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  • I'm a switcher. I switched from Mac to PC when my 240 mhz 603e became a tad slow. I'm still a mac fan...that's why I visit this forum regularly. But until Apple offers a non-AIO consumer desktop for under $1000, I won't be buying another Mac. …
    in Macinchat's MWSF rumors Comment by ompus December 2003
  • I went to ABS Computers (abspc.com) and configured a cheap, headless consumer model for under $900. I went with the Awesome 2300 with - Athlon XP 2600 Barton 333 FSB - 512 MB PC-3200 - 160 GB 7200RPM SATA drive - Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200SE 8X A…
    in Is there a need for a new prosumer line? Comment by ompus December 2003
  • I predict...just as I predicted this time last year... that the 7457/47 will make its appearance in the iMac, the eMac, the old G4 tower and perhaps the iBook. 1. For each of the above, the 74X7 is a drop in replacement for the 74X5. 2. The …
    in Think Secret - "no new CPU announcements" Comment by ompus December 2003
  • Besides portability, what is one advantage a notebook has over a desktop?
    in Is there a need for a new prosumer line? Comment by ompus December 2003
  • I want a second box for surfing the internet, email and word-processing. I've got a decent 19' monitor. I'm looking at either a $600 Athlon tower or a $1300 G4 tower. Given my needs, why in god's name would I buy an Apple? The silver-lining fo…
    in Is there a need for a new prosumer line? Comment by ompus December 2003
  • An 8 x 11 screen is BIGGER than the current 12.1" Powerbook. Take it down to 6.75 x 9 and you still end up with an 11.25" diagonal screen. If you support millions of colors at 1024-by-768-pixel resolution, I believe you'll have a size that people …
    in An Apple Tablet: In Theory and In Practice Comment by ompus December 2003
  • I know the G5 powerbook will come. But I think that time is far enough away to require the next Powerbook upgrade to remain G4 based. Along those lines, I think we'll see a powerbook with a redsigned mobo that makes use of L3 cache, bumps the sy…
    in Next PowerBook Rev. When, What Comment by ompus December 2003
  • A 1.4 Powerbook would consume a lot of watts.
    in Next PowerBook Rev. When, What Comment by ompus November 2003
  • Nev-errr Mind. Following BRussell's comments, I went back and discovered enough information to convince me that the the powerbooks are using the 7447 (which is essentially just a 7457 that doesn't support L3). I swear my first google search yielded…
    in Will Apple ever use the 7457? Comment by ompus November 2003
  • Forgive my ignorance. When did Apple start putting 7447s in their powerbooks? Regarding the thread on Apple transitioning to the IBM 750vx...the Appleinsider report says the chip "is in the advanced stages of development." From this I gather t…
    in Will Apple ever use the 7457? Comment by ompus November 2003
  • With regard to the origianl question, no. on second thought...no.
    in Would you buy a 20-inch PowerBook? Comment by ompus November 2003
  • 17" CRT monitors retail from $100.00 for bubblevision to $250.00 for high-end flat screens. Even with huge volume discounts and retail markups, I have a hard time believing that Apple's only paying $70 for the eMac's flat screen CRT. Given tha…
    in Would you buy this instead of an e/iMac? Comment by ompus November 2003
  • Macbidouille talks about 1.33GHz, 1.25GHz and 1.13GHz g4s. This puzzles me. When I look at Motorola's information they give the following chip speeds for the "L" and "N" 1.3GHz, 1.2GHz, 1.067GHz, .933GHz and .867GHz. This covers the gamut, sinc…
    in IGM: Moto Delays In Chips Mean New PBs In Late August? Comment by ompus July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by hmurchison Apple doesn't need to be entering this market. It is simply not a Core Competency. They have enough holes in the consumer lineup to plug before I'll believe their working on Supercomputers. I don't supp…
    in Project Dark Star Comment by ompus July 2003
  • The current 1 Ghz G4 draws 15 watts. see this PDF, pg 15 The 1.25 ghz g4 draws 30 watts.see this PDF, pg 3. That's too much juice. Breaking the 1 Ghz barrier will have to wait until the 7457 which draws 7.5 watts at 1 Ghz, 15.4 watts at 1.2 ghz…
    in [?]What config/speed bump would trigger your PowerBook buying reflex? Comment by ompus July 2003
  • Kupan787: Motorola offers its processors in three flavors; P, L and N. P is the fastest and least efficient, N is the slowest, but most efficient. The current 1.4 Ghz 7455s, for example, are P models, and run at a core voltage of 1.85. The f…
    in The clock strikes 5. Comment by ompus July 2003
  • Synergy Now Shipping 7457-powered Boards, June 27, 2003: Synergy Microsystems, Inc. (Synergy) announced today that it is now shipping evaluation SBCs with single or dual, PowerPC 7457 G4 processors that deliver 1.3-GHz speeds while using under …
    in The clock strikes 5. Comment by ompus July 2003
  • I admit the future is the 970. But Apple has a choice right now...a drop in replacement for the 7455 (the 7457) or engineering a brand spanking new low end mobo to take advantage of the 970. My money is on a speed-bumped 7457, followed by a g5…
    in So The iMac Is Next, Right? Comment by ompus July 2003
  • Who cares about the 750gx? FrontSide Bus, 60x vs. MPX -> advantage 7457 Altivec -> None as of 750gx -> advantage 7457 Max chip speed -> 7457 (now shipping at 1.3 ghz), 750gx announced initial max of 1.1 ghz. Advantage 7457. …
    in The clock strikes 5. Comment by ompus July 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Anders HELLO Fcuking stupid people. Tomorrow is sunday. Apple will NOT release anything on a SUNDAY. How the hell did this thread become fcuking 5 pages long? You tell me.
    in New PowerBooks tomorrow. Comment by ompus July 2003