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    The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product

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    Image of Sandeep Murali Sandeep Murali
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    C'mon Giz, let's not leave the obvious out.

    Best alternative to Apple mice: Every other mouse out there.

    Also, I'd say that the Sony Walkman A series is the best (And IMO superior) alternative to the Nano. Better sound quality, good design, great build. Sure, it doesn't have a gimmicky video camera, but everyone and their grandma already have cellphones with cams.
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    Image of Joshua Jehryan Joshua Jehryan
    12/23/09

    @Sandeep Murali:

    Where can i pick one of those up i don't think that is out in America
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    Image of Sandeep Murali Sandeep Murali
    12/23/09

    @Joshua Jehryan: It's out in Asia. I guess it'll make its way to America soon. You can get the S series in USA if i'm not mistaken. It's basically a cheaper (And slightly fatter) version of the A series.

    [www.sonystyle.com]

    I think the only feature missing in it is the S-master amplifier (Which actually does work) that's present in the X and A series of Walkmans.
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    Image of deciBels deciBels
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    A word of caution to anyone considering Media Extender on the Xbox 360. It works great on the 360 side of things, but on the computer side there's one BIG problem; resources. If you have the newest WMC there is a bug that creates a loop when it tries to scan a bad AVI file for Media Extender. This will max out at least one of your cores on your processor. The only way to get rid of the bad program is by rolling back your WMC, which is NOT an easy task.
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    Image of Eulatos Eulatos
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    I am simply amazed at the sheer amount of uninformed FUD spreaders here. Was engadget down all day?

    Do you guys know how to use google to look up shit before you squat down and drop it all over gizmodo? Are you commenting from 2001?
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    12/23/09

    @Eulatos: Boy, you're a jackass wherever you post aren't you?
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    Image of Eulatos Eulatos
    12/23/09

    @deciBels: Well im not the one espousing bullshit left and right that simple isnt true. Every single one of my arguments is based on facts, experience and research. Not some crap that just got made up on the spot to fit your opinion.
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    Image of deciBels deciBels
    12/23/09

    @Eulatos: Fail troll is fail =(
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    Image of VirtuosoZero VirtuosoZero
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    Um ok who OK'd an Apple hand job piece? Seriously this is a bunch of bull with the majority of the "Alternatives" being specifically picked to show lack of comparison.

    Dumping OSX and iTunes is win not a lose, and in anycase last I saw iTunes worked on Windows XP and up.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/23/09

    @VirtuosoZero: Are you suggesting that the majority of the alternatives they chose are notably inferior to the Apple products listed?
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    Image of hisham.khalifa hisham.khalifa
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    My experience building a Core i7 Hack Pro, right here: [hishamkhalifa.com]
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    Apple, there is no alternative.
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    Image of tex_ka95 tex_ka95
    12/23/09

    @Mikestan: Uh...yeah there is...for those of us who don't want to be a slave to a single stupid company.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    12/23/09

    @tex_ka95: Technically your a slave. I'm running Snow Leopard and Windows 7 on my machine with an option of Linux if I want.

    What are you running?
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    Image of I_have_something_to_say I_have_something_to_say
    12/23/09

    @Mikestan: My Zune HD begs to differ.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    12/23/09

    @I_have_something_to_say: I wanted to wait until the new year to say this but I have to get it out.

    Stand alone MP3 Players are so last decade.
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    Image of Jordan Getz Jordan Getz
    12/23/09

    @Mikestan: I am running snow, windows 7 and two distros of linux and I didn't spend money on the apple tax
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    12/23/09

    @Jordan Getz: I tried that route but to be very honest thats just a pain in the ass.

    Let me know what functionality your comp loses the next time there is an update of OS X and how many hoops you have to jump through to get it back.
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    Image of I_have_something_to_say I_have_something_to_say
    12/23/09

    @Mikestan: I agree, that's why I bought a Zune. I use the regular and HD radio all the time and keep up with House in glorious OLED.

    There's hardly anything in the apps dept though. For me, apps have little value.
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    Image of Elranzer Elranzer
    12/23/09

    Actually, Apple IS the alternative. The dominant product is Windows.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    12/23/09

    @Elranzer: Are we really going to start this debate?

    The only reason Windows is dominant is because business predominantly use PCs because they are affordable.
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    Image of ZGangsta ZGangsta
    12/23/09

    @Mikestan: There's always an alternative to being a pompous hipster douche.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    12/23/09

    @ZGangsta: Dude do you even know what a hipster is (because I sure don't)? What happened you visited Brooklyn this year and learned a new word?

