the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #31
well im kind of pissed but i had this coming. i bought my 15" powerbook with some upgrades a couple of months ago for around 2500 after the education discount. now all that stuff i…
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the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #32
I really don't get all the whining; for those of us in the upgrade cycle, it's a pleasant surprise. For those who weren't buying, you're not buying now anyway, so who really cares …
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #33
You'll be waiting a long[er] time for an Intel Powerbook, though. Like Apple said, they're going to transition the "consumer" computers first (iBook, Mac Mini, perhaps iMac?) befor…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #34
I purchased a new 17" PB 2 months ago. Well actually I purchased 8 because the first 7 were faulty (bad batch apparently)
Anyways, I'm pretty relieved. I was dreading a major upda…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #35
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Originally Posted by aplmd
82 days until MWSF.... may there be something better.... last year (they year of the powerbook per apple) and this year (year of high definiti…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #36
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Originally Posted by TFunkadelic
quit bitching about it. Apple isn't making you buy anything.
Spoken like a true Apple fanboy.
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #37
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Originally Posted by volcano
You'll be waiting a long[er] time for an Intel Powerbook, though. Like Apple said, they're going to transition the "consumer" computers first…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #38
Throughout all the debating that has raged on these boards in recent months concerning the future of the Powerbooks... if there will there be a g5, or will they go dual core g4's? …
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #39
I have had my 1.33 GHZ, 17 inch, 7200 rpm drive PBG4 for 25 months now. Aside from some key wear, it is in flawless condition. Even waited until last month to do the screen replace…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #40
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Originally Posted by volcano
You'll be waiting a long[er] time for an Intel Powerbook, though. Like Apple said, they're going to transition the "consumer" computers first…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #41
my current 1.67 will be fine until the 2nd or 3rd gen of intel pb's. i think those who own a fairly recent pb, 1.5ghz and up are in the best position. buying a 2nd or 3rd gen intel…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #42
Why is anyone buying this pre-historic piece of crap? This is a very, very outdated machine. Nobody "needs" a laptop that bad. I can not believe people waste $2000 so easily.
I…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #43
Time= money. If I can get my rendering done faster... It's already paid for itse... OH HELL never mind. BAH, you don't care! I'm not even going to bother explaining.
Why are you…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #44
I don't know what you guys are all excited about with the first Mactel PBs. Heck, Yonah isn't even out and its being talked about in the past tense already. Given what we know why …
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #45
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Originally Posted by TFunkadelic
quit bitching about it. Apple isn't making you buy anything.
No, but my school and my internship are.
There's no good excuse for not…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #46
Well, all I can say is that I'm going to hold on to my 1GHz TiBook for a while longer. The current machines just aren't enough of a boost to be worth upgrading to, I think. It's …
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #47
Power who.... get an ibook or wait for the mactels to be released
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #48
Can anyone identify any other Laptop that has the same specs, or exceeds those specs, of a new Powerbook 17"? I've looked quickly at Dell and Toshiba. Aside from a slightly faste…
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #49
I just bought the new powerbook 15" the resolution is much much better! bought I actually walked into the Apple Store in Los Angeles, where they had just got a shipment and bought …
the "new" books...let the ranting begin... — #50
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Originally Posted by jhogarty
Can anyone identify any other Laptop that has the same specs, or exceeds those specs, of a new Powerbook 17"? I've looked quickly at Dell a…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #1
So, the new dual-core G5 Power Macs have some interesting new features:
- two gigabit ethernet ports with jumbo frame support
- support for ECC (error-correcting) RAM.
This is ser…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #2
16GB of ram. Wow.
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #3
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Originally Posted by Randman
16GB of ram. Wow.
and the price of that O_o, seriously though who would need the use of that, that wouldn't be using it as a server.
Wha…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #4
The old Power Mac G5s also supported 16GB of RAM in the 8-slot models -- but in typical Apple style, they didn't advertise this, since 2GB RAM modules didn't exist commonly back th…
Dual Dual-core "quad" Power Mac G5 features — #5
two general comments:
1. the thing is a BEAST!
2. it's about damn time!