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Quote: Originally Posted by SSquirrel Yes but this is Microsoft who is very concerned about legacy support, unlike Apple. What incentive will businesses have to incorporate the ARM based Windows 8 tablets over iPads if they can't support their l…
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A device which isn't designed to run arbitrary native code of the user's choosing isn't a personal computer. That outright disqualifies graphic calculators, iOS devices and other appliances. PS3 comes very close but I think it doesn't qualify due to…
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If I have understood the logic of RGBG Pentile tech correctly, then at high enough DPI it becomes strictly superior to RGB tech (disadvantages disappear, advantages stay). Nexus and quite possibly Note should be at that level, but unfortunately I ha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. H Indeed, but the assumption of the ad is that a huge screen and 4G are both "merits" and that they trump all other considerations. 4G requires first-generation chipsets with higher power consumption than 3G chipse…
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Now if only a manufacturer started permanent production of Nexus-like, plain Android phones, and guaranteed quick updates directly from the manufacturer for X years. They could put out a high-end phone right in the middle of two Nexus launches (t…
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The ad could have been a bit tighter, but it was pretty funny and I think also effective. People do a whole lot of buying based on subconscious imagery, just like the "creative" guy in the ad does, but poking at that behavior a bit and turning cons…
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Quote: Originally Posted by aresee Not quite Gon, you can change the Apple DVD Players' region code up to five times before you're locked into one setting. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2397 I assumed he already knew how things work "offic…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Except the new MB is suitable for any pro that doesn't need firewire. The MBP is owned by many consumers. It's just pricey for that purpose...not unsuitable. Mac Pros are suitable for checking your GMail? at…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MacRonin Have NOT checked myself, but I think the 12" PowerBook was a 4:3 screen? Might a 10" 16:10 screen still meet the size (width) requirements for a 'full-size' (a la the 12" PowerBook) keyboard??!? Assuming…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I understood his point. But you don't understand mine. Mine is that Apple is doing what is working well for them. The Macbook is one of the most popular laptops around. It's small enough for most people. S…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross What's your problem in comprehending my answer? Are the Macbooks as large as the MacBook Pros? So you *honestly* didn't understand Ben's point? Here it is spelled out. Being a consumer does not mean y…
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More to the point, the Air should have been 12" to begin with. Apple now offers *3* different models of midsize laptop, White, Aluminum and Air. All with 13" screens. What's the point of all being exactly the same size?
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross So, if you want a small inexpensive iPod, you buy the Shuffle. Computer: the Mini, or low end Macbook. Medium models? The Nano, or the new Macbook or iMac. High end? The iTouch, or the Mac Pro or MBP. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross It can't be professional needs. I don't know of pros who lug equipment around who would argue against another pound, and another couple of inches in size. I get the feeling that when you say "professional",…
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Here's the big picture for you. Region protection can come in at two levels. The way it used to be was that the player software (like Apple's DVD Player) checked from the DVD drive what region it was, compared to what region the disc in the driv…
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Macbook, non-pro. Smaller computer is easier to carry, easier to keep on a desk at the lectures. When you get home, size doesn't matter as you'll do everything on the primary screen. MB might as well be lid shut to stop dust from getting on keys, IM…
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Lots of spare time Vinea? Anyway, great work. I agree with the #2 combo recommendation, but the new Macbook could also be paired with the 2408 for a decently lower total cost. Neither Macbook Pro or iMac seem to make much sense, unless gaming…
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The 17" Core Duo iMac is soon 3 years old. Yet for a large part of users, it's hardly worse than a new iMac. It runs Leopard and all the same apps, you can browse the web, read your mails, listen to music. That's pretty much everything a basic user …
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Just another case of "Steve knows best". They have BT keyboard support on the desktop, ready to go. No real reason why they would not include it.
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I'm feeling kinda heretical, and submit that Microsoft and Apple are fast approaching a local maximum in UI. They offer us more and more tools of increasing complexity to manage windows, but instead they might want to re-examine the assumption that …