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News stories of Dec. 10th, 2003: |
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| New OWC G4 Extreme CPU Upgrade pricing, Neptune FW400/80GB price cut |
| (email from site sponsor OWC)
"New G4 Extreme CPU Upgrade pricing
OWC Mercury Extreme G4 Upgrades for the PowerMac G4 AGP
Graphics(Sawtooth)/Gigabit Ethernet/Digital Audio/QuickSilvers feature 2MB High-Speed Level 3 Cache, 256K L2 Cache, 3yr OWC Warranty and 30 Day 100% Money Back Guarantee.
New pricing for high end models:
G4/1.25-1.26GHz was $449.99, now $399.95
G4/1.4-1.467GHz was $579.99, now $559.99
Prices unchanged for the G4/700 to G4/1GHz models which still start from $199.99. All models listed here
The Neptune Firewire 80GB has been reduced to $119.99 from the prior $129.99. Extreme value I think. Other Neptune Models remain the same, starting from $109.99.
Happy Holidays & Thanks Mike!
Best Regards,
Lawrence R. O'Connor
Other World Computing
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| Reader tip for iDVD problems (only menu bar appearing, etc.) with newly installed Supedrive |
| Several times in the last month I've had readers that recently installed a Superdrive (i.e. retail DVR-106, 105, etc.) report problems with iDVD (only the menu bar appearing, not functional, etc.) and none of the previous tips helped (i.e. repairing permissions, updates, etc.). A reader today (Emmanuel, a Beige G3 owner) wrote that his problem with iDVD only showing the menu bar was due to the fact he had not inserted a DVD movie to set the region code. (odd but he said that solved the problem.)
While on the subject of region codes, a recent drive db report from a DVR-106 owner said that pressing "cancel" at the region code prompt (seen when first inserting a DVD movie in a new drive) allowed him to still play a Movie and by not setting the region, he was able to use the same trick to play several different region code DVDs without 'using up' the 5 region code drive changes. (I've not verified this personally - I only buy region 1 DVDs and always just set the drive to region 1.) Other options of course are flashing the drive with region-free firmware.
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| Reader Request - any Rack Mounts for eMac and G5? |
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Hi Mike, I would like to rack mount something like an eMac in a 19" rack using the lowest number of Us possible. At the moment Marathon Computer only offer solutions for the iMac or the Powermac G4s.
Can I ask if you or any of the readers know of a rack option for the
eMacs either home-built or available to buy? Alternatively is there a
Rack option for the G5? Again Marathon don't have an option at the
moment.
I've not searched the web for options on these but if any readers have a source let me know. Thanks.
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| Rate Your CPU Upgrade Reports Database Updated |
| The Rate Your CPU Upgrade database has been updated with 3 new reports this morning (reader entries Yesterday; entries today are added the next newsday morning). Total to date: 8,954. Here's a summary of the update added today (search by brand/mac model for full reports - latest reports always shown first):
- Apple 7300/180 OC report
- Other World Computing G4/1.4GHz in (Gigabit Ethernet) G4/AGP (rated 10)
- PowerLogix BlueChip G3/900 in (pismo) PowerBook G3 2000 (rated 10)
(My reviews of G4 and G3 upgrades w/apps/game tests, install info, etc. are linked here. OC/CPU module articles are on the Systems page.)
(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)
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| CDRW/CD/DVD/Hard Drive/Cardreader Compatibility Database Update Listing |
| The Drive Compatibility Database had 2 new reports added (reader entries from yesterday; entries today are added the next newsday morning). The database includes reports on Combo DVD-CDRW, CDROMs, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, CDRW, Hard Drives and Removables (tape drive, ORB, ZIP, MO drives, CF/Smartmedia readers, etc.) in all interface types (IDE, IDE RAID cards, Firewire, SCSI, adapters). Current total 11,895 reports. (searching by drive type/brand, mac model etc. listed below will show the full reports, most recent first)
You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches).
For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. (If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.)
(Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)
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