin you may think. REAL world tests in CPU intensive applications (ie, www.barefeats.com) show an increase in speed...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Oct 15, 2004 at 08:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: PB + Motion 1,498 Views / 19 Replies  
It probably will not work on the PowerBook(s) that you have because you do not have a qualifying GPU. The Rev. A 17" PB had a GeForce 440 GO with 64Mb of VRAM. This is not a compatable GPU for...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Oct 13, 2004 at 08:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The LCD "white spots" is a known issue that has... 33,524 Views / 111 Replies  
The LCD "white spots" is a known issue that has affected models of the 15" Titanium and 15" Aluminium PowerBook. Although, it is possible in other PowerBook models. In Australia, Apple is replacing...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Oct 10, 2004 at 08:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The following is my opionion only: HW2 rocks and... 1,470 Views / 28 Replies  
The following is my opionion only: HW2 rocks and KOTOR is a downright dissapointment.

HW2 is a hard game to describe. It is a RTS game, that works in 3 dimensional space. The controls are...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Oct 4, 2004 at 02:55 AM, in Gaming
Your best bet is to keep the screen protector... 614 Views / 6 Replies  
Your best bet is to keep the screen protector that was in between your PowerBooks' display and keyboard, when you first opened the box. If you continue to reuse this protector when carrying your PB...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Oct 3, 2004 at 07:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I agree with this review. Aside from Star Wars... 2,422 Views / 27 Replies  
I agree with this review. Aside from Star Wars fans that will love it no matter what, I was really let down by all the hype. Even with all of the graphics options cranked right up, the game still...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Oct 1, 2004 at 06:51 PM, in Gaming
UPDATE> www.barefeats.com has actually just... 1,573 Views / 18 Replies  
UPDATE>

www.barefeats.com has actually just updated their graphs due to people doubting their results. After testing and retesting, even using different testing procedures and benchmark utilities,...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Sep 24, 2004 at 01:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yes, the iMacs are cheaper than the PowerBooks.... 1,573 Views / 18 Replies  
Yes, the iMacs are cheaper than the PowerBooks. However, the technology involved in minimising the components for portable use will almost always be more expensive than desktop technology; where...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Sep 23, 2004 at 07:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The debate about how bus speed directly impacts... 1,573 Views / 18 Replies  
The debate about how bus speed directly impacts on performance on the current Mac hardware has been raging for ages. Traditionally, people thought that upon releasing the PowerMac G5 hardware, with...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Sep 23, 2004 at 02:39 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yep, DiskWarrior is probably the only disk... 1,045 Views / 17 Replies  
Yep, DiskWarrior is probably the only disk maintenance tool that Mac OSX 10.3 users need to run. Panther intorduced Journaling on hard drives which effectively eliminates the need to run...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Sep 19, 2004 at 10:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: iMac G5 Gaming - Real World Test 1,045 Views / 8 Replies  
Yep, it is definately a big improvement over the previous iMac. However, it is still not as good as on my 17" 1.5GHz PowerBook/Radeon 9700 or my PowerMac G5 1.6GHz/Radeon 9600 - especially with all...
Posted by danny_gasperini, on Sep 19, 2004 at 10:41 PM, in Gaming
 
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