If released on October 14th, would you buy a $500 Mac(Net)Book?

Wed, 09/17/2008 - 04:44 — admin

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An extension of my "primary" computer

My answer would have been YES, conditional on being able to:

1. have it sync with my iMac (or MobileMe for contacts, mac mail etc) - possibility of an update to OS X for a "home" folder or a travelling profile? Documents etc sync'ed.. if I am travelling beable to still "buy" off iTunes Store and sync... actually, something like an oversized uber iPhone!

2. in the event I need to "boot up" via a clone of my harddrive.. that it has FW or USB2

Perfect...

If it came with that sweet

If it came with that sweet iMac docking station that was in a recent patent -I'd get it on day one.

If not - then i'll live with my iphone 3g.

I want it with tether-able

I want it with tether-able iphone.

If the Netbook is an iTablet

If the Netbook is an iTablet then yes if not then no.

If Apple was to launch it's

If Apple was to launch it's next gen. of Notebooks, wouldn't we have seen more leaked material, isn't it more likely that they will announce the next gen. at the MacWorld 2009?

if apple made a toaster would

if apple made a toaster would you buy it?
how bout a fridge?

i think most people would say yes to almost any apple product. simply because they know it will be quality

I say no because my iPhone

I say no because my iPhone does almost everything a netbook would.

Further, I said why a tablet isn't that likely here:

http://primitivemachine.net/post/48793236

It comes down to the fact that current netbooks are dorky. If Steve and Jonny think they can make them cool, we may see one in the future, but not now.

John@pm

That depends... am I being

That depends... am I being released for good behaviour, or is this just a work-release program? See, if I'm going into home detention, then I'd get an iMac, but if I'm going on the lam, then yeah, MacBookMini, totally.

a little macbook for msn and

a little macbook for msn and safari for the living room? £200? yes please.

Eh?

a little macbook for msn and safari for the living room? £200? yes please.

What the heck is a Msn?

No

 I have everything I need on my little mini, thank you.

 

~ KA

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