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Ok well that's good then. I know mine was new. ... 828 Views / 9 Replies  
Ok well that's good then. I know mine was new. And like I said, I've seen Apple do this before to change things like the language of the machine before sending it out. The machine is still new and...
Posted by tobyg, on Jul 18, 2007 at 12:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Stop worrying. Your Mac is brand new. The 17"... 828 Views / 9 Replies  
Stop worrying. Your Mac is brand new. The 17" HiRes model is a custom model and I've seen custom models like this before, including my 17" HiRes model. My guess is Apple makes all of the 17"...
Posted by tobyg, on Jul 17, 2007 at 11:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks
My 17" display has this too. The one at the... 961 Views / 8 Replies  
My 17" display has this too. The one at the Apple store had it, but not nearly as pronounced. I just noticed after months of using my Macbook that even on my white Macbook, it has it too. Seems...
Posted by tobyg, on Jun 19, 2007 at 02:27 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Seems to be very common. Check here: Apple -... 429 Views / 5 Replies  
Seems to be very common. Check here: Apple - Support - Discussions - LED Screen Flicker ... (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=986781&tstart=15)

I returned one MBP 15" LED for...
Posted by tobyg, on Jun 15, 2007 at 11:59 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Sell it, quick 1,893 Views / 21 Replies  
The 733mhz Quicksilver G4 was the slowest machine I've ever touched. My Powermac G4 400 feels much faster. You know why? The G4 733 Quicksilver had 0 backside L3 cache.

Power Mac G4...
Posted by tobyg, on Oct 20, 2006 at 02:33 AM, in Mac Desktops
My Mac Pro has a Pioneer DVR-111D. I'm happy, I... 743 Views / 5 Replies  
My Mac Pro has a Pioneer DVR-111D. I'm happy, I prefer Pioneer over sony.
Posted by tobyg, on Aug 10, 2006 at 09:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
Turns out I found one at an apple store today. ... 1,619 Views / 25 Replies  
Turns out I found one at an apple store today. Decided to just get one there instead of shipping one. I really wanted to do a bit of customizing, oh well. This will still work :)
Posted by tobyg, on Aug 10, 2006 at 09:22 PM, in Mac Desktops
No you're not SOL, but you are going to be out... 2,317 Views / 22 Replies  
No you're not SOL, but you are going to be out 500 bucks or so.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=MA631Z/A
Posted by tobyg, on Aug 10, 2006 at 01:26 AM, in Mac Desktops
Yeah I know all that about XP... and as far as... 2,317 Views / 22 Replies  
Yeah I know all that about XP... and as far as the EFI/BIOS thing... I don't know if that's true. Some of the stuff I've heard is people getting X1600 XT cards running on hacked macs, and of course...
Posted by tobyg, on Aug 10, 2006 at 12:10 AM, in Mac Desktops
Here is what I'm interested in. My PC... 2,317 Views / 22 Replies  
Here is what I'm interested in.

My PC currently has a 7800 GTX. Good card for gaming.

If I leave the 7300GT in a 8x slot on the mac pro, put the 7800 GTX in the 16x slot, I wonder if I can...
Posted by tobyg, on Aug 9, 2006 at 10:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
Simon, Do you know if they would deliver... 1,619 Views / 25 Replies  
Simon,

Do you know if they would deliver the Mac Pro inside another relatively hard to identify package? Such as, a bigger brown box?

It's not that I'm embarrassed or in the closet about...
Posted by tobyg, on Aug 9, 2006 at 04:09 PM, in Mac Desktops
I should clarify that my 1.33ghz 12" is the... 1,514 Views / 8 Replies  
I should clarify that my 1.33ghz 12" is the Nvidia 5200...

Actually, doing some quick checking of specs on 15" 1.25ghz models on eBay, it appears you may have the ATI 9600 Mobility in that...
Posted by tobyg, on May 11, 2005 at 01:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm curious about this specific example too. I... 1,514 Views / 8 Replies  
I'm curious about this specific example too. I have a 1.33ghz 12" and with World of Warcraft, in the AH, I get like 8-10 FPS, depending on how crowded it is. Anyone have a 15" with the ATI 9700...
Posted by tobyg, on May 11, 2005 at 11:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Are you listening to a CD or watching a DVD movie... 1,109 Views / 9 Replies  
Are you listening to a CD or watching a DVD movie at the time? Or for that matter, have anything in the optical bay that is spinning? I've noticed when I move mine, the machine can flex ever so...
Posted by tobyg, on May 11, 2005 at 11:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I've got a 12" 1.33 with the Nvidia 5200 graphics... 1,165 Views / 8 Replies  
I've got a 12" 1.33 with the Nvidia 5200 graphics card, and I'd say even at 1024x768 with all options off, WoW is not very playable. I can play but near the Auction House/Bank it's quite laggy. ...
Posted by tobyg, on May 5, 2005 at 09:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Ok well then strike that up as another wrong... 1,404 Views / 24 Replies  
Ok well then strike that up as another wrong answer from the apple "genius" at the apple store. I swear, why do they call them geniuses? Every question I asked he either didn't know the answer,...
Posted by tobyg, on May 5, 2005 at 02:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
Oh I completely agree, get the old dual 2. I was... 1,404 Views / 24 Replies  
Oh I completely agree, get the old dual 2. I was told both the dual 2.3 and 2.7 have the liquid cooling... and not that I'm saying anything will go wrong with those units in the future, no liquid is...
Posted by tobyg, on May 5, 2005 at 01:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
One other thing to note is the video card. New... 1,404 Views / 24 Replies  
One other thing to note is the video card. New dual 2.3 will come with a better video card than the old dual 2.0. New dual 2.3 has a ATI 9600, old Dual 2.0 has a Nvidia 5200.
Posted by tobyg, on May 5, 2005 at 01:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
Ok that wouldn't be so bad... might want to try... 1,688 Views / 31 Replies  
Ok that wouldn't be so bad... might want to try it. And as a side note, I pay my health insurance and auto insurance monthly, so I was thinking along those lines.
Posted by tobyg, on May 4, 2005 at 11:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I don't know about that site... I went to... 1,688 Views / 31 Replies  
I don't know about that site...

