dethmaShine
Apr 19, 06:14 AM
So this is a NEW release of a highly popular game and it's coming to the MAC?
Bravo.
Bravo.
SMM
Nov 16, 10:41 PM
I really don't think they will actually market this and if they do the modules will cost a fortune.
Would you expand on that please?
Would you expand on that please?
HyperX13
Apr 29, 08:57 AM
It's funny, but wherever I go, I always see people with iPhones. My train, on plane trips between Chicago and NYC, during meetings, etc. I am amazed the number is only 5% - but I guess it's the circles that I am in.
Umbongo
May 1, 12:25 PM
How can they sell a "cheap" iMac and a very expensive MP if they want large margins on their products? Shouldn't the iMac be at least 500$ more if that were the case?
They sell a lot more iMacs than Mac Pros, volume makes a difference. I'd think the margin on the Mac Pro $2,499 base models is the highest percentage of any Mac right now, but I'm not sure why you think the iMac ones are low.
Also, has anyone looked to the latest financials to see how many MPs have actually been sold? And how much money they gained by keeping that MP tax?
Apple just list desktop sales numbers and earnings for them. The average price per unit sold is under $1,500 so we know Mac Pros make up a very small part of that.
They sell a lot more iMacs than Mac Pros, volume makes a difference. I'd think the margin on the Mac Pro $2,499 base models is the highest percentage of any Mac right now, but I'm not sure why you think the iMac ones are low.
Also, has anyone looked to the latest financials to see how many MPs have actually been sold? And how much money they gained by keeping that MP tax?
Apple just list desktop sales numbers and earnings for them. The average price per unit sold is under $1,500 so we know Mac Pros make up a very small part of that.
PlaysARobin
Jan 3, 03:06 PM
I changed mine in the last couple days of December but I'll keep it for a little bit..
Here's to January!
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/newsboyz14/WBar.png
Without the ol' bar
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/newsboyz14/WOBar.png
Here's to January!
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/newsboyz14/WBar.png
Without the ol' bar
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/newsboyz14/WOBar.png
mgehman
Dec 2, 06:59 PM
Ok, what no one has brought up here is the fact that many university researchers live and die by funding. Somebody paid for this study. Most of this stuff doesn't get done for free. What these wackos count on is that someone will pay even more for the follow-up study on God knows what. Some of the money for this may even be coming out of *gasp* your tax dollars. Go ponder that while you go out for your run.
Jay42
Sep 12, 05:52 PM
Kinda sucks they took away the 512 model, scrolling through 200+ songs doesn't sound like it would be fun. I get annoyed with my 512 sometimes(though I absolutely love it deerly) scrolling.
You could always just put fewer songs on it. Plus, the shuffle isn't really designed for finding specific songs.
You could always just put fewer songs on it. Plus, the shuffle isn't really designed for finding specific songs.
Absolute-Zero
Jan 4, 06:06 PM
http://i.imgur.com/R7Bvk.png (http://imgur.com/R7Bvk)
what up 8 bit
Hey, how did you get your menubar black in that way? I know about other mods, but yours looks different.
what up 8 bit
Hey, how did you get your menubar black in that way? I know about other mods, but yours looks different.
dakwar
Apr 11, 10:18 PM
No way! :eek: Reaaaally?!
;)
;)
steve2112
Aug 6, 09:10 PM
Funny that I wonder if those are/were the drink of choice of the people who made the laws...hmm!
Well, given some of the stupid stuff they do, they are drinking SOMETHING. Not all of them are stupid, because there has been a bill introduced two or three years in a row to increase the limit to 7% or 10%, but it has been shot down either in committee or on the floor each time. Supposedly, one of the ancient guys who has been there forever said something to the effect of "what's wrong with the beer we already have?"
Forgot to add that I really like Old Speckled Hen. Good stuff.
Well, given some of the stupid stuff they do, they are drinking SOMETHING. Not all of them are stupid, because there has been a bill introduced two or three years in a row to increase the limit to 7% or 10%, but it has been shot down either in committee or on the floor each time. Supposedly, one of the ancient guys who has been there forever said something to the effect of "what's wrong with the beer we already have?"
Forgot to add that I really like Old Speckled Hen. Good stuff.
SchneiderMan
Mar 4, 08:59 PM
You made that one? Thanks! I have it and often use it. I'm a fan of simple flat walls with light art. And, I love snow so it works for me. :)
Yep (: Thanks!
