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iMac Core Duo electricity use? 621 Views / 1 Replies  
Has anyone had a chance to get some power readings with a Kill A Watt or similar electricity meter?

Readings at both idle and full CPU utilization would be interesting.

Thanks.
Posted by Al G, on Jan 23, 2006 at 06:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
I missed the >DC< part of the DC 2.3 (reading it... 1,162 Views / 10 Replies  
I missed the >DC< part of the DC 2.3 (reading it as "DP") and thought they were talking about the older Dual 2.3 vs the Dual 2.5. The reason I thought that is because in Barefeats tests, the Dual...
Posted by Al G, on Jan 23, 2006 at 05:28 PM, in Mac Desktops
I have a Hitachi 5K100 80GB 5400RPM drive in my... 8,837 Views / 31 Replies  
I have a Hitachi 5K100 80GB 5400RPM drive in my 1.67 PB (Jan. 2005 model). It is very quiet and makes no clicking noises.

I had a Toshiba drive (MK4018GAS) in my Titanium PB and its calibration...
Posted by Al G, on Jan 18, 2006 at 01:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility) before and... 823 Views / 5 Replies  
Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility) before and after a system software upgrade or other major software installation. That's really about it.

Nuggetman is right, except technically, there is a...
Posted by Al G, on Jan 17, 2006 at 02:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Now you want to send it back because Apple came... 2,479 Views / 39 Replies  
Now you want to send it back because Apple came out with an Intel iMac?

The PowerMac is still faster and you have a 23" monitor. I don't understand.

The two are not really in the same...
Posted by Al G, on Jan 14, 2006 at 09:46 PM, in Mac Desktops
Bad motherboard battery? 585 Views / 2 Replies  
Bad motherboard battery?
Posted by Al G, on Jan 8, 2006 at 03:54 PM, in Mac Desktops
This is a long-standing and very annoying problem... 1,309 Views / 22 Replies  
This is a long-standing and very annoying problem with Apple and the G5s. Apple has better video cards but refuses to sell them except as part of an entire computer.
Posted by Al G, on Jan 6, 2006 at 07:52 PM, in Mac Desktops
I also prefer the ports on the back. But Apple... 11,597 Views / 73 Replies  
I also prefer the ports on the back. But Apple moved them to the side for a very good reason: to accommodate a redesigned, improved hinge. Tibook hinge problems were very common. Alu hinge...
Posted by Al G, on Jan 5, 2006 at 03:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Just a wild guess--and you may have already done... 5,032 Views / 61 Replies  
Just a wild guess--and you may have already done the necessary troubleshooting but you didn't say--but I'll bet your sleep and instability problems are due to the ethernet PC card (and its drivers if...
Posted by Al G, on Jan 5, 2006 at 02:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The Dual 2.7 comes with a DL Superdrive. 1,316 Views / 23 Replies  
The Dual 2.7 comes with a DL Superdrive.
Posted by Al G, on Dec 29, 2005 at 03:37 PM, in Mac Desktops
1. Encryption does slow down your connection but... 717 Views / 5 Replies  
1. Encryption does slow down your connection but I don't think it should be any worse on a Mac. It could be related to your Wi-Fi signal strength; that metal in Powerbooks is known for reducing...
Posted by Al G, on Dec 19, 2005 at 03:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
"First revision hardware often has flaws. If you... 8,606 Views / 85 Replies  
"First revision hardware often has flaws. If you buy the first rev, then you get to find those flaws, while if you wait for the second rev, you do not."

Sometimes, but not always or necessarily...
Posted by Al G, on Dec 17, 2005 at 04:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Skepticism can be healthy. But it's still going... 8,606 Views / 85 Replies  
Skepticism can be healthy. But it's still going to be Apple's world, just with Intel CPUs instead of PPC. The features you list like FW Target mode, Sudden Motion Sensor, etc., really have nothing...
Posted by Al G, on Dec 16, 2005 at 02:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I don't have a quad so I can't help. And I... 8,172 Views / 79 Replies  
I don't have a quad so I can't help.

And I don't mean to be rude but if you have a bad fan in your machine then get it fixed. I don't understand how having other people around the world monkey...
Posted by Al G, on Dec 13, 2005 at 08:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
When you remove the clear air guide most fans... 8,172 Views / 79 Replies  
When you remove the clear air guide most fans drop to minimum speed and CPU performance is also automatically reduced drastically. I doubt I have to tell you that the machine was not meant to be run...
Posted by Al G, on Dec 12, 2005 at 05:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
Apple previously used 2x256MB. Starting with the... 660 Views / 3 Replies  
Apple previously used 2x256MB. Starting with the PBs that came out in early 2005 (introduced Jan. or Feb.), they shipped with a single 512MB.
Posted by Al G, on Dec 10, 2005 at 04:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Storage Review shows the new Hitachi 500GB SATA... 3,949 Views / 34 Replies  
Storage Review shows the new Hitachi 500GB SATA as the current 7200RPM performance king.

