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franksargent, Of all the Dell's I have worked with in the past 2 years, all of them have had physical defect and required RMA. One had a bad power supply, our work PCs had Hard drives recalled. Another friend had the entire machine replaced because…
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Quote: What if Apple licensed Mac OS X to Dell, Sony, hp, etc. but NOT iLife? Honestly, I don't use iLife that much, and iTunes is already free on both platforms, so I don't see that as a big carrot to convince windows users to buy Mac over Dell…
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I agree. If Apple licenses to Dell, they will hurt--unless they want to lose all their hardware sales. Not only that, Dells are quite crappy, IMO, especially all their entry level models. The workstation at my office is a Dell, and in the first …
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If you already have a good stereo, then I suggest getting Airport Express and use Airtunes to play your songs on it. You might want to get yourself some good headphones for everywhere else. A lot less wires that way.
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Rarely do MS office versions improve by much from release to release. At least that's how it goes for Windows versions. My office still uses Office 2000, if that's any indication of how many "improvements" are in each new version of MS office.
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the X800 XT is better than the 6800, IMO. It's also about $100 cheaper!
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My PM seemed a bit slow, but maybe because waiting is the hardest part! It did arrive on the target delivery day.
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Might I ask why you want to make a notebook your primary machine? Generally speaking, desktops are better, both in performance and ergonomics (extended use on laptops isn't the best for your eyes/posture). For the price of a 15" PB, you can grab a P…
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Nope, I just use "Automatic." Seems to do the job. I think more efficiency comes from reducing TFT brightness. The iBook's G4 has to use next to no energy, since it appears to be passively cooled. I'm not sure if Tiger or Panther has better batt…
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My 12" iBook goes about 4 hours on normal use with screen close to max brightness.
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Keep in mind it's just a developer kit. The final production model won't even be based on the prescott core, so the final design will likely be much different. The only purpose this machine serves is a test kit. It does make me wonder if Apple will …
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I just type "refurb" in the search at the Apple store. Also, you can often catch great deals on many things at dealmac.com.
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New battery arrived today. Honestly, it takes less than 20 minutes of your time to do the switch, so I say go for it. That way you don't have to worry about any issues a suspect battery might cause.
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I got an email from them today and signed up for the replacement. It looks to be pretty painless. They send you the new battery, and you send back the faulty one in the same box, postage paid. If that's as bad as it gets, then I'm pretty satisfied. …
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I can't speak for the 40gb, but yeah, the 80gb is 4200rpm.
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Apoder, I sent you a private message.
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I have the 1.42, and I'm glad I got it. While I don't do that many high-cpu-load things, I'm glad I have the speed when I need it.
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Well, there's no way that a G4 is faster than a faster K7, probably not even a similarly clocked K7. Comparing performance is difficult at best, since few programs carry over from Windows to Mac. As far as general 2D stuff, Mac seems to open program…
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Yeah, I think it's silly when Billy knocks competitors. I mean seriously, by pointing out fault in another product, you are clearly acknowledging it as a threat to your business. To me, it just looks like crying in your beer, because in principle, b…
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I just hope Halo 3 is better that Halo 2. I still play Halo 1 much more than the second. I'm guessing it won't be as good, since the skim plot is already set in motion.