Intel Outlines 'Ivy Bridge' Roadmap as 1st Half 2012, and Previews 'Ultrabook' Laptop Designs

[KnightWRX]

How gullible are you?

Shooting the messenger also ? If you have a better report, please submit it. Meanwhile, RESCUECOM had also found the same conclusion and the report was submitted by IDC :

So if you want to challenge these reports, how about digging up reports with facts instead of just brushing aside based on the messenger ?

And no, I'm not gullible, I was simply pointing that there is evidence out there (I didn't comment on the validity of the evidence itself) that the comment originally made was factual and based on evidence.

Why does everytime someone question Apple's "supermacy", it's always the poster that gets attacked instead of the argument ? For the 2nd time this week : Can't we ever have an objective discussion around here ?

 

[organerito]

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.

Wow

It is very nice to know that not all people in this forum are fundamentalists.

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I was very interested in the MBA. I like better now the Asus one. If it has at least a 5-hour battery in real life, I'll get. Otherwise the MBA is also very good choice.

 

[mijail]

Way to go telling everyone that the sample size for this survey was 30k laptops and conducted by SquareTrade.

And what exactly is the problem with the 30k figure?

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?

If the report used reasonable sources, cited them, and did a honest work, why not?

How gullible are you?

How aggresive do you need to be?

Please have a read:
http://www.resourcesforlife.com/docs/item2594

Sorry, but that page only offers a lot of handwaving based on anecdotes. You can't first dismiss statistics about 30k laptops and then try to base yourself on 3 laptops.

 

[mijail]

Shooting the messenger also ? If you have a better report, please submit it. Meanwhile, RESCUECOM had also found the same conclusion and the report was submitted by IDC :
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Would be greatly helpful if you linked to the sources. Because if I google about RESCUECOM and IDC, I find this: "Computer Reliability Annual Report: Apple is No. 1". Which seems to contradict you, containing pearls like "For the third year in a row, Apple (AAPL) has come in first in that annual survey."

 

[OllyW]

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?

How gullible are you?

Please have a read:
http://www.resourcesforlife.com/docs/item2594

I notice that the article you link to uses Consumer Reports findings to discredit the SquareTrade report.

When the same Consumer Reports wouldn't recommend the iPhone 4 because of the antennae design and reception issues they were ridiculed by many MacRumors forum users who said their reviews were worthless.

 

[BLACKFRIDAY]

I notice that the article you link to uses Consumer Reports findings to discredit the SquareTrade report.

When the same Consumer Reports wouldn't recommend the iPhone 4 because of the antennae design and reception issues they were ridiculed by many MacRumors forum users who said their reviews were worthless.

Agreed. But would I relate that to being a hypocrite or something else, I don't know.

iPhone 4 surely did seem to drop the signal, but honestly, my cousin never dropped a call with it. I don't use it, so I personally don't know, but still I cannot deny that the iPhone antenna design was probably faulty.

For most, there was no issue. For some, they couldn't bear it. On another note, I don't pay heed to Consumer reports; the guys may be good but they are just some guys reviewing stuff. Do they excel at it? Don't know.

 

[PlipPlop]

What about the software? That's kinda a big part of buying a Mac.

No OS X, no sale.

Ignoring the fact that Windows 7 is a much better Operating System you can still install OS X on most ASUS motherboards. For example

http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Run_Mac_OS_X_on_an_Eee_PC

 

[ChrisTX]

Ignoring the fact that Windows 7 is a much better Operating System

Matter of opinion, many around here might disagree with that too.

 

[MonkeySee....]

Ignoring the fact that Windows 7 is a much better Operating System you can still install OS X on most ASUS motherboards. For example

http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Run_Mac_OS_X_on_an_Eee_PC

Can you put "In my opinion" before this bit.

Having used windows through out my whole life and now on OSX (about 4 months) i can assure you, in my opinion, it is not better.

 

[ciTiger]

I'm really hoping the next MBP refresh brings something like this but without making any more compromises...

 

[ChrisTX]

I'm really hoping the next MBP refresh brings something like this but without making any more compromises...

Thinner, and lighter is great but not at the expensive of losing some proprietary ports that MBP's are known for.

 

[Popeye206]

very nice looking PC laptop. I like it. I am glad it coming to market, love having competition.

I think you meant to say, "looks like a nice MBA knock-off".

It will be interesting to see how devices like this Acus stand up on battery life and what the price will be.

