Don't expect any of these machines to scale linearly in performance with clock speed. The determining factor here is definitely L2 cache and memory bandwidth, although the clock sp…

What I notice most of all is that there seems to be large variation even between machines of the same type. I ponder whether some G5 chips work better than others for reasons of…

Hi, I thought this was the appropriate forum for this question, so if it isn't, I'm sorry and please move it, thanks. I need your opinion on this. The Mac OS system appeals to me …

Oh, and can anyone also tell me if the Apple button lights up on the new iMac G5?

Authoring should be comparable on both platforms, but the Windows Flash plugin runs a lot faster than the Mac version. What Apple button are you referring to?

Oops, I shouldn't have said "button" but rather "logo". The Apple logo on the front. I've seen that it lights up on the notebook computers. Ok, I just wanted to make sure that aut…

Yup, the Apple logo is backlit on Apple's laptops. Q. for all: is the Flash plug-in on Macs still *that* much slower than on Windows? It sure as hell used to be, but the latest …

I use it and find it perfectly fine, it runs at a decent enough speed on new macs (mines an old G4 800 powerbook) and if your content is running really slow you probably need to op…

Quote: Originally Posted by iloveipod Oops, I shouldn't have said "button" but rather "logo". The Apple logo on the front. I've seen that it lights up on the notebook computers.…

Quote: Originally Posted by lookmark And a warning for the OP: if you're a heavy user of Macromedia Flash, you should (alas) stay away from the new Intel Macs until the Univers…

Quote: Originally Posted by harrisjamieh I have studio 8 (fireworks, flash, dreamweaver) installed on my iMac core duo, and it seems to run fine. Flash starts up within 7 second…

Quote: Originally Posted by lookmark I guess I should amend my earlier statement... if you're OK with Flash (the authoring app, not the player) running at about the equivalent…

Note: for reference, check out my game at www.ninja-man.com All done in flash. First up, plugin performance. Yes its been **** forever, but flash8 is substantially better - on a G…

Hmm. Flash opens in around 7 seconds? That's faster than my current computer. But my computer is getting old anyways. :x

Donald Trump is not a graphic designer. Even if he was, don't use something because you saw it done that way on TV. As for Flash, it runs better on a PC. Both the Authoring Enviro…

Studio 8 works pretty fine on Mac, can't expect everything to be lightning fast

As far as developing the Flash itself, it's more or less a toss-up. Macs tend to have better tools for working with the media you'll incorporate into your Flash content, though, so…

Quote: And a warning for the OP: if you're a heavy user of Macromedia Flash, you should (alas) stay away from the new Intel Macs until the Universal version of it is rel…

thanks for everybody's advice!

Quote: Originally Posted by swatson Don't knock it until you try it. Flash 8 Professional is very fast/usable on my MacBook Pro 1.8 with 1 gig of RAM (adding more). Consider…

at teh macromedia developers conference, the flash product lead specifically demoed the flash 8 app and plugin the mac with the specific point of showing that the plug-in in partic…

Has anyone found a Neoprene carrying case for the MacBook Pro yet? I am looking for one in black. I cannot seem to find anyone carrying it for the MBP, yet. Thanks.

Neoprene sheet or neoprene foam?

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Neoprene sheet or neoprene foam? The very thin one. Probably the sheet version.

what's wrong with the inCase one on the apple store? that's what i have, and my mbp fits snugly inside it.