If I were you I would shell out for a refurb imac or macbook. You won't be disappointed with the end-user experience and that in 5 years, your mac will still work while old pc-boxes will be crippled and unusable.
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Analyst Suggests 'Tablet Cannibalization' Responsible for Shrinking U.S. Notebook Retail Sales
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If I were you I would shell out for a refurb imac or macbook. You won't be disappointed with the end-user experience and that in 5 years, your mac will still work while old pc-boxes will be crippled and unusable.
I was using my friends phone with that operating system and I think it is great competition for ios, I think because of that competition we will be seeing great advances in smartphone technology compared to the relatively slow evolution of the PC.
Reminds me of an ad for a local burger joint: "...sure you can get a hamburger for a dollar - but then you'd have to eat it."
This chart is meaningless... they said they didn't know if netbooks were included in this data, and/or what the data for netbooks is. Without that, it's impossible to draw any conclusions here.
I would generally disagree. I really like the iPhone for the portability. But for reading web pages, PDF's or movies, pics, etc, or anything that was design for a bigger screen, I prefer something more the size of an iPad.
Sure you can read stuff on a phone (any smartphone), but it's not convenient, comfortable, constantly resizing or scrolling. Same applies to lengthy videos/movies, etc... good portability but too small to enjoy.
I'm not a heavy gamer, but i prefer a slightly larger screen for that too.
if anything, I can't wait for the competing tablets to come out - in various sizes, and configurations.
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Hummm.... honestly, I don't know why people say the laptop is dead? I see a place for both. My MacBook does it all in place of a workstation for the type of work I do, yet I'd consider an iPad for games and casual internet use while at home or on the road. I'd rather take an iPad on the road than my MacBook, but it's nice to have the option.
Correlation doesnt imply causation.
The iPad is still pretty new and has very limited sales numbers (when compared against the entire notebook market). Other tablets have sold even less, way less actually.
It would be interesting to know whether netbook were included here, because there sure is a ton of those sold. I even have students in my computer science /programming lectures showing up with them, and not only a few.
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The iPad is still pretty new and has very limited sales numbers (when compared against the entire notebook market). Other tablets have sold even less, way less actually.
It would be interesting to know whether netbook were included here, because there sure is a ton of those sold. I even have students in my computer science /programming lectures showing up with them, and not only a few.
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His point was that tablets are not for young people.
Not that iPads are better than smarphones for old people.
hmm
I might be alone in this but i think its just because notebook specs outpace software . IF you have a core 2 duo notebook with a decent gpu unless you game heavily you dont need an upgrade. Who needs a new laptop to use facebook and office tasks when you already have a dual core cpu ?
Hardware makers need to do something more to get sales. Give us another reason to buy a new notebook.
I might be alone in this but i think its just because notebook specs outpace software . IF you have a core 2 duo notebook with a decent gpu unless you game heavily you dont need an upgrade. Who needs a new laptop to use facebook and office tasks when you already have a dual core cpu ?
Hardware makers need to do something more to get sales. Give us another reason to buy a new notebook.
I think there was a story some weeks ago suggesting this trend - that people go for a desktop Mac (or PC) along with an iPad; and it's probably a similar solution in price.
I like the sound of that a lot, but I guess it depends on what people need to do on the road. If what you really need is a "mobile desktop", then an iMac & iPad wouldn't suit you.
But that's always been the case. The main driver of windows laptop sales for me has always been the old laptop falling apart or slowing to a crawl due to windows registry rot. My macbook pro is 3 years old and I have no need to replace it since it hasn't fallen to pieces yet.
oh no, please! sales of netbooks go down - and? what does it mean? it doesn't mean that the ipad is the reason. maybe the people who wanted netbooks did in fact buy them and others don't want to! or maybe people realized that netbooks are not as good as they thought?
i am sure that the sales would behave like that even without an ipad. it is just a consequence of the fact that the people who liked netbooks simply have bought them and now there is not so much need anymore.
you could also say that the KINDLE canibalized the netbook sales...
i am sure that the sales would behave like that even without an ipad. it is just a consequence of the fact that the people who liked netbooks simply have bought them and now there is not so much need anymore.
you could also say that the KINDLE canibalized the netbook sales...
not that a macbook or MBP isn't price competative when compared against PC notebooks, but for most people they think you're on drugs if you spend that much on a laptop these days. no one is going to buy a 15" laptop for $2000.
as for the imac vs PC desktop i'm still split. but i'm leaning more to a PC with better graphics rather than an iMac with a nice monitor
Heh, you don't see MacRumors having duplicate stories at all until this week. 
