IRecognition: I am no longer Apple's Target Market

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Post by mergy » Thu, Dec 06, 2012, 5:49 AM UTC

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IRecognition: I am no longer Apple's Target Market
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Post by nextstep » Thu, Dec 06, 2012, 6:28 AM UTC

Apple still makes the Mac Pro if you're bent on physically upgrading your computer yourself.

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Post by wtn » Thu, Dec 06, 2012, 6:32 AM UTC

nextstep wrote: post #2

Apple still makes the Mac Pro if you're bent on physically upgrading your computer yourself.

Or, get an i7 Mac mini and put an SSD in it.

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Post by TwiztidK » Thu, Dec 06, 2012, 6:38 AM UTC

As far as the non-upgradability of the rMBP, I don't think it's as much of a dealbreaker as some people, but Apple really could've done better. Develop a new type of low profile memory module and SSD, I'm sure some people would complain but it would be replaceable/upgradable.

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Post by bbotond » Thu, Dec 06, 2012, 6:44 AM UTC

The title should say iRecognition. IRecognition looks like a C# interface.

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Post by hcarvalhoalves » Thu, Dec 06, 2012, 6:45 AM UTC

More Apple drama on the front page?

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Post by derleth » Thu, Dec 06, 2012, 6:46 AM UTC

A serious Mac-head going Ubuntu. I am also surprised, and I've been running Linux since before Ubuntu even existed, back in the before-time when Red Hat was the default distro.

But I refuse to be a partisan anymore. I remember when Apple was ... well, remember Mac OS 8? Remember the time before the iMac? Those computers made me wonder how newspapers ever got published. So I'm happy the Mac people have (mostly) usable (by their standards) hardware and software now, as long as I'm not forced to use it.

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Post by bitcartel » Thu, Dec 06, 2012, 6:48 AM UTC

TwiztidK wrote: post #4

As far as the non-upgradability of the rMBP, I don't think it's as much of a dealbreaker as some people, but Apple really could've done better. Develop a new type of low profile memory module and SSD, I'm sure some people would complain but it would be replaceable/upgradable.

Apple butchered the standard SATA connector so you can't use third party SSDs from OCZ, Mushkin, Transcend, AData, Kingston etc.

Only one vendor, OWC (MacSales), ships a compatible SSD, but of course you can't use it in non-Apple laptops which have a standard SATA connector.

Picture in article here: http://www.mactrast.com/2012/11/apple-ssds-and-the-fusion-dr...

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Post by bitcartel » Thu, Dec 06, 2012, 6:50 AM UTC

wtn wrote: post #3

nextstep wrote: post #2

Apple still makes the Mac Pro if you're bent on physically upgrading your computer yourself.

Or, get an i7 Mac mini and put an SSD in it.

Does it have a standard SATA connector, or does it have the Apple-only-modified SATA connector as found in the rMBP?

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Post by cageface » Thu, Dec 06, 2012, 6:50 AM UTC

iCloud is a joke. Like eWorld. Like .Mac. Like MobileMe. You can’t do this stuff.

This, I predict, is going to turn out to be Apple's achilles heel. They make great hardware and their software is good enough but they just don't get services.

Google does services better than anybody and they're quickly closing the other gaps.