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I've used the western digital passport 320GB USB...	2,686 Views / 14 Replies
I've used the western digital passport 320GB USB 2.0 drive with the MBA on the single USB power no problem. Fires right up and works fine. You can get at best buy for $249.
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 14, 2008 at 02:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Tardis, what else could it be?	794 Views / 16 Replies
Tardis, what else could it be?
Posted by bcaslis, on Oct 28, 2007 at 10:49 PM, in macOS

I haven't had a problem yet but I've only used it...	3,246 Views / 38 Replies
I haven't had a problem yet but I've only used it a few times so far. Seems like pretty standard velcro. As for the small amount of screen visible, it's true there is. But it's only a small sliver...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 19, 2007 at 07:45 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

That vaja case looks like a really bad idea to...	3,246 Views / 38 Replies
That vaja case looks like a really bad idea to me. I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. For belt carrying I got the incase one here through the Apple online store Leather Folio For iPhone :...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 19, 2007 at 01:26 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I've upgraded lines on a family plan. You can do...	732 Views / 2 Replies
I've upgraded lines on a family plan. You can do each line individually no problem.
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 19, 2007 at 01:20 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Poll: Yes. I don't understand all the attitudes about...	3,918 Views / 46 Replies
Yes. I don't understand all the attitudes about termination fees. It's usually a maximum of $175, it's not like it's thousands of dollars or something.
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 13, 2007 at 12:57 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Poll: Absolutely, great device!	3,918 Views / 46 Replies
Absolutely, great device!
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 11, 2007 at 02:37 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Do a soft reset by hold the power and home...	12,045 Views / 9 Replies
Do a soft reset by hold the power and home buttons for about 10 seconds until it resets and shows the Apple logo. I've had this happen once in the past 1 1/2 weeks. Hopefully this will be fixed in...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 10, 2007 at 01:50 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

That's true and it's not an Apple product. I...	2,464 Views / 19 Replies
That's true and it's not an Apple product. I didn't mean to imply that it was from Apple only that I bought it from Apple.
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 10, 2007 at 01:18 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

No, at the Apple retail stores and the online...	2,464 Views / 19 Replies
No, at the Apple retail stores and the online store they are selling a kit with 2 protectors for 14.95. I think it's called the iCrystal or the crystal film. I got mine from the Apple retail store...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 9, 2007 at 07:30 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

The thing I never see anyone mention is that...	5,998 Views / 60 Replies
The thing I never see anyone mention is that Apple said after those cycles you would have 80% charge left. Everyone acts like the battery is dead after those cycles and that is not what Apple said....
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 9, 2007 at 03:27 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

A protector "might" not be necessary but the one...	2,464 Views / 19 Replies
A protector "might" not be necessary but the one from Apple looks and feels identical to the screen. Given that, it's worth it to me just to reduce my anxiety about messing up the screen. After a...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 9, 2007 at 03:24 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I use the iCrystal screen protector sold the...	2,464 Views / 19 Replies
I use the iCrystal screen protector sold the Apple retail stores. It perfectly clear and smooth and works great. It's the easiest protector to apply and I've tried them all. I tried the...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 9, 2007 at 01:01 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Yes, it does!	5,600 Views / 28 Replies
Works perfectly with my 2006 BMW 330i. I'm thrilled, every single Treo has problems working with it (mostly crashes by the Treo when trying to make calls when connected via bluetooth). Works...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jul 3, 2007 at 01:30 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Hitachi 7K200. 200GB, 7200rpm. You can get it...	645 Views / 10 Replies
Hitachi 7K200. 200GB, 7200rpm. You can get it from macsales.com. I installed it in a MBP 17" and it's faster than the Apple supplied Seagate 160GB 7200rpm.
Posted by bcaslis, on Jun 28, 2007 at 03:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I agree it depends on what you are doing. For...	1,266 Views / 22 Replies
I agree it depends on what you are doing. For normal tasks the 15 is OK. But things are somewhat squeezed in Aperture, so more pixels is good. Not that you can't use the 15" as is for this, but more...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jun 26, 2007 at 08:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks

To me it's a tradeoff between size and pixels....	1,266 Views / 22 Replies
To me it's a tradeoff between size and pixels. The normal 17" doesn't have enough pixels to make me choose it over the more portable 15". But the 17" HD crams lots more pixels in, but is the same...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jun 26, 2007 at 05:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I think you should return it if it doesn't meet...	1,266 Views / 22 Replies
I think you should return it if it doesn't meet your needs. You are the only one to judge that. I have one also, my main reason is for using it with Aperture where all those little pixels help. But...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jun 25, 2007 at 05:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks

