No, it's build quality that counts. These are business laptops, dull black is the way to go. And they certainly won't start creaking and cracking like consumer notebooks tend to after a few months.
That said, the nx6310 has always been a 15" laptop, I wonder where they got 14" from. I'm much more interested in an nc6230 refresh, it would be like a Thinkpad T series with a decent 14" screen.
Plextor wasn't always more expensive than it should be, they used to be worth the premium. But that was back in the day when they were still extremely picky about the quality of their drives. Unfortunately, around the time they dropped their SCSI lines, their quality has gone to absolute hell.
Either way, I just might buy one for my X60s/Q2010 (depends on the Merom refresh), especially if it comes in black.
By the way, the DL360 G5 isn't cheaper either, it comes standard with one dual core processor. HP also appears to charge $500 just for the privilege of modifying the configuration.
1) You just linked to the G4P 2) The G4P you linked to doesn't offer a 2.6Ghz processor, the lowest is 2.8Ghz, but they do offer a 3.6Ghz which adds $699 for the first proc alone. This isn't Woodcrest. This server is in no way comparable. 3) The 72GB hard drive is U320 SCSI, Apple's 80GB is SATA.
That's because there's nothing to get. There's no such thing as "Apple IT hardware." There's "Apple new business which can't afford to hire IT and the boss likes to buy shiny stuff hardware," but no "Apple IT hardware." Even any graphics design house with a clue will run a Linux or real UNIX server.
Damn was I wrong, I can't believe both xserve and mac pro got quad core across the line.
He said 512MB of VRAM. That's video RAM. But Apple being Apple, the base model would probably be 512MB system memory, too. But then, I can't see them offering quad cores across any products board, so you'd probably get 1GB standard with any quad core offering were it announced tomorrow.
I wouldn't be surprised by quad core options on the xserves and pro towers, but they certainly don't need to in order to maintain their customary marketing oneupsmanship. So I would expect them to save it for later, Apple is all about pace.
Don't worry, he's just spooked by our superiority in time keeping. Daylight savings is for suckers.
By the way, 64 bit across the Pro and Xserve product lines, without a doubt. I'm not sure about the imac and mini, but it is a drop in replacement, so probably.
You can't blame the battery manufacturer when a laptop design exposes it to heat outside of it's specs. Someone with one of these batteries, would you like to post the operating temperatures? And if anyone has an accurate heat probe, especially someone with a notebook that they'd describe as too hot to touch.
Also, Quanta, Clevo, Asus, Arima, and all the other ODM's build to the system integrator's specs and price. If you buy an OEM Quanta you'll get an excellent laptop at IBM T series level of quality. If you buy a Quanta built Dell, not so much, to put it kindly.
Once again proving the viability of the ever popular 'cut costs til there's nothing left to cut!' business model. Somehow the Dell execs thought buying Alienware would fix this, apparently they didn't realize that Alienware has been peddling junk for years now. Or maybe they did.
I can almost see The Dell Wall going up next to the various memorials in DC, lest we forget. "See Timmy, this is what saving a buck got your father. First degree burns and a piece of gloss coated shrapnel through the jugular. Now let's go see grandpa at the Vietnam memorial, at least he thought he had honor."
Yes, go back to your 18 bit TN panels. If you insist that these panels could never be worth the cost, try this little monitor test on your current panel. And as you notice the banding, wildly varying gamma, inconsistent backlighting, and fluttering image; remember that even an uncalibrated entry level Eizo such as the L568 passes with near perfection (the gamma was slightly higher on blue). If you really want to be disgusted, get some pantone tiles and load up some pantones in Photoshop.
And you know that much higher response time? Our Eizo L568's and Samsung 940T's at work have no annoying ghosting (for me) in movies and such. Some of the supposedly (much) faster TN panels that I've seen from NEC, LG, and Viewsonic have significantly worse ghosting. That's not true of all these fast panels, but it certainly is for some. This is a good lesson for everyone, don't trust the advertised pixel response, the manufacturers just love to ignore the ISO standard. For more on this read the testing techniques and reviews over at THG (who, to my surprise, actually do a pretty damned good LCD review)
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That said, the nx6310 has always been a 15" laptop, I wonder where they got 14" from. I'm much more interested in an nc6230 refresh, it would be like a Thinkpad T series with a decent 14" screen.