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HeroOfTomorrow
11/03/09

In reply to Disposable Laptop Works Better as a Metaphor Than as an Actual Product
So, it's powered by a cardboard battery?
Did they just solve global warming? #disposablelaptop
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Hello Mister Walrus
11/03/09

In reply to Disposable Laptop Works Better as a Metaphor Than as an Actual Product
You could argue that laptops are already "disposable" - they just last for a few years while disposable cameras last for X number of shots. #disposablelaptop
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Gordonium
11/04/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: Yep. And speaking of, almost time to dispose of this hunkajunk... #disposablelaptop
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Sword-chucks
11/03/09

In reply to Disposable Laptop Works Better as a Metaphor Than as an Actual Product
I think Laptops are way too much of a personal item to have throwaways... It's hard to make a camera "yours", so it's easy to have a detachment to the product, unless of course you have a bedazzler and rein stone the shit out of it.

Throwing away a laptop or desktop, to me, is like euthanizing your dog... #disposablelaptop
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MarcusMaximus
11/03/09

In reply to Disposable Laptop Works Better as a Metaphor Than as an Actual Product
Well, disposable cameras made sense because a camera takes a set number of pictures before you have to change the film reel(this is before digital cameras, obviously), so they did away with the need to do so by making them single use. You could then get the pictures out of it and be done with it.

What's the set number of things you do with a laptop before needing to mess with it somehow? What permanence is there to anything you did on said laptop once it's disposed of? Are they expecting some kind of laptop developing stores that will rip out the harddrive and throw the data on a flash drive or something?

I just don't see the equivalent uses that would complete the analogy between this and a disposable camera, and thus make this worthwhile. #disposablelaptop
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Xagest
11/03/09

@MarcusMaximus: Cloud Computing + one-time-use battery #disposablelaptop
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ethanlechcharles
11/03/09

In reply to Disposable Laptop Works Better as a Metaphor Than as an Actual Product
I don't really understand..
With cameras you use the film and then bring the camera in for processing.. What about these laptops would stop anyone from just using them forever? Unless there's a joke in here that I don't get.

Anyways, gotta go get my hard drive developed. #disposablelaptop
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gabuzecs
11/03/09

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How about one made of cheese? #disposablelaptop
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Kaiser-Machead
11/03/09

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It needs to be made out of the same material used for ice cream cones. I'd don't want my precious data going into the wrong hands. It must return to whence it came. #disposablelaptop
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/03/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Sprinkle and chocolate dipped, or waffle? #disposablelaptop
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Hello Mister Walrus
11/03/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Your data comes from poo? #disposablelaptop
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/03/09

In reply to Disposable Laptop Works Better as a Metaphor Than as an Actual Product
Disposable laptops? I thought the term Netbook already encompassed this idea. #disposablelaptop
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james-am
11/03/09

@Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Could you bring yourself to throw away your £200 netbook then..? #disposablelaptop
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/03/09

@james-am: If I spent $200 US on a laptop/computer, I'd consider it throw-away. #disposablelaptop
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I see the light. It burns!
11/03/09

@Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Throw it this way then, please. I need something to help distract my 2 year old son when he goes all "gremlin" on me.

-"Look, shiny buttons!! DESTROY THAT!!" #disposablelaptop
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/03/09

@I see the light. It burns!: That would mean that I would spend a mere $200 on a laptop/computer.

Basically, I just don't buy disposable crap. #disposablelaptop
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brobot
10/28/09

In reply to Y550 Laptop Lenovo's First With a Core i7 Inside
What's the availability date for this? Does anyone know? cuz I don't see anything on Lenovo's site about a Core i7 option... But I'd like to spec one out to price it #lenovoy550
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linterry
10/24/09

In reply to Apple iMac Review: 27 Inches and Less Chin
Good review!

I also had mixed feelings about the 27" screen. It's big, impressive, and blows you away at first sight, but at the same time it's rather fatiguing on the eyes because of the high dpi. Only time will tell if this iMac can be comfortably usable for long durations.

