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get the Mareware 1,831 Views / 20 Replies  
I got a Mareware Sportfolio. It awesome. A recommend it without any reservations. It is very slim and light, but also very sturdy and protective. It has enough room for the power adapter, a...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Jan 18, 2003 at 01:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Good riddance I say to you. We have enough cry... 7,210 Views / 104 Replies  
Good riddance I say to you. We have enough cry babies who whine about a 2 year old machine that has a bad CD drive. You should have gotten AppleCare or you should buy the part and install it...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Jan 17, 2003 at 12:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I use a dlink and it is great, but the... 1,267 Views / 20 Replies  
I use a dlink and it is great, but the documentation sucks.
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 29, 2002 at 06:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
SS4 has gone gold master, but there are no... 1,912 Views / 29 Replies  
SS4 has gone gold master, but there are no reports of a Mac port. The success of the Sims series on Mac makes a port very likely though. Who knows when however.
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 27, 2002 at 09:15 PM, in Gaming
Ebay bounty hunter 1,409 Views / 21 Replies  
ebay is great if you are smart about it. Anything over a grand must be done through escrow. If you offer to pay escrow (its not expensive) on a high price item, and the seller refuses then forget...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 24, 2002 at 01:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
USB 2.0 is a great improvment over 1.1, but it is... 852 Views / 7 Replies  
USB 2.0 is a great improvment over 1.1, but it is not yet very useful on Macs. There is just no point yet as there are no compelling products that take advantage of USB 2.0 only. Firewire HDs and...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 24, 2002 at 01:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
In case you are wondering I believe that if you... 1,261 Views / 22 Replies  
In case you are wondering I believe that if you actually made a bet on your Quake skills it would be, if you were convicted, most likely a class c misdemeanor...the lowest class of crimes. The max...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 18, 2002 at 10:41 PM, in Gaming
save your cash and buy an xbox with xbox live. ... 1,590 Views / 26 Replies  
save your cash and buy an xbox with xbox live. You will be much happier with the games on it, and you will be able to play the games in a year or two. The powerbook is a great gamer as far as...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 17, 2002 at 11:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
CompUSA and Frys both have good warranty... 4,976 Views / 15 Replies  
CompUSA and Frys both have good warranty policies, and I believe they are available if you did not buy the computer there. The plus with a CompUSA warranty is that almost everywhere has a CompUSA,...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 17, 2002 at 07:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
In case you are interested the Xserve's... 1,251 Views / 13 Replies  
In case you are interested the Xserve's dimensions are: 18inches wide, 28 inches deep, and 1.75 inches tall. It weighs 26 pounds. This would be quite a hefty solution, and hence probably worthless...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 11, 2002 at 01:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If you wanted something as silly as you are... 1,251 Views / 13 Replies  
If you wanted something as silly as you are describing, you could make a custom case for an Xserve (pretty much use the rack mounting points to attach a handle and cover)as it is flat and would be...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 11, 2002 at 01:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
bagreview.com That is all the info you will... 1,438 Views / 15 Replies  
bagreview.com

That is all the info you will need to make an informed decision.
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 9, 2002 at 01:20 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: wireless internet 1ghz ti book 1,356 Views / 14 Replies  
If you are connecting a wirless router to a school or work connection without the knowledge of your employer or IT department you may be creating a huge security risk for your company allowing any...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Dec 3, 2002 at 08:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Apple Care for $265... 2,248 Views / 47 Replies  
Apple Care for $265 (http://www.2buystore.com/shopdisplaydetail.asp?id=518330)

Now you have no excuse. Just get it, it is definately worth $265 dollars.

The only other warranties I would...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Nov 27, 2002 at 02:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
they charge the tax of whatever state it is sold... 885 Views / 10 Replies  
they charge the tax of whatever state it is sold to.

