You'd be suprised to know that our brain's are actually digital.
No joke. Action potentials act in such away that if they do not meet a cetain threshold for membrane potential, they do not fire. There's no graded (analog) response. It's either all go (on/1) or all not at all (off/0).
Now this "digital" concept only holds its own in terms of neuronal machinary. The actual neuronal CIRCUITRY is none like any computer on earth. Think parallel process running in tandem millions of times over. It's quite impressive, actually.
So on one hand, yes our neurons do act in a digital manner, but on the other hand our exhibited behavior due to these digital inputs is quite far from robotic.
What was the famous line "Redmond start your copy machines" lol its more like Dell took heart to that.
Seriously though, I can't belive people are buying into this, it really makes me wonder honestly if most people buying hardware are even that technologically "smart".
iMac ftw.
Flame suit on, I know I'm going to get Winboys beating me up over this...because they can't win arguemnts without ad homenium attacks.
"For $1500, you can get the 2.4Ghz iMac with 1GB RAM, 256MB video card and wired peripherals"
Sure, Max. You could do that, but the point of my comment was objectivity. The closest computer in the iMac lineup to the 19inch One is the 20inch iMac, which, when configured as close to the One as possible, is around the same price. What you offer is analogous to comparing an 8GB Nano to a 30GB Zune. Yeah, they are both mp3 players, but you'd be more accurate to compare the Nano to, say, a Sansa.
"Why don't you just link to the main site instead of fudging the numbers?"
Wow. I think the only fudging going on here is between you and a rainbow apple. If you honestly cannot see the objectivity of comparing a similar 20inch iMac to a 19inch Gateway, then you are what is known as 'biased'.
This is not a bipartisan issue here, fellow nerds. The point is that objectivity is lacking from Mossberg. He's been romping with that same apple as temp. Gross.
You should never give your undivided love for any company, especially in an industry where investments cost up to $2000. When that happens, you just set yourself up to be used and abused by said company. Competition is good for the CONSUMER. So Apple guys, why are you guys so scared?
"...footprint, general aesthetics, ability to recycle the materials"
I'm sorry, I totally forgot that Apple's computers lack any sort of appreciable form of feet, better pack a laptop into a screen like platform, and are made of biodegradable plastics. I'll give you that one Chris, you sly guy you.
"Gateway's customer support is like phoning the gates of hell"
Yeah tell me about it, I've tried to call hell so many times, always a damn busy signal!
"nothing of the worth of the operating system"
Frosting on the cake my good chris, pure frosting.
Consider this, why do most prominent businesses around the world operate on Windows platforms and not OSX? I think it has something to do with the worthless architecture of Windows...
I can't beleive this garbage is getting so much publicitiy on engadget.
Mac comps will ALWAYS outperform winsux boxes not matter what, read it for yourself PCMag just said the best laptop to run vista on is, yup you guessed it a MBP...
So come on dell, give it up already. Trying to copy the competition to get an edge? Listen, why don't you guys come up with something revolutionary like, i dunno, an ipod or an iphone then we will talk.
For goodness sake people, ipod AND iphone from the same company? thats bringing new stuff to the table, this dell xps one is just a reiteration on a brilliant concept 10 years too late.
"All of these new nettops have me intrigued. I'm looking for a small, quiet and cheap PC to replace my aging tower in my home office, and all it really needs to do is load Microsoft Office, check email and surf the web. Is there a particular nettop that's better (or a better value) than another? I know it's a rather new segment, but hopefully someone has taken a chance on one already. Thanks!"
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