I was shocked at how well 10.3 performed on my old DP450. Much faster than 10.2, and a much greater difference than 10.1-10.2.
Of course, it was being installed from my new G5 DVD
I use ID2 on the DP450 everyday. It runs ok, but you have to remember ID2 can clog up with large documents or quality previews switched on.
I have 1GB RAM with this machine and wo…
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Originally posted by naderby:
I use ID2 on the DP450 everyday. It runs ok, but you have to remember ID2 can clog up with large documents or quality previews switc…
For stuff like that which is not MP aware you'd BETTER go with a beefier single. A 733 is good but lacks decent cache so I'd say a 733 graphite or 867 qs.
Hmmm, Just got the dual 450... worked out much cheaper in the end. The stuff I'm doing is not that intensive, in fact I used to do it on a G4 400, so I should be OK...
Only thing …
The Lite-on LTR-52327S is fully supported for everything in 10.3. I had one, but I sold it and got a Combo drive instead. NewEgg has the LTR-52327S in stock right now for $39 w/ fr…
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Originally posted by Luca Rescigno:
The Lite-on LTR-52327S is fully supported for everything in 10.3. I had one, but I sold it and got a Combo drive instead. NewE…
My combo drive is an LG GCC-4480B. I think it's discontinued, but this particular model is 48x24x48x and is also fully supported in OS X. I got it on eBay.
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Originally posted by Luca Rescigno:
My combo drive is an LG GCC-4480B. I think it's discontinued, but this particular model is 48x24x48x and is also fully support…
I have been looking for a decently priced GCC-4480B for quite a while. However, it would appear that the word is out amoungst the Mac geeks that the drive is fully supported under …
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I have been looking for a decently priced GCC-4480B for quite a while. However, it would appear that the word is out amoungst th…
I second the vote for the GCC-4480B, I have one in my yikes G4 and it works great under 10.3. I'm looking for a second one to put in a firewire case for my quicksilver... Bummer …
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I second the vote for the GCC-4480B, I have one in my yikes G4 and it works great under 10.3. I'm looking for a second one to put in a …
$300? I almost never game anymore on my mac... Hmmm... Maybe it's time to downgrade to an ATI 8500..... A G5 is in the cards for this fall anyway.... But, it does help the over…
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$300? I almost never game anymore on my mac... Hmmm... Maybe it's time to downgrade to an ATI 8500..... A G5 is in the cards for this…
How about a cool os7 UI or an Amiga workbench 3.5 themeset or Atari ST, many of us apple users came from these systems and would love to pay them homage.
I could provide screensho…
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System 7Windows 95DOS (all black with green text)
I'm sorry, but putting a Win95 theme on a Mac is about as bad as voting fo…
I thought the never released NeXTSTEP 4 was rather nice, it's color could use some change though.
There was this neat, high contrast mock-up of Mac OS X I saw years ago that look…