    If you equate hipster with Apple then your a moron and a douche canoe.
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    Image of jedimaster0103 jedimaster0103
    12/23/09

    @Mikestan: Does tacking the word douche in front of any noun make it an insult?
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    Image of SwordfishJones SwordfishJones
    12/23/09

    @Mikestan: 1. Please don't rehash that argument. It's a little obvious what with all the posts defending Windows that it's not JUST businesses. Consumers like it too, although yes you do have a point from the world market share viewpoint. Windows fanboys (me) who throw that statistic at you are dumb for exactly the reason you stated.

    2. Windows has its good and bad, as does Mac OS X, as does Linux. It's down to what you like. I love Mac keyboards, but overall I like Windows better, especially since Win7 (probably because it did the smart thing and copied good bits of OS X). And I can't explain why I like it more; that's kinda the nature of this un-winnable argument.

    3. Because it's bothering me, it's "you're", not "your". Your pinky finger is your friend.
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    Mikestan promoted this comment Edited by SwordfishJones at 12/23/09 11:54 PM SwordfishJones was starred SwordfishJones was unstarred
    Image of eipxen eipxen
    01:33 AM

    @Mikestan: dude, you don't have to sound like a dick on purpose
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    Image of SquareWheel SquareWheel
    04:36 AM

    @Mikestan: You've never heard the word hipster and you're a mac fan?

    That doesn't happen very often.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    09:19 AM

    @SwordfishJones: I happen to like Windows 7 as well thats why its on my machine
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    09:20 AM

    @eipxen: How? Did you read all my comments or just the ones that may have bothered you?
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    09:25 AM

    @SquareWheel: No I definitely have heard the word "hipster" but I was trying to prove a point that many people throw that word around (some as an insult I guess) but no one really has a solid definition of what a hipster is.

    And for the record you don't have to be a "hipster" to use a Mac. My first computer was a Mac. I have also owned a few Windows machines in the past as well.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    09:27 AM

    @jedimaster0103: its just fun to do.
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    Image of aerospaceman aerospaceman
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    how's the Zune markeplace compare to the iTouch's?

    can someone say touchè?
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    Image of DirtyDogg DirtyDogg
    12/23/09

    @aerospaceman: It is your pretty standard music store, unless of course you want to go subscription.
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    Image of jimstoic jimstoic
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    Yes to the Acer Revo. I got an earlier, cheaper ($199) model. Ironically, the purpose is to run iTunes. I have a huge library, and I like to navigate it with iTunes. It has been brilliant so far. One complaint: the ports are not all on the same side, so it's basically impossible to arrange it so that a cable isn't sticking out on whatever side is facing "front."

    Also yes to the Droid. Words are insufficient to describe the joy it has brought me.
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    Image of 12-Inch Idongivafuck Sandwich 12-Inch Idongivafuck Sandwich
    12/23/09

    @jimstoic: I picked up my Droid yesterday (bye bye iPhone)...love it so far. It's sick.
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    Image of knwldg knwldg
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    I never thought i would see a post like this on gizmodo.
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    Jrsy Devil's Advocate® promoted this comment knwldg was starred knwldg was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    12/23/09

    @knwldg: Hey, even Scrooge saw the Christmas Spirit eventually..
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    Image of jayson.buchanan001 jayson.buchanan001
    12/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Nice, but I just wish they had the N900 when comparing the iPhone.

    N900 > everything else imho
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    Image of knwldg knwldg
    12/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®:
    Yup, i guess so.
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    Image of tetzel1517 tetzel1517
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    I got an Apple TV a year ago as a Christmas present and, argh, I wish I had waited. Some of the devices that have come out since are really freaking good, and really, really affordable.

    Have any Apple TV owners tried installing aTV Flash on it? It would appear to really boost its capabilities, but my experience with Boxee suggests it wouldn't exactly run very fast.
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    Image of Norbs Norbs
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    So does this work the other way around... say I want a droid but i wanna be a Apple fanboy would i just get the iPhone?
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    Image of Archie-Tekt Archie-Tekt
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    All kidding/fanboyism aside, this is a pretty impressive line-up of products from a single company. Even if each is not the best in any single category, the fact that they have legitimate competitors in each of these categories is impressive. Granted a few of these categories they invented but impressive non-the-less.
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    Image of xxdesmus xxdesmus
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    the iPod Nano v Flip makes no sense -- the video recording on the Nano is at best a distant 2nd though. Compare video camera to video camera or music player to music player. The rest of the article is great though.

