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Quote: Originally Posted by FuturePastNow Unfortunately, higher-end Fusion chips now aren't coming until the second half of next year, at which point they'll be obsolete before they launch (with Phenom II derived CPU cores). And Zacate isn't goin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MRK90 I HAVE used photoshop and Autocad quite a bit, but i don't use them very often right now. Other than that, i would say relatively small programs. How about booting both Windows and mac, is any of them better at …
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Quote: Originally Posted by MRK90 Well, i just started at the university - but really, computers are not used very often in this context, so portability is important but not no. 1. factor - besides the macbook pro isn't that heavy, 2.54kg. Wh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kali Well, it's really obvious that the 15" MBP will blow the MBA out of the water (except for disk access). For video encoding sure. For everything else the MBA will feel faster. At least until you put an SSD in…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nht WRT To OpenCL...if OpenCL on the CPU works well enough it might not matter enough Apple if the IGP isn't supporting it if the total package is better then alternatives. OCL on the CPU is not very important on th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Looks like the rumours of Sandy Bridge supporting OpenCL may be true.• http://software.intel.com/en-us/arti...el-opencl-sdk/ I looked that over and it only supports OCL on the cpu. Perhaps I missed somethi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone Why? I don't get what people see in OS X server. Perhaps you think the server admin app or the QuickTime streaming server or the iCal server or Applescript is what departments, home and small business needs and …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism You guys really don?t know how business works, including the enterprise, if you think an online petition over actual sales will affect Apple?s decision to keep an unprofitable part of their business intact. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Outsider Expect similar announcements WRT server technologies. I hope you're right.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Me Before we go too far afield, however, be reminded that Apple dropped the Xserve, its 1U rackmount server. It did not drop its server OS. The Xserve was one line of computer hardware. Apple sold servers before t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Not Unlike Myself If none of you work for a provider.. (which it would seem none of you do) then I can see how nobody is fully explaining this. The hardware they make (or buy) will never be visible to end users again. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism You?re right, you did start off mentioning OS X Server, but midway in the 2nd paragraph you stated "Apple are waaay more committed to iOS devices than Macs? which made me think you were implying Macs were at …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism On top of that they just had a Mac event that shows Apple?s consumer PC business is not only strong, but financially dominate [among the PC industry in regards to profit]. It?s a huge chunk of their revenue a…
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This move really makes me nervous. I use OSX server on a MM so I'm not directly affected, but Apple's commitment to OSX server is now a concern in my mind. People can say I'm fretting over nothing but lets be honest, Apple are waaay more committ…
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I don't like this move. I have a MM server for my business and while it has done well I'm actually thinking of getting an x-serve. I actually had a HDD go out on my mini and repairing it was a PIA. Having a more robust server is something I am gi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Google famously hires really, really smart people, and prides themselves on the high quality intellect available to them. The problem lies in a very narrow definition of "smart", which allows for near autist…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Flounder Ahhh, found the ad: http://www.youtube.com/user/sonyelec...y%20commercial OK, the remote isn't as big as I thought, but it's still ugly, incredibly awkward looking, and has a million buttons (I assume a …
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Here's a clip of panelists on the Engadget Show attempting to use the Google TV Twitter client. It appears to be a complete mess (and it's not like the Engadget people are some kind of Android haters with an a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by kenaustus Apple will be following the adaption of the iPad in various areas, like Medicine, and will deliver larger iPads that serve them well. The 11" is the best "next" iPad size, but I can see a 13.3" (the MBP 13"…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Despite some apparent falling out with Intel around mobile chips, I would imagine that Apple still would like to maintain at least cordial relations. Jumping ships on laptop processors at this point would prob…