shartypants
Apr 12, 12:36 AM
No problem, gives them more time to come out with their 3D scratch-n-sniff display :D
malohkan
May 4, 12:57 PM
im hoping this quietly fixes the unresponsive home button issue.
Last time I had an unresponsive home button, I took it into the Apple store, they said "oh you have a hairline crack right here, see it?" I said, "no" because it was too small to see, but then they handed me a brand new phone to replace it for free. Solved my problem :)
Last time I had an unresponsive home button, I took it into the Apple store, they said "oh you have a hairline crack right here, see it?" I said, "no" because it was too small to see, but then they handed me a brand new phone to replace it for free. Solved my problem :)
jonnysods
Apr 11, 07:42 AM
Carbon fibre just won't look as good as aluminum.
I really hope that they get it in gun metal grey one day though. Some colour variety would be great!
I really hope that they get it in gun metal grey one day though. Some colour variety would be great!
Bibulous
Sep 12, 02:09 PM
Love the new design. My only complaint is that it is not really convenient as a flash drive any more since you have to carry around the dock with you.
Agreed, and I know most people don't, but I would have liked a FM tuner built in.
Agreed, and I know most people don't, but I would have liked a FM tuner built in.
nanofrog
May 6, 12:56 PM
Actually there is. OS X runs on a limited amount of hardware and it's easy to test against that whereas impossible to test against the Frankenstein assortment of parts that make up OEM PCs. In addition Apple gives you a a better case, better keyboard and better display than the OEMs. That counts.
I was talking about the electronics it's made of are the same. There's no "special sauce" or Apple magic involved.
The case may be pretty, but it's not as important as the rest of the system. I don't know if you've ever been inside other workstations, but they tend to be rather nice internally (drastic difference between these and cheap budget boxes).
Monitor: Mac Pro doesn't come with one (this is the Mac Pro section afterall, not the iMac area).
Keyboard and mouse: They're not ergonomic (keyboard in particular). Pretty, Yes. But they actually hurt me, and I have to use 3rd party gear, no matter the system. Fortunately, such 3rd party equipment exists, or I'd have been in surgery (CTS). :)
As per the limited amount of hardware (aka closed system), in theory it produces fewer bugs. Unfortunately, this hasn't proven true in the recent past (particularly with the 2009 MP's). MR's full of threads on such issues (there are repeats), but there have been significant issues, such as the overheating issue by the audio drivers in the 2009 MP's amongst others.
Let's see: Safari, Mail, Bento, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, iTunes, iLife and many more. You might as well claim that Microsoft doesn't make much in the way of software.:rolleyes:
I didn't say Apple doesn't write software, but overall, it's not professional related (more general use and entertainment related).
Most of your heavy lifting professional software comes from 3rd party vendors, whether it's run under OS X or Windows.
Many of the Mac software houses gave up making Windows versions for the simple reason that it wasn't cost efficient. Windows sales accounted for 15% of business, but Windows accounted for 85% of the costly support calls.
Why? Windows is required to run on a tremendous variety of hardware and the truth is that it often doesn't run very well on them. As above, you cannot test your software on every type of PC hardware.
Care to back this up with some proof? Particularly "many" part?
I ask, as when I think of professional software, I usually see vendors providing multi-platform support. Adobe, Autodesk, and even National Instruments does (one of their products even runs under OS X). There's others as well, but they go for Windows due to the fact that it's used by the majority of users. Thus there's a higher potential for profit, which makes sense.
For consumer grade software, they may concentrate on one OS, which is usually good for the consumer's who buy those products, as it's a natively written application rather than one that's been ported (such applications tend to suck).
Agreed. I use Scrivener 2 and Keynote for most of my work. Windows would be useless.
It all comes down to usage. What works for you may not work for someone else.
My usage OTOH, has to do with hardware design, so applications I use come from companies like National Instruments and Synopsys. Synopsys doesn't make OS X versions, and National Instruments only offers an OS X version for a single product. VM didn't work (had to pass hardware data from instruments), and rebooting between Windows and OS X is a PITA, so the best solution is to run Windows.
Further, I use RAID and do surface scans on HDD's before placing them in an array (allows me to find a suspect/bad disk prior to using it, and thus saves lots of headache trying to diagnose a bad one once it's in the array). Unfortunately, the sofware used (comes from the disk maker) is designed to run on a BIOS machine, which means the low level information isn't passed properly on an EFI/UEFI model (i.e. you cannot do this on a Mac). This may not be that big a deal for Mac users (until the disk starts having problems), but for me, it is.
