Quote: Originally Posted by mduell The video card has zilch to do with anything you plan on doing, so I'd say go with the 7000; it supports the same features (Quartz Extreme) as…

A PCI card is definitely not recommended. A little background. Quartz Extreme uses the graphics card to draw windows and other user interface effects. This makes moving windows fo…

hi, Thanks so much everyone for your help with the vido cards. In this time, I actually did some research on agp cards and then specifically the 7000 and 8500. Most say that the…

Hi, Just bought the 8500 on ebay for $80 + shipping. Man they kill you with the shipping. I hope that there will be a definite improvement, and at least with the dvi port I ca…

Hi, Okay, another purchase... I wanted to be able to use the sata drive from my g5 that I recently sold so I have been researching my options: 1. sata to ide interface converter…

Quote: Originally Posted by OreoCookie This not not true. Quartz Extreme will be sped up by the faster graphics card. It's not like Windows in that respect. Transparent windows,…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Please tell me that scrolling and moving windows is not a serious performance challenge for hardware that was new about 5 years ago. Scro…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Please tell me that scrolling and moving windows is not a serious performance challenge for hardware that was new about 5 years ago. Look …

Quote: Originally Posted by Lateralus Scrolling and moving windows is slick. Redrawing and minimizing is seriously fubared in X though, my X800 barely does it will. It works…

Hi, Just an update to everyone who helped me... I received the radeon 8500 and hard drive enclosure today. Both work great!! I'm not sure what to look for in terms of the perfo…

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one firewire 800! That just made Apple a bit cooler again. DL Superdrive returns, too.

$100 cheaper if you're willing to take 2x512 MB. I'm surprised that Apple isn't advertising a $100 lower price. P.S. 7200 rpm 100 GB is the same price as 120 GB 5400 rpm.

the pricing is little wrong... 15" 2.16 MBP has the same price as the 17" , while 17" gives bigger screen, bigger HDD, faster super drive, firewire 800 and one extra USB what's go…

Spec up a 15" to 2.16GHz and a 120Gb hard drive and its more expensive than the 17"!! 17" - £1999 15" upgraded - £2059

Quote: Originally Posted by Nyl the pricing is little wrong... 15" 2.16 MBP has the same price as the 17" , while 17" gives bigger screen, bigger HDD, faster super drive, firewi…

it's an exc. piece of kit

keeping FW800 rocks

There is one thing I don't like (if one can say such thing about such computer) but having had a 17 inches in the past, the fact that the slot loadind drive is placed just below th…

I think we're getting ready to see a price cut on the 15's.

Quote: Originally Posted by ajprice Spec up a 15" to 2.16GHz and a 120Gb hard drive and its more expensive than the 17"!! 17" - £1999 15" upgraded - £2059 Quoting myself,…

Well, since it looks like this'll be the thread: They added a USB port. That was nice of 'em. If I wanted to carry around something that big, I'd be all over this thing, but I'm s…

exactly, i've been using PB 15" but i'm guessing i'd go for a macbook (ibook) for my next one ... only if macbook uses coreduo