New MS Laptop Hunter Ad

[rotta]

The "Video Card" part made me LOL so hard.

Yeah, the GMA950 in the plastic Macbook is really state of the art.

 

[NT1440]

At least there's a beach ball to stare at.

On Windows the only thing you've got was the hour glass which signifies everything from "loading a file, please wait" to "program is not responding"... Yes, I'd much rather see a beach ball and the "watch"

which at least would tell me if my application is not responding without having to wait and realize that it's not going to respond and bring up the task manager.

And apparently a beach ball would waste less time—I would bring up the Force Quit panel as soon as one lasted for more than 5 seconds... Whereas Windows you'll have to wait to realize when it's not responding and when it's just loading—just like you do with a task manager, WHEN you realize it's not responding, IF you realize it's not responding.

When was the last time you used windows? Theres no hourglass anymore.

 

[rotta]

When was the last time you used windows? Theres no hourglass anymore.

True. A spinning beach-ball is a lot more fun.

 

[aaquib]

Yeah, the GMA950 in the plastic Macbook is really state of the art.

Maybe if you some how went back to 2006...But in 2009, the MacBook comes with an nVidia GeForce 9400M.

 

[rotta]

Maybe if you some how went back to 2006...But in 2009, the MacBook comes with an nVidia GeForce 9400M.

Up to the last revision last autumn that is not the case. And the Mac Mini I bought in february this year neither.

 

[Wikinerd]

When was the last time you used windows? Theres no hourglass anymore.

Ah. Yes. My apologies. I haven't really used Windows much since XP SP2.

Vista's new "progress indicator" is essentially just a superficial change over the hourglass, replacing the famed hourglass with a circle indicator in Apple's footsteps. The distinction between "please wait" and "application is not responding" is still the same; i.e. none.

Up to the last revision last autumn that is not the case.

Do your research. Late 2007. Anything (regarding MacBooks) between then and last autumn was the slightly better X3100.

 

[brop52]

Up to the last revision last autumn that is not the case. And the Mac Mini I bought in february this year neither.

As said previously the MBs used X3100 since November 2007.

You bought the Mac Mini in February? That really sucks and I hope you got a good deal considering the new ones came out on March 3rd.

 

[psingh01]

+3847928734972938749872893749

Reminds me of the threads where "pro photographers" were mad cause they wanted a laptop without a glossy screen. Really? Color critical work on a laptop? You can't be that much of a pro...

Tell that to Peter Jackson. His team used Powerbooks to help in the filming of Lord of the Rings. Sometimes you can't drag a room full of workstations to the middle of the boondocks. That's what laptops are for.

 

[xbjllb]

She is a filmmaker, well that sucks for her because I am a filmmaker and in the industry 90 percent of the software we use is Final cut pro.

If this ad was supposed to be geared toward filmmakers than in was a waste of money. Film editors and know about computers and they would never prefer pc over a mac

...until they have to author and deliver a Blu-ray disc to clients who demand it for their plasmas.

Then they have no choice but to do it on Windows. Thanks for that "bag of hurt", Steve-o.

And if you have to run Windows to accomplish a vitally necessary video task, you just might as well use a PC. From start to finish.

 

[UltraNEO*]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APQv8JTKM9A

i just built the hp online with these specs
64 bit Vista - SP1
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9550 (2.66 GHz)
4GB DDR2
320GB 7200rpm SATA
1GB nVidia GT130M
Blu-ray drive
webcam + fingerprint reader
wireless - n

for $1785

Pretty good value for money.

Sounds like an awesome deal there!! But a HPeee???

 

[Whiteyez]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNnX6XRQBec

 

[Wikinerd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNnX6XRQBec

Very ironic indeed, yes. Made (almost) 3 years ago. Published on Apple's website on Oct 9, 06

 

[jake.f]

You all do need to accept the fact that these ads are no more stupid then the apple ads.

 

[Melrose]

You all do need to accept the fact that these ads are no more stupid then the apple ads.

actually, not exactly - The I'm A Mac ads were creative and inventive and used hyperbole and pantomime to make a point. They were funny first of all.

The M$ tries to pass off their ads as actual cold, heartless fact - Which I think makes them more reprehensible for spreading outright lies.

 

[Wikinerd]

actually, not exactly - The I'm A Mac ads were creative and inventive and used hyperbole and pantomime to make a point. They were funny first of all.

The M$ tries to pass off their ads as actual cold, heartless fact - Which I think makes them more reprehensible for spreading outright lies.

The MS ads were funny... They showed us what "tech savvy" means, after all...

 

[maxxaddict]

She should have bought the White MacBook with 4GB RAM!! She said she needed Firewire, fine, no aluminum but the white one would be fine. Instead of that HP Hunk of Junk!

firewire is firewire, so you'd need a fw800 to fw400 4 pin cable for your DV camera... you don't get one with your DV camera or computer anyway. FW400 is only dead with apple because the new FW800 ports are backwards compatible and really how much does a firewire cable cost...

 

[xbjllb]

firewire is firewire, so you'd need a fw800 to fw400 4 pin cable for your DV camera... you don't get one with your DV camera or computer anyway. FW400 is only dead with apple because the new FW800 ports are backwards compatible and really how much does a firewire cable cost...

More than it would have cost Apple to put them in, and will end up costing Apple much more in the long run in customer satisfaction.

Among the high end customers that use FW400 daily.

 

[brop52]

F400 is not that great anyway. Obviously it is better to have it than to not have it, but all of the computers but the MB have F800 now. The Alum MB has nothing and the White MB has F400. There are a lot of choices and if you absolutely need firewire the White MB is a good choice. If you want something faster the MBP has F800. The cable is cheap if you have a F400 device.

 

[TripleF]

Love the new anti-hunters Apple ads.

 

[neiltc13]

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/1...m-microsoft-hits-the-web-meet-lauren-and-sue/

Here we go again!

Sue buys Lauren this computer for $972, considerably less than the $1700 budget they set out with.

2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB DDR3
GeForce 9400M
320GB HDD
13.3" 1280x800 display


From Apple, the same specification costs $1774.

 

[Eidorian]

That looks like the Studio XPS 13. That's quite the nice piece of hardware.

 

[twoodcc]

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/1...m-microsoft-hits-the-web-meet-lauren-and-sue/

Here we go again!

Sue buys Lauren this computer for $972, considerably less than the $1700 budget they set out with.

2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB DDR3
GeForce 9400M
320GB HDD
13.3" 1280x800 display


From Apple, the same specification costs $1774.

yeah, i thought i saw a new one tonight on tv. wasn't impressed

 

[macuser154]

I reckon Microsoft will attack the Mac's lack of games next

 

[jmoore5196]

I'm not sure when "cutting video" became correct parlance ... most editors I know still say "edit." My guess is that whatever she is doing with video, she isn't too serious - or too professional - about it.

 

[Wikinerd]

I reckon Microsoft will attack the Mac's lack of games next

I thought they already did. (the one with the kid and mom... he bought it "for playing games")