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Quote: Originally Posted by dockline But technology neutrality simply ignores both technical and economic realities. A heavy P2P user can use more bandwidth than a 100 typical users. So charge on a bandwidth basis that's fair and equitable an…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Joe_the_dragon I am talking about the pro who don't need 8 cores. I am talking about the people who use g4 towers and or people who want to uses there own screen and the mini is to weak and the mac pro at $2500 is abou…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Joe_the_dragon the pro are useing pystar and build there own as apple hardware costs are way not of line next to pc. pay about $1000 less then the mac pro to get x2 the ram, bigger HD and way better video card. I ma…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Foo2 Not true! With few exceptions, x64 code runs significantly faster than 32-bit x86 code. But the vast majority of users with 64-bit Intel processors that (for whatever reason) have to run the 32-bit kernel will…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Logisticaldron The ability to run the 64-bit kernel is based on more than having a 64-bit CPU. MacBooks and MacBook Pros with only the Nvidia IGP will not have the 64-bit kernel option, and i don’t think older MBPs wil…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bluedalmatian Is a land lione the opposite of a sea lion? "Yes, we call them land sea lions, I tame them" (really hope that's not obscure!)
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Quote: Originally Posted by BenRoethig Yes and no. The sockets are standard 771s, but the fan controller is programed for the specific chip. I don't know if there's some kind of third party update tool floating around. AFAIK the fan controll…
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very much so, like the difference between "hey, I think it's about to take off" and "is it on?"
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Quote: Originally Posted by wienerdog 2) I need to get up and running with my bluetooth keyboard. Does anyone have experience in obtaining/installing a bluetooth module for this machine? I'd rather keep my USB ports free, if possible, and am thu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by FuturePastNow Are you using all of the internal SATA ports (in addition to the four for hard drives, there are two on the motherboard for future optical drives)? If not, one of these should work great and plug right in…
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Quote: Originally Posted by txplant I am new to the forum and to Mac's ... after searching and searching the web ... and now have searched through this forum. I wonder if I am barking up the wrong tree. I am converting from PC to Mac ... my…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kzelk4 Quick question. To get into the student "adc" (apple developer connection) and to take advantage of the ADC discount, do you have to be a student majoring in a computer program, or can you just be a student with…
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What, you mean the gui is slower, prettier, more useful for media and results, while the command-line is faster, more configurable, and I can get my work done better in it (vim is my friend)? I only kid slightly you know, all too often when I'm …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Virgil-TB2 I didn't say it was Apple's fault, but has there *ever* been a time when the processors could be upgraded? My mac pro can be upgraded, any xeon 5400 series proc will drop right in, and as time goes on I'l…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Virgil-TB2 I agree that the price is high, but the price of Mac pros is always pretty high anyway and mostly inconsequential to the purchase decision. My biggest gripe about this machine is that if the picture is …
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Quote: Originally Posted by domerdel2 I currently have an ATI X1900 512 MB cart, PCI express 16-lane slot. I notice the other slots are 4-lane. What would be a good performing videocard ran on this slot? this card is for a 3rd display, and will b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sequitur Mea culpa. Thanks for setting the record (and me) straight. no worries, my favorite myth to bust :-p
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Quote: Originally Posted by sequitur Great answer! Sometimes the non-technical way is best. Remember that the US spent something like $20 million to come up with a pen that would write in space sans gravity and in any position. The Russians u…
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Quote: Originally Posted by StevenPJ OK, I was hoping we might hear something earlier, but does this mean there might be some announcement dovetailing a release date for Snow Leopard and Pro Apps like Aperture as well, as I get the feeling they a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by imacmadman22 OKAY, what I'd really like to know is, where do all of you get the money to pay for this stuff or do you just steal it? (Just kidding about stealing...) I can't buy half of the cool stuff some of you ha…