I really don't think Mac's are a fledgling platfrom for gaming, considering they've been around for a couple days. I can't say that I or anyone else I know thinks of a Mac as a gaming platform. I'm sure Gamespy is starting to feel the same way. Simple economics. Why spend a good chunk of your money supporting a platform that is very likely to not put you over the margins? There is no reason, especially if the market has no foreseeable growth. Do you see the Mac gaming market growing rapidly in the future? It hasn't in the past, and it won't change anytime in the future either.
The original Gameboy weighs close to a pound, which is NOT light.
Original Gameboy - 13.89 oz
Nintendo DS - 9.7 oz
PSP - 9.17 oz
GBA SP - 5 oz
I don't need to say anymore than that.
Comparing the original Gameboy to the PSP is about the most idiotic thing I've ever heard of. Of course the PSP is more fragile, it has a widescreen color LCD, optical drive, wi-fi, etc. The Gameboy is completely solid state and weighs half a ton. Thats like comparing the reliability of a Porsche to an old F-150. Sure the F-150 may be a iron tank, but which one would you rather drive? Regardless, they are so far apart as to make comparisons between the two ludicrous.
I honestly don't think you'll have a problem. Like others before me have said, small bugs and animals trying to take advantage of the warmth is probably your biggest problem. And humidity shouldn't be an issue. I didn't think there was even any humidity in the air when its right around zero. Simple chemistry leads me to believe that(though I may be wrong) I have lived in Florida all my life and cold weather is very unfamiliar to me. I have relatives in Texas and Michigan, however, and when visiting them in the winter, its always very very dry outside.
You have to realize that in the end, its just a 733mhz Celeron. Thats worth about $20 tops. If it fails (unlikely) just chalk it up to experimentation.
So......a Mustang GT isn't really different than a Mustang? After all, the GT is just a marketing label. Forget that V8 underneath there. *rolls eyes*
Centrino is more than a label. When I see Centrino, I *know* that it will have a Pentium M, 855, and Intel wireless. Thats the whole point of the Centrino name. It helps the consumer know what is under the hood. Just like Z28, GT, SVT, SRT, SS helps me know whats under the hood. I could go on and on with just cars alone. I think I made my point though.
If I wanted to use the Internet in a public area, a park is the last place I would ever try. I thought a park was a place to go and..well, be with nature or something? And personally, the idea of wi-fi in a park is a bad idea. We need to have areas where technology is kept to a minimum so we don't forget the [cheesy]simpler things in life[/cheesy]. If you really need to check your email that badly, then don't go to the park in the first place.
This seems to me to be an incredible waste of money. Is it really that difficult to just turn on your laptop and check? I mean, is the 10-30 second effort worth $30? I really don't think so. Also, if you think about it, what about all the times when you do find a Wi-Fi signal? You're gonna have to pull out your laptop anyways. Guess what, I would have already beat you to it by just turning it on in the first place.(yay) You also have to figure that most people travel the same route over and over again and once you find out where signal is, why would you ever use it again?
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I really don't think Mac's are a fledgling platfrom for gaming, considering they've been around for a couple days. I can't say that I or anyone else I know thinks of a Mac as a gaming platform. I'm sure Gamespy is starting to feel the same way. Simple economics. Why spend a good chunk of your money supporting a platform that is very likely to not put you over the margins? There is no reason, especially if the market has no foreseeable growth. Do you see the Mac gaming market growing rapidly in the future? It hasn't in the past, and it won't change anytime in the future either.
The original Gameboy weighs close to a pound, which is NOT light. Original Gameboy - 13.89 oz Nintendo DS - 9.7 oz PSP - 9.17 oz GBA SP - 5 oz I don't need to say anymore than that.
Comparing the original Gameboy to the PSP is about the most idiotic thing I've ever heard of. Of course the PSP is more fragile, it has a widescreen color LCD, optical drive, wi-fi, etc. The Gameboy is completely solid state and weighs half a ton. Thats like comparing the reliability of a Porsche to an old F-150. Sure the F-150 may be a iron tank, but which one would you rather drive? Regardless, they are so far apart as to make comparisons between the two ludicrous.
I honestly don't think you'll have a problem. Like others before me have said, small bugs and animals trying to take advantage of the warmth is probably your biggest problem. And humidity shouldn't be an issue. I didn't think there was even any humidity in the air when its right around zero. Simple chemistry leads me to believe that(though I may be wrong) I have lived in Florida all my life and cold weather is very unfamiliar to me. I have relatives in Texas and Michigan, however, and when visiting them in the winter, its always very very dry outside. You have to realize that in the end, its just a 733mhz Celeron. Thats worth about $20 tops. If it fails (unlikely) just chalk it up to experimentation.
So the Pentium M, a vast improvement in mobile architecture, isn't technologically remarkable? Um, ok, whatever.
So......a Mustang GT isn't really different than a Mustang? After all, the GT is just a marketing label. Forget that V8 underneath there. *rolls eyes* Centrino is more than a label. When I see Centrino, I *know* that it will have a Pentium M, 855, and Intel wireless. Thats the whole point of the Centrino name. It helps the consumer know what is under the hood. Just like Z28, GT, SVT, SRT, SS helps me know whats under the hood. I could go on and on with just cars alone. I think I made my point though.
If I wanted to use the Internet in a public area, a park is the last place I would ever try. I thought a park was a place to go and..well, be with nature or something? And personally, the idea of wi-fi in a park is a bad idea. We need to have areas where technology is kept to a minimum so we don't forget the [cheesy]simpler things in life[/cheesy]. If you really need to check your email that badly, then don't go to the park in the first place.
This seems to me to be an incredible waste of money. Is it really that difficult to just turn on your laptop and check? I mean, is the 10-30 second effort worth $30? I really don't think so. Also, if you think about it, what about all the times when you do find a Wi-Fi signal? You're gonna have to pull out your laptop anyways. Guess what, I would have already beat you to it by just turning it on in the first place.(yay) You also have to figure that most people travel the same route over and over again and once you find out where signal is, why would you ever use it again?