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Re: using laptops for music



The problem for me is, you're starting to get into the price range  
where I'd rather have an Orville...


On Oct 25, 2005, at 8:38 PM, Kris Hartung wrote:

>> hmm ... 2.3 gHz processor ... 14.1" display ... 1 gB primary memory,
>> 100 gB secondary memory ... 3700 USD
>>
>> why is this thing 1200 USD more expensive than a new 17" 1.67 gHz
>> powerbook with the same memory?
>>
>> i thought that macintoshes were more expensive? wtf?
>> ---
>> Eric Williamson
>>
>
> Well, if I was obnixious, I would say because it kicks ass. :)
>
> But seriously, I believe it has partly to do with supply and  
> demand, and
> what comes with these commercial boxes. You don't see fortune 100  
> companies
> buying hundreds of thousands of MACs for their workplace.   
> Companies like
> this buy really robust commerical boxes that come loaded with all  
> sorts of
> other goodies for networking, support, security, extensive support  
> packs,
> wireless, etc.  You  might find it interesting that Intel supplies  
> most of
> their entire workforce with ThinkPads....hmmmm...now, given the  
> linkages
> they have with all PC manufacturers and the propietary inside  
> information
> they have access to because their engineering teams work together  
> on product
> development, why would they do that that? wtf? :)  Most of these  
> companies
> with hundreds of thousands of employees are buying commercial boxes  
> from the
> likes of IBM, HP, and Dell (this makes up approx. 85% of commerical  
> pc sales
> for enterprise level companies).
>
> Secondly, remember, a 2.3gHz for a Centrino based notebook performs  
> a lot
> more efficiently than a 2.3gHz non-Centrino Intel based processor.   
> This
> literally screams past the MAC 1.6gHz. Did you know that MAC plans  
> to use
> Intel processors in their future desktops? Why would they do this?   
> Because
> Intil keeps pushing the edge of processor performance and MAC wants  
> a piece
> of the action. Not notebooks yet. Another tid bit, IBM sold their  
> entire PC
> line to Lenovo. We'll see probably see a brand name change eventually.
>
> Thirdly, let's look at what else is under the hood of some of the most
> expensive boxes for IBM, HP, and MAC:
>
> IBM T Series:
> http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay? 
> categoryId=2049168&storeId=10000001&catalogId=-840&langId=-1
>
> MAC PowerBook:
> http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore? 
> family=PowerBook
>
> HP:
> http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/ctoBases.asp? 
> ProductLineId=539&FamilyId=2110&jumpid=re_R2515_store/smProdCat/PSG/ 
> notebooks/HP_nw8240_notebook
>
> Anyway, there are other factors at stake here. I'm just  
> highlighting a few.
> Moreover, Travis basically linked to one of my dream boxes.
>
> Kris
>
>
>
>> www.suitandtieguy.com
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