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Old 04-09-2006, 10:43 PM   #11 (permalink)
 
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you have to reboot twice a month? whatever OS you're running you should reboot at least once a week. i try to reboot every 4 days, my ET server reboots every day at 5am
why? you shouldnt have to reboot ever unless you make a hardware change
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Old 04-09-2006, 11:03 PM   #12 (permalink)
 
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see thts wat i was thinkin, untill my windows media player was talking to me in spanish, and my my cd- rw and my dvd-rw weren't even on my computer screen, then it said my soundcard wasnt in, so i opened it took out my sound card cleaned it, turn my pc up and my desktop is gone... WTF???
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why? you shouldnt have to reboot ever unless you make a hardware change
not necessarily to prevent damage, because leaving your computer on too long wont cause damage, i just like to make sure its not running for 6 months at a time without a break. perhaps its pointless, but i do it anyway.
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Lol, I probably restart/shut down/start up my Mac only when the battery dies (not by choice lol), or when I have to do software update, which isn't often.

I can't express to you how solid Mac's are, I've dropped mine off the bed at least four times, and down the stairs twice. Sure there's a nice sized dent on the bottom right side of it, but everything remains fully functional. And that's just getting into the physical stuff ...
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Old 04-10-2006, 07:58 PM   #15 (permalink)
 
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i just need mine for travling and everyday use for music making, and play World of warcraft once awhile..... so im gonna get to lookin and by next month i hope i'll get my Mac, and illl let u guys know.... thnx for all the info and tips guys... good luck..
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i just need mine for travling and everyday use for music making, and play World of warcraft once awhile..... so im gonna get to lookin and by next month i hope i'll get my Mac, and illl let u guys know.... thnx for all the info and tips guys... good luck..
For WOW you will Need a PowerBook G4 for decent gameplay, not because of the processor, but because of the video card. iBooks only use a 32mb card. PowerBooks use 64mb and larger.
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yea i thnx for reminding me... but im not really into the games zone, ill get a ps3 or xbox360 for games, i need it for music and net working, and not crashing
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If thats the case, you should probably just forget about the iBook.
Buy a PowerBook G4 or a MacBook Pro.
I have a feeling you won't be happy with anything less.
The PowerBook and MacBook will serve your purposes for a good, long time. The iBook probably won't.
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well powerbook it is then.... thnx to all u guys who helped me out.
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Yea, Powerbooks/Macbook Pros are much better if your going to be using your laptop for many things and for long periods of time. I'd say iBooks are for the more casual-user, definitely not for intense work stuff or multi-tasking.
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