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Star War Sex Parrot posted:It doesn't work, and I'll probably just gut it and make an aquarium out of it or something. I bet you don't even own any fish 
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Really, I'm not going to buy it. I just have to keep telling myself that.
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Sep 8, 2011 21:08
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hellzno posted:last year's i7 27" iMac for ~$1,500 (after tax). Do keep in mind that the sandy bridge stuff is quite a bit faster than last year's model, if you're doing heavy lifting.
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Sep 8, 2011 21:14
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cstine posted:Do keep in mind that the sandy bridge stuff is quite a bit faster than last year's model, if you're doing heavy lifting.
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Sep 8, 2011 21:16
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SourKraut posted:So are the other systems you pick up/show interest in mainly for collection purposes? I know I still sometimes go looking for older Macs solely so I can have them. Every couple months I get the urge to pick up an iMac G3 on eBay just to gently caress around with - though by the time you throw in shipping, an Airport card and a copy of Puma or Jaguar, it gets less and less worth it. That said, they're kind of at a sweet spot right now where they're not old enough to be antiques, but they are old enough to be cheap as poo poo (at least for the iMac itself). While we're at it, I'd also fancy a G4 Cube and a Newton someday. Anyone else have any particular Macs they lust after? (Also, in case anyone hasn't' seen it, this site is pretty awesome for nostalgia trips)
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:The i5 Lynnfield quad is still plenty fast for most applications. Mine doesn't skip a beat while processing thousands of 18MP RAW files or basic 1080p editing. Unless you're doing Final Cut or 3D rendering, I wouldn't worry too much about the Lynnfield vs. Sandy Bridge argument for a desktop. Mobile on the other hand... Well he didn't explicitly say what he was doing on the desktop, so i figured it was worth a mention, especially as a new i5 will compare very favorably to last year's i7, even besting it in some cases.
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I bought a Cube in 2005 because I thought they were the coolest. Realized they sucked and sold it a month later.
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Sep 8, 2011 21:53
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Mu Zeta posted:I bought a Cube in 2005 because I thought they were the coolest. Realized they sucked and sold it a month later. 
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Sep 8, 2011 21:55
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The graphite color plastic means you're a Pro User. 
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Sep 8, 2011 22:02
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Space Racist posted:Anyone else have any particular Macs they lust after?
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Sep 8, 2011 23:28
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Space Racist posted:Anyone else have any particular Macs they lust after?  Love me some pizzabox computers.
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Sep 8, 2011 23:34
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Space Racist posted:Anyone else have any particular Macs they lust after? And not so much for nostalgia but Folklore.org is pretty interesting, it's basically a collection of stories from Apple employees during the creation of the original Mac. Apparently they were big on 'staches .
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Sep 8, 2011 23:36
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Space Racist posted:Every couple months I get the urge to pick up an iMac G3 on eBay just to gently caress around with - though by the time you throw in shipping, an Airport card and a copy of Puma or Jaguar, it gets less and less worth it. That said, they're kind of at a sweet spot right now where they're not old enough to be antiques, but they are old enough to be cheap as poo poo (at least for the iMac itself). Money/space/terrible computer issues aside, I'd totally rock a 20th Anniversary Mac given the opportunity.
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Sep 8, 2011 23:44
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I'm trying to run down my MacBook Air battery and it's taking forever... I'm now in my last 5%, and it seems like the performance has dropped significantly. Does it scale back the CPU when the battery is super low or something? Or is it all in my head or just a coincidence?
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Sep 9, 2011 00:41
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SourKraut posted:You know you want to... (especially since black MacBooks in that condition will only become more and more rare). I've tried to put mine on sale ever since the Air came in......and I just. can't. bring. myself. to.....do it. -File server/GIMP machine/remote disk drive for the Air it is, then.
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I hate the G3 iMac with a passion. Wasn't loading the eMac up with RAM and a big HD the hot ticket at one point? I remember some article...
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brc64 posted:I'm trying to run down my MacBook Air battery and it's taking forever... I'm fairly certain they scale back CPU and RAM.
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Cmdr Will Riker posted:Money/space/terrible computer issues aside, I'd totally rock a 20th Anniversary Mac given the opportunity. That one always felt sort of 'wrong' to me (perhaps influenced by the fact it was one of the last Macs designed before Steve returned) - its performance was on par with other Macs and yet cost nearly $10,000 for some reason (including ridiculous concierge delivery), plus with the flat CD disc tray, tiny LCD and included speakers it looks more like a stereo from the Sharper Image than a personal computer. Still, definitely a curiosity and worth snatching up if you can find for a reasonable price. e: apparently it debuted at $7500, not $9000, but still. The Illusive Man fucked around with this message at 04:56 on Sep 9, 2011 |
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Electric Bugaloo posted:I've tried to put mine on sale ever since the Air came in......and I just. can't. bring. myself. to.....do it. Unrelated: So what's the general consensus on Monoprice's Mini-DP to DP cables? I thought I remembered reading once where some people mentioned it's touch-and-go as to whether they work properly. I have a DP-compatible monitor and would love to get the 3ft cable for when I'm at home and wanting to connect the MBP.
