[Discussion] Apple, Mac, and iPod

[stsoh]

delete.

 

only for those using intel cpu whom felt slacking in cpu processing speed.

 

for mac;

buy n use app - coolbook. http://www.coolbook.se/CoolBook.html

or read this http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=21564

 

for win;

correction on the bios setting, disable functions 'C1E' in CPU configuration n 'Intel Speedstep' in performance.

Edited June 14, 2011 by stsoh

[cougar]

ok, for those whom dun bother the read or dun understand....or those complaint using intel cpu is slow.

regardless of win or mac......lappy (no need to save power, no real different anyway) or desktop....want full cpu processing speed.

 

system:

win - disable bios cpu configuration - 'C0' n performance - 'intel speedstep'.

mac - buy n use app - 'coolbook', set at full speed. http://www.coolbook.se/CoolBook.html

 

done.

 

is that how its done? No wonder it doesnt make sense that i5 can be slower than dual core.

[eedwinn]

u dun have to switch on/off, just leave it once u have set it.

 

I know that I can leave it once I set it, but what if I want the maximum batt life possible? I'll have to change it back right?

[stsoh]

delete.

 

only for those using intel cpu whom felt slacking in cpu processing speed.

 

for mac;

buy n use app - coolbook. http://www.coolbook.se/CoolBook.html

or read this http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=21564

 

for win;

correction on the bios setting, disable functions 'C1E' in CPU configuration n 'Intel Speedstep' in performance.

Edited June 14, 2011 by stsoh

[konspire]

Come on guys. U've got more impt things to worry abt. Ride more worry less. The engineers had thought hard enough to create this techno. Use it as it is....

[cougar]

Ok, maybe the issue of releasing full speed is overheating problems.

[iknowuwanthislah]

hi guys, im going for the 15" MBP.

but contemplating the screen type : standard , hi res glossy(HRG) or hi res antiglare(HRAG)?

i was thiking of the HRAG or HRG ..

 

any one used before both types? care to comment?

im looiking for something clear and sharp.

[biting_point]

are you using it outdoors frequently? and the places you using got a lot of glare???

if yes, choose the AG one..

 

if not, the hi-res gloss one is better for nice movies and working..

 

are you a student?? you can get MBP at a discounted price..

will be getting mine in Oct once i got my student pass..

[eedwinn]

Wow, you mean you can choose the kind of screen you want when you purchase a new MBP?

 

Any additional charges for that?

[redbeacon]

look stop worrying about minor details

 

Sir,

 

I do not feel comfortable supporting your statements.

You entered an Apple/Mac thread, and talked about modifying Intel Speedstep straightaway.

You talked about going into the BIOS, when clearly, the Macs do not have one.

 

It's good that you changed stance and showed us what Coolbook was, but unfortunately, why did it had to be dragged into a pride-driven politically-correct debate thereafter?

 

Tell me, fellow biker, when a newbie computing biker goes the wrong direction and wrecks his PC or Mac on my sub-forum because a post or thread misinforms him on how to fix/modify his computer, how can I possibly account for this?

 

Responsibility in IT.inerary means taking care of bikers who use their computers/internet to access SBF.

 

I see that you're talking about CPU multipliers already.

It is my duty to inform the rest of the members here that your method involves altering the usual workings of a computer, like human surgery. Do this at your own discretion, there's risk involved.

Edited June 3, 2011 by redbeacon

[tianyou]

Anyone have tried to run macbook on windows OS。i heard about parallel kit and they can run lepoard and window os？does it operate in a way that before entering the os system，u can choose either lepoard or window os？also，how much for the kit？thanks

[stsoh]

delete.

 

only for those using intel cpu whom felt slacking in cpu processing speed.

 

for mac;

buy n use app - coolbook. http://www.coolbook.se/CoolBook.html

or read this http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=21564

 

 

for win;

correction on the bios setting, disable functions 'C1E' in CPU configuration n 'Intel Speedstep' in performance.

Edited June 14, 2011 by stsoh

[biting_point]

Wow, you mean you can choose the kind of screen you want when you purchase a new MBP?

