There's a simple way to test for computer literacy: Drop a student off in Fry's with a $500 gift certificate and grade them based on what they come out with, ranging from an F for running away in fear of the store to an A+ for a beowulf cluster.
What a lot of people seem to overlook when they're trashing the high price point of the PS3 is that it will be a fully functional Blu-Ray player too! Sure, the 360 is $200 cheaper but how much do you think that HD-DVD player they're promising is going to cost? Mark my words it won't be a penny below $200. Microsoft is just setting everyone up for a one-two punch:
Now: "$400 for a 360 isn't bad... I think I'll buy it."
Next Christmas: "$300 for an HD-DVD drive Xbox add-on isn't bad... I think I'll buy it."
Ask yourself this:
Would you buy a PS3 for $300?
Would you buy a Blu-Ray player for $300?
If the answer to the above two questions is "yes" and your a fan of convergence then you (like me) are getting a bargain!
As for the Wii... I paid $100 for my force FX lightsaber, you'd better believe I'll pay $250 for a Wii and the first LucasArts game to be released for it (maybe second if they get that Indy Jones one working).
What kind of car does Google think we're driving, an Asthmatic Hum-Vee? They use $0.405 per mile to calculate their cost of driving, at $2.20/gallon (about what gas costs here in Portland right now) that comes out to a whopping 5.4 mpg. Even my junker gets four times better mileage than that.
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There's a simple way to test for computer literacy: Drop a student off in Fry's with a $500 gift certificate and grade them based on what they come out with, ranging from an F for running away in fear of the store to an A+ for a beowulf cluster.
What a lot of people seem to overlook when they're trashing the high price point of the PS3 is that it will be a fully functional Blu-Ray player too! Sure, the 360 is $200 cheaper but how much do you think that HD-DVD player they're promising is going to cost? Mark my words it won't be a penny below $200. Microsoft is just setting everyone up for a one-two punch: Now: "$400 for a 360 isn't bad... I think I'll buy it." Next Christmas: "$300 for an HD-DVD drive Xbox add-on isn't bad... I think I'll buy it." Ask yourself this: Would you buy a PS3 for $300? Would you buy a Blu-Ray player for $300? If the answer to the above two questions is "yes" and your a fan of convergence then you (like me) are getting a bargain! As for the Wii... I paid $100 for my force FX lightsaber, you'd better believe I'll pay $250 for a Wii and the first LucasArts game to be released for it (maybe second if they get that Indy Jones one working).
What kind of car does Google think we're driving, an Asthmatic Hum-Vee? They use $0.405 per mile to calculate their cost of driving, at $2.20/gallon (about what gas costs here in Portland right now) that comes out to a whopping 5.4 mpg. Even my junker gets four times better mileage than that.