Unless you've got something side by side to compare it with I don't think there will be any noticeable poor quality to the HP laptop's display.
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Microsoft Releases Second 'Laptop Hunters' Commercial
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Unless you've got something side by side to compare it with I don't think there will be any noticeable poor quality to the HP laptop's display.
Isn't that only for education use now, and not a current model.
I personally think there is quite a visible difference between the two resolutions. Maybe that's just me.
7.1lbs and 1.7" thick? LOL.
Sometimes one must bay just a wee bit more for a good design. That's the whole reason my wife would love to trade her Mitsubishi (a perfectly good car) for a Mercedes. And its the whole reason I sold her HP laptop to buy a white Macbook a year ago.
At the time I'm sure it was fine. Today however, you should expect higher resolution, not lower.
The 17" iMac is also old technology. My 13" MacBook has 1280 x 800 resolution. So yeah, 1366 x 768 on a 16" screen is sad.
You've made it very clear you're anti-Apple, which is fine. But at least try to present logical arguments.
The computer he went with doesn't seem to fit his needs very well. I wouldn't exactly call it portable... not like a MacBook or Dell 13" model.
Lot's of people that I know do. In fact, for everybody I know that bought a PC in the last 3 years price was a major factor in which comp they bought.
Face it, an HP "beige box" running Vista on ABC chip set is pretty much the same as a Dell "beige box" running Vista on ABC chip set. That's kind of why PC's cost less, more price competition.
Yes they are both fine. But when he is concerned about getting the most from it, and the size of the GPU memory, you want a monitor that is worth something. Especially a 16" laptop.
Another budget-baby perspective.
I don't think the premium end of the market cares that people like this will cut a penny in half if given the opportunity.
It simply reinforces the notion that these people aren't getting what they want, they're getting what they can afford. We all know that most of his kind are still lusting after the Mac/OS X brass ring.
At least he doesn't look as much of a loser as "Lauren" did. I see they've decided to ditch the Salvation Army/Goodwill duds in favour of something more presentable on this guy.
I don't think the premium end of the market cares that people like this will cut a penny in half if given the opportunity.
It simply reinforces the notion that these people aren't getting what they want, they're getting what they can afford. We all know that most of his kind are still lusting after the Mac/OS X brass ring.
At least he doesn't look as much of a loser as "Lauren" did. I see they've decided to ditch the Salvation Army/Goodwill duds in favour of something more presentable on this guy.
They've got a point, but...
They twist the facts a bit! Think about this: Apple Macbook; who can be a contender?
1. Similar specs.
2. NOT made of plactic; repeat: NOT made of plastic
What's left outside Apple? Sony Vaio Z/TT/something of this series; Thinkpad X301, don't know about any others. I guess Voodoo Envy would qualify -> isn't it from carbon fibre? Oh, and Dell Adamo, and probably some more.
All those computers are very expensive. With Apple education discount in UK, baseline Macbook is CHEAP; I mean seriously CHEAP. There's hardly any laptop that can compare!
They twist the facts a bit! Think about this: Apple Macbook; who can be a contender?
1. Similar specs.
2. NOT made of plactic; repeat: NOT made of plastic
What's left outside Apple? Sony Vaio Z/TT/something of this series; Thinkpad X301, don't know about any others. I guess Voodoo Envy would qualify -> isn't it from carbon fibre? Oh, and Dell Adamo, and probably some more.
All those computers are very expensive. With Apple education discount in UK, baseline Macbook is CHEAP; I mean seriously CHEAP. There's hardly any laptop that can compare!
Baseline MacBook is also made of plastic. Unless you mean the baseline aluminium one, which is £799 after the biggest education discount you can get. For a 2GHz C2D with integrated graphics, terrible screen and weak battery? That is not cheap.
And anyway, what difference does it make if it's metal or plastic? There are drawbacks to both, except one of them is much, much cheaper.
A few points:
1) That guy looks like he's in Uni, so he gets an Apple discount of 15%
2) Portability, he got a 16"
3) The nVidia 9600 in the HP becomes irrelevant because of the crap resolution of the screen and because he wants "Potability"
4) Aluminium is more stable
5) Apple are more reliable and make quality products
If I was him, I'd go with a 13" MacBook with 4GB RAM and then upgrade the HDD to 500GB.
1) That guy looks like he's in Uni, so he gets an Apple discount of 15%
2) Portability, he got a 16"
3) The nVidia 9600 in the HP becomes irrelevant because of the crap resolution of the screen and because he wants "Potability"
4) Aluminium is more stable
5) Apple are more reliable and make quality products
If I was him, I'd go with a 13" MacBook with 4GB RAM and then upgrade the HDD to 500GB.
Hehe, on a lighter note, I see that my friends over at Neowin have found me:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=755448&view=findpost&p=590806740
Cheers to you guys, Mac or PC, I miss ya.
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=755448&view=findpost&p=590806740
Cheers to you guys, Mac or PC, I miss ya.
Microsoft made it, it's clunky, it doesn't work, even when properly updated, and there are better alternatives.
I don't know... Silverlight videos don't make my CPU sweat as much as Flash videos do. 'Doesn't work even when properly updated' - err, no? It works.
Microsoft Releases Second 'Laptop Hunters' Commercial
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Microsoft has released a second commercial in their new "Laptop Hunters" ad campaign targeting Mac prices. In the new commercial, "Giampaolo" is given a budget of $1500 with which to find to a laptop with his desired features of portability, battery life, and power. After browsing several PC's, Giampaolo takes a look at Apple's notebook offerings, but ultimately decides against them.
In the first commercial in the campaign, "Lauren" purchased a $699 17" HP laptop, noting that Apple does not offer a laptop of that size within her price limit of $1000.
Article Link: Microsoft Releases Second 'Laptop Hunters' Commercial
Microsoft has released a second commercial in their new "Laptop Hunters" ad campaign targeting Mac prices. In the new commercial, "Giampaolo" is given a budget of $1500 with which to find to a laptop with his desired features of portability, battery life, and power. After browsing several PC's, Giampaolo takes a look at Apple's notebook offerings, but ultimately decides against them.
Giampaolo eventually settles on an HP HDX 16t, closing the commercial with the comment "I'm a PC because I'm really picky."
In the first commercial in the campaign, "Lauren" purchased a $699 17" HP laptop, noting that Apple does not offer a laptop of that size within her price limit of $1000.
Article Link: Microsoft Releases Second 'Laptop Hunters' Commercial
Oh goodness..
How much do we think HP are paying Microsoft?
2/2 times its been a HP. They're supposed to be 'picky'?
How much do we think HP are paying Microsoft?
2/2 times its been a HP. They're supposed to be 'picky'?