It's only 20", has integrated graphics (no real GPU except for one model).
Higher price than the iMac line and no 24".
Yup trying is the key word. Still has Windows. Usability = poor
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Dell (and Others) Trying to Catch Up with Apple's Style
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It's only 20", has integrated graphics (no real GPU except for one model).
Higher price than the iMac line and no 24".
Yup trying is the key word. Still has Windows. Usability = poor
As is the case with many PCs when it comes to design. The PCs win out on the hardware, but look terrible and are an eye sore intended to be stuck under a desk or covered up with some kind of skin. Not too many PCs actually look good, and have good hardware.
Although, I would like Apple to take a page from the book of PCs, and give us more BTO options and more hardware choices. Maybe a MacBook Pro with highend parts...
Maybe once there's more design PC:s Apple would eventually open OSX for generic hardware? Who knows.
On a side note, I did try to take the back of the case off in store.As is the case with many PCs when it comes to design. The PCs win out on the hardware, but look terrible and are an eye sore intended to be stuck under a desk or covered up with some kind of skin. Not too many PCs actually look good, and have good hardware.
Although, I would like Apple to take a page from the book of PCs, and give us more BTO options and more hardware choices. Maybe a MacBook Pro with highend parts...
The plastic felt very flimsy. It should have a dedicated graphics card on all models too!
It might be quite nice to see Apple style laptops everywhere as PCs. Of course the draw is in the OS but...
My prediction. All phone companies (Nokia, Samsung) will also have an iPhone copy in their range over the coming year.
...oh wait....
...in some kind of cloning scheme perhaps? I'd love to see them try this again properly but somehow I have a feeling it might be unlikely.
My prediction. All phone companies (Nokia, Samsung) will also have an iPhone copy in their range over the coming year.
...oh wait....
...in some kind of cloning scheme perhaps? I'd love to see them try this again properly but somehow I have a feeling it might be unlikely.
Exactly.
A diamond is a beautiful thing, but if it smelled like cow dung (Windows XP/Vista) not a single woman would keep one on her hand.
I work for a retailer that now sells Dell. We actually carry the Xps one, The Gateway One, the Sony Lt series AIO, the Hp Touchsmart, and the iMac. The only one we sell is the iMac. All of the other ones have much slower cpus than the iMac and they also run Vista.
The Xps One looks fairly decent but sucks otherwise, the Gateway is Garbage, the Sony is basically a 22 in tv with a built in media center pc, The Hp is a touchscreen designed for a kitchen, which leaves the iMac with osx the best solution for people looking for a good all in one.
The Xps One looks fairly decent but sucks otherwise, the Gateway is Garbage, the Sony is basically a 22 in tv with a built in media center pc, The Hp is a touchscreen designed for a kitchen, which leaves the iMac with osx the best solution for people looking for a good all in one.
I think we talked about that in another thread. If Dell wanted to shake things up they should have made an all-in-one that looked good (or like this current one at least) and had user replaceable parts. It's good that it has desktop parts, but I am not too sure customers looking for all-in-ones are going to be too picky.
And I am very surprised it doesn't have a dedicated GFX card on all of the models.
Core 2 Extreme?
Any one else notice that the "design" tab on the XPS One has an Intel Core 2 "Extreme" Inside logo? An did you also notice that the E6550 is NOT an extreme cpu? maybe an update is soon.
Whether you like the product or not, competition is always good. it was good for getting apple out of the OS 9 days, it was good when AMD and Intel were in a bitter price cutting war (very, very good actually), and it is good now. And competition has definitely forced Apple to price there products within reason. I mean how many times have you heard price comparisons on these forums between apple and dell?
Lack of a dedicated graphics card is inexcusable.
Any one else notice that the "design" tab on the XPS One has an Intel Core 2 "Extreme" Inside logo? An did you also notice that the E6550 is NOT an extreme cpu? maybe an update is soon.
Whether you like the product or not, competition is always good. it was good for getting apple out of the OS 9 days, it was good when AMD and Intel were in a bitter price cutting war (very, very good actually), and it is good now. And competition has definitely forced Apple to price there products within reason. I mean how many times have you heard price comparisons on these forums between apple and dell?
Lack of a dedicated graphics card is inexcusable.
I believe it was a Gateway One thread. The video card selection is kinda pathetic for an XPS series.
This is a good occasion to bring back the old and tired cliché....they can put lipstick on a pig, but it will never match Apple!
I have always found that XPS One to be one ugly machine. It strikes me as odd that companies like Dell and Gateway can not seem to come up with an all in one design that actually looks good. I do like the ability to have two internal hard drives at least in the Gateway One.
What absolutely stumps me is the arguably fact that almost every PC manufacturer concentrates more on function than on form. As someone said, home computers have become a commodity. Anyone can make a PC. I can, you can. Just go to a website, select the right components and there you have it, a PC. Spec and performance wise they are all but the same.
Whom of the big players have the guts to hire the likes of Pininfarina or another great design studio to design something really special? I've seen pictures of Olivetti design studies that really can compete with Apple's designs but alas, they never went beyond the mock-up stage.
Somehow Apple have gained a 'design momentum' that attracts the right people. I find that if something is pleasing to the eye, it often becomes pleasing to work with. Suffice to say I will never go back to a PC for home use.
Whom of the big players have the guts to hire the likes of Pininfarina or another great design studio to design something really special? I've seen pictures of Olivetti design studies that really can compete with Apple's designs but alas, they never went beyond the mock-up stage.
Somehow Apple have gained a 'design momentum' that attracts the right people. I find that if something is pleasing to the eye, it often becomes pleasing to work with. Suffice to say I will never go back to a PC for home use.
This is off-topic, but I always thought it would be kind of funny if, when I die, I go into the light, and the Dell kid is there and he says, "Dude, you're going to hell!"
I agree completely. I actually like the fact my wires are out of the way. It makes everything feel cleaner with all the nastiness hidden. Fits perfectly with the concept of the all in one computer. And my iMac glides across my desk perfectly when I turn it around - no friction at all and it's not hard to turn it either. In fact, the back is rather appealing to look at too! These new designs are ok but they just aren't thought out as well. Apple has got a current iMac design that has been perfected over years (Since they started making the G3. Now, I'm sure they've gone as far as they can go in terms of design until technology catches them up) whereas these companies like Gateway and Dell have probably just spent 6 months mushing together a design without really thinking it through, just because the iMac has been selling well.
I certainly don't think these companies have done a bad job but they certainly haven't made an iMac killer and it's unlikely that they will.
Sometimes you can see the iSight, too (depends on lighting) and I keep my Apple remote on the stand because Apple removed the magnet.
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This is a good occasion to bring back the old and tired cliché....they can put lipstick on a pig, but it will never match Apple!
So true... Also ports are on the side. So it will look like a pig with mess of cables sticking out the side.