Building a RAID system was also more expensive on a MP due to the case design.
So when I take the above 3 reasons into consideration, using a PC running Windows was the best solution in my case.
I didn't say that at all. You implied that the important part of Reprographics was not the creation of it, but the printing. While the latter is an important part, the former is far more demanding.
The beginning if this had to do with the mention of Dell being better for servers. You then mentioned that there were cases it wasn't, and pulled up the idea that Reprography was one. It was about the hardware, not the effort involved in the content creation. Nothing more.
To me it seem's your truly an Apple fan, and that's fine. But you don't provide sufficient proof, or in some cases none at all, to the arguments you've made. That's why I've posted; counterpoint with fact, rather than just preference spun into superiority.
I'm actually platform agnostic, which means I don't care if the solution is Apple, Windows, or Linux. It's all a combination of odds and ends that should result in the fewest number of compromises = best solution for the particular need.
If you go back and look at various RAID threads, the vast majority of the OP's are using MP's and OS X based creative software. You don't see me trying to convert them to PC's and Windows versions of what they run. I just try help them figure out the right storage solution for their needs and budget.
Last time I checked, the display is not included in the Mac Pro.
Exactly.
Internet Explorer, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Windows Media Center/Player...
Pulling up the software card is always moot. If you need a software that is Mac only, then Mac is your only option but that is only you, so claiming that a Mac is better in general isn't fair.
Too much of Steve's special Kool-Aid perhaps. :eek: :D :p
If we get back to the original point, yes, the SP Mac Pro is still overpriced compared to its competitors. However, the extra price can be justified if your needs are driven by OS X. On the other hand, if one uses no OS X only software, then it can be hard to justify the big premium.
Nice simple way to put it. :)
I was talking about the electronics it's made of are the same. There's no "special sauce" or Apple magic involved.
The case may be pretty, but it's not as important as the rest of the system. I don't know if you've ever been inside other workstations, but they tend to be rather nice internally (drastic difference between these and cheap budget boxes).
Monitor: Mac Pro doesn't come with one (this is the Mac Pro section afterall, not the iMac area).
Keyboard and mouse: They're not ergonomic (keyboard in particular). Pretty, Yes. But they actually hurt me, and I have to use 3rd party gear, no matter the system. Fortunately, such 3rd party equipment exists, or I'd have been in surgery (CTS). :)
As per the limited amount of hardware (aka closed system), in theory it produces fewer bugs. Unfortunately, this hasn't proven true in the recent past (particularly with the 2009 MP's). MR's full of threads on such issues (there are repeats), but there have been significant issues, such as the overheating issue by the audio drivers in the 2009 MP's amongst others.
Let's see: Safari, Mail, Bento, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, iTunes, iLife and many more. You might as well claim that Microsoft doesn't make much in the way of software.:rolleyes:
I didn't say Apple doesn't write software, but overall, it's not professional related (more general use and entertainment related).
Most of your heavy lifting professional software comes from 3rd party vendors, whether it's run under OS X or Windows.
Many of the Mac software houses gave up making Windows versions for the simple reason that it wasn't cost efficient. Windows sales accounted for 15% of business, but Windows accounted for 85% of the costly support calls.
Why? Windows is required to run on a tremendous variety of hardware and the truth is that it often doesn't run very well on them. As above, you cannot test your software on every type of PC hardware.
Care to back this up with some proof? Particularly "many" part?
I ask, as when I think of professional software, I usually see vendors providing multi-platform support. Adobe, Autodesk, and even National Instruments does (one of their products even runs under OS X). There's others as well, but they go for Windows due to the fact that it's used by the majority of users. Thus there's a higher potential for profit, which makes sense.
For consumer grade software, they may concentrate on one OS, which is usually good for the consumer's who buy those products, as it's a natively written application rather than one that's been ported (such applications tend to suck).
Agreed. I use Scrivener 2 and Keynote for most of my work. Windows would be useless.
It all comes down to usage. What works for you may not work for someone else.
My usage OTOH, has to do with hardware design, so applications I use come from companies like National Instruments and Synopsys. Synopsys doesn't make OS X versions, and National Instruments only offers an OS X version for a single product. VM didn't work (had to pass hardware data from instruments), and rebooting between Windows and OS X is a PITA, so the best solution is to run Windows.
