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My sisters $799 Dell notebook has: (Intel) - 1.7GHz Pentium M (2MB Cache) Processor (Intel) - Chipset (533MHz FSB) (Intel) - Shared Graphics (128MB) (Samsung) - 512MB DDR2 533MHz Memory (Seagate) - 80GB 5400rpm (8mb Cache) Hard Drive (Sony)…
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Doh! Got so caught up in LCD Panels that I forgot to add that I've been hoping for a 23" iMac G5 since the G5 iMac was introduced, so I would grab one in a second! It could be like a 'Pro' model with a nice 128MB+ GPU and hopefully 4 RAM slots.
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I think it's more of a placebo effect that makes people think Apple's LCD Panels (and other Apple internal hardware) are inherently better than others is due to the shell that they come in and the Apple brand (think of Sony and how their average pro…
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I actually really like the new G5 iMac. I was hoping for an aluminum encasing, but I am glad they broke up the white with the silver base (I think a brushed aluminum Apple Logo matching the base would have tied it all in nicer than the gray one, bu…
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So how's the real world battery life on the 12" PowerBook? I've had the 15" AlBook, but the battery life was just terrible that I returned it to Apple. I was only getting about 2.5 hours with real usage (LCD at least at half, WiFi on and normal su…
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Intel is releasing several new P4 processors (up to 3.6GHz) along with new chipsets that have faster and more efficient DDR2, PCI Express, and a much better on-board graphics system for those who do not need or want a separate GPU (but will have the…
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Quote: Originally posted by Life-n-Death Oh, allright. ...but since you didn't know, and thought it applied to anyone in K-12, you can order it the easy way as no one will ask for verification. It's JUST as dishonest as someone using a 'co…
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If you choose a K-12 School (say, your High school) at the online Apple Store - they won't/don't ask for any ID - you just get the discount and they ship it out to you like any other purchase. I personally get an employee discount through my work (…
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Maybe I don't fully get all this Supercomputer business, but it all sounds like a ridiculous waste of time and money to me. Over and beyond it all, it seems to be just a bunch of geeks with way too much time and money on their hands. Where does th…
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I thought for sure Apple would do a little something for the 20th anniversary on the front page at Apple.Com (doesn't have to be a Tuesday for that kind of site update). I was thinking a little mini flash movie with all 'Macintoshes' from '84 t…
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Quote: Is it me, or is there a pinkish hue on the 20" iMac's LCD in comparison to the others (15", 17")? Maybe it's my LCD playing tricks on me.
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Actually, and as I stated, shared video ram in PC notebooks is not very common at all when you look at how many different types of notebooks out there, not to mention all the different brands. It's a big misconception in the Mac community (like man…
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No, the VRAM is usually not shared, especially if the specs are 128MB. We really shouldn't suggest or assume that is shared just because Apple doesn't offer 128MB GPUs. When it comes to specs/performance, PC notebooks are not the ones that are a j…
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Wow, thanks for the detailed reports! I wonder if all these changes are the norm across the board, of if this is just the usual 'no two notebooks are built the same' thing that you often find when comparing two of the same machines. There …
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Quote: Originally posted by mac's girl the newer PB definitely feels different. i spent enough time holding the older one to know. LOL. i actually preferred the look/feel of the older one, as the newer one seems clunkier somehow. let me what …
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I think 'Bling Bling' is the wrong expression to use, most people (including myself) think of over-compensating ghetto trash who feel they need to prove their existence by wearing gaudy, usually over-sized labels and jewelry. It sounds nasty and ga…
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Quote: Originally posted by murbot It's not the US, dude. You wish SO BAD you were like us. heh --
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Hard drive noise will depend on which drive Apple happened to have used in the particular PowerBook, not which PowerBook model (since they use different brands in all models at random). In my experience, Toshiba's are the loudest, Hitachi/IBM c…
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Quote: Originally posted by Fluffy I know you don't have your powerbook, but here are links anyway: VLC, mplayer Both of these are just apps you can install and use to view most content. The Divx plugin you can download from the divx site a…
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Quote: Originally posted by Fluffy Partial support, no, yes, no, no, no. I only use WMP for wmv files anyway... the asf, asx, mpg files work great with VLC and mplayer, and the avi files play fine with Quicktime player (with the Divx plugin). …