 

[jonnysods]

Wow, the things they can do right now with processor technology astounds me. So much engineering genius goes into these things that we take for granted and now gripe about.

For example - iPhone - science fiction 4 years ago!

 

[Popeye206]

Can you put "In my opinion" before this bit.

Having used windows through out my whole life and now on OSX (about 4 months) i can assure you, in my opinion, it is not better.

Maybe he meant it was better than Vista?

 

[ghostlyorb]

First glance I though that was a MBA... Looks like they might have had a Law-suit if the power port was on the same side as the MBA. Haha.

 

[tigress666]

Shooting the messenger also ? If you have a better report, please submit it. Meanwhile, RESCUECOM had also found the same conclusion and the report was submitted by IDC :

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So if you want to challenge these reports, how about digging up reports with facts instead of just brushing aside based on the messenger ?

And no, I'm not gullible, I was simply pointing that there is evidence out there (I didn't comment on the validity of the evidence itself) that the comment originally made was factual and based on evidence.

Why does everytime someone question Apple's "supermacy", it's always the poster that gets attacked instead of the argument ? For the 2nd time this week : Can't we ever have an objective discussion around here ?

I'd believe the study.

I absolutely love my MBP and I loved my MB but I've never had so many issues with a computer than I have with either and my MBP is just getting out of warranty now. So far it has a trackpad I've given up on getting fixed as they've replaced it three times so it's not the trackpad but it's an intermittant problem so at least it usually works and two keys off the keyboard have fallen off (one when a cat walked over the computer, I'm sorry, but the weight of a cat shouldn't break off the key. The other one I just found the laptop with the key off of it. I suspect what happened was one of those minature helicopters that me and my dad were playing with fell on it but those things are so light that I'm still not impressed that that was all it took but I'm not even sure that was what did it as I'm pretty sure I inspected it and the computer was fine. All I know is later that day I came home and the key was off and the only one home was my mom who wouldn't be doing anything rambunctious that would cause anything to the laptop). One broke the clip so I had to get it replaced by Apple. Given my history with the MB which had a ton of little stuff go wrong and now still having issues with the MBP I'm not holding hope it will be better than the MB.

It's too bad cause I love the design features and the OS of course. But honestly, if some one else made a laptop that ran OSX, at this point I'd seriously be considering them (it would depend on how their laptop's features compared to mine) cause I don't have much faith in Apple's quality control at all (least they do seem to have good customer service though).

 

[aliensporebomb]

Or!

I'd like to think it's:

"My friend at Apple R&D who keeps telling me stuff that isn't true to mess with my head because he's actually a great practical joker...."

You don't have a good friend at Apple R&D.

If you ever had a good friend there, he would have stopped being your friend when you kept asking him about new hardware.

If he you told you anything, he would be "my good friend who used to work at Apple R&D" because he would have been fired.




Since Apple already has a mainstream product with a price point under US $1000 with this description, and without any new Intel products coming out, it looks like nobody is going to beat them on price. Since we know that nobody beats Intel on anything other than price, things look very good for the MBA.

 

[mijail]

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two keys off the keyboard have fallen off (one when a cat walked over the computer, I'm sorry, but the weight of a cat shouldn't break off the key. ...

I also have had cats. I also saw one of them walking over the keyboard, and he immediately got interested in the keys, so I had to scare him off.
Are you sure your cat was only "walking" there and not, you know, doing cute cat'y games with those cat'y nails of theirs?

The other one I just found the laptop with the key off of it. I suspect what happened was one of those minature helicopters that me and my dad were playing with fell on it but those things are so light that I'm still not impressed that that was all it took but I'm not even sure that was what did it as I'm pretty sure I inspected it and the computer was fine.

"just found"? Well, my suspicion would be towards the, you know, cat'y angle of things. Is your cat free to "walk" over your computer when you are not around?

 

[toddybody]

Can you put "In my opinion" before this bit.

Having used windows through out my whole life and now on OSX (about 4 months) i can assure you, in my opinion, it is not better.

"In my opinion" theyre both wonderful...for different things.

Gaming: Windows>OSX
Hardware limitations aside, OSX consistently under performs when compared to bootcamp gaming. Slow adoption for new OpenGL standards...etc

Customized HW Experience: Windows>Mac
You can run Windows on a myriad of HW configurations. This also carries the benefit of cutting edge HW inclusion...the newest and greatest is always at your fingertips (Mobo/Component limitations aside)

Upgradeable: Windows>Mac
Self Explanatory.

