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To: Swordmaker

Where I work we just dumped android phones for the techs and went with iPhones. That’s 40 + phones.
I’m using an Android because of my provider but the iPhone is waaay more reliable and intuitive to use.

OTOH the new beautiful iMacs come sans an optical drive. ??? You have to buy a DVD box, sit it on the desk.
The iMac display panel looks like a piece of plate glass, very thin.
Apparently they’ve gone with esthetics over function.

I guess next upgrade will put the motherboard and accessories in a box to keep the display even thinner.
The box will be called the ...iTower.


12 posted on 03/05/2013 3:39:45 AM PST by Vinnie
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To: Vinnie
OTOH the new beautiful iMacs come sans an optical drive. ??? You have to buy a DVD box, sit it on the desk.

Remember, people said much the same when the 3.5" floppy went away. Apple's long-term view is that optical media is dying area, and that direct download, USB storage, and/or SD cards will be sufficient for all of those needs in the near future, if not already in the present. In the meantime, if you still need an optical drive, you can add one (or better yet, use one USB drive between multiple computers, hooked up only when needed).

The iMac display panel looks like a piece of plate glass, very thin.

They're applying the manufacturing progress made with the mobile devices to the laptop and desktop screens as well. These lead to thinner and lighter, yet better devices over time (much like upgrading from a CRT display to an LED set for your living room television).

15 posted on 03/05/2013 4:43:20 AM PST by kevkrom (If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)
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