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    • T Offline
      tomot
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      Ergonomics.... Where are the Ergonomics?
      Where is the handle in the back so I can hold it with one hand properly while I scroll with the other, or do I always need to be near a chair so I can rest it on my lap. Personally I like my $300.00 Aspire 250 notebook. I can adjust the screen to any angle so it will reflect unwanted external light, and it also has a built in camera. I can also download lots of PDF books for Free, However if you want a large i phone go for it!
      Apple is happy to create another i tunes monster trying to suck money out of your pockets. This thing will become like the printer phenomenon. They can give the printers away for nothing, the make all the money from selling you ink cartridges. Its been estimated that printing ink cost about US$8000.00 per gallon.

      Watch out for Technology traps!

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        tfdesign
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        @tomot said:

        Apple is happy to create another i tunes monster trying to suck money out of your pockets. This thing will become like the printer phenomenon. They can give the printers away for nothing, the make all the money from selling you ink cartridges. Its been estimated that printing ink cost about US$8000.00 per gallon.

        🀣

        What a load of paranoid nonsense!! πŸ˜† Do you really think that Apple are making such a profit from ventures such as iTunes? Apple hardly break even! Do you really think that multinational labels and publishing corporations such as Warner and Universal are going to cut Apple some slack when it comes to making a profit? Give me a break! Apple make money on their hardware. iTunes just simplifies the process of buying music and films, and so making it easier, makes the hardware more attractive.

        A printer is a different thing altogether. I've got an old laser printer (black and white), which works off ethernet. It's 10++ years old, but still works fine. Carts are a pig to get though, and I usually have to buy these off eBay, if I can find them. If you had to upgrade the chip inside the printer every two or three years, then the situation would be the other way round, as ink would only cost pennies. The chip inside this printer is made by AMD and is only 8bit! But as long as it prints Postscript at 1 A4 per hour, who cares?

        BUT,

        I totally agree with you on the question of ergonomics, but imho, computers in general fail big time in the ergonomics dept, even your Acer. This Macbook sucks on ergonomics, as it's screen is attached so close to the keyboard. I get neck ache and dizziness from using it 'on my lap' for long periods of time. Mac or PC- same difference! πŸ˜„

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        • olisheaO Offline
          olishea
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          silly gadget, waste of money. why not just buy a 13 inch macbook? twice the processing power...similar size πŸ˜‰ and you can install whatever you like.

          no pressure sensitive screen either so forget dreams of photoshop brushes etc.

          also....its got a really glossy screen.....stupid idea. its hard enough using a glossy screen indoors! reflections are so annoying! only the 17 inch mac book pro has the option of a matte finish screen (as far as im aware....worth every penny by the way)

          anyway...im sure everyone will buy it and it becomes the next big thing that none of us need.

          "Apple: creating solutions to problems you never had"

          oli

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          • soloS Offline
            solo
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            I dunno, where do you read magazines normally?

            I'd rather have an ipad in the toilet than a laptop. πŸ’š

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            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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            • jeff hammondJ Offline
              jeff hammond
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              I'd rather have a tablet in a lot of places rather than a laptop. Which brings up the TSA question (pete, i'm at DFW as we speak). Can these things stay in a bag or do they have to come out and be scanned separately?

              dotdotdot

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              • soloS Offline
                solo
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                Sorry to hear that Jeff...lost a bet? πŸ’š

                I'd assume the ipad would be treated like a laptop in airports, it is after all a computer right? How does the TSA handle Kindles?

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                • jeff hammondJ Offline
                  jeff hammond
                  last edited by

                  Ha. Just passing through on my way to California.

                  Maybe I can't just tell security "it's just an oversized iPhone and you let me keep that in my bag" πŸ˜„

                  dotdotdot

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                  • david_hD Offline
                    david_h
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                    are they going to start calling the iTouch now the iPad Nano or something?

                    If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                      tomot
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                      @tfdesign said:

                      What a load of paranoid nonsense!! πŸ˜† Do you really think that Apple are making such a profit from ventures such as iTunes? Apple hardly break even! Do you really think that multinational labels and publishing corporations such as Warner and Universal are going to cut Apple some slack when it comes to making a profit? Give me a break! Apple make money on their hardware. iTunes just simplifies the process of buying music and films, and so making it easier, makes the hardware more attractive.
                      πŸ˜„

                      paranoid nonsense!! is a bit harsh..... What It really comes down: who is writing the review and who do you believe. You can put that in your pipe and smoke it πŸ˜„
                      http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2008/03/apple-apparentl/

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                      • EdsonE Offline
                        Edson
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                        @solo said:

                        @unknownuser said:

                        ppl are already writing it off as nothing but an enlarged Itouch.