7200rpm Disk Results	994 Views / 3 Replies
For anyone interested, I tested on a new MacBook Pro 17" HD the supplied Apple Seagate Momentus 7200 versus the Hitachi TravelStar 7K200. Here are the results: System Info Xbench...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jun 24, 2007 at 11:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I agree with ghporter's posts. I have a B.S.E.E....	5,743 Views / 71 Replies
I agree with ghporter's posts. I have a B.S.E.E. and have dealt with lots of electronic components. I have no doubt that some of the people (the OP in this case) can do a better job than what the...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jun 22, 2007 at 01:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Every matte LCD display I've ever seen has this...	961 Views / 8 Replies
Every matte LCD display I've ever seen has this small light band at the bottom, even the Cinema Displays. On some it's less noticable but it's there. I have seen glossy displays that don't seem to...
Posted by bcaslis, on Jun 20, 2007 at 01:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I disagree. All screens reflect and glare, they...	3,296 Views / 38 Replies
I disagree. All screens reflect and glare, they just do it differently. A glossy screen reflects glare more directly, but shows images on it's screen with greater clarity since there is no matte...
Posted by bcaslis, on May 24, 2006 at 05:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks very much! Sounds like there isn't any...	3,296 Views / 38 Replies
Thanks very much! Sounds like there isn't any noticable delay in getting the glossy display.
Posted by bcaslis, on May 22, 2006 at 06:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks

That's great to hear, I'm very interested in the...	3,296 Views / 38 Replies
That's great to hear, I'm very interested in the glossy screen. Two questions: 1.) How long did it take to ship after you ordered it? 2.) Have you seen any MacBooks? If so how does the MBP glossy...
Posted by bcaslis, on May 22, 2006 at 05:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yes, but I don't think that one will fit it's...	1,272 Views / 7 Replies
Yes, but I don't think that one will fit it's 12.5mm. And it's only 4200rpm!
Posted by bcaslis, on May 18, 2006 at 12:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I didn't think there were any 160GB SATA drives...	1,272 Views / 7 Replies
I didn't think there were any 160GB SATA drives out yet. Where can you get these from?
Posted by bcaslis, on May 18, 2006 at 10:12 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I think they both look better in person than in...	65,788 Views / 246 Replies
I think they both look better in person than in pictures. But it's black for me!
Posted by bcaslis, on May 17, 2006 at 08:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I guess you need to supply more info about what...	1,096 Views / 15 Replies
I guess you need to supply more info about what you want in a portable. I have to admit, I've been a PowerBook person forever, had most models of TiBooks, 15" & 17" Aluminum PowerBooks, and now a...
Posted by bcaslis, on May 17, 2006 at 08:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm still looking for the article, but there was...	9,400 Views / 60 Replies
I'm still looking for the article, but there was an interview with the portable group marketing director yesterday that I believe said that the glossy screen they are using does have an...
Posted by bcaslis, on May 17, 2006 at 06:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Written by someone who has not personally seen...	9,400 Views / 60 Replies
Written by someone who has not personally seen the MacBook screen (since he's reposting the pictures on the net). Anti-glare do not eliminate the glare, it merely diffuses it. So now instead of...
Posted by bcaslis, on May 17, 2006 at 12:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I...	9,400 Views / 60 Replies
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I really want the glossy screen. From the ones I've seen they make everything look much crisper and I don't find glare a problem. From the screens I've seen...
Posted by bcaslis, on May 16, 2006 at 12:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I don't disagree at all. I've only looked briefly...	9,635 Views / 70 Replies
I don't disagree at all. I've only looked briefly but I really like the xbrite screens on some of the sony laptops. I really wish Apple would use something like this. I was pointing out that this...
Posted by bcaslis, on May 10, 2006 at 12:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I haven't had a chance to see a MBP 17" yet, but...	9,635 Views / 70 Replies
I haven't had a chance to see a MBP 17" yet, but I suspect they are probably like that. To increase brightness the last generation of PowerBooks and the MBP 15" have brighter screens but the light...
Posted by bcaslis, on May 9, 2006 at 09:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Download the mirror widget, open it in dashboard...	941 Views / 10 Replies
Download the mirror widget, open it in dashboard for a few seconds and close it. The whine (CPU whine associated with running on battery) will go away until your next reboot. The CPU whine goes away...
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 28, 2006 at 06:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I thought pacifist worked with packages, not disk...	981 Views / 13 Replies
I thought pacifist worked with packages, not disk images. Are you sure?
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 21, 2006 at 09:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Geez such emotion. Do this: 1. In disk...	1,254 Views / 11 Replies
Geez such emotion. Do this: 1. In disk utility, select the hard drive (not the volume underneath it). 2. Select the partition tab. 3. Make one or more partitions you want. For easiest select the...
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 20, 2006 at 07:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Why do you say it's much easier than the AlBooks?...	1,222 Views / 12 Replies
Why do you say it's much easier than the AlBooks? The diagrams I saw at ifixit look almost identical to the 17" PB. The only real difference I saw from the 15" PB was that there wasn't this stupid...
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 20, 2006 at 06:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks for the info. Well, that's a pain! Is...	981 Views / 13 Replies
Thanks for the info. Well, that's a pain! Is there any way to tell if a DVD is dual layered other than the size of it? Seems painful that there isn't a way to copy a boot disk!
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 20, 2006 at 06:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I don't think so. I know the dual layer is used...	981 Views / 13 Replies
I don't think so. I know the dual layer is used for video DVDs, but I don't think Apple uses it for a data DVD. If I select the original DVD it shows up as 4.8GB.
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 20, 2006 at 03:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Making backup copies of MacBook Pro DVDs?	981 Views / 13 Replies
Anyone successfull made backup copies of their MacBook Pro DVDs? I normally do this for my PowerBooks so I have a spare set with me in case I need it while traveling. I normally use Disk Utility to...
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 20, 2006 at 02:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks

