Hmmm. What's the resale value on a PowerBook G4 or PowerMac G5 these days, I wonder? Can I get more for my Mac Mini G4 1.42 GHz w/ 512 MB RAM that it would cost to buy me a real paperweight?
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Microsoft Releases Second 'Laptop Hunters' Commercial
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Hmmm. What's the resale value on a PowerBook G4 or PowerMac G5 these days, I wonder? Can I get more for my Mac Mini G4 1.42 GHz w/ 512 MB RAM that it would cost to buy me a real paperweight?
BTW, these low powered Macs can run Windows just fine too thank you.
However like said before this is a free country and every company has the right to make their own commercials as long as it's not obviously lying.
depends on what the paperweight is made of.
http://completed.shop.ebay.com/item...SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_rdc=1
Ranges from $200-$400. Original model sold for $600-$700, if I'm not mistaken. From what I can tell, it's the model that was sold in July 2005?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Mini
And where's logic when some people defend a commercial product with a fanatically unbiased point of view??
I thought it looked like it had a number pad in the ad, and I was right. Wow, he wanted portability and went for a 16" laptop? Interesting.
But really, that looks like great value for money. It's $1099, which is $100 cheaper than a regular MacBook. It comes with vastly superior graphics (which match the second level MacBook Pro), faster processor, double the RAM, 3x the hard drive space, larger, higher resolution display...
And it has FIREWIRE, unlike the MacBook. This dude got a good deal.
Windows doesn't know how to handle that hardware.
Lame...
Microsoft is using PC hardware because they can not compete as a software company, specially after the disaster Windows Vista is.
Of course, PC hardware is cheaper... the OS make the sistem less valuable, but they can not say that so they opt for the hardware (something they do not build by the way).
Microsoft is using PC hardware because they can not compete as a software company, specially after the disaster Windows Vista is.
Of course, PC hardware is cheaper... the OS make the sistem less valuable, but they can not say that so they opt for the hardware (something they do not build by the way).
Actuall if you own a powerbook g4 12" the resale value is still great and we are talking about a very old machine here, in tec terms. Macs have by far and away the best resale value in this market, or course this market gets old quickly, but that doesn't the former a fact.
What's Silverlight? We've got Northern Lights and Coors Lite, but I've never heard of Silverlight.
I got a great deal on an Apple last year and was fully expecting to love it. It also had much better specs than my pc, which matters to me.
As terribly flawed as I find Windows to be, I returned the Mac and went back to my inferior pc because Windows provided the better experience
Take away the all the iMacs except for the highest end 24" model and you'll have a good idea in what kind of position a lot of laptop buyers are in. Not everybody needs the highest end most premium laptop. If you want a screen above 13" that's what exactly what Apple requires you get.
A platform is though.
Dude, its impossible to win with him and his type, let it go.
No kidding. Almost twice the weight of a macbook.
Product Weight 7.1 lbs.
Good luck having fun with HP support in India as well....
I agree, but in a more positive sense. I can vouch that I can do more things, more easily on a Mac than I could with Windows (and I am still fairly new to the platform). Apple needs to focus on this aspect of the Mac; perhaps by advertising what can be done by some 3rd party apps or even some basic things like the ability to save all web receipts as .pdf files rather than needing to print out every receipt like on Windows machine. The Mac becomes more appealing the more one learns what can be done with it and how easy it is to do those things.
When Apple increased the scope of their hardware beyond computers they changed their name from "Apple Computer" to "Apple".
If Microsoft is entering the computer hardware business perhaps they should change their name to "Microhard".
If Microsoft is entering the computer hardware business perhaps they should change their name to "Microhard".
I have an eeePC netbook (8.9", atom, 2GiB, 68GB) and it has plenty of power for typical tasks (surfing, email, documents, spreadsheets, IM, Skype, 3G).
These are the most common things that people use computers for - so in my opinion one would have to say that an Atom netbook *can* satisfy many or most people.
I bring my Netbook on business trips - its portability offsets any minor lack of power.
I don't know why people say that many Mac users are elitists....
HP says that the model in question is Titanium.
And, by the way, I think if you say "plastic laptop" most people think of Apple Ibooks or the plastic Macbooks.
HP Announces the TouchSmart tx2 Multi-Touch Tablet PC
We now have two multi-touch tablet pcs on the market, with HP bringing the first consumer-focused multi-touch tablet pc, the TouchSmart tx2. The tx2 sports an N-Trig capacitive touch digitizer.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2008/11/18/hp-announces-the-touchsmart-tx2-multi-touch-tablet-pc/
A Touch Of Genius
The Dell Latitude XT2 provides an outstanding tablet experience.
A high-performance system designed with intuitive input capabilities including a capacitive multi-touch screen and pen, the Latitude XT2 can work the way you want. With just a stroke of your fingertips, you can
-scroll through large web pages
-zoom in on graphics, photos or online maps
-enlarge emails to aid reading
-close your screen
-collaborate in real-time
and more
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-latitude-xt2?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz
We now have two multi-touch tablet pcs on the market, with HP bringing the first consumer-focused multi-touch tablet pc, the TouchSmart tx2. The tx2 sports an N-Trig capacitive touch digitizer.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2008/11/18/hp-announces-the-touchsmart-tx2-multi-touch-tablet-pc/
A Touch Of Genius
The Dell Latitude XT2 provides an outstanding tablet experience.
A high-performance system designed with intuitive input capabilities including a capacitive multi-touch screen and pen, the Latitude XT2 can work the way you want. With just a stroke of your fingertips, you can
-scroll through large web pages
-zoom in on graphics, photos or online maps
-enlarge emails to aid reading
-close your screen
-collaborate in real-time
and more
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-latitude-xt2?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz
pwned!
And wait for Windows 7, with native multi-touch support embedded in the core system!
One great way HP slashes the cost on that machine, besides the obvious crap resolution on a 16" display (and not spending money making it lighter), is the RAM. The bus on that system is 1066Mhz, but it uses 667Mhz DDR2 RAM. But the dude wanted a "power" machine, and Macs (with DDR3 memory that runs at 1066Mhz) are mostly design machines.
Take a look at the $1599 MacBook specs. It's pretty darn comparable to that HP model at $1500, especially if you ignore the jacked-up 16" display on the HP. The faster RAM and need to not run all the security software is an instant speed boost. The 2.5 fewer pounds you'll have to carry will save you hundreds in medical bills.
Take a look at the $1599 MacBook specs. It's pretty darn comparable to that HP model at $1500, especially if you ignore the jacked-up 16" display on the HP. The faster RAM and need to not run all the security software is an instant speed boost. The 2.5 fewer pounds you'll have to carry will save you hundreds in medical bills.