                        Ever notice how stupid people always have comments, while smart ones wait, try, ponder, before making remarks?

                        when i saw the title of the topic i thought: "there goes pete with another round of sarcastic remarks about apple and its products". but, no, i was wrong and so am able to say that smart people do not just what you say above but they also acknowledge good ideas and deeds even when they come from someone they are not fond of (as i know you are not an applemaniac as a few of us).

                        cheers.

                        edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
                        http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                        • Mike LuceyM Offline
                          Mike Lucey
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                          I was glad to see that the iPad may yet have an built-in camera. See the attached picture.

                          I also read, 'Jobs Says Adobe is Lazy and Google's Don't Be Evil Mantra is Bullshit!'

                          http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/01/googles-dont-be-evil-mantra-is-bullshit-adobe-is-lazy-apples-steve-jobs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

                          Although ready the article he may have referred to Google's Mantra and 'crap'. Which ever term he used its like the pot calling the kettle black! Apple is a computer and software developer and not a mobile phone developer before the iPhone. Google's proposed new mobile looks promising and ups the anti which is no harm.

                          I also see that Apple have ground Psystar http://www.psystar.com/ into mud and its only a matter of time before they go under. However they might have more difficulty with the new kid on the block, http://www.pearC.de

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                          • soloS Offline
                            solo
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                            Not much point to that really, why in the world would you want a perfectly good PC with a Mac OS on it? Like getting a Ferrari without wheels.

                            You get the black box with a shiny OS that only works with 3 apps....pointless.

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                              tfdesign
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                              @solo said:

                              why in the world would you want a perfectly good PC with a Mac OS on it? Like getting a Ferrari without wheels.
                              .

                              have you ever seen the build quality of a Psystar PC? they're worse than HP!! πŸ˜‰

                              However, that particular breed of Farrari needs no wheels, as it now glides on air! πŸ˜†

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                                solo
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                                Impossible...nothing can be worse than HP, maybe Acer. πŸ˜‰

                                http://www.solos-art.com

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                                • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                  Rich O Brien Moderator
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                                  😒 I've got a HP 😒

                                  Me no friend with Pete Solo now 😳

                                  Where's that 'Foe' button gone ❓

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                                    tfdesign
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                                    @tomot said:

                                    paranoid nonsense!! is a bit harsh..... What It really comes down: who is writing the review and who do you believe. You can put that in your pipe and smoke it πŸ˜„
                                    http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2008/03/apple-apparentl/

                                    It's not harsh at all. You are being paranoid. I'm sorry but you also don't have the faintest idea how publishing rights work. True Apple have made a profit, but then come the tax men- the publishers (and right now, the publishers love Apple!). Please, trust me on this. Two of my LP's (yes, I used to make music) are up for sale on iTunes. Both are published by Universal music, because I was ignorant enough, at the time to sign my rights away as a musician. I was in my twenties then. My wife is also an ex-musician, and she was far wiser becaue she used to collect royalties through the MCPS (and as a result, her band turned out a little richer and wiser than me!). Apple have made a profit, but it won't be Apple who will keep all of this money. All money collected will go to the publishers, and inturn will be collected by the record companies. Only then will artists see any money, that's if the record companies or publishers are efficient enough at coughing it up.

                                    Now put THAT in your pipe.... ! πŸ˜‰

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                                    • soloS Offline
                                      solo
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                                      ...oh crap!! 😳

                                      I don't even have a funny come-back. πŸ˜‰

                                      At least the HP comes with tons of HP software πŸ’š that nobody needs

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                                        tfdesign
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                                        PS I'm typing all of this from an iPhone, which is driving me nuts, especially with copy paste, because the screen is so small. I'm trying to leave my computer at my desk, rather than bring it home with me, because it is such a drag to keep having to lug the damn thing around all the time! Typing this on an iPad, is going to be very liberating. I'll probably even get another Nokia or Palm instead of this iPhone too!

                                        PPS, HP are rubbish- I know, because I've got one!!! πŸ˜†

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                                        • GaieusG Offline
                                          Gaieus
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                                          That was great, TIG!
                                          πŸ˜„

                                          Gai...

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                                          • TIGT Offline
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                                            http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8986086971706318025&ei=WhRoS9nHPJW2-AbDh5DyDg&q=video+irack&hl=en-US# πŸ˜‰

                                            TIG

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