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Wireless Nirvana

G4-power said:
Yes, I know we're not here discussing mice but BT would limit the MX 1000 fastness because it's much slower than Fast RF. But yes, it would make it compatible without the "dock" and it'd be better than the MX900 BT because of all the laser-goodness 20x more accurate tracking.
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How much slower exactly is BT compared to fast RF? Is it really that much of a difference?
It's just, I do not mind the dock to charge it, I just don't want to carry it around every time I want to use the mouse...
 
SiliconAddict said:
BT yes. But standard 802.11x (a.k.a. WIFI) should be able to handle just about any audio thrown at it. After all they Apple does have the airport express.

I'd like to see Apple come out with an 5.1 surround sound 802.11b/g speaker setup. There has been a few instances where I've taken my laptop. (Sorry for now it’s a PC. Come on Apple give me my G5 17" PowerBook damn it!!) Anyways I've taken my laptop over to a friends house hooked up the projector I have and had to drag along the speaker setup I have that is a PITA since I have cables strung all over the floor. An 802.11b/g setup would be sweet.
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Oooh which evil notebook brand is it? :D
Yep, that would be pretty awesome, but as mentioned by you too; there is a lag now through AE. And there would be most likely a lag in those also. I'm no tech expert but this could pose a problem if you need fast, responsive sound output.
 
Diatribe said:
How much slower exactly is BT compared to fast RF? Is it really that much of a difference?
It's just, I do not mind the dock to charge it, I just don't want to carry it around every time I want to use the mouse...
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I got no idea. Just what I have heard. It makes a difference if you're a gamer, but not otherwise. Fast RF is better because it works at the same refresh rate as USB, 125 Hz. That means 125 times per second. Hardcore gamers though, at least on the PC side use PS/2 (up to 200 Hz) or "clock the USB bus to 125, 500 or 1000 Hz.

I know, charging with the dock makes sense but if you're a laptop user the BT mouse is a good option so that you don't need to lug the dock around.
 
Diatribe said:
Oooh which evil notebook brand is it? :D
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*Sighs*
Toshiba Satallite 15" display - 850Mhz - 384MB RAM - 40GB HD
My primary laptop for right now. Its my iTunes laptop since the thing has some very nice speakers and even a sub on the bottem of it.


Dell Latitude 13" display - 500Mhz - 256MB RAM - 40GB HD (I own 4 batts for this one. Its my if-I'm-away-from-the-house-a-long-time-I-don't-have-to-worry-about-power laptop. I get aprox 2-2.5 hours off of each battery so going a full day without access to a charger is not a problem. :)


I want a 17" POwerBook badly but I just can't. I'm a techhead. I know the spec difference between the PowerBooks and a Pentium M based laptop. I can't in good conscience shell out $3,000+ on a laptop that I know isn't top of the line in the marketplace anymore. So I wait...suck in this hell between ageing computer hardware and a new PowerBook. The only thing keeping me sane is my company just purchased a new IBM Thinkpad for me so I can survive for the time being on that. I seriously hope Apple gets something. ANYTHING that does for the PowerBook what the G5 did for the PowerMac because IMHO it so needs it its not even funny anymore.

Sorry for getting so off topic there.
 
SiliconAddict said:
*Sighs*
Toshiba Satallite 15" display - 850Mhz - 384MB RAM - 40GB HD
My primary laptop for right now. Its my iTunes laptop since the thing has some very nice speakers and even a sub on the bottem of it.


Dell Latitude 13" display - 500Mhz - 256MB RAM - 40GB HD (I own 4 batts for this one. Its my if-I'm-away-from-the-house-a-long-time-I-don't-have-to-worry-about-power laptop. I get aprox 2-2.5 hours off of each battery so going a full day without access to a charger is not a problem. :)


I want a 17" POwerBook badly but I just can't. I'm a techhead. I know the spec difference between the PowerBooks and a Pentium M based laptop. I can't in good conscience shell out $3,000+ on a laptop that I know isn't top of the line in the marketplace anymore. So I wait...suck in this hell between ageing computer hardware and a new PowerBook. The only thing keeping me sane is my company just purchased a new IBM Thinkpad for me so I can survive for the time being on that. I seriously hope Apple gets something. ANYTHING that does for the PowerBook what the G5 did for the PowerMac because IMHO it so needs it its not even funny anymore.

Sorry for getting so off topic there.
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I don't know, you have a point but only with the processor and then only with the frontside bus. This is the only weak point of this powerbook. Graphics chip is great, HD is great(unless you want a much smaller 7200), backlit keyboard is unique, BT, AE AND it's by far the lightest in its category. So if you're talking about the processor fine, the rest is pretty much top of the line. Especially when you take all of that into consideration and compare it to another PC notebook.
But I do feel your pain with that Toshiba monster, although it is self-inflicted after all, you know? :p
 
Macs R Us said:
Well its a wireless Mac (ADB Mac) with out a AirKey ADB Wireless Kbd/mouse... A Plug for my self:)... But Its much better then the PC's version of wireless...:)
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Huh? What? Was this post supposed to be in reply to something, but you forgot to quote that poster?
 
Macs R Us said:
What are yu saying?... I'm dumb:)...
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Okay - in the "quoteless post", as I shall refer to it, there's an "its" that doesn't refer to anything. That's why I'm wondering what the quoteless post was in reference to.
 
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