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  1. Jun 30th, 2010, 02:27 AM #161
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    Re: Help, I have an urge to buy an iPad.

    Depends how you buy it. Upgrading the base model: http://store.apple.com/us/configure/...co=MTgxNTgzNzk

    The upgrade for CPU is over 3x, and the RAM is basically double(hard drive seems to be the most reasonable upgrade price). Which costs more than the server and doesn't even include the extra hard drive.

    I really doubt a system without a DVD/CD drive is acceptable for most people. Pretty much comparing apples to oranges.

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    Re: Help, I have an urge to buy an iPad.

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    Re: Help, I have an urge to buy an iPad.

    Depends how you buy it. Upgrading the base model: http://store.apple.com/us/configure/...co=MTgxNTgzNzk

    The upgrade for CPU is over 3x, and the RAM is basically double(hard drive seems to be the most reasonable upgrade price). Which costs more than the server and doesn't even include the extra hard drive.
    I suppose so... it doesn't really sound like an unreasonable markup for those prices, maybe the CPU is a bit, but not by much.
    I really doubt a system without a DVD/CD drive is acceptable for most people. Pretty much comparing apples to oranges.

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    I doubt it is, but it doesn't really matter, we're only comparing the prices of the parts. It's a slightly cheaper deal than if you were upgrading it from the regular model.
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    Re: Help, I have an urge to buy an iPad.

    Anyone know when the Google Android Tablet is coming out?
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    Re: Help, I have an urge to buy an iPad.

    Which one?

    There are a few slates that have been announced that are running Android, the WePad, and the Gemini slate, for example.

    Or is this a slate Google is actually producing?
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    Re: Help, I have an urge to buy an iPad.

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    Anyone know when the Google Android Tablet is coming out?
    I'm waiting for the new Cisco tablet(not that I have any intention of buying one, just curious). Supposedly it's an iPad killer.
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    Re: Help, I have an urge to buy an iPad.

    There won't be an iPad killer, till Apple fanboys and fangirls have been culled from the herd.
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    Re: Help, I have an urge to buy an iPad.

    Found this interesting series of benchmarks comparing Ubuntu 10.04, OS X 10.6.3, and Windows 7 on a two Mac Minis(one Intel, one Nividia for gfx)

    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...ws_part3&num=1

    Basically, Windows 7 performs better than OS X on Apple's own hardware. Anyone surprised?
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    Re: Help, I have an urge to buy an iPad.

    Quote Originally Posted by FireXtol View Post
    Found this interesting series of benchmarks comparing Ubuntu 10.04, OS X 10.6.3, and Windows 7 on a two Mac Minis(one Intel, one Nividia for gfx)

    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...ws_part3&num=1

    Basically, Windows 7 performs better than OS X on Apple's own hardware. Anyone surprised?
    No, Windows performs better on games than OSX. That isn't a surprise to me, I always get less FPS on OSX than Windows, its due to not-so-great GPU drivers.

    Steam is working with Apple at the moment to get their drivers working better, and also to fix whatever Apple broke to degrade performance in 10.6.4 with NVidia GPUs.
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