Sandisk released this line like four months ago. I've seen them in stores for some time now.
Nice. Still to pricey. At least it's not an ipod.
I'll stick with my H320 (w/rockbox) thank you.
you're right. And when i read things like the NSA spying and all the other groos BS from this admin I can help but remember a "poem" from Pastor Martin Niemöller
referring to the Third Reich in WWII Germany:
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me--
and there was no one left to speak out
Also, I'm a biological scientist. A very common piece of software we use is a suite called Vector NTI. There has long been a Mac version (not sure which platform was first supported). 30% of those in my field are Mac users, maybe more. When OSX came out NTI wouldn't run on it. Now, it will only run well on Jaguar and nothing newer, and that's just a recent development http://www.invitrogen.com/content.cfm?pageid=11368 and even then I know people who say it doesn't run well. So after four years they can't get their software to run on the platform that a substantial percentage of their customers use. Why? Then you get a statement like this:
"Mac OS X's UNIX-based architecture provides the power and stability for working with vast amounts of data for scientific research. Vector NTI® Suite is a tremendous addition to the growing number of life science applications on Mac OS X."
Ron Okamoto
Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations
NTI has never run on Unix. It hardly runs on OSX. That's a misleading statement. I grew up on Macs. I expect better than this from them, or should I? I just scratch my head at the Mac is better mantra. Better at nothing I've seen to justify a switch (except Expose - that's awesome), just different (and prettier for sure).
I love reading the Mac vs. PC debate in all it's incantations. It's like arguing religion or politics mostly.
But I take great issue with the constant comparison, in this thread, of Dell vs. Apple. I love the Dell monitors but it stops there. Dell computers are OK but I don't think for the money that they are very good. That said, for desktops, if I don't build it myself it's not on my desk. Whatever Dell/HP/Gateway/Sony, etc. builds I can do better for cheaper.
As for Apple notebooks. They are definitely the gold standard (didn't they basically invent the form factor?). I admit that and I am NOT an Apple fan. (PC, XP, iRiver)
But my notebook is an Acer TM800LCi (#3 nothebook manuf. worldwide). It's thin, light, and powerful. It's also three years old. But it is still as rock solid as it was the day I bought it. Google Earth (beta) crashed it once. That's the only time I've ever had a crash, and I abuse my stuff. On the original XP Pro install no less. I've seen three friends with Powerbooks have to send theirs in for repairs. 0 repairs on mine. Small sample size for sure but based on that my Acer is infinitely more stable than those Powerbooks (wink). I just wish it had DVI. My 2005FPW deserves it.
When I first learned that OSX was built on BSD Unix I told all my friends (the geeky ones who would care at least) that this will wind up with OSX on PCs. Then came OSx86 (which I haven't tried yet because I only have AMD CPUs and I don't think OSx86 supports them yet??). Well I really think it won't be long before OSX is sold, legally, for the PC market. I've read the debates about that elsewhere but I think it is going to happen.
I've played with OSX sereral times and just like Anand (anandtech.com) had said, he liked it a lot for many reasons but he still likes XP for many reasons. I feel the same way, though you will never see me on one of those "switch" commercials. I would really like to see OSX on the PC for real. It would force MS to do a better job and force them to recognize one thing they have long been fighting - competition is good!
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Sandisk released this line like four months ago. I've seen them in stores for some time now. Nice. Still to pricey. At least it's not an ipod. I'll stick with my H320 (w/rockbox) thank you.
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8 and even then I know people who say it doesn't run well. So after four years they can't get their software to run on the platform that a substantial percentage of their customers use. Why? Then you get a statement like this:
Also, I'm a biological scientist. A very common piece of software we use is a suite called Vector NTI. There has long been a Mac version (not sure which platform was first supported). 30% of those in my field are Mac users, maybe more. When OSX came out NTI wouldn't run on it. Now, it will only run well on Jaguar and nothing newer, and that's just a recent development http://www.invitrogen.com/content.cfm?pageid=1136
"Mac OS X's UNIX-based architecture provides the power and stability for working with vast amounts of data for scientific research. Vector NTI® Suite is a tremendous addition to the growing number of life science applications on Mac OS X." Ron Okamoto Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations
NTI has never run on Unix. It hardly runs on OSX. That's a misleading statement. I grew up on Macs. I expect better than this from them, or should I? I just scratch my head at the Mac is better mantra. Better at nothing I've seen to justify a switch (except Expose - that's awesome), just different (and prettier for sure).
I love reading the Mac vs. PC debate in all it's incantations. It's like arguing religion or politics mostly.
But I take great issue with the constant comparison, in this thread, of Dell vs. Apple. I love the Dell monitors but it stops there. Dell computers are OK but I don't think for the money that they are very good. That said, for desktops, if I don't build it myself it's not on my desk. Whatever Dell/HP/Gateway/Sony, etc. builds I can do better for cheaper.
As for Apple notebooks. They are definitely the gold standard (didn't they basically invent the form factor?). I admit that and I am NOT an Apple fan. (PC, XP, iRiver)
But my notebook is an Acer TM800LCi (#3 nothebook manuf. worldwide). It's thin, light, and powerful. It's also three years old. But it is still as rock solid as it was the day I bought it. Google Earth (beta) crashed it once. That's the only time I've ever had a crash, and I abuse my stuff. On the original XP Pro install no less. I've seen three friends with Powerbooks have to send theirs in for repairs. 0 repairs on mine. Small sample size for sure but based on that my Acer is infinitely more stable than those Powerbooks (wink). I just wish it had DVI. My 2005FPW deserves it.
When I first learned that OSX was built on BSD Unix I told all my friends (the geeky ones who would care at least) that this will wind up with OSX on PCs. Then came OSx86 (which I haven't tried yet because I only have AMD CPUs and I don't think OSx86 supports them yet??). Well I really think it won't be long before OSX is sold, legally, for the PC market. I've read the debates about that elsewhere but I think it is going to happen.
I've played with OSX sereral times and just like Anand (anandtech.com) had said, he liked it a lot for many reasons but he still likes XP for many reasons. I feel the same way, though you will never see me on one of those "switch" commercials. I would really like to see OSX on the PC for real. It would force MS to do a better job and force them to recognize one thing they have long been fighting - competition is good!