Very. I had one in my old Digital Audio. The noise it made was half the reason I sold the system.

Im about to upgrade my QS867 with a Gigadesigns Dual 1.8ghz, and I was just wondering how loud these things are. I know its a weird question to answer, but try ur best

How many of you watched an entire two hour DVD movie with the iBook sitting on your lap and finding the heat bearable? Someone wrote that Steven Jobs might release a new iBook wit…

You can easily import emails if you have an IMAP access. Copy all your emails on your IMAP account and then copy them back from the IMAP account on the Mac. Alternatively you can …

Thanks for your quick reply! Can I export email addresses from Outlook Express to iBook? At present I export these address in WAB format to be used in another window computer. S…

You can use your ethernet cable or your USB drive to transfer files between your PC and the iBook. Upgrading the RAM doesn't void the warranty (you just need to lift the keyboard t…

I now use Windows 2000 on an old IBM Thinkpad T23, and I'm considering buying a new iBook G4. How can I transfer all my data files from the windows laptop to the iBook without buy…

A friend has a PC with the floppy drive hanging out the side of the case by its cable!

randman - just based on my experience there vs new zealand, and with the caveat that japan is never going to be the cheapest place in asia to buy electronics. sminch

If I was building a pc, i would tie a string to the mobo and mount it to the ceiling have the hard drive and optical drive(slot loading) dangling from their power cables and a scre…

Quote: Originally Posted by codywalton ... The shuttles are nice, but not what I'm looking for, as they are a bit pricey, and don't match the general size and shape of a G5. …

if you've never built a pc before, don't even bother. check out the prices from the pc makers before you decide what to do and plus, they handle all the warranty-related issues fo…

Chenbro, Koolance, V-Tech, and Xoxide all make pretty good clones of the G5 tower. Also you might want to check out the Lian-Li PC-V1000. Not exactly a "clone" of the G5 tower in t…

Haha, in Belgium we pay 21% taxes. I payed 3.500 euros or 4.405 USD for my 15" RevA PB... Dammit

Sminch, are you saying Japan because you know it's cheaper than other places in Asia, such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand, or because of your experience there?

to the op - definitely get it in japan. i was over there for two years and for some reason put off getting a new laptop until i got back, then got totally stung on the price. the s…

Quote: Originally Posted by codywalton ok... well price IS a factor...price and time and amount of work. Which is why I've ruled out getting a G5 case on ebay and building a PC…

Quote: Originally Posted by Wiskedjak Agreed. Shuttle is rapidly becoming the way to go for desktop peecees. ...only not.

Good luck on your search, wishing you success.

Quote: Originally Posted by olePigeon Well, he didn't say price was a factor. ok... well price IS a factor...price and time and amount of work. Which is why I've ruled ou…

Quote: Originally Posted by olePigeon Well, he didn't say price was a factor. Hence my recommendation for the Shuttle with an $800 FX-55, $500 for two sticks of RAM and a $5…

Well, he didn't say price was a factor.

Agreed. Shuttle is rapidly becoming the way to go for desktop peecees.

Quote: Originally Posted by codywalton So, even though I'm a diehard mac user, all my friends build custom gaming PC's. Lately I've been thinking of building one myself to go n…

Lian-Li makes many Aluminum enclosures, but at a price. This one is closest to the G5 without getting some cheesy, cheap case. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E168111120…