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I say get the g5. More potential upgrades,... 1,440 Views / 27 Replies  
I say get the g5. More potential upgrades, superdrive and newer ports. If you use garageband you will notice the difference. 2gb RAM chips make it possible to get to 8gbs. The new ATI video cards...
Posted by jade408, on Mar 19, 2004 at 09:04 PM, in Mac Desktops
a side by side 1,618 Views / 16 Replies  
Comparing the 12" powerbook 867 vs the 12" ibook 800

Screen: ibook wins on the brightness and crispness count. Even with the brightness turned all the way up on the PB, the ibook wins without the...
Posted by jade408, on Mar 19, 2004 at 08:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: the comparison 770 Views / 6 Replies  
Comparing the 12" powerbook 867 vs the 12" ibook 800

Screen: ibook wins on the brightness and crispness count. Even with the brightness turned all the way up on the PB, the ibook wins without...
Posted by jade408, on Mar 7, 2004 at 12:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: observations from a switcher 4,085 Views / 88 Replies  
Yeah hyperthreading is the closest aproximation to threading on a PC. Multi-tasking works better when doing intensive things. But in general window resizing is slower on a Mac. 2 unrelated...
Posted by jade408, on Mar 6, 2004 at 12:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: speedy delivery 770 Views / 6 Replies  
My ibook came in this morning. I ordered on Tuesday, and it shipped yesterday from Taiwan. I am typing from it now.

What I got: 12" 60gb/BT/AE. I also installed some Kingston RAM.

Stay...
Posted by jade408, on Mar 5, 2004 at 05:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The ibook comes with appleworks. A very similar... 1,762 Views / 41 Replies  
The ibook comes with appleworks. A very similar program to Microsoftworks, and it will open and save word and excel files. The textedit program will also open and save basic word files. All macs...
Posted by jade408, on Mar 5, 2004 at 03:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
observations from a switcher 4,085 Views / 88 Replies  
1. Expose is the coolest thing ever....try using windows without it. You will hate life without it, and wonder how you survived before!
2. Apple laptops get awesome battery life
3. Setting up...
Posted by jade408, on Mar 5, 2004 at 12:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: I finally ordered my first mac! 770 Views / 6 Replies  
I know I know there are 12 billion of these threads, but I thought it might be time for another.

After a lot of deliberations, and 4 years of pondering I took the plunge and ordered a 12"...
Posted by jade408, on Mar 5, 2004 at 12:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i am waiting for wireless firewire. But most pc... 2,477 Views / 25 Replies  
i am waiting for wireless firewire. But most pc makers have no need to make "cool laptops" because the average shopper doesn't care how the computer looks. Maybe there will be an alienware type...
Posted by jade408, on Oct 20, 2003 at 03:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I checked it out today in my local compusa. I... 2,181 Views / 31 Replies  
I checked it out today in my local compusa. I like it a lot better than the tibook, it looks really crisp. It felt more responsive than my 12" powerbook. As for weight, it did not feel much...
Posted by jade408, on Sep 23, 2003 at 01:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks
it is on the employee site, but no other books 630 Views / 3 Replies  
it is on the employee site, but no other books
Posted by jade408, on Sep 23, 2003 at 12:04 AM, in Mac Notebooks
ordered 9/7, due to ship 9/24....it better! 18,295 Views / 302 Replies  
ordered 9/7, due to ship 9/24....it better!
Posted by jade408, on Sep 22, 2003 at 02:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
if you were Steve Jobs, would you say: g5... 2,160 Views / 37 Replies  
if you were Steve Jobs, would you say: g5 powerbooks will be released in March, so go ahead and hold off on upgrading them so I will have a bunch of unsold inventory.


Before the end of 2004. ...
Posted by jade408, on Sep 22, 2003 at 06:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
airport base station allows you to plug in a... 1,110 Views / 17 Replies  
airport base station allows you to plug in a printer (or use dial up) which is one of the major reasons it is more expensive.
Posted by jade408, on Sep 16, 2003 at 12:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks
according to the infinite loop mailing list, the... 63,829 Views / 420 Replies  
according to the infinite loop mailing list, the new powerbook refresh will be
thinner better 12 w/ firewire 800
15 with alu


please see enclosed message:

...
Posted by jade408, on Aug 13, 2003 at 12:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks
if you are on the semester system you won't even... 1,638 Views / 22 Replies  
if you are on the semester system you won't even have much work to do until the end of september anyway. During the first month of school computer labs aren't that busy
Posted by jade408, on Aug 1, 2003 at 12:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
maybe the 15.2 powerbook is at the end of life. ... 2,867 Views / 53 Replies  
maybe the 15.2 powerbook is at the end of life. I find it hard to believe the 15.4 screens are difficult to find, because the widescreens coming out from all the major pc manufacturers and vpr...
Posted by jade408, on Jul 31, 2003 at 02:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: Hypertransport and 970 736 Views / 2 Replies  
Well it looks like zdnet thinks new processors will arrive any moment. 10 days left till the wwDC

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-1016770.html
Posted by jade408, on Jun 14, 2003 at 02:29 AM, in Mac Desktops
if you feel compelled to bake your powerbook, ... 3,392 Views / 33 Replies  
if you feel compelled to bake your powerbook, you probablly do not deserve one.
Posted by jade408, on Feb 3, 2003 at 11:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks
try you tests with equal amounts of ram, makes a... 2,243 Views / 20 Replies  
try you tests with equal amounts of ram, makes a big difference
Posted by jade408, on Jan 27, 2003 at 01:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
PCWorld likes safari 1,216 Views / 6 Replies  
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,108920,00.asp


"Could cause apple envy"
Posted by jade408, on Jan 26, 2003 at 02:06 AM, in macOS
Emeryville store has them in too. 5,846 Views / 83 Replies  
Emeryville store has them in too.
Posted by jade408, on Jan 23, 2003 at 01:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks
One thing to note. Even if a problem is... 7,212 Views / 104 Replies  
One thing to note. Even if a problem is experienced many times, only a very small portion of people ever comment on their experience, those who are really mad or had an awesome experience. The...
Posted by jade408, on Jan 21, 2003 at 01:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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