On 3/22/2011 1:52 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote:
I remember it taking about four days to rip a DVD (REALLY high quality
rip) using HandBrake on a Dual 1GHZ MDD. I then ripped the same DVD on
a 2.8GHZ P4 Hackintosh in one day.
I will say that I have seen A LOT more hardware problems with the
newer Macs, as oposed to the rock solid G4 towers.
-Jonas
Let me echo this. All of the PPC Macs I've had/used have been rock solid
(except for the one UPS dropped), though I've not had a PPC laptop. My
experience with Intel Macs has been decidedly mixed. My first Intel Mac
was a 1st (or maybe 2nd) generation 15" Macbook Pro. No less than four
trips to the Apple Store later (thankfully I bought Applecare) they
finally got the overheating and GPU artifacts under control. My Aluminum
iMac has been somewhat better, but still overheats unless I crank the
fans to nearly full blast. The only trouble free Intel Mac I've had has
been a Mac mini that was rock solid for the two and a half years I owned it.
Lately I've been hearing rumors that recent Macbook Pros overheat,
perhaps caused by overzealous use of thermal paste. Anyone heard
similar? If true, it seems that Apple is slow on the uptake when it
comes to cooling.
Eric
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