jdw

About

Username
jdw
Joined
Visits
261
Last Active
Roles
member
Points
2,965
Badges
1
Posts
1,472

Reactions

2KLike17Dislike215Informative

  • Apple Silicon is why 15-inch MacBook Air was possible at all

    jdwjdw
    rezwits said:
    I would say the super THICK 16-inch MBP is the reason why the 15-inch MacBook Air was possible, really...
    LOL.  I am typing this on my NOT-THICK-AT-ALL M1 Max 16" MBP.  Across the table from me is an old vintage PowerBook Wallstreet from the 1990's.  I suppose one could call THAT one "super thick" but even that doesn't hold a candle to the original Macintosh Portable.  

    Back when I was in engineering school from '89~'94, I had my backpack filled with very thick and heavy books, one of which alone could best my existing 16" MBP many times over.  So I have no sympathy or understanding for people who think even the 16" MBP is thick, large and heavy.  It's not at all.  I suppose that means others are wimps and I am therefore a macho man; but let me tell you, I'm no Arnold Schwarzenegger. And yet I can carry around a 16" MBP with ease. It's nothing.  Heck, back in the early days, people totted compact Macs like the 128K.  I have one, and its original Apple branded tote bag too.

    At the end of the day, I am NOT jealous of a thinner and less powerful notebook, especially since a 15" screen is SMALLER than my lovely 16" too.  I do a lot of video editing and can use all the CPU and GPU power available to me.  I have the 2TB SSD, and that is absolutely the right size to get, despite the high prices Apple charges for storage.  I LOVE the fact I can get so much power in such a THIN machine, one that also runs rather cool too, not to mention being very quiet. And because it's not a baseline Mac that cut corners on specs and performance, it will last me a long time before I begin to feel the urge to upgrade.

    I suggest that people ignore the conventional wisdom, save your money and buy something a bit larger, spec-filled, and more expensive than you feel you need.  A couple years after purchase, you'll thank me.  Yep, even for the added muscle mass you'll have due to carrying around a modestly heavier, yet significantly better, machine.
    williamlondonmuthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra

  • Another original, factory-sealed iPhone is up for auction

    jdwjdw
    jdw said:
    iOS_Guy80 said:
    Wonder how much an Apple Vision Pro, in a sealed box, will sell for in 16 years?
    Not much unless it becomes a market sensation.  But I suspect it won't quite revolutionize the world in the same manner that the iPhone did and continues to do.  So I'd advise buying AAPL as a wiser investment for the future.
    Mind you, US$400 invested in AAPL on Oct 1 2007 would be worth US$16,280.81 today - the auctions have returned more than that for these two, maybe three devices. The time to actually make the sale is eons longer than for the stock, though.
    Not sure I would define it as "eons" as that word technically means a span of time so long that it cannot be measured.  However, I first invested in AAPL in 1999 and have never sold a single share since.  EBAY doesn't beat that kind of gain.

    Buy stocks wisely and hold 25+ years.  That's the name of the game, regardless of whether one wishes to argue that AAPL may not appreciate as much over the next 25 years as it has in the last 25.  The stock has paid dividends for years though, and I doubt that will change going forward.  Even so, we cannot say what will happen in the distant future.  

    Don't take my word for it.  Buy-and-hold is the philosophy of Warrant Buffet.  That man knows what he's talking about.  I'm just following his excellent lead.  But yes, "hold" means "hold it a very long time."

    With that said, ditto my earlier post.  The EBAY gains one can expect for the Vision Pro will largely depend on how much of a revolutionary sensation it becomes.  I find it hard to believe it would match or best the iPhone though.  I still feel that buying a sealed Vision Pro and hiding it for 16+ years will be more of a financial gamble than just buying and holding AAPL.

    Consider the original Apple Watch from 2015.  The 42mm version sold for $799.  I am seeing 42mm sealed box pricing on EBAY for about $1390 today, which is 8 years later. $1390-$799=$591.  Even if that doubles over the next 8 years, that would be a total gain of $1,182 for an original 2015 Apple Watch after 16 years.  
    FileMakerFellerwatto_cobra

  • Another original, factory-sealed iPhone is up for auction

    jdwjdw
    iOS_Guy80 said:
    Wonder how much an Apple Vision Pro, in a sealed box, will sell for in 16 years?
    Not much unless it becomes a market sensation.  But I suspect it won't quite revolutionize the world in the same manner that the iPhone did and continues to do.  So I'd advise buying AAPL as a wiser investment for the future.
    FileMakerFellerwatto_cobra

  • Apple Vision Pro safety concerns limit 'fully immersive' apps

    jdwjdw
    geekmee said:
    jgreg728 said:
    And here is a major reason why this technology will not be replacing any current devices anytime soon.
    Yes, it will be a utter failure…
    just like Apple’s other failures.
    You mean like...
    • Pippin
    • Hockey Puck Mouse
    • Butterfly Keyboards
    • Lisa 1 with Twiggy Drives (even though UI elements of the LISA OS made their way into the Mac)
    • Apple III
    • eWorld
    • Newton & eMate (no, it did NOT evolve into the iPhone)
    • Macintosh Portable (totally different from the PowerBooks which came later)
    • iTunes PING
    • AirPower (hyped, but never released charging pad)
    • Pretty much the entire PERFORMA line
    • Copland, Cyberdog, Open-Doc, QuickDrawGX, and...
    • QuickTimeVR, which I always felt was outstanding tech, but where is it today?

    I do not say this to suggest VisionPro will fail.  I say this to combat flippant replies.  There are people who, without using their brain at all, casually claim VisionPro will fail, and then you have the opposite extreme who mock and say it absolutely will not.

    NONE OF US KNOW FOR SURE!  

    That's the point.  I hope VisionPro will succeed in the market where others like Meta and Microsoft have failed.  Apple certainly has the reach and the money to do something other big companies cannot.  But in the end, consumer acceptance and sheer sales will define it as a success or failure, just like all the other items I just listed.

    WE SHALL SEE.
    lolliverFileMakerFellermuthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondongrandact73appleinsideruserwatto_cobrabyronl

  • iPhone vs Android: Google Bard has picked a winner

    jdwjdw
    Hope this is a satirical response because that's not the meaning of that statement. :lol: 
    Well, we can ASSUME it isn't the meaning.  But when reading the English in sequence, taking the plain reading of the text, it does basically say this sequence of statements to my brain:
    1. Bard chose iOS as its preferred option.
    2. Bard isn't intelligent.

    For clarity, it probably would have been best to add, "...Bard is not intelligent. Not because it chose iOS, but because..."

    :-) 

    Anyway, the way it was worded amused me, so I wrote my earlier post to express that.

    Naturally, I'm a big AppleInsider fan and enjoy your articles.  Keep up the great work!
    williamlondonwatto_cobra