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  • You migh think so, but no, PCI cards have ROM on them that is specific per platform (atleast in the mac/pc world) but a pc card would work with linux or windows on that pc, etc. I'm kinda surprised you cant find anything around that $200 pric…
  • To answer your question quickly, No, you cannot accurately / predictibly display colors on an LCD screen. I have tried, I was using an Apple 17" LCD and 22" both were not able to be calibrated. And this was not just trying one software/hardware comb…
  • If You dont mind mail in rebates, you can pick up yourself a iMac 15" 700 for $1,150 with 512meg of ram, from either macmall or clubmac. That'll leave you to buy $150 of software, which we all pay for of coarse, or half way to a 5 gig iPod, x-mass i…
  • Partitioning can save you alot of time / fustration in the time of a crash. I have for many years now used a simple System, Apps, Files, partitioning scheme. And when the machine crashes and reboots, only the System Partition is scanned, saving muc…
  • Alirght, I just graduated with a Printing technology degree. So I know a thing or two about what you need. First thing you dont need is and LCD display. Sure they're pretty to look at, but your a graphic designer your major concern is the color on t…
  • not to sound out of the loop, but I havent heard that TechTV is going to brodcast the keynote this time. I know they have in the past, but I check their webpage for schedule to see if it was confirmed yet, but it seems to be the normal morning sched…
  • I would make apple, hold a sweapstake, which was fixed so that I would win. And the prize was a life time supply of apple products. I mean one of each product (or more if it made sence thinking rack mount, or dual monitors). I'd be pretty content …
  • I bought a "nice" pair a couple years ago, still treating me well. I ended up with a Sony pair, who knows if they make them anymore I doubt it, but. What I did was goto Circut City and a couple other places and tried them on. The Sony's i ended up w…
  • On an iBook, no you should probobly not journal, unless you want to drain your battery quicker (lot more disk usage), and slow down your computer considerably, ibooks dont have the fastest HD's you know. But if you ever crash you wouldnt have to sit…
  • To answer your question quickly, No, you cannot accurately / predictibly display colors on an LCD screen. I have tried, I was using an Apple 17" LCD and 22" both were not able to be calibrated. And this was not just trying one software/hardware comb…
  • You ever heard the term server closet? they put them away for a reason. It's not a desktop, Cooling is more important that noise.
  • We've all seen the Demo of itunes with Rendezvous. We know that Apple is anti DRM, and Rendezvous allows you to hear other music, with out copying it or breaking the law, What if ipods had this ability built in, but rather than Airport, like desktop…
  • Most simply I believe Apple should lead the way, and not publish any sort of Hz rating for their cpu's. Just keep it at good, better, best. -val1s
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  • I think Kurt is right, although it's nice to have a sleak machine, We want cheap power. And I believe that is exactly what we are going to get. Look at apple's most recent hardware offering. The eMac, remove the 17" display and oops that's about the…