Originally posted by frozenstar
You claim to have taken a specific bit of information into account, yet your analysis and prediction of the PowerBook line-up failed to mention it at all.
You are correct in that I mistakenly implied that a particular rumor is indeed a fact. However, there is so much information from so many different sources regarding the release of a 15.4" PowerBook that, in my opinion, it can be safely assumed that it will be released, and that the release date will be within the next 60 days. With all of the available information on hand, it is difficult for me to understand how you don't agree.
A lot of features I mentioned don't matter much? Of all of the features I mentioned, you were only able to comment negatively on one. And it just so happens that early benchmark results of the 17" PowerBook show that the added bandwidth of the DDR memory has a significant impact on performance.
Regarding the use of insults... I made no attempt to insult you. I simply stated my opinions, which happened to be in opposition to yours.
It appears that you are the one who has departed from strict argumentation and reverted to the use of baseless insults such as "Perhaps my argument was too advanced for you to comprehend..." and "Noobs....".
I did no such thing.
Okay, look kid. Let me explain it all to you in terms that (hopefully) you can comprehend:
(1) If you want to allege that multiple sources are verifying the existence of a 15.4" screen, back it up. What are they and, more specifically, what evidence do you have that those multiple sources (and I don't mean multiple message boards) did not all stem from a single piece of information?
(2) Okay, you want me to knock on all the features you mentioned? Cool. My personal pleasure.
* DDR-RAM -- you cited early benchmarks. Haha. What benchmarks -- Xbench? If you know anything about Xbench, you know that it is not only a poor proxy for real-world performance but also is EXTREMELY sensitive to the version of Xbench used. From 1.0b3 to 1.0b7, I've experienced oodles of variation in the scores on my TiGhz PB. There's been lots of discussion about the accuracy of preliminary tests, and time will tell which of us is right. It is a well-known fact, however, that the implementation of DDR-RAM in the current line of G4s is far from optimal.
* FireWire800 -- great, the bandwidth of FireWire400 is rarely saturated with its existing devices. Big whoop.
* Bluetooth -- some folks will care about it. I don't have an T68i phone or whatever it is, and if I did, I could buy an optional adapter.
* Airport Extreme -- by far the best upgrade to the PowerBooks. Unfortunately, for those of us using Airport in the home, it will only help with reception as the movement to 802.11g and its "five times faster" speed won't help one iota for those of us on a fractional T1 or slower.
* Aluminum -- time will tell whether it's better or worse than titanium in terms of stress. Hardly a feature until its proven to be superior.
* Aspect ratio -- great, I will lose 54 vertical pixels for the sake of aspect ratio. That's a downgrade in my book.
* Light -- wow, I can get a lava lamp for 50 bucks. Far cooler.
You also IGNORED that the NVIDIA card is inferior to the ATI card.
In any event, it was the WAY in which you stated your opinions that irked me. They were accusatory, and I fired back.
You deserved it.
