I recently bought a new Sony Vaio Laptop. Typically I don’t like Sony for much, what with all their rootkits and such. There were a few reasons I decided to buy this laptop though: it had 4GB of RAM, it had a wide-screen (1600×900) and it had a BluRay drive and it was under $1200.
To put it short, this computer is excellent for development. It’s got all the RAM I need to run Visual Studio, and SQL Server and even some virtual machines. The screen is fantastic and a great resolution for developing on. I’m a big fan of wide screens because I can fit more code onto the screen.
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Happy New PC Day everyone! Today marks the delivery of my first new desktop PC since June 2001!
In honour of my new computer, some of the quality issues in recent computers and the Apple Get A Mac Ads I had an idea for a new TV script.
So here goes:
Scene opens with PC and Mac standing there beside each other.
PC: I’m a PC.
Mac: And I’m a Mac.
PC: Hey Mac, you’ve got something on your face.
PC indicates a spot on his face.
Mac rubs his face. A huge scratch stretches across his face.
PC: Umm, Mac, you just scratched your face.
Mac: No I didn’t.
PC: Yes, I think you did.
PC’s leg falls off, then explodes.
Mac rolls his eyes at camera.
Mac (smug): I don’t explode, or crash.
Mac’s leg explodes, but he doesn’t notice. Mac closes eyes and lies down on the ground.
PC: Wake up Mac!
Mac opens eyes and stands up.
Mac: I wasn’t sleeping.
Steve Jobs comes on
Steve Jobs (smugly, but that is how he always talks): Macs are the best computers. Much better than PCs.
Mac starts to glow a bright orangy colour
Steve Jobs (still smugly): Macs are the best computers. Much better than PCs.
Steve Jobs’ hair catches fire.
Steve Jobs (even more smugly): I’ll bet you wish your hair was on fire.
Aaaaand Scene. Okay, that was fun. I’m not a PC zealot and I would love to own a Mac (though I’m waiting for their quality issues to pass before paying the premium prices Apple charges). I ordered a new PC the other day, and I got some really good quality parts. Windows XP is very stable, and I haven’t had a virus in the last 8 years or so. So I don’t know what the fuss is about.
I think Apple is spreading a lot of FUD with their ads, while at the same time taking a long time owning up to the problems that arise in their own hardware.
While Dell doesn’t make really awesome hardware, they at least own up to the issues in their hardware fairly quickly.