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I would recommend the 160 seagate anyway, as it...	1,120 Views / 3 Replies
I would recommend the 160 seagate anyway, as it uses a native sata connection. The maxtor and wd 250gb uses a convertor, if that's the models apple is using for the 250gb. It's debatable, but many...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 28, 2003 at 07:50 PM, in Mac Desktops

oh, so you're the kid with a white t-shirt? I...	2,878 Views / 22 Replies
oh, so you're the kid with a white t-shirt? I think we may have crossed paths before, but before now, I wasn't sure...:p
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 28, 2003 at 01:13 AM, in Mac Desktops

what? Am I the only one who got a Jennifer...	2,561 Views / 28 Replies
what? Am I the only one who got a Jennifer Garner with my G5????:eek:
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 27, 2003 at 01:36 PM, in Mac Desktops

or they might not be able to respond because...	2,561 Views / 28 Replies
or they might not be able to respond because their G5's are having problems :D ;)
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 27, 2003 at 01:34 PM, in Mac Desktops

so depending on whether you get the 9600 or 9800...	1,543 Views / 18 Replies
so depending on whether you get the 9600 or 9800 Pro, you could have ten fans ;) (I haven't seen it in the G5, but I'm assuming the 9600 is passively cooled.
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 27, 2003 at 01:30 PM, in Mac Desktops

DDR2 is a year+ way from being mass produced. ...	1,280 Views / 11 Replies
DDR2 is a year+ way from being mass produced. Not going to happen in the next revision. I doubt there will be any changes to memory bus speeds, as DDR400 is going to the highest JEDEC standard for...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 25, 2003 at 03:33 PM, in Mac Desktops

lol, no problem. I was going to see if you'd hit...	1,899 Views / 16 Replies
lol, no problem. I was going to see if you'd hit a 1000 posts before realizing it, but you seem like a nice kid ;) more off topic, but what is that quote from? It's starting to grow on me :)
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 22, 2003 at 09:11 PM, in Mac Desktops

no comment on the quote, but you do realize that...	1,899 Views / 16 Replies
no comment on the quote, but you do realize that you can make a signature that always comes out on the bottom instead of typing it every time, right?
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 22, 2003 at 08:29 PM, in Mac Desktops

i may be imaging it, but safari seems a little...	7,285 Views / 120 Replies
i may be imaging it, but safari seems a little slower now...and I do not like the new dock :(
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 22, 2003 at 08:25 PM, in macOS

that's probably true, as I think WD is the only...	1,549 Views / 12 Replies
that's probably true, as I think WD is the only one to come out with a 250gb SATA drive so far. The Wd's are the best performers, but also louder than the seagates.
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 21, 2003 at 01:00 PM, in Mac Desktops

it's a scam. they want you to wire the money to...	2,491 Views / 22 Replies
it's a scam. they want you to wire the money to the Ukraine....
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 19, 2003 at 09:27 AM, in Mac Desktops

well we'll see, because I offered to buy, but...	2,491 Views / 22 Replies
well we'll see, because I offered to buy, but I'll do it in person...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 18, 2003 at 11:45 PM, in Mac Desktops

HL2 is hardly "pre-beta" or "pre-alpha". It's...	3,061 Views / 25 Replies
HL2 is hardly "pre-beta" or "pre-alpha". It's shipping in November. And even so, you really need to judged the latest high end cards on the games that ARE in beta, since you're pretty much buying...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 18, 2003 at 05:55 PM, in Mac Desktops

Re: G5 placement	1,048 Views / 5 Replies
static electricity won't be a problem as long as you're not sliding it around the carpet, plus technically all the components should be shielded while in the case.
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 17, 2003 at 06:58 PM, in Mac Desktops

