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Originally Posted by HarryT
Would it not be the screen that would be the main "power hog" rather than the CPU? I understand that the Intel "Atom" CPUs used in netbook devices are pretty low power.
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A lower-power screen is also a dollar hog, whereas a lower power CPU adds battery life while lowering costs, which better serves the netbook ethos.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
So Apple may be coming out with a tablet computer. It will be a "tablet Mac" as opposed to a "notebook Mac". Is this really something to get excited about?
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The hardware will very likely be a "tablet Mac" as you say, but the reason for excitement is that they will very likely focus on and expand a largely unexploited niche of the average consumer's personal electronic ecology.
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Originally Posted by Argel
Prepare to be hated.  You should know that every Apple product carries with it a moral obligation for people to get excited.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The only people who get excited over Apple products like that are people who have a "fanboy wank" every time Apple is even rumored to be coming out with something new.  |
I know, it's not like they have a track record for bringing a mob of consumers into formerly niche markets by developing an interface and feature set that appeals to broader audiences. Why would we, devotees of a niche technology that has mostly languished for decades, be remotely interested that they've turned their eye on us?