*Blinks*
Where are Earth's other 93,300,000,000 people hiding?
Cupertino....
*Blinks*
Where are Earth's other 93,300,000,000 people hiding?
*Blinks*
Where are Earth's other 93,300,000,000 people hiding?
I will never understand how an adult, male or female, would _not_ take the looks of a laptop into account when buying. Male adults buy things that are ten times more expensive than laptops based on looks (I'm talking about cars here). You put your laptop on your table, and depending on what you bought, you either smile, or you think "what a butt-ugly thing this is". That difference is worth money to me.
One or two posters were annoyed that I would look at what laptop someone uses when hiring a graphics designer or photographer. Think about it: Would you use a hair dresser that has a terrible hair style? If they don't even care what their most important tool looks like, what does that say about their attitude to design?
LMFAO! The macbook pro case hasn't changed in this decade.
Why does it have to be 1" thin and 5.4 lb? External hard drives take up space and weight.
Why can't the 17" at least be thicker and have 4 RAM slots and/or 2 HD bays? (The 17" is generally used as a desktop replacement anyway.)
What's funny is that, in the days of the PowerBook, the larger the screen size, the thicker the laptop.![]()
12" - 1.2"
15" - 1.1"
17" - 1.0"
Almost the same thing today
13" - 1.1"
15" - 1.0"
17" - 1.0"
Don't you mean, "the larger the screen size, the thinner the laptop"?
Kind of reminds me of my g3 wall street from about twelve years ago
The difference, is that often people use cars as status symbols. It's something to brag about. Display your wealth, etc.
By comparison, most people look at computers as tools. They don't care what they look like. They just want them to do a job.
Honestly, I've never sat down in front of any computer and wished it was more attractive. I don't really care. It does it's job. And, it's not there for everyone to judge me by.
The current Mac Models do look very dated to me. And, honestly, I would prefer standard black PC-type towers and cases. They are not only more durable, but also remain better looking after a few cleanings. Apple's aluminum wears a bit after more than a few light cleanings (Paint doesn't survive well). The glossy cases of the others show wear and such after only light handling.
I like the industrial strength offered by the PC world. So what if it looks plain. So what if it isn't "elegant". It survives. It can handle normal use (instead of this babying stuff I have to do with the Apple machines).
For those who use computers as tools, and see computers as tools, the looks of the Lenevo are just fine. I personally find it more attractive than the MacBook and MacBook Pro's.
Understand that the majority of the world does not care what a computer looks like. You're not going to get a job or lose a potential job based on the appearance of the laptop you carry. Perhaps if the laptop is all busted up and duct taped together, but not because it wasn't elegant looking.
And, going back to cars, you'll notice that those who view cars purely as tools drive cars that are significantly less attractive. They can have fenders falling off, duct tape holding plastic sheeting in for windows, and whatever else. All they care is that it gets them where they're going.
Yeah, Apple. The MacBook Air's trackpad won't cut it anymore. We need the multi-touch iPhone-like full-gestures-support glass trackpad to beat the ThinkPad. I'm going to be disappointed with anything less."Why didn't someone think of this before? Lenovo's new ThinkPad W700 is a 17-inch laptop with a second input area: A stylus-driven drawing tablet right next to the touchpad."
"Love the specs, but the palmrest digitizer is what has everyone's eyes popping out. Tablet PCs (where you can write on the screen directly) are nothing new, but putting a high-res drawing tablet into the palm rest is a real innovation"
Yahoo! Tech Review
nuff said.
alphaod said:Dual HDD bays means a 32GB SLC SSD for boot and a 500GB HDD for everything else.
I like.
iMacmatician said:And at most half the performance.Fabiano said:look at the size of this freakin monster! cmon. the MBP 17" is at least half the size.
People here are complaining about the currently performance of the MBP...you are also forgetting that it was updated in Feb. 2008....Apple doesnt constantly update their computers, its usually 2-3 times a year...just wait for the updates before you go on your $5000 spending spree on crap that you can get in ANY desktop for less than $2000.
"Why didn't someone think of this before? Lenovo's new ThinkPad W700 is a 17-inch laptop with a second input area: A stylus-driven drawing tablet right next to the touchpad."
"Love the specs, but the palmrest digitizer is what has everyone's eyes popping out. Tablet PCs (where you can write on the screen directly) are nothing new, but putting a high-res drawing tablet into the palm rest is a real innovation"
Yahoo! Tech Review
nuff said.
Even with the update, the MacBook Pro won't be anywhere near the performance of this laptop. I don't even think the update after that (Nehalem) will come close.People here are complaining about the currently performance of the MBP...you are also forgetting that it was updated in Feb. 2008....Apple doesnt constantly update their computers, its usually 2-3 times a year...
Desktops are not portable.just wait for the updates before you go on your $5000 spending spree on crap that you can get in ANY desktop for less than $2000.
Even with the update, the MacBook Pro won't be anywhere near the performance of this laptop. I don't even think the update after that (Nehalem) will come close.
Desktops are not portable.
Desktops are not portable.