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Apple on Blu-Ray, Touch Screen Displays, Netbooks
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What on earth do you want a touchscreen [douchescreen] tablet for?
Who needs them?
DHL delivery drivers? Great. Any device will do, they don't need a Mac.
Retards? If difficulty using a mouse is an issue, maybe.
Bill Gates Disciples? Buy one of his coffee tables. Are they available yet? No? Oh well.
Touchscreen is pointless technology in everyday computer interface situations.
Who needs them?
DHL delivery drivers? Great. Any device will do, they don't need a Mac.
Retards? If difficulty using a mouse is an issue, maybe.
Bill Gates Disciples? Buy one of his coffee tables. Are they available yet? No? Oh well.
Touchscreen is pointless technology in everyday computer interface situations.
what a load of crap out off jobs ass
blue ray 'but the licensing of the tech is so complex'
ow boehoe just buy it god damnit we need it
touchscreen 'so far it hasnt made a lot of sense to us'
touchscreen no sense WTF we are screaming for touchscreen tablets pfff
$%## you apple better start listening to loyal users or we all be out of here and buy vista which you like to make fun of
As far as touch displays go. Well they didn't build it in to the attached display but it is part of the displayport spec to support such. So maybe...we'll see.
Three points of displayport that intrigue me.
- Allows easy expansion of the standard
- Allows multiple video streams over single physical connection (in a future version)
- Auxiliary channel can be used for touch-panel data, USB links, camera, microphone, etc.
Three points of displayport that intrigue me.
- Allows easy expansion of the standard
- Allows multiple video streams over single physical connection (in a future version)
- Auxiliary channel can be used for touch-panel data, USB links, camera, microphone, etc.
I want blu-ray
If it really is a mess and expensive I agree with everyone else - have it be an OPTIONAL configuration.
If there is no drive small enough to fit in the laptops - stick them in there when there is a drive small enough.
My big problem is that Apple on the software side does not support blu-ray. That seems way behind to me. Apple may not be controlling the size of drives and such but they do control the OS. I can buy a drive and stick in my mac pro today but won't be able to do much with it on the mac side - due to the OS limitations.
I think Steve just wants to push their video sales via iTunes. Fine but I don't want to fill my hard drive and I want 1080p. So where is blu-ray? Seriously apple!
If it really is a mess and expensive I agree with everyone else - have it be an OPTIONAL configuration.
If there is no drive small enough to fit in the laptops - stick them in there when there is a drive small enough.
My big problem is that Apple on the software side does not support blu-ray. That seems way behind to me. Apple may not be controlling the size of drives and such but they do control the OS. I can buy a drive and stick in my mac pro today but won't be able to do much with it on the mac side - due to the OS limitations.
I think Steve just wants to push their video sales via iTunes. Fine but I don't want to fill my hard drive and I want 1080p. So where is blu-ray? Seriously apple!
Except that I'm willing to bet that Firewire 400, technology from 1995 will still be faster than USB3.
apple's personal agenda on blu-ray hurts their key FCP customers
for whatever reason Apple is not adding Blu-ray support to its computers, it seems to one area where Apple is not on the cutting edge. Steve Jobs may have personal reasons for not supporting it right now (i.e. iTunes), but what about being able to burn HD content for viewing on our blu-ray dvd players. And what about providing our clients with Blu-ray DVD's so they can view what we acquired in HD in all its glory. I've read somewhere that 80% of the Final Cut Pro market is event videographers. Well, most of us have been shooting in HD for a couple years now with no way to pass the quality along to the customer. C'mon Apple- lets get with the program. I've never known Apple to be so short-sighted on something as with this Blu-ray issue.
for whatever reason Apple is not adding Blu-ray support to its computers, it seems to one area where Apple is not on the cutting edge. Steve Jobs may have personal reasons for not supporting it right now (i.e. iTunes), but what about being able to burn HD content for viewing on our blu-ray dvd players. And what about providing our clients with Blu-ray DVD's so they can view what we acquired in HD in all its glory. I've read somewhere that 80% of the Final Cut Pro market is event videographers. Well, most of us have been shooting in HD for a couple years now with no way to pass the quality along to the customer. C'mon Apple- lets get with the program. I've never known Apple to be so short-sighted on something as with this Blu-ray issue.
Dear Apple,
Since you obviously can't be bothered to offer anything remotely close to a good value, I'll be moving to the PC realm for my laptop. I can't believe I actually waited all year anticipating a major Apple laptop update only to be utterly disappointed in your latest offerings.
Netbooks are a nascent market and that's why you can't be bothered to jump in? I guess the pioneering apple of old is long gone.
I'll be back on the PC side. If you decide to someday release oh, say, a tablet, netbook or a competitively priced notebook, I'll be happy to come take a peek then.
Hasta luego,
Dan
Since you obviously can't be bothered to offer anything remotely close to a good value, I'll be moving to the PC realm for my laptop. I can't believe I actually waited all year anticipating a major Apple laptop update only to be utterly disappointed in your latest offerings.
