Posts by synp

Quote: Originally Posted by infinitespecter This has all but been confirmed. What I am curious about is what is stopping Apple from issuing cease and desist letters all over the place. This comes from an iPhone that was...

I don't get the idea of pairing a big notebook with an iPad. Basically, they're saying that you can get the big notebook, because its portability is now less important - you have the iPad for the portability. So you don't need to lug...

Quote: Originally Posted by bbwi If you're using Maya then today's technology can literally save you hours of render time per year as compared to yesterdays Hours per year? You work about 2000 hours a year. So how much of that do you...

Quote: Originally Posted by happyaslark iPhone is a great device to have and so was iPod when it was first launched. But I feel iPad is more of a fad or cool 'gizmo' to have than a necessity. What do u guys think? This iteration...

Quote: Originally Posted by tasslehawf If there are no updates by the 16th, I'm buying a current generation MBP. That seals it. Updates on the 17th.

Quote: Originally Posted by roblevi Get rid of the optical drive altogether. Useless space waster. Use the space to make the laptop thinner, or install another SSD and extra memory. If you need to use an optical drive, buy and...

Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Well, let's see: we've got a device on which some apps open in one OS, other apps open in another, and some open in either/or depending on how it's configured. Presumably there are types of data...

Quote: Originally Posted by Aizmov Here you go http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=modbookpro Pretty much, except if Apple made it, it would probably be thinner, and have a virtual keyboard for when you're not docked. Oh, and it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage I don't think you followed my argument. That might be my fault. Without clicking, Mac OS X applications cannot work at all. Touch gestures simply don't provide all the inputs that Mac...

Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Having a dual mode device with radically different UIs and mixed compatibility would be just a thicket of complexity, though, and therefore extremely un-Apple like. It adds complexity for Apple, but...