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radeon 9000 or GeForce
If you mean the GeForce4Go that is in the new PBs, then they are about the same performance wise. The opengl compatibility tends to be better with nvidia, but color and overall image quaility is a bit sharper on ATI
If you mean the GeForce4Go that is in the new PBs, then they are about the same performance wise. The opengl compatibility tends to be better with nvidia, but color and overall image quaility is a bit sharper on ATI
It's funny that you mention this because I remember reading that the P4s are better than the P3s only because of sheer speed, but that the P3s are a better processor, and have a more energy efficient core. This is why Intel's mobile division decided to use the P3 core in their upcoming mobile processor technology (Banias), which is going to result in a LOSS of megahertz for a better, more efficent processor.
Re: Hello MacWorld ! Goodbye Desktops?
The use of a FW800 port allows raid to be attached directly to the computer so no PCI card for drives or boxes to hold them are needed. It has 1000BT ethernet so no PCI NIC card is needed.
The ONLY issue becomes rendering. But if you are thumbnailing a movie and knowing you are doing the rendering later anyway, or if you do the edit, go to sleep and let it render overnight, all of a sudden the PBG417 is truly sweet. Let's not forget a project that would use such a beast would likely have 3-4 units at the incredibly cheap cost as compared to any alternative to a $3300 computer with $900 software and $800 RAID attached. In the film world you can buy 4 full set-ups of those and still feel like you just robbed a bank.
As for the people comparing top end G3 iBooks to the new G412 and complaining about minor cache and processor issues, I remind the reader that disc access and graphics processing are still the main bottlenecks of portable computers.
Besides the target market of the G412 is subnotebook users wanting a device with an expected lifespan as long as practical. ANY G4 will meet that goal better than any G3 and the added features of the G412 make the decision to spend more money fairly easy for new users and switchers.
I wonder how much faster VPC runs on the PB12 vs the iB14?
Finally for those people reading my posts just because I was RIGHT about a theatyer class Powerbook for several months, I now ask Apple to do something radical in light of the processor quagmire they expect to see for almost 2 more years. Make a box like this:
The use of a FW800 port allows raid to be attached directly to the computer so no PCI card for drives or boxes to hold them are needed. It has 1000BT ethernet so no PCI NIC card is needed.
The ONLY issue becomes rendering. But if you are thumbnailing a movie and knowing you are doing the rendering later anyway, or if you do the edit, go to sleep and let it render overnight, all of a sudden the PBG417 is truly sweet. Let's not forget a project that would use such a beast would likely have 3-4 units at the incredibly cheap cost as compared to any alternative to a $3300 computer with $900 software and $800 RAID attached. In the film world you can buy 4 full set-ups of those and still feel like you just robbed a bank.
As for the people comparing top end G3 iBooks to the new G412 and complaining about minor cache and processor issues, I remind the reader that disc access and graphics processing are still the main bottlenecks of portable computers.
Besides the target market of the G412 is subnotebook users wanting a device with an expected lifespan as long as practical. ANY G4 will meet that goal better than any G3 and the added features of the G412 make the decision to spend more money fairly easy for new users and switchers.
I wonder how much faster VPC runs on the PB12 vs the iB14?
Finally for those people reading my posts just because I was RIGHT about a theatyer class Powerbook for several months, I now ask Apple to do something radical in light of the processor quagmire they expect to see for almost 2 more years. Make a box like this:
I think it's more of a cooling issue rather than a more efficient process. Pentium 4's require gigantic amounts of cooling, and the mobile p4's that exist now, will not run at full mhz when on battery, simply because they also suck so much power
Re: I am a potential switcher
New feature found in Netscape 7. Very cool. Hope to see it in Safari, but I won't post any mindless rants or swallow a revolver if it doesn't show up in the final build.
("OHHH MY GAAAWWWD!! No TABS? AHHHHH!", he screamed, weeping, clumsily loading the bullets into the pistol.)
New feature found in Netscape 7. Very cool. Hope to see it in Safari, but I won't post any mindless rants or swallow a revolver if it doesn't show up in the final build.
("OHHH MY GAAAWWWD!! No TABS? AHHHHH!", he screamed, weeping, clumsily loading the bullets into the pistol.)
Re: Good Macworld, Apple staying conservative...
About a year ago, I heard rumors that Apple was working on a) a PDA and b) a cellphone and c) a PDA+cellphone+iPod gizmo.
I didn't put much faith in any of them, since Apple would be fighting a pretty entrenched base with any of these ideas (iPod's large share of the MP3 player market notwithstanding). I think that playing it conservative is Apple's best-possible winning strategy.
Besides, it's not like others don't a) already have, or b) will soon release, cellphone+PDA+MP3 player gizmos. It'd be a tough nut to crack right now.
D.
About a year ago, I heard rumors that Apple was working on a) a PDA and b) a cellphone and c) a PDA+cellphone+iPod gizmo.
I didn't put much faith in any of them, since Apple would be fighting a pretty entrenched base with any of these ideas (iPod's large share of the MP3 player market notwithstanding). I think that playing it conservative is Apple's best-possible winning strategy.
