You might want to try Handbrake. It's free and works well. http://handbrake.m0k.org/index.php

I tried Handbrake to create an Ipod Video movie and was very impressed with how easy it can rip a DVD. You can do it all in one step, very sweet.

I'm about to buy an iPod, but since most of my music/recordings [90%+] are mixed in some fashion ... I'm not sure how current iPod owners [all 30 million +] have gone this long wit…

You can combine CD tracks when you rip, which just gives you an album long single track. Other than that there aren't any work arounds. I would submit a request for gapless playb…

as a 12" powerbook user (1.33g alubook), i'm both disappointed and relieved. disappointed because i'd hoped for at least a speed bump, maybe a better screen, and the backlit keybo…

Anyone who was expecting something major hasn't been reading the news. With the Mactels less than a year away, this bump is fine to hold the line until the new models come.

This is a pathetic upgrade. The screen isn't 1920x1200. Why not? You can get 1920x1200 on a Dell, and it costs $1200 less. No dual-layer DVD burner either. Overall, I'm not impr…

Quote: Originally Posted by Randman Anyone who was expecting something major hasn't been reading the news. With the Mactels less than a year away, this bump is fine to hold the …

Have you ever tried reading anything on a 1900x1200 17" screen?

Exactly. Many people will wait. If you need a 15 or 17 right now, the update isn't bad but nothing to break the bank over. If anything, this leads me to think that the Mactel PBs w…

I was SO impressed with the updates today that I just bought a 12" iBook. Screw the PowerBooks until Apple gets their act together. I'm keeping my money.

82 days until MWSF.... may there be something better.... last year (they year of the powerbook per apple) and this year (year of high definition) have been pretty poor years. N…

Quote: Originally Posted by starman This is a pathetic upgrade. . . . No dual-layer DVD burner either. . . . Mike Slot-load 8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Quot…

Quote: Originally Posted by starman This is a pathetic upgrade. The screen isn't 1920x1200. Why not? You can get 1920x1200 on a Dell, and it costs $1200 less. No dual-layer DV…

Well I have been waiting for a new PB to replace my 1Gig PB 17" for quite some time now. I was full of anticipation, and really was hoping for a 2Gig PB. Well, as we know now, n…

So apparently you're Rev. A isn't getting the job done when it comes to Aperture, eh?

Quote: Originally Posted by DKeithA I was SO impressed with the updates today that I just bought a 12" iBook. Screw the PowerBooks until Apple gets their act together. I'm kee…

Quote: Originally Posted by DKeithA I was SO impressed with the updates today that I just bought a 12" iBook. Screw the PowerBooks until Apple gets their act together. I'm kee…

Quote: Originally Posted by aristobrat So apparently you're Rev. A isn't getting the job done when it comes to Aperture, eh? Yup, by a whole 250 MHz.

The PowerBook was just what has been predicted and nothing more. Apple just can't get a G5 in that little case, and the little case is one of the PowerBook's biggest "features". …

Quote: Originally Posted by fisherKing uh...isnt buying an ibook giving your $ to apple? I'll rephrase: I'm keeping the EXTRA money I would have spent on a new PowerBoo…

Quote: Originally Posted by alphasubzero949 Yup, by a whole 250 MHz. It's not really the processor that's the problem- you need a Powerbook with a Core Image compatible vide…

I'm not impressed! This was most probably the last PowerBook G4 update ever and this was all they could manage. I was hoping for a speed-bumped 12", with a graphic card that supp…

So would anyone in the know mind explaining to me what the deal is with PC2-4200 running at 333MHz? I'm assuming the G4 memory bus is the same 167MHz as in my Rev. A 17" @ 1GHz, no…

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisF It's not really the processor that's the problem- you need a Powerbook with a Core Image compatible video card. I thought my PB supported…