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A year ago, the G5 still got the bulk of support... 1,689 Views / 28 Replies  
A year ago, the G5 still got the bulk of support on the OSX platform. But things are clearly changing. More and more developers are spending their time to optimize for x86, and they aren't spending...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Feb 15, 2007 at 03:50 AM, in Mac Desktops
I have to agree. Apple is phasing out the G5... 1,689 Views / 28 Replies  
I have to agree. Apple is phasing out the G5 (i.e. no new models), so I don't see any reason to choose that platform unless it is for professional use and you have applications that specifically...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Feb 15, 2007 at 12:29 AM, in Mac Desktops
At the last IDF, Intel did say that Penryn would... 4,376 Views / 43 Replies  
At the last IDF, Intel did say that Penryn would support SSE4 with 50+ new instructions. Thus far, there are only 53 published SSE4 instructions. If there are additional instructions not supported...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Feb 9, 2007 at 05:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
A few days ago, I noted that Intel Xeon price... 4,376 Views / 43 Replies  
A few days ago, I noted that Intel Xeon price cuts were coming on April 22. Today, we learned a few more details about that price drop:
Original source: Intel to cut 1-way server CPU prices in...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Feb 6, 2007 at 04:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
As noted in other threads, Intel cuts the price... 4,239 Views / 29 Replies  
As noted in other threads, Intel cuts the price of Core2 processors by up to 40+% on March 22. You would see it in the Mini after that.
Posted by Ken_F2, on Feb 1, 2007 at 06:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
Intel doesn't have any quad-core mobile... 742 Views / 5 Replies  
Intel doesn't have any quad-core mobile processors coming this year, but they do have mobile versions of the Core2 Duo on the roadmap @ 2.60GHz (May) and 2.8GHz (October). Starting in May, virtually...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Feb 1, 2007 at 11:41 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Intel clarified the statements late last week. ... 4,376 Views / 43 Replies  
Intel clarified the statements late last week. They will begin shipping Penryn CPUs in Q4 2007, but they won't actually be available for purchase until 1Q 2008. Hence, it's likely to be another...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Feb 1, 2007 at 11:15 AM, in Mac Desktops
In all press literature, Intel uses the term... 4,376 Views / 43 Replies  
In all press literature, Intel uses the term "Penryn" to refer to the core itself, and not specifically the mobile variant of that core.

Quoting CEO Paul Otellini last week:





From Ron...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Feb 1, 2007 at 10:56 AM, in Mac Desktops
I posted portions of the above to three (not... 4,376 Views / 43 Replies  
I posted portions of the above to three (not five) different threads inquiring about the future of Mac hardware.

You're assuming of course that Apple continues to use Xeons in its Mac Pros. ...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Feb 1, 2007 at 12:20 AM, in Mac Desktops
I will be surprised if we see the new LED backlit... 1,276 Views / 5 Replies  
I will be surprised if we see the new LED backlit displays this year.

In late April / early May, Intel releases its next-generation mobile platform, otherwise known as Santa Rosa, along with a...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Jan 31, 2007 at 05:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The current iMacs are designed around Intel's... 524 Views / 1 Replies  
The current iMacs are designed around Intel's mobile platform.

In late April / early May, Intel releases the next version of its mobile platform, called Santa Rosa...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Jan 31, 2007 at 04:50 PM, in Mac Desktops
There is nothing coming in March. Intel will... 982 Views / 9 Replies  
There is nothing coming in March.

Intel will slash prices and release its next slate of desktop chips on April 22. Intel is cutting prices by 30% to 40% and introducing the E6320 and E6420 to...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Jan 31, 2007 at 04:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Intel will slash prices and release its next... 4,376 Views / 43 Replies  
Intel will slash prices and release its next slate of desktop chips on April 22. Intel is cutting prices by 30% to 40% and introducing the E6320 and E6420 to replace the current E6300/6400 -- the...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Jan 31, 2007 at 04:39 PM, in Mac Desktops
Who hacked the Digital Bits... 6,361 Views / 200 Replies  
Who hacked the Digital Bits (http://digitalbits.com/#mytwocents)? That guy was the most anti HD-DVD, pro-BD person on the planet.
Posted by Ken_F2, on Jun 21, 2006 at 11:42 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Those Woodcrest results were using FB-DIMMs with... 8,718 Views / 95 Replies  
Those Woodcrest results were using FB-DIMMs with DDR2-533 at relatively slow timings.

Let's hope Apple uses DDR2-667 or DDR2-800 in its systems.
Posted by Ken_F2, on May 24, 2006 at 12:32 AM, in Mac Desktops
Poll: Intel announced last month that its... 950 Views / 5 Replies  
Intel announced last month that its next-generation server (Woodcrest) chips were coming in June, and its next-generation desktop (Conroe) chips were coming in July.

WWDC in August is where we'll...
Posted by Ken_F2, on May 24, 2006 at 12:30 AM, in Mac Desktops
The new Core architecture does use the P4's bus... 1,242 Views / 29 Replies  
The new Core architecture does use the P4's bus design, but yes, aside from that, the similarities end.