It runs a little hotter than other drives, but that's no surprise for the fastest, largest drive.

(I'm...
Posted by Al G, on Dec 7, 2005 at 03:30 PM, in Mac Desktops
Your unending vigil against viruses, spyware and... 960 Views / 12 Replies  
Your unending vigil against viruses, spyware and adware will end. :)

Seriously, don't waste your money on Mac AV software.
Posted by Al G, on Dec 7, 2005 at 03:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
strange SATA hard drive behavior--dying drive? 555 Views / 0 Replies  
I have a G5 with two 250GB hard drives, the stock drive which is a Maxtor 6B250S0 about six months old and an IBM/Hitachi 7K250 which I have had for a couple years, migrating it to new machines....
Posted by Al G, on Nov 28, 2005 at 03:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
SATA 150 is fine. 1,755 Views / 9 Replies  
SATA 150 is fine.
Posted by Al G, on Nov 26, 2005 at 02:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
I don't know why you think you got a slower... 1,137 Views / 17 Replies  
I don't know why you think you got a slower machine. You didn't. Overall, faster RAM in the DC can't make up for faster CPUs in the DP 2.5.

Maybe the 9600XT is slower than the GeForce 6600 (I...
Posted by Al G, on Nov 26, 2005 at 02:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
You got more for less. Definitely a good deal. 1,137 Views / 17 Replies  
You got more for less. Definitely a good deal.
Posted by Al G, on Nov 24, 2005 at 03:02 PM, in Mac Desktops
Low voltage is 120V (U.S.) and high voltage is... 2,551 Views / 20 Replies  
Low voltage is 120V (U.S.) and high voltage is 200-240V (Euro, etc.).

10A at 120V is 1200 watts. Ouch. But that's the theoretical maximum and I doubt it will draw that much (at least not for...
Posted by Al G, on Nov 12, 2005 at 02:47 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Not until it actually exists. :D Maybe the more... 920 Views / 4 Replies  
Not until it actually exists. :D Maybe the more important question is when will the PowerIntelMac be produced? No one knows for sure but the evidence suggests the PowerMac line will be one of the...
Posted by Al G, on Nov 12, 2005 at 02:34 PM, in Mac Desktops
The fan on the 9800 Pro is pretty annoying but it... 9,244 Views / 116 Replies  
The fan on the 9800 Pro is pretty annoying but it should sound like a high-pitched fan and you should be able to localize it to the rear towards the top of the machine.

If it's not a fan sound...
Posted by Al G, on Nov 10, 2005 at 03:03 PM, in Mac Desktops
Your external drives are almost certain to be... 1,827 Views / 40 Replies  
Your external drives are almost certain to be regular old ATA (or PATA) not SATA (Serial ATA), so no, they're not interchangeable. There are adapters that convert ATA to SATA but they might not...
Posted by Al G, on Nov 5, 2005 at 10:49 PM, in Mac Desktops
When mine behaved exactly that way it turned out... 907 Views / 6 Replies  
When mine behaved exactly that way it turned out that the CPU card failed.
Posted by Al G, on Nov 5, 2005 at 10:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
ATI will probably add Mac PCIe cards sometime... 1,827 Views / 40 Replies  
ATI will probably add Mac PCIe cards sometime later. Until then, you'll have to do without rotation.

It's also possible that Apple will add rotation to nVidia card drivers in the future.
Posted by Al G, on Oct 30, 2005 at 01:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
Jobs said the first Intel Macs would be a year... 4,517 Views / 53 Replies  
Jobs said the first Intel Macs would be a year from last WWDC, in other words around June 2006.

Historically, Apple tends to get behind and delays are common. So based solely on past performance,...
Posted by Al G, on Oct 26, 2005 at 03:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
In my opinion, no, it would not be worth it. The... 1,212 Views / 12 Replies  
In my opinion, no, it would not be worth it. The 2.3 won't be much faster.
Posted by Al G, on Oct 24, 2005 at 04:25 PM, in Mac Desktops
I have been saying this for a while now. There's... 923 Views / 5 Replies  
I have been saying this for a while now. There's no question that the G4 in a Powerbook can't come close to the raw computing power of a P4, Pentium M or Athlon. But outside of pure number...
Posted by Al G, on Oct 24, 2005 at 04:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have nothing against Crucial, but here are some... 1,405 Views / 5 Replies  
I have nothing against Crucial, but here are some alternatives which are also guaranteed to be compatible and cost less:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/4200DDR2S1GB/
...
Posted by Al G, on Oct 24, 2005 at 03:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks
re: lock slot... Can you clarify,... 8,972 Views / 97 Replies  
re: lock slot...