Netbooks are a nascent market and that's why you can't be bothered to jump in? I guess the pioneering apple of old is long gone.
I'll be back on the PC side. If you decide to someday release oh, say, a tablet, netbook or a competitively priced notebook, I'll be happy to come take a peek then.
Hasta luego,
Dan
It probably has a lot to do with having to bend the palm of your hand for an extended period of time to actually draw on the screen which actually becomes uncomfortable vs the more natural use of a muti touch track pad which is more ergonomic and every one is more used to it.
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what a load of crap out off jobs ass
blue ray 'but the licensing of the tech is so complex'
ow boehoe just buy it god damnit we need it
touchscreen 'so far it hasnt made a lot of sense to us'
touchscreen no sense WTF we are screaming for touchscreen tablets pfff
$%## you apple better start listening to loyal users or we all be out of here and buy vista which you like to make fun of
No, you and 10 other guys on here are screaming for tablets. Don't you think that if there was a huge market for tablets, people would actually buy them? I've seen two people with them. Ever. Maybe in certain markets they are more popular, but not with the general population. Apple got burned when the created the PDA market with the Newton. They want to get in when the timing seems right to them, not when you scream for it.
If they aren't going to make enough money on it, it doesn't matter if you are willing to pay $10,000 for one. They need a market to get into. Not saying they aren't researching it right now - they probably area - but they will move in when the time seems right.
Blu-ray
Blu-ray is dying on the vine people.
Sony is all but giving them away with the PS3 and people aren't buying them.
Both Apple and Microsoft are betting on digital downloads of movies. Sure, it may not be "true HD", but SJ is right on the money when he says a majority of people watch a movie once and then they're done.
I've said before and I'll say it again, the day of hard media is dead.
As far as storage goes, ripping things to Blu-ray is again just a stop gap.
Blu-ray is dying on the vine people.
Sony is all but giving them away with the PS3 and people aren't buying them.
Both Apple and Microsoft are betting on digital downloads of movies. Sure, it may not be "true HD", but SJ is right on the money when he says a majority of people watch a movie once and then they're done.
I've said before and I'll say it again, the day of hard media is dead.
As far as storage goes, ripping things to Blu-ray is again just a stop gap.
Onboard video in the older MacBooks is perfectly fine for any video work you'd want to do on a MacBook. These new video cards are for gaming.
So you believe more people will spring for the $600 solid state drive that offers at the very least 50% less storage space?I do agree with you on the point that I would definitely enjoy having Blu-Ray for storage and playback on long plane rides. However, I think that most people may not spring for the option on their MB. Also, the sheet fact that it would take an overhaul of the OS to incorporate the technology seems a bit daunting.
Why because you aren't buying them and watching crappy SD-DVD? Myself and MANY other film fanatics have very large collections already. Hard media is not dead, not even close. Explain to me where the network infrastructure exists to download 25GB files? Where are the storage devices to hold gigantic libraries of these? Do you honestly think that people that wouldn't be involved in HD media, would be involved in the latter? Give me a break. Physical media is no where near dead. People want tangible objects when they purchase something.
So let me get this straight. You're clamouring to pay Apple $500+ more dollars for a blu-ray burner + $10 per 25GB disk (or $20+ per 50GB disk), when you can buy a 320GB external disk for under $100? Right now, it's cheaper to buy external hard disks and they're much more versatile.
Yeh because buying stacks of giant harddrives makes total sense, especially when I need to mail them to customers. A disc is SLIGHTLY more archival safe than a hard drive.
The only place I see touch screen tablets is in hospitals and doctor's offices. They're simply not a mass market item.
$%## you apple better start listening to loyal users or we all be out of here and buy vista which you like to make fun of
Don't confuse your needs with the entire Mac buying public. Tablets are a tiny niche.
Yeh the price must be the reason, that's why Apple is offering solid state drives with at least half the space and comparable or worse performance than a HDD, for $600. No one wants them either.
Oh my God the Mc'Donalds employee discount is bigger than the education one....WHAT THE ****.
http://store.apple.com/us_epp_133223
http://store.apple.com/us_epp_133223
The latest tech is always pushed on people. These people are watching SD content from their TV provider and thinking it's just fine. These people can't tell the difference between a regular DVD played on an upscaling DVD player vs. a Blu-ray movie on a blu-ray player.
It's in Apple's interests to do what is best for them, not the blu-ray industry.
The answer to that question depends on disposable income
I'm making a point against that ridiculous comment he made. Saying Blu-Ray drives are too expensive, as the reason they are not offered, is dumb. When there are equally ridiculous options available with less to offer.
Apple products aren't exactly targeted towards though without disposable income, so I think we can just disregard that.
The fact that you really want a tablet is not valid market research. What basis do you have that there is more demand for tablets than lightweight laptops?