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- monkeyrun, on 10/12/2007, -15/+42you can't get any better than this.
a 100% hardware/software switch within 12 months. - devindotcom, on 10/12/2007, -10/+35I'm no Apple fanboy, but Apple has released some excellent products this year. I can't think of a consumer electronics company that can compete with the nano, the new iPod, and Boot Camp running on a shiny new (er.. matte) macbook pro.
- spiderland, on 10/12/2007, -4/+28Link to actual PCWorld article:
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,125706,pg,12,00.asp - birch25, on 10/12/2007, -5/+27i've never once used apple customer support in 15 years of owning macs. do you even own a mac?
- zweben, on 10/12/2007, -14/+35Apple FTW!
I agree. I thought I was being optimistic thinking that they would finish the hardware switch in a couple years. Not only have they done that, but they've ported almost all of their software too, and made Boot Camp for Windows XP booting. Very impressive year for Apple.
....now get back to work on my widescreen video iPod. - NeCtUr, on 10/12/2007, -5/+24best products of the fiscal year? or if you RTFA they mentioned "For eons, we doled out trophies during the midyear PC Expo show. The show died, but the awards still flourish. Call them 'The Best Products at This Particular Moment,' if you prefer..."
- gregmo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16"Something most anyone with the right experience could have done, and would have never been given any recognition of."
What about that guy who won like $13K(?) for making a dual boot system before bootcamp. He had 15 minutes of fame.. - Various, on 10/12/2007, -14/+24Unfortunately Apple will probably never take back much control over the computer industry, but it's nice to have excellent products out there for everyone to use. Choice is a good thing.
- deweyhewson, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14That's interesting, I didn't know PCs could boot Mac OSX natively.
- HackWithRamzi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11iTunes.app on Mac is a lot better. But I never had any trouble with iTunes on Windows.
- lnxaddct, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Actually a lot is innovative about the hardware. Let me begin by stating that not all hardware is created equally. The hardware that Apple chooses is top-notch. Their ram is the best, motherboards, even the LCD screens are some of the best in the industry. That is just the hardware though, which I feel is important to point out because most people think you can buy a $600 Dell with similar specs and think you're getting the same thing... which is absolutely not true, and it'll be noted in the performance of the machine. But anyway... specifically for the Macbook Pro, the case is aircraft grade anodized aluminum (most laptop cases are plastic), it can take a beating and still be ticking years later. The machines are pretty light 5~6 pounds. Great battery life (4.5 to 6 hours depending on what you're doing and what model you have). They come with a built in nice resolution camera, also a great mic that records like a mic in a radio station or professional studio (although my understanding is that some processing is done in OS X to get rid of noise and to make it clearer). They support *optical* and analog sound output (the sound port looks cool because of the optics if you ever get a chance to look at it). Firewire (only the upper models support Firewire 800 though). The laptop has ambient light sensors that dim the screen in accordance with the surrounding light (bright screens in dark areas strain the eyes), there is also a backlit keyboard so when typing in the dark, your keys are lit. There are accelerometers in the laptop that detect if the laptop is accelerating too fast in any one direction (i.e. if you drop it) and will lock the harddrive platters before it impacts so that the there is no data corruption from something being written to disk on impact. Other little custom things like magsafe are nice too. You won't find a hardware company that pays more attention to detail than Apple does. The single most underhyped feature is the front row integration, I could never see myself buying another laptop without it. It is absolutely phenomenal. The macbook pros still have all your other typical features too like wi-fi, bluetooth, dvd burner, etc... and the software that they come with is great. The software alone would be worth paying $700 to $800 for. Out of the box your machine is video conference ready (literally boot up the machine and you're a click away from being in a video conference), and you can create pretty professional sounding music with GarageBand (and export it externally to another device using the optical sound port, making sure that your sound is always of the highest quality). A lot of these features you don't find in normal laptops, and this is what makes Apple's products so great. They are the best deal you can get (and the macbook pros are 1 inch thin and light, making it easy to carry around). The integration alone between the software and hardware is enough to make someone never use a generic pc again. As far as heat goes, it is a non-issue. The macbook pros were always running cooler than a similar generic laptop, and the macbook pros were always running well within the temperature spec. They did run a little hotter than the powerbooks though, so most Apple users weren't expecting it. The heat was something hyped up by MS fanboys for no real reason. Regardless, the latest update that Apple sent out has the macbook pros running significantly cooler.
- cmer, on 10/12/2007, -8/+15Apple sure is the "hottest hardware" company of 2006... if you have a MacBook or MacBook Pro, you know what I mean!
