I'm interested in giving this laptop a try, it seems to be the most like a MacBook Pro, at least from a hardware perspective. I love that it has a GTX 1060 in case I wanted to try out some VR or do some gaming. I'm most worried about Windows 10 being suitable to replace all my workflows in MacOSX, to be honest, than I am about finding suitable hardware. Since you own the Razer Blade 2016, can you please give some candid feedback on what you consider to be the biggest drawbacks, if any? Is the trackpad as good as the Mac? How's the palm detection for accidental presses? How's the fan noise? Can you post more about the Win 10 alternatives to Mac programs that you found?
The MSI you linked is a great spec laptop for the money, it beats the heck out of Apple on the GPU and on ports... but I would expect a touch screen for this price, even if I didn't plan to use it. The screen is absolutely gorgeous though, better than Retina quality. (One big keyboard nitpick though, the Windows key is on the wrong side of the keyboard -- very infuriating.) I ended up buying but then returning this laptop to Fry's because I just couldn't abide with Windows 10. I ended up buying a refurbished MacBook Pro from 2015, the last sane model.
Don't under-estimate the power of Office 365 to draw schools back into the fold... one of the local systems here just rolled it out county wide. I think the appeal is outsourcing the day to day management and administration of Exchange email... and well... Office just rides along for free. Many systems also seem to feel compelled to teach Office because that's what businesses use, and they want to prep the kids accordingly.
(Disclaimer: I do not work for Best Buy, I do not work for Samsung. I don't get compensated one way or the other if you buy this unit. I'm a Mac guy too, and recently went through this same decision, and this is what I found.)
Notice I said he had a lack of credibility, I didn't say he wasn't a bright guy in other fields. That's like saying, hey my Uncle Lou did some cool stuff with mainframes back in the day, and they had about the same amount of processing power as an iPhone, maybe Google should hire him!
Read Tim's own words in his Android Diary.
I've never actually had a "smart" or otherwise fancy phone before, so this is by far the nicest I've owned.
What kind of technologist bought his first smartphone a little over a year ago? And declares his very first one, The Best! It makes me question his methodology for making decisions, at the very least.
Do you ever read smartphone related websites like Boy Genius Report, for example? These people live and breath smartphones, and actually carry and use the devices they review and blog about. There are numerous people that are infinitely more qualified on smartphones than Tim Bray will ever be.
I'm sure Tim is a fine fellow otherwise, and would make an excellent neighbor, who if he borrowed your rake, would return it promptly in good condition.
Maybe if he had tried 3 or 4 other phones and then settled on Android, his opinion would have weight. This guy had never owned a "fancy phone" until 15 months ago and now he's an expert? Seriously Google, is this the best you can do?
Actually there *are* unique features to the Mac WoW client, to quote TUAW:
"Most gaming companies tend to shy away from the Mac, but Blizzard has always been the exception. And with World of Warcraft, there are actually huge benefits to playing the game on a Mac. A while ago they added builtin iTunes controls (right into the official client), and as of the upcoming patch (now available for players to play around with on a public test), they've actually created an ingame movie recorder-- only for the WoW Mac client.
It's a pretty well done feature, too. WoW Insider's Paul Sherrard took the recorder for a test drive, and created what you see above (after a little bit of iMovie fiddling). The options are pretty impressive for an ingame vid capture as well-- you can control whether the UI or cursor is seen or not, and you even get a choice of codecs (including H.264, Pixlet, or Motion JPEG). Very nice. Whoever's working on the Mac team at Blizzard really knows what they're doing, and is definitely giving Mac users the hookup on cool exclusive features."
Re: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/13/world-of-warcraft-mac-client-adds-builtin-movie-capture/
Go with a hosted Exchange account, that way you get true "push" email and calendaring services on many devices, including iPhone.
http://4smartphone.net/ is a popular choice. There are others.
Sell out and become a vendor. Find a product that you like, and go to work for the company that makes it. They always appreciate people who can relate to their customers as to why you should buy their products. Odds are you will make much more money and have a much better quality of life. (No more "on call", etc)
Check out a company called Riverbed, http://www.riverbed.com/ they have a WAN optimization appliance called Steelhead that solves the exact problem you are describing. I won't turn this post into a sales pitch -- read their website, call them up and ask for a demo, then decide for yourself. I would insist on a proof of concept or pilot implementation before making an enterprise wide committment.
Did anyone notice that only the high end 17" model is eligible to be configured with the 100GB 7200 RPM hard drive? This option is missing on the two 15" models.
That puts me in a quandry, as I really wanted the 15" model, but I wanted the 7200 rpm hard drive.
I'd like to see Bill Gates vs Steve Jobs in some kind of TV trivia game show for charity. Here's the twist: Bill would have to answer questions about Apple, and Steve would have to answer questions about Microsoft. They are both keen competitors, I think many would be surpised at how much they knew about each other's business. And to avoid bruised egos, both charities would "win" with a large prize at the end. Wouldn't that be cool?
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I'm interested in giving this laptop a try, it seems to be the most like a MacBook Pro, at least from a hardware perspective. I love that it has a GTX 1060 in case I wanted to try out some VR or do some gaming. I'm most worried about Windows 10 being suitable to replace all my workflows in MacOSX, to be honest, than I am about finding suitable hardware. Since you own the Razer Blade 2016, can you please give some candid feedback on what you consider to be the biggest drawbacks, if any? Is the trackpad as good as the Mac? How's the palm detection for accidental presses? How's the fan noise? Can you post more about the Win 10 alternatives to Mac programs that you found?
