I kinda figured that ... i was hoping the "stunned the world" comment might have given a hint of sarcasm or humor. Guess i gotta remember to include Mr. winking smiley when I do that!
Yes, definitely. I felt somehow that your comment may include some dose of humor but without emoticon I took it literaly. If it was more explicit or extreme (see Kickaha's comment above ) the emoticon would be redundant.
If those hit counts translated to lots of sales, Apple might be interested. Otherwise, not so much.
It would have if reviews had been positive. Sadly, they weren't.
They've updated the machine to fix DHCP issues and they will have safe updates and a new, quieter case so perhaps future reviews will be more favorable:
Yeeeeeeeah... tell you what, you go crack open a MacBook, buy one of those cards, and slap it right in there. What? What's that? There's no slot for it? The motherboard would *have to be redesigned*?!? Maybe that's why it's not a BTO option, eh?
Of course it would have to be redesigned, the BTO option would come after the redesign. Same with the Mini. I've always said the MBP and MB lineup should be merged and with metal MBs, it is an ideal time to do it. Then people can get an 8600M GT in a 13" laptop or IG in a 15" laptop and pay a premium or save money depending on what they need.
What business users do you know need an 8600M GT? 3 people where I work have them and they do office work on them, one does design but the GPU isn't used. So why did they get MBPs? Because they need a 15" non-glossy display. Taking out the GPU could have saved us some money but there's no option to do that.
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Just because everyone slows down to see the car wreck on the side of the road doesn't mean they want to be in one.
I don't think that's why people would visit Psystar at the start though. There is a clear interest in a Mac that allows people to have the spec they want.
It's the same reason why there were so many people trying to get unlocked iphones. People don't want to have unnecessary restrictions.
Companies aren't obligated to give complete freedom of choice and there are technical limitations - certain GPUs wouldn't fit in a 13" laptop for example - but when a company can make an effort to make a consumer's choices better and choose not to for the sake of profit or laziness then it doesn't reflect well on them.
If someone came to me with a budget of £1000 and said I want to do video editing or motion graphics or 3d modelling/animation and said should they get a Mac or a PC, the answer with the current lineup is easy. The Mini and Macbook are too weak and have far too small HDs so they are out immediately. The iMac has a 3.5" HD and a capable GPU. This makes it almost ideal but it has a shiny screen on it. The only solution is to buy an external matte display as a primary display, which is a ridiculous idea and you can't upgrade your own drive if you find the need for more space down the line.
If someone came to me with a budget of £1000 and said I want to do video editing or motion graphics or 3d modelling/animation and said should they get a Mac or a PC, the answer with the current lineup is easy. The Mini and Macbook are too weak and have far too small HDs so they are out immediately. The iMac has a 3.5" HD and a capable GPU. This makes it almost ideal but it has a shiny screen on it. The only solution is to buy an external matte display as a primary display, which is a ridiculous idea and you can't upgrade your own drive if you find the need for more space down the line.
£1000 is about $2000 usd and the mac pro starts at $2200 but even then there should be a desktop system at $800-$2000.
but when a company can make an effort to make a consumer's choices better and choose not to for the sake of profit
Everything a corporation does is for the sake of profit. If it cost them more to offer all these choices that you want, they would be civilly and criminally liable to the shareholders.
If someone came to me with a budget of £1000 and said I want to do video editing or motion graphics or 3d modelling/animation and said should they get a Mac or a PC, the answer with the current lineup is easy.
Well that depends on the tool chain desired right? For a £1000 total budget you might be better off with a low end iMac for video depending on what you think of Final Cut Studio vs Avid XPress and if either really fits the budget (seems tight for either). Buy soon since XPress got the axe and Composer is $2500.
Perhaps you can get by with iLife and Final Cut Express...and that should be nicer than the PC £1000 equivlaent.
3d modelling favors the PC I would think.
I dunno that it's a no brainer to choose PC if you need to also consider software on a limited budget.
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I kinda figured that ... i was hoping the "stunned the world" comment might have given a hint of sarcasm or humor. Guess i gotta remember to include Mr. winking smiley when I do that!
