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Perhaps Apple could persuade nVidia to create an...	1,747 Views / 19 Replies
Perhaps Apple could persuade nVidia to create an AGP version of the 6200 for the iMac. Or, maybe Apple will switch to PCI-Express at MWSF…
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 22, 2004 at 02:27 PM, in Mac Desktops

The 9600XT is standard in the 2.5GHz PM. The...	1,747 Views / 19 Replies
The 9600XT is standard in the 2.5GHz PM. The 5700U isn't in any current Mac. The only Macs current using nVidia chips are the 1.8 and 2.0GHz PMs, the iMac G5 and the 12" PB. However, nVidia uses...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 19, 2004 at 05:14 PM, in Mac Desktops

Refreshes at six months is the norm. No major...	1,747 Views / 19 Replies
Refreshes at six months is the norm. No major redesign. If/when IBM can get faster G5 chips in mass production, we'll see a PowerMac speed bump. After that, expect the iMac to jump up to 2GHz. I...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 18, 2004 at 06:28 PM, in Mac Desktops

I don't think that a full working non-beta...	14,006 Views / 286 Replies
I don't think that a full working non-beta version of ppc64 is shipping yet. I know that the Gentoo team is still working out a few bugs, as is TerraSoft (Yellow Dog) and trying to resolve the fan...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 18, 2004 at 12:18 PM, in Mac Desktops

Looking at the current specs on Aspyr's website,...	14,006 Views / 286 Replies
Looking at the current specs on Aspyr's website, the iMac G5 will barely meet them. Much will depend on the degree to which Aspyr can optimize the game for Mac. Here are some PC benchmarks...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 16, 2004 at 08:28 PM, in Mac Desktops

Doom 3 is out, just not for Mac…	14,006 Views / 286 Replies
Doom 3 is out, just not for Mac…
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 16, 2004 at 07:46 PM, in Mac Desktops

The iMac's limit is 2GB. The iMac is going...	1,171 Views / 8 Replies
The iMac's limit is 2GB. The iMac is going to likely be faster than your Athlon. It's comparable to an Athlon64 system. You will be more limited with regard to future upgrades. If you're going...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 13, 2004 at 10:34 AM, in Mac Desktops

I'm old. We had original Apple IIs back in...	6,875 Views / 110 Replies
I'm old. We had original Apple IIs back in school. I remember the progression. The IIe's were pretty cool, especially hooked up to a color screen (or TV - back when hooking your computer to a TV...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 3, 2004 at 07:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks

The iBook comes with a VGA adapter. As long as...	512 Views / 2 Replies
The iBook comes with a VGA adapter. As long as your monitor uses a standard VGA plug, you should be good to go.
Posted by DaBeav, on Oct 29, 2004 at 02:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I've tried both side-by-side at the Apple Store. ...	1,684 Views / 19 Replies
I've tried both side-by-side at the Apple Store. PowerBook feels a bit sturdier, likely because it's metal and not plastic and doesn't "give" as much. iBook feels plenty durable however. Weight...
Posted by DaBeav, on Oct 25, 2004 at 05:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It's soldered on. Very few notebooks have an...	479 Views / 1 Replies
It's soldered on. Very few notebooks have an upgradeable GPU.
Posted by DaBeav, on Oct 21, 2004 at 07:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I was at the Apple Store at The Grove with a...	1,481 Views / 24 Replies
I was at the Apple Store at The Grove with a friend and we were looking at the new iBooks. He saw the 12" and turned up his nose. Too tiny, too cramped. Yeah, they have the same resolution, but...
Posted by DaBeav, on Oct 21, 2004 at 06:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks

For Sims 2, looks like the iBook G4 will squeak...	9,082 Views / 78 Replies
For Sims 2, looks like the iBook G4 will squeak by, if you got a 1GHz or faster: Mac OS X 10.3.4 or later PowerPC G4/G5, 1GHz or faster 256MB RAM (512MB recommended) 4.2 GB free disk space ...
Posted by DaBeav, on Oct 21, 2004 at 06:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'd go for the 20" for the screen real estate...	4,387 Views / 31 Replies
I'd go for the 20" for the screen real estate alone. I didn't think it looked to terribly big or unwieldy. A lot would depend on how much space you have at your workstation.
Posted by DaBeav, on Oct 14, 2004 at 01:10 PM, in Mac Desktops

If you've already tried a clean install, send it...	784 Views / 2 Replies
If you've already tried a clean install, send it back and ask for a replacement or at the very least, a new logic board. Did the local Mac techs check the hard disk too?
Posted by DaBeav, on Oct 14, 2004 at 01:08 PM, in Mac Desktops

Not the same version, no. You can get Unreal...	2,038 Views / 15 Replies
Not the same version, no. You can get Unreal Championship II, and Unreal II: The Awakening for XBox however. You can even play online using XBox Live with voice chat and everything. Consoles are...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 29, 2004 at 02:47 PM, in Mac Desktops

Or get an XBox/PS2/NGC.	2,038 Views / 15 Replies
Or get an XBox/PS2/NGC.
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 27, 2004 at 01:13 PM, in Mac Desktops

