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Hardware PowerBook 15-Inch

PowerBook Price Drop on Last Titaniums

A deal on CompUSA’s Web site would indicate that the new PowerBooks can’t be too far off. The PowerBook G4 667MHz (256MB/30GB/Combo) which was originally US$2499 is down to US$1499 today. Updated: CompUSA is sold out of this PowerBook.

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iPod User Group

PB17 Experiences: Hissing Keyboard Syndrome?

So I have this 14″ iBook. Nice and quiet other than the HD. Now I have this new 17″ PowerBook. *HISS HISS HISS* I feel like I’m living with Salazar Slytherin! I know people keep saying “this is normal”. So here’s what I want to know? Why doesn’t it hiss if I reduce the CPU […]

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iPod

Half Empty, Half Full?: iTunes Music Store vs. Vinyl vs. Windows

As numerous websites have been reporting, yes, the Rolling Stone has pointed out Apple’s iTunes Music Store, even if it keeps up its current sales pace, will still fall short of vinyl sales this year. Our colleagues have left out some very good news from the same Rolling Stone article, though — but what would […]

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iPod User Group

FireWire 800/1394b CardBus Adapter Introduced

FirewireDirect has the first FireWire 800 CardBus adapter for Type II slots, which offers 2-Ports, a 9-pin FireWire 800 port for connecting new 800Mbps FireWire 1394b devices and an independent legacy 6-pin port for 400Mbps FireWire products. Click ‘read more’ for full details.

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PowerBook 17-Inch User Group

Got 17" Case Marks? Try Water

I had the problem Jason described on my Powerbook 17″ a few days after I purchased it. The marks on mine are most pronounced in the front right hand corner of the case. In my case, a cloth dampened with plain tap water took the marks right off. Ed: Keep us posted, folks, on how […]