The GPU is good enough for anything but heavy gaming, really. (You can still play WoW, but you can do that on a TI-86. ;-) ) But "heavy gaming" is something you usually don't buy a laptop for in general, and certainly not a middling one. And most definitely not a Mac.
Perhaps they were never in the dumps at all? Perhaps they were always super cool, and only lately have you became cool enough to recognize just how cool they are?I'm just kidding, they've came a long way.
While I agree to some extent, many of the things that people consider 'design deficiencies' are equivalent to putting a winch on the front of a Mercedes. Does it add functionality? Yes. Does it improve the usability of the car for the intended market? No.Also, "lauded by know-nothings" is an idiotic statement. So, you think because I prefer sequencing music on a mac, or I because I think the OS is superior to Windows, or because I appreciate that Apple tries to think out of the box from time to time, I am a 'know nothing'?I agree, Apple is stubborn - sometimes putting off obviously beneficial changes for the sake of 'usability' - Including a mouse capable of right-clicking is a good example. But, Apple has been better about trying to accommodate both casual and 'power' users lately. I mean, there is a Unix shell there any time for people who want to f**k around. It's not like they are hiding it! How much more 'power' do you want?
Apple can make you a lot of money if you give it time. Buy on the rumor sell on the news. Not to mention there are plenty of people in the world that invest in companies who are average middle class citizens.
You couldn't get hardware that could run Mac OS X with the swiftness for under $500. Unless you want people complaining about how it's slow, like they do with Vista when they try to run it on POS computers.
Closed AccountJul 22, 2008
I guess the iPod really has pushed Apple into superstardom, leveraging people towards the Mac.
cthellisJul 22, 2008
The GPU is good enough for anything but heavy gaming, really. (You can still play WoW, but you can do that on a TI-86. ;-) ) But "heavy gaming" is something you usually don't buy a laptop for in general, and certainly not a middling one. And most definitely not a Mac.
cthellisJul 22, 2008
I guess someone should tell Apple, then: <a class="user" href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/07/21results.html">http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/07/21results. ...</a> ( "Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 third quarter ended June 28, 2008." )Oh yes, and whatever other company operates with FISCAL YEARS that don't line up with calendar years. That would be pretty much all of them.
tntbassJul 22, 2008
Perhaps they were never in the dumps at all? Perhaps they were always super cool, and only lately have you became cool enough to recognize just how cool they are?I'm just kidding, they've came a long way.
Closed AccountJul 22, 2008
That's why I said regular iPod line.
phrenzyJul 22, 2008
While I agree to some extent, many of the things that people consider 'design deficiencies' are equivalent to putting a winch on the front of a Mercedes. Does it add functionality? Yes. Does it improve the usability of the car for the intended market? No.Also, "lauded by know-nothings" is an idiotic statement. So, you think because I prefer sequencing music on a mac, or I because I think the OS is superior to Windows, or because I appreciate that Apple tries to think out of the box from time to time, I am a 'know nothing'?I agree, Apple is stubborn - sometimes putting off obviously beneficial changes for the sake of 'usability' - Including a mouse capable of right-clicking is a good example. But, Apple has been better about trying to accommodate both casual and 'power' users lately. I mean, there is a Unix shell there any time for people who want to f**k around. It's not like they are hiding it! How much more 'power' do you want?
bbqsaladJul 23, 2008
You're the worst kind of fanboy. I bet nobody likes you even your own mother.
me1000Jul 25, 2008
Apple can make you a lot of money if you give it time. Buy on the rumor sell on the news. Not to mention there are plenty of people in the world that invest in companies who are average middle class citizens.
fredfredricksonJul 29, 2008
You couldn't get hardware that could run Mac OS X with the swiftness for under $500. Unless you want people complaining about how it's slow, like they do with Vista when they try to run it on POS computers.