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Re: Awesome!

Posted By: Zach (24.249.152.11)
Date: Friday, 10 November 2006, at 8:34 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Awesome! (Lord Crosis)

: Mine too, your settings must be quicker to encode than the ones I was using.
I guess so. You were doing full resolution? I was at something like 192x340 (H.264, 600 kbps average)
How are you liking yours? I have to say that this 2nd revision is a pretty big improvement besides the obvious (FW800, DL burning, speed bump). I used the new one to zero out the HD on the old one and at the end I picked each one up and noticed a HUGE difference in the temperature. The old one is almost too hot to touch, the new one is only warm to maybe hot. Some people are reporting 40 F cooler average operating temperatures. On top of that, the new one makes no noise whereas the old one had this awful electronic buzz/whine when plugged in. It was really distracting especially b/c it would start and stop all the time. Lastly, I'm blown away by what (so far) seems like a 25% speed increase for a real world test like ripping a DVD.
My only complaint, is that my optical drive is fucked up. I can put a DVD in, play it, rip it, etc. But when I eject it, the drive keeps trying to eject for maybe 3 or 4 tries after the DVD is already out. Then it won't accept another disc unless I have it inserted when rebooting or waking from sleep. Kind of sucks to have that happen right out of the box, but fortunately there is a small, local certified repair center nearby. They diagnosed it in about 2 seconds when they heard the noise it made. Part is on order, I hold onto the machine until it comes in and then they say it'll only take a couple hours to replace. For the time being, I can "force" it to work or use my external drive.
: -=(Lord Crosis)=-

Messages In This Thread

Macbooks already shipping with 802.11N? *PIC*
J242 (71.231.203.254) -- Tuesday, 31 October 2006, at 10:44 a.m.
- Re: Macbooks already shipping with 802.11N?
  Lord Crosis (137.229.184.238) -- Tuesday, 31 October 2006, at 1:27 p.m.
  - I should be getting one too
    Zach (24.249.152.11) -- Tuesday, 31 October 2006, at 4:11 p.m.
    - Awesome!
      Lord Crosis (209.193.22.233) -- Tuesday, 31 October 2006, at 5:00 p.m.
      - Re: Awesome!
        Zach (24.249.152.11) -- Wednesday, 1 November 2006, at 7:38 a.m.
        
        Looking to see the TiPB?
        J242 (71.231.203.254) -- Friday, 3 November 2006, at 11:23 a.m.
        
        Sorry man
        Zach (24.249.152.11) -- Friday, 3 November 2006, at 1:49 p.m.
        
        Re: Awesome!
        Lord Crosis (209.193.22.233) -- Friday, 3 November 2006, at 11:55 p.m.
        
        Re: Awesome!
        Zach (68.6.94.66) -- Saturday, 4 November 2006, at 6:52 a.m.
        
        Re: Awesome!
        Zach (24.249.152.11) -- Friday, 10 November 2006, at 7:24 a.m.
        
        Re: Awesome!
        Lord Crosis (209.193.22.233) -- Friday, 10 November 2006, at 7:54 a.m.
        
        Re: Awesome!
        Zach (24.249.152.11) -- Friday, 10 November 2006, at 8:34 a.m.
        
        Re: Awesome!
        Lord Crosis (209.193.22.233) -- Friday, 10 November 2006, at 7:02 p.m.

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Message: : I guess so. You were doing full resolution? I was at something like 192x340 : (H.264, 600 kbps average) : How are you liking yours? I have to say that this 2nd revision is a pretty : big improvement besides the obvious (FW800, DL burning, speed bump). I : used the new one to zero out the HD on the old one and at the end I picked : each one up and noticed a HUGE difference in the temperature. The old one : is almost too hot to touch, the new one is only warm to maybe hot. Some : people are reporting 40 F cooler average operating temperatures. On top of : that, the new one makes no noise whereas the old one had this awful : electronic buzz/whine when plugged in. It was really distracting : especially b/c it would start and stop all the time. Lastly, I'm blown : away by what (so far) seems like a 25% speed increase for a real world : test like ripping a DVD. : My only complaint, is that my optical drive is fucked up. I can put a DVD in, : play it, rip it, etc. But when I eject it, the drive keeps trying to eject : for maybe 3 or 4 tries after the DVD is already out. Then it won't accept : another disc unless I have it inserted when rebooting or waking from : sleep. Kind of sucks to have that happen right out of the box, but : fortunately there is a small, local certified repair center nearby. They : diagnosed it in about 2 seconds when they heard the noise it made. Part is : on order, I hold onto the machine until it comes in and then they say : it'll only take a couple hours to replace. For the time being, I can : "force" it to work or use my external drive.
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