Can you clarify, please? I'm not sure which ports you mean. Is it on the right, to the front of the ports (a really stupid place to put it IMHO) or on the left in...
Posted by Al G, on Oct 19, 2005 at 08:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I love it! :D As for the original poster,... 5,081 Views / 65 Replies  
I love it! :D

As for the original poster, urrl78's parody, while exaggeration, illustrates the thermal problems with a laptop G5. Yes, IBM announced low power G5s, but there's two separate...
Posted by Al G, on Oct 10, 2005 at 03:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Maybe it's just because I'm getting old and... 34,307 Views / 306 Replies  
Maybe it's just because I'm getting old and old-fashioned, but I really don't see a big market for this fabled vPod or video iPod. Sure, it wouldn't be the first time Apple gave us something that we...
Posted by Al G, on Oct 8, 2005 at 12:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
For the kinds of uses you mentioned, I think you... 898 Views / 7 Replies  
For the kinds of uses you mentioned, I think you will indeed notice a significant performance advantage in going to dual processors.
Posted by Al G, on Oct 8, 2005 at 12:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
The labels are not meant to be removed. ... 644 Views / 6 Replies  
The labels are not meant to be removed. Otherwise, they would say "Remove label before using." :)
Posted by Al G, on Oct 5, 2005 at 08:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have to say no way on this. I'll bet a dozen... 11,002 Views / 148 Replies  
I have to say no way on this. I'll bet a dozen doughnuts that Thinksecret is just plain wrong. Maybe they were fed misinformation by Apple.

I just can't see Apple holding a special event to...
Posted by Al G, on Oct 5, 2005 at 04:25 PM, in Mac Desktops
Since Disk Utility gained the ability to make... 1,617 Views / 11 Replies  
Since Disk Utility gained the ability to make exact copies or clones of drives with the Restore function, I prefer to use it since it's free, supports checksums and is Apple supported, not to mention...
Posted by Al G, on Sep 22, 2005 at 02:16 PM, in Mac Desktops
I think it's a complete waste of $100. It's the... 941 Views / 17 Replies  
I think it's a complete waste of $100. It's the same exact clock speed and memory speed in the video card, just with more VRAM. And 64MB VRAM is more than enough to drive the 30" display.
Posted by Al G, on Sep 21, 2005 at 06:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
You mean like, oh I don't know, OS X? ;) The... 1,124 Views / 10 Replies  
You mean like, oh I don't know, OS X? ;) The operating system takes advantage of dual processors and there are always about 30 processes running even when your machine is idle. Any additional...
Posted by Al G, on Sep 20, 2005 at 01:09 AM, in Mac Desktops
Sorry to not directly answer your question, but I... 1,124 Views / 10 Replies  
Sorry to not directly answer your question, but I agree with the general sentiment here: NEITHER! It doesn't make sense to me to get a single CPU in a huge G5 tower and a dual 1.8 will only cost...
Posted by Al G, on Sep 19, 2005 at 06:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
I think there is probably variation from machine... 1,119 Views / 17 Replies  
I think there is probably variation from machine to machine and also in people's perception, but it's safe to say the Quicksilver machines are quite a bit louder than the G4/400 you have experience...
Posted by Al G, on Sep 18, 2005 at 06:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
No. At least not any more than they currently... 11,002 Views / 148 Replies  
No. At least not any more than they currently have to do threading for the dual CPU machines that already exist.
Posted by Al G, on Sep 18, 2005 at 06:25 PM, in Mac Desktops
If you think this is a good idea then you haven't... 1,002 Views / 14 Replies  
If you think this is a good idea then you haven't actually tried it. The PCMCIA card slot on a Powerbook is dreadfully slow with any Compact Flash card, not to mention it inflicts a huge load on the...
Posted by Al G, on Sep 13, 2005 at 10:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Ramjet is very well respected in Mac circles. ... 637 Views / 8 Replies  
Ramjet is very well respected in Mac circles. You probably can't go wrong with either although if the price is the same I would go with Ramjet.

Actually, a quick check of my favorite Mac...
Posted by Al G, on Sep 12, 2005 at 02:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Try reseting the PMU or SMU. How to do It... 865 Views / 7 Replies  
Try reseting the PMU or SMU. How to do It differs depending on what version machine you have. For later machines with a SMU: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300341

For earlier...
Posted by Al G, on Sep 5, 2005 at 01:52 PM, in Mac Desktops
It will boot and run fine except for iApp native... 705 Views / 7 Replies  
It will boot and run fine except for iApp native support of the superdrive and Patchburn will fix that problem. I know from first-hand experience that at least the dual 2.3 will run 10.3.9 and I...
Posted by Al G, on Sep 5, 2005 at 01:32 PM, in Mac Desktops
The current machines, the 15" 1.67GHz Powerbook... 1,555 Views / 25 Replies  
The current machines, the 15" 1.67GHz Powerbook for example, are very good performers and feel very fast with OS X. And I don't mean just with basic things like web browsing or email, but even...
Posted by Al G, on Sep 4, 2005 at 01:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Pick one: www.transintl.com or www.macsales.com.... 574 Views / 3 Replies  
Pick one: www.transintl.com or www.macsales.com.

These are Mac specialists and test their memory with different Mac models so you know the RAM will work despite the occasional RAM quirks (subtle...
Posted by Al G, on Aug 30, 2005 at 11:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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