Apple: Hardware News and Discussion Thread
The Third Ball
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1st gen aluminum imac....mid-2007 24"
2.8GHz C2D
1 TB HDD that I just put in after the OG 500 failed
4GB RAM
Local pick up.
Not bad honestly, I listed it for 500 obo. Apple's re-use and recycle program offered $349...gazelle offered $294.
2.8GHz C2D
1 TB HDD that I just put in after the OG 500 failed
4GB RAM
Local pick up.
Not bad honestly, I listed it for 500 obo. Apple's re-use and recycle program offered $349...gazelle offered $294.
Suzuka Master
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what do you guys use to watch videos?? VLC?? I need it for .mkv, .avi formats.
One thing i dont like vlc on mac is that on a dual screen, i cant have full screen on one screen.... it blacks out my other screen. Is there any other program that doesnt do this that can read those files?!
One thing i dont like vlc on mac is that on a dual screen, i cant have full screen on one screen.... it blacks out my other screen. Is there any other program that doesnt do this that can read those files?!
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I'm thinking I may retire my aging iMac (basically same specs as Dave's) and invest in two minis. One to replace the iMac, other to replace the mini I have as my server. Probably get some SSDs for both, plop in 8gig of RAM for both.
Maybe a nice 24"+ monitor to compliment the iMac's second samsung monitor. Sell the iMac for a few bucks to offset the cost. Hmmmmmmmm
Maybe a nice 24"+ monitor to compliment the iMac's second samsung monitor. Sell the iMac for a few bucks to offset the cost. Hmmmmmmmm
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I'm thinking I may retire my aging iMac (basically same specs as Dave's) and invest in two minis. One to replace the iMac, other to replace the mini I have as my server. Probably get some SSDs for both, plop in 8gig of RAM for both.
Maybe a nice 24"+ monitor to compliment the iMac's second samsung monitor. Sell the iMac for a few bucks to offset the cost. Hmmmmmmmm
Maybe a nice 24"+ monitor to compliment the iMac's second samsung monitor. Sell the iMac for a few bucks to offset the cost. Hmmmmmmmm
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/10...roll-your-own/
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Don't the new Mini's come with a fusion drive which is a combo ssd + hdd that shows up as one drive?
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/10...roll-your-own/
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/10...roll-your-own/
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The Third Ball
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I don't know about writing to HFS from Windows.
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Oops, should have read your email more closely. If you're installing OS X and setting up boot camp for her, then you'll need Tuxera NTFS to write to the windows partition from OS X; otherwise, don't know about needing to format the entire drive for NTFS. I've only ever installed windows via boot camp and I don't remember if during the install, if windows formats the boot camp partition to be NTFS.
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thought this was interesting...
http://www.mactrast.com/2012/11/appl...-drive-ripoff/
http://www.mactrast.com/2012/11/appl...-drive-ripoff/
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Apple CEO Tim Cook announces plans to manufacture Mac computers in USA
http://rockcenter.nbcnews.com/_news/...rs-in-usa?lite
http://rockcenter.nbcnews.com/_news/...rs-in-usa?lite
are most imac consumers in the US? I could see it making see if that's the case. Doubt we'll ever see any of the High volume stuff being made in the USofA though. Just not enough labor available.
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It'll be the new iMacs.
Will definitely be watching tonight's episode of Rock Center.
Still working on some sort of iTV or new media device?
Will definitely be watching tonight's episode of Rock Center.
Still working on some sort of iTV or new media device?
“When I go into my living room and turn on the TV, I feel like I have gone backwards in time by 20 to 30 years,” Cook told Williams. “It’s an area of intense interest. I can’t say more than that.”
Last edited by AZuser; Dec 6, 2012 at 04:29 PM.
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Picked up one of these for one of my users:
It's so thin, it's as thin or thinner than our standard 22" HP LCDs--and it's an entire computer!
will be updating my DeployStudio to support this new hardware soon.
It's so thin, it's as thin or thinner than our standard 22" HP LCDs--and it's an entire computer!
will be updating my DeployStudio to support this new hardware soon.
21.5" or 27"?
the overexplainer
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21", the 27" isnt available till after the new year unfortunately. Will probably be picking a few of those up though..professors have $$
my friend said my picture wasnt artsy/instagramy enough:
compared to my mid 2011 27" iMac. Thing's thin as heck.
my friend said my picture wasnt artsy/instagramy enough:
compared to my mid 2011 27" iMac. Thing's thin as heck.
