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Comment by giofi posted on iPad or other tablet for viewing and storage at 31/12/2013 - 23:03
davidstorm wrote:
Regards
David
David, we do not know what the future will bring, but saying that Apple is stumbling is a bit overstated….. Sales are not growing as before, and profit margins are lower ("only" 37% :shock. The fact that they produce "premium" products and a lot of the growth is happening in cheaper categories, might explain some of that, plus the fact that they have not come out with something wildly innovative after the iPad. Conqueror wrote:
I don't own any Apple products, but I can't see them stumbling
They are already stumbling. Take a look at their recent sales figures.I don't own any Apple products, but I can't see them stumbling
Regards
David
You might not like their "closed environment", but just think how much of what we know today id driven by innovation created by Apple….. the iPod, iTunes, Appstore, iPhone, iPad….. whether you like it or not, we all benefit from what they created. And I think it is right they price their products at a premium.
back to topic: if you just buy a tablet for a task, then probably anyone will do. But if you like your computer to be in sync with your phone and tablet, if you want to stream music, films, photos to any device, etc…. Then it is much easier with an Apple environment just out of the box. You can do the same with any other system, but t requires a lot more work….
Comment by giofi posted on iPad or other tablet for viewing and storage at 31/12/2013 - 15:33
I use both Apple IOS and Android (and my wife's windows phone from time to time…). A while back I walked into a shop selling mobile devices and asked them about differences. Their short reply was "if you like to customise your device and are more technical, buy an Android, if you don't and just want the easiest experience, buy an Apple". IMO this summarises it well and it is also my experience. There are no great differences, but Apple products are the simplest to use, this is probably the bright side of the proprietary and expensive environment. (and are the best looking products, for those who care)
To me the most complex is Windows, I just cannot follow its logic. But I know people who love Windows phones and think they are the easiest to use (the ones I know are pretty technical people, though).
So it does really depend on your own preferences and ways of working. But I have never found an Apple device user who would claim their device is not easy to use….
My recommendation would always be to try different tablets (friends? relatives?) before selecting the one that works for you.
BR, Giorgio
To me the most complex is Windows, I just cannot follow its logic. But I know people who love Windows phones and think they are the easiest to use (the ones I know are pretty technical people, though).
So it does really depend on your own preferences and ways of working. But I have never found an Apple device user who would claim their device is not easy to use….
My recommendation would always be to try different tablets (friends? relatives?) before selecting the one that works for you.
BR, Giorgio
Comment by giofi posted on iPad or other tablet for viewing and storage at 30/12/2013 - 08:41
Pentaxonian wrote:
iF you want live in Apple's jail, get an iPad Air
but you are way better off with an Android tablet
Hi, can you please elaborate? Why are you better off with an android tablet?iF you want live in Apple's jail, get an iPad Air
but you are way better off with an Android tablet
I think it really depends on personal preferences and technical abilities
Comment by giofi posted on iPad or other tablet for viewing and storage at 29/12/2013 - 18:07
cardiff_gareth wrote:
Weirdly I posted in the ongoing thread in the general section only a few days ago about the Nikon Df. It's a lovey looking camera
It is a lovely looking camera, and class leading in high ISO performance, but probably not the best for landscape. For that other FF cameras are rated much higher, for instance the Sony A7(r) or Nikon 610/800.Weirdly I posted in the ongoing thread in the general section only a few days ago about the Nikon Df. It's a lovey looking camera
Mike-P wrote:
Well, it's on the front page of the other forum..... antzutd wrote:
i am also surprised by the K-3 lead in the poll, considering there are already 3000+ people voted. did all the pentaxian had a secret meeting to make sure the k-3 stays on top?
That happened on this very forum a few years back ... there was a poll on some web site (manufacturer based IIRC) where you could keep going back day after day to vote ... someone posted it on here and Pentax won by a very large margin. i am also surprised by the K-3 lead in the poll, considering there are already 3000+ people voted. did all the pentaxian had a secret meeting to make sure the k-3 stays on top?
