They also can do matrix computations up to 40 times faster than a CPU. This is incredibly useful for scientific applications. I would use this if I had a Nvidia card since several things exist to use CUDA with Matlab, until then I have to teach myself OpenCL.
Depends. The Ford probably is better at towing shit and you can carry a lot in the bed of the truck. You are comparing speed to off road and towing capabilities and saying speed is always better. In this case, the faster processor and extra ram is a clear win with one exception. I believe the A5 has a better GPU. Thinner and lighter != better since a tablet isn't that portable anyway at 9.7 inches. Its like carrying a notebook or clipboard around with you, which most people do not do. I would agree with you if we were talking about phones. Furthermore, we are talking about 0.2 pounds heavier and 0.2 pounds thicker. However, the WebOS tablet has 2.5 times the battery capacity so it makes sense it would be heavier and thicker. Furthermore, WebOS is possibly as efficient as iOS, we simply don't know yet.
Generally a faster clock speed is better as more computations can be done per cycle. Sure, there is also bandwidth but I suspect the A5 and Snapdragon processor have similar bandwidth. Its not just tap to sync, the HP Touchpad also syncs up via bluetooth so you can answer SMS messages through your tablet. It gives people that want a tablet an excuse to buy a WebOS phone as well, and they are actually good phones. The TouchPad also charges wirelessly. Its basically 100 more than the equivalent 32 gb iPad model but it has 1 gb ram, faster processor, wireless charging, etc. Its basically going to be priced just right. The only problem is the apps, as there are not many for it. I think that will change over the course of a year. That being said, the iPad 2 is a better buy right now until the WebOS platform evolves a little since you have access to way more software on the iPad.
The fact that they won't specify what amount of RAM they have is suspect, and entirely bullshit considering Apple usually is the first to taught what things they have over others.
I wouldnt wager that. Apple prices their hardware higher than most http://www.alphaila.com/articles/failure/apples-problem-selling-mac/ , I have read the HP TouchPad will be at 699.00. It is 100 dollars more than the equivalent iPad ONLY in storage capacity (i.e. 32 GB). However, it has 4 times the ram and 20 percent more processor. It also has Touch-to-share and wireless charging so....
Apple didn't out-flank anyone. What they did was expected by numerous "apply analysts". It wasn't expected that they would release an iPad with the same amount of ram as the last one. Thats the perfect place to take advantage and yet no-one did shit.
Stop being an idiot. It weighs about a small sandwich more and is maybe a quarter of a pencil thicker. Its a worthwhile trade-off for induction charging (wireless charging), an actual built in digital compass, 4 times the RAM and 20 percent more processing power.
Apple's iPad competitors are still spec-obsessed, and Apple's next-gen iPad coupled with the same price point is forcing Samsung to rethink its tablet strategy and pricing methodology altogether.
Seriously. What kind of moron CEO's and board members exist these days? Its obvious that Apple released a killer product and yet these idiots do nothing to try and compete. It was pretty much already known what the iPad 2 would have in it, and yet they did nothing but wait until it was released and NOW they are trying to rethink their strategy? Any two-bit / . moron could do a better job than these idiots and yet they are pulling in hundreds of thousands to millions a year plus bonuses. It just goes to show you that being a CEO or CFO or CIO doesn't mean shit as far as your intelligence goes. It must be social connections that get these assholes into their undeserved positions.
As far as evolution is concerned there are people that disagree as to the mechanism for it. I read a recent article in Discover about a woman who claims that bacteria symbiosis is the driving force of evolution, not random mutation. However, the macro-perspective of it is generally agreed upon. We all have common ancestors and species change and diverge over time.
