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UmroAyyar

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Re: Apple does it again!
« Reply #40 on: January 18, 2008, 09:40:59 am »
Quote from: dr_spock on January 17, 2008, 11:42:14 pm
You can also use a 12V sealed lead acid battery with an inverter to power your laptop.  Will help put definition in your biceps too from carrying it around all day.

Used to setup things like that quite a lot in Pakistan. Get a standard UPS with required power rating, lineup truck batteries (series configuration) in an isolated area and you have power for 12 hours for the computers, few lights and fans. (Due to frequent power outages).

9-Cell batteries are a must if you want to use your computer properly for more than 3 hours.
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Re: Apple does it again!
« Reply #41 on: January 18, 2008, 10:52:43 am »
seems as tho 2nd World countries have stepped over a required move in the INFRASTRUCTURE
 paradigm and gone from 1950's to the new Millenia!!! ;) without the required backup
 power grid,roads,governmental & societal changes to support such luxuries....or maybe like many wannabee  FREE Countries the TOP 5% cream OFF the
"CROPS" so to speak...a.ka. Bhutto regime.....Army..SIS....same in Africa..India (to a lesser extent) and definitely in Middle East............

  Giving freedom to the masses goes against the "GRAIN" that they control...... :'(
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« Reply #42 on: January 18, 2008, 11:17:50 am »
saf, you forgot your meds? How's the truck spinning around for ya?
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IMO, Apple dropped the ball on this, Apple's products are'nt categorized/marketed as mass market products. Apple thrives in niche market segments. Apple should have brought in a proper Tablet PC (yes, its a PC), with its acquired multi-touch technology with all the neat bells and whistles. Mac Air is just another thin Laptop.

Edit: Fixed spelling mistakes.  :P
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Re: Apple does it again!
« Reply #43 on: January 18, 2008, 11:21:55 am »
It's a BOOT  Oh ;) a 7 on a scale of 7... ::) :P.............Apple Achains got yer tongue....... wots WRONG with showing folk the "GOOD LIFE" when they have NO chance of achieving it.........with TV and Internet...we should all be Rich & Famous eh!...quite a problem WorldWIDE....tho'.....Answer...... :think: :banghead: :shuffle: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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« Reply #44 on: January 18, 2008, 12:13:06 pm »
Quote from: airbalancer on January 18, 2008, 06:25:06 am
Quote from: dr_spock on January 17, 2008, 11:42:14 pm
You can also use a 12V sealed lead acid battery with an inverter to power your laptop.  Will help put definition in your biceps too from carrying it around all day.
:laugh:
I've done that before.  Ran out of battery juice after a group CAD thing on the front yard of student residence.  Went over to my car and grabbed my booster pack and inverter, and spent another three hours on it.
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« Reply #45 on: March 21, 2008, 11:38:04 am »



There are a lot of reasons to pick another laptop over the MacBook Air -- especially if you're into little things like "useful ports" -- but the comparison to non-Apple hardware isn't even relevant unless you're willing to switch to OS X, right? Well, the crew over at Xbit Labs decided to even the slate and evaluate the MBA solely as a Windows machine, wiping the drive clean of Leopard and installing Vista Ultimate. Although actually getting Vista on the Air was a bit troublesome due to the lack of a built-in optical drive and the Vista installer's refusal to wipe out the OS X partition, once installed the OS performed fine, with Apple-provided drivers activating the media and brightness keys and even the multi-touch trackpad. The only major issues were over-aggressive activation of CPU power-management, which resulted in dramatic slowdowns during some tasks, and the fact that the case got fairly warm during use -- both issues MBA owners using OS X have reported. Overall, while the MBA was a solid if unspectacular Windows machine, the lack of support and nagging issues with running a pure Windows MBA mean you're probably better off going with laptop designed for Vista -- hmm, we can think of one that might spark your interest.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/macbook-air-reviewed-as-a-windows-machine/
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« Reply #46 on: March 21, 2008, 12:51:28 pm »
 ::) HOT Apple crumble yummy......................
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« Reply #47 on: March 21, 2008, 12:52:33 pm »
Not sure why people would spend over $2000 for a Mac to run Windows, with limited support. I run Mac OS X on a 4 years old $50 PC, works more than OK.  
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« Reply #48 on: March 27, 2008, 10:00:45 pm »
MacBook Air gets seized in 2 minutes flat

And just think -- last year you were singing Dino Dai Zovi's praises for taking control of a MacBook Pro in nine whole hours. This year, the PWN 2 OWN hacking competition at CanSecWest was over nearly as quickly as the second day started, as famed iPhone hacker Charlie Miller showed the MacBook Air on display who its father really was. Apparently Mr. Miller visited a website which contained his exploit code, which then "allowed him to seize control of the computer, as about 20 onlookers [read: unashamed nerds] cheered him on." Of note, contestants could only use software that came pre-loaded on the OS, so obviously it was Safari that fell victim here. Nevertheless, he was forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement that'll keep him quiet until "TippingPoint can notify the vendor," but at least he'll have $10,000 and a new laptop to cuddle with during his silent spell.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/pwn-2-own-over-macbook-air-gets-seized-in-2-minutes-flat/
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« Reply #49 on: April 30, 2008, 12:04:15 pm »
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Re: Apple does it again!
« Reply #50 on: April 30, 2008, 01:25:17 pm »
Small HDs in those X300. 64GB. $2500 - $3500 ... pricey.
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Re: Apple does it again!
« Reply #51 on: April 30, 2008, 01:36:09 pm »
Do X300s not come with regular platter drives?
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Re: Apple does it again!
« Reply #52 on: April 30, 2008, 01:41:48 pm »
SSD - Solid State Drive

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« Reply #53 on: April 30, 2008, 02:16:38 pm »


Only SSD in X300. plus Gigabit Ethernet and GPS module.

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Re: Apple does it again!
« Reply #54 on: April 30, 2008, 03:56:20 pm »
Big mark up's @ $4800.
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« Reply #55 on: April 30, 2008, 04:11:45 pm »
Quote from: initial_D on April 30, 2008, 03:56:20 pm
Big mark up's @ $4800.

Not US$, either Australian or some Asian dollar.
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