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  • Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell I wasn't looking at screen size I was looking at functionality. The M1710 was the closest Dell laptop I could find with a 2.33GHZ Core 2 Duo and other specs similar to the MBP. Apple's simplified product…
    in What about new MacBooks? Comment by alexluft October 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell Looking at the difference in market performance I don't think Apple needs to do anything just because Dell is doing it. Nope, the similarly spec'd Dell XPS M1710 is $689 more than the $2499 MacBook Pro.…
    in What about new MacBooks? Comment by alexluft October 2006
  • I think it's time we got a 15" MacBook. There are a few reasons I think Apple must do this (MUST, I say): 1) The only "consumer-size" notebook Apple has is the 13". Thus, for people that need more screen real estate, there needs to be a 15". …
    in What about new MacBooks? Comment by alexluft October 2006
  • Try Synk, I used it before I got my iBook (and then the MacBooks came out... o well). I still use it to do weekly back-ups to an external drive. Basically it gives you an option to either "back-up" or "synchronize" different volumes. It's sim…
    in USB key sync software? Comment by alexluft October 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by mrtotes I have no insider knowledge but simply put GSM is 2.5G and CDMA is 3G. 2.5G doesn't really support the broadband data that will be needed by future devices so it's hard to see Apple going that way. However GSM…
    in If the IPOD phone comes out.... Comment by alexluft September 2006
  • Glad to hear that I'm not the onyl one, Sunilraman. Maybe to say, "bypass" the DRM and to not "clog up" our hard disks, this "version" can stream instead of download. Kind of like current TV but more-so on-demand...
    in Apple to roll-out iTunes movies and 'one more thing' Comment by alexluft September 2006
  • And then my ISP whispers in my ear: "illegal content... we would like to give you a heads up to stop"
    in Apple to roll-out iTunes movies and 'one more thing' Comment by alexluft September 2006
  • Then i guess I will need to find something else on the computer screen... never mind.8) SSSSHHHHHH, you never saw me on that bus. trip. If the Apple solution does come out as described, it is a very (VERY) early step towards IPTV on Macs. I'…
    in Apple to roll-out iTunes movies and 'one more thing' Comment by alexluft September 2006
  • I don't know if I'm the only one who sees the following problem with the "streaming" solution: -I have MacBook (mine) with Lost on it -Wife is at home -I leave on business trip with Lost on the MacBook Wife has no way of watching Lost Wh…
    in Apple to roll-out iTunes movies and 'one more thing' Comment by alexluft September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich First mistake... Lexmark. Cheap junk. That will be the extent of my so-called "advice". Yea that I know now. At the time of purchase, didn't know that. Anyway, any wifi print-server advise? Please
    in Wireless print server purchasing advice Comment by alexluft August 2006
  • So nobody knows? Nobody ever used a wireless print server with Macs? Bump 8) 8)
    in Wireless print server purchasing advice Comment by alexluft August 2006
  • New news!!! Engadget reports that the recent iPod software updater has clues to an Apple phone... linky Pretty exciting stuff, although I recall seeing something like this some time ago. Given how much most everyone here hates rumors about a…
    in How about iPhone? Comment by alexluft July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Lust Because to use 802.11n, it would require a different wireless chipset. The one it has now only supports a/b/g. Melgross: There are no wireless connections that I'm aware of that support more than around 50-…
    in Hinting at Apple's next-generation AirPort products Comment by alexluft May 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Joey I agree completely... the mismatched memory sizes primarily affect graphics performance. Quartz Extreme(the OS X graphics interface engine) is MUCH more GPU intensive than XP. If you think back, Apple has always…
    in Why is windows faster on my macbook than OSX? Comment by alexluft May 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by wmf Your MacBook will never support 802.11n, so there's no point in waiting for an 802.11n base station. AirPort Express is cheap; buy it. Why will it never support it?
    in Hinting at Apple's next-generation AirPort products Comment by alexluft May 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Aquatic That or I guess we could all wait for that ever-rumored FireWireless. Won't wireless usb (or is it the next-gen bluetooth or is it uwb, forget which one) supposed to have faster speeds than 800 without any …
    in FireWire 800 Comment by alexluft May 2006
  • I'm so anxious for someone to post the review and the iTunes + iLife ones!!!! comon someone!!! I've never been so excited about ads in my life!!!
    in New Mac TV ads? Comment by alexluft May 2006
  • Hey everyone, didn't realize this thread is still going!!! I was browsing around yesterday, and so far, the closest product I have found to what I was talking about earlier is the mirra personal server clicky. (windows only, sadly). This i…
    in What about an AirDrive? Comment by alexluft April 2006
  • [QUOTE]Originally posted by Splinemodel [B]Because I design electronics products, know the limitations of this type of hardware, and know how the market thinks. I'm trying to tell you that a headless disk with a wireless interface is a product th…
    in What about an AirDrive? Comment by alexluft April 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Splinemodel How about plugging in an external disk into that Mac Mini, or just using the disk on the Mini itself? There's nothing inherently special about NAS: it's just a fileshare. I bet you can pick up a used ma…
    in What about an AirDrive? Comment by alexluft April 2006