Posts by s.metcalf

Quote: Originally posted by xflare The new eMac, whenever it arrives needs more than just a small speedbump to the G4 processor - if that's all it ends up getting it really wont be good value for money at all and I wouldn't ever...

In the end I went for: 17" 1.8 G5, 512Mb, 160Gb, BT, Wired Keyboard & Mouse I know I could've got the wireless mouse/BT combo but I don't care too much for having to replace/recharge the batteries every couple of months and...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by slughead [B]Aurora said the word chinamen and in a whole paragraph about how Apple is taking advantage of PRC slave labor and he's called a racist. How is he a racist? While Aurora can refer to details...

The new iMacs are exactly what I'm looking for and are probably targetted to my demographic as well, which is why I'm getting one. But I still think the coolest Macs were the late-model 1st gen. patterned iMacs (ie Flower Power &...

I've got a question about Bluetooth and the new iMacs. BT is not one of the user-upgradeable features, does this mean you have to get it serviced if you want to add bluetooth later? Also, if you get the wireless bundle (BT, Keyboard...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Chagi [B]http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040923/tech_test_imac_g5_2.html I like the comment "a song playing in the iTunes jukebox software stuttered while I was rendering video in iMovie"....well DUH! ...

I think the posters here have just about convinced me to get the 20", I'll be getting it with 512Mb RAM but no BT or AP yet (I couldn't be bothered with charging/replacing batteries in a keyboard and mouse). Now I just hope I get...

More info on the latest 12" In terms of the Superdrive, mine shipped with a Matshita DVD-R UJ-825. Interestingly, Disc Utility says that its capabilities are: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R,...

I'm not sure if it's a new feature in the latest revision of PBs but I think the processor can scale frequency depending on load (can someone confirm this?) Anyway, the quote from the Apple help files is "Some models [latest...

Well after a weekend away (lucky me) I finally got home to my new 12" PB! I have only played with it for a few hours (am still downloading software updates on my slow internet connection) but I must say that I am very happy and...