I fancy myself something of an audiophile, and I can say with all certainty that the inflatable loudspeaker is the most exciting new development in the home audio world of the last 5 years.
They're made out of 3/4th-inch plywood to take the stress of constant packing and unpacking.
Close, but not quite. 3/4" ply is the thinnest plywood that won't easily resonate. Any vibration or flexing of a cabinet's sides detracts from the acoustic efficiency of the cabinet.
Some companies also use carbon fiber, and some have tried plastics and honeycomb-core materials, to varied success.
Hey, maybe you don't care when people get raped by a company, but I do. I've made it my personal mission in life to make sure as few people get suckered by Apple as possible.
Who got "raped?" Where? When? You got any real stories that aren't so generic you could put any corporation's name in place of Apple's?
It makes me crazy that there are so many people who prop up that worthless company, just because they want to be "different".
My bud had a G4 that apple sent the magic bullet down to destroy all the ram that wasn't from Apple
LOL! Apple doesn't make RAM. However, they do prefer you to use RAM that is up to their specs, no matter where you buy it.
Your friend bought cheap no-name RAM, and the supplier lied about its compatibility with the Mac. Most suppliers were honest enough to replace affected RAM.
No, the RAM wasn't "destroyed," it simply won't work in that machine.
Now the thing is good for a paperweight. I got him an AMD and he's never looked back.
Anyway, this is something for me to bitch at apple about, not for me to expose myself to public humiliation over.
Too late.
BTW, you could close and latch any laptop on a 'rock.' There is enough play in the keyboard to allow all sorts of things in there. If there wasn't enough play in the keyboard, typing would be very difficult.
It measures, with great precision, how much current passes through a wire coil in a strong magnetic field to balance the pull of gravity on
a one-kilogram mass standard[emphasis mine]
Doesn't look like they've replaced the hunk of metal, they've replaced the balance scale.
The late Dr. Dick Deslattes said something like, "If we ever have to communicate from afar with ET aliens, we could explain all our science standards in terms they would understand, but we'd have to throw them the mass standard to explain that."
Wouldn't we have to throw them a dictionary first?
7. Realize you've wasted an entire season*3 just to impress your "friends."
8. Discover your "friends" disappeared when they hadn't heard from you in a season*3 worth of time.
9. Get new friends and new life that isn't based solely on the consumption of passive entertainment.
10. Live happily ever after.
All the IBM's and Dell's at the office can drive high resolution displays, regardless of the internal resolution. It's a neccessity for business presentations. Unfortunately, that is not true of the iBook.
I'll preface this by noting that I do quite a bit of audio/visual work for a living.
High resolutions (ie: XVGA, etc.) are not a necessity 99.9% of business presentations. Even highly detailed graphics displayed at SVGA resolutions on a 15' by 20' screen look good at typical viewing distances.
The iBook is not designed/marketed/sold as a business machine. However, it makes a much better business machine than many out there.
I'm sorry, but you are wrong. There are two facts about the iBook that can be verified by a quick visit to Apple support. (The URL is linked elsewhere in this article.)
1. The iBook supports only up to 1024x768 on an external display. Got a nice 21" monitor? Too bad, it goes up to 1024x768, and no higher, no MATTER WHAT.
What does that have to do with what I said? I said the iBook will also do external and simultaneous video. I never said anything about resolution. Anyway, if I had a nice 21" monitor, I would have a nice desktop computer to hook it to.
2. The iBook does not do dual display, it can only do video mirroring. (Same content on both displays.) Dual display is crippled on the iBook, reserved for the TiBook.
Is tupperware a BRAND? I was under the impression that tupperware was a type of container. IE, rubbermaid, zipblock brand, etc are all tupperware. If tupperware is the origional BRAND, could you piont me to a URL that sells them?
How about from Tupperware themselves: http://www.tupperware.com/shop/guide/legal.asp
Trademarks
Tupperware Worldwide owns "Tupperware" and the other trademarks, service marks, tradenames, and logos appearing on this Web site. Using these trademarks or any other content, except as stated in these Terms of Use, is strictly prohibited.
Tupperware (tm) has been a brand name for decades.
(fact: you cannot watch a full length DVD on a single charged iBook, nor can you on a PC)
You speak as though you've tried this. Have you? What do you consider 'full length'?
