It's not the same. Comparing the drivers on that page to my MBP, the NIC, touchpad, BIOS, modem, and wireless are different (or non-existent). The video driver on that page is 130 MB (larger than any ATI driver) so I think it's different too. However, the audio driver is the same and newer than the one in the latest Boot Camp release.
I can confirm that. The X1600 Pro in the MBP 15" in Windows XP runs at 310/290 instead of the ATI default 475/475. I have no way of testing it in OS X though. It is unstable at 475/475 which leads me to believe that Apple has undervolted it.
Also, it runs at about 400/400 in the 20" iMac.
What leads you to think that phone manufacturers are obligated to write quality games for their phones? As far as 3rd party development, it's the same as PC gaming. If you aren't willing to spend the money, you'll fall behind.
If you just take the free phones your provider offers, then games won't be that great.
But if you get a decent phone and have a decentprovider there are plenty of free games. There are ports of Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Frozen Bubble. There are also free or cheap emulators for the Genesis, theNES, and the SNES.
You're ignoring the most common smartphone OS: Symbian. MS and Palm are fighting over the 2nd and 3rd spots.
I haven't seen that ad, but Windows Mobile 5.0 doesn't run Win32 apps, so screen size shouldn't be a problem.
Every Series 60 virus scanner I've tried (including F-Prot) has prevented every audio player I've tried (including Oggplay) from playing any audio file on every Series 60 phone I've used when resident/real-time scanning is enabled. I think that's a bigger problem.
Not everyone needs (or is willing to pay for) the best in each category. For example, some people are just casual photographers. 2 and 3 megapixel cameraphones are available or coming soon in the US, and 6+ megapixel cameraphones are available in other parts of the world.
No. Some people would prefer one device that works as a cell phone, PDA, MP3 player, and camera. However, if you want to carry around your batbelt of accessories, go right ahead.
I wouldn't trust someone who can't evaluate the value of liberty to evaluate a movie. Nor would I trust someone who can't evaluate the value of human life to evaluate paintings.
Perhaps insane is a better term. He claims that no one has died because of anything Bush ever said about Iraqi WMDs. He also argues for self-censorship in the name of patriotism and that terrorists hate us because we have too much freedom. He laments that liberals and atheists in the US don't respect Christianity and then goes on to say that it's ridiculous that Muslims expect others to respect their beliefs. He concludes by ranting that atheists (whom he labels Puritans) seek to establish a dictatorship in the US.
The stats _are_ a good indicator of performance in the same family. The performance of the 9700 through the 9800XT scales mostly according to fillrate and memory bandwidth.
Look at the fillrate and memory bandwidth. In general a card with a higher fillrate and more memory bandwidth is faster than one with a lower fillrate and less memory bandwidth. This isn't always true, though. The ATI Radeon 9700/9800 series is faster than the Geforce FX 5900 series clock for clock, while the Geforce 6800 series is faster than the ATI X800 series clock for clock.
The Rojakpot guide provides fillrate and memory bandwidth so you can directly compare cards without doing the math. These are the two most import factors in the performance of the cards. It also has quite a few more cards.
Yeah, I've got a 6600 here too. The UI isn't that slow. The 6600 has a 104mhz CPU, the 6620 a 150mhz one, and the 6630 and up have 220mhz CPUs. For the original poster, I'd recommend getting an unlocked 6620 on eBay; they aren't much more than the 6600 and offer stereo 44.1khz sound on top of the faster CPU.
Unless you're with a CDMA provider or can't live without a stylus, hi-res screen, 802.11b/g (at least until the N91 is out) and qwerty keyboard, Symbian smartphones are great.
Here at UT Austin the physics department uses similar devices, CPS remotes. I've only had to use them in classes with professors who suck at teaching. They make a portion of the grade based on your CPS responses and threaten to drop you if you miss more than 5 or 6 days (which they monitor by your CPS responses of course). Effectively they're a tool to enforce attendance policies. They didn't really have any pedagogical value as the professors wouldn't work the problems afterward or even give you enough time to write down the problem to work backwards from the answer later.
If you were sitting towards the back it sometimes took dozens of tries to register, even with a line of sight to either of the sensors.
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It's not the same. Comparing the drivers on that page to my MBP, the NIC, touchpad, BIOS, modem, and wireless are different (or non-existent). The video driver on that page is 130 MB (larger than any ATI driver) so I think it's different too. However, the audio driver is the same and newer than the one in the latest Boot Camp release.
I can confirm that. The X1600 Pro in the MBP 15" in Windows XP runs at 310/290 instead of the ATI default 475/475. I have no way of testing it in OS X though. It is unstable at 475/475 which leads me to believe that Apple has undervolted it. Also, it runs at about 400/400 in the 20" iMac.
