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11.6 MBA Sealed, sitting in front of me..Dont wanna open...
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The iPad is a computer. It is capable of running the Mach kernel and basically the same subsystem as OSX. It's a computer.
I suppose a PS3 isn't a computer either?
I suppose a PS3 isn't a computer either?
Part of the problem is you are trying to compare hardware across operating systems. It doesn't work that way.
Also the Macbook Air is not even close to being underpowered. You have to understand there is much more to a computer then the hardware specs, its all what the OS does with the specs that it has. The fact that I can do HD modeling in ZBrush (meaning modeling with 1 billion polygons) is incredible.
I'll disagree. While it's obviously not the best gaming computer money can buy, if you want a really small Apple laptop that can still game well, this MBA does do the trick.
I've played Far Cry, Tiger woods 2008, and Left4Dead (all using bootcamp) with my 1.4ghz 11-inch Macbook Air. All three of those games can run in full resolution, full detail without hiccups.
All these games are just a couple years old, so it's not like they're ancient.
So, to say it's not a 'gaming' laptop, is not quite right, by my experience.
What the?!?.... ohmagawd, it's a (bad word that begins with "goat") Pumpkin! ROFL
Its not about hardware numbers its about performance, portability, and usage. Take it back!! you don't deserve one
Amen!
I have a cup holder and small heater in the bathroom, and the iPad is the perfect companion. You should have seen what it looked like in there back in the day!
I have a cup holder and small heater in the bathroom, and the iPad is the perfect companion. You should have seen what it looked like in there back in the day!
I have a cup holder and small heater in the bathroom, and the iPad is the perfect companion. You should have seen what it looked like in there back in the day!
I'm surprised you had space for the punch cards.
I'll make a decision for you. Just return it. I noticed you posted the following comment in the other thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11262464&#post11262464
You even said the new MacBook Air is a "trash..." and "Ill pass."
EPIC...FAIL
What a laughable thread!
I'd return it simply because you did not get the four gig ram option...
no resale value.
As for underpowered, it has a better video card than the original MBA, more ram potential and smaller form factor...
if it only had firewire I would have one in my hot little hands by now.
Anyway, return it. Think about it. But get the four gig ram option if you rebuy.
no resale value.
As for underpowered, it has a better video card than the original MBA, more ram potential and smaller form factor...
if it only had firewire I would have one in my hot little hands by now.
Anyway, return it. Think about it. But get the four gig ram option if you rebuy.
Then I am unsure why the post in the first place.
Oh really? then what's this about?
Something tells me you may not be the person you think you are because ...
Good workout of logic here, kinda late though.
It's usually a cat licking his balls, the attitude is still the same.
I've learned to control what used to be a very impulsive tech purchase urge to at least realize that if I can't come up with the answer to that question, wait until I can. If I am honest with myself and that answer does not come, well therein lies my answer.
Brilliant! This works in an interesting way though: if you don'ts spend that money and let it grow, you'll be able to buy a nicer piece of gear later.
The OP should follow your advice.
An Ipad is a computer.
It's got a computational unit, Ram, storage system using multiple I/O interface with a specific bus. It runs off the assembly code used and lower level languages are similar to that of any other modern computer. It is clocked at 1GHZ, with 256GB of ram at a 16/32,64 Flash Hard drive variant.
It's file system is there but not accessible to the user is it is hidden within the operating system.
It's a computer. CPU + Memory + Storage linked by I/O interface which can handle mutiple computation commands such as Add subtract and multiply is the use of fetch decode execute methodology is sheer definition of a computer.
It's just not a powerful computer.
It's got a computational unit, Ram, storage system using multiple I/O interface with a specific bus. It runs off the assembly code used and lower level languages are similar to that of any other modern computer. It is clocked at 1GHZ, with 256GB of ram at a 16/32,64 Flash Hard drive variant.
It's file system is there but not accessible to the user is it is hidden within the operating system.
It's a computer. CPU + Memory + Storage linked by I/O interface which can handle mutiple computation commands such as Add subtract and multiply is the use of fetch decode execute methodology is sheer definition of a computer.
It's just not a powerful computer.
