I see a lot of comparisons being made to Apple products with this post, but to compare this product to an Apple design is really an unfair comparison. You can say what you want about Apple, but they take their industrial design very seriously. The hinge looks cheap, those circles around the screen look cheap, the keyboard looks cheap ... everything about this is "wannabe" premium. You can't just color something a bit better and make it slightly more attractive and suddenly call it fashionable.
More than that, though, design is more than just how something looks. Typing this from the new Aluminum MacBook, the way it looks from a purely aesthetic point of view is one of the smallest improvements. The way it feels is far more important.
Of course, there are always going to be tech-heads who are unable of comprehending the value of a computer outside of how much RAM or HDD space it has. There's nothing wrong with this; nobody is forcing them to appreciate Apple's -- or Sony's, or VooDoo's, or any other premium, fashionable, "lifestyle" or whateve you want to call it brand -- computers.
"Wouldnt every Apple laptop be paying for the looks not specs, you could buy another laptop thats got the same specs for half the price. But then you couldnt hump it cus it doesnt have an apple vagine on the outside,"
There is more to Apple than just looks. There is a feel to the computer. A computer is a machine that we will spend countless hours using; there is more importance based on it than just how big the numbers are!
I am a Mac user, but I force that on no one. Everyone should feel free to purchase whatever computing experience functions best for them. However, stop being so naive as to say that Apple's premium is just about aesthetics; there is more to design than looks, and there will always be a group of people willing to pay more for beauty and elegance. So just let it be and enjoy your Compaq or HP or Dell or whathaveyou. You've found your fit. Let people enjoy theirs.
just love the thing. if some of you guys were women lithe as a s101 in comparison to a "real" laptop, and carrying already all the stuff around as most women do, you w o u l d see the point in spending some extra, believe me :) good looks don't hurt, of course, but the main point here is weight and being able to squeeze the thing into my urban toolsbag, too...
For those looking for a device strictly for reading, the new Kobo is a nice little option. It's small enough to slip into a pocket, can do more with a PDF than the competition, and at $129, it's $10 cheaper than both the Nook and Kindle WiFi.
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I see a lot of comparisons being made to Apple products with this post, but to compare this product to an Apple design is really an unfair comparison. You can say what you want about Apple, but they take their industrial design very seriously. The hinge looks cheap, those circles around the screen look cheap, the keyboard looks cheap ... everything about this is "wannabe" premium. You can't just color something a bit better and make it slightly more attractive and suddenly call it fashionable.
More than that, though, design is more than just how something looks. Typing this from the new Aluminum MacBook, the way it looks from a purely aesthetic point of view is one of the smallest improvements. The way it feels is far more important.
Of course, there are always going to be tech-heads who are unable of comprehending the value of a computer outside of how much RAM or HDD space it has. There's nothing wrong with this; nobody is forcing them to appreciate Apple's -- or Sony's, or VooDoo's, or any other premium, fashionable, "lifestyle" or whateve you want to call it brand -- computers.
"Wouldnt every Apple laptop be paying for the looks not specs, you could buy another laptop thats got the same specs for half the price. But then you couldnt hump it cus it doesnt have an apple vagine on the outside,"
There is more to Apple than just looks. There is a feel to the computer. A computer is a machine that we will spend countless hours using; there is more importance based on it than just how big the numbers are!
I am a Mac user, but I force that on no one. Everyone should feel free to purchase whatever computing experience functions best for them. However, stop being so naive as to say that Apple's premium is just about aesthetics; there is more to design than looks, and there will always be a group of people willing to pay more for beauty and elegance. So just let it be and enjoy your Compaq or HP or Dell or whathaveyou. You've found your fit. Let people enjoy theirs.
just love the thing. if some of you guys were women lithe as a s101 in comparison to a "real" laptop, and carrying already all the stuff around as most women do, you w o u l d see the point in spending some extra, believe me :) good looks don't hurt, of course, but the main point here is weight and being able to squeeze the thing into my urban toolsbag, too...