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5 months ago
in Macbook Pro Review! on ATLChris
What most people don't consider when they look at the bottom line is the build quality of the Mac Book Pros, it is going to out last any Dell by a good factor. My Powerbook is 5 years old. I have continued to update the OS as new versions come out, but besides that I have not needed to buy a new machine.
The initial cost is always a little painful but the fact that it is going to outlast most other machines it makes it well worth it.
The initial cost is always a little painful but the fact that it is going to outlast most other machines it makes it well worth it.
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Chris Lentz
That is kind of how I look at it. This is a solid machine and it shows!
5 months ago
in 7 Missing Features from the iPhone 3G on RED66
I agree with your list but I will point out with the exception of #4 those are all issues with software not hardware. There is no reason through updates all of the items on the list could not be resolved. In terms of #3 from what I recall it was a 5 year commitment and with respect to Flash it was not about the network speed but more about the amount of battery life flash used and the strain on the processor. We will see flash here on the iPhone shortly, I'm sure Adobe will make it happen.
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cgranier
@Pete, I agree that most of these can (and most probably will) be patched by software developers. Who knows, maybe it's Apple's way to get developers coding for the iPhone (not that I think they need further convincing).
Another hardware issue I did not mention is memory capacity. Where are the 32GB and 64GB models? Granted, I still haven't filled my 16GB, but I find that I use the iPhone more as a multimedia content device than as a phone (it's not a multimedia-capable cellphone, it's a cellphone-capable multimedia tool), so in time it will completely replace my iPod.
I do hope the new OS allows developers to quickly incorporate all these needed improvements. (Luckily, they should all work on the first-generation models).
Finally, about the AT&T contract, if the iPhone is available unlocked overseas (and that's not certain yet), then it creates a local problem... though I'm sure the 2.0 software will eventually be unlocked as well.
Another hardware issue I did not mention is memory capacity. Where are the 32GB and 64GB models? Granted, I still haven't filled my 16GB, but I find that I use the iPhone more as a multimedia content device than as a phone (it's not a multimedia-capable cellphone, it's a cellphone-capable multimedia tool), so in time it will completely replace my iPod.
I do hope the new OS allows developers to quickly incorporate all these needed improvements. (Luckily, they should all work on the first-generation models).
Finally, about the AT&T contract, if the iPhone is available unlocked overseas (and that's not certain yet), then it creates a local problem... though I'm sure the 2.0 software will eventually be unlocked as well.
10 months ago
in Schedule change: Today's group suicide moved up to 3 p.m. on The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs
Who's Dan and What do you mean "if" someone believes this shit?
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lastangelman
If we have to explain who, you're nibbling the wrong lawn ,kimosabe.