Hi all, Well I rented "The fifth element" DVD this weekend and it really made me friend again with my 500MHz powerbook. The movie was great, the quality of playback was increadibl…

Don't forget to get Keyspan's Digital Media Remote so that you can control the DVD from your couch!

I just wanted to note that just the 'jaggies' problem mentioned might still be that particular DVD, and not the player -- even if it plays fine on a PC or standalone. Not all deco…

Quote: Originally posted by mjansens: Boy would I like to have all this process done in one click (or even a player option ;-) )... You can, to a certain extent: …

To clear up a couple of things: I know what you are getting at with the "jagged lines that don't match up". It is also called the blind effect and it happens on more than just App…

Hi, I'm UNIX user turned MAC about a year ago because of the UNIX underlayer of OS X. I bought the new ibook when it came out. I couldn't stand the horrible speed. Then I change…

I've found I have the same problem with my 550 Tibook. OS X is still slow, but from what I hear Apple will be addressing many speed issues soon. My friend has a Dual 450 G4, and …

I'm using a Pismo 500Mhz with 384Mb of RAM. OSX is very zippy on my machine and much faster than a friends Ti 550Mhz PB with less RAM installed. OSX eats RAM and you get a vast imp…

FWIW, my new PowerBook G4 800 seems faster than my flat-panel iMac 800. I don't think that's a surprise, but it's just my observation.

Quote: Originally posted by jwtseng: <STRONG>FWIW, my new PowerBook G4 800 seems faster than my flat-panel iMac 800. I don't think that's a surprise, but it's jus…

Quote: Originally posted by DNA man: <STRONG> Do they use the same G4 chip and have the same cache levels? I haven't seen the new G4 PB yet but I was more than h…

Quote: Originally posted by jwtseng: <STRONG>FWIW, my new PowerBook G4 800 seems faster than my flat-panel iMac 800. I don't think that's a surprise, but it's jus…

Quote: Originally posted by DNA man: <STRONG> Do they use the same G4 chip and have the same cache levels? I haven't seen the new G4 PB yet but I was more than h…

Quote: Originally posted by skyman: <STRONG>Higher temp slows performance.</STRONG> Only computers with intelligent CPU temperature scaling are im…

Another thing that affects the TiBook's speed is the Hard Drive. Below 48 gig HD's run at 4200 rpm. while the 48 gig and higher runs at 5400 rpm. The average desktop HD runs at 720…

Dual-processor machines run OS X extremely well. I can't say the same for single-processor machines like the iMac.

I think it can be summed up in the fact that the iMac is a consumer machine, and the PB is a professional. The specs reflect this ie, FSB 100 to 133, L3 Cache and the video card, t…

How is it? I think the savings from the 800 model is worth getting the 667, and I doubt the speed is all that noticeable.... Please post thoughts. Thanks!

I very much agree with you, and it has been said that the new PB 667Mhz is 60% faster then the old 667Mhz, it seems to also run cooler, they are both great machines! Congrats Appl…

Must agree with previous post. It'll still be awhile before I buy, but the shop that I work for has one on display and I played around for a bit on it throughout today. The speed…

There is a $700 price difference between the two; is it really worth it? My mind is settling more toward the 667, especially since I can transfer my 48 gig 5400 RPM hard drive from…

Quote: Originally posted by urrl5201: <STRONG>There is a $700 price difference between the two; is it really worth it? My mind is settling more toward the 667, esp…

Is there some reason you can't install the 48 gig drive into the 800? I was considering ordering a custom 800 w/ the 30 gig drive, swapping it and the 48 in my Ti 500, and selling…

Quote: Originally posted by cmoney: <STRONG> Personally, since I've got a Developer's discount that expires in June, I'm getting an 800MHz model for $2559!</STR…

I ordered the 667 with a 40 gig drive and airport card last tuesday. It shipped friday, so I should get it monday or tuesday. With a developer's discount, it would have been an e…