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Originally Posted by
dmreeves 
Sorry guys, I'm not impressed by apple at all. I don't feel that they are adding anything new to the technology just presenting it in a different shell. Heck the guts of my laptop is almost identical to that of a macbook these days.
Anyways, waiting for the day they throw a competent GPU into one of those ultrabooks. I have an Nvidia Gt540m in my Asus now, and it's pretty darn thin, but they can do better
Apple doesnt innovate "guts"...i'm not sure what you mean, unless you refer back to it's powerPC days. Aren't all computers different visual representations of the same basic hardware? Anyways, your response does not really pertain to the discussion at hand.
But if you really want to split hairs, did they not
develop Mini DisplayPort? Which they then made open and is now adopted as an industry standard? Your 6970 has Apple developed technology.
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Originally Posted by
Munkypoo7
Agreed wholeheartedly.
Though the reason why you'd get this over a MBA is if you hate Apple so much that you just couldn't live with the Apple logo on your laptop, but love everything else about it.
It's kind of funny how Apple has had the MBA out for four years now and other companies are finally latching on and well, for a lack of better words either following right in Apple's footsteps, copying, or just realizing Apple had it right to begin with.
If these Ultrabooks can land in the $600-700 range or lower, then we have a contender, until then, they're stupidly priced when you can get a MBA and beyond stellar Customer Service pretty much anywhere instantly (huge advantage to Apple and their stores tbh).
Yes. Unfortunately when the MBA came out everyone was questioning why get this when you can get a netbook...people hung up on the fact that it lacked an optical drive, but overlooked the fact that it had a Core processor and was a great deal more powerful than a silly Atom.
Only until recently Intel coined the term "ultrabook" (2011) and now companies are jumping on it left and right realizing there is a real demand. Apple's macbook has been out since 2008. It took the industry 3 years to adapt.
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Originally Posted by
Concept_357
This, not to mention the MBA has a pretty decent IPS display
Nope, no IPS, but maybe in the next refresh with the crazy resolution displays coming out, and Lion's "resolution independence".
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Originally Posted by
NateN34
Oooooooooh, Apple better start suing Dell now.
it looks a lot like the macbook air with a plastic underside.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/250652/initial_impressions_dell_xps_13.html
reading that article, i can see Apple taking legal action. The thing's definitely got macbook air styling. A solid clickable touchpad that can be pressed anywhere? Please...
but anyway, a lower resolution, plastic build...you're better off getting the MBA at that price.
Edited by ez12a - 2/25/12 at 7:50am
