Ok - I'm thinking about two things:
1. I accidentally sent my ipod through the washer and then the dryer. No damage. Plays perfectly. No problems. Can you believe it? I'm not joking. Reinforces my axiom, electronic devices are waterproof if there is no current flowing through them. Forget "I'm a pc," apple needs: "you can send this through the wash and it will still work."
2. I'm really not a political guy - I'm really not. I pay attention to it but I believe our future lies in science and technological progress, not political process. Elections, Presidents, Government, its all extremely important, but in terms of mankind as a whole, the next 1000 years, I truly believe that science has or will find the answers. All that being said.... Obama's infomerical (call it what you will) almost made me cry. I feel inspired. I want to call people and tell them to vote Obama, I want to blog Obama positive, I want to drive to Florida and go door to door, but....
I'm not going to. I'm going to read reviews of computers, watch videos on youtube, play world of warcraft, and generally to continue my semi-nerdy technical resistance. Oh, and teaching.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
I was wrong
The new macbooks are sweet - the are lightweight, sleek, incredibly elegant, and more powerful than before. Steve Jobs is still godlike and order is restored in my world. I'm even starting to come around on the macbook air!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Worried
I've got to say... I love apple but I sort of think that they flopped with the new macbooks. They look amazing, and they're construction is great, but when you can buy a more powerful refurbished macbook pro from the refurb shop for less money, I really think apple has missed the mark. So, thats my verdict. It looks hot but it doesn't have as much under the hood as it should, especially compared to the old MBP.
Now for the good news -> The new MBP is sweet, the high end graphics card, the 9600GT is sick, especially in a laptop. Processor speeds at 2.8 ghz, hard drives at 7200 rpm, there are real reasons to buy this machine. But imo, the even bigger news:
Seriously? $899 for the new 24" screen is a bargain, that is a great quality screen and I'm going to have a real hard time not buying one to sit next to my imac.
To be fair, much of the upgrade was focused around design so you might find me recanting once I travel down to the cube and get my hands on the new models.... I think you really have to see these in person to decide if the refurb route is for you.
And finally, avery raises a great point, much of this upgrade has got to be setting the stage for Snow Leopard so until we know more about what that OS will bring, it is difficult to judge....
Now for the good news -> The new MBP is sweet, the high end graphics card, the 9600GT is sick, especially in a laptop. Processor speeds at 2.8 ghz, hard drives at 7200 rpm, there are real reasons to buy this machine. But imo, the even bigger news:
Seriously? $899 for the new 24" screen is a bargain, that is a great quality screen and I'm going to have a real hard time not buying one to sit next to my imac.
To be fair, much of the upgrade was focused around design so you might find me recanting once I travel down to the cube and get my hands on the new models.... I think you really have to see these in person to decide if the refurb route is for you.
And finally, avery raises a great point, much of this upgrade has got to be setting the stage for Snow Leopard so until we know more about what that OS will bring, it is difficult to judge....
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