Apple Ipad

[Razi]

We have the edit button you know. :P

[initial_jc]

lol i know

you have to tell me which meets are cool

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Whatever Dave, lol.

I just like Macs because they're nice....to me. They feel nice to use, especially with the aluminum body. There's no cheap plastic feel to it like most PCs.

Also Apple's touch screens far exceeds any other touch screen around. Even phones are just now getting to be on par with the Iphone's touch interface.

And as I said earlier, they are user friendly and easy to use. I don't care to tweak with all the options on Windows. I just want to be able to surf the web, upload pictures, and type documents easily. I could care less about Apple's monopoly on their products. More power to them.

[initial_jc]

lol at the windows 7 snap feature like in the commercial.

I have windows 7 installed on my MBP

[Dattebayo]

Whatever Dave, lol.

I just like Macs because they're nice....to me. They feel nice to use, especially with the aluminum body. There's no cheap plastic feel to it like most PCs.

Whatever yourself! If you actually buy a nice PC it isn't made of plastic.

Also Apple's touch screens far exceeds any other touch screen around. Even phones are just now getting to be on par with the Iphone's touch interface.

Can you guess why? I'm sure it had nothing to do with interference from them..

And as I said earlier, they are user friendly and easy to use. I don't care to tweak with all the options on Windows. I just want to be able to surf the web, upload pictures, and type documents easily. I could care less about Apple's monopoly on their products. More power to them.

Look. You obviously don't get it. I just bought a PC and I didn't have to "tweak" crap to get this thing to run just like I like it. It's easy to understand, and it just "works". It doesn't have any "tweaks" nor did I have to call in a tech team to install the stuff I wanted.

Get some more experience before you just out and out say "PCs and Windows suck", because your advising people incorrectly with your shallow grip here.

I, in no way, mean this to be insulting, BTW.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Sure, you're right. There are nice PC's that don't feel like crap, and I'm sure they're great.

But for $1200, I'd rather have a Mac. And if I ever got tired of Leopard or whatever they use, I would load up another OS onto it.

It really annoys the hell outta you that I prefers Macs Dave, doesn't it. Just because I like the looks and simplicity. lol

[Dattebayo]

It really annoys the hell outta you that I prefers Macs Dave, doesn't it. Just because I like the looks and simplicity. lol

No, the reasons you give for Macs being "superior" to you are quite fallable. It's like talking to a 8 year old about why he likes grilled cheese or something.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Really, I like Macs because they look nice aesthetically, and are super simple. That's really all I care for in a computer. If I had to run some kind of important program, maybe my perspective would change.

[Jesda]

Toshiba is still recovering from years of building god-awful trash. Some of their newest hardware is decent, but man, there was a good five or six year run of worthless garbage. HP's stepped up to the plate, taking Toshiba's place as the #1 manufacturer of worthless, poorly engineered junk.
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[Jesda]

My workflow is definitely nicer on a Mac. Less clutter, easier management of open windows and more natural behaviors by applications. Its always been that way, even in the old days of System 6 and 7. My work gets done at the same pace no matter what I use, but with OS X its less of a nuisance. The OS doesn't try so hard to be at the center of attention.

[Veriest1]

Toshiba is still recovering from years of building god-awful trash. Some of their newest hardware is decent, but man, there was a good five or six year run of worthless garbage. HP's stepped up to the plate, taking Toshiba's place as the #1 manufacturer of worthless, poorly engineered trash.

I was to young to really care but IIRC back in the early 90's Toshiba was the laptop to have.

[Jesda]

I was to young to really care but IIRC back in the early 90's Toshiba was the laptop to have.

Remember how awesome the Libretto was?

So awesome, so far ahead of its time.