Further, I use RAID and do surface scans on HDD's before placing them in an array (allows me to find a suspect/bad disk prior to using it, and thus saves lots of headache trying to diagnose a bad one once it's in the array). Unfortunately, the sofware used (comes from the disk maker) is designed to run on a BIOS machine, which means the low level information isn't passed properly on an EFI/UEFI model (i.e. you cannot do this on a Mac). This may not be that big a deal for Mac users (until the disk starts having problems), but for me, it is.
Building a RAID system was also more expensive on a MP due to the case design.
So when I take the above 3 reasons into consideration, using a PC running Windows was the best solution in my case.
I didn't say that at all. You implied that the important part of Reprographics was not the creation of it, but the printing. While the latter is an important part, the former is far more demanding.
The beginning if this had to do with the mention of Dell being better for servers. You then mentioned that there were cases it wasn't, and pulled up the idea that Reprography was one. It was about the hardware, not the effort involved in the content creation. Nothing more.
To me it seem's your truly an Apple fan, and that's fine. But you don't provide sufficient proof, or in some cases none at all, to the arguments you've made. That's why I've posted; counterpoint with fact, rather than just preference spun into superiority.
I'm actually platform agnostic, which means I don't care if the solution is Apple, Windows, or Linux. It's all a combination of odds and ends that should result in the fewest number of compromises = best solution for the particular need.
If you go back and look at various RAID threads, the vast majority of the OP's are using MP's and OS X based creative software. You don't see me trying to convert them to PC's and Windows versions of what they run. I just try help them figure out the right storage solution for their needs and budget.
Last time I checked, the display is not included in the Mac Pro.
Exactly.
Internet Explorer, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Windows Media Center/Player...
Pulling up the software card is always moot. If you need a software that is Mac only, then Mac is your only option but that is only you, so claiming that a Mac is better in general isn't fair.
Too much of Steve's special Kool-Aid perhaps. :eek: :D :p
If we get back to the original point, yes, the SP Mac Pro is still overpriced compared to its competitors. However, the extra price can be justified if your needs are driven by OS X. On the other hand, if one uses no OS X only software, then it can be hard to justify the big premium.
Nice simple way to put it. :)
ChrisA
Jan 9, 06:42 PM
I've been waiting 3 weeks to buy a MBP assuming at least that iLife 07 would be announced today.
It may be there that never will be an iLife 07. Apple may decide to include it with Leopard.
It may be there that never will be an iLife 07. Apple may decide to include it with Leopard.
macquariumguy
Apr 12, 09:31 AM
I think this law is a Good Thing. It's obvious that a certain subset of Muslims are going to have to dragged into the modern age and it's gotta start somewhere.
spencers
Mar 9, 02:30 PM
switched it up again - this time some Slightly Stoopid with Angelo Moore from Fishbone. This is a shot from Slightly Stoopid's Flickr, taken at their Lundi Gras show in New Orleans at the House of Blues. Great damn show indeed it was!
Nice! I saw a Slightly Stoopid concert when they were up at one of the casinos here in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Nice! I saw a Slightly Stoopid concert when they were up at one of the casinos here in Shreveport, Louisiana.
BigPrince
Jan 4, 03:28 PM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Macworld Live! with David Pogue
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Macworld Best of Show 2007
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MacBrainiac Challenge
Anyone interested?
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Macworld Best of Show 2007
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MacBrainiac Challenge
Anyone interested?
Onimusha370
Apr 15, 05:51 PM
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Exactly. Its called being a kid. Luckily, you'll age out of it. Until then, suck it up and get used to it.
Exactly, you're a child, a minor, a non-voter, you have no adult rights and the reason you're still at school is to learn...
If your IT admin who understand the network, administer the network and have to fix all the problems caused by students that don't know much at all, then they are well within their right (as adults, teachers, professionals) to do what they ned to to protect the investment in their infrastructure.
Consider it a learning experience, these people know more than you.
I'm sure if you ask nicely they'll give it back.
I wasn't attempting to connect to the network, no harm was being done
Exactly. Its called being a kid. Luckily, you'll age out of it. Until then, suck it up and get used to it.
Exactly, you're a child, a minor, a non-voter, you have no adult rights and the reason you're still at school is to learn...
If your IT admin who understand the network, administer the network and have to fix all the problems caused by students that don't know much at all, then they are well within their right (as adults, teachers, professionals) to do what they ned to to protect the investment in their infrastructure.
Consider it a learning experience, these people know more than you.
I'm sure if you ask nicely they'll give it back.
I wasn't attempting to connect to the network, no harm was being done
CarloDeLuca
Jan 16, 11:04 AM
Greetings from Brazil.
First post here, from my iMac 27.
First post here, from my iMac 27.
