Quote: Originally posted by milhaus: <STRONG>One other thing - note that this machine is not made by Toshiba, Sony, Dell or even Comcrap . . . Alienware? Eurocom …

After the TiBook's awakened from sleep mode, the cable service becomes disconnected. I have mine hooked up via ethernet to a Linksys router in case that makes a difference. The on…

Has it always dropped connections? I would try running the "Hardware Test" CD that came with your computer.

It's that "wiggle around" bit that struck me. You might want to check out this thread. It may contain a hint; no promises.

simple question. will a portable EVER be as fast as a desktop?

In the era of the Lombard PowerBook (USB & SCSI), the PowerBooks were just as fast as the blue G3 towers. tooki

Generally the chip fabs seem to be able to deliver a desktop-ready chipset (which runs hotter and uses more electricity) than the laptop-ready counterpart (which may have power man…

I seriously doubt a laptop will ever be as fast as a desktop. First, desktop cpus can run faster because they can run hotter. Second, it's a lot easier for desktops to sport dual…

It doesn't look like it will happen again, though as was mentioned in the past there were at least powerbooks with processors who's MHz rating was as high as the desktop (doesn't m…

Another factor is that the hard drives in PowerBooks generally spin at a slower rate than the drives in a desktop. This is done to conserve battery life, but performance takes a hi…

It's also because they're trying to save space. Notebooks use 2.5-inch drives, but desktops use 3.5-inch drives.

We will eventually get to the point where computer components have been miniaturized and refined so much that size will no longer really be a factor (in particular I am thinking th…

The speed differance for Apples desktops and laptops are increasing while in the wintel world it seems to be decreasing with the current laptops that actually use a 2.4Ghz Desktop …

Quote: Originally posted by maffioso: <STRONG> I can wish cant I Powerbook 1Ghz DDR 512MB 60GB 5400RPM GIGAWIRE Digital Audio Out Microphone ATI RADEON MOBILITY 7…

Quote: I think we will get only 933 Mhz... I totally agree, the move from 500 to 667 was roughly 33%. So going on that the next bump should be around the 86…

I doubt we'll have DDR ram, just because no Mac has made that leap, and I can't see it coming to the Powerbook at the same time it comes to the desktops. Besides that Alienware mon…

Hi, I'm new to mac's and am looking forward to picking up my first mac, a secondhand P'book G4 667 this week. However as a novice to the Mac OS's I'd really appreciate some assist…

If you have opportunity to get the computer in front of you, and assuming it is running, go to Apple System Profiler (in Utilities under OS X, Apple Menu in 9). You should find mos…

a second recomendation. check the Apple System Profiler found in the Applications or Applications (Mac OS 9) folder. If not there then in one of the Utilities folders. Just ask the…

One thing that you should at least ask to do is to watch a DVD (okay, maybe not the whole movie) and Burn a CD, just to make sure the optical drive is still working. (Is this one o…

Thanks all. Hopefully I'll be enjoying a fully functioning latest generation P'book 667 soon. Cheers, Dave

I have owned an early version of the 667 (non-combo) and it had to be replaced by a later version with the combo. I was very pleased with the first one and had no trouble with it …

I got the first post about the new 800 mhz powerbooks! Long live the Macintosh! Give us the G5... I kevin leidecker of KevTV.COM have claimed the first post about the new 800 mhz T…

hold on son, i'll go and bake you a friggin' cake and we can all party...

800MHz PowerPC G4 1MB L3 & 256K L2 cache 133MHz system bus 1GB SDRAM memory 60GB Ultra ATA drive Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 w/32MB DDR video memory Gi…