The MSI you linked is a great spec laptop for the money, it beats the heck out of Apple on the GPU and on ports... but I would expect a touch screen for this price, even if I didn't plan to use it. The screen is absolutely gorgeous though, better than Retina quality. (One big keyboard nitpick though, the Windows key is on the wrong side of the keyboard -- very infuriating.) I ended up buying but then returning this laptop to Fry's because I just couldn't abide with Windows 10. I ended up buying a refurbished MacBook Pro from 2015, the last sane model.
VMware isn't spelled with a capital "W". #pet #peeve
Right out of Serenity / Firefly
#browncoat
It's VMware, not VMWare. #pet #peeve
I'd also consider bringing back Jonathan "cowboyneal" Pater. Seriously.
Don't under-estimate the power of Office 365 to draw schools back into the fold... one of the local systems here just rolled it out county wide.
I think the appeal is outsourcing the day to day management and administration of Exchange email... and well... Office just rides along for free.
Many systems also seem to feel compelled to teach Office because that's what businesses use, and they want to prep the kids accordingly.
You can get a nice Samsung from Best Buy for less than $800. The specs are good, and the design is nice.
Samsung - Laptop / Intel® Core i5 Processor / 14" Display / 4GB Memory / 640GB Hard Drive - Aluminum
(Disclaimer: I do not work for Best Buy, I do not work for Samsung. I don't get compensated one way or the other if you buy this unit. I'm a Mac guy too, and recently went through this same decision, and this is what I found.)
I've never actually had a "smart" or otherwise fancy phone before, so this is by far the nicest I've owned.
What kind of technologist bought his first smartphone a little over a year ago? And declares his very first one, The Best! It makes me question his methodology for making decisions, at the very least.
Do you ever read smartphone related websites like Boy Genius Report, for example? These people live and breath smartphones, and actually carry and use the devices they review and blog about. There are numerous people that are infinitely more qualified on smartphones than Tim Bray will ever be.
I'm sure Tim is a fine fellow otherwise, and would make an excellent neighbor, who if he borrowed your rake, would return it promptly in good condition.
Tim Bray bought his *first* smartphone in December 2008 and declared it the best he's ever owned:
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/12/...
Maybe if he had tried 3 or 4 other phones and then settled on Android, his opinion would have weight.
This guy had never owned a "fancy phone" until 15 months ago and now he's an expert? Seriously Google, is this the best you can do?
I can't believe that no one has yet mentioned Untangle - www.untangle.com or Endian www.endian.com
Actually there *are* unique features to the Mac WoW client, to quote TUAW: "Most gaming companies tend to shy away from the Mac, but Blizzard has always been the exception. And with World of Warcraft, there are actually huge benefits to playing the game on a Mac. A while ago they added builtin iTunes controls (right into the official client), and as of the upcoming patch (now available for players to play around with on a public test), they've actually created an ingame movie recorder-- only for the WoW Mac client. It's a pretty well done feature, too. WoW Insider's Paul Sherrard took the recorder for a test drive, and created what you see above (after a little bit of iMovie fiddling). The options are pretty impressive for an ingame vid capture as well-- you can control whether the UI or cursor is seen or not, and you even get a choice of codecs (including H.264, Pixlet, or Motion JPEG). Very nice. Whoever's working on the Mac team at Blizzard really knows what they're doing, and is definitely giving Mac users the hookup on cool exclusive features." Re: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/13/world-of-warcraft-mac-client-adds-builtin-movie-capture/
Go with a hosted Exchange account, that way you get true "push" email and calendaring services on many devices, including iPhone. http://4smartphone.net/ is a popular choice. There are others.
"read the article"??!?!
You must be new here.....
Sell out and become a vendor. Find a product that you like, and go to work for the company that makes it. They always appreciate people who can relate to their customers as to why you should buy their products.
Odds are you will make much more money and have a much better quality of life. (No more "on call", etc)
Check out a company called Riverbed, http://www.riverbed.com/ they have a WAN optimization appliance called Steelhead that solves the exact problem you are describing. I won't turn this post into a sales pitch -- read their website, call them up and ask for a demo, then decide for yourself. I would insist on a proof of concept or pilot implementation before making an enterprise wide committment.
This is a dupe.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/23/1915231
Why not find a few a neighbors within WiFi range (Pringles can, anyone?) and subsidize the cost of the T1?
I downloaded the ONE DAY trial (Ahem!), but couldn't get any sample apps to deploy because my web host is only running PHP version 4.4.4.
Did anyone notice that only the high end 17" model is eligible to be configured with the 100GB 7200 RPM hard drive? This option is missing on the two 15" models.
That puts me in a quandry, as I really wanted the 15" model, but I wanted the 7200 rpm hard drive.
I'd like to see Bill Gates vs Steve Jobs in some kind of TV trivia game show for charity.
Here's the twist: Bill would have to answer questions about Apple, and Steve would have to answer questions about Microsoft. They are both keen competitors, I think many would be surpised at how much they knew about each other's business. And to avoid bruised egos, both charities would "win" with a large prize at the end. Wouldn't that be cool?
....water is wet.
Hell yeah, I had the same question. "Ender's Game" is my favorite book of all time.
Paste all the numbers here for verification please.
I would have thought that the lightsabers would cauterize the wounds and produce no blood.