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After rising at the crack of noon and concluding... 5,111 Views / 65 Replies  
After rising at the crack of noon and concluding my daily therapy with the hookah pipe, I braved to access the MacNN forum and read the inevitable heap of scorn and derision aimed at my poor head. I...
Posted by alimunnik, on Oct 10, 2005 at 02:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The ''facts'' are that something major is coming... 5,111 Views / 65 Replies  
The ''facts'' are that something major is coming down the pipe this Wednesday. Since it's been just a few weeks since the Nano release, many are sceptical that this will involve anyting on the iPod...
Posted by alimunnik, on Oct 10, 2005 at 12:36 AM, in Mac Notebooks
While my predictions are not based on scientific... 5,111 Views / 65 Replies  
While my predictions are not based on scientific and verifiable facts, they are certainly not any more ''out of the park'' than all those brave predictions cooked up by rumour sites with supposedly...
Posted by alimunnik, on Oct 9, 2005 at 08:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I don't think my post was insipid. Quite to the... 5,111 Views / 65 Replies  
I don't think my post was insipid. Quite to the contrary, it was truly inspiring and gives potential PB owners something tangible to hope for.
Let's face it; the present versions of the PB have...
Posted by alimunnik, on Oct 9, 2005 at 05:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The G5 Powerbooks Is Coming!!! 5,111 Views / 65 Replies  
Steel yourself for some earth shattering revelations this week. While we mere mortals have been squandering the precious few hours allocated to us speculating about a Freescale 7448 PCU and with all...
Posted by alimunnik, on Oct 9, 2005 at 02:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
All this talk about a PB revision today was just... 34,435 Views / 306 Replies  
All this talk about a PB revision today was just a lot of wishful thinking. It may not be until November until the 7448 processor is ready.
Apple doesn't lose much by not rushing the PB revision....
Posted by alimunnik, on Sep 20, 2005 at 01:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I too have the 1.5 GHz 15' PB, purchased last... 2,989 Views / 40 Replies  
I too have the 1.5 GHz 15' PB, purchased last Christmas. I have been totally satisfied with its performance, unlike the new G5 iMac I bought a few months ago which I consider far less trustworthy....
Posted by alimunnik, on Sep 17, 2005 at 03:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Since most people are of the opinion that the PB... 1,924 Views / 19 Replies  
Since most people are of the opinion that the PB line will be the first Intel Macs, it is probable that Apple engineers are going full bore to develop this highly anticipated baby ASAP. I suspect the...
Posted by alimunnik, on Sep 17, 2005 at 03:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, spiff72, looks like nothing is going to... 869 Views / 5 Replies  
Well, spiff72, looks like nothing is going to slip by you today. Total lack of typing skills are my downfall.
The hard drive on my new iMac crashed without rhyme or reason, with all the attendant...
Posted by alimunnik, on Sep 4, 2005 at 09:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
It is reassuring, during these times of... 869 Views / 5 Replies  
It is reassuring, during these times of grammatical lassitude, to come across such stalwart defenders of the English language as spiff72. Many thanks, spiff, for drawing attention to my snafu. But...
Posted by alimunnik, on Sep 4, 2005 at 06:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Awaiting Revised PowerBook With Baited Breath 869 Views / 5 Replies  
The end of September won't come soon enough for me. On the very day the revised PB's come out, I'll be laying out the big dinero for one of those 17 inch puppies. Although the processor will be only...
Posted by alimunnik, on Sep 4, 2005 at 10:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks
A lemon is, well; a lemon. Any device that breaks... 8,773 Views / 79 Replies  
A lemon is, well; a lemon. Any device that breaks down spontaneously is a lemon. The hard drive on my new RevB iMac 20'' crashed without just cause. I have lost data. It's been in repair for 3 weeks...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 19, 2005 at 10:02 PM, in Mac Desktops
Sure the iMac looks great; even better when it is... 10,292 Views / 103 Replies  
Sure the iMac looks great; even better when it is actually working. Not like mine, that just gave up the ghost within two months of purchase.
iMac G5 owners are a curios crowd. They seem to spend a...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 18, 2005 at 11:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The iMac G5 design is nothing to gloat about.... 10,292 Views / 103 Replies  
The iMac G5 design is nothing to gloat about. Many techhies believe that it provides insufficient ventilation. I don't think a 1.6 GHz G5 PB would result in long lineups snaking around retail...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 18, 2005 at 05:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I too am dismayed by all the invective this... 10,292 Views / 103 Replies  
I too am dismayed by all the invective this thread has generated. In the immortal words of Fagin; "Civil words! - We must have civil words!"