 

Any additional charges for that?

 

Yes, there's additional charges..

Check out apple store for the price..

You can customise your own MBP..

 

Anyone have tried to run macbook on windows OS。i heard about parallel kit and they can run lepoard and window os？does it operate in a way that before entering the os system，u can choose either lepoard or window os？also，how much for the kit？thanks

 

Check out apple store for the kit.. There's 2 currently..

If not, all new macs comes with bootcamp assistant that helps you to install windows and boot windows or mac OS on start up.. Apple had videos on these various macs app..

[konspire]

are you using it outdoors frequently? and the places you using got a lot of glare???

if yes, choose the AG one..

 

if not, the hi-res gloss one is better for nice movies and working..

 

are you a student?? you can get MBP at a discounted price..

will be getting mine in Oct once i got my student pass..

 

Bro, instd of waiting for Oct, why not catch the back to school promo which is supposed to happend within these few days or weeks. Its a education discount wif free ipod touch....wait for its announcement.

[redbeacon]

is that how its done? No wonder it doesnt make sense that i5 can be slower than dual core.

 

I will answer this question as this:

 

The engineers had thought hard enough to create this techno. Use it as it is....

 

To add, I can also vouch that Windows can run fast in some cases, but for the Macs that I use, irregardless of what generation processor is inside the Mac (i.e. Core 2 Duo, i5 etc...), Apple engineers has succeeded and has continued to make their computer fast.

 

This is because they have very strong R&D, and piece their components (i.e.) chips, processors, buses, memory modules in strategic places so that no one component makes the rest of the components wait and drag the entire computer down in terms of speed.

 

One more thing: I find Mac OS X to be a very lightweight operating system. It is as light and fast.

Like I've mentioned before, even though the newest Intel i5 processor is supposed to have speed improvements, I used an HP laptop with Windows 7. It was fast at first, but it just became sluggish on some programs, and some even froze momentarily. So this second point serves to prove that Windows 7 just bogs down the (or shall I say, any) computer, no matter what processor it's equipped with.

 

Oh, and it's worth a mention, the Intel i-Series (i5, i7, and rumored i9) processors can overclock themselves electronically. It's called Turbo-Boost. For example, an Intel i5 laptop can have a rated speed of 2.66GHz, but can boost the speed up to a max of 3.2GHz when it senses that you need more power on the computer (e.g. when you begin to play a high definition 3D game).

 

As an analogy, it's like a car, with a turbocharger inside.

 

do it or not to do it, it's up to the users.

 

This statement is something that worries me.

But I'm not telling you why for fear that you will hit back at me again.

 

Anyways...

 

I've known all along that Macs use Intel. I'm an Apple user myself.

Back then I worked at an Apple store a couple years back, I've even dealt with Macs equipped with older generation Motorola G4/G5 processors.

 

This is not to bring up bragging rights to knowledge. But to be faced with a reply that goes "ok, for those whom dun bother the read or dun understand...", well the rest speaks for itself, and people will start to question you. It's henpecking to you, but this is justifiable to others.

 

The litre-bike would be used to its best potential if the rider knows the bike well, rides it, and knows how to handle it on the racetrack.

Not just by simply slapping add-on parts and modifying the ECU and what-not.

It's the same analogy as a technologist or an IT hobbyist who uses a computer, you agree?

 

It's the knowledge that prevents me from suggesting something unworthy or even damaging to others that need my help in computers. And I'm sure there are some folks here that are the same or even better than you and I.

[iknowuwanthislah]

does anyone know of any known brand of MDP 15" docking station/port replicator?

 

or, better still, is anyone using one?

[redbeacon]

I read about a slot-in solution somewhere on the Internet. Not too sure whether I can find it. Pretty cool, it's a small device that makes your MBP stand vertically, and you can choose to pick the connections (USB/Display Port, etc..) that you only require.

 

Edit: Here it is

Henge Docks

[biting_point]

Bootcamp-ed my imac with win7 64bit..

