[lug] Wanted: Recommandations for HDD and Mem Upgrades for CU Freshman

[Lee Woodworth]

Zan Lynx wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-09-18 at 21:45 -0600, Lee Woodworth wrote:
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>>   #1) AFAIK, all of the apple LCD display hardware is 24bit rgb. The
>>       low-end pc hardware only uses 16bit for driving the display.
>>       Last time I looked, PC laptops that target high-end multimedia
>>       and probably have 24bit display were not that different in price
>>       from a macbook.
> 
> Apple uses the same LCD hardware from the same manufacturers as everyone
> else.  For example, Apple Cinema Display LCDs are actually made by LG
> Phillips, just like Dell's widescreen LCDs.
> 
> And for laptops, Apple has the same 6-bit per color displays as PC
> laptops.  See:
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/05/21/apple_display_lawsuit/
> http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/apple_laptop_lawsuit_offers_worrisome_scenario

Sad if true. Wnen I looked at macbook pros, the displays all looked
much better to me than for pc laptops.

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