The more important quality of a computer
For you what is the most important quality of a computer ?
Lots of answers possible.
For me at my home the answer is obvious : the most important quality is the silence. I am fed up of my G5 533 who is to noisy, sit in my bedroom next to my bed roaring like a daemon in the ears of my wife : "Dear could you switch off this damn computer ! "
If Apple ship a silent dual, I may order one. I am fed up of this noisy G4 533.
Lots of answers possible.
For me at my home the answer is obvious : the most important quality is the silence. I am fed up of my G5 533 who is to noisy, sit in my bedroom next to my bed roaring like a daemon in the ears of my wife : "Dear could you switch off this damn computer ! "
If Apple ship a silent dual, I may order one. I am fed up of this noisy G4 533.
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Originally posted by MajorMatt
Well, my G4/400 with the radeon 8500 is not a silent child either. You're sunk unless you get one of the year 2000 iMacs
or a laptop. shhhh
Originally posted by Powerdoc
For you what is the most important quality of a computer ?
Lots of answers possible.
For me at my home the answer is obvious : the most important quality is the silence. I am fed up of my G5 533 who is to noisy, sit in my bedroom next to my bed roaring like a daemon in the ears of my wife : "Dear could you switch off this damn computer ! "
If Apple ship a silent dual, I may order one. I am fed up of this noisy G4 533.
LOL! You can borrow my eMac for a few nights and you'll be begging for your G5 again. The G5 is the quietest power computer I've ever heard, and if you always have those fans spinning loudly, maybe you should turn up the AC.
EDIT: And the most important quality to me is stability. After 5 hours of editing, I need a computer that won't lose any data or interrupt my workflow. Yes I save often, but if you do any kind of motion graphics, you know how I feel.
Originally posted by ipodandimac
LOL! You can borrow my eMac for a few nights and you'll be begging for your G5 again.
Actually, that's typo... he's got a G4 533 (he does say this towards the end). They're loud.
But yeah, I can't hear my 1.5GHz PowerBook unless the house is SILENT, and I try to hear it. My 1.25GHz eMac on the other hand... holy crap.
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Originally posted by murbot
But yeah, I can't hear my 1.5GHz PowerBook unless the house is SILENT, and I try to hear it. My 1.25GHz eMac on the other hand... holy crap.
So that is what's been keeping me up nights.
I can't overemphasize how nice it is to have a quiet machine. It's so easy to concentrate on your work when you're at the machine, and so easy to forget it's there when you want to.
That and, ironically, computers always seem more powerful to me when they're quiet. It's like they're saying that what they're doing requires no effort at all, and if they really wanted to cut loose....
Originally posted by Amorph
So that is what's been keeping me up nights.
I can't overemphasize how nice it is to have a quiet machine. It's so easy to concentrate on your work when you're at the machine, and so easy to forget it's there when you want to.
That and, ironically, computers always seem more powerful to me when they're quiet. It's like they're saying that what they're doing requires no effort at all, and if they really wanted to cut loose....
It's like car, the more powerfull the engine is , the more quiet it seem to be.
Originally posted by murbot
Actually, that's typo... he's got a G4 533 (he does say this towards the end). They're loud.
But yeah, I can't hear my 1.5GHz PowerBook unless the house is SILENT, and I try to hear it. My 1.25GHz eMac on the other hand... holy crap.
Yes typo error. The G5 are quiet, especially the singles. I have configurate my server in my home, next to my G4 533 and the difference was amazing.
Originally posted by Powerdoc
Yes typo error. The G5 are quiet, especially the singles. I have configurate my server in my home, next to my G4 533 and the difference was amazing.
My Dual 533 is virtually silent compared to any of my PCs.
But there are all in a rack so it doesn't really matter.
I would love a cube though!
Dobby.
Together with its software - ease of use. When that condition is satisfied I'm prepared to suffer somewhat in other areas.
AND today's computer/software combinations fail to meet these criteria. Wake up people. Most of you here are highly computer-literate. There's a vast market out there for novices. It's not being adequately addressed.
The silent majority need only to send emails, download some simple stuff, write a few letters - and occasionally produce a table.
It's all possible with over-featured apps like Word and Excel. OVERKILL! Lots of folk don't even need color. A B/W screen is MUCH sharper than a color screen working in B/W.
My 2 cents worth.
Peace
ejc
Originally posted by Powerdoc
It's like car, the more powerfull the engine is , the more quiet it seem to be.
Are you actually trying to make this thread degenerate into a car-analogy fest? How Dare You.
Getting it to behave the way you like comes a close second...
C.