    #suggestions #iPodNanoisNotAVideoCamera
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    Image of KefkaticFanatic KefkaticFanatic
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    Just because the older Zunes are discontinued doesn't mean they're unavailable. A quick Amazon search shows that they are still stocked up on pretty much all of the old models.
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    Image of atrus123 atrus123
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    Anyone tried running the Mediamall PlayOn media streaming software on the Aspire Revo?

    I had been using my wife's old laptop, but it just died, and I'm looking for a replacement.
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    Image of doomonu doomonu
    12/23/09

    @atrus123: You really only need it if you're streaming to a DLNA certified device. I can tell you that it won't do 1080P video. It might be able to do 720P, but I still think that it might be pushing the processing capacity of the processor. Download the trial and see how it goes.
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    Image of atrus123 atrus123
    12/23/09

    @doomonu: That little Atom processor is what I'm really worried about, as I can always add more RAM. 720p is plenty fine for streaming to the PS3. I'm not one to care that much about video quality, though it is nice where I can get it. I would like a little computer like this to send Hulu over to the PS3, and PlayOn has worked well through the old laptop, but I need to make sure a little box like this would do the deed before shelling out the cash for it.
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    Edited by atrus123 at 12/23/09 2:08 PM atrus123 was starred atrus123 was unstarred
    Image of Segador Segador
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    I'd say that the Macbook Pro/Thinkpad W series is a more accurate comparison. The only difference is the "cool" factor; the Macbook is hipster cool, and the Thinkpad is boardroom cool. Also, if you're looking for sturdy, a Thinkpad's about as well-built as they come.
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    Edited by Segador at 12/23/09 11:56 AM Segador was starred Segador was unstarred
    Image of snoop_dizzle snoop_dizzle
    12/23/09

    @Segador: While I would take the mac over that probably , it's one of the few that I find to be a good alternative.

    It's not necessarily a mac vs pc thing for me but a Mac vs manufacturer/line for me (though to a certain extent OSX as well.). For me, there are just very few laptops that I would consider buying. Desktops I don't care as much about, and I want to build a gaming PC sooner than later.

    And usually the alternatives end up being not much less than the Macs anyway minus the Mac Pro.

    Though the 27" iMac is pretty good price-wise given you have a pretty high res IPS panel in that and typically IPS panels can be crazy expensive. (some of them don't look too expensive but their resolution is also a lot lower. The ones that are higher, cost a few grand) [www.google.com]
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    Segador promoted this comment Edited by snoop_dizzle at 12/23/09 12:44 PM snoop_dizzle was starred snoop_dizzle was unstarred
    Image of Segador Segador
    12/23/09

    @snoop_dizzle: You always pay for quality, no matter who makes the machine.
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    Image of lycosman lycosman
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    I think that Sansa Clip+ may be an alternative for the Nano and not for the Shuffle. The point of Shuffle is not having a screen.

    And for the Mac Mini I would consider Dell's Zino instead.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    12/23/09

    @lycosman: Yes. And it comes in colours...
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    Image of Pazu Pazu
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    Agreed on everything, except the Aspire Revo.

    Sure, the Mac Mini can work as a HTPC but that's not it's intended use. The new models made that very clear: the Mac Mini is supposed to be an affordable but sufficiently powerful development machine for the hordes of aspiring iPhone developers out there.

    The Revo doesn't even get within shouting distance of mini's 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo processor pared with 2GB of DDR3 RAM in the base model.
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    Image of kavka kavka
    12/23/09

    @Pazu: I (mostly) agree; I think it'd be fair to make an alternative for the Mini for each of these needs: a HTPC, a development/testing machine, a 'light user' machine, and a modding system (i.e., integrating it into cars and other niche uses). Those seem to be the reasons why people buy them.

    And on a separate note, isn't it easy enough to recommend automated backup alternatives to TM? I just started using it again, and now not only is my TC acting up, but so are all of my external backup systems, so I don't trust it at all.
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    Image of paintedangel paintedangel
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    you did not mention that in order to use HD tv out on the Zune, you must spend what $100 for the dock? More than evens it out huh?
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    Image of MarkHawk MarkHawk
    12/23/09

    @paintedangel: Dock is only 49.95. It's 100 bucks if you want the premium dock with 80 cables you'll never need.
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    Image of Malthian Malthian
    12/23/09

    In reply to The Best Alternatives to Every Apple Product
    As to Ion setups playing nicely with Flash, my Asrock 330 Ion can now do full screen hulu no problem after installing the 10.1 beta Flash from Adobe. Before that, all I could do was view hulu in it's standard webpage size.
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