yea but... has Linux integrated Pictures, Audio, Music, Video and seamlessly tied that to a DVD burner like Apple has?
Hell in Linux there is not even a "half-way decent" video editor... forget dragging an MP3 to the editor and have the audio automatically import and add itself to the timeline.
THAT'S INNOVATION! What has Linux REALLY done lately? A new nifty scripting language? Cool, not innovative. Oh sure, I have a good cheap firewall but sheesh..
Then lets make the last PPC boxes out the door at Apple really kick ass!
I mean really fast!
So that have people in 15 years will talk nostalgically about having a last generation PPC machine like they do when someone talks about having an old Hemi car.
If a duel/duel core 3.1 Ghz holds up like my dual 533 mhz has, you will have my money... again.
B.S.!!!
If you are not a Muslim, that hates Israel, you are and will remain nothing more then a "Zionist Infidel" in their eyes.
If the U.K. started bombing the shit out of the Israelis today, the Brits would be off the hook. For a while...
Umm yeah... I have learned nothing in the 18 years of working in IT! My same old tired four year old Mac is still doing day to day video business. I NEVER got 4 quality working years out of a PC. I am so stupid. Never had a virus or worm problem and don't even run virus software. What an idiot I am! All my programs run seamlessly together and I don't need a new security patch every week. What a dumb-ass I am!
I will be GLADLY getting out my wallet for Steve next round of PPC hardware.
Go play with your home built PC, boy. I gave that up years ago (not that I have not upgrades the drives/memory/etc in the Mac)
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Nope. I have 5 PC's and have ran DOS 3 to Win2000. Really... it can't.
Mainly because Linux does not have the apps and the only other option is windows. viruses, worms, even running virus software for that matter does nothing but dog the box out.
Windows has NO integrated Pro apps like Final Cut Studio either. I do not mind spending the money for a "true" solution.
Lastly, the PS3 and Xbox360 are not running Intel based hardware for a reason... and it is not cost.;-)
I bought a new house and saw that everyone else in the neighborhood had a riding lawnmower. Having a small yard with not much to mow, in the past, I was not looking forward to spending at least 2 hours a week sitting on my [back] driving around in circles. I started looking for "high speed" riding movers but the cost was astronomical.
(...) The mower and docking station arrived, from Amazon, in 2 large boxes. Installation and set-up was easily enough and I was "mowing" the front yard the next day. I had the mower set to MAX time but the lawn looked pretty well mowed after about 2 ½ hours. Now in the back yard (much larger area) the grass was long, wet, and has a long slope in it so the mower ran less than 3 hours before it returned to its dock. The lawn looked about 90% done. I was fairly satisfied with that being it is going out again today at 4:00 PM to finish up. "It mows, you don't". Love that!
The only thing I did that took a bit more time for the initial set-up was bury the perimeter wire, in high visibility areas. I did not like looking at the green line. I found this to be quite easy once I taped the "robo ruler" to a lawn edger I already own. I could then easily look down at the ruler and use it as a guide for the 1 inch deep little trench I dug with the edger.
Things that impressed me: There are no "clumps" of grass even when it was mowing during the rain storm. It mows in the rain.:-) It even pulled itself out of a little mud puddle that had formed once it realized it had no more traction in that direction. The speed at which the blades come to a complete stop ( 1 second) if it runs into something while you are manually mowing or you pick up the front.
Negative comments: If you like pretty "lines" in your lawn, this mower is not for you. All your friends and neighbors will ask you questions and/or make fun of you. I suggest you tell them what I tell them, "You do not manually was your clothes. You probably do not hand wash all of your dishes. Why would you WANT to mow your lawn?"
Just a Music box? Yes! But, for a Digital Hub? NO.
I am an OLD PC guy and switched 4 years back. Guess what? I still run the same 4 yo Mac. It runs the latest Tiger and can still render standard video faster than a lot of newer PC's. I am ready start playing with HD and will FOR SURE buy another Mac...
I never got 4 "good" years out of any PC I have owned:-( The 22" cinema is still good:-)
My old trusty dual 533Mhz will be retired to sever duties. Since the new Final Cut Pro supports Xsan I may build a little render farm. Who knows?
Of the 4 people I have talked into buying a Mac I have had 0 complaints. No worms, no viruses, a snappy Unix based OS, and you gonna whine about $700 for a maxed out mini? LOL
Like I said earlier: If you time (doing patches, running/upgrading virus software, adware scans, etc) is not valuable a $400 Dell PC is a bargain. Oh and make sure you upgrade it again in 2 years when Longhorn finally goes gold because you will not have enough CPU;-)
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Thanks... I was never sure. Damned edumacation
It failed Cartman during the spelling test!!! Have you lernt noth'in?
Is Apples Automator better, easier, able to call the command line? Umm yeah... XSAN video filesystems Yep...
Linux:
Render farms - Yes
Cutting edge video editors - No
Not excited?!?! You need to go to an M$ developers conference! - (MPEG 1.6 meg)
Hell in Linux there is not even a "half-way decent" video editor... forget dragging an MP3 to the editor and have the audio automatically import and add itself to the timeline.
THAT'S INNOVATION! What has Linux REALLY done lately? A new nifty scripting language? Cool, not innovative. Oh sure, I have a good cheap firewall but sheesh..
Fujitsu makes servers???
The phone has been "ready" for a while now.
