On 10/16/2011 1:39 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
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John wrote:

On 10/15/2011 11:02 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
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"Howard wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700, John
wrote:

Like I say, outside of academia, I just don't see that many MACs

I don't see what academia use, I don't see what most companies use.
But I do see what people have in coffee houses - and there are lots of
Macs there.

That's about where you're going to find them since 3/4 of Macs being sold
are the laptops. The Mac desktop market keeps shrinking.


No, Scout:

THE desktop market keeps shrinking.


Light duty use, traveling, you are just stuck with a laptop ...


If by "light duty use" you mean: "just about everything that the average
person wants to do with a computer".


But, try to load one up with massive storage, 32 gigs ram, excellent
video card, etc. and it sucks the battery like pouring water out of a
bucket ... some will try to go total laptop ... but if you need powerful
computing power and support hardware, forget it ... plus, no real
upgrade potential ... you have to trash it every year.

No, actually, you don't.

I'm typing this on my now nearly 4 year old MacBook Pro which does all I
want it to do.

And most people don't need "powerful computing power" [sic]. They didn't
need what passed for powerful 5 years ago and they certainly don't need
the power that a high-end desktop has.


Now I see how you can recommend junk to those contemplating the purchase
of a computer ... laptops are barely acceptable for most all commercial
applications ...

Regards,
JS

John Smith wrote in
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On 10/16/2011 1:39 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
John wrote:

On 10/15/2011 11:02 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
. net wrote:

"Howard wrote in message
...
On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700, John
wrote:

Like I say, outside of academia, I just don't see that many MACs

I don't see what academia use, I don't see what most companies
use. But I do see what people have in coffee houses - and there
are lots of Macs there.

That's about where you're going to find them since 3/4 of Macs
being sold are the laptops. The Mac desktop market keeps
shrinking.


No, Scout:

THE desktop market keeps shrinking.


Light duty use, traveling, you are just stuck with a laptop ...


If by "light duty use" you mean: "just about everything that the
average person wants to do with a computer".


But, try to load one up with massive storage, 32 gigs ram, excellent
video card, etc. and it sucks the battery like pouring water out of
a bucket ... some will try to go total laptop ... but if you need
powerful computing power and support hardware, forget it ... plus,
no real upgrade potential ... you have to trash it every year.

No, actually, you don't.

I'm typing this on my now nearly 4 year old MacBook Pro which does
all I want it to do.

And most people don't need "powerful computing power" [sic]. They
didn't need what passed for powerful 5 years ago and they certainly
don't need the power that a high-end desktop has.


Now I see how you can recommend junk to those contemplating the
purchase of a computer ... laptops are barely acceptable for most all
commercial applications ...

That depends on what that application is.

--
Sleep well tonight.........RD (The Sandman)

Witnessing Republicans and Democrats bickering over
the National Debt is like watching two drunks argue
over a bar bill on the Titanic.....

In article ,
John Smith wrote:

On 10/16/2011 1:39 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
John wrote:

On 10/15/2011 11:02 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
. net wrote:

"Howard wrote in message
...
On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700, John
wrote:

Like I say, outside of academia, I just don't see that many MACs

I don't see what academia use, I don't see what most companies use.
But I do see what people have in coffee houses - and there are lots of
Macs there.

That's about where you're going to find them since 3/4 of Macs being sold
are the laptops. The Mac desktop market keeps shrinking.


No, Scout:

THE desktop market keeps shrinking.


Light duty use, traveling, you are just stuck with a laptop ...


If by "light duty use" you mean: "just about everything that the average
person wants to do with a computer".


But, try to load one up with massive storage, 32 gigs ram, excellent
video card, etc. and it sucks the battery like pouring water out of a
bucket ... some will try to go total laptop ... but if you need powerful
computing power and support hardware, forget it ... plus, no real
upgrade potential ... you have to trash it every year.

No, actually, you don't.

I'm typing this on my now nearly 4 year old MacBook Pro which does all I
want it to do.

And most people don't need "powerful computing power" [sic]. They didn't
need what passed for powerful 5 years ago and they certainly don't need
the power that a high-end desktop has.


Now I see how you can recommend junk to those contemplating the purchase
of a computer ... laptops are barely acceptable for most all commercial
applications ...

Commercial applications such as...

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
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On 10/16/11 3:52 PM, John Smith wrote:
On 10/16/2011 1:39 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
John wrote:

On 10/15/2011 11:02 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
. net wrote:

"Howard wrote in message
...
On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:47 -0700, John
wrote:

Like I say, outside of academia, I just don't see that many MACs

I don't see what academia use, I don't see what most companies use.
But I do see what people have in coffee houses - and there are
lots of
Macs there.

That's about where you're going to find them since 3/4 of Macs
being sold
are the laptops. The Mac desktop market keeps shrinking.


No, Scout:

THE desktop market keeps shrinking.


Light duty use, traveling, you are just stuck with a laptop ...


If by "light duty use" you mean: "just about everything that the average
person wants to do with a computer".


But, try to load one up with massive storage, 32 gigs ram, excellent
video card, etc. and it sucks the battery like pouring water out of a
bucket ... some will try to go total laptop ... but if you need powerful
computing power and support hardware, forget it ... plus, no real
upgrade potential ... you have to trash it every year.

No, actually, you don't.

I'm typing this on my now nearly 4 year old MacBook Pro which does all I
want it to do.

And most people don't need "powerful computing power" [sic]. They didn't
need what passed for powerful 5 years ago and they certainly don't need
the power that a high-end desktop has.


Now I see how you can recommend junk to those contemplating the purchase
of a computer ... laptops are barely acceptable for most all commercial
applications ...

Regards,
JS

Absolute hogwash!

Most commercial applications don't need the horsepower of an Atom
powered netbook, let alone the extra power from a better, faster processor.

And btw, less powerful doesn't mean junk. But then you gamers don't
understand anything but graphic speed and sound anyway...


--
Lloyd

On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:52:15 -0700, John Smith
wrote:

Now I see how you can recommend junk to those contemplating the purchase
of a computer ... laptops are barely acceptable for most all commercial
applications ...

"Barely acceptable" is a subset of "acceptable". I don't have a
laptop, but I see people using commercial applications all the time
without seeming to be annoyed at how unacceptable they are.

Admittedly, many have large monitors at home and at work which
supplement their laptops. But those are part of their decision.
They can work on their Powerpoint presentation at the coffee house - I
can't. They can look up the document they didn't think they were
going to need that they got at work - in the middle of the night at
home.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison