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  • Quote: Originally posted by chazmox I've been tracking "out-of-stock" bullets on PowerBook Central. The combined total for last Monday ( 7/14/03 ) was 9 "out-of stocks" and the Apple store was at 5-7 days for both 12 inch models and 1-3 days on t…
    in New PowerBooks tomorrow. Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Um, is this new? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...l/-/B00009APE3 Oops, no, that's the SuperDrive version. But the combo 12" is now offered by J&R, not Amazon directly? (And hence not eligible for their $100 off) And it's 5-7 da…
    in New PowerBooks tomorrow. Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Oh, and a snap-out mouse on PowerBooks. I hate trackpads. (Or some other new pointing innovation -- touchscreen?)
    in Three Features You Want Added to Every Product Comment by alexander July 2003
  • 1) Higher resolution screens all around (and the OS support to make everybody love them). 2) Glowy keyboards all around. 3) Thinner, thinner, thinner. You can never be too sexy.
    in Three Features You Want Added to Every Product Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by salty chips The wait is almost over Geez, still more than a month and it's almost over? I've been waiting since January. And I just broke one of the hinges on my 15...:/
    in New PowerBooks tomorrow. Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by qazII Changing the status of all the G5's to "Shipped" takes a while. Haha Ha ha Where's my G5 Xserve, dammit?
    in Supplier tell me G5 in stock tomorrow Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Has Apple ever released anything at the Paris show?
    in What will be announced at Mac Expo Paris? Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Hmm...The only problem I have with my rev 2 TiBook is the edge paint flaking off. It's pretty severe, but it is only cosmetic. And it makes it lighter. The keyboard is totally solid (you do have to make sure it's locked down properly), and looks go…
    in sick of waiting... Powerbook/iBook info, guesses, wild speculation anyone? Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by MGG It's like this: no-one would really buy a ferrari just for a quick extra car needed for a fairly short trip You don't know many Ferrari owners, do you?
    in Using an Xserve as a desktop/home network server? Comment by alexander July 2003
  • We're pretty much at 6+ months without an update. I'll be surprised if they don't show at MWNY, but if they don't, they gotta be coming real soon. I think a lot hinges on the avilability of the 7457s.
    in sick of waiting... Powerbook/iBook info, guesses, wild speculation anyone? Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Mac Voyer I appreciate your attempt at clarity but I doubt this poll will really bring focus to the discussion. It is not about whether you or I need a second opticaL drive, but does the intended market need a second …
    in Do YOU need more Optical drives? Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Barto I admit I was wrong about the ATABoy2. However, it's easy to treat many drives as a single unit in software, whether from the perspective of the server or the client. The Xserve RAID is not a hack, it's two RAIDs…
    in Xserve RAID v2.0 Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Barto Ok Alexander. Answer me this: In what possible senario would the full bandwidth (~1GB/s) and capacity (2.5TB) of a 14 disk RAID be used? If you can think up a senario, it will be a very limited one. I can't…
    in Xserve RAID v2.0 Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Barto The ATABoy2F has TWO, count them TWO, ATA RAID controllers (for redundancy and performance). Just like the Xserve RAID. It has two ethernet ports (for redundancy) like the Xserve RAID. It has two fiber channel po…
    in Xserve RAID v2.0 Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by shawk One xServe dual processor with 180G / 1x180GB and fiber card will cost $4,500. Two will cost $9,000 One xServe RAID with 1260G / 7x180GB Ultra ATA will cost $7,500. Two will cost $15,000. Cost is the determinin…
    in Xserve RAID v2.0 Comment by alexander July 2003
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    in Xserve RAID v2.0 Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by shawk Redundancy? For the money of some of the suggested raid alternatives, you could just get a second xServe and xRaid. 14x180GB (IBM/Hitachi) Nexsan ATAboy2: $13,100 14x180GB (IBM/Hitachi) Xserve RAID: $10,999 …
    in Xserve RAID v2.0 Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Barto You hot swap it with a replacement from your Xserve RAID parts kit, f*ckwit. In the mean time, you still have seven disks remaining. Exactly. It's two RAIDs in one box. Which was my point. I also think it's bo…
    in Xserve RAID v2.0 Comment by alexander July 2003
  • Xserve RAID features two controllers that independently manage storage operations for a set of up to seven drives. What's so hard to understand about this? The power supplies are redundant, apparently the monitoring system is redundant (big woop)…
    in Xserve RAID v2.0 Comment by alexander June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Rolo Dell's 15.4" UltraSharp displays come in 3 resolutions: 1280 x 800 WXGA, 1680 x 1050 WSXGA+, and 1920 x 1200 WUXGA. The Ti is 1280 x 854. I hope we get get something easy on the eyes. What's up with the weird pixe…
    in When will we see a 15" Albook? Comment by alexander June 2003