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This was going to happen anyways given that Nvidia and Intel have been fighting over the Nehalem chipset issue and it doesn't look like Nvidia will be able to make compatible chipsets. Regardless, all future iMacs and Macbook Pros based on Nehale…
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Big surprise... I'm so sick of the shitty product quality coming out of China... I'd MUCH rather pay 25+% more for products knowing they are manufactured to high tolerances with good quality control. Not to mention manufactured in countries that…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism There are some on both sides that are mostly all or nothing in their comments, usually pushing comments that are worded as absolutes, but I think most people here are more rational about their expectations ev…
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"Razor-thin" component margins of over $200 on a $600 product? Thats around 30% depending on how accurate the cost assessment is. 25-30%? That's NOT EVEN CLOSE to "razor-thin" --- That is a far larger margin than most PC manufacturers who have marg…
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Quote: Originally Posted by msde I don't understand how some article talking about the 2G is magically adding bluetooth to my iTouch. I assume it's the same chip in both devices..
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Perhaps because people are having problems updating? I've tried for days to get my iPod Touch v1 to update to V3. I downloaded the new 8.2 iTunes, went through the purchase process, it started to download 3.0 and then started to install. unfortu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rnp1 THAT MEANS WHEN VISITING THE BC STORE, HE ASKED THE PILOT TO FLY THE PLANE WAY AROUND REDMOND, SO HE WOULDN"T COMPLETELY EXPLODE IF HE SENSED THE PRESENCE OF STEVE BALMER! But seriously, what loyalty and stamin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by KingKuei ... That effectively limited the choice of SSD drives to just Apple's Samsung OEM SSDs if you wanted to have the full 3.0Gbps throughput. If you wanted to switch to a drive like the Intel X25-M or X25-E or on…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Now you're spreading the BS. It doesn't have a SATA/150 controller. The Nvidia GeForce 9400M chipset includes native support for 3.0 Gbs. First of all, you are ignoring my main point which is that the SAT…
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Quote: Originally Posted by brucep And down grade in sata means 5400 rpm instead of 7200 rpm . And how does SSD fit into all of this . Also would a 7200 rpm make games play better than a 5400 rpm ONE ? The SATA controller speed has nothing …
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross And, by the way, it's been shown that the SATA slowdown only takes place with certain SSD drives, possibly because those drives themselves are SATA 1.5 Gbs. No, sorry, wrong. Don't spread BS. I've seen …
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720P HD video would be nice, but perhaps there are limiting factors apart from the chip, like slow NAND MLC flash or something. Maybe they just figured most people would rather prefer "good enough" video while saving the dramatic increase in storage…
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I think it's stupid to compare iPhone sales to most other companies like RIM, as they have a dozen models and more importantly, the sell Blackberry phones on ALL networks. A better comparison would be to the Palm Pre, or just the Blackberry Storm v2…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dfiler Double the ram and 50% quicker clock speed ain't nothing to scoff at. So. Tempting. Must. Resit. I don't want to single you out, but It drives me crazy that so many people don't acknowledge the fact that th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bonklers ... finally, the pre's multitasking is great idea, but that's all it is until it has the same caliber apps to multitask with! only if it has... Well, based on what I've read from a variety of different rev…
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Mossberg says: "and it can't compete with phones like Nokia's new $700 N97, which has a 5-megapixel camera with zoom." First of all, the N97 DOES NOT have a real (i.e. optical) zoom -- it has the ridiculous and worthless feature of "digital z…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I have a bad feeling about the launch weekend. I have seen steady bandwidth upgrades across the country this year, but I am afraid it’s not enough. Then there are still issues with cities that are already ove…
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Quote: Originally Posted by themoonisdown09 This was a really good article. I agree that it's wise to not publicly announce the tech specs of the iPhone. Hardware is only as good as its software, so if Apple has a good mobile OS, consumers shou…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I think Atom + Tegra is more likely for the next AppleTV. Atom and Tegra are mutually exclusive, as Tegra is a system-on-a-chip with dual ARM11 cores and a low(ish) power nvidia GPU. Do you mean the ION/94…
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Wow.. "Ruby" is the CEO now? I can't believe the board didn't throw Ed Colligan of the boat a long time ago.. Wasn't he the guy that said "We've been working on Smartphones for a decade... PC guys don't get it".. LOL. Hilarious considering it t…