Besides, it's not like others don't a) already have, or b) will soon release, cellphone+PDA+MP3 player gizmos. It'd be a tough nut to crack right now.
D.
Can't remember where I read this, but someone's come out with a hardened tablet (for construction sites, etc) that can talk over wireless to a CPU that's sitting in a nearby, but safely climate-controlled location. That's the sort of tablet I'd like to see -- it's instantly sync'd with your main machine, because it's using your machine machine as a backend.
Is this ringing any bells with anyone? I can remember approximately zero names or other useful, identifying details.
D.
In context, no. Just start hoping that no one starts taking it out of context.
I wouldn't mind them taking a stab at it (0) either. I've been thinking of the gizmo I want to replace my current cellphone, and the list is somewhat substantial:
Phone features:
1. A really good speakerphone.
2. Voice recognition. Not just "Call Joe" and it looks up the number you've associated with the name "Joe," but voicerec of phone numbers themselves.
Not-Phone features:
1. PalmOS.
2. MP3 player.
3. Radio receiver (I know a few have FM receivers, I want AM and those weather-report frequencies).
4. Digital camera.
5. GPS.
I don't want much, do I? And this is from a guy who's not normally into gadgets. Kyocera's 7135 has a lot of what I want, but not all.
D.
(0) : This puts me very close to my Daily Cliche Allowance...
I'm getting away from gadgets, lately, but, as a thirty something dude who doesn't use a cell phone (yet), your menu of goodies is right up my alley. An 'all-in-one' device' with a good battery-- and able to be dropped.
Yeah.
That oughta do it.
(hmmm. deez nuts are soundin' tasty!)
Yeah.
That oughta do it.
(hmmm. deez nuts are soundin' tasty!)
Re: Safari is great, but alas no tabbed browsing
I'm still on Page One of a 13-page thread, so apologies if this has already been mentioned: This would be a good time to hit 'em with "Tabbed Browsing please" feature requests. I'm using it now, but I likely won't switch from Chimera/Mozilla until it's got Tabs -- I'm that addicted to 'em.
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Originally posted by jaykk
Arn, how did u pull this one off? Great Job. One of the best Mac World. Safari is great..but after using tabbed browsing, its hard to get use to no-tabbed browserOh well, its beta
I'm still on Page One of a 13-page thread, so apologies if this has already been mentioned: This would be a good time to hit 'em with "Tabbed Browsing please" feature requests. I'm using it now, but I likely won't switch from Chimera/Mozilla until it's got Tabs -- I'm that addicted to 'em.
D.
This brings back a memory; the parallel should be obvious.
I actually first saw Windows back in my undergrad days, after I'd worked for a year or two in a computer lab on campus. (That lab was half DOS, and half MacOS 6.?.) So I was somewhat comfortable with DOS, and pretty comfortable with MacOS -- despite what our admins had to do to it, to provide some semblance of security.
So I went into one of the other labs one day, which had recently gotten new machines and was among the first to have Windows, not DOS. This would have been 3.11, or perhaps NT 3.51.
My first thought? "You have GOT to be kidding me! THIS is a shipping operating system?" Compared to that ancient version of MacOS, that Windows version looked like it'd been designed by Fisher Price for the kindergarten set.
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Desktops as breakout boxes
The desktop computers while very likely to have no impressive processor speed upgrades could have "feature upgrades". As such I would like to propose a "swiss army knofe" box to help Apple besome the home media server supplier to the stars, er, the general masses.
Proposed Desktop CPU
Apple Computer
2Q 2003
Dual processor with OSX
Internal quad 100ATA bus.
Internal dual firewire800 bus
External dual firewire800 bus
Dual I/O USB 2
Dual external 1000 BT
Audio stereo I/O and analog video I/O (RCA)
Composite video I/O
Comes with 1 or 2 internal drives at RAID 0
Comes with Pooch and a coupon for 3 for the price of two for additional CPU's at that site.
Comes with a multiple use coupon for 4 for the price of 3 drives and devices.
Coupon for networking and connecting cables, hubs, transceivers, wireless WAN units
Protocols include TCP/IP over Firewire and EN
Remote printers and servers
The desktop computers while very likely to have no impressive processor speed upgrades could have "feature upgrades". As such I would like to propose a "swiss army knofe" box to help Apple besome the home media server supplier to the stars, er, the general masses.
Proposed Desktop CPU
Apple Computer
2Q 2003
Dual processor with OSX
Internal quad 100ATA bus.
Internal dual firewire800 bus
External dual firewire800 bus
Dual I/O USB 2
Dual external 1000 BT
Audio stereo I/O and analog video I/O (RCA)
Composite video I/O
Comes with 1 or 2 internal drives at RAID 0
Comes with Pooch and a coupon for 3 for the price of two for additional CPU's at that site.
Comes with a multiple use coupon for 4 for the price of 3 drives and devices.
Coupon for networking and connecting cables, hubs, transceivers, wireless WAN units
Protocols include TCP/IP over Firewire and EN
Remote printers and servers
New Mac Desktops
Dual processor with OSX
Internal quad 100ATA bus.