Actually, the wealthy are good at making money off the backs of other people simply because they start out with more resources to spend on doing so. Sure some people are wealthy because they got there on their own and worked hard, but 70-80 percent of the wealthy retain their wealth generation to generation and got there through family social connections and inheritance. Every person in a corporation works and produces something, be it a product or investments, etc. The people at the top of the company skim a little work off of every employee or contractor by paying them less than what they actually produce is worth. That is why they can pay themselves massive salaries and great benefits. If they paid each individual what their work was actually worth there would be no money left over for their own salaries and the growth of the company. Most people would be willing to take a pay cut so their company grows, but most people hate the upper management and board members for skimming more money than they deserve. If you think that all CEO's and other board members work harder than a farmer or an engineer, or a construction worker, then you are simply an idiot. The wealthiest class pays professional educated people more, but still not as much as what they produce is worth. The wealthy did the same thing in the Renaissance, the same thing in the Dark Ages, the same thing in the 1800's. If you think human societies have evolved beyond having a wealthy class exploiting the poorer you are still an idiot. What happens today is the same shit as it was throughout history, just in a different form.
What about Squids and Octopi? They have multiple limbs and the ability to manipulate things like humans can. Octopi also have the intelligence to do so, some being as smart as cats. My only other point would be the fact that life originating elsewhere may not even be carbon based or maybe it won't even use water and sugars for energy. Think silicon based life or methane breathing lifeforms. Chemistry may favor four legs and two limbs on a planet with a different atmosphere and energy storage chemical (sugar, methane, etc).
Ive always had the most problems with Dells from when I worked in IT. HP never caused me a problem now and then but I have no knowledge of Toshiba, no-one used them.
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Actually, up to 40 times the performance. http://www.gp-you.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46:art-gpumat&catid=40:cat-gpumat&Itemid=54
They also can do matrix computations up to 40 times faster than a CPU. This is incredibly useful for scientific applications. I would use this if I had a Nvidia card since several things exist to use CUDA with Matlab, until then I have to teach myself OpenCL.
http://www.technobuffalo.com/blog/comparisons/tablet-throwdown-ipad-2-vs-the-xoom-playbook-and-touchpad/
Depends. The Ford probably is better at towing shit and you can carry a lot in the bed of the truck. You are comparing speed to off road and towing capabilities and saying speed is always better. In this case, the faster processor and extra ram is a clear win with one exception. I believe the A5 has a better GPU. Thinner and lighter != better since a tablet isn't that portable anyway at 9.7 inches. Its like carrying a notebook or clipboard around with you, which most people do not do. I would agree with you if we were talking about phones. Furthermore, we are talking about 0.2 pounds heavier and 0.2 pounds thicker. However, the WebOS tablet has 2.5 times the battery capacity so it makes sense it would be heavier and thicker. Furthermore, WebOS is possibly as efficient as iOS, we simply don't know yet.
The fact that you can set it down and pick it up without disconnecting anything seems like a good feature.
It depends. If you find out you can play Crysis 1 on the tablet people will probably want it.
Generally a faster clock speed is better as more computations can be done per cycle. Sure, there is also bandwidth but I suspect the A5 and Snapdragon processor have similar bandwidth. Its not just tap to sync, the HP Touchpad also syncs up via bluetooth so you can answer SMS messages through your tablet. It gives people that want a tablet an excuse to buy a WebOS phone as well, and they are actually good phones. The TouchPad also charges wirelessly. Its basically 100 more than the equivalent 32 gb iPad model but it has 1 gb ram, faster processor, wireless charging, etc. Its basically going to be priced just right. The only problem is the apps, as there are not many for it. I think that will change over the course of a year. That being said, the iPad 2 is a better buy right now until the WebOS platform evolves a little since you have access to way more software on the iPad.
It is obvious that Macs are overpriced and only an idiot would think otherwise. Sure, pay it if you can but that doesn't change a thing.
Apple's logic is even worse.
Then why should we bother comparing prices.
Except I can get a Netbook for less and it has more Ram and a better processor. Good work.
Please link me to some reputable source that agrees with your statement. I would appreciate it.
The fact that they won't specify what amount of RAM they have is suspect, and entirely bullshit considering Apple usually is the first to taught what things they have over others.
