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The Intel Integrated Graphics (GMA 950 in the MacBook) is a Graphics processor that utilizes system main memory (RAM) as opposed to a dedicated GPU that uses it's own dedicated video RAM. So far, the Intel graphics solutions have really sucked for …
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Actually, isn't OS X with it's "Core" technologies assigning more and more work to the GPU (which the MacBook lacks)? It just seems really cheap of Apple to go with integrated graphics after they've made such a big deal about using the GPU more and…
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Quote: Originally posted by dmwogan Seriously. Who cares about dedicated graphics cards. If you need that, you'll probably be getting a macbook pro b/c of the bigger screen anyways. Honestly, integrated graphics are fine. They save on power too.…
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Intel seems to be forcing more that a few of it's features onto Apple products and possibly requiring Apple to drop some of its non-Intel features. FW800 comes to mind. Now, dedicated GPU's. Face it, Intel Integrated Graphics are really only fo…
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I use the USB M-Audio Sonica Theater soundcard. It supports up to 7.1 sound, Core Audio, OpenAL, and works well with VLC, which decodes the Dobly Digital and DTS multichannel audio content on DVD's. I use the USB card because I have a PowerBook. …
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Well, Apple is hiring "BIOS engineers" or so I read somewhere. They said that Open Firmware is dead, at least for OSX. So, no more Target Firewire mode, no more boot from FW disc, CD, etc? A fair amount of stuff we take for granted may be lost in…
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The PowerBook should be a perfectly capable computer for your uses. My 1.5 GHz hasn't really choked on any task I've yet given it. It's just that with Apple moving the Mac to Intel x86, the future looks shakey right now, and for the current offeri…
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I'd think that the eMac will get some kind of Celeron processor. Then Apple could drop the price to under $400.
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Just keep in mind that all PPC (G4 and G5) based Macs are essentially EOL'd. Since Apple is moving to Intel x86, the current line of Macs have a planned obsolecence of only a few years. Apple and their Macs are in a state of transition now, and I …
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Why not just boot the MacTel up in Windows? Buy the Windows games and play them in Windows. Mac Gaming as it exists now is dead, I think. If a gamer can boot his or her Mac in Windows, what's the point in porting games to OS X?
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When? Sept, Jan 2006? Specs? Maybe just look at whatever is coming up for Toshiba, Dell, Alienware, et al: Maybe...Intel® Pentium® M 2.13 GHz 533 MHz FSB, 802.11 a/b/g/n, ATi Mobility Radeon x800 256MB PCIe x16, 100 GB 7200 rpm hard drive, …
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It will say PowerMac, but with a blue Intel Inside sticker on it.
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If you want to play games the PowerBook's better GPU will help, but the only Apple 'books decent for games are the 15" and 17" PowerBooks, with their Mobiliy Radeon 9700/128MB VRAM. Widescreen will be much better for video editing, but since you'…
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Quote: Originally posted by emig647 That's because the 30" size is such a small market at this point. I would like to see sales numbers for the 30"... it would be interesting to see. If another company came out with a 30", you can bet it would be…
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It blocks one of the PCI-X slots due to it's size. It's noisy due it's fan. For some things the x800 is better, for others, the 6800. Horses for courses. The x800 can't run dual 30" Cinema Displays. The 6800 can. Also, no SLI on Apple so you…
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Quote: Originally posted by Waking the Dead Another Q) Are the g5's 64 bit processors? Yes, the G5 is a 64 bit processor. And the iMacs only come with single CPU's, not dual.
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First, Walking the Dead, I'd make sure that all the software you need to run (your various anatomy software, for instance) will run on Mac OS X. Second, the 17" iMac G5 weighs 18.5 pounds and the 20" iMac weighs 25 lbs. Add to that the weight o…
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What I'd like to see is for iBooks to get the Mobility Radeon 9700 and for the PowerBooks to get Mobility Radeon X700 256 MB VRAM in a PCIe 16x slot. Maybe that's what Apple is waiting on. It's true that with Tiger, the GPU now does much more work…
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Quote: iGo notebook replacement batteries are designed to outperform in both runtime and durability the battery that came with the notebook. iGo Find Battery They only list a battery for the "original PowerBook G4".
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Apple needs to pull something out of their hat and soon. Centrino 2 with PCIe is here, and there will be many thin and light PC laptops that will blow away the PowerBook G4 in speed, display quality, graphics, and battery life.