On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 20:53:07 -0400 (EDT) Nate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I also don't get why anyone but a very tiny minority need a laptop > > faster than a G4. > > I have a friend who's a professional graphics artist and is completely > hampered by his 1Ghz G4 PowerBook when it comes to working with large > Illustrator files, and has been waiting and waiting for a G5 > PowerBook, and is now going to just wait until next year. I'm hesistant to extend this topic further, but I don't think this proves anything except that a laptop isn't appropriate in all cases. If you need power, a desktop probably makes more sense (more power, much cheaper); a laptop might be necessary only to show ones work to clients, and could be a much less powerful unit. > Motorola was a lousy partner, and IBM, probably thanks to the PowerPC > being the heart of every next-generation console, has turned out to be > a lousy partner as well (Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo are all more > important customers than Apple now). Apple needs a partner who is > being pushed by a real competitor (AMD) as well as other CPU sourcing > options (AMD). [...] > NeXT was a niche player at best and their OS ran on a very limited > range of PCs and peripherals that they did not produce, and SGI never > ported IRIX to x86 (big mistake - x86 SGIs only run Win2k). This is > a very different situation, and I am cautiously optimistic. These are good points. I forgot that SGI was running NT on their x86 boxes. No wonder none of their loyal users switched. :-) -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