I wouldnt wager that. Apple prices their hardware higher than most http://www.alphaila.com/articles/failure/apples-problem-selling-mac/ , I have read the HP TouchPad will be at 699.00. It is 100 dollars more than the equivalent iPad ONLY in storage capacity (i.e. 32 GB). However, it has 4 times the ram and 20 percent more processor. It also has Touch-to-share and wireless charging so....
Apple didn't out-flank anyone. What they did was expected by numerous "apply analysts". It wasn't expected that they would release an iPad with the same amount of ram as the last one. Thats the perfect place to take advantage and yet no-one did shit.
Stop being an idiot. It weighs about a small sandwich more and is maybe a quarter of a pencil thicker. Its a worthwhile trade-off for induction charging (wireless charging), an actual built in digital compass, 4 times the RAM and 20 percent more processing power.
Apple's iPad competitors are still spec-obsessed, and Apple's next-gen iPad coupled with the same price point is forcing Samsung to rethink its tablet strategy and pricing methodology altogether.
Seriously. What kind of moron CEO's and board members exist these days? Its obvious that Apple released a killer product and yet these idiots do nothing to try and compete. It was pretty much already known what the iPad 2 would have in it, and yet they did nothing but wait until it was released and NOW they are trying to rethink their strategy? Any two-bit / . moron could do a better job than these idiots and yet they are pulling in hundreds of thousands to millions a year plus bonuses. It just goes to show you that being a CEO or CFO or CIO doesn't mean shit as far as your intelligence goes. It must be social connections that get these assholes into their undeserved positions.
The HP WebOS tablet will be at a similar price point for superior hardware (more ram, faster processor, etc). Its just not as light or as thin.
Its easier to default your reasoning to the bible and continue making the big bucks with your industrial business.
As far as evolution is concerned there are people that disagree as to the mechanism for it. I read a recent article in Discover about a woman who claims that bacteria symbiosis is the driving force of evolution, not random mutation. However, the macro-perspective of it is generally agreed upon. We all have common ancestors and species change and diverge over time.
Actually, the wealthy are good at making money off the backs of other people simply because they start out with more resources to spend on doing so. Sure some people are wealthy because they got there on their own and worked hard, but 70-80 percent of the wealthy retain their wealth generation to generation and got there through family social connections and inheritance. Every person in a corporation works and produces something, be it a product or investments, etc. The people at the top of the company skim a little work off of every employee or contractor by paying them less than what they actually produce is worth. That is why they can pay themselves massive salaries and great benefits. If they paid each individual what their work was actually worth there would be no money left over for their own salaries and the growth of the company. Most people would be willing to take a pay cut so their company grows, but most people hate the upper management and board members for skimming more money than they deserve. If you think that all CEO's and other board members work harder than a farmer or an engineer, or a construction worker, then you are simply an idiot. The wealthiest class pays professional educated people more, but still not as much as what they produce is worth. The wealthy did the same thing in the Renaissance, the same thing in the Dark Ages, the same thing in the 1800's. If you think human societies have evolved beyond having a wealthy class exploiting the poorer you are still an idiot. What happens today is the same shit as it was throughout history, just in a different form.
What about Squids and Octopi? They have multiple limbs and the ability to manipulate things like humans can. Octopi also have the intelligence to do so, some being as smart as cats. My only other point would be the fact that life originating elsewhere may not even be carbon based or maybe it won't even use water and sugars for energy. Think silicon based life or methane breathing lifeforms. Chemistry may favor four legs and two limbs on a planet with a different atmosphere and energy storage chemical (sugar, methane, etc).
Hp caused me a problem now and them, typo.
Ive always had the most problems with Dells from when I worked in IT. HP never caused me a problem now and then but I have no knowledge of Toshiba, no-one used them.
Check out this link for reliabilities of various manufacturers : http://www.alphaila.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/laptop_breakdown_stats3.png