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#1 2010-01-27 13:22:21
#3 2010-01-27 13:54:49
- DreadPirate
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Re: iWhat?
So, is it a Kindle-buster?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8483654.stm
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#4 2010-01-29 21:46:33
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Given Amazon's dominance in the book world, that's unlikely. Apple will have to find a way to topple them with their own store of texts, or find a way to work with them. Kindle also has the advantage of solid early adoption.
I'm more interested in the take of Dell and others on the concept, since their efforts are likely to give us devices that are cheaper and better quality.
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#5 2010-01-30 02:06:20
- Kita
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Re: iWhat?
Dell is good at making servers and cheap crappy desktops. Every handheld that Dell has mad has been a piece of junk. I have worked with them all, my company was a Windows mobile developer. Dell should stick with what it knows, servers, and cheap crappy laptops and desktop machines.
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#6 2010-02-04 20:30:41
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mac is best 
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#7 2010-02-05 08:24:39
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No problem.
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#8 2010-02-05 13:24:07
- Kita
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Re: iWhat?
DreadPirate wrote:
Macs are good if you're doing graphics work. If you're doing e-mail, spread sheets, and a database front end, a Dell Optiplex works just as well -- and it's a lot cheaper.
(An Apple Mac mini with 2GB ram, a 2.26 GHz cpu and a 160 GB disk goes for about $550,
and a Dell OptiPlex 380 mini with 2GB ram, a 2.60GHz cpu and a 160 GB disk goes for about $420)
The few Dell servers I've seen have been okay, and the Dell home PCs I've seen have been flaky, but the Dell business desktops are pretty solid -- and the ones that aren't, that next-day on-site warranty comes in pretty handy.
I've never seen a Dell PDA, and from what I've heard I don't want to.
Please do not start this. Just don't go there. Email, spreadsheets and DB's work just as well on a Mac as they do on a PC.
The price point is moot as well. If you want a mac, you understand that you are buying a premium product, and are going to pay a premium price.
The reason we should not go there is simple. We will never agree on it, ever. It's one of those endless arguments. Let's just avoid that.
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#9 2010-02-06 15:17:20
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Re: iWhat?
Oh, I agree. If someone asks me what kind of computer to get for home, I suggest spending the extra few bucks to get a Mac.
On the other hand, if someone is buying a thousand desktops for people running simple apps -- nothing more complicated than Office, and most of their work could easily be done on a text-only terminal -- I can understand them buying Wintel boxes.
(Even after I tell them that Linux would be just as good and cost less. But do the listen? Noooooo . . . .)
So I wasn't trying to start a mac-win flame war, since those are stupid and pointless. Just mentioning my experience with Dell hardware (business stuff ok, home stuff too cheap).
Dropping it again.
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#10 2010-02-07 14:43:18
- Wandering Minstrel
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Re: iWhat?
So, what you're saying is if all you need to do is something you could do on a 486 then you may as well use a cheap computer.
Guess you're right there.
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#11 2010-02-08 08:48:10
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Re: iWhat?
Wandering Minstrel wrote:
So, what you're saying is if all you need to do is something you could do on a 486 then you may as well use a cheap computer.
Guess you're right there.
Yeah. It seems to me that most of what gets done on work PCs using Win 2007 and Office 2007 could be done on a PC running Windows 98 and Office 98. If people didn't need to open files in newer formats, you'd never have to upgrade.
I'm real close to going off on a rant about Microsoft, so I'll stop now.
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