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post #41 of 75
4/11/06 at 2:58pm
FWIW once merom comes out you won't really have to do any modding to use it.... just drop it in, and go baby!
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post #42 of 75
4/11/06 at 3:44pm
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Originally Posted by operaman
Dear God this thread needs to be closed... Ugh, if I had a dollar for every Apple vs. PC or even more so before the merger the Alienware vs. Dell I'd put Bill Gates' Billions to shame.

My take buy what you want. Now will somebody PLEASE start posting more modding stuff to do to these E1705's. I got two 130 watt powerbricks on the way and am just WAITING to tear it open again and get cracking at a better Vid card and/or Meron. Waiting I tell ya. So you smarty pantser's out here needto get using those high IQ;s of yours and tell us mundane people (me) what we are modding next. Get crackin' dangit...

Are you going to do a transplant of the go from the xps in your sig to the 1705?
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post #43 of 75
4/11/06 at 5:37pm
I heard there is no DELETE key on macbook pro, the del is actually a backspace.

Therefore, the very famous windows operation CTRL + ALT + DEL won't be possible with macbook pro unless you attach a usb keyboard.
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post #44 of 75
4/11/06 at 5:59pm
actually, control + shift+ esc will bring up the task manager, this isn't the same as CTRL + ALT + DEL, but the only other reason to use it in XP (since it never seems to work i I have a problem anyways) is when you log in using the welcome screen and you want to get to the 2000 style log in (ctrl + alt + del twice ) In which case, you can easily just map a key on your keyboard to be del and it solves the problem (some have used f12 and some the right Command key (similar to the windows key))

to be sure I unplugged my mac keyboard and plugged it into my 9300 with xp on it and it worked
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post #45 of 75
4/11/06 at 7:15pm
Thread Starter 

lol

apples are more rad then PC's...end of story.
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post #46 of 75
4/11/06 at 7:28pm
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Originally Posted by powerule
apples are more rad then PC's...end of story.


When a 450 mhz computer can still run the newest OS with only 256Mb of ram without a problem, it does show how good that computer is. My proof:

Mac G3 450Mhz with 256Mb ram running OSX without a problem
Tell me of a IBM Compatible that can do the same with Windows

(I still love my dell computers regardless )
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post #47 of 75
4/11/06 at 9:58pm
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Originally Posted by Sir Meili
Mac G3 450Mhz with 256Mb ram running OSX without a problem
What is supposed to be the big deal about that? We have an old Dell Dimension XPS 700r, Pentium III at 700 MHz, 256MB memory, which runs XP without a problem either. Why would there be a problem? A 500MHz version of the same machine would run XP just as well, other than being a tad slower. As for the speed, allright, it takes a little bit longer to boot up and log in, but once you're up and running, it's not bad at all. Definitely good enough for your day-to-day web browsing and word processing.

Of course, don't try to run any newer games on it...
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post #48 of 75
4/11/06 at 10:14pm
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lol

Games!!! thats all you guys care about is games and testing??? Come on already- There is a reason Dual Macs are rofessional recording/ photography /graphics studios..... SOLID!!!
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post #49 of 75
4/11/06 at 10:20pm
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post #50 of 75
4/11/06 at 10:32pm
I don't see the real difference between the New Intel DUO notebooks be that Apple or Dell. Bootcamp turns your apple into a Windows box, its not anymore stable than any windows box, because of the large base of 3rd party application and driver vendors. Mac doesnt have that problem. So It really depends what software you want to run. If your running Windows mostly.. buy a dell.
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post #51 of 75
4/11/06 at 10:41pm
I think the point for most apple fans (I'm a fan of each equally, I know they each have thier place), is that it's going to be easier to move from windows to Macs now since you can still use you're old software on the windows side of the Mac. That's just my guess though.
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post #52 of 75
4/12/06 at 12:33am
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yes

Not to mention no longer should we tolerate and accept a bulky notebook that weighs and is shaped the same like if it was the year 1999.
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post #53 of 75
4/12/06 at 12:36am
not fair. As much as you may not use your Mac for gaming, some of the people do use thier laptops for gaming and the thinner mac won't compete with a properly equipped XPS m170. You're just not going to get those components in a smaller space (not yet at least).

