News Archive for Friday Dec. 26, 2008
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PowerMac G5 Coolant Leaks/Repairs page updated
Late posting this (playing catchup on mails) but the PowerMac G5 Coolant Leaks/Repairs page has an update from Ken to his Dec. 9th report on getting an out-of warranty repair done (at no cost) - he said that after his G5s replacement CPUs tested bad they're going to give him a new (early 2008) Mac Pro 2.8GHz model.
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Mac CPU Upgrade/OC Reports Database Updated
The Rate Your CPU Upgrade database has another report added today. Total to date: 10,366. Here's a summary of today's additions (Search by upgrade brand, mac model, etc. for a complete list/comments of all user reports on matching criteria - latest first).

  • Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.33GHz in Mac Mini (intel CPU)
    (Reader FYI - macs/systems page has link to earlier page of reports on Mac Mini Core 2 Duo CPU Upgrades)

    (Full reviews of G4 and G3 upgrades compared to stock CPUs, including real world apps/game tests, install info, etc. are linked at the G4 upgrade reviews and G3 upgrade reviews pages. Intel-CPU chip swaps (i.e socketed Mac Mini) and OC/CPU module articles are on the Systems page.)

If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, send a review with your experience (performance/stability/installation, etc.), Mac Model/Upgrade brand info and overall rating (1= worst to 10=best). If you can, please run some tests with the original CPU vs the upgrade (for example time some tests with your favorite app, game, etc. - see full reviews here for example tests with common apps/games/benchmarks.)

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Mac Drive Upgrades/Compatibility Reports Database Updated
The Mac Drive/Storage Upgrades Database had 2 more reports added. Current total - 16,550. (Searching by drive type, brand, mac model etc. listed below will show full reports, most recent first)

    DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
  • IDE Sony Optiarc AD-7200A in eMac (OS X 10.4.10)

    Hard Drives:
  • IDE Western Digital 500GB in eMac (OS X 10.4.10)

You can read full reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive type/brand/interface/mac models. Includes reports on Optical Drives (Blu-Ray, DVD, CD/CDR, etc.), Hard Drives, SSD, Tape drives, Removable media (ORB, ZIP, MO drives), NAS (Network Attached Storage), in all interface types (IDE, SATA, Firewire, SCSI, USB, adapters). To widen search results you can leave drive brand, OS version (or other fields) blank.
If you've added/upgraded a drive in your Mac send me the details (drive info/speed rating/mac model/OS version used, etc.). Note: Please use the drive for at least a week before reporting on it and test for booting from Disc with Optical Drives (as well as burning discs). Thanks.

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Other News/Articles, Software Updates
(later added items first)

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Updated Apple Support/Troubleshooting Docs

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Recent Articles and Reviews
Listing/links to recent articles and reviews you may have missed.
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