Unless you're doing 3D animation, where every increase in available processing power is instantly swallowed up by the insatiable appetite of look-what-i-can-do-now-that-i-have-a-faster-machin e creeping photorealismitis or something.
What I mean is, I wish I had one of these!
Apparently it's hackable in some surprising ways - found this article about a device introduced at MacWorld SF that turns your iPod into a smart IR remote control.
You can easily add a second IDE drive (bracket and cable are built-in) and if you need to add more, Promax makes a card called Turbomax that gives you two more buses.
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Do you really think a dual 1ghz p3 system is 50% slower than a 733mhz G4? LOL:)
I don't think it is, I know it is - when using After Effects, which is what I use the computer for. So what's your point? Emulayer Shmemulayer. Real world performance is what matters to me.
Now there's even more to love about the iBook. Starting at just 4.9 lbs., with a choice of 12.1-inch or 14.1-inch displays, 500MHz or 600MHz PowerPC G3 processors, 15GB or 20GB hard drives, 128MB or 256MB of RAM expandable to 640MB -- plus AirPort wireless networking and FireWire, USB and Ethernet ports -- the iBook connects to hundreds of peripherals designed to fit your life.
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This wins the prize for most arrogant post I can remember reading on/. for ages. Get a clue - The fact that your needs are different from the needs of many other computer users does not mean their IQs will drop a couple of points - sheesh.
--You can't even buy the new Mac yet but you already claim that its flat screen is superior.Why don't you wait and see what the quality really is before passing judgment?
The Apple Studio Displays have been out for a couple of years now and look phenomenal. You really should see one in person to see how good they look.
I was only half-joking about this with a friend earlier. I need dual-head for video editing, and if they one of these I would go order it today rather than waiting for a G4/5 tower.
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I always hear people on/. complaining that the G4's are slow compared to the latest Intel/AMD chips, but I wonder how many of you have actually used both systems in production.
For the past 6 mos. I've been using a 733Mhz G4 (OS9.x) and a dual-1Ghz Dell Dimension (Win2KPro) for AfterEffects work, and during renders the single-chip G4 beats the pants off the Dell. Almost twice as fast.
So, like Steve is always trying to remind us, all Mhz are clearly not created = =.
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Unless you're doing 3D animation, where every increase in available processing power is instantly swallowed up by the insatiable appetite of look-what-i-can-do-now-that-i-have-a-faster-machin e creeping photorealismitis or something.
What I mean is, I wish I had one of these!
Apparently it's hackable in some surprising ways - found this article about a device introduced at MacWorld SF that turns your iPod into a smart IR remote control.
Well, actually, the iPod IS one.
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Agreed. Transferring video (or audio or whatever) over USB sucks hard.
You can easily add a second IDE drive (bracket and cable are built-in) and if you need to add more, Promax makes a card called Turbomax that gives you two more buses.
This wins the prize for most arrogant post I can remember reading on /. for ages. Get a clue - The fact that your needs are different from the needs of many other computer users does not mean their IQs will drop a couple of points - sheesh.
I was only half-joking about this with a friend earlier. I need dual-head for video editing, and if they one of these I would go order it today rather than waiting for a G4/5 tower.
I always hear people on /. complaining that the G4's are slow compared to the latest Intel/AMD chips, but I wonder how many of you have actually used both systems in production.
For the past 6 mos. I've been using a 733Mhz G4 (OS9.x) and a dual-1Ghz Dell Dimension (Win2KPro) for AfterEffects work, and during renders the single-chip G4 beats the pants off the Dell. Almost twice as fast. So, like Steve is always trying to remind us, all Mhz are clearly not created = =.