Link please
Here you go http://schneiderstudios.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2elxwf
There is a Red and Pink Edition too.
Yep (: Thanks!
Link please
Here you go http://schneiderstudios.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2elxwf
There is a Red and Pink Edition too.
dagamer34
Apr 11, 11:08 PM
Gruber said it was a blatant guess. He said this wasn't info from one of his sources.
Then let me revise my statement and say this is why other media should attempt to independently verify their sources and then add a dash of common sense.
Then let me revise my statement and say this is why other media should attempt to independently verify their sources and then add a dash of common sense.
markcres
Apr 11, 03:50 AM
When did he change from looking 'normal' with 'normal' clothes...to looking like a cross between a religious cult leader and a james bond baddie?
Reddmanz
Apr 5, 06:31 AM
My 3G is perfectly fine for me right now. Yeah, its a bit slower than my friends iP4 but still does what it needs to! Gotta love 3.1.3! :D
slffl
Oct 23, 12:30 PM
I'm not contending that the Macs increasing popularity is solely caused from a perceived "prestige" factor, but that is certainly helping matters. And a trip to your local snooty coffee shop is ground zero for the people who purchase products solely to be seen with them.
Like I said earlier, most of the people here are mac diehards - not fad followers. But I am saying that the majority of the boost Apple is experiencing IS from fad jumpers. Like it or not, it is what it is and it's exactly what Apple marketing wanted to happen.
Give me a break on the snooty coffee shop. I see as many PCs at coffee shops as I do macs, and why are coffee drinkers 'snooty' to you?
Also, where are you getting this 'switcher' data from?
Like I said earlier, most of the people here are mac diehards - not fad followers. But I am saying that the majority of the boost Apple is experiencing IS from fad jumpers. Like it or not, it is what it is and it's exactly what Apple marketing wanted to happen.
Give me a break on the snooty coffee shop. I see as many PCs at coffee shops as I do macs, and why are coffee drinkers 'snooty' to you?
Also, where are you getting this 'switcher' data from?
kingtj
Apr 21, 04:08 PM
I have a feeling that the bottom line with this stuff is, a "big player" (or two or three) will have to simply start allowing people to place and stream their music content on the servers and duke it out in court with any of the record labels who protest, after the fact. The record labels are as greedy as ever, and surely WANT to try to retain as much control over usage of the music as possible.
If you can imagine a new way to deliver or re-use the content, they want to find some way to get paid for it.
I don't think they'd win in a court of law, personally -- and maybe Amazon simply doesn't think so either? But until a ruling is made, it's probably still one of those "unknowns" where depending on which side you're on, you claim permission is or isn't needed to do it.
To be fair, there are probably some complications here too, because like it or not, it's a symbiotic relationship between the record labels and the digital music sellers out there. (EG. If someone like Apple says, "Screw you! Nothing in our legal agreement for selling your digital music says we can't let paying customers stream it!" -- then the labels can say, "Ok, fine... We'll make sure that's changed when your contract is up for renewal, and since you're making money off doing it without our permission NOW? We'll either pull your rights to sell the content when the current deal expires, or we'll charge so much for the privilege to stream, you're compensating us for all the unpaid streaming your users did before we made the change!")
But doesn't Amazon do this already - without the music labels permission?
If you can imagine a new way to deliver or re-use the content, they want to find some way to get paid for it.
I don't think they'd win in a court of law, personally -- and maybe Amazon simply doesn't think so either? But until a ruling is made, it's probably still one of those "unknowns" where depending on which side you're on, you claim permission is or isn't needed to do it.
To be fair, there are probably some complications here too, because like it or not, it's a symbiotic relationship between the record labels and the digital music sellers out there. (EG. If someone like Apple says, "Screw you! Nothing in our legal agreement for selling your digital music says we can't let paying customers stream it!" -- then the labels can say, "Ok, fine... We'll make sure that's changed when your contract is up for renewal, and since you're making money off doing it without our permission NOW? We'll either pull your rights to sell the content when the current deal expires, or we'll charge so much for the privilege to stream, you're compensating us for all the unpaid streaming your users did before we made the change!")
But doesn't Amazon do this already - without the music labels permission?
cantthinkofone
Jul 30, 07:59 AM
Beer snobs? Really? :p
iVeBeenDrinkin'
Mar 20, 01:17 AM
It's truly shocking how many empty headed people offer a mac mini as an idea when someone obviously wants an expandable system. He already has a tower and is looking at another tower so spending more and getting what he doesn't want is a solution somehow.. Wow.
