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  • Quote: Originally posted by dmwogan These are just graphics cards, people! Graphics cards can supply ~90% of the power behind some tasks. It's not like we're talking about how apple put a "crappy" card into their computers, it's that they …
    in Intel GMA X3000 Comment by slughead July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Ireland I don't agree with that logic. Anyway I don't care it the mouse costs $4 more, I want it now. Why in the world would you want an Apple mouse, anyway? the mighty mouse, as it stands now, is $50 from Apple.c…
    in "NEW MIGHTY MOUSE" Someone has to do it?? Comment by slughead July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Ireland Expensive? Less moving parts, no more expensive than the current design at all. Trackpads cost a couple dollars wholesale with economy of scale, Apple would probably be paying $4-5 per unit for a while. …
    in "NEW MIGHTY MOUSE" Someone has to do it?? Comment by slughead July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by TenoBell Actually in MacWorld Benchmark tests between the MacBook and PowerBook found the MacBook to play games just as well as the PowerBook with its own discrete graphics. In fact the PPC native Quake 3 played better…
    in Intel GMA X3000 Comment by slughead July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by hmurchison I'd accept a GMA iMac if it was $999 for the 17" Looks like you got your wish with cash to spare
    in Intel GMA X3000 Comment by slughead July 2006
  • I had a similar problem with d-link. Otherwise, I've had very good luck with them. Maybe a firmware update will fix the problem?
    in D-Link wireless router question Comment by slughead July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Ireland I suggested a specific design because I though it might be an improvment upon the current design, BUT, what is that thing? I never suggested such a thing. Apple's wouldn't make anything like that, sorry for hur…
    in "NEW MIGHTY MOUSE" Someone has to do it?? Comment by slughead July 2006
  • Pure FUD. The GMA x3000 supports OpenGL 2.0, Shader Model 3 and 4, improved scaling and de-interlacing, h.264 and VC-1 acceleration, improved anisotropic filtering, improved power management features, hardware clipping and rotation and so on. It s…
    in Intel GMA X3000 Comment by slughead July 2006
  • {Nevermind}
    in "NEW MIGHTY MOUSE" Someone has to do it?? Comment by slughead July 2006
  • Why have more than 256MB RAM? OS X can handle virtual memory just fine. Sure, do all your iphotoing with iMovie open on the machine. It may be slow, but some users don't neeeed it! yeah, intel video works, but when you pay as much as you would fo…
    in Intel GMA X3000 Comment by slughead July 2006
  • Is this really that interesting a topic that we need 26 pages on it? I'm just waiting for one to dominate so I can pick products to buy, like DVD +/- R and betamax/vhs. Other than that there's no point in even speculating ... My money's on …
    in Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD (2006) Comment by slughead June 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Elixir hey bill is a good guy in some aspects. with all his money he could just kick his feet up and be a lazy fat ass. what is he doing? he's going to save people lives, give others hope. not a bad guy if you ask …
    in Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates to step down Comment by slughead June 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by benjags just to put it on context, by 2005 estimates, the general cost of living in the US is about 3.98 times higher than in china, so, in PPP (price purchasing parity) terms, that is equivalent to a salary of 398 do…
    in iPod City: inside Apple's iPod factories Comment by slughead June 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by miquet Even Bush asked for money from Japan after 9-11 and then where was the support for Japan ? Most American companies now send orders direct to China and side step Japan. I agree the US exploits Japan.. but on t…
    in iPod City: inside Apple's iPod factories Comment by slughead June 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by untsig but are you SURE you charged it? I cut myself at work today.. Now I know why :P
    in Have apple sorted out processor whine and over heating issues yet? Comment by slughead June 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by nagromme But it would be smart to wait until AFTER Apple has identified the issue before seeking a solution. Oh like the thermal paste issue? or the nano scratches? Yeah, Apple's always on the ball with saying '…
    in Some MacBooks plagued by discoloration Comment by slughead June 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by nagromme "secluded dormitories that each house 100 people and prohibit visitors from the outside world" and what's the justification for that? If the low wages are OK, is mistreatment OK too? "Anything goes" for a b…
    in iPod City: inside Apple's iPod factories Comment by slughead June 2006
  • Note where it says that shuffle makers (who make $80/mo) pay half their income to living expenses... whoa wait, that means they're living on $40/month. $40/mo.. my living expenses are $1000/month. Note to the morons: $80/month is much higher t…
    in iPod City: inside Apple's iPod factories Comment by slughead June 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Mr. H Well, there's a problem with that approach (using manufacturer's RAM guides to pick RAM for your machine), as some manufacturers (Crucial, I'm looking at you) read "Mac Users" as "suckers", and charge twice as mu…
    in How many RAM manufacturers are there? Comment by slughead June 2006
  • does it go bad after 5 years? I've got a 10 year old computer here that just passed a mem test on its 11 year old RAM. Anecdotal evidence FOREVAH!
    in Does RAM just go bad after FIVE YEARS? Comment by slughead June 2006