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Intel Outlines 'Ivy Bridge' Roadmap as 1st Half 2012, and Previews 'Ultrabook' Laptop Designs
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It seems to me Apple is going for 1 or 2 refresh per quarters. That way they can keep sale numbers high during the whole year instead of having ups and downs depending on which quarters saw a refresh and which didn't.
They could've made the screen larger!!!! Look at all the space they used for the frame... what a shame...
But ASUS better watch out, you know how Apple likes to go on suing sprees LOL
And no, ASUS is NOT copying apple's shape... It's the only way you can build a super thin laptop...
But ASUS better watch out, you know how Apple likes to go on suing sprees LOL
And no, ASUS is NOT copying apple's shape... It's the only way you can build a super thin laptop...
Doubt it. The Air is still a rather neutered MacBook, due to lack of speed and storage when compared.
There are 4 tiers of computing in Apple (putting aside the iPhone and mp3 players)--basic portable (iPad), limited fully functional portable (AirBook), fully functional portable (MacBook), fully functional desktop (iMac), ultra-functional (MacPro). I doubt Apple is going to play games between these lines and make their fully functional portables limit down just to fit a form factor. People with fully functional portables use them for serious work more often than not, and that niche is strong.
What I am curious about is when Mac, leading the industry as seen in this article, will get the balls to chop off the AirBook keyboard and make it a tablet with full OSX. The industry, not the consumers, is so hesitant to take the obvious step. While these thin laptop/netbooks will have a market, the market for them is evaporating as the form+function+convenience of the tablet becomes craved. I'd bet the non-pro/work portables are all tablets by 2014; especially after reading about the expected reduction in power consumption by Intel processors in 2013. Less heat, less bulk, less battery, smaller form, all spells portability.
His post was factual :
Sony, Toshiba and Asus produce more "reliable" laptops than Apple. Is stating facts against the forum rules or something ? Why is he in the wrong place based on his statement ?
Am I also in the wrong place because I dug up that graph ?
His post was factual :
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Sony, Toshiba and Asus produce more "reliable" laptops than Apple. Is stating facts against the forum rules or something ? Why is he in the wrong place based on his statement ?
Am I also in the wrong place because I dug up that graph ?
I must be too 'Apple-centric' to post this:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384244,00.asp
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384243,00.asp
His post was factual :
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Sony, Toshiba and Asus produce more "reliable" laptops than Apple. Is stating facts against the forum rules or something ? Why is he in the wrong place based on his statement ?
Am I also in the wrong place because I dug up that graph ?
Find one "Positive" post about apple.
https://forums.macrumors.com/search/?searchid=23491514&pp=25
Right. Because Apple hasn't introduced any significant updates to Macs for ages! Or are you just one of those people that doesn't consider an update significant unless it comes with a shiny new case?... If that's the case (the pun wasn't intended, but lol) check out the new MBA then.
Is there something in the forum rules about having to post "positives" about Apple ? Maybe he's the kind of guy who doesn't post just to say he agrees with something or finds something positive.
Everyone has a place here and a right to be here as long as they follow the rules and no one should question why anyone is on this forum.
Yeah, what's up with that ? the MBA commercial makes it seem so easy to open the thing with 1 hand. No one has yet managed to reproduce that on my Air, not even me (and I open it multiple times a day). The hinge is tight and so trying to open it like in the commercial results in the whole thing lifting off the table.
So, basically Apple customers like the product despite worse reliability. I do too, but facts are facts.from the same article said:
Jesus christ. You're making out i've attacked him. Just pointing out something obvious. Its an apple forum to discuss apple?
< this smiley doesn't do justice.
You did attack him and you weren't discussing Apple (he was though), you were discussing the poster. You were basically attacking the messenger instead of the message. His post was simply pointing out that Asus has better reliability than Apple in certain recent studies, which is a factual point and is very much on-topic for the thread.
If you have no rebuttal to that point, don't reply to the poster rather than replying and questioning his motives for being on the forum. And why are you now getting mad because I'm questioning your motive for posting ? You questioned someone else, you should assume it's then valid to question your own motives. Do unto others...
Great post!
Once again this proves the terrific benefit of competition.
Apple is very fortunate to have Intel building their processors.
Ever since Apple saw the light, set aside their uncontrollable ego, and got serious about using the excellent Intel chips, Macs have been better off.
This road map is ideal for the PC makers as well. Once again Intel prevails.
haha listen to yourself.
He didn't mention anything about "reliability" and didn't link any "studies". he came into the thread and bashed apple as what he does with all his other post (if you bother to click the link).
Whats the point being on an apple forum if you have no interest in apple?
I'm pretty much done on this now so i apologize in advance for not replying to your next post.
Cheers
The biggest issue with Samsung and Apple is that Samsung has/had access to iOS products early because they were involved in the manufacturing chain. So when they come out with products that look and act very similar to Apple's it's like insider trading. I don't think Apple will care much about this new Asus laptop. Companies will always mimic Apple because Apple has more influence on trends than any other single computer company.
Way to go telling everyone that the sample size for this survey was 30k laptops and conducted by SquareTrade. Using a study published by an insurance sales group? What next? Are you going to publish McAfee reports on how the amount of malware is going out of control?His post was factual :
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Sony, Toshiba and Asus produce more "reliable" laptops than Apple. Is stating facts against the forum rules or something ? Why is he in the wrong place based on his statement ?
Am I also in the wrong place because I dug up that graph ?
How gullible are you?
Please have a read:
http://www.resourcesforlife.com/docs/item2594
It's like a one-to-one copy.
I know Jonny Shih said he wanted Asus to be the Apple of the Wintel world, but it looks like he actually meant he wanted Asus to *be* Apple. LOL
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/10/asus-wants-to-be-another-apple/
http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/MailHome.asp?datePublish=2010/2/10&pages=PD&seq=221
Asustek chairman Jonney Shih pointed out that the company is aiming to become another Apple, but will instead adopt open-source platforms including ARM and Google combinations, and Windows/Intel to suit consumer demand.
Asustek also said that it will launch a "killer product" in June.
Point of order: you can't "adopt open-source platforms including ARM and Google combinations" and hope to be another Apple. Wrong business model. Blatant copying doesn't quite cut it, either.
Where was that Killer product in June 2010?
What about the software? That's kinda a big part of buying a Mac.
No OS X, no sale.