I'm typing this on a 17" model at the Union...	1,606 Views / 14 Replies
I'm typing this on a 17" model at the Union Square store in SF. Pretty darn sahweet!
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 16, 2004 at 10:13 PM, in Mac Desktops

For that single test, yes. Now, look at the...	14,006 Views / 286 Replies
For that single test, yes. Now, look at the results from the rest of the tests (http://www.barefeats.com/motion.html) and you'll see that the graphics card does make a noticeable difference. Here...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 14, 2004 at 02:23 PM, in Mac Desktops

Poll: Radeon 9600XT or GF FX5700, 128MB as a BTO option.	1,316 Views / 26 Replies
Radeon 9600XT or GF FX5700, 128MB as a BTO option.
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 12, 2004 at 02:09 PM, in Mac Desktops

The downward-facing speakers were used because...	4,257 Views / 61 Replies
The downward-facing speakers were used because the speaker grilles also provide air intake for the cooling system. I'm interested to see how effective they are at "boucing" sound to the user. ...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 11, 2004 at 07:37 PM, in Mac Desktops

Apple charges $50 to swap out the 5200U for a...	14,006 Views / 286 Replies
Apple charges $50 to swap out the 5200U for a 9600XT in the G5. The 9600 is a great mid-range card. Would have been nice to see it as an option in the iMac.
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 11, 2004 at 01:32 PM, in Mac Desktops

Well, or the current G5s, add more internal drive...	5,601 Views / 78 Replies
Well, or the current G5s, add more internal drive space and maybe another optical bay and make PCI-X standard on all models. Convince ATi and/or nVidia to make some of their really high-end...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 10, 2004 at 07:14 PM, in Mac Desktops

Well, if you got have a tower with the 5200U, you...	14,006 Views / 286 Replies
Well, if you got have a tower with the 5200U, you don't have to throw out the whole machine, just pop in a new graphics card. Can't really do that on the iMac.
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 10, 2004 at 06:00 PM, in Mac Desktops

For DVD burning definitely. I was referring more...	18,595 Views / 381 Replies
For DVD burning definitely. I was referring more to burning CDs, something that will probably be a lot more common. Even then, how many users will be burning enough DVDs to really care? It...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 10, 2004 at 04:29 PM, in Mac Desktops

Actually, optimizing for the G5 could be as...	18,595 Views / 381 Replies
Actually, optimizing for the G5 could be as simple as recompiling with the latest version of XCode. Optimized plug-ins for Photoshop and updates to FCP and other pro apps were available very shortly...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 10, 2004 at 03:09 PM, in Mac Desktops

Core Image...	14,006 Views / 286 Replies
Core Image (http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/core.html), scope the system reqs in the lower right. The FX 5200U is the very bottom rung. This is for the version of Core Image that ships with...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 10, 2004 at 02:58 PM, in Mac Desktops

Keep in mind that the new iMac does crank out...	14,006 Views / 286 Replies
Keep in mind that the new iMac does crank out faster framerates than the old one - and they use the same GPU and amount of VRAM. The problem with the G4 wasn't the graphics chip, it was the...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 10, 2004 at 12:19 PM, in Mac Desktops

At least with the G5 tower, you can upgrade to...	1,607 Views / 28 Replies
At least with the G5 tower, you can upgrade to the 9600XT for only $50, or replace the video card at a later date.
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 10, 2004 at 01:40 AM, in Mac Desktops

With a much improved system architecture? Yeah,...	18,595 Views / 381 Replies
With a much improved system architecture? Yeah, it will. It will stomp all over an eMac. You can bet that in the not-too-distant future, iLife apps and other apps such as Final Cut Express will be...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 9, 2004 at 07:35 PM, in Mac Desktops

Do you have to pair it during normal use, or is...	1,607 Views / 28 Replies
Do you have to pair it during normal use, or is it after waking from sleep, rebooting, etc.? The PB may be shutting down BT to conserve energy. After you wipe and reformat, BT gets installed...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 9, 2004 at 06:54 PM, in Mac Desktops

It's available on the US page. It's not under...	1,607 Views / 28 Replies
It's available on the US page. It's not under the Bluetooth Module drop-down, it's under Apple Keyboard & Mouse instead. It's only $99, so if even if you're only going to use the keyboard (and get...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 9, 2004 at 03:45 PM, in Mac Desktops

The video card complaint is valid. Considering...	5,784 Views / 140 Replies
The video card complaint is valid. Considering that the iMac uses a high res LCD, especially on the 20", an FX5200U just doesn't cut it. Granted, for an AIO design, it works well. Most other AIOs...
Posted by DaBeav, on Sep 8, 2004 at 08:57 PM, in Mac Desktops

A G5 will definitely be nice, however I'm more...	8,888 Views / 87 Replies
A G5 will definitely be nice, however I'm more excited about the faster architecture the G5 will bring along with it. However, more important to me, I would love to see Apple put a decent (not...
Posted by DaBeav, on Jul 16, 2004 at 03:39 PM, in Mac Desktops

