BlizzardBomb
Aug 2, 03:25 PM
As long as the Mac Pros with Conroe are smaller, then I won't complain.
SeaFox
Jul 12, 07:09 PM
Bad move...
Obviously, there is huge demand for cheaper Macs. Cheap doesn't equal bad!
The reason there is a huge demand for cheaper Macs is simply because you can buy an HP for so little. If PCs started in price at $599, you wouldn't see people bellyaching about Mac prices. It's a market driven effect that really doesn't reflect the real market value of a PC in my opinion. Everyone trying to undercut each other just a little bit untill eventually everyone is cutting bone.
There is no reason this wouldn't work.
It wouldn't work. The reason PCs can be sold for that little is that the companies making them:
1) Don't do much of their own R&D work (they mostly follow others' lead)
2) Are making the costs up in volume (and Apple's volume isn't quite what Dell's is).
3) They offer inferior customer service to what I think most people here would argue is Apple's norm.
4) They have no software development costs. Think of all the programs that come on your Mac for free, not to mention OSX itself. PC makers are paying a licence fee to Microsoft that is paltry (and M$ makes it up on volume) but Apple has to fund development of OSX and the iApps somehow, and part of that higher Mac price goes to fund them. PC makers bundle lots of trialware and other software other companies have spent the development costs to make.
Obviously, there is huge demand for cheaper Macs. Cheap doesn't equal bad!
The reason there is a huge demand for cheaper Macs is simply because you can buy an HP for so little. If PCs started in price at $599, you wouldn't see people bellyaching about Mac prices. It's a market driven effect that really doesn't reflect the real market value of a PC in my opinion. Everyone trying to undercut each other just a little bit untill eventually everyone is cutting bone.
There is no reason this wouldn't work.
It wouldn't work. The reason PCs can be sold for that little is that the companies making them:
1) Don't do much of their own R&D work (they mostly follow others' lead)
2) Are making the costs up in volume (and Apple's volume isn't quite what Dell's is).
3) They offer inferior customer service to what I think most people here would argue is Apple's norm.
4) They have no software development costs. Think of all the programs that come on your Mac for free, not to mention OSX itself. PC makers are paying a licence fee to Microsoft that is paltry (and M$ makes it up on volume) but Apple has to fund development of OSX and the iApps somehow, and part of that higher Mac price goes to fund them. PC makers bundle lots of trialware and other software other companies have spent the development costs to make.
j-huskisson
Aug 3, 05:59 AM
Umm... why did you place an order with WWDC and Paris Expo around the corner?
Because I couldn't wait to get my hands on a Mac? :)
Because I couldn't wait to get my hands on a Mac? :)
sim667
Jan 18, 07:31 AM
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5362281387_b0e12a653b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/medic119/5362281387/)
This may be a stupid question, but how do you get it to display all that data?
This may be a stupid question, but how do you get it to display all that data?
prady16
Nov 17, 08:44 AM
Interesting stuff!
Wonder if Apple is recruiting people to work on this.
Me wanna work for Apple!
Wonder if Apple is recruiting people to work on this.
Me wanna work for Apple!
cgc
Apr 7, 09:05 AM
I hope they also fix the Trust center where I can allow opening of Macro-enabled files without having to run a fricking authentication server in Windows 7.
Thunderhawks
Apr 29, 09:29 AM
It's funny, but wherever I go, I always see people with iPhones. My train, on plane trips between Chicago and NYC, during meetings, etc. I am amazed the number is only 5% - but I guess it's the circles that I am in.
Are you sure these are not Samsungs?:-)
Are you sure these are not Samsungs?:-)
ZLMarshall
Sep 12, 11:25 AM
the Apple online store is also closed...
At least this means we're almost DEFINATELY seeing new hardware... though that's not new. Are all the international stores down? (Might be a hint of whether Apple's got this deal worked out for many countries?)
At least this means we're almost DEFINATELY seeing new hardware... though that's not new. Are all the international stores down? (Might be a hint of whether Apple's got this deal worked out for many countries?)
robvas
Apr 11, 09:39 AM
On an object handled this much, carbon fiber will start to fray. Plus they'd have to paint it because it's not very stylish.
I'd be on board with a black metal MBP. The old 'black books' were a huge hit, weren't they?
I'd be on board with a black metal MBP. The old 'black books' were a huge hit, weren't they?
