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Results from my PC - Athlon64 X2 4200+, Geforce...	13,454 Views / 77 Replies
Results from my PC - Athlon64 X2 4200+, Geforce 6800GT, 2GB RAM: Rendering (Single CPU): 327 CB-CPU Rendering (Multiple CPU): 613 CB-CPU Multiprocessor Speedup: 1.87 Shading (CINEMA 4D)...
Posted by power142, on Apr 7, 2006 at 09:55 PM, in Applications

"Only" wasn't emphasized by me... I emphasized...	2,509 Views / 30 Replies
"Only" wasn't emphasized by me... I emphasized "UP TO"... I'm not surprised that a machine with two processor cores, and even then each at a 30% higher clock speed, would be faster than a machine...
Posted by power142, on Apr 5, 2006 at 04:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks

My Powerbook is a Rev. A 1GHz 17" Al, and I still...	2,509 Views / 30 Replies
My Powerbook is a Rev. A 1GHz 17" Al, and I still use it a lot, only I have a dual 2.5 G5 which I use for serious computing... the G5 just isn't portable. To have something at least in the same ball...
Posted by power142, on Apr 3, 2006 at 09:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Booting is of little consequence as I sleep my...	2,509 Views / 30 Replies
Booting is of little consequence as I sleep my Powerbook, it only gets rebooted when there has been an OS or security update. I understand all about the marketing, but I'm not in such a hurry to...
Posted by power142, on Apr 1, 2006 at 02:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah, I've seen nothing so far to indicate that...	5,520 Views / 71 Replies
Yeah, I've seen nothing so far to indicate that multiple CPUs won't share the FSB. This is ugly. On the other hand, I've not been digging very deep and not seen anything counter.
Posted by power142, on Apr 1, 2006 at 02:11 PM, in Mac Desktops

I wasn't quite trolling, but I did want to get a...	2,509 Views / 30 Replies
I wasn't quite trolling, but I did want to get a spread of opinions about this. Apple rates it as it's latest "Pro" portable machine, and as I didn't see the keynote, I'm left to rely on my own...
Posted by power142, on Apr 1, 2006 at 01:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks

OK... if the hard drive is the bottleneck, why...	2,509 Views / 30 Replies
OK... if the hard drive is the bottleneck, why the 2-2.5x increase in performance? I don't believe that the SATA drive in the MacBook Pro is really that much faster than the parallel version in the...
Posted by power142, on Mar 31, 2006 at 09:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

MacBook Pro only 2-2.5x faster in practice	2,509 Views / 30 Replies
I know this has been flogged to death, but even Apple's own software doesn't result in REAL performance gains of 4-5x... Link to Final Cut Studio press release...
Posted by power142, on Mar 31, 2006 at 09:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Never mind.	1,074 Views / 8 Replies
Never mind.
Posted by power142, on Mar 31, 2006 at 08:59 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Fuzzy text could be the result of some image...	1,913 Views / 15 Replies
Fuzzy text could be the result of some image processing that the TV is enforcing on any image, and it's not always possible to disable it. Your best bet is to try feeding it an image at native...
Posted by power142, on Mar 31, 2006 at 08:56 PM, in Mac Desktops

...the solution to which is to increase the...	2,033 Views / 31 Replies
...the solution to which is to increase the amount of physical RAM ;)
Posted by power142, on Mar 29, 2006 at 04:57 PM, in macOS

If you don't need DVI, there are numerous reports...	1,065 Views / 5 Replies
If you don't need DVI, there are numerous reports of PC Radeon 9800Pro working in G4 and G5 machines after flashing with a modified firmware - check out http://strangedogs.proboards40.com 9800Pro...
Posted by power142, on Mar 29, 2006 at 04:16 PM, in Mac Desktops

From a processor perspective, I'd be surprised if...	1,771 Views / 27 Replies
From a processor perspective, I'd be surprised if you found the Core Solo @ 1.5GHz slower than a G4 @ 1.42GHz as most reports mention the Intel mini is faster in that respect. So long as you're...
Posted by power142, on Mar 22, 2006 at 02:43 PM, in Mac Desktops

On the command line, you could use rsync with the...	613 Views / 4 Replies
On the command line, you could use rsync with the -a option.
Posted by power142, on Mar 14, 2006 at 04:14 AM, in macOS

Interesting. 40% less power consumption than...	2,055 Views / 27 Replies
Interesting. 40% less power consumption than 100+W .... wow, doesn't do much for the heat production compared with a G5, but if the SPEC results have any effect on real world performance, at least...
Posted by power142, on Mar 10, 2006 at 12:02 AM, in Mac Desktops

Well well well... it's a little sad to see Apple...	5,809 Views / 64 Replies
Well well well... it's a little sad to see Apple reduced to nothing more than a conjuror of cheap Intel tricks, I thought Dell had that base pretty well covered. To add insult to injury, they...
Posted by power142, on Feb 28, 2006 at 10:40 PM, in Mac Desktops