Comment by giofi posted on Why no DPR reviews... at 19/12/2013 - 22:23
wvbarnes wrote:
But i guess that must have been before the £200 offer? I assume that means £200 above the normal trade-in value.Darkmunk wrote:
What do you have to trade-in to get £200 back?
I think my son got £225 for a K20D body p/x for a K3 body.What do you have to trade-in to get £200 back?
Comment by giofi posted on FS: Sigma 10mm and Sigma 2X converter at 19/12/2013 - 05:58
Smeggypants wrote:
I built my current PC with Win 7 in 2010 and it hasn't slowed down one iota.
My previous PC I built in 2002 which ran XP and did so until 2010. A whole 8 years and that never slowed down either.I only replaced it because modern software demands were outstripping it.
I can't understand all this Mac superiority. Macs aren't superior. neither are PC's, they are as good and as bad as each other
Smeggy, are you using a Mac? I am asking because there are significant differences....RalphHardwick wrote:
Unfortunately you can't get one for £500. However once you have one you wont need to replace it for many years.
You must be doing something wrong. cabstar wrote:
I'm not up to date with windows machines now as I went mac a whilst back finding win 8 just way to frustrating to use, which is something else to think about if you have not used win 8 yet.
+1 for a move to macs. I got fed up with buying a windows based flying machine, only for it to grind to a snails pace after a few months.I'm not up to date with windows machines now as I went mac a whilst back finding win 8 just way to frustrating to use, which is something else to think about if you have not used win 8 yet.
Unfortunately you can't get one for £500. However once you have one you wont need to replace it for many years.
I built my current PC with Win 7 in 2010 and it hasn't slowed down one iota.
My previous PC I built in 2002 which ran XP and did so until 2010. A whole 8 years and that never slowed down either.I only replaced it because modern software demands were outstripping it.
I can't understand all this Mac superiority. Macs aren't superior. neither are PC's, they are as good and as bad as each other
Comment by giofi posted on New PC for Digital Photo stuff - Advice please :) at 16/12/2013 - 21:58
percy wrote:
Moved to Macs 7 years ago, and have only just felt the need to upgrade . . . . . . . although my 6 year old macbook is still perfectly useable, and the 7 year old iMac is still quite happily in service - and both as fast and trouble free as the day I bought them. Yes, they are more expensive initially, but for me they have been cheaper in the long term
+1 more. I fully agree with the fact that Macs are more expensive, but have a much longer life.RalphHardwick wrote:
Unfortunately you can't get one for £500. However once you have one you wont need to replace it for many years.
+ another for the Mac - I got fed up with various windows issues such as crawling to a snails pace after multiple updates, driver issues etc.cabstar wrote:
I'm not up to date with windows machines now as I went mac a whilst back finding win 8 just way to frustrating to use, which is something else to think about if you have not used win 8 yet.
+1 for a move to macs. I got fed up with buying a windows based flying machine, only for it to grind to a snails pace after a few months.I'm not up to date with windows machines now as I went mac a whilst back finding win 8 just way to frustrating to use, which is something else to think about if you have not used win 8 yet.
Unfortunately you can't get one for £500. However once you have one you wont need to replace it for many years.
Moved to Macs 7 years ago, and have only just felt the need to upgrade . . . . . . . although my 6 year old macbook is still perfectly useable, and the 7 year old iMac is still quite happily in service - and both as fast and trouble free as the day I bought them. Yes, they are more expensive initially, but for me they have been cheaper in the long term
Comment by giofi posted on New PC for Digital Photo stuff - Advice please :) at 16/12/2013 - 19:45
an old Spectrum ZX80
I only have fond memories of the Spectrum 48k. The Z80 processor was my introduction to programming in assembly. I wonder how many other members were introduced to the joys of computing by this machine