Derelict Afternoon » Computers

I’m a PC and a Misinformed Shopper

The Derelict — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:47:27 +0000

OK so I use both. I have PC for my servers, Mac for the laptop I am typing this on. At work It is all PC. Either way I like both for different reasons. Anyway I find most of the mac and pc/windows commercials amusing, but what I enjoy the most is watching Microsoft try to point out faults in Mac laptops while touting their own. So here I am watching The Simpsons when this commercial comes on.

So this lady is trying to find a laptop for $2k that can “cut video”. Fair enough. So around 21 seconds she gets to the Macbook…something I use to edit video daily. She looks right at this sweet new unibody Macbook then at the camera and she says “For under two grand this is the best apple and it only has 2 gigs of RAM.” Then she shrugs.

The shrug indicates that she has no idea that in this day and age RAM is typically one of the least expensive and easiest to upgrade laptop components. In this case you can purchase 4GB of RAM for a Macbook for between $50 and $75. From the looks of it this lady is at Fry’s. I love that place, however if you want to ask a sales rep a question…like how much a RAM upgrade for a Macbook is, well get in line. But wait there was a rep with her…I wonder, why didn’t he speak up about the low price of RAM and the convenience of editing video on a Mac?

So yeah the best Microsoft can do to dissuade people from buying macs is to prey on the people who are too naive to know any better.

And you know at the end when they smile and say “I’m a PC”…They are not excited smiling fools over their new PC laptop, they are ecstatic because they just got a free laptop from Microsoft.

Oh The Simpsons episode that happens to be on tonight is the Mapple episode. haha.

SD, MicroSD and USB. I need one of these

The Derelict — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:41:52 +0000

I found this a bit earlier and thought it was pretty cool. It can read your SD on one side and microSD on the other. So if you use both, you are getting two readers you can use at the same time for the price of one.

A nice compact package, and it is cheap too at $12.99.

Shiny & Useful: The Samsung X360

The Derelict — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:22:23 +0000

After a 12 year break i recently returned to Apple’s loving womb, and it has been great. I was in the market for a new laptop and I knew I wanted it to be a Mac. Everyone was all hyped up about the Macbook Air, however I ended up getting the Macbook Pro.

One of the reasons I did not go with the Macbook Air was it’s lack of ports and expandability options. It looks like Samsung has answered the call for an ultra-lightweight laptop that you can actually use.

The ultra-lightweight notebook weighs only 2.8 pound, which is less than the Macbook Air. It features a 13.3-inch screen, 3 USB ports (Apple 1), a built-in HDMI connection, a 34mm express card slot, a 7-in-1 memory card reader, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and 802.11n Wi-Fi. Like the Macbook Air, it does not have an internal optical drive. There’s also an option for an ultra-fast 128GB solid state drive (SSD), while Apple only offers a 64GB at this time.

I have never used a Samsung laptop, so I can’t vouch for the quality or usability. I can however tell you that I love my Samsung TV, Refrigerator and Washer and Dryer. I am always impressed with their excellent quality and features! There is no release date or price information at this time.