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• Quote: Originally posted by boy_analog Seriously, I had the purpose of this button explained to me a few years ago. I think it had something to do with backwards compatibility on some systems. I believe it was there for speed-critical apps,…

  in mosr: Panther - SPEED 'DAEMON' (future/older hardware) Comment by compulov May 2003
• Quote: Originally posted by jasonfj If 4x DVD is comparable to 36x CD-R, why is it they can actually only write CD's at 16x? \ Because a DVD burner writing at 4x isn't spinning as fast as a CD writer at 36x. Remember, DVDs have a much higher …

  in When Will DVD-R Drives Go Beyond 4x? Comment by compulov May 2003
• I'm up to $47.70 with around another $10 of music waiting in my cart (thankfully I shut off one click, or else I'd probably be higher), and frankly, if they can get up to some huge number of songs by the end of the year, I'd probably be in the hole …

  in How much have you spent in the iTunes Music Store? v2 Comment by compulov May 2003
• Quote: Originally posted by kittylitterdesign I agree - discontinue the 17inch and make way for a killer 15 inch... Heck, a higher resolution 15" would seem more practical to me... it would be nice to have the smaller form factor, but with a …

  in When will we see a 15" Albook? Comment by compulov May 2003
• Quote: Originally posted by Eugene AAC+ rocks. If you've ever listened to XM Radio, that's what they use. I have XM and while it sounds great for radio, I would not want to use it for my music collection, at least not at that bitrate. You c…

  in Developers/Audiophiles: have you had a chance to play with aacPlus? Comment by compulov May 2003
• Quote: Originally posted by Locomotive Power Books and PowerMacs may not be competing for the same 970 processors at all. For power/heat considerations, PBs may be restricted to 1 or 1.2 GHz chips while PMs may use 1.4 GHz chips and higher. Idl…

  in When will we see a 15" Albook? Comment by compulov May 2003