Apple marketing is working on me....

[ndee]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
I honestly don't understand why you'd want one of those.

Apple:
12"
860mhz
256 ram
40 gb hd
gf4 go 32mb
combo drive
+the usual stuff
4.6lbs

for $1800


Fujitsu:
13"
XP 1700+
256
40GB
Radeon 16mb
combo drive
+the usual stuff
4.5lbs

For $1350



I mean, really. You wanna pay $450 for style?

Jup, plus I can learn something new (Mac stuff )

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
I honestly don't understand why you'd want one of those.

Apple:
12"
860mhz
256 ram
40 gb hd
gf4 go 32mb
combo drive
+the usual stuff
4.6lbs

for $1800


Fujitsu:
13"
XP 1700+
256
40GB
Radeon 16mb
combo drive
+the usual stuff
4.5lbs

For $1350



I mean, really. You wanna pay $450 for style?

Jup, plus I can learn something new (Mac stuff )

Why not get a tablet PC instead? With that at least you get something tangible for the extra money.

 

[Gnurb]

i just got one, and i'm typing on it now. it's really really incredible. marketing definitely worked on me

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
I honestly don't understand why you'd want one of those.

Apple:
12"
860mhz
256 ram
40 gb hd
gf4 go 32mb
combo drive
+the usual stuff
4.6lbs

for $1800


Fujitsu:
13"
XP 1700+
256
40GB
Radeon 16mb
combo drive
+the usual stuff
4.5lbs

For $1350



I mean, really. You wanna pay $450 for style?

Jup, plus I can learn something new (Mac stuff )

Hes got a point. He can learn to use a mac.

I was seriously thinking of getting a mac also a few months back. Get one from HK as I have friends over their, and they are imported from the states.

Depends on how good the laptops are in a few years.

They are nice.

Paying $450 extra for style *isn't* so bad if you think about it. You are going to have one laptop and not go and buy another any time soon right? So paying $450 for style isn't so bad if you think about it. I like things to look nice but I have my limits. I wouldn't pay over $1k for how it looks though! Thats just TOO much.

Now the battery life of the new centrino's look interesting Can't wait to see what comes out on a laptop in 3yrs time. Maybe upgrade then and give my laptop to my bro. My laptop weights 1.65kg!

 

[Ornery]

"ONLY style? Show me a notebook with the same dimensions, same functions, for the same price."

Marty's configuration doesn't meet these requirements, and than some, for a LOT less money, AND more power?

Style, eh?

 

[speg]

The powerbooks, ( and all Apple products ) make me want to wet my pants



*wishes he had a job*

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Ornery
"ONLY style? Show me a notebook with the same dimensions, same functions, for the same price."

Marty's configuration doesn't meet these requirements, and than some, for a LOT less money, AND more power?

Style, eh?

There's a reason people get a Mercedes and not a Subaru Impreza. It's about style. You can mod a Civic that it runs faster then a stock Corvette, which one would you rather drive?

 

[thraxes]

If I were to buy a lappy I would want the best battery life available, performance is a distant second in my considerations

The Powerbook does pretty well with battery power and I already have a mac and like it quite alot (although a very old 200MHz PPC machine with OS9) so I would consider getting one if I were in the market for a lappy. That or one of these new Pentium-M machines... as long as the batt lasts at least about 4 hours I'm good.

 

[Ornery]

It's like I said about 40 posts ago. You're a style over substance kind of guy. Takes all kinds to make a world...

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Ornery
It's like I said about 40 posts ago. You're a style over substance kind of guy. Takes all kinds to make a world...

In this particiular case, yes. But not in general. OTOH, the new Powerbooks DO have some nice features.

 

[da loser]

so what do you guys do with your laptops, i've never seen the need for one, especially one so powerful.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: da loser
so what do you guys do with your laptops, i've never seen the need for one, especially one so powerful.

I have about a 40minutes train ride to work, so I could work up stuff on the way.

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
A Pentium 4M inside?

In a notebook, performance is only 2nd priority IMO.

I agree. when i bought my laptop 18 months ago, the PIII 1 ghz w/ Geforce 2 go, was a MAX performer. it has all the bells and whistles including a DVD/CD-RW combo drive. Sweet machine but i'd gladly have traded it for a smaller machine w/ less performance. most of what i do with a laptop does not require top end performance.

 

[KokomoGST]

Originally posted by: LeeTJ

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
A Pentium 4M inside?

In a notebook, performance is only 2nd priority IMO.

I agree. when i bought my laptop 18 months ago, the PIII 1 ghz w/ Geforce 2 go, was a MAX performer. it has all the bells and whistles including a DVD/CD-RW combo drive. Sweet machine but i'd gladly have traded it for a smaller machine w/ less performance. most of what i do with a laptop does not require top end performance.

Well, I see two different directions for PC laptops and now Apples...
1) ultrapowerful it's-got-everything laptop mainly for people that don't wanna own a desktop (Apple doesn't really have something like this actually)
2) ultraportables that give up builtin stuffs to make it lighter

I know that there are some people that don't mind extra weight and don't own desktops so they pick choice 1... most people with a desktop already would be more attracted to choice 2 (or a TabletPC or PDA).

You can get a stylish PC notebook too... plus, I prefer Sony's industrial design over Apple's anywho. Sony's Picturebook is pretty cool as are their Z1s and V505.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: KokomoGST

Originally posted by: LeeTJ

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
A Pentium 4M inside?

In a notebook, performance is only 2nd priority IMO.

I agree. when i bought my laptop 18 months ago, the PIII 1 ghz w/ Geforce 2 go, was a MAX performer. it has all the bells and whistles including a DVD/CD-RW combo drive. Sweet machine but i'd gladly have traded it for a smaller machine w/ less performance. most of what i do with a laptop does not require top end performance.

Well, I see two different directions for PC laptops and now Apples...
1) ultrapowerful it's-got-everything laptop mainly for people that don't wanna own a desktop (Apple doesn't really have something like this actually)
2) ultraportables that give up builtin stuffs to make it lighter

I know that there are some people that don't mind extra weight and don't own desktops so they pick choice 1... most people with a desktop already would be more attracted to choice 2 (or a TabletPC or PDA).

You can get a stylish PC notebook too... plus, I prefer Sony's industrial design over Apple's anywho. Sony's Picturebook is pretty cool as are their Z1s and V505.

Sony's support plain sucks. Experienced it quite a few times. I would never buy an Apple Desktop. But for notebooks, they make really neat stuff.

 

[0roo0roo]

seriously, most people don't "need" ultra power performance in their laptop. size/weight is what matters when you type your paper or surf apple puts out a quality package.

12" isn't small if thats how big your laptop is

combine a tiny lappy with a 10hr valence n charge external battery and u have insane battery life with about 7lb total