Then lets make the last PPC boxes out the door at Apple really kick ass!
I mean really fast!
So that have people in 15 years will talk nostalgically about having a last generation PPC machine like they do when someone talks about having an old Hemi car.
If a duel/duel core 3.1 Ghz holds up like my dual 533 mhz has, you will have my money... again.
B.S.!!! If you are not a Muslim, that hates Israel, you are and will remain nothing more then a "Zionist Infidel" in their eyes. If the U.K. started bombing the shit out of the Israelis today, the Brits would be off the hook. For a while...
Well I figured since Apple managed a #14 slot M$ could at least "show up" ;-)
Sorry I did not see an anti-M$ post yet ;)
I choose 'God' but feel free to pick 'bad' it is your Karma. ;-)
Umm yeah... I have learned nothing in the 18 years of working in IT! My same old tired four year old Mac is still doing day to day video business. I NEVER got 4 quality working years out of a PC. I am so stupid. Never had a virus or worm problem and don't even run virus software. What an idiot I am! All my programs run seamlessly together and I don't need a new security patch every week. What a dumb-ass I am!
I will be GLADLY getting out my wallet for Steve next round of PPC hardware.
Go play with your home built PC, boy. I gave that up years ago (not that I have not upgrades the drives/memory/etc in the Mac)
I know and Apple stock has done so poorly over the last few years, it is amazing they stick with that same old tired plan!
I used to be just like you... about 4 years back ;-)
Only thing I miss is the PC game selection.
Mainly because Linux does not have the apps and the only other option is windows. viruses, worms, even running virus software for that matter does nothing but dog the box out.
Windows has NO integrated Pro apps like Final Cut Studio either. I do not mind spending the money for a "true" solution.
Lastly, the PS3 and Xbox360 are not running Intel based hardware for a reason... and it is not cost. ;-)
I bought the RL1000. My Amazon review:
:-) It even pulled itself out of a little mud puddle that had formed once it realized it had no more traction in that direction. The speed at which the blades come to a complete stop ( 1 second) if it runs into something while you are manually mowing or you pick up the front.
I bought a new house and saw that everyone else in the neighborhood had a riding lawnmower. Having a small yard with not much to mow, in the past, I was not looking forward to spending at least 2 hours a week sitting on my [back] driving around in circles. I started looking for "high speed" riding movers but the cost was astronomical.
(...)
The mower and docking station arrived, from Amazon, in 2 large boxes. Installation and set-up was easily enough and I was "mowing" the front yard the next day. I had the mower set to MAX time but the lawn looked pretty well mowed after about 2 ½ hours. Now in the back yard (much larger area) the grass was long, wet, and has a long slope in it so the mower ran less than 3 hours before it returned to its dock. The lawn looked about 90% done. I was fairly satisfied with that being it is going out again today at 4:00 PM to finish up. "It mows, you don't". Love that!
The only thing I did that took a bit more time for the initial set-up was bury the perimeter wire, in high visibility areas. I did not like looking at the green line. I found this to be quite easy once I taped the "robo ruler" to a lawn edger I already own. I could then easily look down at the ruler and use it as a guide for the 1 inch deep little trench I dug with the edger.
Things that impressed me: There are no "clumps" of grass even when it was mowing during the rain storm. It mows in the rain.
Negative comments: If you like pretty "lines" in your lawn, this mower is not for you. All your friends and neighbors will ask you questions and/or make fun of you. I suggest you tell them what I tell them, "You do not manually was your clothes. You probably do not hand wash all of your dishes. Why would you WANT to mow your lawn?"
- Digital hub (Synergenic Applications)
- Unix based
- No worms, no viruses
- Plenty of freeware/Linux ports/3rd party apps
The Dell is a better deal if time and convenience is of "no value" to you.
>Have you any idea how VAST the difference is here?
/. right? It does not matter. ;-)
You KNOW you're on
Since Safari was launched I have not looked back. When my bank did not support Safari... I changed banks. Go... Bank of America!
I think you missed my point but... thanks for agreeing with me ;-)
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GOD DAMNNED HIPPIES!
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Allah forbid anyone has to protect what is rightfully theirs.
Evil or not... Get BIG enough and someone is going to try and sue you. Look at poor Wendys finger.
Well, I guess the good news is... we can expect dual 3Ghz Powermac from Apple this summer!
I am an OLD PC guy and switched 4 years back. Guess what? I still run the same 4 yo Mac. It runs the latest Tiger and can still render standard video faster than a lot of newer PC's. I am ready start playing with HD and will FOR SURE buy another Mac...
I never got 4 "good" years out of any PC I have owned :-( The 22" cinema is still good :-)
My old trusty dual 533Mhz will be retired to sever duties. Since the new Final Cut Pro supports Xsan I may build a little render farm. Who knows?
Of the 4 people I have talked into buying a Mac I have had 0 complaints. No worms, no viruses, a snappy Unix based OS, and you gonna whine about $700 for a maxed out mini? LOL
Like I said earlier: If you time (doing patches, running/upgrading virus software, adware scans, etc) is not valuable a $400 Dell PC is a bargain. Oh and make sure you upgrade it again in 2 years when Longhorn finally goes gold because you will not have enough CPU ;-)
I guess your time has no value. Nor the $$$ worth of apps you get that come with the Mac that you would have to buy in the Windows World.
;-)
You're funny...
A Corvette is more expensive than a regular Chevy for a reason