General User Experience: OSX>Windows
Dont want to sound trite in stating the obvious.

Included 1st Party SW: OSX>Windows
OSX's standard application suite is just fantastic...and trounces all the windows bloatware.

Security/Maintenance: OSX>Windows
While I dont ever have problems with my W7 Gaming box(and I believe it to be a very secure OS)...I do go through more maintenance tasking (AVG Free, CCleaner, Slew of Windows updates...etc) than for any Apple machine I own.



Dont hate on Window's ya'll

Lets appreciate both

 

[DeanSolecki]

I'd like to think it's:

"My friend at Apple R&D who keeps telling me stuff that isn't true to mess with my head because he's actually a great practical joker...."

My good friend at apple told me that you don't have a good friend at apple.

He also said the iPhone 5 (which will be called the iPhone 2S) will support flash and connect to a physical keyboard via PS/2.

Count on it.

 

[gnasher729]

Ignoring the fact that Windows 7 is a much better Operating System you can still install OS X on most ASUS motherboards.

The first is your opinion and wrong, the second is illegal.

ASUS hardware is so much better than Apples. You would be better off buying one of them.

I take the previous response back. It is not a "wrong opinion", it's pretty delusional.

I'd like to think it's:

"My friend at Apple R&D who keeps telling me stuff that isn't true to mess with my head because he's actually a great practical joker...."

Actually, I am not allowed to say anything about plans or releases of my company, whether it is true or made up just for fun, and I'm pretty sure it's the same for Apple employees. On the other hand, anyone who is not an Apple employee is probably free to claim they work in Apple R&D and make up stories as long as they are not libel. So it would be "My friend who lied to me about working at Apple R&D keeps telling me stuff that isn't true to mess with my head because he's actually a great practical joker...."

Shape patent? Are you serious or do you not understand anything about design?

What the poster meant was: Does Apple have design patents that protect the design of the MacBook Air, and is this Asus design so close to it that it infringes on these design patents? Design patents are what you use to protect a design from being copied. No design patent means very little protection. I guess somebody should look up if Apple has any design patents that cover the MBA.

 

[tigress666]

I also have had cats. I also saw one of them walking over the keyboard, and he immediately got interested in the keys, so I had to scare him off.
Are you sure your cat was only "walking" there and not, you know, doing cute cat'y games with those cat'y nails of theirs?



"just found"? Well, my suspicion would be towards the, you know, cat'y angle of things. Is your cat free to "walk" over your computer when you are not around?

No, there was no cat in that incidence (that first one was when I worked at a vet and there was a vet cat. I saw her walk across the keyboard and the key popped out). The only person around was my mom, and a very sedate dog that would not jump up on where the laptop was unless some one told him to (he wouldn't even if there was food there, he has to be encouraged to eat by my parents ... he's a very odd dog. But I know that dog and I'm absolutely sure he didn't even touch the computer, he'd have no motivation to and all he does is lay around). Honestly I suspect more the helicopter and that I some how missed that it did something (other than that I really can't think of anything that could have happened to it in that time).

And, honestly, I'm sorry but on the first incidence a cat walking across it shouldn't pop a key out, I'm still less than impressed. It wasn't even like the cat pounced on the keyboard, she just casually walked over it cause it happened to be in her way (I almost started thinking maybe a claw got caught and then I remembered the vet declawed her <- not that I'd ever do that to one of my cats). I bet I put more force typing (I was taught on a non electric typewriter and people tell me it shows cause I tend to be a heavier typer than most).

Though neither key is one I type on much, they were both upper right corner (eject button for the cat I think and the button next to it? for the other. It didn't affect me much typing wise, but I was not happy with the idea of having a less than year old computer that already was showing falling apart).

 

[gorgeousninja]

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What Intel has coming does sound exciting. I just wish that Apple would quit dragging their feet and update their old products to the processors that Intel is currently offering! It shouldn't take so long. I suppose that Apple is only focusing on things like phones these days.

Umm Larry Apple was the first company to use Sandy Bridge... Guess you were too busy to notice....

 

[Blakjack]

Cool Asus, but ugly color IMO. The keyboard color would drive me insane with all the shininess.

I'm really excited about the future of notebooks. Thin, light, and powerful.

I love that color this is the color I was hoping Apple changed to. Thought they would when they changed their website color. The metal keys are beautiful. The whole thngs is beautiful.

 

[gorgeousninja]

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Tapered design,glass trackpad....complete rip-off

No, no, no..... It's generic!!