- UnderWurlde, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11Well, I remember how a friend of mine kept telling me "Get a real computer!" when I was complaining about camcorders and digital photography on the PC a few years back, and I loved Linux but the instability was killing me; Macs had the same core, more pizzazz, and everything just _worked_. I got an iMac G4, and fell in love with Macs ever since, although I really thought I was going to be stuck in a small backyard with no software. I have gotten to love the Mac community, bought my 2nd iMac (G5), got a few iPods, and I'm looking forward to a newer Mac in a year or less. I never played PC games as I always preferred the living room experience of a console, so it wasn't a big penalty for me. Macs got the creative side of me working more, just as Amigas had done in the 90's. Happy to have "switched", could never go back... Happy to see Apple get a nice recognition here.
- grendelwraith, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7PC = Personal computers.
All Intel Macs can run XP or OS X. How about explaining how they are not a PC?
Oh right can't do that either.
Geterix maybe if you could start actually evaluating things without bias, you could grow and learn.
Based off your comments I won't be holding my breath for that to happen. - Chordonblue, on 10/12/2007, -6/+12And rightfully so - Apple deserves the cred. Why should PC World give Apple an award? Because they are PERSONAL COMPUTER magazine. That doesn't necessary mean 'no Apples'. Besides, who the hell else could you possibly give it to - Dell? Hp? Gateway? Where is the innovation over there? Hell, Dell can't make up their mind which PROCESSOR to use let alone innovate anything.
Think about it - what would happen if Windows users everywhere suddenly switched processor tech - from X86 to something else. And yet, Apple did it with little trouble this time (unlike the 680XX to PPC move). Brilliant marketing, on time execution, good products. Damn right they deserve it. - kevinmotel, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9macs are PCs
- Various, on 10/12/2007, -15/+21Agreed. Way to go Apple. You really can't go wrong with that.
- Swift2, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9You really don't understand the strategy behind bootcamp, do you? Or the virtualization software now available, and which many think will be a standard part of 10.5 Leopard. See, the lure is there: I can buy a Dell, and run Windows or Linux. I can also maybe pirate OS X, true, but you've got to be a hacker to do that. Whereas, with a Mac, you can run Mac, Windows, Linux, even OS/2. (Check the Parallels website.) For years, people wouldn't buy a Mac because it only ran a minority system. Now it runs anything. And depending on the machine, it's not too expensive, either.
- Chordonblue, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9"My $129 DS gets used 10 times as much even with a stylus on one screen and has less scratches than my ipod."
Heh.. Considering the screen is hidden behind about a pound of plastic.. Yeah, I'd say it gets no scratches. :)
Get a case - plastic screens scratch. - Ramble, on 10/12/2007, -11/+16The hardware company of the year apparently doesn't know how to apply thermal paste.
- UnderWurlde, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I guess the innovation for me is how they integrate the hardware with their software. Made for each other, easy interface. Yes, that's software, not hardware. As a professionnal looking at it, the motherboard design is always spot on, the integration of the different components and its direct optimization certainly are worthy of a nod - a look at the breakdown of an Apple computer on Kodawarisan should satisfy your curiosity. The build quality and attention to detail to make it aesthetically appealling are also noteworthy, and have influenced the industry as a whole to steer away from the "beige box" and be a bit more fun, funky, sexy even. So that it's not seen just as a geek pastime, and that people don't hide the computer in a room locked up in the back of the house, but a showpiece just like the venerable hi-fi stereo was back in the days. I'm sure others will come up with better answers than mine, but that's my POV.
- incongruity, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Um... since when can you get windows XP to boot a 32 bit EFI based machine (other than the other mactel XP hacks)? Yeah... I say it deserves that award.
- cpawl, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9my favorite band probably sold 15,000 albums when Clay Akens sold 1,600,000
America's most sold food is hamburgers... I never eat them.
Walmart's market share is greater than the clothing store(s) I shop at but I prefer my stores
BMW has less market share than Ford
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Market Share means nothing. - JuliusErving, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Wow, stringy, you don't think more than .01% of people prefer OS X, but want to run windows also so they can play games and possibly run certain windows only apps? Where do you get this idea from?
- generic109, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Lack of hardware innovation? PowerBooks had trackpads before PCs, Firewire, standard DVI before PCs, embraced USB before PCs, MagSafe, automatic backlit keyboard, better sleep function than PCs, etc. etc. Apple hardware is always innovative. It is true that Macs have faults, but they are always innovative at the time they appear. I also like the minimalist styling. No multi-colored ports, legacy ports, stickers, etc.
- soopafly, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9mtmjc = retard
- mateo60, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8"I agree. Why should they get an award for a product (Bootcamp) they won't even demo at their own stores?"
Because it's BETA. I guarantee that when its official, they'll be demoing the hell out of it. - bradleyland, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"i've never once used apple customer support in 15 years of owning macs. do you even own a mac?"
I have a few times. They spoke clear English and were competent and helpful every time. - minipri, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8Man... it seems that you have trouble with your PC! ...NOT with iTunes. I use iTunes sins the beginning and never, I repeat never did I have the ***** you're facing. ...did I say never?
