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Apple releases new... everything
sdedalus83:
--- Quote from: flaresignal on May 21, 2009, 01:56:58 AM ---
--- Quote from: mgz on May 20, 2009, 01:24:45 PM ---Example, my cowon S9 touch screen mp3 player. 32 gig flash memory, capacitative touch screen, and an AMOLED screen that rapes your eyes with pure beauty. And the adjustability and sound quality it puts out is 2nd to none.
Oh and did i forget to mention its 100 dollars less then the ipod touch 32gig
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No third-party application support (hence no API to develop). No Wi-Fi. Et cetera.
I have no doubt that the S9 is a very capable player, but you're comparing apples to oranges. The iPod touch is basically a PDA that happens to play media; the Cowon is a media player that happens to have some PDA features.
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Nothing without a hardware keyboard is a functional PDA, so calling the iPod touch a PDA with media functionality is a laughable suggestion.
zherok:
Quite a few PDAs don't have hardware keyboards. The term was first used to describe the Apple Newton, which certainly never had one. You wouldn't buy an iPod to take notes at a business meeting, no, but that doesn't change the fact that its a PDA. The better argument would be whether you need your mp3 player to be a PDA for an extra $100, especially since the iPhone costs the same or less.
iindigo:
The thing about the iPhone, though, is that it requires AT&T phone service along with it (at least in the US). That's fine if you already use AT&T, but many don't and would prefer to avoid it.
zherok:
Still leaves the iPod touch as a very expensive mp3 player. Even the shuffle is pretty ridiculous given it has no screen, is only 4gb, and costs $80.
Proin Drakenzol:
# One 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
# 8GB (4x2GB)
# None
# 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
# 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
# 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
# 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
# ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB
# One 18x SuperDrive
# Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
# Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) and User's Guide
$4,499.00
this is a weaker processor (compared to the Core i7 940), with 4GB less RAM (not to mention it's only dual channel DDR2, not triple channel DDR3), a 320GB 10,000 RPM HDD short, a regular DVD burner vice a Blu-ray burner/HD-dvd reader/dvd burner, a weaker graphics card (I have the 4890 w/ 1GB). I also have the X-fi Fatality Pro audio card, which beats onboard anything hands-down
For over $1500 more. 50% higher price for less power and fewer features.
And I bought a legit copy of Vista Ultimate (32-bit for a different purpose, actually using a Dell OEM pirated 64-bit, but I still include the operating system price :P )
So, yeah. 8)
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