Thread: Apple's ultra thin laptop...

Definately not worth the by unless you plan to add it to your art collection.

I would aviod that laptop personally, in the interest of not getting a papercut.

"Let's get into more detail... Again, it fits in this envelope... This is what it looks like."

Good point.

it's a shame there's no cd/dvd drive

Failure

CROWD: Ooooohhh...

anyone smell that?



I'm sure this idea will catch fire.

Maybe reduced combustibility might have been on their minds during design?

*holds hands out to any people throwing money away*

Silly Apple.

Just another reason why I hate Apple with a passion.

I would buy one.

I think people who hate apple are pretty ignorant.

laptop's a laptop
the fact that it's Apple, means next to nothing

Intel core 2 duo
12.8 inch widescreen display

no optical media
but external drives on a laptop makes more sense anyway
considering the space & power limitations

the only thing that'd concern me are
- the "integrated" battery (is it replaceable?)
- the screen & hinges, how robust are they? (considering how thin it is)


*edit*
just noticed the solid state hard drive option, as well
would be quite interesting to have a laptop with no moving parts

No the battery isn't replaceable, but if something happens to it Apple will replace it for free.

Solid state hard drive? I didn't know those were stable enough to use yet.

I could see it being useful for a writer or something, but for the average person the lack of a DVD drive doesn't seem like it'd be a good choice.

Originally Posted by Aquanina

I think people who hate apple are pretty ignorant.

Not as ignorant as the poeple AT apple.

Originally Posted by Aquanina

I think people who hate apple are pretty ignorant.

Because I hate their shitty business practices, and their inherent arrogance that makes me ignorant?
The mere fact that they're charging £1,200 (roughly $2,350) for a portable movie viewer/writing tablet is enough to back up my hatred.
They over charge everything they sell just so they can tack that lower case "i" shit everywhere.

What is the advantage of having a "solid state" drive?

no moving parts

Very interesting.

Originally Posted by Elis D.

The mere fact that they're charging £1,200 (roughly $2,350) for a portable movie viewer/writing tablet is enough to back up my hatred.
They over charge everything they sell just so they can tack that lower case "i" shit everywhere.

I'm not sure what you're referring to, Macbooks don't cost that much and the AppleTV is 229. They really don't overcharge for their computers, remember you have to compare prices to comparable machines. Macs aren't equivalent to the average computer, they are high end. They do make a low end one, it's less that $500. Also their software is very cheap, their office suite is like $79 (compare to MS Office) and OSX costs $129.

Originally Posted by Grod

What is the advantage of having a "solid state" drive?

They're FAST. The average time that you spend waiting for something to load off of the hard drive is spent with seek times and spin up times. SSDs have neither.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

I'm not sure what you're referring to, Macbooks don't cost that much and the AppleTV is 229. They really don't overcharge for their computers, remember you have to compare prices to comparable machines. Macs aren't equivalent to the average computer, they are high end. They do make a low end one, it's less that $500. Also their software is very cheap, their office suite is like $79 (compare to MS Office) and OSX costs $129.

Really?

The laptop weighs 1.3 kilograms and costs £1,200

The only thing Macs are good for(read: better than a PC) are music/video editing. And thats it.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

They're FAST. The average time that you spend waiting for something to load off of the hard drive is spent with seek times and spin up times. SSDs have neither.

Oh word.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

They're FAST. The average time that you spend waiting for something to load off of the hard drive is spent with seek times and spin up times. SSDs have neither.

Damn. So thats like a solid brick of RAM for a hard drive, no?

yeah,
you can never turn it off though
or you lose all your work

Wait, it's volatile memory????

Wow. Thats crazy. I'll stick with my slow moving parts non-volatile hard drive thank you very much... I'd guess they have a method of assuring power though? albeit, if it runs out, you're royally fucked.

Originally Posted by arby

Wait, it's volatile memory????

Wow. Thats crazy. I'll stick with my slow moving parts non-volatile hard drive thank you very much... I'd guess they have a method of assuring power though? albeit, if it runs out, you're royally fucked.

Yeah but hear of backup? =P