http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/st...&dualCurrId=73 as far as i can see the T series doesn't have half of the performane of my MBP...looks like your better off putting XP on…

I love the looks of the macbooks and I love the feeling of COLD aluminum, but when I had a thinkpad T40 last year I realised just how much I baby my powerbook. I would toss the THi…

Quote: Originally Posted by pete I would toss the THinkpad around, grab it anywhere with one hand, open the lid with one hand on one side Why would anyone ever hold a laptop…

Quote: Originally Posted by jhonizzle http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/st...&dualCurrId=73 as far as i can see the T series doesn't have half of the performane of my MBP..…

Quote: Originally Posted by jhonizzle and i'll match your photo of standing on the Think pad here in a sec edit: it'll be more than a sec, because i need to get my cameras USB …

I carry my Powerbook open one handed all the time. i also hold it with one hand and open the lid with another. never held it up by the screen though, that's suicide for powerbooks…

I've had many powerbooks and every single one has had some kind of hinge issue, ranging from extreme play and wobble in the bezel to squeaking sounds etc. Nothing very serious that…

thats me a 175lb guy standing on his MBP....and i'm typing this on it now back to performance of the t60...it hasn't got half to the MBP's power

Has anyone tried optimizing the ATI video card on MBP ?? http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1848

Quote: Originally Posted by Nyl Has anyone tried optimizing the ATI video card on MBP ?? http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1848 I wouldn't mess with original se…

Quote: Originally Posted by zign I wouldn't mess with original settings. It is fast enough even when underclocked. blah blah blah... fast enough for who? Are you telling m…

Apple needs to dump the metal enclosure and go back to plastic.

well, there are some posts asking if getting the 256mb vram is worth it and asking for specific instances where it is useful. and the general consensus is: it's good for future-pr…

Quote: Originally Posted by uicandrew well, there are some posts asking if getting the 256mb vram is worth it and asking for specific instances where it is useful. and the gene…

Quote: Originally Posted by Nyl Has anyone tried optimizing the ATI video card on MBP ?? http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1848 what applications would see this …

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Apple needs to dump the metal enclosure and go back to plastic.

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Apple needs to dump the metal enclosure and go back to plastic. Am I missing something? What does the enclosure material have to do with …

the pb/mbp is already way overheated ... plastic enclosure is just gonna make it worse

Quote: Originally Posted by Nyl the pb/mbp is already way overheated ... plastic enclosure is just gonna make it worse Indeed. The aluminum metal body of the MacBook Pro ac…

Quote: Originally Posted by Nyl Has anyone tried optimizing the ATI video card on MBP ?? http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1848 It underclocked for a reason. The…

Quote: Originally Posted by aristotles It underclocked for a reason. They underclocked it so that the MBP could be less than 1" thick including the display when closed and could…

Quote: Originally Posted by onlykaria what applications would see this benefit, like would this be for something like aperture or for gaming? IN WINDOWS XP! Games, photosh…

Quote: Originally Posted by MovieCutter Indeed. The aluminum metal body of the MacBook Pro acts as a big heat dissipator. If they made a 1" thick notbook out of plastic, that pl…

Quote: Originally Posted by Enigmaaron Am I missing something? What does the enclosure material have to do with the video card's clock speeds? With a plastic enclosure it w…

Quote: Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey Just out of curiosity, how thick is the current ThinkPad T-series? That's plastic, and should have about the same feature set and heat ou…