Well, you could say the same thing, but substitute P3 for Pentium Pro. The new Core...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Apr 28, 2006 at 11:42 AM, in MacNN Lounge
It's official: Intel's next-gen architecture debuts in June 1,242 Views / 29 Replies  
Intel announced this morning that its next-generation processors would be launching in six weeks. Woodcrest (server) launches in June, Conroe (desktop) in July, and Merom (notebook) in August. At...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Apr 27, 2006 at 12:53 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Intel announced this morning that its... 3,180 Views / 32 Replies  
Intel announced this morning that its next-generation processors would be launching in six weeks. Woodcrest (server) launches in June, Conroe (desktop) in July, and Merom (notebook) in August. At...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Apr 27, 2006 at 12:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
So far, all shipping HD-DVD titles are using... 8,381 Views / 272 Replies  
So far, all shipping HD-DVD titles are using VC-1. All Blu-ray titles with announced specifications use the MPEG-2 format, but I certainly expect we'll see VC-1 and AVC encoded titles on the Blu-ray...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Apr 24, 2006 at 12:19 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Intel's new Core architecture products (Conroe,... 3,180 Views / 32 Replies  
Intel's new Core architecture products (Conroe, Merom, Woodcrest) are expected for release as early as July 25.
Posted by Ken_F2, on Apr 21, 2006 at 11:45 PM, in Mac Desktops
The differences can be pretty substantial, but... 8,381 Views / 272 Replies  
The differences can be pretty substantial, but this depends in good part on your display. Remember back when DVD came out, many said they couldn't see much of an improvement over VHS on their 20"...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Apr 21, 2006 at 02:08 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Apple is using GCC for the OS and its... 1,354 Views / 17 Replies  
Apple is using GCC for the OS and its applications at the moment.

Intel has a new compiler for the Mac in beta (final release this fall) that offers a substantial increase in performance,...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 16, 2006 at 01:13 PM, in macOS
The director used early 20s look-alikes for many... 2,974 Views / 74 Replies  
The director used early 20s look-alikes for many of the closeup shots in Basic Instinct II.

In the first movie, it was Sharon Stone in most nudity shots. That is not the case in II.

That said,...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 13, 2006 at 12:46 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The Altivec on the dual-core 970MP @ 2.5GHz helps... 2,062 Views / 27 Replies  
The Altivec on the dual-core 970MP @ 2.5GHz helps it to achieve that score of 2079 on SPECfp_2000. Compare that to a score of 1978 for a dual-core Opteron 185 @ 2.6Ghz and 1836 for a dual-core Xeon...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 13, 2006 at 01:26 AM, in Mac Desktops
The existing Core Duos are notebook cpus. They... 2,062 Views / 27 Replies  
The existing Core Duos are notebook cpus. They are intended for low-power, low-heat mobile applications, not desktops. They aren't supported in multiprocessor configurations.

Core Duo is a...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 12, 2006 at 12:02 PM, in Mac Desktops
EFI support is coming in the 64-bit version of... 2,664 Views / 50 Replies  
EFI support is coming in the 64-bit version of Windows Vista in 2H 2007.

Beginning in August, all Macs should feature 64-bit chips.
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 10, 2006 at 04:39 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The PC platform is expected to use EFI beginning... 1,122 Views / 19 Replies  
The PC platform is expected to use EFI beginning in 2H 2007.

Sort of pointless for Microsoft to implement a feature before any of their customers can use it.
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 10, 2006 at 09:36 AM, in MacNN Lounge
It will still be another nine months before we... 1,476 Views / 20 Replies  
It will still be another nine months before we see an 8-core PowerMac.

Intel's next-generation "Conroe" processor is slated for release between July 31 and August 31 ("early in 3Q 2006" according...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 8, 2006 at 03:48 AM, in Mac Desktops
The next-generation Intel desktop processor,... 2,062 Views / 27 Replies  
The next-generation Intel desktop processor, Conroe, is expected for release between July 31 and August 31. Next-generation Powermacs using this processor are a lock for WWDC. Apple moved back WWDC...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 8, 2006 at 03:06 AM, in Mac Desktops
From my post in the earlier thread, which the... 1,370 Views / 41 Replies  
From my post in the earlier thread, which the moderator in the PowerMac forums said belonged in the Lounge:


Why should you care? Apple cared enough to delay WWDC to August 7-11 to announce...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 7, 2006 at 06:56 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Intel Unveils Next-Generation Processors (for Macs) 539 Views / 1 Replies  
Wasn't sure if this belonged in the Lounge or Power Mac forum...

Today at its bi-annual developer conference (IDF), Intel officially unveiled the details of its next-generation mobile, desktop,...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 7, 2006 at 03:40 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Intel Unveils Next-Generation Processors 678 Views / 2 Replies  
Today at its bi-annual developer conference (IDF), Intel officially unveiled the details of its next-generation mobile, desktop, and server processors shipping in the second-half of 2006. These are...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 7, 2006 at 03:33 PM, in Mac Desktops
I would expect it by the end of the year, with... 1,374 Views / 24 Replies  
I would expect it by the end of the year, with perhaps an announcement at WWDC.

