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hidden.platypus · 09-21-2014, 04:34 PM

@theducks: Thanks for the explanation. . .I just still don't see it. I'll buy another machine in 3 years or so and that will probably come with a SSD. So I'll see then.

I have a similar argument with my buddy who happens to be an Apple Fanboy. Serious, serious self-described "fanboy". As in: we're not closer friends because he can't understand how I'm so stupid I can't understand that Apple is far superior to every other computer manufacturer bar none. And I don't disagree with him. . . I have no idea how I would go about proving him wrong. But it doesn't matter. He likes to go on and on about something called the Retina display. And he knows all the impressive stats that go along with a Retina display. But when I look at it I'm hard pressed to understand the benefits of this thing. Does his display look better than mine? You bet.

But two thousand dollars better?

Not even if it came with a dinner date with the pope.

I feel the same way about the SSD. After adding extra RAM, how much faster can faster really be? You notice the difference between dial-up and DSL. But do you really notice the difference between 15MP/s downloads and 50MP/s? Maybe if you're downloading Blu-Ray quality videos on a daily basis. And one would question why a person would be downloading Blu-Ray quality videos on a daily basis wouldn't one?

09-21-2014, 04:34 PM	#13
hidden.platypus Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 190508 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Android	@theducks: Thanks for the explanation. . .I just still don't see it. I'll buy another machine in 3 years or so and that will probably come with a SSD. So I'll see then. I have a similar argument with my buddy who happens to be an Apple Fanboy. Serious, serious self-described "fanboy". As in: we're not closer friends because he can't understand how I'm so stupid I can't understand that Apple is far superior to every other computer manufacturer bar none. And I don't disagree with him. . . I have no idea how I would go about proving him wrong. But it doesn't matter. He likes to go on and on about something called the Retina display. And he knows all the impressive stats that go along with a Retina display. But when I look at it I'm hard pressed to understand the benefits of this thing. Does his display look better than mine? You bet. But two thousand dollars better? Not even if it came with a dinner date with the pope. I feel the same way about the SSD. After adding extra RAM, how much faster can faster really be? You notice the difference between dial-up and DSL. But do you really notice the difference between 15MP/s downloads and 50MP/s? Maybe if you're downloading Blu-Ray quality videos on a daily basis. And one would question why a person would be downloading Blu-Ray quality videos on a daily basis wouldn't one? Last edited by hidden.platypus; 09-21-2014 at 04:36 PM. Reason: Spelling.