Quote: Originally Posted by pete [...] so I don't see why anybody would want aluminum over plastic except for the beauty of it. Even though many people seem to be ok with the he…

Quote: Originally Posted by jasonsRX7 I realize that metal is a better conductor of heat, but if the heat is not being removed from the inside, wouldn't a plastic case eventuall…

I think it's amazing that you can stand on a ThinkPad--that rocks. While I do love the look and feel of my PowerBook, I think it's only sensible to envy and admire that kind of stu…

No doubt about it: As a step-ladder, the ThinkPad is the clear winner!

if i wanted a laptop i could stand on, i would have bought a ToughBook. but like most normal people, i don't worry about how much i can throw around my laptop. i prefert to keep my…

Quote: Originally Posted by jhonizzle don't get me wrong Plastic is a great material for laptops if your into over heating cracking and having to replace an entire laptop becau…

the ibm's might be made out of good composite materials, but most non-apple laptops i know: dell & sony are made out of total crap. If you drop them at all, all sorts of pieces…

http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/st...&dualCurrId=73 as far as i can see the T series doesn't have half of the performane of my MBP...looks like your better off putting XP on…

I love the looks of the macbooks and I love the feeling of COLD aluminum, but when I had a thinkpad T40 last year I realised just how much I baby my powerbook. I would toss the THi…

Quote: Originally Posted by pete I would toss the THinkpad around, grab it anywhere with one hand, open the lid with one hand on one side Why would anyone ever hold a laptop…

Quote: Originally Posted by jhonizzle http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/st...&dualCurrId=73 as far as i can see the T series doesn't have half of the performane of my MBP..…

Quote: Originally Posted by jhonizzle and i'll match your photo of standing on the Think pad here in a sec edit: it'll be more than a sec, because i need to get my cameras USB …

I carry my Powerbook open one handed all the time. i also hold it with one hand and open the lid with another. never held it up by the screen though, that's suicide for powerbooks…

I've had many powerbooks and every single one has had some kind of hinge issue, ranging from extreme play and wobble in the bezel to squeaking sounds etc. Nothing very serious that…

thats me a 175lb guy standing on his MBP....and i'm typing this on it now back to performance of the t60...it hasn't got half to the MBP's power

On windows, I just download a few libs and .h files in a package and include them in the project and I'm off. Here on my Macbook, I'm apparently in some sort of UNIX world with ./…

You should just have to put the SDL framework in /Library/Frameworks and then it should compile (if they projects are already set up to use it).

I'm not sure I want to download and install the SDL framework again, it didn't seem to work the last time. Also, advancemame isn't an xcode project (and the package link says "proj…

You need to compile SDL yourself, since (last time I checked) the downloadable version is PPC-only. You'll also need to (a) put it in ~/Library/Frameworks (or /Library/Frameworks) …

Does anyone use a mini stereo with their G5? Any recommendations? Denon? Do they have optical audio input?

Hi i'm developing an application that needs tail -f - like functionality, and, i'd like to avoid using an NSTask + executing "tail -f" on the file i want to continuosly read I've …

grab the code for tail off the apple open source website and put it in your app?

Anyone know when the next generation ipod is coming? Anyone have list of dates, or site that lists the previous release dates of all ipods and minis, nanos, shuffles, etc.? When di…

Apple never makes public its plans. There are also no real rumours other than "there may or may not be a video-focused iPod by the end of 2006." As for past history, the 5th-gens…

Yes, the warranties are international (not sure what that has to do with the other questions, but...)