And Windows 2000 isn't the latest thing now is it? :) And on my fathers PC with XP... no problems at all.
AND... I'm saving to get me a MacBook Pro... I'll let you know how that works out in combo with iTunes. Deal?
Clean install would be my answer. ... - dwemer, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Proof this is a dumb list:
Bootcamp is number 10, Firefox 1.5 is number 12, Google (the search engine) is number 17, Blogger is number 30, Tivo is number 31 and flickr is number 77.
The stupidity of those rankings speaks for itself. - supersteve, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Apple Rules
- wyrdness, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2As well as naming Apple "Hardware Company of the Year", look at who they named "Worst Company of the Year"...
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,125706,pg,12,00.asp - techmaster7b, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4People who use apple computers should not even be allowed to "hook" up to the internet.
- snypa, on 10/12/2007, -6/+8pcworld magazine chat a load of crap most the time, but props to apple.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3uhhh its not Google or Microsoft!
- xswag, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@generic109
I use OS X just to be familiar with it. I should have said "I USED all three OS's in the past". I don't own a Mac at this moment. If I owned a Mac I would probably only use it to pay my credit card bills and do other transactions but instead I have a FreeBSD Desktop (I've yet to try PC BSD) that I setup and Ubuntu for that. I think OS X is a great OS. I love FreeBSD but it makes an Unstable desktop unless your using OS X and even OS X has probs with plists at times. I've got friends that have plists that mysteriously disappear or become corrupted. Thats my only complaint about it.
Does that make more sense? - techlinks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I love m iPod, but the next MP3 player I buy won't be one. They are over-priced and under-featured. $50 for a radio add-on? Umm...what?
- lonnieh, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Nah, just pulling your chain.
- rileyjt, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5
Even if you take into consideration the futility of trying to rank beta software against a commercially sold hardware product, this list is pretty stupid.
14. Toshiba HD-A1 - Apparently they havn't actually tried this yet to see how poorly it performs.
89. Microsoft Xbox 360 - This should easily be in the top 20, probably higher if you consider XBox Live as part of the "product".
DS Lite - where was this product? Too late to make it on the list? Top 10 for 2007 maybe. - xswag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think the iPod is more of a status symbol. Everyone wants to be seen with the little white earbuds. The price is coming down for the 60GB Video iPod though on eBay. If it ever plays Flac and Ogg I may get one.
- TheTSArt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2xswaq, have your friends upgraded to Tiger? I remember a lot of problems with plists prior to it, but since I hardly ever encounter those anymore.
- untzboy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3theres no body but fanboys here! Screw this place. Look at the comment diggs!
- JuliusErving, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Vulnox, first of all you have to read. Apple was named best HARDWARE company of the year, not software. If iTunes sucks, that has nothing to do with the fact that Apple makes great hardware.
Then in reference to boot camp you said, "Something most anyone with the right experience could have done, and would have never been given any recognition of." No recognition? What about the 2 people who figured out how to boot windows on a mac before boot camp was released? You don't call the $13,000 reward recognition? Jeez. (I just realized someone mentioned this above) - djdole, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Finally. Thank you!
I thought it was kinda biased to have to drudge through the iPod apple fan-page to get to the list.
I don't know why people are modding you down. You provided this forum with the direct link that the submitter wasn't smart enough to do. :-\
Keep the OS page propaganda, give me the list content. (Now watch me get modded down because I’m not stroking the ‘fanboi’s ego.) - minipri, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5@ChickenOnAStick
> " Yeah.. I thought that too.. I mean, its "PC" World. Oh well. "
Did you mean "Personal Computer" with that ? :P - generic109, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Yes, but the difference is that almost all mac users have PC experience. We are forced to. But a lot of the PC trolls clearly haven't used a mac since OS 9, and are clearly speaking out of their asses. And there is a big difference between criticizing a monopoly and criticizing a company that makes no difference to PC users. You are also wrong in the belief that Mac users mod down Linux comments. Mac users have gained a lot from the success of Linux. Universal standards can only hurt MS. If you "use all three OS's," and prefer Windows, what the heck do you use OS X for? Makes no sense.
- AwesomeMonster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1microsoft, terrbily sorry, ill go eat a frisbee and kill myself because of this tasteless error
- Fett101, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Start>Control panel> Administative Tools>Services
Right click Ipod Service, choose disable and Stop. Bam biggity. it is absurd that it's on by default. - xswag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@TSArt
Yes they are fully patched and running Tiger. Its not an everyday occurance but they do complain about it. - untzboy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3This doesn't change that Macs are still an over heating rainbow mess of gayness. Haha, I have F.E.A.R. Arent they all running some Apple version of the Voodoo graphics cards?
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