I went to it, and said I had a notebook, personal use, $1200. It told me the premium was $72. What the site doesn't tell me is this PER MONTH?! That's insane. I...
Posted by tobyg, on May 4, 2005 at 10:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Where are you located? And where on the... 1,011 Views / 4 Replies  
Where are you located?

And where on the screen is the green pixel?
Posted by tobyg, on Apr 29, 2005 at 12:14 AM, in Marketplace
Chemrt, already sent you PM's. 629 Views / 6 Replies  
Chemrt, already sent you PM's.
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 1, 2004 at 11:36 AM, in Marketplace
Macs For sale in the Chicagoland area only 418 Views / 0 Replies  
edit: nevermind

(can't seem to delete this post)
Posted by tobyg, on Jun 17, 2004 at 12:20 AM, in Marketplace
Feeler: eMac 800 OC'ed to 1.2ghz.. Chicagoland 680 Views / 1 Replies  
Any interested in this? I overclocked mine to 1.33 which wasn't stable, backed it down to 1.2. Now I want a G5 and want to sell the eMac, I just don't know if anyone has any interest in an eMac...
Posted by tobyg, on Jun 11, 2004 at 12:35 PM, in Marketplace
Mine ended up being slightly unstable at 1.33,... 14,799 Views / 73 Replies  
Mine ended up being slightly unstable at 1.33, and I had to back it down to 1.2ghz. Still, I'm quite happy with the 800->1.2ghz upgrade.

As far as being underclocked... I think what he means is...
Posted by tobyg, on Jun 2, 2004 at 01:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
I just updated mine to 1.33ghz last night. I've... 14,799 Views / 73 Replies  
I just updated mine to 1.33ghz last night. I've been, for the last couple of hours, running dnet, ripping dvd's, running garageband, running itunes with the visualizer on (all at the same time)...
Posted by tobyg, on Feb 19, 2004 at 02:00 AM, in Mac Desktops
SOLD 738 Views / 5 Replies  
SOLD

... now to fight ebay to giving me my money back for those two non paying bidders.
Posted by tobyg, on Jan 28, 2004 at 04:41 PM, in Marketplace
Holy crap. 2500 for a notebook with a busted DVI... 1,146 Views / 14 Replies  
Holy crap. 2500 for a notebook with a busted DVI port? Nice! Personally, I think the DVI port was the first port I used. Gotta have my multiple displays. I must be an idiot, selling mine for...
Posted by tobyg, on Jan 27, 2004 at 10:23 PM, in Marketplace
It's possible he's like me... plagued by idiots... 1,146 Views / 14 Replies  
It's possible he's like me... plagued by idiots that click "buy it now"... and then send me an email saying "I can't buy that, i didn't mean to buy it. sorry". Bah! Can we get a new icon here? ...
Posted by tobyg, on Jan 27, 2004 at 03:33 PM, in Marketplace
I've got two people lined up right now. I'll... 738 Views / 5 Replies  
I've got two people lined up right now. I'll know by the end of this week if it is still available or not. Just keeping you up to date.
Posted by tobyg, on Jan 26, 2004 at 09:51 PM, in Marketplace
FS: Powerbook 17" 1ghz 1gb ram/iLife, .Mac 738 Views / 5 Replies  
This was on ebay... twice. Two people bid on it 'accidentally' and both claim they didn't mean to and can't buy it. Screw eBay.

Anyway, $2200 now. I'd prefer local. I don't have heatwave or...
Posted by tobyg, on Jan 25, 2004 at 09:28 PM, in Marketplace
Happens with me too. I have a Rev A 17" I... 1,108 Views / 9 Replies  
Happens with me too. I have a Rev A 17"

I think it got better when I told it not to auto-adjust based on the light sensor. I have a feeling I was fighting it. I would try to dim it but the...
Posted by tobyg, on Dec 15, 2003 at 03:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
New Rev A PB 17" 43,946 Views / 290 Replies  
I was just running off of battery for a while, testing some things out... so my battery is currently not at full charge. But here is my info..