Not to mention, that in the PC world, we dont cripple built in features to try to sell higher end laptops. when a chipset comes with high resolution video out, the manufacturer uses it. In apple land, they disable anything above 1024 because they want to rip the customer off on the TiBook.
You seem personally bothered by this, mentioning it over and over again. Did Steve Jobs piss in your Post Toasties? I didn't see anything above 1024x768 on all those other laptops you listed. Maybe they've been crippled in order to urge the customer to move up the product matrix for higher resolutions. Just like you've been blaming Apple for.
Do any of those other laptops come with any form of linux? The iBook comes ready to dual-boot between either OS9 or OSX. Out of the box. I don't see that anywhere else for that price.
I am sick and tired of Mac Zealots saying that apple hardware doesnt cost a PREMIUM.
I'm sure they are sick and tired of you also.
Of course, better stuff is worth a premium. 'Better' is, of course, an opinion. If you don't like Macs at all, you aren't likely to think of them as 'better.'
FACT: Apple pricing is PREMIUM for laptops of same featureset and speed
I'll guarantee you that the Apple will last longer and be useable longer than any of the other laptops you've listed.
Then again, you are probably one of 'those' who is under the impression that 'Macs can't be upgraded' and all that other BS and FUD.
Oh, and you failed to note that the iBook will also do external and simultaneous video.
BTW, what does "GROSE" mean?
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Suppose you want Windows but don't want IE. Good luck.
If you want windows, you obviously don't know enough to give a damn what else is included.
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Why should they care? Consumers want to buy rock-bottom priced computers.
If you want quality, buy quality.
If you want cheap, expect little quality.
How many actors have you heard of that took the time to code their own site in php?
Oh, I'm supposed to ask a question...Hmmm...ok: Wil, vi or emacs?
^_^
This is not a compliment, BTW.
I had EV MT-4s. The tops weigh 367#.
Some companies also use carbon fiber, and some have tried plastics and honeycomb-core materials, to varied success.
Your friend bought cheap no-name RAM, and the supplier lied about its compatibility with the Mac. Most suppliers were honest enough to replace affected RAM.
No, the RAM wasn't "destroyed," it simply won't work in that machine.
Does he know he has an idiot for a friend?I'm sure their IT department didn't mind the extra staff positions required, though.
(The canceled Expo announcement was out before the markets closed, and had no effect.)
Worked for Adolf, didn't it?
BTW, you could close and latch any laptop on a 'rock.' There is enough play in the keyboard to allow all sorts of things in there. If there wasn't enough play in the keyboard, typing would be very difficult.
If you don't like my opinion, I really don't care.
8. Discover your "friends" disappeared when they hadn't heard from you in a season*3 worth of time.
9. Get new friends and new life that isn't based solely on the consumption of passive entertainment.
10. Live happily ever after.
On a $150 DVD player, you most likely have analog out.
If you have BNC connectors on your DVD and TV, then I'm completely wrong. Plus, you got an incredible deal on a DVD player.
High resolutions (ie: XVGA, etc.) are not a necessity 99.9% of business presentations. Even highly detailed graphics displayed at SVGA resolutions on a 15' by 20' screen look good at typical viewing distances.
The iBook is not designed/marketed/sold as a business machine. However, it makes a much better business machine than many out there.
Trademarks
Tupperware Worldwide owns "Tupperware" and the other trademarks, service marks, tradenames, and logos appearing on this Web site. Using these trademarks or any other content, except as stated in these Terms of Use, is strictly prohibited.
Tupperware (tm) has been a brand name for decades.
You're welcome
Do any of those other laptops come with any form of linux? The iBook comes ready to dual-boot between either OS9 or OSX. Out of the box. I don't see that anywhere else for that price.
Of course, better stuff is worth a premium. 'Better' is, of course, an opinion. If you don't like Macs at all, you aren't likely to think of them as 'better.'
I'll guarantee you that the Apple will last longer and be useable longer than any of the other laptops you've listed.Then again, you are probably one of 'those' who is under the impression that 'Macs can't be upgraded' and all that other BS and FUD.
Oh, and you failed to note that the iBook will also do external and simultaneous video.
BTW, what does "GROSE" mean?
IMHO, of course.