> ++ 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.
You're missing that laptops *are* crippled systems if they use modern processors and still want to remain 'laptops'. Smaller and lighter is the key here. > > 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, it's not my specification. It's an *analogy*. It is the industry that has decided that laptops should be built less capable than servers. IMHO, it is a very good decision. People who expect a laptop to perform like a server are not gripping reality with both hands. If you want to run a freight company, buy a truck, not a motorcycle--unless you want to haul very small freight very quickly. Cheers, David n0ymv _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
