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Can I make a topic for every specific piece of technology I use?

I quite like this keyboard.

It is quite disappointing IMO that most of the WWDC rumors were all one "MegaBook Pro." As with anything if you pay you get a great product, but high res should have been spread to all of th MacBooks, and the non-retina 15-inch pro should have been removed altogether. iOS is the biggest update in my opinion.

I'm personally looking forward more to iOS 6.

jji7skyline wrote:

@soupoftomato: What keyboard is it?

@veggie: Imagine if you could edit 1080p video at it's native resolution, while also viewing the timeline and using editing tools?

@16skittles: Well, they have to keep the normal macbook pro for people who can't afford the >$2000 price tag on that machine 

Ooh, yes, they can afford 1800 but 2000, oh my that is expensive. It is a Mac, for crying out loud, they aren't for people on a budget. Their statement "Everyone deserves a notebook this advanced. And now, everyone can." is a straight up lie. Not everyone can afford 1,000 dollars for a weak eleven inch notebook. If they are to be an "innovative" then they should innovate and the hipsters will buy it anyways.

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

@veggie: Imagine if you could edit 1080p video at it's native resolution, while also viewing the timeline and using editing tools?

I'm imagining but that still doesn't really sound very thrilling considering
1. I don't even have a hi-def camera
2. I don't have any reason to do that. My computer usage is generally the internet, some games, listening to music, music recording, and writing.

Not everyone needs a cool computer, I understand that.

@16: Well, considering that you can't buy a display of that resolution for anywhere near that price, or even a PC with that kind of specs, this macbook pro is good value.

You completely missed my point. My point is not that it is overpriced, but that Macs have a fundamentally higher price than similar PCs, and the relatively small price difference should not be a sufficient reason to keep around the old MBP 15 instead of replacing it completely with retina.

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veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

I'm imagining but that still doesn't really sound very thrilling considering
1. I don't even have a hi-def camera
2. I don't have any reason to do that. My computer usage is generally the internet, some games, listening to music, music recording, and writing.

Not everyone needs a cool computer, I understand that.

Are you saying computers that aren't Macs aren't cool?

Lol. Lenovo X1 Carbon wants to talk, jj.

jji7skyline wrote:

16Skittles wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

Are you saying computers that aren't Macs aren't cool?

Lol. Lenovo X1 Carbon wants to talk, jj.

I think you forgot that unlike aluminium, carbon cannot be recycled and is therefore not good for the environment. A key reason why Apple doesn't use carbon for it's products.

Also, I'm not saying that non-Macs are very uncool, but definitely not as cool as the new Retina Macbook pro.

Does the X1 even have a Full HD display, let alone a Retina? 

So, where do I go recycle my old Unibody MBP? Oh wait, nobody does that. Also you may wish to be informed that the Retina MBP is the only Mac laptop with a display resolution of 1080p or more. Which, the Upcoming refresh of the Asus Zenbook will feature in a MacBook Air form factor.

jji7skyline wrote:

16Skittles wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

I think you forgot that unlike aluminium, carbon cannot be recycled and is therefore not good for the environment. A key reason why Apple doesn't use carbon for it's products.

Also, I'm not saying that non-Macs are very uncool, but definitely not as cool as the new Retina Macbook pro.

Does the X1 even have a Full HD display, let alone a Retina? 

So, where do I go recycle my old Unibody MBP? Oh wait, nobody does that. Also you may wish to be informed that the Retina MBP is the only Mac laptop with a display resolution of 1080p or more. Which, the Upcoming refresh of the Asus Zenbook will feature in a MacBook Air form factor.

You can recycle Macs by sending them to Apple. You can sometimes get some money for them.

And it's interesting that PCs are always a step behind isn't it. The Retina has over twice the resolution, and is thinner than normal Macbook Pros. It also has a quad-core i7 as well as 7 hours battery life and a top-end 1GB graphics. Oh, and it comes with OSX.

Also, from what I've seen of the new Ultrabooks, the Asus ones are the only ones that even come close to being competition for the Air. Yet, the price is similar, and the Air has better specs.

Did I ever say that the Retina MBP was not beast, or that the X1 Carbon was superior to the pro in any way? Ending this derailment here.

soupoftomato wrote:

I think Jji lost when the argument was that what computer you own doesn't make you cool or uncool and instead turned to being recyclable.
(I looked up the computer you said veggieman had, and I wouldn't mind having it.)

What computer? The Carbon I was talking about? That's just a cool one, not Veggies.

soupoftomato wrote:

16Skittles wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

I think Jji lost when the argument was that what computer you own doesn't make you cool or uncool and instead turned to being recyclable.
(I looked up the computer you said veggieman had, and I wouldn't mind having it.)

What computer? The Carbon I was talking about? That's just a cool one, not Veggies.

Oh, well considering it sounded like you called him that or something I was confused.

But now I know it was intended to be a cool example, I agree with you.

NOW I SEE.

You were responding to the "cool" argument, not veggie himself.

Yeah. I don't think the Carbon is even out yet.

Looks interesting...