I see what you did there.

When you don't make the actual hardware, you kinda have to suck up to the hardware manufacturers like Dell, HP, Sony, etc. Microsoft needs to sell HPs and Dells in order to sell Windows. Apple doesn't, here lies the main difference. In terms of partners, every company screws their partners at one point or another. Microsoft pretty much screwed over all its playsforsure partners by introducing the Zune.

Funny how Microsoft is not even mentioning what it's actually known for in the industry....the operating system, which is what ultimately differentiates a Mac (OS X) from a PC (Vista). Way to beat around the bush to hide your biggest disadvantage.

He never even USED the MacBook, he opened it up and claimed it looked sexy but nothing more...perhaps if he actually used the laptop, his decision could have been more clear. This shows that people are simply attracted to the price, and not the actual usability factor, contrary to what this video was trying to go after. For a "tech savy" guy, just asking about the memory, processor, and hard-drive speeds are quite possibly the lamest decision factors ever.

A 2.4Ghz C2Q is faster than a 2.8 C2D, and a 320GB 7200rpm HD is faster than a 500GB 5400rpm HD, and if you were really tech savy, you would be looking at SSD's to begin with. A 2GB DDR3 ram is faster than having 3GB of DDR2. But no, apparently its all about the numbers.


This HP HDX16 uses DDR 2 memory, while the MacBook uses DDR3. The MacBook also comes with iWork, and iLife, while the HP comes with nothing. So add on Microsoft Office 2008 Ultimate ($680), Cakewalk Music Creator 4 ($40), Picasa (Free), Adobe Premiere Elements ($140), and virus protection software, such as Norton Antivirus 2009 ($40), and upgrade your Windows Vista to Ultimate ($219) since OS X Leopard is a full featured and ONLY operating system that comes on mainstream macs, and the total of your HP comes to $2,220, which is more than the baseline MacBook Pro and much more than the MacBook that only looks sexy but nothing more apparently.

In addition, the macs use an EFI bootloader system, while the HP uses the ancient BIOS system. Onboard motion sensors to disengage hard drive heads during a drop, superdrive, portability, the fact that it looks 10x better than the HP and other small things make the Mac more appealing, but then again, this video fails to point any of that out...and just goes for price. In that case, yes, the HP is better. But I laugh when this person says they're tech savy and then asks about basic processor, HDD speeds and memory. Thats not tech savy, anyone who has access to internet can figure that out before going for a purchase.

@ Saad Rabia

I'm pretty sure the 512GB version already costs anywhere in the range of $700-$1000, and please saying that Apple products are 6X more expensive than competing products show nothing more than ignorance these days. They are priced much more reasonably nowadays. It still amazes me how some people cling on to age old stereotypes and use it even now when clearly prices show otherwise.

I don't support that original poster (Trevor)...but your point was just plain stupid. I think people get the point now.

This looks really good at first, until you find out that its MLC and not SLC SSD. This makes me believe that this is rather a "ha, we're first!" product, rather than a true breakthrough in capacity (as it would have been if it was SLC).

Still, with much faster access times, an SSD is still heaps better in many ways.

What kind of fugly UI icons are those...?! Freakin Windows 95 system icons look better than those....and I'm suppose to cough up $6000 to look at THAT interface?

Where they go wrong #1 - making downright crappy icons
Where they go wrong #2 - adding a freaking reflection to that....as if that magically makes it look better...

That's actually really cool. Pretty neat stuff.

Fashion Statement?

Whether or not it's a fashion statement is irrelevant as soon as the phone does what's important. If it doesn't do the basic things, but looks pretty...then your point makes sense. But when it's arguably the most feature rich phone thus far (not going into the future topic), does it really matter whether it's a fashion statement or not? If anything the fact that it looks good should be the icing on top.

If it passed RIM in its OWN game, then that would imply directly that:

1. Blackberry users bought the iPhone because it covered their needs (that the blackberry covered as well)
2. The iPhone has tonnes more downloadable apps (doesn't mean they are all quality ones) that suit the business power user
3. It looks good
4. Any combination of the above.


It's amusing how the bashing has evolved:

Stage 1 - Its too expensive! + bahh its only with AT&T + very little market share + no copy/paste! + fashion statement
Stage 2 - Very little market share + no copy/paste + fashion statement
Stage 3 - no copy/paste + fashion statement
Stage 4 - ...now...

Is it just me...or did anyone else get the mental image of Darth Vader when looking at that picture.