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Quote: Originally Posted by bbwi I guarantee they will release updated notebooks by years end. Intel is poised to release Calpella by years end and Apple is always the first to sport new chips (because they can afford to pay the premium price for…
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Quote: Originally Posted by aegisdesign Not really. Developers have been told repeatedly that the future is Cocoa if it wasn't obvious already. Apple's given a lot of mixed messages on the relative weighting of Cocoa and Carbon. While I agree…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Joe_the_dragon and pay $2900 - $3500 for that Nehalem mac pro with 6 ddr 3 dimms 3 pre cpu. Intel may jack up there prices if this is a lot better then amd. Apple may want to use cheaper and not as fast amd chips in…
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Two things quickly: The quarter breakdown upthread is Apple's financial quarters. Intel's release schedule is generally cited in calendar quarters (where Q1 = Jan-Mar, Q2 = Apr.-June, etc.), so Q1 '09 does mean Jan 09 - March 09. Q3 '08 will ru…
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If you have a buddy with a Mac, take it over to his house, connect the two computers by Firewire, and start up your computer while holding T. That should mount your hard drive on his computer, letting you copy anything crucial off the drive (if it'…
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No Aluminum - need to remain distinct from MBPs No Backlit Keyboard - that's a pro feature (MBA is a pro-priced machine) No SSD - seriously? A $2500+ Macbook? No colors - more SKUs means more inventory requirements means less profits Honestly…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rickag Just curious, but does the Penryn use the same socket, so this basically requires no motherboard change? Current Penryns do. There's not really a new motherboard to switch to. But they'll be switched to a n…
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The biggest bump is gonna be this fall with Montevina. But if you need a new laptop, the Penryn bump will still be nice in mid-May. If you need it NOW, just get it now. The Macbook is a fine computer, and will still be sufficient in 3-4 years.
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Here's my guess: March: Slightly faster MBP with Penryn. Basic speed bump. MT Trackpad. May: MB released with Penryn, just in time for college sales Aug-Sept: MBP moves to Montevina, along with MBA. Oct-Nov: MB moves to Montevina. K…
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Unless you're running Unix apps, you don't need X11. In fact, a lot of Unix apps just run in Terminal.app. The most common X11 app is Open Office, if you use that instead of NeoOffice, and an Aqua port is coming in 8 months. If you install it, …
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The only reason to get 2 video cards is to run more than 2 monitors. A reason to get the 8800GT is for the video work. The Quadro is the best card for doing professional work (mostly because of the drivers), but it's not exactly cheap. I don't …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bobo Decosta I don't really get that thinnest hype. It used to be "less is more" but now less is just much less. It might be art but I don't really get why someone would buy this. It looks nice but no drive, such a sma…
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Quote: Originally Posted by caldercay http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/notebook-...azr-263359.php Looks like a prototype by Intel. They have a whole pile of those sorts of things using their advanced tech. I bet they have a dual-Nehalem prototype …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Duddits In practice, the number of sound channels is not limited by firewire, and to get more channels you don't really use an extra firewire port (with the exception of aggregate devices which is not what most people…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Duddits Agreed. Well, as I indicated, there is a company that offers a solution, albeit one so heinous I have banished their contact information from my brain. They send you a kit which includes a saw that you use to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Joe_the_dragon the old g4 mini had a real video card with 32mb or 64mb video card the x86 one uses 64mb+ over head of system ram. You automatically assume that dedicated is better. The old Mini GPU was much slower …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Duddits Actually, there are several rack-mounted Mac Pro options already out there. Some get pretty radical, including one that permanently saws off the handles to make it fit. Of the various options out there f…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sequitur I can't stop drooling over this: http://www.theapplecollection.com/de...pple_3GHz.html That is absolutely perfect for me. Even more so IF it has two DVI's out. The inputs on the bottom (2 USBs, 2 FW4…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mdriftmeyer For a quiet system you want cross-air flow. The glass would work if it was CNC milled with very tiny pin holes. That wouldn't raise the cost or nothing! But seriously, if they could create a sheath that …
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I think the optical drive situation only exists for us, as power users, and probably multi-Mac (or at least multiple computer) users. While we might not mind constraints on the optical drive because we have a second computer, most people only have …