Anyway.. some actual advice intended to help you. I wouldn't buy a G5 tower myself as they are far too unreliable. I have posted about this before and they are quite unreliable. This (http://www.macintouch.com/reliability/pmg5.html) link shows extensive research based on actual Apple repair records on G5's. A quick sum up is that even the most reliable one (the dual 2.3GHz) saw 11% go in the shop for one reason or another. The worst model (the first dual 2GHz) saw a whopping 32% in the shop for repair.
Best and cheapest solution in my mind..
Get a G4 MDD dual 1.25 or dual 1.42. Even the dual 1.25 will be a world apart performance wise compared to your single 867MHz. Not quite as fast as a dual G5 but really not all that much slower and much more reliable. A fair price of ebay for these models would be maybe 250-300. I prefer the heavily upgraded Sawtooth I have but it's a much bigger investment than an ebay MDD. Even the low end dual 867 MDD I used to own handled all flash quite well. A 1.25+ won't have any issues with anything you want to do at all.
How is the Mac mini not expandable? The current mini, can handle up to 8GB of RAM, and can be configured up to 1 TB of HDD space. Then, you can add many, many peripherals. The dual core processor alone is worth the extra $. What can you expand on a G4 or G5 that you can't expand on a mini?
If I had to choose $250 for a G5, or $700 for a mini, $600 or less referbed, I'd choose the mini.
Anyway.. some actual advice intended to help you. I wouldn't buy a G5 tower myself as they are far too unreliable. I have posted about this before and they are quite unreliable. This (http://www.macintouch.com/reliability/pmg5.html) link shows extensive research based on actual Apple repair records on G5's. A quick sum up is that even the most reliable one (the dual 2.3GHz) saw 11% go in the shop for one reason or another. The worst model (the first dual 2GHz) saw a whopping 32% in the shop for repair.
Best and cheapest solution in my mind..
Get a G4 MDD dual 1.25 or dual 1.42. Even the dual 1.25 will be a world apart performance wise compared to your single 867MHz. Not quite as fast as a dual G5 but really not all that much slower and much more reliable. A fair price of ebay for these models would be maybe 250-300. I prefer the heavily upgraded Sawtooth I have but it's a much bigger investment than an ebay MDD. Even the low end dual 867 MDD I used to own handled all flash quite well. A 1.25+ won't have any issues with anything you want to do at all.
How is the Mac mini not expandable? The current mini, can handle up to 8GB of RAM, and can be configured up to 1 TB of HDD space. Then, you can add many, many peripherals. The dual core processor alone is worth the extra $. What can you expand on a G4 or G5 that you can't expand on a mini?
If I had to choose $250 for a G5, or $700 for a mini, $600 or less referbed, I'd choose the mini.
shartypants
Apr 12, 12:36 AM
No problem, gives them more time to come out with their 3D scratch-n-sniff display :D
Danksi
Oct 18, 01:35 PM
How about announced in December, but shipping early next year and a million people try to carefully instruct their sibblings not to buy them an iPod for Xmas - but perhaps Apple Store vouchers instead :rolleyes:
rdowns
Mar 17, 06:06 AM
Yes you are right, the husband is obviously guilty of attempted murder. I'm just saying that in this case the guy should be let go. Call me a monster who believes in eugenics, but people who are stupid pollute the gene pool don't deserve to exist. Someone who throws themselves on a car is, to use your termonology, prima facie guilty of being an idiot; and therefore does not deserve to exist and pollute the gene pool (in my belief system at least).
-Don
Stop polluting the forum gene pool with this tripe. Were I on a jury deliberating your post, I'd find you guilty of being an idiot.
-Don
Stop polluting the forum gene pool with this tripe. Were I on a jury deliberating your post, I'd find you guilty of being an idiot.
torbjoern
Mar 16, 06:38 AM
Australia has cheap good food too. How much is a kilo of fresh tomatoes in Norway? It's approx $3-5 here. Which is approx 16-28 Norwegian Kroner, or 2-3.5 �.
It costs about the same in Norway as in Australia, but the wage level is higher in Norway than in most other countries.
It costs about the same in Norway as in Australia, but the wage level is higher in Norway than in most other countries.
maclaptop
Apr 12, 07:59 AM
"It does not use the accelerometers and relies only on the front camera."
Who cares, its still a cheap gimmick.
Who cares, its still a cheap gimmick.
SheldonCooper
Jan 8, 11:37 AM
Nothing Special