Back to the topic. Should the sun ever set in the east...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 18, 2005 at 02:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I guess I am one of the unfortunate few who got... 1,629 Views / 22 Replies  
I guess I am one of the unfortunate few who got saddled with a "bad" iMac 20" 2 GHZ. It's been in the hospital for 2 weeks now suffering from a failed hard drive, and apparantly Apple is "out of...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 17, 2005 at 04:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
Like yourself, I am a PB owner and was tempted... 1,629 Views / 22 Replies  
Like yourself, I am a PB owner and was tempted down the iMac road. The G5 2GHZ 20" model was the very model of decorum when I purchased it in mid-May and far outperformed my 1.5 GHz PB in terms of...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 11, 2005 at 05:39 PM, in Mac Desktops
The 15 " PB with the 64 video card and 1 G RAM... 453 Views / 2 Replies  
The 15 " PB with the 64 video card and 1 G RAM should do fine. The only advantage of 1 Gb 1 SO-DIMM is if you later decide to go for 2 Gb, you will need to buy only one RAM module. With 512 Mb RAM...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 11, 2005 at 03:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
An easy choice. Buy the new iBook. The used PB is... 1,487 Views / 10 Replies  
An easy choice. Buy the new iBook. The used PB is almost three years old and you don't really know what it's been through. With the iBook, you get one year free warranty if things go wrong.
With...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 8, 2005 at 06:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Pinch your nose and take the plunge, evilded! For... 1,081 Views / 13 Replies  
Pinch your nose and take the plunge, evilded! For $50 less than the !4" iBook, the iMac G5 1.8GHz is yours with a 17" screen with far better revolution, a faster HD with almost thrice the storage...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 5, 2005 at 08:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Poor evildede! - reduced by pecuniary... 1,081 Views / 13 Replies  
Poor evildede! - reduced by pecuniary circumstances to rummaging around in iBookland. What would Rene Levesque have said if he were alive?
For your intermediate video editing needs, the iBook is far...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 4, 2005 at 12:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Best place to buy an iBook? Somalia! I was there... 3,405 Views / 53 Replies  
Best place to buy an iBook? Somalia! I was there recently and there were terrific discounts on all the latest electronic devices. Thanks to a refreshing lack of government, there are no taxes of any...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 4, 2005 at 12:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The 12" PB is far from ideal for playing doom 3.... 1,108 Views / 8 Replies  
The 12" PB is far from ideal for playing doom 3. Processor too slow, insufficient video RAM, etc. You need at least a 2 GHz CPU and 128 VRAM to make it worthwhile.
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 4, 2005 at 12:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Seems nearly all new product lines are plagued... 1,325 Views / 16 Replies  
Seems nearly all new product lines are plagued with their share of bugs. Just consider the iMac G5!
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 4, 2005 at 11:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Last month Freescale announced that the 7448 G4... 1,325 Views / 16 Replies  
Last month Freescale announced that the 7448 G4 chip would be in production by around November. So it could be several months until the next upgrade, as the presently available G4 is pretty well...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 3, 2005 at 09:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
My dear iomatic, your concepf of matching... 1,325 Views / 16 Replies  
My dear iomatic, your concepf of matching performance is very liberal. The PB has a faster processor (1.50 vs. 1.33Ghz), a faster hard drive (4200 vs. 5400 rmp), a faster front side bus, a better...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 3, 2005 at 04:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
As far as I'm concerned, the 12" iBook belongs in... 1,325 Views / 16 Replies  
As far as I'm concerned, the 12" iBook belongs in the Smithsonian. Performance wise, it lags far behind the PB, and the PB as it is today can hardly be described as cutting edge technology. Other...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 3, 2005 at 12:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yes, of course, in a perfect world we would all... 1,074 Views / 11 Replies  
Yes, of course, in a perfect world we would all be backing up our files on external HD's, etc. But I am quite sure that the great majority of people don't go through the rigamarole of backing up new...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 2, 2005 at 04:46 PM, in Mac Desktops
Sent my iMac out for repairs this morning. Over... 1,074 Views / 11 Replies  
Sent my iMac out for repairs this morning. Over the telephone, the technician sounded bored and incommunicative, as though he were stressed out by a surfeit of faulty iMacs flooding his workhop. I...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 2, 2005 at 01:16 PM, in Mac Desktops
Thank you, seanc, for your detailed suggestions.... 612 Views / 2 Replies  
Thank you, seanc, for your detailed suggestions. I did open the case and all capacitators looked normal.
Also, I have never noticed any excessive heat radiating from the unit. I have subjected it to...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 1, 2005 at 05:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
I can relate with your concerns. Last night i... 1,074 Views / 11 Replies  
I can relate with your concerns. Last night i left my iMac G5 20 rev B on in order to download some large files, which takes forever with slow speed dial-up. When I awoke this morning the download...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 1, 2005 at 02:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
iMac G5 Screen Producing Nothing But Blue Skies 612 Views / 2 Replies  
I awoke this morning to a rising sun and a misbehaving iMac G5 20" (rev. B). Instead of responding instantaneously to my commands I was treated to a virtuoso display of spinning beach balls. The...
