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I just joined up yesterday, which is great since... 2,095 Views / 46 Replies  
I just joined up yesterday, which is great since Blizzard just opened a new realm for Oceania region (I'm from Australia). I'm getting quite high latency, in the 300-450 range which is a surprise...
Posted by cash, on Nov 13, 2005 at 08:40 AM, in Gaming
Hello there, I'll give you a perspective... 592 Views / 4 Replies  
Hello there,

I'll give you a perspective from my experience :)

I program a lot (honours year computer science) and programming breaks down to using a text editor (specifically in Matlab). I...
Posted by cash, on Oct 19, 2005 at 10:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The external battery charger I guess is like the... 665 Views / 4 Replies  
The external battery charger I guess is like the ones you (usually) get with camcorders and cameras (digital ones anyway). It's a seperate piece of hardware with a power cable attachment on one end....
Posted by cash, on Sep 26, 2005 at 12:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hihi Shrugs*, I have the exact same... 533 Views / 4 Replies  
Hihi Shrugs*,

I have the exact same powerbook as you, and jusy recently put in a 1GB stick in there. It registers fine with OS X (Panther as well as Tiger), and so I have 1.12GB. And the RAM I...
Posted by cash, on Sep 21, 2005 at 07:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
lol, 2 inches thick and >9 pounds? :rolleyes: ... 12,402 Views / 85 Replies  
lol, 2 inches thick and >9 pounds? :rolleyes:

... not really comparable to a powerbook!

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cash
Posted by cash, on Sep 25, 2004 at 10:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
lol, nice one MilkmanDan ;) i have to agree... 12,402 Views / 85 Replies  
lol, nice one MilkmanDan ;)

i have to agree with you, i mean look at the pc laptop camp. they'd be lucky to have a 5200! i just checked ibm.com.au and in their T series (comparable to powerbook),...
Posted by cash, on Sep 25, 2004 at 08:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks
hi, i say definately call them and see what... 1,100 Views / 11 Replies  
hi,

i say definately call them and see what they can do about the pry marks... but were they there originally?

regarding the screen not sitting flush on the base, i think nearly all the...
Posted by cash, on Sep 22, 2004 at 11:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Far Cry and Half-Life 2 both use Microsoft... 18,602 Views / 381 Replies  
Far Cry and Half-Life 2 both use Microsoft DirectX to power them. I dont see them coming to the mac platform any time soon...

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cash
Posted by cash, on Sep 21, 2004 at 03:51 AM, in Mac Desktops
hi everyone, yeah, i guess it is. i... 1,571 Views / 18 Replies  
hi everyone,



yeah, i guess it is. i know... if a computer does what you want in a reasonable time, then it'll do ;)

but i am still interested, and if anyone knows anything then that'll...
Posted by cash, on Sep 20, 2004 at 12:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
any other comments? does anyone know if... 1,571 Views / 18 Replies  
any other comments?

does anyone know if apple/motorola have any plans to make it faster? that is until the g5 pb is released ;)

will the much-rumored dual g4 powerbook be stuck with this 167MHz...
Posted by cash, on Sep 20, 2004 at 12:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The PB's 167 MHz system bus. good or bad? 1,571 Views / 18 Replies  
hi everyone!

im planning to buy a powerbook soon (15", 1GHz model) and was wondering if the pb's architecture relies heavily on the system bus? im wondering because the intel centrino system bus...
Posted by cash, on Sep 20, 2004 at 02:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks
it's clearly a guy with three mouths... duh!! ... 940 Views / 2 Replies  
it's clearly a guy with three mouths... duh!!



;)

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cash
Posted by cash, on Sep 2, 2004 at 03:37 AM, in Mac Desktops
whoops, accidentally pressed submit ;) -- ... 18,602 Views / 381 Replies  
whoops, accidentally pressed submit ;)

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That sounds like the chicken and egg dilemma doesnt it? I mean someone has to start giving mac users better games!! Either Apple giving (selling) better...
Posted by cash, on Sep 2, 2004 at 12:37 AM, in Mac Desktops
Hi everyone, 18,602 Views / 381 Replies  
Hi everyone,
Posted by cash, on Sep 2, 2004 at 12:35 AM, in Mac Desktops
Hi everyone, I totally agree with Ca$h (yes... 18,602 Views / 381 Replies  
Hi everyone,

I totally agree with Ca$h (yes i know we have the same name!). I am a PC user, ive been thinking about switching for about 3 years now... 3 YEARS!! Why so long? Graphics cards. In...
Posted by cash, on Sep 2, 2004 at 12:23 AM, in Mac Desktops
Hi all, CPU throttling on a Windows laptop... 970 Views / 7 Replies  
Hi all,

CPU throttling on a Windows laptop is optional.