[bloodspread]

I would get this over the Ipad any day, the Idea that apple has is not new at all lolhttp://www.archos.com/products...ng=en 1------http://www.archos.com/img/archos_9/normal_1.jpgArchos 9 pc tablet

From the web site:PROCESSOR Intel ATOM Z510 1.1 GHzDISPLAY 8.9” LED backlight1024x600 pixelsResistive touch screenVideo chipset: Intel Poulsbo US15WOPERATING SYSTEM Microsoft® Windows® 7 Starter EditionSYSTEM MEMORY 1GB onboard (DDR2 SDRAM 400)HARD DRIVE HDD 60GB (1.8”)COMMUNICATION WiFi: PCI-E interface, 1 antenna, support IEEE 802.11b/gEthernet: 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet Controller (via port replicator)Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR compliant)AUDIO Audio card : Realtek ALC2692 built-in stereo speakersBuilt-in microphonePORTS USB 2.0 port (2 additional ports via port replicator)DC-IN jack3.5” audio output (1 additional output via port replicator)Microphone input (via port replicator)Ethernet port (via port replicator)MOUSE NAVIGATION Optical finger navigation system (trackpoint)Left and right mouse buttonsPOWER SOURCE Internal: removable Lithium Polymer batteryExternal: Power adapter/chargerBATTERY LIFE Approx. 5hMISCELLANEOUS Integrated 1.3MP webcamBuilt-in leg stand (2 positions)DIMENSIONS 256 x 134 x 17 mmWEIGHT 800 gramsPACKAGE INCLUDES ARCHOS 9, removable battery, stylus, AC adapter with power cord, user guide, legal and safety notice

Included Software

Type Nom DescriptionAntivirus/Antispyware Microsoft Security Essentials5 Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.Office Productivity Lotus Symphony Easily create and edit all your documents, spreadsheets and presentations.Web TV and radio player vTuner Access to over 11.000 radio and TV stations broadcasting over the Internet.Email manager & Chat Windows Live™ Manage all your email accounts and chat instantly.1 Optimized for videos in H264 HP 1080p2 1GB= 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity is less.3 Online storage space. Requires a free Windows Live account. More information on http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive4 Requires compatible wireless access point(s)5 Installation files to be downloadedprice: $549.99

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[MinisterofDOOM]

MSI has a tablet coming out, too. Android powered and with support for multitasking, it'll be closer to a notebook than an ipod in its capability. Plus it'll have a higher resolution screen 1080p vs the ipad's 720p.

Windows sucks. Toshiba does too. My aunt has one and has oodles of problems.

Would you really take a PC over a mac if they were the same price Dave?

A: No. That's not the computer's fault. User. Error. That's the biggest problem with Windows.

B: Yes. Because Mac doesn't do ANYTHING I need. And it's closed. Everything Apple is closed. That's why it's has so many less "problems." Apple is userproof, so people can't screw it up. But they can't do a lot of other things, either. Closed blows. Windows offers the best combination of openness and support out there. Linux is more open but less supported, and Mac is less open AND less supported. At least Linux is FREE. Mac has the same lack of support and manages to cost EXTRA.

Windows certainly isn't perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better whole package than Mac OS.

[Jesda]

Editing config.sys and autoexec.bat and manually selecting your IRQs and DMAs to run Comanche and Tie Fighter was baller. Now any goober can install a DVD and play WoW until he's a 400lb born-again virgin.

As for platform-specific applications, there's not much left but games and a handful of task-specific tools. I retain one Windows PC for Shipstream, and that's all it runs. I stuffed it behind the couch downstairs and log in from the Mac with an RDP client.

Office applications, communications software, multimedia authoring/editing, and just about everything else will run on Windows, Mac OS, and various varieties of Linux. For the majority of the market, the majority of tasks can be accomplished with any operating system or platform. You pick your flavor and run with it.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Editing config.sys and autoexec.bat and manually selecting your IRQs and DMAs to run Comanche and Tie Fighter was baller. Now any goober can install a DVD and play WoW until he's a 400lb born-again virgin.

There's still a lot of that to be had. It might not be necessary, but it can still be done. I spend a lot of time editing config and setting files to force games to look and play as good as they should. It's fun...tweaking and trial and error. There are a lot of Windows gamers who do more than just install and play. Most of the time I can't even stand to play games without tweaking at least a few things. There are whole web communities devoted to making games perform like they should with that kind of editing. In fact, if anything, tweaking todays games allows you to achieve more than it ever did in those old days. And not having to run down a list of sound cards to see which one my computer thinks I have even though I really have a Gravis Ultrasound isn't exactly my idea of fun.

