Re: Intel iMacs - Best deals?

2010-03-17 Thread dw4
Somewhere recently I saw someone divide the price by the Geekbench score to get a number to use to compare various models. Once you've determined the minimum configuration you need, that might help narrow down your purchase choices. Among other places, Geekbench scores are available here: http://

Fastest matte-display 24-inch iMac

2010-03-13 Thread dw4
I would like to buy the fastest 24-inch iMac made with a matte display. My understanding is that this is the late-2006 White iMac with the optional upgrades to a 2.33 GHz T7600 Core 2 Duo and a GeForce 7600-GT video card. I don't think any of the AL or later iMacs had matte displays as an option. I

Re: Upgrade Help Required

2010-02-20 Thread dw4
Forget the G5 Tower for the purpose of this thread, as the OP has a G5 iMac. I just last month (Jan 2010) "upgraded" my 1.8 GHz PPC G5 iMac from Tiger to Leopard, including the software updates, and I have had more freezes (nothing working but the mouse pointer) that required a restart, in 2 month

Re: iMac DV 500

2010-01-28 Thread dw4
On Jan 27, 1:51 pm, cduchon wrote: > If I reinstall the original HDD and connect the Windows HDD > via USB can I reformat it? Yes, with Disk Utility, as Bruce said. > Is the retail version of the Mac OS X still available from Apple or do > I need to look at Crigslits/eBay...etc. > Check out t

Re: OS X & Toast issue

2010-01-12 Thread dw4
Final Vinyl is a free download from GriffinTechnology.com. It works well aside from a tendency to quit unexpectedly, so save the entire raw file as soon as it displays, and save individual tracks as soon as you mark one, and don't do much multitasking while using it. PS, I didn't read this anywher