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Having researched this a bit and owning 2 OCZ Vertex SSDs I can say that the technology is certainly promising but still in its infancy. IMHO SSDs are not ready for the general consumer. And not just because of their high price. Currently you r…
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As much as I support the key points made, above figures are not all that useful as they only provide units shipped. But that could be a $300 netbook or a $10,000 workstation. We don't know. Nor do we know how profitable these units are on ave…
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At current iMac and Mac Pro prices I only see an xMac priced in the $1,600 - $2,500 range. Knowing Apple the starting point is more likely $1,899 or $1,999. But I agree with Marvin that the whole desktop range needs to drop by $100-$500 dependin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rickag The lowend of Apple's market is the Mac mini @ $599. It uses more expensive laptop CPUs and hard drives. Replace these with more powerful less expensive desktop CPUs and hard drives a larger case with an extra…
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Yes we are talking in circles. A sure sign it's a question with no real answer. Most your examples are really good too because we would likely need a similar paradigm shift for an xMac to happen. Not saying it's never going to happen. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by piot How many Mini's and iMacs (and the odd Mac Pro) sales would be lost? Apple might sell 500K xMacs but if they lost 200K sales of their other desktops then that 90 million profit just disappears. That is exactly …
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 If Apple can get an XMac out the factory door for $600. They won't sell an xMac in the price range you imagine. Apple doesn't build cheap machines. And they don't want to. Apple's use of aluminum, thei…
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Again, really good points. I totally agree that it would be good if there is an xMac and you're a good example for a user who would benefit from such a machine. But to be honest I'd be really surprised if Jobs would OK such a product. I d…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 In the future it might not make sense at all. [...] iPhone for one as I see it as the start of the tablet revolution. People are beginning to realize that carrying a big laptop around constantly is a real …
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Long answer: There was a rather interesting interview with Steve Jobs about this somewhere. (But I can't remember where. So don't ask me.) It went something like this: The market for a mid-range desktop computer is more and more squeezed out…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Amorph what if the infrared "palm reader" in the tablet could tell when your hand was in the position it's in when it holds a pen? [...] Been there, done that. It's called 'pen grip detection'. And Apple has a p…
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If the past is any guidance on the future (which is not guaranteed) then we will see a 64GB iPhone somewhen January-March 2010. Maybe November if we're very lucky. Followed by a completely new model in June 2010.
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(There's quite a few threads about this. You get your answers faster if you use 'search'.) I've recently purchased a refurbished 30" ACD via the Apple Store and as others have experienced before me it is flawless. Not a single dead pixel (and…
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The 'problem' with the OQO was that miniaturisation has its price. This thing was not over-priced for the size and features it offered, but few people understood this and were willing to spend $3,000 on a tiny 'pocket gimmick PC'. That's why OQO w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mjteix Dual-core (quad-thread) mobile nehalem cpus will be on a 32nm process and will arrive in quantity early 2010 (arrandale). Before that, in september/october, mobile nehalem quads (8 threads) will be available …
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I wouldn't even bet on the fact that Apple will go quad-core straight away. Intel will likely also introduce dual-core Nehalem mobile CPUs. That's still 2 cores, but each core running 2 threads due to Hyperthreading, for a total of 4 threads. T…
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A $900 iPod touch better have some goodies in store that goes beyond just a bigger screen and faster CPU... Even with 128GB storage that price seems steep. OLED would be very nice, but I doubt Apple is ready for OLED. But perhaps... Is it go…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iPhone1982 In other words Intel can't be considered a monopoly without competition. No, not really. Competition laws don't necessarily even forbid monopolies. Only once the monopolist abuses his market position th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iPhone1982 Microsoft doesn't need Apple for anything. Technically that's not true. Microsoft indeed needs Apple to be alive and relatively well. Otherwise any monopoly inquiry by the US or Europe would have a fi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Can you imagine how it would look if the Apple store across from it was packed, and the MS store just had stragglers? But isn't that exactly what would happen if they don't sell anything? Why would people …