When Apple announce a new graphic cards compatible with its new Mac Pro models, it is always a good news for Mac users. However, it is often a balance feeling, and the new Radeon HD4970 released with the new Mac Pro is a perfect example:
- 512 MB of VRAM instead of the current default 1 GB on most high-end PC models
- Almost proprietary mini-DisplayPort mini-display
- Mac Pro 1.1 can not use this new Radeon
- Price: around 315 €!
- Availability 4 to 5 weeks!
following first report of successful flashing procedure of a PC Radeon HD4870 with the Mac ROM, we have decided to make our own test. We have chosen a Gainward HD4870 Golden Sample with 1 GB VRAM :
- 1024 MB of VRAM
- DVI-D, VGA, DisplayPort and HDMI ports!
- 2 BIOS: 1 normal BIOS normal, and 1 "Turbo" BIOS "turbo" corresponding to an overlocked version. One can simply swap from one BIOS to the other via a switch in the back of the card. This feature is quite useful as in case of failure of the flashing procedure, one still has a working BIOS
- An improved cooling system, as the default one of the Mac Edition blow the hot air inside the Mac...
- Currently available!
- Price: around 220 € !
Mac Security in the Oval Office - or Any Office
President Obama: We hear that your new team is having challenges in getting their Macs integrated into the White House network. Some recent news stories mentioned application compatibility as one of the hassles, but we'd be willing to bet that the bigger challenge is security. In many of the commercial enterprises we see, Macs are often managed individually or by the department expert, sometimes escaping the strict security controls that are usually required.
Who Needs Radio When You're a Podcast Superstar?
Sitting inside his palatial Hollywood Hills mansion, Adam Carolla and his talk show host pal Jimmy Kimmel chat candidly -- in a frenetic, almost stream-of-consciousness way -- about pornography, Siegfried and Roy, the modeling industry, gay rodeos and the children's book "Where the Wild Things Are." The former hosts of Comedy Central's "The Man Show" are comfortably slouched on brown leather chairs inside Carolla's office upstairs, where a pink box overflowing with childrens' toys sits in the corner.
Podcast: Brenthaven Dropfest
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Quad-Core Nehalem Mac Pros Support 16GB RAM
Other World Computing has begun selling 4GB SDRAM memory modules for the Quad-Core Nehlaem Mac Pros that were introduced in March. A reader emailed OWC and confirmed that 4GB modules had been successfully tested on the Quad-Core Mac Pros.
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NEC backs out of PCs beyond Japan
NEC this weekend said that it would quit selling PCs outside of its native Japan. The departure takes effect in July and follows similar plans for Africa, Europe and the Middle East announced last month. NEC is making the withdrawals following a predicted $2.96 billion loss for the past fiscal year and after it was concerned that cutting 20,000 jobs worldwide would not completely address its con...
The Perfect MacBook Mini: Leak, Concept, or Fake?
I don't know what this is and I don't care. It may be a MacBook Mini concept. Or a crazy leak. Or just a perfect fake. Whatever it is, it's beautiful. I want one badly.
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While Waiting for the Radeon HD4890... Flash a PC Version!?
When Apple announce a new graphic cards compatible with its new Mac Pro models, it is always a good news for Mac users. However, it is often a balance feeling, and the new Radeon HD4970 released with the new Mac Pro is a perfect example:
- 512 MB of VRAM instead of the current default 1 GB on most high-end PC models
- Almost proprietary mini-DisplayPort mini-display
- Mac Pro 1.1 can not use this new Radeon
- Price: around 315 €!
- Availability 4 to 5 weeks!
following first report of successful flashing procedure of a PC Radeon HD4870 with the Mac ROM, we have decided to make our own test. We have chosen a Gainward HD4870 Golden Sample with 1 GB VRAM :
- 1024 MB of VRAM
- DVI-D, VGA, DisplayPort and HDMI ports!
- 2 BIOS: 1 normal BIOS normal, and 1 "Turbo" BIOS "turbo" corresponding to an overlocked version. One can simply swap from one BIOS to the other via a switch in the back of the card. This feature is quite useful as in case of failure of the flashing procedure, one still has a working BIOS
- An improved cooling system, as the default one of the Mac Edition blow the hot air inside the Mac...
- Currently available!
- Price: around 220 € !
Mac Security in the Oval Office - or Any Office
President Obama: We hear that your new team is having challenges in getting their Macs integrated into the White House network. Some recent news stories mentioned application compatibility as one of the hassles, but we'd be willing to bet that the bigger challenge is security. In many of the commercial enterprises we see, Macs are often managed individually or by the department expert, sometimes escaping the strict security controls that are usually required.Who Needs Radio When You're a Podcast Superstar?
Sitting inside his palatial Hollywood Hills mansion, Adam Carolla and his talk show host pal Jimmy Kimmel chat candidly -- in a frenetic, almost stream-of-consciousness way -- about pornography, Siegfried and Roy, the modeling industry, gay rodeos and the children's book "Where the Wild Things Are." The former hosts of Comedy Central's "The Man Show" are comfortably slouched on brown leather chairs inside Carolla's office upstairs, where a pink box overflowing with childrens' toys sits in the corner.Podcast: Brenthaven Dropfest
...
Presented By:
Quad-Core Nehalem Mac Pros Support 16GB RAM
Other World Computing has begun selling 4GB SDRAM memory modules for the Quad-Core Nehlaem Mac Pros that were introduced in March. A reader emailed OWC and confirmed that 4GB modules had been successfully tested on the Quad-Core Mac Pros.
<...
NEC backs out of PCs beyond Japan
NEC this weekend said that it would quit selling PCs outside of its native Japan. The departure takes effect in July and follows similar plans for Africa, Europe and the Middle East announced last month. NEC is making the withdrawals following a predicted $2.96 billion loss for the past fiscal year and after it was concerned that cutting 20,000 jobs worldwide would not completely address its con...
The Perfect MacBook Mini: Leak, Concept, or Fake?
I don't know what this is and I don't care. It may be a MacBook Mini concept. Or a crazy leak. Or just a perfect fake. Whatever it is, it's beautiful. I want one badly.
Podcast: MacNN - Intel Macs with XP - world shaking
...
Podcast: MacNN - Tekkeon Bluetooth headset reviews!
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