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Note: I voted "Way overhyped and not worth the price"
MacBooks don't come in pink, though you can get a pink shell for them. If she wants her laptop to be pink, she should have gone Dell.
But I use a Mac. There's nothing wrong with the interface. Actually, the dock is very intuitive, enough so that the Windows 7 taskbar just basically copies Apple's Dock (though it does it better than Apple imo; the technical term is "leapfrog") Many parts of the interface are really useful: Expose lines up all of your windows so you can select them without having to minimize any or search for them, which is very useful if you've got a complicated window setup (later pseudo-copied by Windows Vista). Spaces is a very neat feature to eliminate the need for complicated window setups (copied FROM Linux, where it has been for nearly a decade; Windows has not caught on yet).
Come on people, what is this, 2003? Did Windows XP just come out and everyone hates Macs because of our memories of OS 8? Do we still wonder where the games are? (Blizzard and Maxis titles are always released on Mac, including World of Warcraft, Spore, and Sims 3) Let's not forget who popularized MP3 Players. Can you have a conversation about them without somebody calling them "iPods" in general? A lot of new laptops come with "chiclet" style keyboards (flat keys fit through holes in the frame rather than a large keyboard block). They are copying Apple's new Macbook Pros (though actually Apple had been using them for several years in Macbooks). And for better or worse, the iPhone has permanently changed the Smartphone market. Manufacturers and consumers aren't looking for the next big thing, they're looking for an iPhone killer.
I don't mean to sound like a fanboy, but there is so much negativity in this thread and I'm surprised a real fanboy hasn't showed up yet. I guess it isn't really 2003, because if it was then one would have.
Does this mean I'm getting an iPad? No, it doesn't. I need a real computer. The iPad isn't a stab at real computers, either. It's a stab at Netbooks, which I think would make a good educational product but they aren't useful for the things most people want them for. I heard that something like 60% of people with Netbooks found that it did not meet their expectations (though beware, 78% of all statistics are made up).
People that should get an iPad are people who just need a web presence, because that's how society is now. The iPad is for people who need to get on Facebook, check their email, and watch a video on a plane ride. That's what most people want out of a computer, and a device like that is better for that than the full overhead of a desktop OS.
It's not what I want out of a computer, because like most everybody else here, my first qualification is, "Will it run RMXP?" :tongue:
MacBooks don't come in pink, though you can get a pink shell for them. If she wants her laptop to be pink, she should have gone Dell.
But I use a Mac. There's nothing wrong with the interface. Actually, the dock is very intuitive, enough so that the Windows 7 taskbar just basically copies Apple's Dock (though it does it better than Apple imo; the technical term is "leapfrog") Many parts of the interface are really useful: Expose lines up all of your windows so you can select them without having to minimize any or search for them, which is very useful if you've got a complicated window setup (later pseudo-copied by Windows Vista). Spaces is a very neat feature to eliminate the need for complicated window setups (copied FROM Linux, where it has been for nearly a decade; Windows has not caught on yet).
Come on people, what is this, 2003? Did Windows XP just come out and everyone hates Macs because of our memories of OS 8? Do we still wonder where the games are? (Blizzard and Maxis titles are always released on Mac, including World of Warcraft, Spore, and Sims 3) Let's not forget who popularized MP3 Players. Can you have a conversation about them without somebody calling them "iPods" in general? A lot of new laptops come with "chiclet" style keyboards (flat keys fit through holes in the frame rather than a large keyboard block). They are copying Apple's new Macbook Pros (though actually Apple had been using them for several years in Macbooks). And for better or worse, the iPhone has permanently changed the Smartphone market. Manufacturers and consumers aren't looking for the next big thing, they're looking for an iPhone killer.
I don't mean to sound like a fanboy, but there is so much negativity in this thread and I'm surprised a real fanboy hasn't showed up yet. I guess it isn't really 2003, because if it was then one would have.
Does this mean I'm getting an iPad? No, it doesn't. I need a real computer. The iPad isn't a stab at real computers, either. It's a stab at Netbooks, which I think would make a good educational product but they aren't useful for the things most people want them for. I heard that something like 60% of people with Netbooks found that it did not meet their expectations (though beware, 78% of all statistics are made up).
People that should get an iPad are people who just need a web presence, because that's how society is now. The iPad is for people who need to get on Facebook, check their email, and watch a video on a plane ride. That's what most people want out of a computer, and a device like that is better for that than the full overhead of a desktop OS.
It's not what I want out of a computer, because like most everybody else here, my first qualification is, "Will it run RMXP?" :tongue:
i did not vote, because the option: 'its cool but i expected something cooler' isnt in the poll.
I am by no means an apple fanboy, though i think apple really has outstanding products.