You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting. This is not logical, but it is often true." -- Spock
Just open the damn box. .... I promise you, the computer will have that 'new mac smell' and make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Just open the damn box. .... I promise you, the computer will have that 'new mac smell' and make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Look at it this way: The closest in terms of portability and price is not the Asus or the Vaio Z, but the Vaio X. And the Vaio X sucks badly when compared to the Air: keyboard, CPU, GPU and screen are much worse.
The C2D gives you a great thermal design, and with respect to speed it is in the same league as last year's MBPs. Thus, you will be fine for a portable system.
If you are a portable gamer then you should look for the Alienware thingies, but if you want a system for writing, internet surfing, presenting, light programming and so on: this is it. The question is not if there are faster systems out there. The 11.6 Air might just be the best overall package. It is the only ultraportable with MacOS, after all...
The C2D gives you a great thermal design, and with respect to speed it is in the same league as last year's MBPs. Thus, you will be fine for a portable system.
If you are a portable gamer then you should look for the Alienware thingies, but if you want a system for writing, internet surfing, presenting, light programming and so on: this is it. The question is not if there are faster systems out there. The 11.6 Air might just be the best overall package. It is the only ultraportable with MacOS, after all...
Well, technically even the universe is a computer, in the sense that it can do computations. However, the iPad is no PC, and this is probably the point. For me, the iPad is a glorified media player. Yes, you can compose an eMail on it, and in a pinch, you can even take notes. But for productivity? Not this year.
First you can't compare the ipad to the MBA as they are totaly different machines with different OS's.
But imo if your going for hardware spec wise and dont care about the Mac OS beauty, by all means i would say go for the windows machine
I myself LOVE APPLE PRODUCT FTW !!!!! ARRRGGG LOL
But imo if your going for hardware spec wise and dont care about the Mac OS beauty, by all means i would say go for the windows machine
I myself LOVE APPLE PRODUCT FTW !!!!! ARRRGGG LOL
Take it back and get the MBA13!
Then take the MBA13 back and get the ASUS!
I'm surprised no one else gave you a logical response.
Both of you need to take a time-out. The iPad is very much a computer by definition.
Computer is a very generic term. The definition goes : "a device that takes inputs, runs it through a program and produces output while offering storage". This definition is not worded the same from dictionary to dictionary but it always comes down to these 4 basic requirements.
Again : Input (touch), Programmable (Yeppers!), Output (nice display!) and Storage (NAND Flash, RAM, indeed!).
The iPad is a computer by the very definition of a computer. So is your microwave's microcontroller or the ECM in your car. What they are not are Personnal Computers™ (notice the capital letters and trademark, this is referring to the PC platform. Many computers aren't PCs, like my Sunfire boxes from Sun (Fujitsu Sparc processors) or my HP 9000 series (HP PA-RISC processors)).
Try to remember you're on a forum with tons of IT specialists that actually know about these things and have degrees in Computer Science.
Can you help me ? I'm pretty sure this is a computer but I can't seem to find a Flash plugin for it Here's the info on it :
Is this thing a computer ? Because it can't run any Flash content...
Seriously, you people should stop trying to find specific tasks to claim whether something is a computer or not. Generic term is generic.
jessica while I find your pumpkin butt avatar and you cat balls analogies interesting, if a bit perplexing, I will have to side with those saying that -of course- the ipad is indeed very much a computer, under any definition of computer, broad or limited.
I will have to slightly disagree with Knight though, in that I think we would say that a microwave contains an integrated circuit, rather than it has a computer, although the way he states is very much acceptable too. I think the lines blur a bit there, but there's no doubt that an ipad is a computer for sure.
I will have to slightly disagree with Knight though, in that I think we would say that a microwave contains an integrated circuit, rather than it has a computer, although the way he states is very much acceptable too. I think the lines blur a bit there, but there's no doubt that an ipad is a computer for sure.
While older microwave ovens had circuitry and no programmable logic (it was all hard coded into the actual electronics using gate logic), modern microwave ovens pretty much fit the definition of computer and while no public SDKs exist, they are programmed using C on a microcontroller type architecture, probably using PIC processors.
So yes, while a stretch depending on the actual unit, a Microwave's controller is very much a computer. It is a very broad and generic term and trying to limit it to fit a smaller scope goes quite contrary to its purpose.
You win serious intraweb cred for 'full disclosure.'
I mean, everyone who owns one does it, but what happens in the bathroom stays in the bathroom.