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03/14/09
03/14/09
"Apple.
Stretching you asshole a little more everyday."
Start the fanboy rebuttal in 3...2...1.
03/14/09
A higher end app store would be useful I think to help sort through the thousands of others. A separate store, maybe not, but at least their own refined category.
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1. The iPhone 3G had so few new features many people felt no need to upgrade.
2. If you actually find comparable products you will see that the prices of many, while high are similar to those of other premium brands. For example, if you spec up an Alienware laptop to the same as a Macbook Pro the price difference is about 10%. And for your money you get much better build quality. Also, if you don't like the price, don't buy.
3. I've always had great customer service from Apple. They fixed my laptop in 2 hours. For free. I hadn't even left the shopping centre when they called me saying it was ready.
4. You don't have to buy any accessories if you don't want to. Please, give me an example and prove me wrong.
5. A third party is working on an iPhone gaming add-on. Google iControlPad.
6. It's spelled ridiculous.
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1. Overheating video cards.
2. Faulty MagSafe Connectors.
3. Computers in excess of 200°F. (incorrectly applied thermal paste)
4. Screen defects.
Better build quality? I really don't think so.
03/14/09
mini-displayport adapter.
iPod-USB cables/chargers/etc.
03/14/09
over-designed chassis != "better build quality"
03/14/09
@bpapa9013: It isn't mandatory to buy an iPod charger. Never has been never will be. Until the new Mini was released all of the computers were perfectly usable without any adapters. The new Mini needs an adapter. Oh wait, a mini DVI - DVI adapter is included. Anything else?
@bpapa9013: What does "Over-designed" even mean? It's simple if anything. One piece of metal. Less to go wrong. Makes sense to me anyway.
03/14/09
03/14/09
Macbooks account for over 20% of all laptop sales in the US. Any problems are publicized considerably more than those for laptops from any other manufacturers.
Alienware may have been a poor choice (I've neverhad any experience with them), but I couldn't even get a Dell up to the level of a Macbook Pro. Even with a slightly slower processor and an older graphics card the price is still only 11.5% less than a Macbook Pro.
03/15/09
When I was comparison shopping for my laptop, I seriously considered Apple, because I planned to use it for Photoshop primarily, but also a few other tasks. In terms of the functions I would need, OS wasn't a relevant choice. However, in terms of hardware, benchmarks and such, the Apple choice with a 15" screen would have cost me 50% more than a Toshiba with a 17" screen and close to double the HDD space, not to mention a bunch more "frills" included. Also, knock-on-wood, my Tosh laptop hasn't had a single problem in all of the time I've owned. That included at least a dozen cross-country flights, several road trips, lots of field use (having it running while outdoors, using it for photo dumps, and such), and also some pretty intense gaming use while staying with friends. I use it as a bedside DVD player quite often, as well. So it definitely sees a wide range of heavy use.
I don't want to insinuate or imply any negatives toward Apple products, but in terms of cost, they were a horrible choice for me. I would have gotten far less laptop for my money and wouldn't be able to do much of what I do with mine. One of the few issues I have with Apple is the tendency to overprice for what it typically mid-range hardware (iPhone, I'm looking at you). It's the OS that sells it, in my opinion. A good friend of mine has been a lifelong Mac devotee, and has owned a string of Mac laptops. All of them have had considerable problems, from screen issues, power supplies cathcing on fire (twice!), cracks in cases, issues with DVD compatibility or breakdown, keyboard issues, upgrade difficulties, etc. Granted, many laptops suffer from those issues because of densely packed hardware, but it was definitely under-par performance in my opinion, considering he paid almost twice as much as my equivalent laptop. In his case, he concedes hadrware is not Apple's forte, but he is invested in the platform from lifelong usage, and he prefers the OS.
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