Posts by bsenka

Quote: Originally Posted by SDW2001 So you paid $1100 for your G4? No, you didn't. Not at all. And dude...for $2000 you could get a machine that would make your G4 go running to its mama. Hell, a Macbook Pro would do that. So would...

Quote: Originally Posted by nagromme And the Windows Taskbar does NOT show all background processes and non-GUI system tasks either. Unless you have made some change I have not, in which case I shudder to think of your cluttered Taskbar...

Quote: Originally Posted by physguy Huh? So your recommendation is for people to install 10.0 as the best OS X? No, I'd go back a little further. I'm still waiting for OS X to catch up to OS 9's functionality. Under the hood, OS X...

The most important dock feature that I need is still missing: the ability to turn the stupid thing OFF. The thing is useless eye candy. I never liked it from day one, and after all these years, the more I use it, the more I hate it. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by physguy Try using it and you'll change your mind. The network/share changes alone almost make it worth switching. The previous posted listed the other, really valuable items. Meh. People have been saying...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nostromo1965 This is the first OS upgrade I've ever contemplated sitting out. It's that bad. Really. Agreed. The "cool" changes are mostly window dressing, while the substantial changes (as usual)...

Quote: Originally Posted by lundy And you still have a 167 mHz frontside bus. I think you will find that if you had sold the G4 on eBay when you wanted to upgrade, and bought an Apple Refurbished machine, the difference in what you...

Quote: Originally Posted by lundy Let me guess - upgradeability is the number one spec for you, right? You'd pay the $1500 for this, then replace the hard drive, processor, and GPU, and add a second hard drive. Then overclock the...

2 hard drive bays, easy user access to all components? These things alone make it a better deal than the iMac, even at a higher price, even with lower video and CPU specs.

Quote: Originally Posted by ravedog Consumer Reports is an independant operation and takes no ad revenue from anyone. Sure, they don't sell ads, they just sell huge blocks of subscriptions. The ratings are based on subscriber...