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Quote: I don't think its worth thickening the Powerbook to hold two batteries when it takes about 10 seconds to swap out your battery with a fresh one anyway. Does this work if you're not plugged into the mains? If you're sitting on a plane and…
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Quote: This is all well and good but why would someone be running Autocad (or any professional 3D app for that matter) on a consumer grade All In One? Lets face it Apple has the G5 towers to serve the needs of the professionals. I think you'd be…
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Well, if you'd let me get in the last pithy reply...
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Quote: I do agree with you on quite a bit of what you've said, but it is my belief that it's not the hardware, but software and general miseducation that is holding Apple back. Why can't it be both? You believe software is a bigger problem, tha…
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Um, no, commodity, in the economic sense, has a pretty specific meaning. From here: Quote: The financial term commodity is defined as a physical substance, such as food, grains, a and metals, which is interchangeable with other product of the s…
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There are a few other apps that benefit from 3D accelleration, as well. On the PC side, AutoCAD & ESRI's 3D Analyst are two examples that immediately come to mind. Depending on how complex the data is, a high end consumer 3D card may provide a…
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Quote: If I use 3D apps I'm going to want a Wildcat or Quadro level card with certified drivers. Not a game card. Are either of those cards available for a mac yet? If not, what's their relevance to the current discussion? Quote: Upgrading …
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Quote: So besides gamers who else needs the latest 3D cards? Anybody who uses quartz extreme? Also, don't assume that everybody who runs 3D apps has (or even needs) the latest and greatest hardware. It's not necessarily the case. Quote: Av…
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Quote: Closed boxes are what 99% of computer purchasers want, both individuals and corporations. And my experience runs counter to this-- less than half of people I know would consider throwing out the entire box every couple of years, just beca…
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Quote: There is no market for graphics cards on the Mac except a handful of gamers that refuse to believe that Mac gaming is all but dead. Professional Mac users don't need the latest wizz bang graphics cards from ATI or nVidia. What about peopl…
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Quote: Making a CSHB with one PCI slot isn't interessting for anyone. The difference in costs between making it have one or three slots is minimal. I remember seeing a how-to on adding the slot itself to a motherboard from an old 9600, where that P…
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Quote: But what meaningful information could you derive from such a small slice? Big announcement momentum and upgrade cycles skew the numbers like these. So if Apple will ship one million Power Mac G5s in 2004, how many total PCs do you think they…
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Alright-- here's what I'm hoping for: 2.0 GHz single proc G5-- $1500 2.2 GHz single proc G5-- $1800 2.2 GHz dual proc G5-- $2500 2.4 GHz dual proc G5-- $3000 ... or something like that. maybe the price points for the 2.2GHz machines could …
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Quote: First of all, the figures aren't "double." Did you read what I wrote? I thought it was pretty clear I was talking year over year quarterly results, not yearly figures. Quote: We won't know the true strength of a full year cycle of PM…
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Quote: Let me say that again expandability only matters to geeks and gamers. It also matters to people who want at least some form of future proofing in the machine they buy. A CSHB would allow someone with an existing computer to keep their mo…
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Quote: Compare that share (in percentage) to other keystones like the G3 intro, the original Power Mac intro, etc. It's not a huge boost. It's a decent recovery. I think you need to expand on this, because I'm unclear what you mean. Care to pro…
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Quote: There's plenty of differentation. DVD-RW, 200 MHz and 256K L2, aluminum vs. plastic, video, DVI out, etc. Sorry. All that's really just gravy. Both machines are 12" laptops with G4 processors, and those simularities are a hell of a lot …
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Quote: Apple would need to grow their sales much higher to add another cpu to the list and still maintain the advantages of asssociated with selling at the volumes they are now selling at. How about doubling sales? If the rumor of >500k Powe…
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Quote: Lemon Bon Bon, how many people do you know with 14" iBooks? Frankly, I hate the 14" iBook for the very reason you cite. It offers marginal advantages over the 12" because its screen is STILL 1024x768px. And yet, Apple STILL offers it, and…
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Quote: Comprende? Jesus Christ, Eugene, lighten the **** up! Is it really worth getting that worked up over? You're damn near as bad as HOM... Is price the only factor that matters with differentiating lines? I really don't think so. Besi…