Apple OC
Apr 6, 07:23 PM
Screw the ADL. I lost all respect for them after they took the stance against the not-Mosque at not-Ground Zero in Manhattan.
The Jewish community owns a big chunk of Manhattan :cool:
The Jewish community owns a big chunk of Manhattan :cool:
SilianRail
Apr 27, 05:51 PM
"We didn't enter the search business, they entered the phone business."
Steve Jobs whines people step on his turf, but is too thick to see the irony when the shoe is on the other foot. Mapping the entire world is complicated and best done by Google because they can effectively monetize it. For an effective traffic app, you need high volume. Android's cheap crap does this better because it has more marketshare. Apple needs to quit being bitches and put the Google navigation app on iPhone and both phones for a superior traffic app.
Steve Jobs whines people step on his turf, but is too thick to see the irony when the shoe is on the other foot. Mapping the entire world is complicated and best done by Google because they can effectively monetize it. For an effective traffic app, you need high volume. Android's cheap crap does this better because it has more marketshare. Apple needs to quit being bitches and put the Google navigation app on iPhone and both phones for a superior traffic app.
micvog
Nov 13, 09:26 PM
I was hoping this would fix the BootCamp/Apple Bluetooth Keyboard issue (you have to turn the keyboard off and on when first booting Windows for the keyboard to be recognized). Unfortunately, no luck.
VanMac
Oct 18, 01:43 PM
Never ending rumor, but that's what they are for.
Regardless, I would likely buy one just for geeking out with it on the subway. :D
Regardless, I would likely buy one just for geeking out with it on the subway. :D
dvkid
Nov 10, 07:22 PM
[QUOTE=MhzDoesMatter;3038027]Yeah, but u don't have EVERY FONT EVER MADE.
So nyeah.
[QUOTE]
Get a phone manager like the rest of us font-junkies.
So yeah.
So nyeah.
[QUOTE]
Get a phone manager like the rest of us font-junkies.
So yeah.
nagromme
Aug 3, 10:29 AM
Wow, those Digg comments (re the banner photo) have a lot of wasted hopes :D Joysticks? Backlit MacBook non-Pros? Nano playing video? 64-bit image means ALL Macs are now 64-bit? No, none of the above.
All I see NEW there is:
* A black X and Leopard print on the Leopard DVD. Not bad looking.
* Some slogan about making OS X the "dominant platform" maybe? Nice to have something to shoot for ;)
And I see the old tower, which suggests no new case design. (But a collage of products that includes some past or soon-to-be-retired ones isn't 100% impossible at a developer event.)
All I see NEW there is:
* A black X and Leopard print on the Leopard DVD. Not bad looking.
* Some slogan about making OS X the "dominant platform" maybe? Nice to have something to shoot for ;)
And I see the old tower, which suggests no new case design. (But a collage of products that includes some past or soon-to-be-retired ones isn't 100% impossible at a developer event.)
shijan
Apr 13, 11:22 AM
http://feellab.ru/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/014726-fcpscreen.jpeg
twoodcc
May 4, 06:04 PM
Nice. I wouldn't mind a new iMac
ciTiger
May 4, 02:45 PM
I'm on 4.2.1 and I don't see myself changing until 5!:D
torbjoern
Apr 12, 10:36 PM
Turkey is also the first Asian country to ban such garments. Turkey is a transcontinental Eurasian country:)
That's affirmative. Interesting enough, there was also another Muslim country which outlawed such garments even before Turkey did, but that was in Northern Africa.
That's affirmative. Interesting enough, there was also another Muslim country which outlawed such garments even before Turkey did, but that was in Northern Africa.
Attonine
Nov 14, 05:01 AM
I'm not getting any updates showing up in software update. any ideas why?
Multimedia
Jul 12, 08:30 PM
You think a 40GB drive can hold OS X, iLife, a couple of additional apps, and large sized iTunes and iPhoto libraries? You must have forgotten to include the "just kidding" smilie.
Let's do some quick math. A small iPhoto library like mine is 2000 photos. I have a 5 megapixel camera, half the images have red eye removed or some other change (iPhoto keeps the originals and the edited copies) so I have roughly 3000 files averaging 1.8MB each or 5.4GB. That's a small iPhoto library. You also want to hold a large iTunes library which implies a 30 or 60GB iPod owner.
