The original poster is referring to purchased songs - They cannot be written directly to a data or mp3 cd, only burned to a playable cd and re-imported as mp3 (or other format).
I don't think that any portable will ever replace a desktop.
I disagree. I see NO role for a desktop in my future as well as for many of my colleagues.
my future, many of my colleagues
Righto. For the vast majority of home and office users, a laptop is almost sufficient. But storage is an issue. Once you start tethering external devices, be they hard drives, burners, monitors, or what-have-you, it no longer is as advantageous to have a portable. And once you make the laptop big enough to have all that stuff inside, it is no longer a whiz-bang-two-pound-fit in-my-backpack-wireless wonder. And for people who are computer professionals that can't use a generic computer(i.e., they have specialized apps, sometimes specialized hardware - Video and film editors, certain programmers, some research scientists), a laptop will never replace a desktop. The fastest desktops will always be faster, more stable, have more storage, will be more able to be upgraded, than any laptop.
Uhmh - Context is everything: Are you going to hook up a piece of hardware that does brute force entry of passwords through the USB port?
It is not clear how secure this feature actually makes the data (can I still boot into firewire slave mode, if I don't turn off some network services, stuff can be touched from there), but in some situations, physical constraints can make a brute force attack less feasible.
Touche...
I am just a unhappy, for exactly the reasons you mentioned.
I think that if I spring for $50, I will have to listen to a _lot_ more of the samples.
Not sure it this is a troll or not, but you're totally full of crap about the selection. Emusic's offerings are fabulous IF you like indepedent label offerings. Ubiquity is one of the best DJ-oriented labels in the world, much of the classical music is excellent, and if you actually listen to Jazz, there is more there than you could ever want, from amazing archival to current artists.
I am pissed about the change, but you have no idea what you're talking about. If you want major-label dross, stick with Itunes or Kazaa lite.
IANAL, but what's up with that? Anyone have their original terms of service handy? How can they change the terms out from under a contract? Subscribers committed to a set period. Doesn't that period apply to the other participant on the contract?
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It's better than standard def content. It's on par with DVD.
So what is that supposed to mean???
If you spent $5K on a computer, you didn't buy an Apple laptop. The most souped-up Powerbook is about 3 grand.
The original poster is referring to purchased songs - They cannot be written directly to a data or mp3 cd, only burned to a playable cd and re-imported as mp3 (or other format).
Anyone find this mirrored anywhere? I can't seem to yank that image...
Righto. For the vast majority of home and office users, a laptop is almost sufficient. But storage is an issue. Once you start tethering external devices, be they hard drives, burners, monitors, or what-have-you, it no longer is as advantageous to have a portable. And once you make the laptop big enough to have all that stuff inside, it is no longer a whiz-bang-two-pound-fit in-my-backpack-wireless wonder. And for people who are computer professionals that can't use a generic computer(i.e., they have specialized apps, sometimes specialized hardware - Video and film editors, certain programmers, some research scientists), a laptop will never replace a desktop. The fastest desktops will always be faster, more stable, have more storage, will be more able to be upgraded, than any laptop.
Forever.
Uhmh - Context is everything: Are you going to hook up a piece of hardware that does brute force entry of passwords through the USB port?
It is not clear how secure this feature actually makes the data (can I still boot into firewire slave mode, if I don't turn off some network services, stuff can be touched from there), but in some situations, physical constraints can make a brute force attack less feasible.
Touche... I am just a unhappy, for exactly the reasons you mentioned. I think that if I spring for $50, I will have to listen to a _lot_ more of the samples.
Not sure it this is a troll or not, but you're totally full of crap about the selection. Emusic's offerings are fabulous IF you like indepedent label offerings. Ubiquity is one of the best DJ-oriented labels in the world, much of the classical music is excellent, and if you actually listen to Jazz, there is more there than you could ever want, from amazing archival to current artists. I am pissed about the change, but you have no idea what you're talking about. If you want major-label dross, stick with Itunes or Kazaa lite.
IANAL, but what's up with that? Anyone have their original terms of service handy? How can they change the terms out from under a contract? Subscribers committed to a set period. Doesn't that period apply to the other participant on the contract?