"IOBatteryInfo" =...
Posted by tobyg, on Dec 9, 2003 at 02:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Good deals at retail outlet... allowed to post? 529 Views / 1 Replies  
Are we allowed to post good deals at retail outlets?

I know of a good deal on the 1ghz 17" Powerbooks at a retail outlet that I would like to post, just to share what I've found and help people...
Posted by tobyg, on Dec 8, 2003 at 04:01 PM, in Marketplace
There is no issue directly with you. You've... 851 Views / 15 Replies  
There is no issue directly with you. You've stated your change in circustances and I understand that.

If I were personally upset at you, I would have confronted you directly, or mentioned who you...
Posted by tobyg, on Oct 12, 2003 at 08:31 PM, in Marketplace
are you ash too? Yes, if you read my post,... 851 Views / 15 Replies  
are you ash too?

Yes, if you read my post, I did mention that. However, he specifically said that he buys and sells macs on eBay. And if you read the rest of my post, you will see that I...
Posted by tobyg, on Oct 12, 2003 at 07:11 PM, in Marketplace
So you will tell your kids it's ok to lie and be... 851 Views / 15 Replies  
So you will tell your kids it's ok to lie and be deceitful, as long as you're doing it to make a profit? Do you work for Philip Morris?
Posted by tobyg, on Oct 12, 2003 at 05:16 PM, in Marketplace
Yeah, it's legal. I don't question that. Not... 851 Views / 15 Replies  
Yeah, it's legal. I don't question that. Not very moral though. Not a very good way to do business. I would suggest not purchasing from people like this even on eBay, since he's already proven to...
Posted by tobyg, on Oct 12, 2003 at 12:55 AM, in Marketplace
You know what frustrates me? 851 Views / 15 Replies  
When you come here to sell a machine and give someone a good deal, they tell you they are going to use it for their personal use, then they turn around and resell it on ebay. Fine, I understand...
Posted by tobyg, on Oct 11, 2003 at 10:34 PM, in Marketplace
Question about reselling educational purchases 433 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm not selling anything yet, but I may...

I've looked at everything I could find on Apple's site regarding educational purchases, but I have yet to find anything. I'm trying to find out if there...
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 28, 2003 at 07:05 PM, in Marketplace
Oops, you're right. For some reason I wasn't... 761 Views / 9 Replies  
Oops, you're right. For some reason I wasn't seeing the 1.25 in the topic. My bad!
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 27, 2003 at 03:48 PM, in Marketplace
You're going to have to offer a bit more... 761 Views / 9 Replies  
You're going to have to offer a bit more information. A dual what? Dual 533 or Dual 1.42?

Ok, two optical drives... both internal? If so one can assume it's an MDD model, but which one? And...
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 27, 2003 at 03:37 PM, in Marketplace
Sorry no, it was sold! 839 Views / 5 Replies  
Sorry no, it was sold!
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 23, 2003 at 07:01 AM, in Marketplace
SOLD 979 Views / 7 Replies  
SOLD
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 18, 2003 at 01:41 AM, in Marketplace
$950 with all of the additional pieces, or... 839 Views / 5 Replies  
$950 with all of the additional pieces, or without?
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 13, 2003 at 05:16 PM, in Marketplace
Small Dilemma 839 Views / 5 Replies  
Ok, so I have my old G4 733 QS that I am going to need to sell. I've currently done the following upgrades:

Flashed PC Geforce 3 (PNY part, works perfect in the mac. Mac came with the GF2MX)...
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 13, 2003 at 04:59 PM, in Marketplace
Wow. I just did some searching for different... 865 Views / 5 Replies  
Wow. I just did some searching for different things on eBay again.... and I found MANY auctions that all appear to be scams. Quite a few apple ones! I may investigate these further tomorrow and...
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 11, 2003 at 03:40 AM, in Marketplace
Excellent points. Those are all things I used... 865 Views / 5 Replies  
Excellent points. Those are all things I used and noticed to definitely tell it was fraud. Actually the fake email coming from the .ro really tipped it in. The guy never responded to my emails...
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 11, 2003 at 12:58 AM, in Marketplace
EBAY fraud reporting? Can someone help report this fraud? 865 Views / 5 Replies  
Forgive me for posting this here, but I'm just trying to save a potential Apple fan from losing a lot of money.

I've found an auction on eBay which I'm sure is fraudulant. The seller has only...
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 9, 2003 at 11:37 PM, in Marketplace
Actually it's Paypal, which may give you similar... 839 Views / 20 Replies  
Actually it's Paypal, which may give you similar levels of protection.

Still, there's no way I'm going to 'test' this theory out with my cash. Give me your paypal account and I'll be happy to...
Posted by tobyg, on Sep 7, 2003 at 02:00 PM, in Marketplace
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