Recent content by Mad_Pyro

The one issue I had with Lion was slower performance on my Core 2 Duo Macbook. I noticed that Lion tended to run far slower on that machine than Snow Leopard did. This was with 3GB of RAM, mind you. I've upgraded to an MBP i7 with 8GB of RAM and Lion is quite snappy. With regards to features, I...

Buy the 8 GB of RAM from Newegg or Crucial and you'll save a whole bunch of money by not getting it through Apple. I know that on my i7 Macbook Pro, the upgrade to 8GB was listed as $200 on the site and cost me ~$40.

That's awesome! I didn't know that cable existed. I currently use my Macbook with my Z-5500s, and I use a standard cable with the following adapter. This would be a more elegant solution. http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10423&cs_id=1042301&p_id=2671&seq=1&format=2

For one, Linux is not supported like OSX is. Many more companies release drivers for OSX than those who provide Linux drivers. There is also a support number/storefront. I use both, and Windows on a regular basis, and they really do all have their niches.

Don't worry about the less-than-constructive comments. Logitech has had a pretty good relationship with Apple and it's virtually certain that drivers allowing for full compatibility exist. In all likelihood, even without drivers, you will have at least minimal functionality by just plugging the...

It's worth it for the OS. My Macbook was my first Apple and since then, my brother, sister, mum, ex-girlfriend...etc have all switched, with no regrets. Well, there are with the ex, but unrelated to the OS or computer.

I think it's an intentional ploy on the part of Apple. Apple software for Windows is crap. Safari and iTunes for Windows are both complete schisse compared to the Mac versions. I've never had either crash on my Macbook and yet on the Windows machines I use, they are unstable to the point of...

The iPhone is good; I like mine. The reception and typing is not as good as, say, a Blackberry Bold or the new Curve, and the multitasking and features are considerably less than say, the Palm Pre. However, overall, it is the most polished user experience you will find in a phone. There is no...

And I want a Ferrari, but will only pay Ford Focus money for it. And it's gotta be brand new...:p Mate, it's not gonna happen, though you very well might find it used for that price.

What do you mean exactly by "single-core"? As far as I know, all Intel-chipped laptops have been dual core, including the MBA.

Be careful buying software on eBay. No guarantee of legitimacy and not much recourse.

Err...Apple Store?

My Macbook has problems playing ripped [for backup purposes, obviously] content at 1080p. It is more or less unwatchable. 720p is very watchable, although I do get the dropped frame here and there. The vanilla Macbook won't be powerful enough for 1080p content.

You're right, my bad - I didn't read the rest of the thread and wouldn't have commented had I done so. Also, you hit the nail right on the head as to what I was getting at - it's one of the biggest problems I find in day-to-day usage of OSX, but really, it just isn't much of an issue at all...

Arrrrgh. In this situation, I would hesitantly recommend the M1330. I am using a Macbook right now, my parents use a [refurb] 24" iMac, and my sister uses a 12" Powerbook. However, my brother uses a Dell 700M laptop. His laptop was $400 cheaper than my Macbook but has a better screen and...