AutumnSkyline said:
Hahahaha I love emo/screamo music.... but the little teenyboppers that call themselves emo are SO annoying.
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Hahahaha I love emo/screamo music.... but the little teenyboppers that call themselves emo are SO annoying.
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Perhaps the possibilities of this have been discussed already on this forum or the one before, but how exactly would a magnetic latch be implemented on an aluminum computer? If you were to, say put a small magnet below above the screen, you would magnetize the entire aluminum plate surrounding the LCD. Perhaps harmless, but still seems like an unlikely choice. I can imagine myself reaching over the screen with a metal wrist watch and having stuck, as I think to myself "I knew I shouldn't have waited, damnit."
Perhaps the possibilities of this have been discussed already on this forum or the one before, but how exactly would a magnetic latch be implemented on an aluminum computer? If you were to, say put a small magnet below above the screen, you would magnetize the entire aluminum plate surrounding the LCD. Perhaps harmless, but still seems like an unlikely choice. I can imagine myself reaching over the screen with a metal wrist watch and having stuck, as I think to myself "I knew I shouldn't have waited, damnit."
Mbp 17 Gpu
I thought I read somewhere that the X1600 on the 15"MBP are underclocked for thermal reasons, but on the 17", there's enough room to keep it cool when it's clocked normally.
Does anyone know if this is true? ANd if it is, what is the performance difference? Anyone ever seen them compared side-by-side?
I thought I read somewhere that the X1600 on the 15"MBP are underclocked for thermal reasons, but on the 17", there's enough room to keep it cool when it's clocked normally.
Does anyone know if this is true? ANd if it is, what is the performance difference? Anyone ever seen them compared side-by-side?
Garvo said:
Somewhat correct, the 15" are indeed underclocked. However the 17" cards are throttled, in other words, they increase/decrease their speeds automatically as needed.
There can be a small, insulated seperation between the magnet and the aluminum plate so that this doesn't happen. And even if it does, the pros would far outweigh the cons.Garvo said:
Konfabulation said:
...Not to mention that it takes a significantly strong magnetic field to magnetize aluminum. Not goint to happen with a static magnet as used in the mag latch.
they make surfaces that dissipate heat designed specifically for laptops, think of it as a placemat like thing.Glenny2lappies said:
shadowlander said:
That is a fine point, and well taken. Thank you. I'm a bit apprehensive about selling something this...fragile/pricey/new, but I suspect that'll be my best option...unless updates happen verrrrrrrrrrrry very soon.
Thanks for the help.
(i need it).
What about this Tuesday?
Probably has been thought of already but the (Product)red Nano release on friday may have been so as to give it the solo stage for maximum publicity to help the cause prior to more product soon to be released, (macbook updates and whatever else).
Probably has been thought of already but the (Product)red Nano release on friday may have been so as to give it the solo stage for maximum publicity to help the cause prior to more product soon to be released, (macbook updates and whatever else).
paradillon said:
Red nano was released last wednesday... I'm not so sure what Apple is up to with their release dates, but it looks as if they're breaking from the Tuesday model when other events or tie-ins are present. iMac update was wednesday also, but following a holiday weekend where most people had monday off from work and government offices were closed (Labor Day, US). Aperture and the "Showtime" event were both a tuesday deal.
I suppose this tuesday (10/17) is more likely than last tuesday was... As we approach the holidays, each week brings more promise. But I'm not getting my hopes up...
AppliedVisual said:
yours and mine... and everyone elses.. but thats what we are here for... some hope to get us through the waiting.. then some one to bitch too when we get disappointed
what kind of outrageous price for a bto ram configuration of 4gb (2x2gb sticks) of ram in the new macbook pro that we'll se sometime soon? Perhaps add $1600 or less. Not like i'm gonna go ahead and buy apple ram though. I'll go with crucial or some other company.
ram for mmbp or new mmb
pretty much have the choice of maxing out the ram through apple for 4 gb @ $1600 OR you can buy a new macbook
... i tried too see how much a mac pro (top of the line completly maxed out) would be... it'ld cost more than my car
macman2790 said:
pretty much have the choice of maxing out the ram through apple for 4 gb @ $1600 OR you can buy a new macbook
... i tried too see how much a mac pro (top of the line completly maxed out) would be... it'ld cost more than my car My refurb gets picked up for refund today, so heres hoping tomorrow brings some good news. If not I will save another 300 quid and buy another refurb - if it now turns out purely to be a chip swap I will most likely still buy the refurb as with the difference in cost I can get another 1gb ram, parallels and a really nice laptop bag and still have some cash left over.
cytefx said:
Its going back as it has a faulty trackpad and they wont send out replacements for refurbs, you have to send it back and get a refund then buy another one so the sooner I send it back the sooner I get the refund.
Sods law really as I bought it because I cant wait any longer for the Merom to be released - I now need a laptop ASAP. I anticipate ordering another on wednesday if they still have them with 24 hour dispatch availability.