Quote: Originally Posted by inkhead the new 15" powerbook has better battery life than the 15" powerbook I bought last year, and it feels much faster, maybe it's the hard drive,…

Alrighty guys, I'll chime in. I picked up my 15" ultimate version from the Apple store last night and it has been pretty good. First couple things to note: 1. The 100gb 7200rpm …

Quote: Originally Posted by Fusion 1. The 100gb 7200rpm drive is a Hitatchi, not the Seagate. If you want to know the actual model number, let me know and I will look it up. …

Thanks for the info. Similarly to MacBoudille (the shots there aren't terribly good), a shot of a previous 15" side by side, or your iBook as well, if possible, would be great. If …

Quote: Originally Posted by Fusion Alrighty guys, I'll chime in. I picked up my 15" ultimate version from the Apple store last night and it has been pretty good. First couple …

Interesting thread! I'm trying to decide which drive to order my 15" Powerbook with. The conclusion so far is, based upon what I've read here and other places (please correct me if…

One thing I'll say, the Seagate 100GB 5400rpm hard drive in my Powerbook is extremely quiet, I don't even hear anything when it's writing. I had an IBM T43p that had a 60gb 7200rpm…

you gotta ask yourself, how much time is it going to be pluged in and how much time is it going to be on battery, if its mostly going to be pluged in get the better preformer.

Yeah, I agree with striker100: I'd go for a slower but quieter drive any day. By the way, striker100, did that 100 Gbyte Seagate drive you have come in a new G4 Powerbook, or the …

Quote: Originally Posted by hallvard Yeah, I agree with striker100: I'd go for a slower but quieter drive any day. By the way, striker100, did that 100 Gbyte Seagate drive you …

Quote: Originally Posted by robertj Could you please? Too bad it's the hitachi... Congratulations on your purchase! Mine left Shanghai on Saturday and is on its way. It's t…

Quote: Originally Posted by Fusion 4. The resolution on the screen is absolutly stunning. OS X was made for high DPI. Wow! Apple has now dropped the 100ppi claim from their…

My reading is that: 1) The 2.5" internally-installed 7200rpm Hitachi drive is around 50% faster than the stock Seagate 5400rpm drive. From the site: "Replace the HD will take twen…

Quote: Originally Posted by iomatic My reading is that: 1) The 2.5" internally-installed 7200rpm Hitachi drive is around 50% faster than the stock Seagate 5400rpm drive. From t…

Assuming that you have $3500 sitting in your pocket, are there any good reasons (regarding the technology) not to buy the new quad?

Not particularly. Especially if you want to keep it for a while. The best time to buy a Power Mac, as far as longevity, is during changes to the I/O and expansion card bus. The Po…

I agree. It is similar to a Dual G5 of the first generation which still is a venerable machine. It is significantly faster than any other PowerMac to date and this means your machi…

Quote: Originally Posted by bonkers Assuming that you have $3500 sitting in your pocket, are there any good reasons (regarding the technology) not to buy the new quad? The …

Well... will there be Quad'tels coming out next year?

The Power Macs aren't going Intel until 2007.

If you have $3500 sitting in your pocket, take it out of your pocket and put it in a money market fund or some such thing so that it will earn interest while Apple ramps up product…

Oh, and as far as water-cooling is concerned, I haven't had any problems with it. Applecare has me covered for another two years and I'll probably have upgraded my main editing mac…

thanks for the comments so far. i'm crutching along with my comp right now - daily crashes & running slow like molasses. i've been waiting for a regime change like this, but …

Quote: Originally Posted by awcopus Another thing just occured to me. My main displays are ADC-based using an ATI X800. The new Macs don't have a GPU available that supports ADC…

I want to surf the web, write some email and maybe do some light editing on my digital pics. Will this system work??? Does it support Core Video??? Specifications * 2.5GHz Q…