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  • Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Graphics cards are really the only components where the PCI slots offer a benefit over external peripherals Not. Pro audio needs PCIe audio interfaces. Not to mention DSP cards for dedicated processing. All t…
    in The Mac Pro is Dead Comment by zeph March 2011
  • http://arstechnica.com/security/news...challenged.ars Quote: Historically, the competition has required competitors to use the newest version of the browser and operating system. Perhaps aware of this, Apple released Safari 5.0.4 a day ahead of …
    in Apple's iPhone, Safari on Mac exploited at annual hacking contest Comment by zeph March 2011
  • OK, thanks for expounding on that. Quote: Originally Posted by mjteix Even with a much smaller enclosure/PSU, numbers of bays or PCIe slots, etc. I don't expect a "xMac pricing", but starting at $1999 with a QC 3.20 W3565, would be a nice ge…
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by zeph March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Michael Wilkie What I would like to see is a short 3u tower that could be easily rack-mounted in groups of three so that you could have three machines per 3u. This machine could therefor be used as a desktop, rack-moun…
    in The Mac Pro is Dead Comment by zeph March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by mjteix You know, you're right. The 2.93 Core i7-870 is faster than the 2.80 W3530 Xeon, and they cost the same. But 5 to 10% faster is far from being "outclassed" or "outgunned" or whatever. -------------- Still …
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by zeph March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by AllanMc But what professional users need is a re-designed MacPro, maybe half the volume size of todays having just a motherboard with twin zeon multicore processors 32gbt of RAM slots and 8 full PCIexpress slots capac…
    in The Mac Pro is Dead Comment by zeph March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by nondual I did search. I don't see the excitement building the way it has for the other products. Because the replacement has not yet been rumored/announced. Once that is in the air, you'll see momentum building.
    in Does no one care about iMacs anymore? Comment by zeph March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by beetle I am reading 9723 and 10544, but still that is a 8% to the bad for a chip that is 5% slower and only $40 more expensive. Quite disappointing, and certainly a disincentive to purchase. Sure, the MacPro probably…
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by zeph March 2011
  • I think there is something so fundamentally right about the design of Apple's entire computer line-up (except the Macbook) that I can't think of any improvements other than -maybe- a smaller footprint for the MacPro. To me they are truly one of t…
    in When can we expect a new industrial design for MacBooks? Comment by zeph March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by RBR Oh, it is not addressed in this thread, but one thing which is driving a lot change in the computing world, not just the Mac world is "the cloud". Let me spell it a different way..."thin client". That's right, seal…
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by zeph March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by beetle I don't follow. My understanding was that the 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon W3530 is notably faster than the 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7. Please provide a link where I can educate myself! http://www.cpube…
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by zeph March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by RBR Certain models are plainly "pro", such as the very high end Mac Pro, but many actual pros have been pushed into the iMac because of a misfit of capabilities of the various models. In truth, the iMac is the only mod…
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by zeph March 2011
  • Lately I have been thinking that the next-gen MacPro may well be a new, smaller design. As such they could actually make it a box that can stand upright like a tower or lay flat like a desktop model. From there it would not be a big step to have …
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by zeph March 2011
  • I think it is wrong to reserve the most powerful CPU's for the 27" iMacs. I'd prefer the 21.5" for luggability, but would be forced to take the 27" if I wanted the i7. Hope Apple changes that with the next line-up.
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by zeph February 2011
  • I just got rid of a very nasty piece of OSX malware. It was called WD Drive Manager. PS: Charlie Miller says that OSX is not as intrinsically secure as Windows, even though he concedes that over-all Macs are the safer option. http://www…
    in Security firm details new Trojan written for Apple's Mac OS X Comment by zeph February 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by megasmitty Should check out the magic track pad. It can do expose with a 4 finger swipe up or down and does the alt-tab equivalent with 4 finger swipe left or right. Sorry though as far as I know it doesnt do dashboard…
    in Inside Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: New Dock, Finder & Desktop Comment by zeph February 2011
  • Someone made this spreadsheet of all speedmark tests since 2004: http://marketingtactics.com/Speedmark/
    in Benchmarks of Apple's new MacBook Pros find speeds 13%-53% faster Comment by zeph February 2011
  • BOOH! No Front Row? I use it daily. My aging '07 iMac is the perfect entertainment center. I can lay in bed with the remote and use it pretty much like a TV/DVD-player. I'm beginning to like Lion less and less.
    in Mac OS X Lion drops Front Row, Java runtime, Rosetta Comment by zeph February 2011
  • I'm gonna miss the old-style Dashboard. works just fine with the old Mighty Mouse. Click the 3rd button and it's there. Click again and it's gone. Same with Expose. Click the 4th or 5th button et voila. Click on the window you want and you're do…
    in Inside Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: New Dock, Finder & Desktop Comment by zeph February 2011
  • It looks sleek and well thought out, but I can't shake the feeling that this is another step in dumbing down and bloating the OS. One thing I like about SL is the smaller footprint compared to Leopard. I hope Lion won't bring that right back up.
    in Mac OS X Lion adds new iOS-like About this Mac app Comment by zeph February 2011