FS: ibook 800mhz, 640mb RAM, airport card	521 Views / 0 Replies
Bought this ibook about 1 1/2 months ago. It's in perfect condition, and I've upgraded the memory from crucial to 640mb, and added an airport card. Reason I'm selling is I've decided to buy the 15"...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 16, 2003 at 01:38 PM, in Marketplace

you sure the DVI doesn't work? Sometimes it...	3,513 Views / 25 Replies
you sure the DVI doesn't work? Sometimes it doesn't recognize to use the DVI instead of the VGA, but there's a button on the front to manually change it, or atleast there was on my 1900FP.
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 15, 2003 at 03:33 PM, in Mac Desktops

just buy crucial. You don't need to buy a fancy...	1,589 Views / 28 Replies
just buy crucial. You don't need to buy a fancy case of "match" memory. It's a marketing scam. And didn't you already ask this in another thread?
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 14, 2003 at 08:18 PM, in Mac Desktops

don't know what you mean by that, but you have to...	3,061 Views / 25 Replies
don't know what you mean by that, but you have to make a choice. Are you going to believe the black & white benchmarks you you have chosen not to, ot are you going to buy into consumer opinion,...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 14, 2003 at 02:50 PM, in Mac Desktops

I've seen 9800 Pro's for $350 for the Mac, and I...	3,061 Views / 25 Replies
I've seen 9800 Pro's for $350 for the Mac, and I would never buy refurbed video card for any reason (where did you see the Ti anyway for $250 anyway, I keep seeing for $399, the same as the retail...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 14, 2003 at 11:12 AM, in Mac Desktops

huh? Did we read the same review? If you look...	3,061 Views / 25 Replies
huh? Did we read the same review? If you look at the benches again, the 5900 ultra loses EVERY benchmark by 20-100%, sometime losing to the even the 9700 & 9600 Pro! Nvidia owned...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 14, 2003 at 10:28 AM, in Mac Desktops

that's reassuring, I just hope nothing has...	1,200 Views / 11 Replies
that's reassuring, I just hope nothing has changed their mind since that article is over 3 years old. You'd think with the G5, it would only stregthen their resolve to port it.
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 14, 2003 at 01:13 AM, in Mac Desktops

it's called spin control. Nvidia lost the...	3,061 Views / 25 Replies
it's called spin control. Nvidia lost the performance crown the day ATI came out with the radeon 9700, and the gap has only been getting wider since then.
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 14, 2003 at 01:11 AM, in Mac Desktops

that's awesome. Do you have a link to this? I...	1,200 Views / 11 Replies
that's awesome. Do you have a link to this? I wasn't aware it was ever announced, but gives me just another reason to get the G5 ;)
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 13, 2003 at 11:06 PM, in Mac Desktops

The Truth...:D ...	1,144 Views / 3 Replies
The Truth...:D http://www.theinformationminister.com/press.php?ID=612320919:D
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 13, 2003 at 04:04 PM, in Mac Desktops

yeah, that's what I thought. My feeling is that...	1,238 Views / 7 Replies
yeah, that's what I thought. My feeling is that if I could, I'd rather save the $200 going toward it and buy a 3rd gen DVD righter instead of the one apple provides. Just don't know if it's...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 12, 2003 at 10:44 PM, in Mac Desktops

Question on G5 combo/superdrive...	1,238 Views / 7 Replies
The specs on apple's super drive leave a little be desired in my opinon considering it's a $200 price increase and I can but a much faster DVD-RW/+RW drive aftermarket for just a little bit more. My...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 12, 2003 at 07:24 PM, in Mac Desktops

thanks for the advice, I will take it to heart. ...	688 Views / 6 Replies
thanks for the advice, I will take it to heart. I was actually at the bookstore yesterday and bought Sams Teach Yourself HTML & XHTML in 24 hours, 6th edition, which covers HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.1. ...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 12, 2003 at 07:11 PM, in Developer Center

just spoke to a sales guy at the Cambridgeside...	7,524 Views / 58 Replies
just spoke to a sales guy at the Cambridgeside Apple Store in MA, and asked when the duallies will be availabel to buy in store (they have 1.6 & 1.8 already). He said "officially" they've been told...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 12, 2003 at 02:51 PM, in Mac Desktops

