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  • i found that when lowering the resolution to 800x600 (non stretched) on my powerbook 17" it would put black blocks on either side of the screen (like widescreen does on non widescreen tv's). on the stretched mode it looks horrible. bm
  • Quote: Originally posted by Gargoyle Are you really gonna tell me that you couldnt find this on your own? 1.) Goto: www.apple.com/uk/ (omit the uk bit if you like!) 2.) Click Hardware from the top. 3.) Click on the image of the power book, …
  • Quote: Originally posted by AsLan^ a laptops power supply usually converts between 110 and 220 without any trouble. Some old ones might be 110 or 220 only but my ibook can accept both. I have usued it in America (110) Australia (220) and Korea (l…
  • i've had my pb 17 for over three weeks now and its performing perfectly. Its been handling all of my video/dvd production requirements, virtual pc needs and developement chores. A pleasure to use. Friends who come over are amazed ('pc' friends) a…
  • get a grip.. and chll out.. you'd think with a war going on you'd have more important things to do with your time that focus on an april fools post. once again.. get over yourself and move on!
  • its a joke numb-nuts.. get a life
  • i'm guessing the burner is still stuck at 1x.. my post was to simply say.. whatever the rate it still takes a while to burn a dvd.. "the wait was worth it" though.. the 12" leaves too much to be desired (for me).. the size is sweet but falls sho…
  • i cant compare your backpack to mine but i can say that it is a very well made bag.. the 17" sleeve alone is worth buying this bag for. dozens of pockets (large and small) with plenty of places to store a few thick books, ipod, dvd's, keys, phone, …
  • ramblings..... i've had my bad-boy for a week now.. have been running vpc6x (with windows xp) to work on dev apps for my company, editing videos with fcp and cranking out dvd's witih idvd and dvd studio pro... not a problem so far.. disks come …
  • good luck!!
  • Congrats on the "Arrival". for those of you who are interested i've found that when you open up your screen and push back as far as it will go.. the bottom of the screen actualy hits the surface the laptop is on... and will "easily" scratch the sur…
  • another update for those of you interested.. back home now with my new toy.. i had purchased virtual pc 6 and office x. i'm a software developer who makes a living building windows apps.. so i was hoping that i would have a decent experience runni…
  • i've had my 17" on all day.. the top (both left and right) are a little warm but nothing to cry home about. the bottom however is fairly hot.. especialy on the battery. It would hurt on bare skin. i charged it up to 100%.. unplugged from ac and…
  • well.. my bad boy was waiting for me outside my office door when i arrived this morning. only took two days after being sent from taiwan... i'm not going to go into what others have already said about this work of art. its a sweet.. sweet mach…
  • cool watching my 17"s tracking report... not bad.. from taiwan to my hometown in boston in a day.. Left FedEx Ramp/EAST BOSTON MA 03/21/2003 06:44 Left FedEx Sort Facility/INDIANAPOLIS IN 03/21/2003 04:32 Left FedEx Ramp/C.K.S. INTL…
  • of course.... bm
  • received my apple ship notice this morning.. ordered my 17" on 01/15.. includes 1gig ram. woohoo!!
  • the backpack is extremely full featured.. tons of pockets, room for everything, the slipcase for the 17" is a very nice option.. has a handle so you can pull it out of the bag... nice! i tried the backpack on and all i can say is "wow".. it fits …
  • when i ordered my pb 17" last month i also ordered the microsaver security cable, office osx, new brenthaven 17" backpack, virtual pc 6, power converter, screen protector and extra battery... yesterday everything including my 17" backpack arrived…
  • we should have this thread moved to the 'future' section since nothing has actualy shipped and wont for some time to come!!!!!