Also copious amounts of heat is correct. This iMac is sizzling hot to the touch near the CPU and GPU units. Could function very well as a heater in the cold winter months.
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Brian Lam
10/25/09

@linterry: 108 degrees on top! #appleimac27inch
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Steve
10/27/09

@Brian Lam: My laptop's screen has a pretty high DPI (1600*900 at 13.1 inches) and I have gotten used to it over time. I definitely think the extra pixels are worth getting used to the screen. #appleimac27inch
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Brian Lam
11/04/09

@Steve: the issue is that you sit closer to small laptopscreens than big 27 inchers. its like a tv with a resolution of a laptop. cellphone have even more res. #appleimac27inch
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Weltanschauung
10/24/09

In reply to Apple iMac Review: 27 Inches and Less Chin
I'm interested in the 21.5-inch model, but does anyone know about its screen? I'm afraid it uses a TN panel like the old 20-inch model -- that was horrible, not only the brightness was uneven, but the COLOURS! If you had a picture on the bottom half of the screen and you dragged to the top half, its colours would change. It was that bad! #imac #appleimac27inch
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Brian Lam
10/25/09

@Weltanschauung: ips and led. #appleimac27inch
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robogobo
10/24/09

In reply to Apple iMac Review: 27 Inches and Less Chin
just wondering, re the 16% crisper screen, how does one gauge crispness? what is 1% crisper? #appleimac27inch
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Brian Lam
10/25/09

@robogobo: pixels per inch. #appleimac27inch
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PotteryBarnClearanceSale
10/23/09

In reply to Apple iMac Review: 27 Inches and Less Chin
I'm using the 27" iMac now, I just bought it. It's the $1700 one.

Yes, the screen rez is daunting. The app buttons and the text below them are really small, so are the side bar items on folders. All other on screen text can be increased in size to make it more readable.

The magic mouse is actually pretty cool. It is really flat, but intuitive. Took no getting used to at all. I increased the scroll and sweep to max speed and now it works nearly like I want it to. I used to use a Kensington two button mouse with scroll wheel on my old Mac and I'm not missing the wheel. The pointer almost makes it from corner to corner with a fast sweep, but I would like it to be just a little faster. I'll try to find a 3rd party app to speed it up a little more.

The 27 inch screen is huge. I mean HUGE. For the first few hours of use I felt like I was sitting in the front row of a movie theater. I'm rapidly getting used to it and like it. All in all, not much to complain about.

Also, I made the Apple store give me the extended USB keyboard with the number pad. The blue tooth keypad is tiny.

P.S. If you're running Leopard and hate the transparent top menu bar, download Onyx, it will let you change it to solid white. So much better.
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newgalactic
10/23/09

In reply to Apple iMac Review: 27 Inches and Less Chin
That 27' with the i7 is my new drug. However, there is one important detail to take note of with regards to the i7 version.

Most i7 mobo's have triple channel memory (and some other goodies). However, the iMac most likely uses a combo i5/i7 mobo. This will prevent the i7 version from taking advantage of triple channel memory, or any of the other i7 exclusive goodies.

While this is more of a "powerhouse" issue, and not really the domain of a stand-alone computer like the iMac, it is somewhat important to anyone really excited about the i7 version of the iMac. #appleimac27inch
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navydiver651
10/23/09

In reply to Apple iMac Review: 27 Inches and Less Chin
I recently bought an iMac 24 (3.08, 4gb ram, 1tb, ATI 4850). And by recently I mean I received it less than a week ago. So needless to say that when I logged into apple.com and saw that my shiny new desktop was already yesterdays news I was a tad bit aggravated. So I just had to call up apple and see whats up.

I told the lady on the phone and she barely batted an eye before she said "no problem sir" Then paid for the shipping back, full refund, and I am currently waiting on my new iMac 27 (Quad 2.8, 8gb ram, 1tb, ATI 4850). Hopefully It ships out in early November and not later.

So I figured I would share with you all the great customer service apple has. I must say though. The only thing I didn't like about this new model was that I couldn't get a better graphics card than from my previous model. Other than that I can't wait!!!
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