An issue facing both H.264 and WM9 is the fact that it is far more computationally intensive than the current...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 15, 2004 at 12:39 PM, in MacNN Lounge
HD-DVD is still a few years off. The DVD forum... 1,374 Views / 24 Replies  
HD-DVD is still a few years off. The DVD forum made its preliminary decision on the video formats, but are going to meet again to decide on the audio. They've not yet decided on a form of...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 15, 2004 at 12:23 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Is there any way to edit the listing of available... 795 Views / 8 Replies  
Is there any way to edit the listing of available resolutions under OSX?
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 13, 2004 at 09:04 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
When it comes to ease of use, Macs will win every... 1,374 Views / 24 Replies  
When it comes to ease of use, Macs will win every time.
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 12, 2004 at 03:58 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Quicktime (MPEG-4) also lost out during the... 1,374 Views / 24 Replies  
Quicktime (MPEG-4) also lost out during the selection process for the HD-DVD codec, where extensive material was reviewed by folks at the major studios. H.264 (newest incarnation of MPEG-4) and WM9...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 12, 2004 at 03:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I did a quick search. The Pioneer has 1280x768... 795 Views / 8 Replies  
I did a quick search. The Pioneer has 1280x768 native resolution. Anything else is just scaled/zoomed/interpolated, like on a LCD. Do you have an option for 1280x768 on the Mac?

If 1280x768...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 11, 2004 at 07:52 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
What content are you trying to display? I don't... 795 Views / 8 Replies  
What content are you trying to display? I don't quite understand why you are using 1920x540p when your panel is probably just 1280x720p or 1024x576p. If you are using DVI, you should probably set...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 11, 2004 at 01:23 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
H.264 is the new, improved version of MPEG-4... 1,322 Views / 30 Replies  
H.264 is the new, improved version of MPEG-4 (think Quicktime 7.0). The DVD Forum compared HDTV quality at identical bit rates with both MPEG4 H.264 and Microsoft's WindowsMedia 9, and WM9 won every...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 10, 2004 at 10:32 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Evidently, the DVD Forum compared HDTV quality at... 571 Views / 2 Replies  
Evidently, the DVD Forum compared HDTV quality at identical bit rates with both MPEG4 H.264 and Microsoft's WindowsMedia 9, and WM9 won every test by a comfortable margin.

The HD-DVD standard is...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Mar 10, 2004 at 07:05 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Actually, the boxes weren't shipped with NT. ... 1,927 Views / 52 Replies  
Actually, the boxes weren't shipped with NT. They were shipped with a version of Windows XP (much newer kernel than NT), minus a lot of the GUI stuff.
Posted by Ken_F2, on Feb 29, 2004 at 05:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
When will we get Powerbook G4 with 1920x1200 resolution? 1,543 Views / 28 Replies  
Compaq (http://hardware.earthweb.com/news/article.php/2212161) and Dell (http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/products/model_inspn_3_inspn_8500.htm#tabtop) recently unveiled notebooks using the same...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Jun 6, 2003 at 04:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Ok, here are some links for the full resolution... 1,624 Views / 25 Replies  
Ok, here are some links for the full resolution shots. Keep in mind they are JPEG compressed down to one megabyte (from a 4Mb-6Mb bitmap), so there is loss in quality.

Bikini Destinations #1...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Jun 6, 2003 at 04:02 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Few more downrezzed...these sourced from film... 1,624 Views / 25 Replies  
Few more downrezzed...these sourced from film rather than HD video:

http://www.alexkelm.com/~hdtvshots/7.jpg

http://www.alexkelm.com/~hdtvshots/8.jpg


And from CSI Miami....
Posted by Ken_F2, on Jun 6, 2003 at 10:50 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Below is a screen capture of 1920x1080 HDTV... 1,624 Views / 25 Replies  
Below is a screen capture of 1920x1080 HDTV football from CBS, downrezz'd to 960x540 (one-quarter resolution to reduce file size):

http://www.alexkelm.com/~hdtvshots/image1006.jpg

And here are...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Jun 6, 2003 at 10:44 AM, in MacNN Lounge
HDTV Screenshots (cable/dsl only!) 1,624 Views / 25 Replies  
I use the MIT MDP-120 HDTV tuner/pvr card in a PC. It uses a PCI slot. We're still waiting on Apple to support HDTV hardware on Macs...

Here are a few images from Bikini Destinations, resized...
Posted by Ken_F2, on Jun 6, 2003 at 10:41 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I don't like it. I want them to do away with... 1,953 Views / 18 Replies  
I don't like it. I want them to do away with plastic. Plastic is so 2001. Give me a case with a 100% brushed aluminum or Titanium exterior like the Powerbook.

Also, I would like to see much...
Posted by Ken_F2, on May 31, 2003 at 01:34 PM, in Mac Desktops
I would like to see a Powermac desktop the same... 2,587 Views / 40 Replies  
I would like to see a Powermac desktop the same basic size as the Dell 4600C, but with a brushed metal or titanium-hybrid exterior like the Powerbook G4. The Dell measures 3.8" wide by 12.7" tall,...
Posted by Ken_F2, on May 30, 2003 at 05:52 PM, in Mac Desktops
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