800mhz TiBook!

[agent302]

Re: 667 CPU checker results

Originally posted by c-ker
a user at appleinsider.com ran CPU Checker on a new 667 and got the same result: Apollo 7455

That was me . I also confirmed it with a little tool in the Developer Applications (you have to download it separate tho) called Reggie which gave the same result, as can be seen here:

Oh, and a cheap trick I just implemented to help cooling: rather than spend $30 on something like a Coolpad (which I still might do eventually), I have strategically placed four Arrowhead water plastic bottle caps under each corner of the TiBook to raise it and aid air flow, which in my informal observations has aided cooling (in addition to my actually opening the window to my dorm room to let a breeze in). A cheap cooling solution for the cash strapped.

 

[gopher]

Re: white pixels

Originally posted by AlphaTech
Does anyone else with the new TiBook (667 or 800) have any pixels stuck on white?? I noticed one when I started up UT the other day, and was wondering if anyone else has seen any. I will be contacting one of the local Apple Stores, or AASP's, in the area to see if it is within tolerances or not. If not, I would MUCH rather swap the hard drive, and my 512MB memory chip to a new one then have to ship it to Apple for repair.

A pixel or two stuck on white is not uncommon for LCDs manufactured today. Quite a few people have complained about them on the Flat Panel iMac, but if you go into any retail store that sells notebooks you won't find a single notebook whose screen is stuck pixel free. You have to remember each pixel has its own transistor. For fault tolerances of 1 : 1 million you are asking for fault tolerances better in some cases than parts on the Space Shuttle. And all of this from an LCD which costs $500 to start with. You can usually massage the stuck pixels to get them unstuck, though a massage may not have an immediate effect, though often the next day my Flat Panel iMac's pixel that might have been stuck is no longer. If you have a whole stream of pixels constantly stuck you may have a case with Apple repair. But only if it is more than 10 stuck pixels in an area the size of a dime.

 

[sphereboy]

It's on the WAY!!!

"PBG4/800/1024/60G/COMBO/AP/LL; 1 shipped on 05/15/2002 "

Oh my, oh my! Friday is the day

 

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by sphereboy
It's on the WAY!!!

"PBG4/800/1024/60G/COMBO/AP/LL; 1 shipped on 05/15/2002 "

Oh my, oh my! Friday is the day

Congrats.

I have the 667 TiPB, got it in Novemember, and I have 1 stuck pixel. Its really not an issue, its hardly noticeable. And with the new screen having higher resolution, it will be even smaller. I wouldn't be too concerned about it.

 

[AlphaTech]

Originally posted by dukestreet


Congrats.

I have the 667 TiPB, got it in Novemember, and I have 1 stuck pixel. Its really not an issue, its hardly noticeable. And with the new screen having higher resolution, it will be even smaller. I wouldn't be too concerned about it.

It is very small... about the size of a pin hole (if that big). I ran the lcd checker, and it is in the blue and green colors, but not red. It also shows up when the screen is black, hence the bright pixel anomoly.

 

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by AlphaTech


It is very small... about the size of a pin hole (if that big). I ran the lcd checker, and it is in the blue and green colors, but not red. It also shows up when the screen is black, hence the bright pixel anomoly.

I posted that mine was a bright/light green shade in another thread. Do you know the reason for that? Also, what's the lcd checker, I'd like to give that a go on my machine.

 

[Oatmeal]

TiBook BTO as a good Desktop?

My experience is with a desktop Mac, but have now fallen in love with the TiBook. To better compare with the desktops G4's, consider the Built to Order TiBook, with it's 1 Gig of RAM and 60 Gig HD. This Hard drive runs a 5400 rpm, compared to the 7200 of the Desktop G4's.

How well does this TiBook at this configuration compare to the desktops, in your opinion. This would be for personal use, of many tasks, ie Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc. No video asperations at this time. I understand where it will fall short, but I could instead buy the 933 or Dual 1Gig. A TiBook would be my Primary Mac.

This TiBook is being considered because I really like it in general, and it offers so much in such a compact form, as opposed to a Desktop, but, I do not require the portability of a desktop. It would be nice though. I've racked my brain on this, and need experienced input. This is, for the TiBook, lust, I suppose.

Thanks.

 

[macstudent]

This is one of the longest threads I have ever seen.

Does anyone know how long the longest thread on mac rumors was?

