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Quote: Originally posted by Carniphage So how will Apple create a product that offers something unique to consumers? Either it will rely soley on the the fact that the Apple box runs OS X. Period. And that might be enough. Or Intel and…
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Quote: Originally posted by inslider I think in America today, "marketing" is a way of lying that is accepted. Wise up. Grow up. Get a life. What's sad is that, having correctly analyzed the built-on-lies-and-deception of American market…
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Let's see... wait two years to buy a first gen AppTel PM or switch now to get used to the Intel product. Neither option makes me salivate, both to blow chunks. And there are folks APPLAUDING this move??? Since Steve has been lying to us for th…
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Quote: Originally posted by dfiler Dave J: "2 year expected lifespan" The OEM supplier warrantees the cooler for that long... which is completely different from "expected lifespan". Sorry bub, go troll somewhere else. Has there even been a s…
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Quote: Originally posted by snoopy The only good solution to this dilemma that I see is Apple making two distinct products. A bigger box with the goodies that the pros want at the high end, and a smaller, cheaper box at the low end. The high en…
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Quote: Originally posted by emig647 I would also like to point out that the dual 2.7 is still liquid cooled: Liquid Cooling Sucks That's cool: the 2 year expected lifespan of the cooler will mesh nicely with the unavailability of any AGP …
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Quote: Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg "The Bay Area is a grave and gathering threat that we must confront with resolve. Some of my opponents caution to wait for a smoking gun, but we must not wait for the smoking gun to come in the form of a…
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Quote: Originally posted by Telomar If you buy a workstation right now it is unlikely it will use PCI-e for anything outside the graphics card. Blackmagic's MultiBridge. PCIe only. Now shipping. A 4 pipe. (More pipes to follow, I'm sure ) …
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Quote: Originally posted by fahlman I don't want to tell you that you're wrong, but I you're wrong. 20 months ago, less than 2 years, the Dual 2.0 sold for $2,999. If, as Amazon let slip, the Dual 2.0 ships tomorrow for $1,999 it will have seen t…
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Trial balloon? To encourage IBM to devote 1% of its resources to developing Apple chips?
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Quote: Originally posted by Telomar I'm not sure you really know what you're on about when you talk about value. The Dual 2GHz will be at least $500 cheaper Which would be fine if this were fine wine or something. It's not; it's tech and $50…
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Quote: Originally posted by dfiler You must not be aware of the type of user who uses their computer as a money making tool. If a new G5 gets more video editing done each work day, then buying one now allows you to make more money now. …
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Quote: Originally posted by dfiler Quartz 2D Extreme should bennefit greatly from PCI-E. But you're right, so far, there haven't been any real world tests which make PCI-E a must have for the masses. BlackMagic's MultiBridge card is PCEe ONLY…
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An Osborne.
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Quote: Originally posted by onlooker 2¢ for Apple Question: how much is the puketastic update worth? I.e. what are you willing to pay for a single core 2.7, no PCIe, 9600? (Assuming you could actually bring yourself to go through with the p…
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Quote: Originally posted by the cool gut That's because the rumor is ridiculous - how on earth can someone "spot" the CPU speeds, and not see the PCI type (not to mention the processor type), when it's written basically in the very same area on …
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Uh... what exactly is PRO about that?
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Quote: Originally posted by Performa636CD i need to savor this last bit of inside information as much as i can You said earlier that you were only told the 'when' on the PM. Fine. And congrats on getting it in the first place. But it seems t…
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Quote: Originally posted by cubist I If Apple compiled Tiger with XLC, it would be 10-20% faster at everything right away. You seem pretty sure of the numbers. What chance - and I speak as a strict non-programmer - is there for decompilatio…
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Anyone up on the new carbon nanotube (?) technology? Sposed to cut production costs. Now being used as backlights only AFAIK. This means far cheaper repairs; if the backlight quits, replace only one instead of up to 16.