What leads you to think that phone manufacturers are obligated to write quality games for their phones? As far as 3rd party development, it's the same as PC gaming. If you aren't willing to spend the money, you'll fall behind.
If you just take the free phones your provider offers, then games won't be that great. But if you get a decent phone and have a decent provider there are plenty of free games. There are ports of Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Frozen Bubble. There are also free or cheap emulators for the Genesis, the NES, and the SNES.
You're ignoring the most common smartphone OS: Symbian. MS and Palm are fighting over the 2nd and 3rd spots. I haven't seen that ad, but Windows Mobile 5.0 doesn't run Win32 apps, so screen size shouldn't be a problem.
Every Series 60 virus scanner I've tried (including F-Prot) has prevented every audio player I've tried (including Oggplay) from playing any audio file on every Series 60 phone I've used when resident/real-time scanning is enabled. I think that's a bigger problem.
Not everyone needs (or is willing to pay for) the best in each category. For example, some people are just casual photographers. 2 and 3 megapixel cameraphones are available or coming soon in the US, and 6+ megapixel cameraphones are available in other parts of the world.
Go here https://www-secure.symantec.com/avcenter/home_home office/vinfodb.html and type in "symbos". You'll find that there are already plenty of cell phone viruses.
Actually Symantec for Symbian Series 60 has a firewall too.
No. Some people would prefer one device that works as a cell phone, PDA, MP3 player, and camera. However, if you want to carry around your batbelt of accessories, go right ahead.
Just get an unlimited internet plan. I pay $20 a month and can browse, email, IM, etc as much as I want.
Personally I prefer carrying a phone that works as an MP3 player, a camera, and a PDA rather than carrying four separate devices.
Now if only someone would release a computer algebra system for cell phones.
Actually those liberals and atheists offer more choices (i.e. birth control) to take sexual responsibility than do the neocons whom Card defends.
I don't completely agree with the ideology of any of them.
I wouldn't trust someone who can't evaluate the value of liberty to evaluate a movie. Nor would I trust someone who can't evaluate the value of human life to evaluate paintings.
Perhaps insane is a better term. He claims that no one has died because of anything Bush ever said about Iraqi WMDs. He also argues for self-censorship in the name of patriotism and that terrorists hate us because we have too much freedom. He laments that liberals and atheists in the US don't respect Christianity and then goes on to say that it's ridiculous that Muslims expect others to respect their beliefs. He concludes by ranting that atheists (whom he labels Puritans) seek to establish a dictatorship in the US.
because he's a fascist.
I agree that benchmarks are important. I explained in another post that a card with a higher fill rate and more bandwidth isn't always faster.
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the 5900U beats the 9800 Pro by a greater margin than the 9800 Pro beat it in that DirectX benchmark you linked.
If you look at an OpenGL game such as this one http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229
The stats _are_ a good indicator of performance in the same family. The performance of the 9700 through the 9800XT scales mostly according to fillrate and memory bandwidth.
Here's an adaptor http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/dellconverter. html
And newer Dells use standard ATX power supplies.
Look at the fillrate and memory bandwidth. In general a card with a higher fillrate and more memory bandwidth is faster than one with a lower fillrate and less memory bandwidth. This isn't always true, though. The ATI Radeon 9700/9800 series is faster than the Geforce FX 5900 series clock for clock, while the Geforce 6800 series is faster than the ATI X800 series clock for clock.
The Rojakpot guide provides fillrate and memory bandwidth so you can directly compare cards without doing the math. These are the two most import factors in the performance of the cards. It also has quite a few more cards.
Yeah, I've got a 6600 here too. The UI isn't that slow. The 6600 has a 104mhz CPU, the 6620 a 150mhz one, and the 6630 and up have 220mhz CPUs. For the original poster, I'd recommend getting an unlocked 6620 on eBay; they aren't much more than the 6600 and offer stereo 44.1khz sound on top of the faster CPU.
Unless you're with a CDMA provider or can't live without a stylus, hi-res screen, 802.11b/g (at least until the N91 is out) and qwerty keyboard, Symbian smartphones are great.
http://www.series60.com/products
Here at UT Austin the physics department uses similar devices, CPS remotes. I've only had to use them in classes with professors who suck at teaching. They make a portion of the grade based on your CPS responses and threaten to drop you if you miss more than 5 or 6 days (which they monitor by your CPS responses of course). Effectively they're a tool to enforce attendance policies. They didn't really have any pedagogical value as the professors wouldn't work the problems afterward or even give you enough time to write down the problem to work backwards from the answer later.
If you were sitting towards the back it sometimes took dozens of tries to register, even with a line of sight to either of the sensors.