Quote: Originally posted by cambro: I'm not sure about this for the vast majority of uses.... One of the principal bottlenecks in the PB (or any other portable) is the …

I think nextag.com has a chart which tracks the price of various products over time. They don't provide any sort of analysis, though

i think the new powerbooks are coming out fall of next year?

Quote: Originally Posted by Arch. The 700 trade in deal for ti books goes untill March. I bet thats when they release the new PB's. Anyone wanna buy my 17? What do you mea…

OH MY GOD someone lock this thread it's from a year and a half ago.

Hi guys, I have: Rev. C Powerbook G4 667 DVI Firewire 400 768MB RAM OSX.2 4200RPM HD I am really tired of the spinning ball everytime I use the msnbc.com website, and the sluggis…

I'd stick with a 5400 RPM drive. From what I have seen in the benchmarks, the 7200's are nowhere near as fast as their RPM speed would lead you to think they are. That said, I we…

Quote: Originally posted by SuperGroove: In terms of performance, what is the better performing solutions; an external 7200RPM HD, which maxes out at 35MB/s, or an inter…

I'm not sure you would see any increase in speed on the MSN site with a fast HD. Info from page is coming over internet, not from your drive, so fast drive wouldn't have any effec…

I have to say that in principle HD speeds should not be the bottleneck for internet surfing, word, etc. But in reality, upgrading my wife's Pismo from a 4200 to a 5400 rpm interna…

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Hi all, My question is that I already have a 12" AL Pb and am about to purchase a 17" Imac, they will both be on a network (one wirelessly). What is the best way to have them conne…

If they're both on the same network then just turn on file sharing on both machines and you're set.

Firewire networking. Really fast, convenient. I use it all the time.

What about to take control of my Imac from the living room, kind of like "Remote Desktop for the PC"? Thanks -Eric

Quote: Originally posted by DynastyMac: What about to take control of my Imac from the living room, kind of like "Remote Desktop for the PC"? Thanks -Eric Look a…

If they both have Gigabit Ethernet use that...its faster than FireWire and you don't even need a crossover cable.

I think yall may be confused as to what im asking, I would like to be able to swap files between the computers over the network, maybe change files then move them around, that sort…

SystemPrefs> turn on remote login and personal file sharing.(Both systems) While both are on the ketwork, hit apple+K or Go>connect to server and put in the IP of the system …

Simple tip: You can use iChat Rendezvous to transfer files between the two computers, if you don't do it too often.

because we all know talking to yourself (if even over AIM) is a sign of insanity. haha. use VNC to control, and file sharing to move files.

Quote: Originally posted by DynastyMac: I think yall may be confused as to what im asking, I would like to be able to swap files between the computers over the network, …

Have a G3 600 combo iBook which I'm selling to a friend and a new G4 800 machine is on its way to me. I have an airport card and regular base station at home (w a DSL connection) …

If you decide to go with the AirPort Extreme base station, yes, you can get the less expensive model-both models have a USB port for sharing printers. There are other products tha…

great advice... but worried about configuring and adjusting specs, etc... am not much of a techie and don't want to screw it up. is it painless? thanks again!