Might want to check the front page for dups.
Might want to check the front page for dups.
Wow. That's a pretty arrogant statement.
Understanding how to use a proprietary OS is not the mark of a meaningful existence or intelligence. A tool should not have to be figured out. Ideally, it should get out of the way and help us accomplish a task.
not cannibalization
Q: er, how is it "cannibalization" (def: eating yer own), if its two totally different product categories?
A: it's not.
put another (best buy) way: can a toaster oven "cannibalize" microwave oven sales? no. theyre different, competing products. for some people a toaster oven is better, for others a microwave is better. and for some people, BOTH are useful.
show of hands -- how many folks have a laptop and a tablet? i do. and they serve different purposes.
Q: er, how is it "cannibalization" (def: eating yer own), if its two totally different product categories?
A: it's not.
put another (best buy) way: can a toaster oven "cannibalize" microwave oven sales? no. theyre different, competing products. for some people a toaster oven is better, for others a microwave is better. and for some people, BOTH are useful.
show of hands -- how many folks have a laptop and a tablet? i do. and they serve different purposes.
Ipad versus Netbook.
Hello,
I must say I am a 90% appleboy (less 10% for the lack of ipad). I have iphone, imac, ipod touch, ipod nano (2x), used to have a ipod mini.
I tried out Ipad at my local store and after toying for more than 10 minutes, then I realized that, it can be pretty stressing if you are not putting in on your lap.
We must all humbly agree that Apple need to brush up on its office application and work productivity like word processing and user-friendless. It is not just iWorks but also Mac Office.
Then I went to get a rather expensive netbook at around 350 USD. The weight is about 1kg with battery, and it can go on for about 9 hrs of wifi + work processing without worry, it claims to go up to 15 hrs. I would not say mine is noisy or slow. If you picked a good one, mine is from MSI U160, it is pretty decent. For example, Amazon e-book is extremely good for reading under the sun (As shown in their commercial) and so netbook is extremely good lecture pal. In contrasts. Ipad is a bit like jack of all trades and very strong in content consumption. In a netbook,You can exchange files and thumbdrives with your friends, do not need to find a wifi to do that. The truth is we do not sit on a couch in a lecture theatre, we have a chair with a small table, and netbook provide just a nice weight to bring around and useful for office productivity on the go, esp term paper.
However, it is a shame that netbooks are going down, and is replaced with ipad. It is just a reflection of trend that computing powers are meant to replace productivity towards entertainment consumption.
Hello,
I must say I am a 90% appleboy (less 10% for the lack of ipad). I have iphone, imac, ipod touch, ipod nano (2x), used to have a ipod mini.
I tried out Ipad at my local store and after toying for more than 10 minutes, then I realized that, it can be pretty stressing if you are not putting in on your lap.
We must all humbly agree that Apple need to brush up on its office application and work productivity like word processing and user-friendless. It is not just iWorks but also Mac Office.
Then I went to get a rather expensive netbook at around 350 USD. The weight is about 1kg with battery, and it can go on for about 9 hrs of wifi + work processing without worry, it claims to go up to 15 hrs. I would not say mine is noisy or slow. If you picked a good one, mine is from MSI U160, it is pretty decent. For example, Amazon e-book is extremely good for reading under the sun (As shown in their commercial) and so netbook is extremely good lecture pal. In contrasts. Ipad is a bit like jack of all trades and very strong in content consumption. In a netbook,You can exchange files and thumbdrives with your friends, do not need to find a wifi to do that. The truth is we do not sit on a couch in a lecture theatre, we have a chair with a small table, and netbook provide just a nice weight to bring around and useful for office productivity on the go, esp term paper.
However, it is a shame that netbooks are going down, and is replaced with ipad. It is just a reflection of trend that computing powers are meant to replace productivity towards entertainment consumption.