Mooey
Apr 11, 03:55 PM
So?
When you are looking at 3D with glasses, the image protrudes from the screen. In essence, when you are looking at 3D without glasses, the image should protrude from the screen. Since there's no protrusion, this qualifies as a misnomer.
When you are looking at 3D with glasses, the image protrudes from the screen. In essence, when you are looking at 3D without glasses, the image should protrude from the screen. Since there's no protrusion, this qualifies as a misnomer.
BigPrince
Jan 6, 09:13 PM
Hey...
So, sounds good.
Are designating one day as the "big" event. It might be easier to get a good showing one particular day, and leave the other days open as well for people who want to meet.
arn
Are we going to have a MR cheering section for any of the events open for everyone? Like live with David Pogue and Best of show and etc.
So, sounds good.
Are designating one day as the "big" event. It might be easier to get a good showing one particular day, and leave the other days open as well for people who want to meet.
arn
Are we going to have a MR cheering section for any of the events open for everyone? Like live with David Pogue and Best of show and etc.
flukewurm
Jul 11, 05:34 PM
Let's get a grip here; apple is not going to make ipods that burst in to flames!
http://webpages.charter.net/flukewurm/dumbinternets/captain_obvious.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/flukewurm/dumbinternets/captain_obvious.jpg
~Shard~
Nov 13, 01:06 PM
Good to receive confirmation on this. I was curious when I read that Justin may not be doing the Mac commercials anymore and thought that it was quite odd. Glad to hear he'll be around (along with the ad campaign itself) for a while yet. :cool:
el3ktro
Apr 26, 04:52 PM
Either that - or they are really good at driving to be so close without hitting the brakes (ie no brake lights are on in the photo) :rolleyes:
I say it's standing traffic. When you're saying that you see no braking lights you should keep in mind that manual gearing is VERY common in Europe, so when your car is standing still, you do NOT have to keep the foot on the brake, and you'll not have the braking lights flashed.
I say it's standing traffic. When you're saying that you see no braking lights you should keep in mind that manual gearing is VERY common in Europe, so when your car is standing still, you do NOT have to keep the foot on the brake, and you'll not have the braking lights flashed.
MacFly123
Oct 5, 12:39 PM
Yes. Are you also aware that it isn't going to run the kind of software that I was pointing out in my post. Also they do offer an external superdrive for that.
You are not going to be running pro apps on an Air.
That doesn't change the solutions they provided in the Air to compensate for no optical drive. The external option being one of those solutions.
So what is it you don't understand about how Apple could build computers without optical drives while still providing solutions to do the things people need and want to do with them when they have already done this? Just because the MacBook Air isn't powerful enough to run FCS etc. doesn't mean that the solutions they provided are void.
You are not going to be running pro apps on an Air.
That doesn't change the solutions they provided in the Air to compensate for no optical drive. The external option being one of those solutions.
So what is it you don't understand about how Apple could build computers without optical drives while still providing solutions to do the things people need and want to do with them when they have already done this? Just because the MacBook Air isn't powerful enough to run FCS etc. doesn't mean that the solutions they provided are void.
alep85
Jul 12, 05:35 PM
Guess what - now a bunch of people who were going to buy this won't buy anything and just wait. Great. You're so obsessed with calling it stealing - HEY - guess what - Apple still makes money off of it and last time I checked making $ is better than not making $. We even see legitimate edu customers getting shafted by this. One poor guy's g/f is now stuck with an e-machine. Yeah that's just wonderful. Is it stealing if you go to Amazon.com and get the $100 discount on the MacBook? That's all it is - a $100 discount (historically speaking) and apple is, in fact, in the business of 1 - Making $ and 2- Increasing user-base (which results in making money). Hurry hurry, quick quick. Grab a calculator. What is greater. 10%*899*1000(just a guess as to how many purchases would be made by people who otherwise aren't going to get a Mac) or 0*0*0. That's right - if you sell things at any profit margin to people who otherwise wouldn't buy anything you are still doing better!!!!!!!!!! Get an economic brain in your head - or better yet - grab some common sense and get off your high horse.
I agree with you in a lot of ways.....being a business major, I understand the need for margin on a product....HOWEVER, Apple should first be interested in gaining MARKET SHARE. With this little $899 baby, Apple had a chance to really market a one-size-fits-all solution for many families. For instance, I work at Best Buy in computer sales and I see NO NEED for anything past Intel Integrated Graphics on the computers we sell to 75-80 percent of the people that come in a purchase a computer. The educational iMac would have been PERFECT for the masses, a computer that's more than capable for what most people want to do with it, with the capability for a little bit of gaming as well. Anyone who needs more can get the one with the graphics card.