I mean, they aren't as versatile as other brands and services, but they dont claim to be. The strenght of apple is that it does what its supposed to do, and does it well. I have an ipod touch myself, and i was surprised by the user-friendlyness of the interface. of course i jailbreaked it and cracked it, because i can't be arsed to spend money on apple and co. but its cool anyway. The best part is that it rarely crashes, and everything is really fluent. (ie the touch scrolling and stuff, allmost all touch smartphones have a delay when scrolling, but thats because of the technology). anyway, my point is that apple really thinks products through, and while they may not be suited for everybody, if you can use one, its a mighty fine thing.
same goes with the ipad really. I really wonder why they put this on the market in the first place, but i guess they can make money out of it, and people like it so..
i just carry my laptop everywhere.
btw i am majoring in industrial design engineering (product design), and steve jobs is everyones god there. The way he does his marketing.. they have some unique selling strategies which even work! (id insert a promotional vid about the ipod which doesnt even show the product, or describes it.. just people talking about how amazing they feel when they use it.. -but i cant find it.) but that's for another time.
I am by no means an apple fanboy, though i think apple really has outstanding products.
I mean, they aren't as versatile as other brands and services, but they dont claim to be. The strenght of apple is that it does what its supposed to do, and does it well. I have an ipod touch myself, and i was surprised by the user-friendlyness of the interface. of course i jailbreaked it and cracked it, because i can't be arsed to spend money on apple and co. but its cool anyway. The best part is that it rarely crashes, and everything is really fluent. (ie the touch scrolling and stuff, allmost all touch smartphones have a delay when scrolling, but thats because of the technology). anyway, my point is that apple really thinks products through, and while they may not be suited for everybody, if you can use one, its a mighty fine thing.
same goes with the ipad really. I really wonder why they put this on the market in the first place, but i guess they can make money out of it, and people like it so..
i just carry my laptop everywhere.
btw i am majoring in industrial design engineering (product design), and steve jobs is everyones god there. The way he does his marketing.. they have some unique selling strategies which even work! (id insert a promotional vid about the ipod which doesnt even show the product, or describes it.. just people talking about how amazing they feel when they use it.. -but i cant find it.) but that's for another time.
no one gives a shit about your fancy degrees ASSHOLE
but nah tomas is saying some good points. apple is one of those brands that can put something out, no matter what, and have its demographic flock to it; its always been that way. somehow this product is going to reach the same acclaim, and then other companies are just going to start copying it
you all say this is going to suck balls, but i bet you a fuck ton of people will buy it, reguardless of the shitty specs (600 BUCKS FOR 64GB AHAHAHAHAH)
but nah tomas is saying some good points. apple is one of those brands that can put something out, no matter what, and have its demographic flock to it; its always been that way. somehow this product is going to reach the same acclaim, and then other companies are just going to start copying it
you all say this is going to suck balls, but i bet you a fuck ton of people will buy it, reguardless of the shitty specs (600 BUCKS FOR 64GB AHAHAHAHAH)
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Atlet":12rmkd7i said:
That's 64gb of NAND flash, which is much faster, more power efficient, and more expensive than mechanical Hard Disk Drives like in your laptop computer. The equivalent tech for a laptop would be an SSD drive, for which a 64gb could cost twice as much as a standard 320gb. Prices are coming down though, thanks in part to Apple who said "We can charge customers $1000 to 'upgrade' from 80gb to 64gb on their Macbook Air which is already twice as expensive as the specs!" Even though it was stupid it was the first consumer use of SSD drives and interest took off from there.
And the Apple A4 chip (really powered by ARM Cortex 9) is not comparable to desktop or laptop chips at equivalent speeds. The CPU is 1ghz, but is faster than 1.6ghz Atom processors, and it uses less energy. Energy efficiency is key here. I'll bet you anything that you won't find a laptop that gets 10 hours of battery life while watching videos off the internet. It doesn't even exist.
Again, I hate to sound like the Apple fanboy, but there are real flaws to this device that are being obscured by the musings of every WoW addict that bumbles in here thinking that computers are about clock speeds and hard drives. If I were to follow that logic then the iPod never should have got off the ground, let alone the iPhone.
I personally think this would be a nice toy but it's missing cruicial features such as a webcam or even flash support which make this thing no better then a bigger iphone with less capabilities and a larger price.
Great idea, but unless it has these basic features this thing is just pointless. I'd rather get a netbook which can do tons more for 300$ less.
And this is coming from an apple fan
Great idea, but unless it has these basic features this thing is just pointless. I'd rather get a netbook which can do tons more for 300$ less.
And this is coming from an apple fan
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I'm sorry, but you have never been able to buy a tablet PC for $499.