++ 03-Mar-05 15:04 -0500 - David Willmore: > > > Most suckers, sorry consumers, will happily vote for crippled > > > systems with their wallets, if both case and price tag are > > > smaller > > > and lighter. > > > > OT now, but this statement is so predudicial that I feel it needs > > comment. If it fits their needs, why are they suckers? IMO those > > who > > overspend and get a vastly beefier system than they need (e.g. > > paying > > a 30% premium for a 3.4GHz CPU vs a 3.2GHz CPU) (also getting > > something heavier in the case of laptops intended for travel use), > > are > > the real suckers. > > I'm guessing Brian is making his reasonable statement based on a few > facts which may not be obvious.
[usage pattern anecdotes snipped] > So, you pay more, but you get less. I think that justifies the > 'suckers' > comment. That's not what he said at all. He said if you make compromises when speccing a machine to get a *lower* price tag or a lighter weight (in which case you often pay more and get less on purpose), you're a sucker. That's flat out wrong, as well as insulting. To suggest that a person that buys a machine that meets their specifications but not yours is a "sucker" is elitist and egocentric at best. > So, the short analogy is that laptops are 'sprinters' while servers > are 'long distance' runners. I'd stick to the latter for mprime > usage. Again, this is your specification, but may not work for everyone. Personally, I do a lot of heavy lifting on my laptop since I'm often on the road without reliable connectivity to my machines at home or the office (though connectivity is getting better in general all the time, there are still plenty of occasions where I can't reach the remote machines or else can't maintain a connection with sufficient reliability). -- Paul Victor Novarese KF4ZLI http://workbook.novarese.net/ "I will complete each movement with total concentration." -- Yang Liwei _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
