[mythtv-users] OT - Mac Advocacy, was; Which SVN?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Mar 11, 2008, at 11:14 AM, Matthew McClement wrote:

> Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>> On Mar 11, 2008, at 10:29 AM, Matthew McClement wrote:
>>> Toshiba R500 matches it on all counts(it even passes the "envelope"
>>> test) and was out before the Air by about 6 months.
>>>
>>> However, the Air does look far prettier which may or may not be an
>>> issue for some.
>>
>> The Toshiba R500 costs about the same at the MacBook Air.
>
> I was mainly addressing the "first to execute" from earlier in the
> thread. Apple weren't the first to put SSD'a into laptops nor were  
> they
> the first to shove SSD + everything else into a small package.
>
> Comparing the price of the two is potentially a little difficult. In
> funny UK money the R500  is cheaper base unit price compared to base
> unit price, however the R500 is a slower CPU(1.2-1.3Ghz) with faster  
> and
> less anemic subsystems(higher capacity drives if you want to go non- 
> SSD,
> more USB ports, built in optical drive, etc) while the Air has a  
> faster
> CPU(1.6-1.8Ghz) but lacks most extra functionality that you get with  
> the
> R500.
>
> Matt

Yes, my comment was that when you're the first to execute, you can  
charge a premium. Toshiba and Apple are doing that. This thread is  
boring. Everyone's arguing about how to agree.