The iBook G3s use PC-100 SO-DIMMs. If you could...	2,453 Views / 19 Replies
The iBook G3s use PC-100 SO-DIMMs. If you could locate at 1GB chip, then theoretically it should work, but I haven't seen any listed. The iBook G4s use PC2100 DDR SO-DIMMs, which currently top...
Posted by DaBeav, on Apr 22, 2004 at 06:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It would be nice too if the 256MB of RAM was...	1,450 Views / 15 Replies
It would be nice too if the 256MB of RAM was built-in and not 128MB built-in with 128MB in the expansion slot. The G4 currently tops out at 1.5GHz.
Posted by DaBeav, on Apr 15, 2004 at 01:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I just got a refurb'd XBox. HALO rocks! I might...	1,248 Views / 14 Replies
I just got a refurb'd XBox. HALO rocks! I might just have to sign up for XBox Live when HALO 2 comes out. Laptops in general won't be very stellar gaming machines. For occasional use it should...
Posted by DaBeav, on Mar 15, 2004 at 06:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I put Yellow Dog on my old Rev/A iMac and it runs...	828 Views / 12 Replies
I put Yellow Dog on my old Rev/A iMac and it runs well. My primary complaint (which is hardly Terrasoft's fault) is that platform bigotry toward x86 extends forth even to Linux. But, Yellow Dog...
Posted by DaBeav, on Jan 12, 2004 at 08:44 PM, in macOS

Seeing how the iBook G4s only ship with Panther,...	947 Views / 12 Replies
Seeing how the iBook G4s only ship with Panther, they should have done more careful testing.
Posted by DaBeav, on Dec 8, 2003 at 09:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sonica Theater from M-Audio...	681 Views / 6 Replies
Sonica Theater from M-Audio (http://www.m-audio.com/products/consumer/sonica-theater.php) supports up to 7.1. The Sonica (http://www.m-audio.com/products/consumer/sonica.php) supports output to your...
Posted by DaBeav, on Dec 6, 2003 at 05:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Early benchmarks from MacSpeedZone...	743 Views / 5 Replies
Early benchmarks from MacSpeedZone (http://www.macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/all/index.html) and BareFeats (http://www.barefeats.com/ibG4.html) indicate that there is a difference...
Posted by DaBeav, on Dec 6, 2003 at 04:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks

The 14" isn't too big, and it still pretty light...	1,095 Views / 7 Replies
The 14" isn't too big, and it still pretty light at 5.9lbs. If it will be your primary machine, the larger screen may be worth it. It also depends on how mobile you are. The CPU is defintitely...
Posted by DaBeav, on Dec 6, 2003 at 04:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I would guess the extra 67MHz won't make that...	777 Views / 3 Replies
I would guess the extra 67MHz won't make that much of a difference. The upgrade to a 60GB HD at the Apple Store is $50, so you're still saving $150 over the 1GHz model - you can pocket, or apply...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 21, 2003 at 10:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Dual Opteron benchmarks are conspicuously...	6,438 Views / 44 Replies
Dual Opteron benchmarks are conspicuously absent... Will the Athlon 64/FX-51 be MP capable? The 1.8 and 2.0 G5s do have the benefit of an extra CPU...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 19, 2003 at 12:58 AM, in Mac Desktops

If you order a custom config from the Apple...	763 Views / 6 Replies
If you order a custom config from the Apple Store, upgrading to the 60GB HD is pretty cheap, still notably less expensive than the 1GHz model. I would wait a while for the new iBooks to be reviewed...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 16, 2003 at 01:54 AM, in Mac Notebooks

If you don't want to spring for MS Office,...	859 Views / 4 Replies
If you don't want to spring for MS Office, there's also OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/). It's a UNIX port, and runs under X11 (http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/), which may not be...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 12, 2003 at 10:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks

BareFeats has run some preliminary benchmarks...	1,152 Views / 5 Replies
BareFeats has run some preliminary benchmarks (http://www.barefeats.com/ibG4.html). Perhaps more RAM would help? Either that or the drivers for the Mobility Radeon 9200 aren't very good. The 9200...
Posted by DaBeav, on Nov 12, 2003 at 05:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Accoding to T-Mobile's Plan page...	1,098 Views / 9 Replies
Accoding to T-Mobile's Plan page (http://www.t-mobile.com/hotspot/services_plans.htm), you can buy an unlimited subscription, or you can pay $6/hour ($0.10/min after that) and pay as you go. Or pay...
Posted by DaBeav, on Oct 27, 2003 at 04:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Here's a PDF comparing the latest chipsets...	785 Views / 3 Replies
Here's a PDF comparing the latest chipsets (http://ati.com/products/brochures/MOBILITY_Product_Line.pdf). Looks like the 9600 definitely packs more of a wallop than the 9200. However, it would...
Posted by DaBeav, on Oct 24, 2003 at 08:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Unfortunately, the iBook only supports VGA-out. ...	1,225 Views / 9 Replies
Unfortunately, the iBook only supports VGA-out. Adapters to go from VGA to ADC are rather expensive, and it will be an analog rather than digital signal. If she wants to use the external display,...
Posted by DaBeav, on Oct 24, 2003 at 04:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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