I agree 100% - the G5 has some great features....	2,358 Views / 33 Replies
I agree 100% - the G5 has some great features. I'm involved with a bunch of scientists and have performed code profiling and benchmarking to advise on which gives them best bang for buck. Besides the...
Posted by power142, on Feb 22, 2006 at 03:11 PM, in Mac Desktops

My prediction agrees with iRez - I don't think...	1,396 Views / 12 Replies
My prediction agrees with iRez - I don't think the base mini configurations will be dual core, even if Apple is clearing space in the Duo range by only using the 1.83 and higher chips in the MacBook...
Posted by power142, on Feb 17, 2006 at 02:59 PM, in Mac Desktops

Hey, I wouldn't rule that out if he was giving me...	2,924 Views / 44 Replies
Hey, I wouldn't rule that out if he was giving me as much high-profile business as he is :D
Posted by power142, on Feb 16, 2006 at 02:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It does depend on the kernel you're using.... for...	2,924 Views / 44 Replies
It does depend on the kernel you're using.... for example, PowerNow! (AMD) works well with 2.6 kernels (possibly before) on an Athlon64 with Cool'n'Quiet enabled.
Posted by power142, on Feb 15, 2006 at 06:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm the last to chime in for Intel, but the two...	2,358 Views / 33 Replies
I'm the last to chime in for Intel, but the two chips aren't really directly comparable. I know the OP asked the question, but memory latencies and all that are largely irrelevant to most of the...
Posted by power142, on Feb 15, 2006 at 06:31 PM, in Mac Desktops

Sounds like we're in the same boat, G5s ROCK. ...	1,364 Views / 11 Replies
Sounds like we're in the same boat, G5s ROCK. I first saw this posted on XLR8, http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/feb06/021406.html#S20637 , which links to...
Posted by power142, on Feb 15, 2006 at 06:23 PM, in Mac Desktops

Check over at http://xlr8yourmac.com as they have...	682 Views / 1 Replies
Check over at http://xlr8yourmac.com as they have lists of peripherals and internal expansion cards and their compatibility with various machines, side-effects, whether drivers were necessary or if...
Posted by power142, on Feb 15, 2006 at 06:14 PM, in Mac Desktops

G5 AGP upgrades?	1,364 Views / 11 Replies
My PowerMac G5 2.5DP came with the ATI Radeon 9600XT card, which has served me well but it can no longer keep up the pace. When I bought it, I didn't feel the need for the 6800GT/Ultra dustbuster,...
Posted by power142, on Feb 14, 2006 at 05:04 PM, in Mac Desktops

I didn't get my Applecare until the last-but-one...	2,771 Views / 25 Replies
I didn't get my Applecare until the last-but-one day before my 1 year was up, but they gladly sold it to me reassuring me that it wasn't too late and a week later I had the certificate come through...
Posted by power142, on Feb 14, 2006 at 02:24 AM, in Mac Desktops

... and that Apple has done a poor job of...	22,476 Views / 245 Replies
... and that Apple has done a poor job of optimizing for the existing platform until then. I could be wrong, but I believe Apple uses Objective C or such like for the OS and applications, so...
Posted by power142, on Jan 19, 2006 at 04:03 PM, in Mac Desktops

This is also a because many of the people that...	5,477 Views / 65 Replies
This is also a because many of the people that the iMac is targeted at wouldn't think of running multiple processor-intensive applications at once, they just want a nice, neat computer. If one core...
Posted by power142, on Jan 19, 2006 at 03:53 PM, in Mac Desktops

The key point is that the Core Duo (or Solo for...	5,477 Views / 65 Replies
The key point is that the Core Duo (or Solo for that matter) is not a processor that was designed to go into larger desktop boxes - it was designed to squeeze the maximum performance out of a low...
Posted by power142, on Jan 18, 2006 at 03:37 PM, in Mac Desktops

Quick question: is Logic Pro multi-threaded? The...	5,477 Views / 65 Replies
Quick question: is Logic Pro multi-threaded? The loadings you mention sounds suspiciously like full load on a single core/processor, the 85% on the iMac being much less than 100% because of system...
Posted by power142, on Jan 18, 2006 at 02:34 AM, in Mac Desktops

For watching DVD's you're probably better off...	607 Views / 3 Replies
For watching DVD's you're probably better off using a standalone DVD player as the picture quality will probably be better that way. For music and other media, stereo analog output on the mini...
Posted by power142, on Jan 17, 2006 at 05:46 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Indeed... it's going to be later this year before...	5,477 Views / 65 Replies
Indeed... it's going to be later this year before Intel has anything for Apple to replace the Power Mac, and even then, a quad G5 is going to take some following. Let us not forget the heritage of...
Posted by power142, on Jan 17, 2006 at 05:33 PM, in Mac Desktops

I have used the Theater and the regular Sonica in...	607 Views / 3 Replies
I have used the Theater and the regular Sonica in the past. Both connect to your Mac using USB and you need to use M-audio's driver. The Sonica has optical digital (toslink) output, whereas the...
Posted by power142, on Jan 17, 2006 at 03:53 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