And games are the whole point of computers. Productivity, bah. None of these run on Mac. And that's just my digital library. WoW is meh. Bob Came In Pieces is brilliant, though.

[Veriest1]

Remember how awesome the Libretto was?

So awesome, so far ahead of its time.

So awesome.

[Jesda]

And games are the whole point of computers.

Maybe years ago when the most you could do with a gaming console was make a fat plumber and his queer Italian cousin move across your TV.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Maybe years ago when the most you could do with a gaming console was make a fat plumber and his queer Italian cousin move across your TV.

My fat plumber is 3D now. And his cousin is even more of a joke than ever. (Really, he is. Have you played any of the recent Mario RPG games? Luigi gets picked on more than Nala. They even have him cross dressing.)

[krash]

Yeah you don't know what you're talking about. I work for a big internet provider. And the first thing I can tell you is that mac's are very quirky especially with their MacMail client.

The Mail client isn't that complicated to setup if you're not an idiot (I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about idiots). And it works fine. Macs arent very "quirky" at all in my experience of having a macbook and a macbook pro, as well as using all the imacs and stuff that guitarist in the band uses. I used to be a hardcore PC user, but when you look at it, it IS easier to deal with a mac, on a user basis at least. I've had my macbook for about a year and a half with no virus protection, and it runs and boots just like the day I got it. You just have to deal with less crap.

Say I want to turn on my laptop, find some info on a file real quick, and leave.

I don't want to turn on my laptop, boot norton, boot some bundled CD software, boot some other bundled crap, and boot whatever else virus protection is on there, wait 10 seconds for freaking Word to open (yea I've gotten spoiled) get my info, and then wait 5 mins for the damn thing to turn off.

[Pieceofsand]

Ipad = failed.

Nuff said.

[SHIFT_Z]

To the people I seem to have annoyed:Shift_Z:You are exactly the sort of person that I am not referring to. You say that you researched your options and made your decision based on what fits your needs. In regards to my poor experience with Apple, it wasn't something as silly as losing a paper... stuff happens. My complaint is with the company myself. My iPod (5th generation) had a slight problem with the headphone jack and when I tried to get it fixed I learned that Apple was going to charge approximately $150 dollars to fix it. That is stupid. I just dislike that to get anything repaired, you are supposed to send it to Apple. And before anyone gets upset about this comment, I do realize that this is an MP3 player and that getting it repaired would be a little trickier than a computer.

I completely understand. I wish I could relate, however all my relations with them have been peerless. It just seems like one of those crappy situations that you need to sweep under the rug and forget about. I wouldn't let your negative experience with them completely sour your opinions forever though. In a few cases (friends having had to call Apple Care)... Sometimes it just depends on who you speak to. I had a friend call back 2 different times until they got a rep that seemed to genuinely care about their situation (situation being that a major repair was needed JUST after their AppleCare ran out.. first few reps said sorry, can't help... one said wow that sucks, send it in we'll take care of you.)..?

[Morph]

Nice Apple finally reversed its buisness model. Instead of making thing smaller and adding a feature that could have been done before, Now they make something bigger and removing features. Effing Awesome Next is gonna be an Ipod that is the size of a large cat no screen, and two buttons next and off.

I expect Sony and Toshiba to follow suit.

[HashiriyaS14]

Tablets are cool, but only if they have full PC functionality. This is just an iPhone with no phone, I don't get it.

Netbooks = win

[etschell]

they shoulda called it the smug pad. f apple and steve jobs.

[marlin29311]

iPad. Sweet. A new larger iPod Touch that really doesn't fit in my pocket...

[Jesda]

iPad. Sweet. A new larger iPod Touch that really doesn't fit in my pocket...

Wear it around your neck.

[initial_jc]

iPad. Sweet. A new larger iPod Touch that really doesn't fit in my pocket...

I think people who say this fail to see the true intended use of any tablet, not just the ipad

[numbnuts240]

Wear it around your neck.

FLAVA FLAAAAAAAAV. YEAH BOYYYYYYEEEEEEEE

[krash]

I think people who say this fail to see the true intended use of any tablet, not just the ipad

It doesn't multitask, and it doesn't have flash.

Its a large ipod touch that doesn't fit in my pocket.