At 5:16 pm +1000 18/4/07, Greg Twyford wrote:
John Van Dyck wrote:
I have grown to love and dare I say it (envy) my wife's new mac book pro.
The way the keys automatically gently illuminate themselves in the dark,
.....the way the magnificent screen easily renders hdtv from the flawless
usb tuner (whose mac designed software seamlessly integrates with ice tv etc
etc etc. Pity it just suffered a total disk failure (replaced under
warranty).
John,
Thanks for reminding us that under all the beautiful eye candy and
award-winning design lays same-old, same-old, consumer-grade
computer hardware. 2 1/2 inch hdds break real easy.
I accept that when it works it's great, but when it doesn't the
distress seems to know no bounds, as a lawyer friend of mine is
testimony to from time to time.
My son's iPod has also been a constant reminder of this fact.
Greg
But all computer hardware in common use in all PCs uses much the same
bunch of component suppliers - chips; drives; displays, etc. The
reliability of all from a hardware perspective is likely to be
similar - fairly reliable with occasional statistical duds.
MTBFs for 2.5inch HDDs are readily available for those who want to hunt around.
Software (which drives most of usability and user experience) is a
rather different depending on philosophy, design, and historical
baggage.
Ian.
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