You won't hear it there since it was plugged in....	20,707 Views / 181 Replies
You won't hear it there since it was plugged in. You only hear it when running on battery, it goes away when plugged into AC power.
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 17, 2006 at 07:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Well this is crappy! I paid for Apple Remote...	1,043 Views / 12 Replies
Well this is crappy! I paid for Apple Remote Desktop admin only a few months ago. Now I pay for an expensive MBP and all they is that it doesn't run and isn't supposed to? I want an update or a...
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 16, 2006 at 05:08 AM, in Applications

Anyone synched Treo with MacBook Pro?	542 Views / 1 Replies
Anyone synched a Palm device like a Treo 650 with a MacBook Pro? I've installed the latest Palm Desktop 4.2.1d from their website and it runs except the Contacts conduit crashes every time. When it...
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 15, 2006 at 08:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks

At the three Apple stores I've talked to on the...	1,248 Views / 17 Replies
At the three Apple stores I've talked to on the phone, after the prompts start, hit 5 and it will go to someone in the store.
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 15, 2006 at 07:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Finally delivered: Mar 13, 2006 9:57 AM ...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
Finally delivered: Mar 13, 2006 9:57 AM Delivered WILSONVILLE, OR 7:38 AM On FedEx vehicle for delivery TUALATIN, OR Mar 11, 2006 10:30 AM At local FedEx facility ...
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 13, 2006 at 04:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I never said Apple committed to running Windows....	2,637 Views / 50 Replies
I never said Apple committed to running Windows. However, if someone at Apple already knew there were technical issues with running Windows then they should just say that and not this "well, we won't...
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 10, 2006 at 02:14 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Ordered 2/10, shipped 3/8 (missed Fedex cutoff...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
Ordered 2/10, shipped 3/8 (missed Fedex cutoff for that day of course). Still in transit, 2.16GHz, 2GB, 120GB HD.
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 10, 2006 at 11:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks

This truely stinks. Why was Apple saying up until...	2,637 Views / 50 Replies
This truely stinks. Why was Apple saying up until now that they wouldn't do anything to stop Windows from running if they knew it wasn't going to work! Of course they don't announce this until...
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 10, 2006 at 10:59 AM, in MacNN Lounge

When did you order? I ordered a 1.83/120GB/2GB...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
When did you order? I ordered a 1.83/120GB/2GB on2/20 and upgraded it to 2.16/120GB/2GB when they announced. Still says ship on 3/13.
Posted by bcaslis, on Mar 3, 2006 at 11:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Anyone compared the screen to the latest rev 17"...	109,273 Views / 1,213 Replies
Anyone compared the screen to the latest rev 17" PowerBook (1680x1050 screen)? The 17" got much brighter in the last rev, I wanted to know if the MacBook is equal or brighter.
Posted by bcaslis, on Feb 21, 2006 at 04:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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