 

[Beej]

Originally posted by macstudent
This is one of the longest threads I have ever seen.

Does anyone know how long the longest thread on mac rumors was?

Yeah the Travis thread is the longest, but this one is the most viewed.

I think the Travis thread was 242 posts long. We should flesh this one out past that... this thread deserves to be the longest thread - the Travis thread doesn't!

 

[AlphaTech]

Originally posted by Beej
We should flesh this one out past that... this thread deserves to be the longest thread - the Travis thread doesn't!

Oh hell yeah!!!

 

[madamimadam]

Originally posted by AlphaTech


Oh hell yeah!!!

Well, I will support you guys AS LONG as you do it with quality content.... I can't stand some of the **** that has been posted here but I have to view it to be able to see the quality content.

 

[Beej]

Originally posted by madamimadamtimallen


Well, I will support you guys AS LONG as you do it with quality content.... I can't stand some of the **** that has been posted here but I have to view it to be able to see the quality content.

Thanks for your support, dude.

I have to say, although there is a fair bit of junk in these forums, there is a lot less junk than at a lot of other places on the Internet. Bad posters tend to be scared off pretty quickly by the regular visitors.

 

[sphereboy]

I like this place.

 

[madamimadam]

Originally posted by sphereboy
I like this place.

I know I switched here because it was the only place that had ALL of the important information when it came out unlike other places that either had ****, irregular updates or missed out on some of the most important information.

 

[sphereboy]

I want an avatar too when I grow up

 

[Beej]

Originally posted by sphereboy
I like this place.

Me too!

Originally posted by sphereboy
I want an avatar too when I grow up

Me too

The Travis thread is 243 posts long (I just checked.)

 

[madamimadam]

Well, I have a worthwhile question to push this thread over the winning line.

What are the differences between the RDRAM you see on PCs and DDR SDRAM?

 

[sphereboy]

 

[King Cobra]

I just checked a section among the forums for the longest thread:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/5135/

I wonder if this will break that record.
__________________

Any time is a great time for iPod.

 

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by madamimadamtimallen
Well, I have a worthwhile question to push this thread over the winning line.

What are the differences between the RDRAM you see on PCs and DDR SDRAM?

RDRAM is also known as Rambus. It has a higher theoretical bandwidth than DDR, but due to it's high price initially it lost a lot of ground. DDR seems to have beat it.

 

[sphereboy]

Intel seems to keep supporting it and will so in their upcoming mobo's with 533MHz front side bus.

Rambus is fast. I have it on a Dell workstation and never had a problem with it.

Clean as a whistle.

 

[madamimadam]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU


RDRAM is also known as Rambus. It has a higher theoretical bandwidth than DDR, but due to it's high price initially it lost a lot of ground. DDR seems to have beat it.

Coolies, thanks

Can't cost more than what Apple charges for DDR; have you seen it??? $US400 for 512MB.... what a rip off. Companies are suppost to be moving from regular SDRAM to DDR because the price difference is next nothing but, I tell you what, I would never pay $US400 for 512MB of regular SDRAM.

 

[AlphaTech]

Considering how DDR memory is at the following levels, PC1600, PC2100, PC2700 and it keeps getting faster (PC3200/3300 is on the horizon).

Anyone happen to know what the real speed of the rambus memory actually is?

 

[madamimadam]

Originally posted by madamimadamtimallen


Coolies, thanks

Can't cost more than what Apple charges for DDR; have you seen it??? $US400 for 512MB.... what a rip off. Companies are suppost to be moving from regular SDRAM to DDR because the price difference is next nothing but, I tell you what, I would never pay $US400 for 512MB of regular SDRAM.

I just checked, Apple charges $US450 to take a 256MB machine up to 1GB of regular SDRAM. So, for $US50 more than the price of 512MB DDR you can get a 512 and an extra 256MB SDRAM despite the fact that both are about the same cost these days.

 

[AlphaTech]

Originally posted by madamimadamtimallen
Can't cost more than what Apple charges for DDR; have you seen it??? $US400 for 512MB.... what a rip off. Companies are suppost to be moving from regular SDRAM to DDR because the price difference is next nothing but, I tell you what, I would never pay $US400 for 512MB of regular SDRAM.

Mohawk memory has a 512MB PC2100 chip for $160.

Everyone knows (or should) that Apple charges more for memory. That is one reason why get my memory elsewhere.