I agree with the fact that margin has to be made, but there comes a time when you have to gain market share. Once you've done that and the volume of business you are doing is much greater than before (and your competitors are in the dust, much like I would like Dell and Windows to be), you can increase your margin and please the shareholders....
My two cents, Apple messed up on this one, hopefully we see that iMac configuration or a similar model on the market soon...
I agree with you in a lot of ways.....being a business major, I understand the need for margin on a product....HOWEVER, Apple should first be interested in gaining MARKET SHARE. With this little $899 baby, Apple had a chance to really market a one-size-fits-all solution for many families. For instance, I work at Best Buy in computer sales and I see NO NEED for anything past Intel Integrated Graphics on the computers we sell to 75-80 percent of the people that come in a purchase a computer. The educational iMac would have been PERFECT for the masses, a computer that's more than capable for what most people want to do with it, with the capability for a little bit of gaming as well. Anyone who needs more can get the one with the graphics card.
I agree with the fact that margin has to be made, but there comes a time when you have to gain market share. Once you've done that and the volume of business you are doing is much greater than before (and your competitors are in the dust, much like I would like Dell and Windows to be), you can increase your margin and please the shareholders....
My two cents, Apple messed up on this one, hopefully we see that iMac configuration or a similar model on the market soon...
csimmons
Nov 17, 04:39 AM
sorry if someone has said this, but...
seriously... whats the difference b/w this and just connecting something through firewire or usb.... why would i want to elimanate my qwerty keyboard to have a piano keyboard when i could have both? this would actually be limiting the design of the macbook than expanding it.
seriously... whats the difference b/w this and just connecting something through firewire or usb.... why would i want to elimanate my qwerty keyboard to have a piano keyboard when i could have both? this would actually be limiting the design of the macbook than expanding it.
benhollberg
Mar 16, 09:25 AM
There is but you just don't hear about it.
lissy-lou
Apr 5, 03:24 AM
According to Korean site ETNews.co.kr (http://www.etnews.co.kr/news/detail.html?id=201103310029&mc=m_901_00005), Apple is planning on releasing the iPhone 5 during the 4th week of June. Multiple reports have already revealed (http://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/28/no-hardware-announcements-at-wwdc-2011/)
I reckon that this is when the white iPhone 4 will be released with very slight upgrades, and also the black will have the same updates. Still ios 4 and the same design, just some glitches improved. Just to tide people over until the end of fall/2012 for the all new iPhone 5.
I could be completely wrong - but thats just what I think will happen!
I reckon that this is when the white iPhone 4 will be released with very slight upgrades, and also the black will have the same updates. Still ios 4 and the same design, just some glitches improved. Just to tide people over until the end of fall/2012 for the all new iPhone 5.
I could be completely wrong - but thats just what I think will happen!
balamw
Jul 12, 07:27 PM
I agree with KindredMAC's pricing. The Core Duo is more then enough. I know we'll find a way to complain about it. (Core 2 Duo, etc.) :rolleyes:
The average joe isn't going to care other then it's "fast", it can game, and it's not expensive. Apple needs a GOOD all-in-one solution at $999.
I think the $999 iMac will be made available to the public at some point, just like the eMac was.
I can't see a $399 Core Duo mini for a while though.... Maybe a 1.6 GHz Core Solo version...
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The average joe isn't going to care other then it's "fast", it can game, and it's not expensive. Apple needs a GOOD all-in-one solution at $999.
I think the $999 iMac will be made available to the public at some point, just like the eMac was.
I can't see a $399 Core Duo mini for a while though.... Maybe a 1.6 GHz Core Solo version...
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SactoGuy18
Mar 24, 07:24 AM
Why is there no looting in Japan?
The Yakuza. (http://www.slate.com/id/2288514/)
And more importantly, the very fact that even the Yakuza operate off a very strict honor code means American levels of criminal violence are just unheard of in Japan. And you wonder why--and this is true!--that Japanese sometimes call teenage delinquents "Yankees" (I kid you not!).
The Yakuza. (http://www.slate.com/id/2288514/)
And more importantly, the very fact that even the Yakuza operate off a very strict honor code means American levels of criminal violence are just unheard of in Japan. And you wonder why--and this is true!--that Japanese sometimes call teenage delinquents "Yankees" (I kid you not!).
FlyReeves
Mar 23, 11:08 AM
Again, anyone know if this will work under 10.5.8?
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