One factor I haven't seen addressed is that of...	22,476 Views / 245 Replies
One factor I haven't seen addressed is that of core/chip interconnects. In the Athlon64 X2 line, there is a dedicated connection between cores, as do Opteron chips. From my understanding, Xeon chips...
Posted by power142, on Jan 17, 2006 at 03:46 AM, in Mac Desktops

Chances are, Apple will draw on multiple...	2,165 Views / 27 Replies
Chances are, Apple will draw on multiple suppliers as it always has.
Posted by power142, on Jan 17, 2006 at 03:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Manufacturers of the 7200rpm laptop drives have...	2,165 Views / 27 Replies
Manufacturers of the 7200rpm laptop drives have been very careful in keeping the power consumption of the drives down. IMO, if you're going to spend the extra money on a non-stock drive anyway, it...
Posted by power142, on Jan 17, 2006 at 03:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks

That worked - thanks! I didn't even realize...	664 Views / 6 Replies
That worked - thanks! I didn't even realize I had DivX 5 installed.
Posted by power142, on Jan 10, 2006 at 08:55 PM, in Applications

Quicktime 7.04 with double Help menu	664 Views / 6 Replies
I updated to Quicktime 7.04 today (running on 10.4.3) and I get two help menus. Anyone else seeing this?
Posted by power142, on Jan 10, 2006 at 07:25 PM, in Applications

Wow, that's a good deal for a dual link card! ...	3,294 Views / 34 Replies
Wow, that's a good deal for a dual link card! This is OT, but I'd be tempted to jump in with both feet on a 2405 (despite the negatives I've read - the issues with the ACD 23" don't inspire me) if...
Posted by power142, on Jan 9, 2006 at 01:39 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

For SD (standard definition) programming, the...	3,024 Views / 8 Replies
For SD (standard definition) programming, the DVD-RW equipped TiVo units can't be beat - if you can stomach the monthly subscription. The ease of use, features and reliability are outstanding. As...
Posted by power142, on Jan 9, 2006 at 01:30 PM, in Mac Desktops

All this does is compare manufacturer...	3,294 Views / 34 Replies
All this does is compare manufacturer specifications and says nothing other than the Dell performs better on paper. I'm not defending the Apple blindly, as I own neither (and have no intention of...
Posted by power142, on Jan 5, 2006 at 09:42 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Many Mac users have Office for Mac. Those that...	4,513 Views / 42 Replies
Many Mac users have Office for Mac. Those that buy Virtual PC usually need some kind of Windows to run on it. That's opening your wallet a sum total of three times. Why would Microsoft want to change...
Posted by power142, on Jan 4, 2006 at 04:17 PM, in macOS

No... the default audio on the Mac is stereo pcm...	1,215 Views / 9 Replies
No... the default audio on the Mac is stereo pcm (pulse code modulation), while Dolby Digital (and I assume DTS) can be passed straight through by certain apps. Unless you add an additional sound...
Posted by power142, on Jan 1, 2006 at 06:52 PM, in Mac Desktops

In Apple's DVD Player, the computer doesn't...	1,215 Views / 9 Replies
In Apple's DVD Player, the computer doesn't decode a Dolby Digital stream at all - it just passes it through the optical out to your receiver. This is why you don't get system sounds, etc, while...
Posted by power142, on Jan 1, 2006 at 03:59 PM, in Mac Desktops

Yeah, some HDTVs sure are picky about what they...	1,018 Views / 11 Replies
Yeah, some HDTVs sure are picky about what they accept on the PC input. Have you tried the HDMI input? You should be able to use this with a DVI->HDMI adapter or cable, and you may have better luck...
Posted by power142, on Dec 30, 2005 at 04:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I was curious, so I read around a little......	974 Views / 9 Replies
I was curious, so I read around a little... apparently, most rear-projection sets are overscanned from the factory such that some pixels never make it past the light engine (in digital sets) to the...
Posted by power142, on Dec 24, 2005 at 04:45 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Look for Mac compatibility - then buy from a...	825 Views / 11 Replies
Look for Mac compatibility - then buy from a store with a good returns policy, so if it doesn't work as you like, you can take it back.
Posted by power142, on Dec 24, 2005 at 04:43 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Also, you may be able to tweak the display mode...	974 Views / 9 Replies
Also, you may be able to tweak the display mode settings using SwitchResX, but don't be horrified if you can't completely eliminate overscan.
Posted by power142, on Dec 23, 2005 at 02:26 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Not quite $600, but I haven't seen one I'd trust...	825 Views / 11 Replies
Not quite $600, but I haven't seen one I'd trust for under $200 :(
Posted by power142, on Dec 23, 2005 at 02:24 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Or alternatively, go into System Preferences ->...	707 Views / 5 Replies
Or alternatively, go into System Preferences -> Displays and click Detect....
Posted by power142, on Dec 21, 2005 at 04:05 PM, in Mac Desktops

Nice TV :) You might like to take a look in...	974 Views / 9 Replies
Nice TV :) You might like to take a look in the Rear Projection section at the AVS Forum (http://www.avsforum.com) as there a number of people discussing connecting this set up to a computer....
Posted by power142, on Dec 21, 2005 at 02:54 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

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