Aug. 7th, 2003

nfotxn: (I am.. ultrageek! *snort*)

Yay, bought a BBQ today! I enjoy the BBQ greatly out in the garden with the birds and bees and whatnot. Been baby sitting a Compaq X1010CA today. Let's play [livejournal.com profile] cpratt and compare it to a 15" powerbook:

Compaq X1010CAApple Powerbook
$1,699.00
$2,228.00
  • 15.4" TFT Display
  • 1280x800 resolution
  • 1.4GHz Centrino
  • 512KB L2 Cache
  • 512MB DDR SDRAM
  • 60GB Ultra ATA/100
  • 8X DVD/24X CD-RW Combo Drive
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9200
  • 32MB DDR video memory
  • 10/100 Ethernet
  • FireWire 400
  • 802.11b integrated
  • Bluetooth optional
  • S-Video out
  • 15.2-inch TFT Display
  • 1280x854 resolution
  • 867MHz PowerPC G4
  • 1MB L3 cache
  • 512MB SDRAM
  • 60GB Ultra ATA/66
  • Combo Drive
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9000
  • 64MB DDR video memory
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • FireWire 400
  • AirPort Card
  • Bluetooth optional
  • DVI & S-Video out

So I get a slower computer with a titanium case? Oh good, gigabit ethernet how useful. The X1010CA is magnesium I believe on the cover and keyboard areas and the rest is plastic with metalic paint. It doesn't really feel cheap at all and having man-handled some TiBooks it feels less "creeky". The design isn't as minimized and it doesn't run OS X as the TiBook but frankly is that worth $529USD to me? Also MegaHertz Myth be damned 1.4GHz with DDR memory is gonna be faster than SDR at a slower clock speed on the processor AND bus. Just perhaps not in Photoshop 6.0

Apple really ought to update this model yesterday 'cause I ain't buying. And I plan on buying before the new year.

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