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Quote: Originally Posted by Tasovar @ Tallest Skil: I am actually able to be on the machine, like this moment for instance, once in a while where it works, but it intermittently turns the screen black for what ever reason it feels is necessary. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by PB Just to understand: you had a deadline to meet and you sent in for repair your, otherwise, perfectly functioning computer because of a hard drive noise. The repairs take time (you are not the only one who need them)…
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Quote: Originally Posted by yaqovisrael Same happened to me. new iMac 27.... expensive... excited and all of a sudden this noise coming from the inside. I called them within the first 14 days and they said it is only the fan. I called again and t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nkhm You assume a virtual keyboard is coming - why? Where in the patent does it say this. The iPad and iPHone have them because they are portable devices and you don't always have your peripherals with you, no such r…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ascii I have the current Mini and the current iMac, and the iMac is so much faster it's not even funny. Bare Feats has some testing posted that includes laptops, and they too lag behind the iMacs and Mac Pros. OTO…
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac Could be a mini, it could be a MP. Who knows what they'll be like at that time? You could buy another iMac and have two monitors. There are plenty of options. The mini is a fine machine for what its inten…
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac You can always recycle the iMac and just use it as a monitor. Just saying. To me, thats what makes the current iMacs, 27" ones at least ( do the 21.5" iMacs allow this?) so appealing. Use them as a computer…
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac The Quad core i5 also has turbo boost as well. In fact its a more important feature on the quad core i5 than the dual core i5 IMO. The dual core i5 is likely to always be using 2 cores so its not likely to ki…
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Quote: Originally Posted by PB You can see several benchmarks on barefeats; not sure if this is what you are looking for though. Yep, BF has some results, but not what I'm looking for. I did a bit of testing for Rob at BF with my 2008 iMac…
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Quote: Originally Posted by KingOfSomewhereHot Your only dilemma seems to be i5 or i7. Get the i7 if you have the cash. You'll probably not notice any difference today... But 2 years from now, when the software takes better advantage of what th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by zinfella I was merely pointing out to Mr. Confused what could be done to update the Extreme to better match the competition. One thing that it could use is a simple on/off switch, but I'm not holding my breath. Still, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by KingOfSomewhereHot I wouldn't expect another ethernet port... Apple prefers to think "wireless". I also wouldn't expect another USB port ... Apple is about minimalist design, and they figure if you're part of the 1% t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Messiah62 I can go to AAFES and get it tax free too. Thats an easy way to save $100 now im just debating between the 13" and the 15" Any speculation of when the next mbp will come out? October or November? It's…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil What would they change it to? It's already dual band and 802.11n. 50 users at a time, three gigabit Ethernet ports... 802.11ac won't be finalized for a few years. A new AirPort family is extremely unli…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Messiah62 I am looking to get a macbook pro but i know when i buy it a few weeks later Apple is going to release an update on them. The MBP is 1049 right now which isnt a bad price but it also has a Core 2 Duo Im not …
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac Zin, I have the older AEBS at home and a newer dual band one at the office. The dual band one is awesome. My older AEBS doesn't seem to perform as well with an erratic signal strength. Get the dual ban…
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac I like my AEBS. Do you need it for wireless? How are you going to use it? For some stuff I need wireless (iPod, iPhone, etc.), for some stuff I use can wireless, or wired, (my iMac), and for some stuff…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil No, it loses signal when you touch it. It's a router. You plug it in and use it. I'm incredibly confused how it could be recommended or otherwise. It does what it does, and well. Mr. Confused, I'm m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dreamsburnred Serveral things: 1. Wifi or 3G? 2. Signal strength? 3. What email service (gmail, etc) 4. What blogging service? The issue is now resolved, I had to go into the 3Gs Settings and reset that …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bigdaddyp Large cheese grader that starts at 2 bazillion dollars. Did I miss anything? It doesn't grate on you to use terms like "cheese grader"? Of course it might help if you knew what a cheese grater actual i…