Apple is normally just about the same price on models under 3000 now that they have the RAM promotion. Over 3000 and the sales tax starts...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Nov 6, 2002 at 11:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I bet it would definately be fine if you elevated... 697 Views / 3 Replies  
I bet it would definately be fine if you elevated it off the ground so that air could flow under the case as well.
Posted by FlashGordon, on Nov 6, 2002 at 11:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I agree options are great. If the release is... 13,174 Views / 81 Replies  
I agree options are great. If the release is just a small one, they should leave the 667 and an active model and drop the price on it to 1799 or 1899, they would sell a bunch of those and not...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Nov 5, 2002 at 10:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
where do you think the light from the LCD comes... 1,796 Views / 36 Replies  
where do you think the light from the LCD comes from?
Posted by FlashGordon, on Nov 5, 2002 at 01:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Here may be the link he is talking about. ... 4,818 Views / 15 Replies  
Here may be the link he is talking about. MacRumors posted these, there is also one for a $999 iBook. However, they say nothing about price of the top model or specs.

apple promo ad...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Nov 4, 2002 at 03:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
uh oh cross posting...thats a no no haha who... 1,875 Views / 24 Replies  
uh oh cross posting...thats a no no

haha who cares, I didnt see it so let him post it here too, like he is infringing on another poster's intellectual property.

I cross post all the time just...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 30, 2002 at 02:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks
ship time of current pbooks delayed 1,436 Views / 12 Replies  
For the first time in several months or more the ship time from the Apple retail site of both 667 and 800 Powerbooks is being listed as 3-5 days rather than 1-2 days. This is more telling than the...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 30, 2002 at 02:43 AM, in Mac Notebooks
MacMall, ClubMac, CDW, and MacZone will not... 687 Views / 3 Replies  
MacMall, ClubMac, CDW, and MacZone will not charge state sales tax. You will have to pay shipping with these and Apple amy not charge for shipping so depending on how much the CPU you are getting...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 29, 2002 at 12:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I do the same thing, I always point out when a... 643 Views / 8 Replies  
I do the same thing, I always point out when a Mac is on TV to my girlfriend. Eventually she became so annoyed with it she started yelling at me telling me that Macs suck...blah, blah blah...(I stop...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 25, 2002 at 04:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: PB in Fox John Doe commerical 643 Views / 8 Replies  
You saw it watching the world series right? I saw the same thing. PBs were also in the tornado master card credit card commercial during the series, and can be seen in travelocity commercials, and...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 25, 2002 at 09:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
realize that Porche the article is referring to... 1,318 Views / 15 Replies  
realize that Porche the article is referring to is not the car company, but the designer is related to the car company family.
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 25, 2002 at 02:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Your thinking is a bit flawed. X is slow on the... 2,871 Views / 60 Replies  
Your thinking is a bit flawed. X is slow on the 667 b/c it is running on a 667. I would bet it also has 256 MB of RAM( but it does not change the point). I will not argue that X is slower, but it...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 23, 2002 at 10:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I read on MacCentral that you can buy most of... 653 Views / 3 Replies  
I read on MacCentral that you can buy most of road tool's pads at Staple's if you have one in your town. You can also buy the Roadtools pad at Apple's store under 'mobile gear'. I am sure that...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 23, 2002 at 05:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
you will be okay, lots of people start rumors... 46,373 Views / 470 Replies  
you will be okay, lots of people start rumors that do not pan out.

just be scared if SpyMac offers you a job, thats when you know you are a rumor whore.
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 22, 2002 at 01:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Man this thread is hoppin. As far as the... 46,373 Views / 470 Replies  
Man this thread is hoppin.

As far as the superdrive is concerned, I dont think it is a huge deal, as Apple will no doubt make it available in an upgrade when it is released, just like they did...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 22, 2002 at 12:27 AM, in Mac Notebooks
great idea especially with motorolas new small... 1,503 Views / 27 Replies  
great idea especially with motorolas new small cheap GPS chip
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 2, 2002 at 09:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
since when does Apple make sense? 2,073 Views / 24 Replies  
since when does Apple make sense?
Posted by FlashGordon, on Oct 1, 2002 at 05:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I would not trade my ten year old Quadra for that... 760 Views / 12 Replies  
I would not trade my ten year old Quadra for that crap.
Posted by FlashGordon, on Sep 26, 2002 at 06:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
:D 3,854 Views / 11 Replies  
:D
Posted by FlashGordon, on Sep 26, 2002 at 12:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
so I take it that using the brush I use to clean... 3,854 Views / 11 Replies  
so I take it that using the brush I use to clean my barbeque grill is a bad idea.
Posted by FlashGordon, on Sep 25, 2002 at 07:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks
if you want them to replace it for paint you have... 1,415 Views / 19 Replies  
if you want them to replace it for paint you have to be persistant. Over at the Apple discussion boards there is a long link about the problem. The first person you talk to always says no tis...
Posted by FlashGordon, on Sep 25, 2002 at 07:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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