To each his own.
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post #54 of 75
4/12/06 at 4:36am
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Originally Posted by Sir Meili


When a 450 mhz computer can still run the newest OS with only 256Mb of ram without a problem, it does show how good that computer is. My proof:

Mac G3 450Mhz with 256Mb ram running OSX without a problem
Tell me of a IBM Compatible that can do the same with Windows

(I still love my dell computers regardless )
In the CCNA lab at my school we got 500Mhz Pentium 3 machines with 256MB of RAM running XP Pro with SP2, they don't run that bad, even though all we use them for is Hyperterminal and the command prompt. Back in the day I had an ancient Acer with a Pentium 60 and 32MB of RAM and a 500MB (yes Megabyte) hard drive running Windows 98 Second edition, it would play MP3s even, though you couldn't do anything else while playing the MP3s. I also remember playing a REALLY SLOW game of Starcraft with a friend over my crappy 10BaseT LAN.

You asked so I'm telling you....cheers!
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post #55 of 75
4/12/06 at 6:05am
apples are EXTREMELY overpriced and not worth the money they asking, but it's gotta be apple right
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post #56 of 75
4/12/06 at 12:16pm
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Originally Posted by powerule
Not to mention no longer should we tolerate and accept a bulky notebook that weighs and is shaped the same like if it was the year 1999.
stop trolling

1999 14.1" Dell Inspiron 7000 D300GT: 9.1lbs, 2.1in thick

2006 "15.4 Dell Inspiron E1505: 6.18, 1.4in thick

the macbook is .4" thinner, if 1.4 inches is too much to handle, get a pda.

but yeah, please stop talking about how great macs are in the dell forum, we dont care.
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post #57 of 75
4/12/06 at 12:32pm
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Originally Posted by Sir Meili


When a 450 mhz computer can still run the newest OS with only 256Mb of ram without a problem, it does show how good that computer is. My proof:

Mac G3 450Mhz with 256Mb ram running OSX without a problem
Tell me of a IBM Compatible that can do the same with Windows

(I still love my dell computers regardless )

Well actually the answer would be of course, but that is besides the point, our worse fears have come to life, this has officially become the Apple Vs Windows debate all over again =)

Anyhow, to be frank there is nothing that can be done on an apple that cant be done on a IBM based machine, and vice versa. In the end it is either preference or bragging rights, why else would we have these trolls in this thread anyway, right....

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post #58 of 75
4/12/06 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by Sir Meili


When a 450 mhz computer can still run the newest OS with only 256Mb of ram without a problem, it does show how good that computer is. My proof:

Mac G3 450Mhz with 256Mb ram running OSX without a problem
Tell me of a IBM Compatible that can do the same with Windows

(I still love my dell computers regardless )
I know the newest Linux kernel 2.6.16.4 runs Fine on an 450 mhz PC, My P2 450 Mhz runs great fine for web Browsing, SysAdmin work , Coding and doubles as my older file server.
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post #59 of 75
4/12/06 at 1:06pm
Dont get me wrong guys, I Own multiple Dell computers, a Gateway (from way back) and a Mac. They each have thier place. If I'm going to make a computer for gaming, I'm obviously going to choose and IBM compatible, but if I want one for doing grfx arts or music or video production, then I 'm sorry, but Apple wins out. That's how Apple has survived for so long. they do something and they do it well.
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post #60 of 75
4/13/06 at 2:56am
Is this the Apple section?

Thought I got lost.

I'd have thought Apple users were too busy working away on their wonderfully productive pretty little Macs to take the time to come all the way over to the DELL LAPTOP area and troll.

$$$ for $$$ you can find some great looking and performing windows PC's out there so what's the point of arguing that a MacBookPro is prettier and smaller than a Dell, Oh ya, forgot, it's a little hard to use the "Mac's are faster" argument now that they have the same hardware as every other computer out there!
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