I dont feel bad, my whole point is no one cared about volume until it became a selling point of the macbook air. I bet theres not one person here who has ever needed a moderately thinner laptop than what was available. Almost anyone who could use a macbook air could use a Macbook.
My gripe is not so much that its a bad machine, its a good piece of hardware for some, I mean most people would think my UX is stupid. It's the tired predictable hysteria that OMG APPLE DID SOMETHING GROUNDBREAKING when its all been done before.
Apple makes good products. The attitude surrounding them is insufferable.
I was an Apple loyalist through the worst of times Why?
Honestly im not trying to troll, but do people think that will give their opinion credence? If you were using a mac in 1998 I would say you probably have pretty poor judgement and hold irrational loyalties, thereby causing me to dismiss your opinion.
You can tell a fanboy the moment they say "I've been using macs since 19xx." Unless it pertains to your point, no one gives a shit.
How does the size of the cpu affect wheather or not its an ultraportable? My Vaio UX has a full size CPU and its 4.5". Ultraportable is all about footprint. 13.3 inches means you cant put it in a handbag, you cant carry it on a strap or on your belt and and it will always be glaringly obvious your carrying a laptop. Who cares if its thin. Who has ever in their life once said "gee, if only my laptop was a bit thinner." The thinness is for aethetics only. On the other hand having worked in retail every single person that wants a small laptop wants a smaller footprint. Sometimes they care about weight too.
This isnt an ultraportable. Its just a thin notebook where you compromise a hell of a lot of features to save half an inch. Thats not in any way groundbreaking, many similar machines have been made. e.g. the Vaio TZ, its smaller, very light, and has all the standard ports and a dvd burner.
Mod parent up - im sick of hearing this stupid misinformation every time theres a story about sony. Also why is it unfortunate that blu-ray won? The only standard by which it is NOT the superior format is price, and by the time it becomes the norm im betting it qwill be as cheap as dvds. I remember buying my first DVD for AU$50. And IIRC the player was around 900.
You all missed the point entirely. Its not implying that people are poor BECAUSE they are black, its pointing out the gross disparity in the ratio of black people to white people that live below the poverty line. It is then your job to consider why this is and possibly what can be done about it.
I cant help but wonder what goes through the mind of the pig when it sees it glows green, I mean I know they're not exactly rocket scientists but from what I remember pigs are fairly clever, I wonder if this causes them all sorts of mental distress... Are there any people here that know anything about animal behaviour that might know?
If it does cause the pig severe stress that would be terrible... we dont want it spoiling the meat.
99% of consumers wont ever have to worry about all those things you just listed tho, all they need to do is buy a monitor for your pc, and buy a tv you can hook your game console up to. Its simple enough that even a walmart assistant cant explain it to you. If video work is your thing, then you cant really complain... but from a conusmer point of view i think its a lot better than most other areas of technology.
Is there arbitrary limit on how many video interfaces we should have?
As technology moves forward, we will need new ones.
I think display connecters are in quite a good state, we have DVI and VGA, and almost all monitors sold these days have support for both. HDMI will sort out any confusion of analog formats once everyone gets LCD or plasma tvs.
People arent inherantly evil and abusive, but they can be driven to it, anyone can. Its pretty easy to get someone to abuse their position in a retail store, all you have to do is give them barely or less than minimum wage, poor health care and poor working conditions and most people would take advantage of a large multi billion dollar company that wouldnt notice either way. Its a lot harder to get someone to abuse a much higher position of power, such as the office of the US president. That kind of thing takes money.
Don't be dissapointed when you see a retail assistant scamming the store, its not murder, and you probly would too if you had to live the way they do.
The amusing thing is most men would get aroused but two men, because its sexual activity of some sort. We're wired to get turned on by any sexual activity, even if its not your bag, baby.
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I dont feel bad, my whole point is no one cared about volume until it became a selling point of the macbook air. I bet theres not one person here who has ever needed a moderately thinner laptop than what was available. Almost anyone who could use a macbook air could use a Macbook.
My gripe is not so much that its a bad machine, its a good piece of hardware for some, I mean most people would think my UX is stupid. It's the tired predictable hysteria that OMG APPLE DID SOMETHING GROUNDBREAKING when its all been done before.
Apple makes good products. The attitude surrounding them is insufferable.