Internal dual firewire800 bus
External dual firewire800 bus
Dual I/O USB 2
Dual external 1000 BT
Audio stereo I/O and analog video I/O (RCA)
Composite video I/O
That would be a nice machine and would replace my current 733!!!
Dual processor with OSX
Internal quad 100ATA bus.
Internal dual firewire800 bus
External dual firewire800 bus
Dual I/O USB 2
Dual external 1000 BT
Audio stereo I/O and analog video I/O (RCA)
Composite video I/O
That would be a nice machine and would replace my current 733!!!
HP Scanner
Not sure about the Microsoft Keyboard... but I have a friend who has an HP scanner and he has had some odd USB problems with it. Hopefully you will not encounter the same issues, but I wanted to make you aware just in case.
I think it had something to do with HP's Scanning Software and Driver for OSX. If you do have problems, slowness of the OS, nasty Kernal Panic Crashes, try disconnecting the HP and see if that helps... furthermore, VueScan is a great little piece of software for OSX that supports HighQuality Scans on many different scanners, might be worth looking into.
Here's hoping HP has addressed these software problems and this is no longer an issue.
Good luck with your new Mac, I think you will be very happy with it. And realize the best thing about owning a Mac is that you are part of community of users who look after each other. If you ever have problems and don't know where to go, the forums over at MACNN.Com are great as are many other Mac Help forums. Apple's own support pages are also excellent and if you live near an Apple Store, they offer great support as well.
One more bit of advice, look into the AppleCare Program. Can be well worth the cost, especially for 1st generation devices. The beauty of it though is that you don't need to make a decision until the last day of the 1 year warranty. That means you can decide to extend the warranty 1 year from the date of purchase, great if you have been having problems, or feel like you may encounter problems in the future... extends the warranty for 2 years and offers free telephone support for that entire period... it is so worth it.
Enjoy,
Matt
Not sure about the Microsoft Keyboard... but I have a friend who has an HP scanner and he has had some odd USB problems with it. Hopefully you will not encounter the same issues, but I wanted to make you aware just in case.
I think it had something to do with HP's Scanning Software and Driver for OSX. If you do have problems, slowness of the OS, nasty Kernal Panic Crashes, try disconnecting the HP and see if that helps... furthermore, VueScan is a great little piece of software for OSX that supports HighQuality Scans on many different scanners, might be worth looking into.
Here's hoping HP has addressed these software problems and this is no longer an issue.
Good luck with your new Mac, I think you will be very happy with it. And realize the best thing about owning a Mac is that you are part of community of users who look after each other. If you ever have problems and don't know where to go, the forums over at MACNN.Com are great as are many other Mac Help forums. Apple's own support pages are also excellent and if you live near an Apple Store, they offer great support as well.
One more bit of advice, look into the AppleCare Program. Can be well worth the cost, especially for 1st generation devices. The beauty of it though is that you don't need to make a decision until the last day of the 1 year warranty. That means you can decide to extend the warranty 1 year from the date of purchase, great if you have been having problems, or feel like you may encounter problems in the future... extends the warranty for 2 years and offers free telephone support for that entire period... it is so worth it.
Enjoy,
Matt
I remember feeling the same way after leaving college (Mac Plusses with OS6) and being given a PC with Win 3.x on it. No true fonts, and a bizarre colour scheme, files listed (no folders etc).
Parallel not obvious though...
thanks for the suggestions, I was wondering about the value of the Apple care program, depending on how things go, I may get it. I know these questions are kind of off topic, but I'm freaking out about the whole switch thing (which is only half true- I'm keeping my desktop pc around for games). But for the first time in a while I'm excited about a piece of technology. It's strange, but when I was constatnly upgrading my computer every 6 months or so, I just took it in stride. But with my new PB, I feel an emotional attachment to the thing, and I haven't even recieved it yet! Just thought I'd share with the group, that the magic of Apple does still exist.
ps
If anyone hasn't read the book "Macintosh: the naked truth"
by Scott Kelby, do so, and then recommend it to your windows buddies. This book is the reason I switched, not because some high paid lawyer on a white background convinced me
ps
If anyone hasn't read the book "Macintosh: the naked truth"
by Scott Kelby, do so, and then recommend it to your windows buddies. This book is the reason I switched, not because some high paid lawyer on a white background convinced me
this may seem like an odd question, but does simpletext still have all of the different voices and things to choose from in osX?
hopefully the usb issue won't effect me then, I'm hoping I can move everything over with minimal problems.
Re: More great Safari fun!
I'd really like to see that sort of hotkey setup for switching between tabs. Unless Mozilla has one, and I've just managed to miss it...
D.
Originally posted by pyrotoaster
I just discovered that in Safari, your toolbar bookmarks are automatically assigned a keyboard shortcut!
The first site is apple-1, the second is apple-2, and so on...
Safari is really cool, I just want it to have tabbed browsing!
I'd really like to see that sort of hotkey setup for switching between tabs. Unless Mozilla has one, and I've just managed to miss it...
D.