Yes, definitely.
If those hit counts translated to lots of sales, Apple might be interested. Otherwise, not so much.
It would have if reviews had been positive. Sadly, they weren't.
They've updated the machine to fix DHCP issues and they will have safe updates and a new, quieter case so perhaps future reviews will be more favorable:
http://www.psystar.com/press.html
Yeeeeeeeah... tell you what, you go crack open a MacBook, buy one of those cards, and slap it right in there. What? What's that? There's no slot for it? The motherboard would *have to be redesigned*?!? Maybe that's why it's not a BTO option, eh?
Of course it would have to be redesigned, the BTO option would come after the redesign. Same with the Mini. I've always said the MBP and MB lineup should be merged and with metal MBs, it is an ideal time to do it. Then people can get an 8600M GT in a 13" laptop or IG in a 15" laptop and pay a premium or save money depending on what they need.
What business users do you know need an 8600M GT? 3 people where I work have them and they do office work on them, one does design but the GPU isn't used. So why did they get MBPs? Because they need a 15" non-glossy display. Taking out the GPU could have saved us some money but there's no option to do that.
Just because everyone slows down to see the car wreck on the side of the road doesn't mean they want to be in one.
It's the same reason why there were so many people trying to get unlocked iphones. People don't want to have unnecessary restrictions.
Companies aren't obligated to give complete freedom of choice and there are technical limitations - certain GPUs wouldn't fit in a 13" laptop for example - but when a company can make an effort to make a consumer's choices better and choose not to for the sake of profit or laziness then it doesn't reflect well on them.
If someone came to me with a budget of £1000 and said I want to do video editing or motion graphics or 3d modelling/animation and said should they get a Mac or a PC, the answer with the current lineup is easy. The Mini and Macbook are too weak and have far too small HDs so they are out immediately. The iMac has a 3.5" HD and a capable GPU. This makes it almost ideal but it has a shiny screen on it. The only solution is to buy an external matte display as a primary display, which is a ridiculous idea and you can't upgrade your own drive if you find the need for more space down the line.
If someone came to me with a budget of £1000 and said I want to do video editing or motion graphics or 3d modelling/animation and said should they get a Mac or a PC, the answer with the current lineup is easy. The Mini and Macbook are too weak and have far too small HDs so they are out immediately. The iMac has a 3.5" HD and a capable GPU. This makes it almost ideal but it has a shiny screen on it. The only solution is to buy an external matte display as a primary display, which is a ridiculous idea and you can't upgrade your own drive if you find the need for more space down the line.
£1000 is about $2000 usd and the mac pro starts at $2200 but even then there should be a desktop system at $800-$2000.
but when a company can make an effort to make a consumer's choices better and choose not to for the sake of profit
Everything a corporation does is for the sake of profit. If it cost them more to offer all these choices that you want, they would be civilly and criminally liable to the shareholders.
£1000 is about $2000 usd and the mac pro starts at $2200 but even then there should be a desktop system at $800-$2000.
Um... He's obviously talking about buying in the UK. The iMac starts at £800 (around $1600) and the Mac Pro starts at £1750 here (around $3500).
If someone came to me with a budget of £1000 and said I want to do video editing or motion graphics or 3d modelling/animation and said should they get a Mac or a PC, the answer with the current lineup is easy.
Well that depends on the tool chain desired right? For a £1000 total budget you might be better off with a low end iMac for video depending on what you think of Final Cut Studio vs Avid XPress and if either really fits the budget (seems tight for either). Buy soon since XPress got the axe and Composer is $2500.
Perhaps you can get by with iLife and Final Cut Express...and that should be nicer than the PC £1000 equivlaent.
3d modelling favors the PC I would think.
I dunno that it's a no brainer to choose PC if you need to also consider software on a limited budget.
Um... He's obviously talking about buying in the UK. The iMac starts at £800 (around $1600) and the Mac Pro starts at £1750 here (around $3500).
Single Quad Core 2.8GHz option starts at £1,429.00 in UK ($2,299.00 in US Apple Stores)