 

sianz.. most of the games also cant be played..!!

 

thinking of buying Alienware 14" for just gaming..!!

[eddictive]

Bootcamp-ed my imac with win7 64bit..

 

sianz.. most of the games also cant be played..!!

 

thinking of buying Alienware 14" for just gaming..!!

 

Bro, wise choice for a windows machine... Thats the only machine that i would go for... Hehehe...

[konspire]

Bootcamp-ed my imac with win7 64bit..

 

sianz.. most of the games also cant be played..!!

 

thinking of buying Alienware 14" for just gaming..!!

 

Why cannot play bro? Is it becos of e graphic card? Then y not switch ur gaming to ps3 or xbox...then leave e computing to macs. Gaming wif ps3 or xbox will not hv e headache of any hardware upgrades...

[biting_point]

Why cannot play bro? Is it becos of e graphic card? Then y not switch ur gaming to ps3 or xbox...then leave e computing to macs. Gaming wif ps3 or xbox will not hv e headache of any hardware upgrades...

 

problem is they kept prompting that game is not tested on 64bit.. cant load the game..

Game is Assassin's creed and Battlefield 2..

 

this is my graphics card specs:

ATI Radeon HD 5750:

 

Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 5750

Type: GPU

Bus: PCIe

PCIe Lane Width: x16

VRAM (Total): 1024 MB

Vendor: ATI (0x1002)

Device ID: 0x68a1

Revision ID: 0x0000

ROM Revision: 113-B9710C-238

EFI Driver Version: 01.00.417

Displays:

iMac:

Resolution: 2560 x 1440

Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)

Main Display: Yes

Mirror: Off

Online: Yes

Built-In: Yes

Connection Type: DisplayPort

Display Connector:

Status: No Display Connected

not high spec enough???

 

nvm.. decided to buy Alienware with leftovers from my bike sales..

MBP is out, thou i like the design.. furthermore Alienware allowes me to customise it in Black and Purple!!

[iknowuwanthislah]

yea, i googled this..

and, it seems more like a cable management syst..

but its a neat solution thou...

 

just simply pluckin it in and out... hmm...

[konspire]

problem is they kept prompting that game is not tested on 64bit.. cant load the game..

Game is Assassin's creed and Battlefield 2..

 

this is my graphics card specs:

 

not high spec enough???

 

nvm.. decided to buy Alienware with leftovers from my bike sales..

MBP is out, thou i like the design.. furthermore Alienware allowes me to customise it in Black and Purple!!

 

Hhmm...maybe u r running on 64 bit. Try to switch it back to 32 bit cos the cpu is capable to run on either depending in the OS. Mac is capable to run on 32 or 64 but windoze is EITHER 32 or 64.

 

PS3 is 64 alrdy la. Spend that money on it la. Still cheaper solution than alienware. No need to upgrade anymore.

[redbeacon]

Alienware really makes hardcore gaming PCs (and even laptops too). Remember seeing it in the US back in the year 2002 and everyone in North America had lots of good things to say about it. Had Dell not bought over it, we wouldn't see alienware in SG.

 

Anyways, fyi computers (be it PC or Mac) with processors that are Intel "Core 2 Duo", or the newer Intel i3, i5, or i7 can run either the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows Vista or Windows 7.

 

64-bit makes your computer very efficient. Apps can throw twice as much computing power to your memory and it'll gladly swallow it in one go. And your computer runs faster this way. I shan't explain the technicalities here. Need an essay to describe its benefits.

 

But there are pitfalls too.

Rule of thumb: you buy an Operating System that you know your games and software can accept/support. The last time I've checked not 100% of the apps and games out there online are written in 64-bit yet as x64 (as it's nicknamed) is not quite a mature technology yet.

Only the known ones are (like windows iTunes, Windows software drivers, etc...)

 

Oh and fyi, current Mac OS X operating systems (10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Tiger) are already 64 bit.

In short, any 32 or 64 bit software and games definitely can run on your Mac.

Edited July 27, 2011 by redbeacon

[redbeacon]

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