Posts by los_blankeys

i just bought a 7700 over a mac. i would love to be able to run final cut, but the powerbooks are way too slow, and the screens kinda suck. i decided to go for a pc laptop and a g5 desktop. i don't know the 5500 too well, but i'll bet...

the only belkin that i can find on the alienware site is a belkin ac/dc converter. maybe they stopped carrying it the ebay link is a power adapter that is 120W. The 7700 uses a 180 watt adapter, and the 5500 uses a 160 watt...

i want a second power adapter for my 7700, and i'd like to find a lighter one. the highest output i've found is this targus at 120 watts: http://www.targus.com/us/product_det...?sku=PAPWR300U would that even work? is the 7700 using...

can't this be resolved by a simple read/write speed test on a 7700 with raid and one without?

i'm not sure why anyone would question a performance gain with raid0. it's obviously going to read/write faster than a single drive (assuming you're talking about the same drives). whether you need the drive speed is a different story....

so you can just keep the num lock off and use page up and page down... that is awesome!

i'm thinking of getting a 7700, but in photos it looks like they've put the page up and down buttons on the arrows with a function key. but it looks as if page up and down are labeled on the number pad also. is it possible to page up...

i'd like to add that apple support sucks big time. last night, the video card died in a week old g5 i use for work, so i tried to call to get a new one sent. support only answers the phone 6-6 pst, and they don't ship parts out for...

os x is awesome, i'm about to buy my parents macs so i can stop fixing their pcs every other weekend. macs are great at dodging viruses and spyware. powerbooks are weak, though. i work mostly on a g5 desktop and a pc laptop. i'm...

i think that your dad is right, i don't think they will be releasing a g5 powerbook before christmas. not sure how long after christmas it will be, but it won't be before...