LOL! You know, Sony got out of computers in the 80's (they made them only in Japan for a while) and back in in 1998. So essentially Sony's consumer computer play has only been since 1998.
You really should check your facts.
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Ultrabook Manufacturers Limiting Initial Shipments in Face of MacBook Air Popularity
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LOL! You know, Sony got out of computers in the 80's (they made them only in Japan for a while) and back in in 1998. So essentially Sony's consumer computer play has only been since 1998.
You really should check your facts.
Yes. Everyone should just hand the crown off to Apple and grind their businesses to a halt, and let Apple be the only computer OEM on the planet.
Because, who needs choice, right? All hail Apple.
If that were to happen, apple could jack up their prices to whatever they wanted to. Not a good idea. Without competition, prices won't go down!
Relative to the base 13" MBP, the Air gives up processing power, storage, expandability, ethernet, an optical drive, color gamut, battery life, and so on. In exchange, the base 13" Air is lighter by 1.6 lbs. and costs $100 more from Apple, or $300 more if you are in the US and near a Microcenter or similar store that sells the base 13" MBP for $999.
If someone is willing to give up that additional functionality, and to pay more, because something is a bit lighter and thinner, fine. There are many who are not.
Who would have thought ...
That we would be talking about other manufacturers not being able to keep up with Apple on price, and not just on technology, user experience, or aesthetics. The MacBook Air, the iPad, and for me at least, I know at the times I bought my 2 Mac Pro models since 2006, Dell couldn't touch their price for a similarly equipped machine. The one I bought last year is truly a thing of beauty inside and out compared to the top of the line Dell equivalent my employer bought at work and it cost less.
Many of us here were already of the mindset that the total value of some of Apple's offerings was worth what we were paying, but it's nice to have more mainstream examples that make the old, tired "Apple/Mac is more expensive" line sound like just more uninformed whining.
That we would be talking about other manufacturers not being able to keep up with Apple on price, and not just on technology, user experience, or aesthetics. The MacBook Air, the iPad, and for me at least, I know at the times I bought my 2 Mac Pro models since 2006, Dell couldn't touch their price for a similarly equipped machine. The one I bought last year is truly a thing of beauty inside and out compared to the top of the line Dell equivalent my employer bought at work and it cost less.
Many of us here were already of the mindset that the total value of some of Apple's offerings was worth what we were paying, but it's nice to have more mainstream examples that make the old, tired "Apple/Mac is more expensive" line sound like just more uninformed whining.
What I would really like to see is Mac OS lisensed to other OEMs and placed on these new computers. As 'that guy' who has to support every computer in my extended family, I've instituted a new policy that if you get a new computer that doesn't run Mac OS, I'm not helping you. It's your fault.
no reason, unless you have to go everywhere with a laptop because your job does not understand the concept of "away" when a problem shows up - so having a bit less to carry around is worth it.
but really if you just home or out once in a bit - there is no reason like you say to pay more to get less.
It's surprising to me that the MBA is so cost-competitive, what with its fancy-schmancy unibody design and all. Is it because the battery, RAM, and HDD are unremovable?
I know what you mean and I've been noticing it for a while.
I was very annoyed by this a few years back when I was shopping for an AV receiver. Somehow, the names all look like random 8 digits hexadecimal numbers with a hyphen stuck somewhere in the middle. It's very hard to recommend a product to a friend when you can't even recall the name.
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Knock offs, yes.
Cheap, NO!
I have noticed a trend of competitive tablets (for example) that cost about the same as like iPad, but with less performance.
They also look very much alike (*cough* Samsung).
Otherwise, completely agree with what U say.
Not necessarily office, she could use any word processor really. Well, assuming that she had any benefit in doing so. Further, thats not the only benefit. She "knows" Windows (what a joke). Sure, there may be better options for her out there, but i doubt she would go for them. In fact, the worse of a user you are the more important this "knowing" becomes (i would like to believe i have read research on this matter, either way it makes perfect sense).
Second, i wouldnt expect the w8-slates to offer anything but equivalent form factor and battery life. Time will tell though.
Regarding the whole A/V issue, i dont think that the average consumer really care, or know that he could be "better off" elsewhere. Further, i'd expect that MSFT has made significant improvements in this area, and that the new App store (whatever) will make things even better.
Quoted because I can't believe someone was dumb enough to make up such a word to use in their defense.
Oh, did I mention that the VAIO Z also has 1/3 to 1/2 the battery life of the Air?
Yeah! Who would have thought portability was such a big factor when shopping for a portable computer. Pfft!
Joking aside, to each is own… and that's perfectly fine.
And that is relevant why? Are you trying to tell us that Apple had an ultra(mac)book running before that, or what?
That is the assumption.
I don't know, man. Definitely enterprise for a few decades yet, but everywhere I go I see small businesses switching to Mac. Dentists, Law offices, electrical parts suppliers, non profits, I even saw a MacMini in a courtroom the other day. And I live in a relatively small town. Mac is taking over, slowly but surely, and the rest will be iPad. It's a little creepy actually.
This will probably happen at some point. Which is just another justification for staying with the mac.
If there were no competition, we would all still be using Apple II computers. Without competition, there's no desire to win, resulting in everyone being a looser.
