Well, an external hard drive or two as my main hard drive would be a bit too expensive (at UK prices) and I have heard that external drives are more prone to failing than internal ones. Firewire and usb seem to be suspiciously slow on my mac for some reason, I connected my camera to the mac via firewire and it is at least as slow as usb, wondering if my ports are faulty or something. Interesting what you say about the maximum capacity for an old style iMac, I did a search but I can't find anything saying what that is. How big a hard drive does my iMac support? It is one of the last of the old style CRT 15" monitor iMacs with a 600mhz processor, 265mb ram (I think) and a CD-RW slot loading drive. About a month after I got it the eMac came out, annoyingly, as I was eligible for one.
I wanted DVD-RAM because they allow random access and they are also longer lasting, but I suppose I could do without it if a fast external dvd writer that worked with OS 10.1 was available, which I don't think it is, unfortunately.
Interesting what you say about the maximum capacity for an old style iMac, I did a search but I can't find anything saying what that is. How big a hard drive does my iMac support?
Older computers have a limit of 128GB per drive. Although the operating system could handle more, the hardware could not. That's why external drives (Firewire/USB) larger than 128GB can work with old computers but not internal. (There are ways around this, but that is another topic altogether.)
No Content for H.264... Well if the file size is so much smaller maybe this is Apple's time to step up with iTMS (or rather iMMS iMovie Movie Store) selling new content for their future iPod video that people keep whining about.
No Content for H.264... Well if the file size is so much smaller maybe this is Apple's time to step up with iTMS (or rather iMMS iMovie Movie Store) selling new content for their future iPod video that people keep whining about.
I think soon (minutes?) after QT7 and an upsate to itunes is availible for panther and windows, you will see the trailers go h.264, just think of how good even the dialup trailers could look...and at 300-600k, wowsa! 640x480 or the wide screen equivilant with say...96k audio...yommy
As long as my older computer can still decode the new stuff, I'm for it! Some high quality DivX movies won't decode in real time on my G4 400, and I hope that H.264 at decent resolution will.
I read that it says it ships on a DVD but then it goes on to list several computer that don't have to have DVD players... whacked much? So on top of my $120 now I need to drop another $10 AFTER they ship it to me to then ship it BACK to them just to get it in a usable format?
I love that line in the offer... we reccomend you make a copy of this form, the coupon, and the DVD. NEWSFLASH APPLE! How am I going to copy your damn DVD if I can't play it? That's why I'm shipping it back fools!
GRRRR! (goes to find his SimStapler and click away the pain)
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Originally posted by erbium
I think you'd have a few million or billion to punch.
don't drop em
By the time you finished that install, maybe even Longhorn would be out
Originally posted by sunilraman
if anyone can pump out high-def h.264 content, it will be the movie/video pirates
oh, and probably porn makers
.
who the hell wants hi-def porn? sometimes it is better without all of that detiail....
soft focus anyone?
....anyone?
I wanted DVD-RAM because they allow random access and they are also longer lasting, but I suppose I could do without it if a fast external dvd writer that worked with OS 10.1 was available, which I don't think it is, unfortunately.
Originally posted by Morgoth
Interesting what you say about the maximum capacity for an old style iMac, I did a search but I can't find anything saying what that is. How big a hard drive does my iMac support?
Older computers have a limit of 128GB per drive. Although the operating system could handle more, the hardware could not. That's why external drives (Firewire/USB) larger than 128GB can work with old computers but not internal. (There are ways around this, but that is another topic altogether.)
Originally posted by debenm
No Content for H.264... Well if the file size is so much smaller maybe this is Apple's time to step up with iTMS (or rather iMMS iMovie Movie Store) selling new content for their future iPod video that people keep whining about.
I think soon (minutes?) after QT7 and an upsate to itunes is availible for panther and windows, you will see the trailers go h.264, just think of how good even the dialup trailers could look...and at 300-600k, wowsa! 640x480 or the wide screen equivilant with say...96k audio...yommy
CDs are gone. DVD is the current standard. And in the next few years, DVD's time will be over. It happens. Next topic. NEEEEXT! (tenacious D
I love that line in the offer... we reccomend you make a copy of this form, the coupon, and the DVD. NEWSFLASH APPLE! How am I going to copy your damn DVD if I can't play it? That's why I'm shipping it back fools!
GRRRR! (goes to find his SimStapler and click away the pain)
NEWSFLASH APPLE! How am I going to copy your damn DVD if I can't play it?
Perhaps they mean make a photocopy. Hell if I know.
Originally posted by Aquatic
OK to solve this once and for all: my Dad has a floppy that is not a 5 and 1/4", it's like a foot across.
a Winchester drive? W00t! :-)
Either I put in a DVD-rom in my Yosemite 350, or I upgrade to an iBook. I can't say bye to my baby just yet.
Are there alternate ways of installing it? Such as off of a firewire harddrive?
EDIT: Screw that, I'll just take the DVD rom out of my PC for the install.
Originally posted by Aquatic
I'm real pissed it's not on floppies! WTF Apple!
Computers less than two years old didn't have DVD-ROMs so it's not to be mocked.
Originally posted by g3pro
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Either I put in a DVD-rom in my Yosemite 350, or I upgrade to an iBook. I can't say bye to my baby just yet.
Are there alternate ways of installing it? Such as off of a firewire harddrive?
EDIT: Screw that, I'll just take the DVD rom out of my PC for the install.
apparently firewire DVD drives don't work. If that's true it seriously sucks!
What's really stupid is it isn't in the requirements section. That's confusing to consumers - trading standards!