If you were a PC user overclocking your laptop graphics card, would you throttle your CPU? Probably not...

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cash
Posted by cash, on Apr 4, 2004 at 01:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Insanely high PB prices from Oz 655 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi everyone!

Ive been in the market for a new 15" PB, but it is too expensive (in Australia anyway...). I had a look at PB prices in the US, japan, hong kong and they are all quite similar. Let me...
Posted by cash, on Mar 21, 2004 at 04:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Doom 3 Mod Programming 538 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi everyone!

With Doom 3 coming out later this year (hopefully), when can the public expect the source code to be released? for mod makers that is. not the engine source obviously (yet).

Also,...
Posted by cash, on Mar 18, 2004 at 09:57 AM, in Gaming
Try Maya. www.alias.com You can... 771 Views / 3 Replies  
Try Maya.

www.alias.com

You can download a personal learning edition for free from the website. Its awesome, you should check it out. You also get great tutorials. ;)

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cash
Posted by cash, on Feb 26, 2004 at 07:16 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Buying a PB15" from overseas questions 804 Views / 10 Replies  
Hi everyone!

Im from Australia and am looking to buy a new PB15" 1.25.

However checking the prices from the US i could save at least AU$1000 if i buy it from the US (the exact same model and...
Posted by cash, on Feb 26, 2004 at 07:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Successor to OSX Panther? 1,559 Views / 24 Replies  
Hi everyone!

I am still running Jaguar and am planning to upgrade real soon, but i was wondering if anyone knows or can speculate how long it will be before Apple releases the next version of OSX?...
Posted by cash, on Feb 9, 2004 at 04:40 AM, in macOS
Doom 3 release date 730 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi everyone,

Does anyone know if Doom 3 (MAC) will be released the same time as the Windows version, like Quake 3 was so many yeara ago?

Thanks!

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cash
Posted by cash, on Nov 26, 2003 at 06:21 AM, in Gaming
Hi everyone, Regarding the 12" PB screen... 1,362 Views / 12 Replies  
Hi everyone,

Regarding the 12" PB screen resolution not being adequate, i've seen Maya 4.5 PLE running on the above notebook and the menu names (i.e. File, Edit, etc) are all truncated so "File"...
Posted by cash, on Nov 26, 2003 at 06:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hi, Thanks for putting the pic up. Man that... 1,895 Views / 16 Replies  
Hi,

Thanks for putting the pic up. Man that is way warped... I would complain.

I wanted to get a PB 15" 1.25Ghz, but i might wait until rev B or something... is it likely Apple will release rev...
Posted by cash, on Nov 7, 2003 at 05:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hi, I agree that Q3A does still rock, i was... 952 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi,

I agree that Q3A does still rock, i was just saying its old so updates aren't really a high priority for id... its still *my* most played online game :)

As for punkbuster, visit this site: ...
Posted by cash, on Nov 7, 2003 at 02:50 AM, in Gaming
Hi, Well correct me if im wrong, but there... 952 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi,

Well correct me if im wrong, but there hasnt been a Windows update in a while either. I think the Windows 1.32 patch is dated 2002, and i think it was "final".

So i dont think there will be...
Posted by cash, on Nov 6, 2003 at 09:57 AM, in Gaming
Hi everyone, I am also interested in this... 1,739 Views / 18 Replies  
Hi everyone,

I am also interested in this mouse, but have only ever seen it in a computer store where the BT connector was not available...

I am planning to use this mouse with a new 15.2"...
Posted by cash, on Nov 4, 2003 at 10:06 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Hi everyone, Thanks so much for the info,... 952 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi everyone,

Thanks so much for the info, greatly appreciated :)

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cash
Posted by cash, on Nov 2, 2003 at 08:04 AM, in Gaming
Quake III Arena 952 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi everyone,

I'm kinda new to Quake III on the Mac, but ive played it a bit on the PC, and got a few questions that i hope people can help with :)

Does Q3A run in OS9? I'm not sure but it looks...
Posted by cash, on Nov 2, 2003 at 05:02 AM, in Gaming
Virtual PC 6/6.1 529 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi everyone,

I'm in the process of choosing between a new Wintel laptop or an Apple laptop, specifically a PB 15.2" 1.25Ghz, but i am unsure of how well Virtual PC would run on it...

Would it...
Posted by cash, on Nov 2, 2003 at 04:54 AM, in Applications
 
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