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06/30/09
For $200.
Crapgadget.
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07/01/09
I run a small office and am in need of something like this, so I think that come September, I will start a serious evaluation to see which better suits my needs.
06/12/09
My older 15" MBP has two big issues with headphones that drive me nuts:
- With headphones, like with most cheap laptops, I can hear R2D2-like tones in the background when the computer is actively doing something. I hate this, it's so cheap. 10 years ago I had a $20 sound card that was better than this.
- Every time I plug in my headphones, MacOS assumes I want the master volume at 50% - which means if I don't hold shift and turn down the volume, it will blow my eardrums with the next thing it plays. (If I just turn down the volume without shift, I'm treated to very loud "POP POP POP POP POP" as it steps down volume levels.)
- It's less important, but still very annoying that when powering on, even with headphones plugged in, it will play the startup chime through the speakers. I know from the glowing Apple logo that Apple likes to go "HEY EVERYONE! I'M USING A MAC!!!" but it's seriously inconvenient and obnoxious needing to mute the system before shutting it down in case I want to start it in a quiet environment with other people around.
...so does anyone know if any of this has been resolved yet?
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Too bad that douche Chris Hardwick took what you said about AT&T and just said it himself that punk. You need to borrow Jesus' iron bar.
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06/09/09
Apple isn't keeping their pros in mind anymore. and it kind of sucks.
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Right now there are 5 separate models of the Macbook Pro, but only ONE Macbook - the white one.
That seems very very odd to me. Very unbalanced.
Maybe they are making a netbook-type thing to appeal to the downmarket in a recession, and they plan on smacking this with a Macbook labal.
This is probably them just setting themselves up for future product releases. Remember that 10 in tablet rumor?
06/09/09
When the economy was going gangbusters, having products that showcased who was "da boss" made business sense, as we lived in a time where people had cash to burn and could not only afford to buy products that screamed out "elite" but wanted those products and were willing to pay through the nose for them. Now that the world is full of poors (TM Gawker), it makes sense to showcase your products as being something that has elite-level capabilities but is affordable to the proletariat. Look, now any schmo can afford an iPhone that looks just like the fancy ones Wall Street suits have (or had before their companies went under)! Hey, now I can have the same kind of MacBook the professionals use!
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And beyond that, nobody thinks anyone is cool because of the laptop they use, period.
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i in fact haven't, and i take that your mentioning it as high praise. i'm very content having a few miles between myself and anyone who DOES base their opinion of someone on their laptop of choice.
sad thing is, i know for a fact that i'd get mountains of poontang if only i had a ferarri and a bunch of 'fuck you' money. my self imposed image of poverty precludes romps with such shallow, worthless people, which is a good thing on the one hand but uh... it's a little taxing on the other one.
06/09/09
What is the value of a MacBook Pro? What is the value of a MacBook? What is the value of anything fungible? The answer is always the same: the intrinsic value is whatever the market will bear. It doesn't matter if the value is derived from a dedicated graphics card or letters etched onto the case. If people are willing to pay more to get Pro without the performance, then the value is not from the parts.
Pro has always been a brand and no one knows it more than the greatest global brand since Coca-Cola: Apple. Just like the Williamsburg hipsters with too much camera dangling around their pencil-necks, there is money to be made by catering to people to play Professional. It's true for computers and baseball jerseys and cameras and basketballs and spoilers and trucks and anything else you can think to market as "professional grade"