Honestly im not trying to troll, but do people think that will give their opinion credence? If you were using a mac in 1998 I would say you probably have pretty poor judgement and hold irrational loyalties, thereby causing me to dismiss your opinion.
You can tell a fanboy the moment they say "I've been using macs since 19xx." Unless it pertains to your point, no one gives a shit.
How does the size of the cpu affect wheather or not its an ultraportable? My Vaio UX has a full size CPU and its 4.5". Ultraportable is all about footprint. 13.3 inches means you cant put it in a handbag, you cant carry it on a strap or on your belt and and it will always be glaringly obvious your carrying a laptop. Who cares if its thin. Who has ever in their life once said "gee, if only my laptop was a bit thinner." The thinness is for aethetics only. On the other hand having worked in retail every single person that wants a small laptop wants a smaller footprint. Sometimes they care about weight too.
This isnt an ultraportable. Its just a thin notebook where you compromise a hell of a lot of features to save half an inch. Thats not in any way groundbreaking, many similar machines have been made. e.g. the Vaio TZ, its smaller, very light, and has all the standard ports and a dvd burner.
Why do people always feel compelled to say they've been a mac owner since 19xx?
I think the idea is the first time it asks it gives you directions and then you will be walking at a brisk pace so they wont ask you again.
Yeah... probly dont ever tell him that...
I like how the SD card they have says its 50GB x 2 and the lcd states it have over 52GB free on disk 1...
Mod parent up - im sick of hearing this stupid misinformation every time theres a story about sony. Also why is it unfortunate that blu-ray won? The only standard by which it is NOT the superior format is price, and by the time it becomes the norm im betting it qwill be as cheap as dvds. I remember buying my first DVD for AU$50. And IIRC the player was around 900.
Myself and the other comments on the tag are all specifically refering to the USA, as the article is about distributing the laptops in the USA....
Why do I have to spell these things out arent they obvious???
You all missed the point entirely. Its not implying that people are poor BECAUSE they are black, its pointing out the gross disparity in the ratio of black people to white people that live below the poverty line. It is then your job to consider why this is and possibly what can be done about it.
Quick! make all the jokes you can, then we'll have more fossils to study and mabye even clone!
That's right, I just outsmarted god.
I cant help but wonder what goes through the mind of the pig when it sees it glows green, I mean I know they're not exactly rocket scientists but from what I remember pigs are fairly clever, I wonder if this causes them all sorts of mental distress... Are there any people here that know anything about animal behaviour that might know?
If it does cause the pig severe stress that would be terrible... we dont want it spoiling the meat.
Well this is too big a mystery for me to solve, looks like we'l have to call in the Hardly Boys.
Oh come on! an AC posted that same joke 3 lines up!
99% of consumers wont ever have to worry about all those things you just listed tho, all they need to do is buy a monitor for your pc, and buy a tv you can hook your game console up to. Its simple enough that even a walmart assistant cant explain it to you. If video work is your thing, then you cant really complain... but from a conusmer point of view i think its a lot better than most other areas of technology.
1991 called, they want their joke back.
Is there arbitrary limit on how many video interfaces we should have?
As technology moves forward, we will need new ones.
I think display connecters are in quite a good state, we have DVI and VGA, and almost all monitors sold these days have support for both. HDMI will sort out any confusion of analog formats once everyone gets LCD or plasma tvs.
I have more than enough stories for me, I've worked in retail for 3 years lol. I've decided its time to get a real career though.
People arent inherantly evil and abusive, but they can be driven to it, anyone can. Its pretty easy to get someone to abuse their position in a retail store, all you have to do is give them barely or less than minimum wage, poor health care and poor working conditions and most people would take advantage of a large multi billion dollar company that wouldnt notice either way. Its a lot harder to get someone to abuse a much higher position of power, such as the office of the US president. That kind of thing takes money.
Don't be dissapointed when you see a retail assistant scamming the store, its not murder, and you probly would too if you had to live the way they do.
As good as it is to be critical, i dont think they would begin human trials without already establishing this.
I wonder how they advertise for test subjects? Perhaps a one page newspaper ad that says
"Free Cocaine!"
...noooo...
*ducks*
The amusing thing is most men would get aroused but two men, because its sexual activity of some sort. We're wired to get turned on by any sexual activity, even if its not your bag, baby.