So without going any further we need about 10GB for OS X and all the bundled apps, another 10GB for a fairly small iPhoto library, 15GB to half fill an iPod and 25GB to hold two hours of footage from your digital video camera. For all practical purposes, remembering that hard drives don't run well without a bunch of free space for editing, virtual memory, etc., we've just filled an 80GB hard drive (formatted capacity 74GB).
So I've just proved that the Mac mini is fatally flawed for many users because it's physically too small to hold a standard 3.5" HD. If it had been even one inch bigger it could have not only held more, it would have been less expensive to manufacture.
I was surprised when they announced the edu iMac at only $899 and so the announcement that it's now restricted to institutional purchase makes sense. Regarding the specs I figure Apple must have gotten a really great deal on 80GB HDs because in the retail market there's only a $10-20 difference between 80GB and 160GB. Heck there's only a $35 difference between 80GB and 250GB.
alep85 said that 80% of the consumer market doesn't need anything more than integrated graphics. Obviously those people are over the age of 30 and don't have children.You don't use the internal drive anyway. You build a 400GB FW drive with a $100 400GB ATA Drive and a $40 FW Case. That's your boot drive on these Minis not what comes inside them. Mini sits right on top of the FW Drive. Not a space problem. Runs way faster that way as well. I would never buy-use a mini without booting off a big external drive like this. :rolleyes:
Let's do some quick math. A small iPhoto library like mine is 2000 photos. I have a 5 megapixel camera, half the images have red eye removed or some other change (iPhoto keeps the originals and the edited copies) so I have roughly 3000 files averaging 1.8MB each or 5.4GB. That's a small iPhoto library. You also want to hold a large iTunes library which implies a 30 or 60GB iPod owner.
So without going any further we need about 10GB for OS X and all the bundled apps, another 10GB for a fairly small iPhoto library, 15GB to half fill an iPod and 25GB to hold two hours of footage from your digital video camera. For all practical purposes, remembering that hard drives don't run well without a bunch of free space for editing, virtual memory, etc., we've just filled an 80GB hard drive (formatted capacity 74GB).
So I've just proved that the Mac mini is fatally flawed for many users because it's physically too small to hold a standard 3.5" HD. If it had been even one inch bigger it could have not only held more, it would have been less expensive to manufacture.
I was surprised when they announced the edu iMac at only $899 and so the announcement that it's now restricted to institutional purchase makes sense. Regarding the specs I figure Apple must have gotten a really great deal on 80GB HDs because in the retail market there's only a $10-20 difference between 80GB and 160GB. Heck there's only a $35 difference between 80GB and 250GB.
alep85 said that 80% of the consumer market doesn't need anything more than integrated graphics. Obviously those people are over the age of 30 and don't have children.You don't use the internal drive anyway. You build a 400GB FW drive with a $100 400GB ATA Drive and a $40 FW Case. That's your boot drive on these Minis not what comes inside them. Mini sits right on top of the FW Drive. Not a space problem. Runs way faster that way as well. I would never buy-use a mini without booting off a big external drive like this. :rolleyes:
ctt1wbw
Jan 9, 11:34 AM
Just changed a few icons. Found some nice png images and made them into icons. Yes, I'm told I'm confused. Big Tar Heel basketball fan and a big Vols football fan.
http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab360/ctt1wbw/Newiconsscreenshot.png
http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab360/ctt1wbw/Newiconsscreenshot.png
xi mezmerize ix
Mar 4, 05:02 PM
Using a popular one I made (:
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4125/screenshot20110303at125.png
Link please
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4125/screenshot20110303at125.png
Link please
bloodbone
Jun 10, 01:52 AM
I work for BestBuy/GeekSquad, so let me confirm that that yes, we'll be selling iPhones at launch, and there will indeed be an employee purchase hold to allow clients to purchase the entire stock for a certain period of time.
You will be able to use rewardzone certificates, store credit, gift cards, anything that would normally apply to other in-store categories.
Also the warranty that BBY mobile sells on the iPhone is pretty decent, it includes ADH (accidental damage from handling) so if you drop the phone, spill water on it or get it wet, crack the screen, all that stuff is covered under warranty.
You will be able to use rewardzone certificates, store credit, gift cards, anything that would normally apply to other in-store categories.
Also the warranty that BBY mobile sells on the iPhone is pretty decent, it includes ADH (accidental damage from handling) so if you drop the phone, spill water on it or get it wet, crack the screen, all that stuff is covered under warranty.
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