PowerBook is dead; MacBook Pro is here (Intel-based)

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by Agathon


The main reason you would buy any Macintosh is the Mac OS.

IOW, the mean reason you would buy a Mac is masochism.

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Agathon


The main reason you would buy any Macintosh is the Mac OS.

The quality of Powerbooks is superb. I have one. Nothing ever seems to go wrong with it.

I care a lot about the quality of the laptops I buy (I have only bought one so far). While a Mac is interesting for the OS, I would only get it as a laptop as it can do the things I want a laptop to do (which is mostly media, text, and internet). Having a Linux/XP thinkpad would also serve my purposes just fine.

Jon Miller
(all however out of my price range)

[Asher]

Originally posted by Agathon
I'd like to point out for those who have contributed in the past to the Apple Death Knell Counter, that Apple is poised to surpass Dell in market valuation.

As of 10:58am ET, Market values: Apple: $72,301,066,720, Dell: $72,912,111,560

HP is worth about 87 Billion. I guess they are next.

Were you around in 1999-2000? Market values don't mean much.

Apple's stock is overvalued. Their P/E is 54, compared to Dell's 24.

Apple's revenue: $13.93B
Dell's revenue: $54.18B

[Asher]

Originally posted by Agathon
The main reason you would buy any Macintosh is the Mac OS.

The quality of Powerbooks is superb. I have one. Nothing ever seems to go wrong with it.

Ever taken a statistics course? Sample size of 1 is not very accurate.

My best friend's 15" AlBook got RMAed twice now. Both witin the first year of ownership, so it was under warranty, but still...

41% of Apple laptops need repair over their lifetime. I don't call that "superb".

http://www.macintouch.com/reliability/laptops.html

The 3 worst Apple laptops (most repaired):
* iBook G3 (esp. in 2003, motherboard defects)
* 15" titanium PowerBook G4 (esp. in 2003, optical drive, case/latch/hinge)
* 15" aluminum PowerBook G4

[Asher]

MSI announced a new Core Duo laptop:



2GB RAM, 12.1" widescreen display, dual-layer DVD burner, 4.3lbs, and a carbon-fibre case.

[Jon Miller]

my laptop actually did ok, considering the abuse I gave it

it was a Quantex (not in business, looked like a dell)

I sent it to get repaired once (I tihnk?).. that was after I got up real fast (was looking at porn and people came home) and pulled it off the stand it was sitting on (foot caught in cord). The hinge partially broke off and the screen and computer base were mostly disconnected. They did lose it for a bit, but sent it back repaired (and said that it was covered by the warrante). I may have sent it in again (at the end of the warrante) citing the part of the case wasn't as connected as it should be.

Later the seam on the monitor came a little lose (the hole between the two halves at the top would gape open a bit (it was well connected on both sides..)). My dad put in some plastic glue and it holds well now. (by gape I mean 1 cm or something when it was suppose to be 1 mm or something). Then my senior year of college (2002) I spilled coffee on it. I freaked out and set it to air out for a while before turning it back on. Since then the keys have been brittle, and some of them have broken (The first to break was the n key). While it still works.. and probably as good as ever, I rarely use it because it is annoying to type on.

JM

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Asher
MSI announced a new Core Duo laptop:



2GB RAM, 12.1" widescreen display, dual-layer DVD burner, 4.3lbs, and a carbon-fibre case.

oh, that is pretty

and small ike I like them

MSI?

JM
(another dream out of my price range)

[Q Classic]

MSI's not the only one (MSI being a Taiwanese OEM, though they do sell under their own brand, too.):

Samsung has one, too

[Asher]

Everyone has Core Duos.

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by Jon Miller

I sent it to get repaired once (I tihnk?).. that was after I got up real fast (was looking at porn and people came home) and pulled it off the stand it was sitting on (foot caught in cord). The hinge partially broke off and the screen and computer base were mostly disconnected.

[Asher]

Yeah, that was bad...I read that in the middle of a lecture and had to stop from laughing.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Last Conformist
IOW, the mean reason you would buy a Mac is masochism.

Why do you bother saying anything, when all you spout is crap??

[Rasbelin]

Originally posted by Q Cubed
Nintendo should kick out of the console business, and focus on making software/games.

Wrong. Plus this is a very narrowminded opinion, IMO. First and foremost Nintendo is #1 in terms of handheld game consoles. The PlayStation Portable is still a newcomer and there's not much of anyone else threatening Nintendo. The Gameboy line is and will remain cheap, where as the new contender by Sony is overhyped. I can't see a real need in the larger audience for that kind of gaming devices. Far too complex for what it's meant for. That being killing off some sparetime while sitting on a train or so. For that, Nintendo has offered better consoles, IMO.

Other than that, indeed they've lost ground especially to the Xbox and Xbox 360. Unlike how Sega is gone from the console manufacturing business, I wouldn't expect this to happen with Nintendo. They might be late with the newest wave of consoles, but they have something (Nintendo Revolution) coming up that can hopefully grab some market share. Also you need to remember Nintendo has cash to spend and they have the experience. I don't expect anything magic to happen, but not at least them phasing out from the console business.

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by Agathon


Why do you bother saying anything, when all you spout is crap??

That's a question you should ask yourself.

[Whaleboy]

battery life...

Five and a half hours?

Show me a Thinkpad that can top that!