Comments on: Apple Boosts iPhone To 16GB, iPod Touch To 32GB http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/02/05/apple-boosts-iphone-to-16gb-ipod-touch-to-32gb/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Glennhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/02/05/apple-boosts-iphone-to-16gb-ipod-touch-to-32gb/comment-page-1/#comment-22664 Glenn Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:50:10 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2008/02/05/apple-boosts-iphone-to-16gb-ipod-touch-to-32gb/#comment-22664 I'm waiting for a Hard Disk based Touch myself. Perhaps I'll have to wait forever, but I need to be able to sync my entire music library, and thats around 80GB these days, plus some podcasts and video too. I could live with less than 160GB, but even 80GB wouldn't really be enough anymore. I'll live with my Classic (now fine after early fits & starts were fixed over time). I’m waiting for a Hard Disk based Touch myself. Perhaps I’ll have to wait forever, but I need to be able to sync my entire music library, and thats around 80GB these days, plus some podcasts and video too. I could live with less than 160GB, but even 80GB wouldn’t really be enough anymore. I’ll live with my Classic (now fine after early fits & starts were fixed over time).

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/02/05/apple-boosts-iphone-to-16gb-ipod-touch-to-32gb/comment-page-1/#comment-22655 MegaZone Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:16:18 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2008/02/05/apple-boosts-iphone-to-16gb-ipod-touch-to-32gb/#comment-22655 For the same specs - CPU, RAM, disk, and screen size - there are less expensive options than the MacBook or MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air is just special - and unappealing as a primary machine. If I had the money, and need, for a secondary machine it might make more sense - but even then I'd be hard pressed to justify the cost compared to other options.But on a normal level there are usually options from Dell, HP, et al, which provide the same features for less - or for the same money you can bump the specs up. They may not be as pretty, and I give Apple credit for their industrial design, but, personally, I don't care too much about the looks as long as it works well.I considered a MacBook a couple of years ago when I bought my current laptop but I ended up buying an HP for less money with better specs, and it is still working well. I've started looking at new laptops recently, since I'd like to play with virtualization at home and this laptop is a little too old (Athlon64 3200+ single-core, 60GB drive) to really handle it well. A newer model with a multi-core CPU would be a better choice, so I've looked around a bit and it looks like things haven't really changed. For the same power the Apple laptops cost more. In the end I decided to hold off a bit and see what happens when AMD's new laptop platform hits this year. For the same specs – CPU, RAM, disk, and screen size – there are less expensive options than the MacBook or MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air is just special – and unappealing as a primary machine. If I had the money, and need, for a secondary machine it might make more sense – but even then I’d be hard pressed to justify the cost compared to other options.

But on a normal level there are usually options from Dell, HP, et al, which provide the same features for less – or for the same money you can bump the specs up. They may not be as pretty, and I give Apple credit for their industrial design, but, personally, I don’t care too much about the looks as long as it works well.

I considered a MacBook a couple of years ago when I bought my current laptop but I ended up buying an HP for less money with better specs, and it is still working well. I’ve started looking at new laptops recently, since I’d like to play with virtualization at home and this laptop is a little too old (Athlon64 3200+ single-core, 60GB drive) to really handle it well. A newer model with a multi-core CPU would be a better choice, so I’ve looked around a bit and it looks like things haven’t really changed. For the same power the Apple laptops cost more. In the end I decided to hold off a bit and see what happens when AMD’s new laptop platform hits this year.

]]> By: MHAhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/02/05/apple-boosts-iphone-to-16gb-ipod-touch-to-32gb/comment-page-1/#comment-22654 MHA Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:30:11 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2008/02/05/apple-boosts-iphone-to-16gb-ipod-touch-to-32gb/#comment-22654 Apple tax? There's certainly a price premium on the new MacBook Air, but I thought the MacBook was really affordable compared to other comparable laptops. Sure, you can get much cheaper if you don't mind buying junk, but that's always been true. Mac laptops against the comparable Sony and Toshiba models are similarly priced... or cheaper. Apple tax? There’s certainly a price premium on the new MacBook Air, but I thought the MacBook was really affordable compared to other comparable laptops. Sure, you can get much cheaper if you don’t mind buying junk, but that’s always been true. Mac laptops against the comparable Sony and Toshiba models are similarly priced… or cheaper.

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