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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac USB isn't *just* for HDDs. USB is a common interface for a lot of peripherals. A USB 3 card reader will be the first USB 3 device I get personally. YMMV I guess for the 600x professional compact flas…
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The Mac Pro is a workstation, not a personal computer. It uses ECC memory, like the xServe. The lower end Core i7 series does not. Unless you can convince Steve Jobs to drop the expensive Xeon and ECC memory for future Mac Pro, we have to wait for I…
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac I don't disagree with anything you've said. USB isn't for serious storage. But for a time machine back-up they are fine. And with modern dual core or better cpus you needn't worry about system performance…
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac The cpu 'overhead' involved with USB is pretty easily absorbed with dual core cpus. In the era of quad core and better cpus that 'overhead' is trivial. Not to say that USB is better than FW but that issue was…
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Quote: Originally Posted by FuturePastNow Many computers are now shipping with USB 3.0. It doesn't matter what Intel does and does not provide; a simple, small chip adds USB 3.0 support. Apple probably would not use the discrete chip and even …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.Scott OWC (Other World Computing) has great deals of Firewire HDD. Excellent product selection and great customer service if you run into a problem. Check out there Mercury Elite Pro series. It's all that you need i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ascii I would love faster ports. When I backup my home folder to a USB hd it takes a good 4 hours. Syncing my iPad also takes ages if there are movies. USB hard drives have much lower transfer rates than FireWire 80…
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Quote: Originally Posted by brucep I Shopped in 4 local Best Buys for a Fire Wire 800 1tb or 2tb drives . 2 YRS ago i found them . Now they all but are gone and people who work there look at I am like i am nuts. Apple stores sell them at su…
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Quote: Originally Posted by kotatsu Two things prevent me from buying a new iMac. One is the lack of USB 3, and the other is the lack of blu-ray. Looks like my Win 7 box won't be replaced anytime soon then. I'll grant you Blu-Ray would be …
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Belkin is rumored to be working on a converter box for conversion of digital video into the packet switched stream that Mini DisplayPort uses. Nothing on their web site yet. It should be a Command-F2 away in the future.
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I could see the mini DisplayPort input function targeted at laptop users and maybe future tablet users. The modern MacBook Air sports a MDP. Also the current MacBook and MacBook Pro. http://www.apple.com/macbookair/specs.html http://www.apple.co…
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I think Apple doesn't think SLI would be worth the effort. Only high end gamers are interested in it they think. And Steve Jobs doesn't see the Mac as a gaming platform. Besides the case may have be be made a bit wider to support the cable linking t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wobegon No, I haven't seen any feedback here that shows that HDCP doesn't "make it through." All you need is a Mini DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter and a DVI-to-HDMI adapter. As for audio, I don't believe DVI supports a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by macxpress They can do both to some extent, but the FrontRow software built into the MacMini is significantly different from the software built into AppleTV. There are more user friendly features in AppleTV. There is…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hezekiahb Some university did xgrid with a bunch of iMacs to build like the worlds second fastest supercomputer (at the time). This was some time ago, I forget who did it. Xgrid rocks! There have been a few superc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by FuturePastNow I've heard that Grand Central will be able to use spare processor cycles of other Macs on the network. Like XGrid, but without the user doing anything. I can't find the link where I read that, though. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by teckstud Again AI states new iMac. Does that mean a refresh or a whole new design? I pray for a new design. First I doubt that even if they introduce a new iMac optionally featuring a quad-core processor, it won't…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wobegon Let's see...a Mini DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter? That exists. A DVI-to-HDMI adapter? That exists too! Problem solved. Physically yes, but apparently functionality is lost in that HDCP doesn't make it…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 I had a flash of inspiration. There will be two ports. MiniDP because of LED Cinema Display etc and it is "the future". DVI because of HDMI ... Mac Mini is also some sort of Media Server. Apple TV to the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sequitur I couldn't find that on the Monoprice.com site. Where did you find it? thanks. A little google goes a long way http://www.macyourself.com/2008/12/1...-adapter-soon/ not on the monoprice.com web site…