Need advice, wanna learn to make web pages...	688 Views / 6 Replies
for those of you who are proficient in web design, knowing then what you know now, how would you start out? Mind you, I'm 26 and out of school, and while I did know a little html 5 years ago...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 9, 2003 at 09:35 PM, in Developer Center

keep it in perspective that a very small sample...	7,524 Views / 58 Replies
keep it in perspective that a very small sample of Mac users who ordered a dual G5 are members of MacNN. Some people may very well have gotten them.
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 9, 2003 at 07:21 PM, in Mac Desktops

hmmm, before everyone beats on his grammar, maybe...	2,743 Views / 41 Replies
hmmm, before everyone beats on his grammar, maybe his first language isn't english?
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 9, 2003 at 07:18 PM, in Mac Desktops

wouldn't that be 200gb over two drives?:p	926 Views / 7 Replies
wouldn't that be 200gb over two drives?:p
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 8, 2003 at 07:57 PM, in Mac Desktops

just get a Samsung 213T then. That's what I'm...	665 Views / 2 Replies
just get a Samsung 213T then. That's what I'm doing if nothing is announced at the Paris Expo...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 8, 2003 at 08:55 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

The FX5200 is no upgrade from the GF4 mx.	5,130 Views / 65 Replies
The FX5200 is no upgrade from the GF4 mx.
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 8, 2003 at 08:48 AM, in Mac Desktops

it's for both. if the fans are forced to run top...	1,600 Views / 20 Replies
it's for both. if the fans are forced to run top speed all the time you're putting more wear and tear on them as well, as well as adding more noise. Clock throttling (slewing) is a way to keep the...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 7, 2003 at 04:55 PM, in Mac Desktops

if it's that big of a deal, show a little...	2,005 Views / 27 Replies
if it's that big of a deal, show a little patience and wait to order the G5 until Panther is out. You won't see me whining when you guys have your G5's before me (ok, maybe a little ;)), so don't...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 7, 2003 at 11:50 AM, in Mac Desktops

the p4 has clock throttling as well...this is...	1,600 Views / 20 Replies
the p4 has clock throttling as well...this is nothing new with higher frequency cpu's. Turn it off permanently on either, and I guarantee your cpu's won't make it through the warranty period.
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 7, 2003 at 09:16 AM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Re: First Dual G5 Delivered?	2,064 Views / 14 Replies
care to elaborate?
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 5, 2003 at 01:49 PM, in Mac Desktops

all ati radeon cards use the same drivers ever...	2,269 Views / 21 Replies
all ati radeon cards use the same drivers ever since they came out with the uniform code (Catalyst). Same thing with all Geforce based cards...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 2, 2003 at 03:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks

any interest in trading down for an ibook that is...	773 Views / 4 Replies
any interest in trading down for an ibook that is 1 month old + cash for the difference? I'm in Waltham btw...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 2, 2003 at 09:58 AM, in Marketplace

do did anyone from here win or what?	2,355 Views / 44 Replies
do did anyone from here win or what?
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 2, 2003 at 09:56 AM, in Marketplace

it's not that big. Only a few inches taler than...	4,199 Views / 73 Replies
it's not that big. Only a few inches taler than the G4, and that's mostly because of the handles. and it's definitely not cheap. The G4 cases, while pretty, looked cheap. The G5 definitely looks...
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 2, 2003 at 09:51 AM, in Mac Desktops

well gollllieee, us dummins wern just goint to...	3,080 Views / 68 Replies
well gollllieee, us dummins wern just goint to yuse that dang silver contraption for de Quake, not none of dat smart stuff you be doin! :rolleyes:
Posted by GeoMac, on Sep 1, 2003 at 08:21 AM, in Mac Desktops

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