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Sep 9, 2011 07:57
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Short answer: Now. Long answer: The extended AppleCare can be purchased and activated before the MBP's 1 year AppleCare expires. You get the most value of the extended AppleCare if you activate it with your MBP purchase.
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Sep 9, 2011 08:09
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wolffenstein posted:You get the most value of the extended AppleCare if you activate it with your MBP purchase.
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Sep 9, 2011 08:17
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SourKraut posted:I'm not quite sure how this is true. The extended AppleCare is just that - an extension. This is completely true. Activate it now.
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Sep 9, 2011 09:16
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Nitr0 posted:This is completely true. Activate it now. Unless there's some Magic Awesomeness™ I'm not recognizing.
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Sep 9, 2011 09:21
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Isn't the only difference something like phone support past 90 days?
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SourKraut posted:The extended AppleCare is just that - an extension. Thus, whether it's bought on Day 1 or Day 365, until Day 366, a person is covered by the stock 1-year AppleCare warranty and thus the 2-year extension offers no immediate benefit. Actually it does. The default warranty only provides for 90 days of phone support in addition to the one year of hardware support. AppleCare extends both to three years.
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Sep 9, 2011 12:45
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Space Racist posted:That one always felt sort of 'wrong' to me (perhaps influenced by the fact it was one of the last Macs designed before Steve returned) - its performance was on par with other Macs and yet cost nearly $10,000 for some reason (including ridiculous concierge delivery), plus with the flat CD disc tray, tiny LCD and included speakers it looks more like a stereo from the Sharper Image than a personal computer. The LCD alone was probably half the price.
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Nitr0 posted:This is completely true. Activate it now.
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Bob Morales posted:Wasn't loading the eMac up with RAM and a big HD the hot ticket at one point? I remember some article... The 2006 G4 eMac is so extremely capable for < $100. There are still schools in the burbs getting rid of them in GA. While I was saving up for a 27" iMac I sold all of my PCs and set out to self-inflict with one such eMac to get used to OS X full time. 2GB of RAM, a 500GB EIDE drive and somewhat respectable ATi graphics paired with a VGA adapter & 24" monitor made swift use of Maya 8.5 and Cinema 4D 10 whose PPC versions ran just fine on Leopard. I miss it, but not the CRT or the HD flash video performance.
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take boat posted:If you wait until the very end, it's as if Apple gave you a one year, $350 interest-free loan! If you're going to buy it anyways it doesn't matter if you buy it now or in a year.
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Space Racist posted:Anyone else have any particular Macs they lust after? I want an SE/30 so bad.
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SourKraut posted:You know you want to... (especially since black MacBooks in that condition will only become more and more rare). It's an investment! 
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Space Racist posted:While we're at it, I'd also fancy a G4 Cube and a Newton someday. Mac LC III. No, it's nowhere as cool as a G4 Cube or a TAM or, hell, anything, but it wormed its way into my heart when I took my first actual programming class. I own an original Newton Message Pad (complete with the leather case!), and it's badass. There are Newton OS features from 1993 that Palm and smartphones didn't have a decade later. The OMP feels kind of clunky today (especially the mediocre but serviceable handwriting recognizer), but there's a lot of crazy future technology packed in there.
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Molten Llama posted:Mac LC III. No, it's nowhere as cool as a G4 Cube or a TAM or, hell, anything, but it wormed its way into my heart when I took my first actual programming class. We had LC II's with Word, Excel, and some sort of graphing package on them (made cool colorful maps from our data) in 7th grade. 4 years later in 'programming class' we had LC III's, 6 whopping megs of RAM and the Think C compiler. In a 55 minute class you'd be lucky to get about 8 compile-run sessions in. Slow pieces of crap. I'd rather have had an army of 486's (386's even) with Turbo C.
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Are there any thunderbolt external hard drives worth the purchase yet? I need a replacement for my Time Machine backup drive and I figured it's time to move on up.
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SourKraut posted:I'm sorry, you're going to need to explain a little more than that. I'm not saying that he shouldn't get the two year extension - he definitely should. However, I don't see why it must be done RIGHT NOW. He has a full 365 days from the day of purchase to get the AppleCare extension, and whether he activates the extension now or on day 365, it makes absolutely no difference.
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wolffenstein posted:There's the human factor: you're not likely going to remember to buy extended AppleCare six, nine, or eleven months from now.
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wolffenstein posted:There's the human factor: you're not likely going to remember to buy extended AppleCare six, nine, or eleven months from now. This is why you set an iCal appointment right after first booting son.
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Accipiter posted:Actually it does. The default warranty only provides for 90 days of phone support in addition to the one year of hardware support. AppleCare extends both to three years. Thankfully I have three Apple stores within 15 minutes of where I live.
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Fren posted:Are there any thunderbolt external hard drives worth the purchase yet? I need a replacement for my Time Machine backup drive and I figured it's time to move on up. There's a few others announced but nothing is shipping yet, and even if they were they all seem to be aiming at the higher end to start. The only other shipping things I know of are the TB Display (just shipping now I think) and maybe Sonnet's ExpressCard adapter for $150 (cable sold separately!).
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