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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss Even if true, not an excuse. And not true. Why be vague with your response, say what you mean man. You and Addabox seem to think that Americans should be dumb and not care about what they are buying.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox It's right there in the Dickipedia. Again, pot, meet kettle
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox So I imagine that everyone using a laptop as a primary machine, which, remember, is increasingly the norm, are doing nothing more than use VisiCalc or play Oregon Trail? For that matter, what was everybody d…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss A nice, thoughtful reply. Always welcomed. Pot, meet kettle...
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Quote: Originally Posted by Capnbob I would think that this assumption about who uses/buys Macs is wrong as it pertains to the mac market and Apple's growth objectives. Your belief that because most PCs are corporately bought (not sure but sounds…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss In a word, no. In two words, no and no. Most of the ads I see for Windows PCs don't even mention clock speed anymore. Hey, go back to using your Apple IIe, you must still have it after 25 years of bei…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Those i7's don't get better performance. but chips advance on a several month step. So my Mac Pro, bought earlier this year, will have chips that are slower than machines offered later, or possibly even now…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross That shows you don't know anything about Apple's machines, or the people who buy them. I don't necessarily agree with his statement, but if you are not using Apple specific applications, what is the great a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross That's why I linked to the article, and mentioned Arrandale afterwards. We may be seeing new Macbooks a bit later, so if that's true, I wonder what we'll see in them. With Apple supposedly moving to even…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss The article you cite disproves your point. If the iMac is sufficiently powerful to meet general computing needs then it doesn't matter what kind of parts it's got inside. Your argument that "consumer use of…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross They don't need Lynnfield. If they're going to move up to Nehalem soon, then this is what they'll move to. http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=3647&p=1 If they wait until early next year, th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss I think what addabox is saying is that the market for the iMac is not a performance-oriented market. I'd be willing to to bet that 99% of iMac buyers have no idea that the iMac is built with "laptop parts" …
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Yeah. Like that. What part of "Apple doesn't put desktop parts into their iMacs" are you not getting? Look at the relative growth of desktop machines vs. laptops and tell me that people are rejecting lapto…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ruel24 Dual core? I think most users were hoping of Core i7 based machines... Agreed, no i5 or i7 800 series chips means iMac == FAIL Most desktops by January and early Spring will be taking advantage of the i5 f…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gazoobee This is not true at all. This is what Adobe tells you is the cause of the high price so you direct your anger at the pirates and not at them. Piracy is a problem in general that *sometimes* raises costs …
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Quote: Originally Posted by some1 Individuals pirating this software are not forcing the prices up; they would never have the means to purchase it anyway. Ah yes, the lame a$$ argument by pirates. Except that argument doesn't take into acc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jwyatt Thank You, could not have said it better myself. Adobe really does irk me though. Oh I agree, Adobe is a pain in my side. However until the market develops a competitor and customers start using them, there i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by steviet02 I guess the question is, if it's that crucial to you for the tools to be compatible why would you not either wait until all the issues with the new OS are wrung out, save up some money for new tools, or just …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tauron Just get CS4. This website has it for free: thepiratebay.org Hopefully that was meant as a joke. Because otherwise it was a really imbecile response on a sensitive subject for design and print shops tha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ltcommander.data Joy. An even slimmer design. I guess the likelihood that the iMac will ever get a Quad Core is going down. The iMac doesn't use current 45W Penryn Core 2 Quad or the special 65W desktop Core 2 Quads an…