Posted by alimunnik, on Aug 1, 2005 at 01:46 PM, in Mac Desktops
Heat radiated by your laptop is generated by work... 1,120 Views / 7 Replies  
Heat radiated by your laptop is generated by work load and they are directly proportional. My 15" PB produces very little heat, unless I am doing some intense video editing. If you subject the iBook...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 31, 2005 at 03:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Quite a drop off, I would say. Smaller (60 G) and... 1,120 Views / 7 Replies  
Quite a drop off, I would say. Smaller (60 G) and slower HD, slower fsb, less screen resolution, no keypad backlighting, fewer ports for peripherals, to say nothing of a vastly inferior video card....
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 30, 2005 at 07:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks
By all means insist on a refund. The video card... 713 Views / 5 Replies  
By all means insist on a refund. The video card is soldered into the unit and cannot be replaced. There is a world of difference between the two cards, especially if you are into any type of gaming.
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 30, 2005 at 06:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
While it is true that a G5 PB does not exist in... 1,016 Views / 9 Replies  
While it is true that a G5 PB does not exist in fact, it does in the feverish imagination of many a PB user. I myself have tossed and turned restlessly in my sleep for many an hour, fantasizing about...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 26, 2005 at 06:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I disagree that iBook and PB developments are... 1,016 Views / 9 Replies  
I disagree that iBook and PB developments are unrelated. Apple could have done much better than today's iBook upgrade, but that would encourage many potential PB buyers to switch to the lower priced...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 26, 2005 at 06:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
More of a stop-gap measure than a real upgrade.... 8,024 Views / 97 Replies  
More of a stop-gap measure than a real upgrade. With the 7448 G4 not scheduled to be PB ready until the snow flies, Apple had to do something to shore up the faltering iBook line.
Once the PB gets...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 26, 2005 at 06:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
RIP, G5 PowerBook 1,016 Views / 9 Replies  
With today's upgrade to the iBook line, we can now put to rest those faint hopes that a G5 would find it's way inside a laptop before the Intel conversion.
The very modest upgrades to the iBook line...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 26, 2005 at 04:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have some sympathy for ehuie's jaundiced view... 24,660 Views / 391 Replies  
I have some sympathy for ehuie's jaundiced view of Apple's marketing style. While the Mini is good value for the money, Apple fosters unrealistic great expectations with it's gung-ho advertising;...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 21, 2005 at 07:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
Haw,Haw,Haw! It's now Wednesday; a big... 5,621 Views / 80 Replies  
Haw,Haw,Haw! It's now Wednesday; a big disappointment for all those experts expecting PowerBook specifications at iBook prices. Better check what's going on at the PowerBook front. Once Apple figures...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 20, 2005 at 03:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Don't think they will upgrade the iBooks until... 5,621 Views / 80 Replies  
Don't think they will upgrade the iBooks until they can do the same for the Powerbooks. By October they might have the 7448 G4 ready for the Powerbooks, which would allow for a significant iBook...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 17, 2005 at 12:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I don't think Powerbook G5 would be such a big... 2,401 Views / 46 Replies  
I don't think Powerbook G5 would be such a big hit; with so many people anticipating a dual Yonah by mid 2006. Lots of people would be reluctant to shell out 3 grand on a product line that could be...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 14, 2005 at 09:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'd be surprised if there is an Intel PowerMac by... 1,922 Views / 32 Replies  
I'd be surprised if there is an Intel PowerMac by the end of next year. It is the G4 product line that is in the greater need for an upgrade, especially the Powerbook. In terms of performance, the...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 14, 2005 at 08:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Evildede, if you plan to do a lot of HD editing,... 1,922 Views / 32 Replies  
Evildede, if you plan to do a lot of HD editing, you will require plenty of hard drive space. I'd say no less than 250 G. The 17 inch PB currently ships with 100 G and you will soon fill that up with...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 13, 2005 at 10:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm not so sure that evildede would be happier... 1,922 Views / 32 Replies  
I'm not so sure that evildede would be happier with a dual G5 than an iMac G5. He or she says that she lives in two homes and also that she will eventually be returning to college. The iMac, while...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 13, 2005 at 11:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Dear evildede. You say that you will have $3500... 1,922 Views / 32 Replies  
Dear evildede. You say that you will have $3500 at your disposal. For that amount you will be able to purchase the PowerMac Dual 2GHZ ($2500) plus the 20 inch LCD monitor ($1000). Unless there is a...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 13, 2005 at 01:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I wouldn't get an iBook if I were you, unless... 1,922 Views / 32 Replies  
I wouldn't get an iBook if I were you, unless they give it a long overdue upgrade soon. It's technical specs; 32 Mb VRAM, 133MHz fsb and slow hard drive, are not ideal for HD editing. You will even...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 12, 2005 at 08:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
If you just want to create a home network... 699 Views / 6 Replies  
If you just want to create a home network involving two or more computers, all you need is an Airport card installed in each device. If you want to create a network including printers, internet...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 12, 2005 at 05:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I would suppose that all RAM compatible with your... 488 Views / 2 Replies  
I would suppose that all RAM compatible with your iBook is equal, providing that it is recognized as such by your System Profiler. RAM modules are usually size specific, so it's not likely that the...
Posted by alimunnik, on Jul 12, 2005 at 05:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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