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Yay or Nay? The Windows 8 Metro Interface
Freedom Kira:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on November 22, 2012, 01:51:16 PM ---Also, Zenbook? Too big to put in a pocket losing the portability contest with a smartphone and too shitty hardware to be compared to proper computers.
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The Zenbook is in the "Ultrabook" class. It was not meant to compete either with smartphones or "proper computers," which I will assume refer to conventional laptop and desktop computers. It was designed to compete with other ultrabooks - i.e. super portable laptops that are extremely light and quiet (no fans) while also relatively fast and responsive. In that field, it does extremely well.
surdumil:
Call me when the colour touch-sensitive e-paper super-computer with surround sound comes out. 'Til then, it's just same old same old.
A user interface for tiny touch-screens has no place on a 27" monitor. It's just bad!
mgz:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on November 22, 2012, 01:51:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: Pagonis on November 21, 2012, 05:01:16 AM ---Eh? Hardware manufacturers are indeed not delivering inspiring hardware. Same old boring stagnation.
Last couple years, only Asus made something more inspiring - ZenBook. And ZenBook is just following forced guidelines by a fucking CPU manufactorer - Intel. Really, how pathetic is that?
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Really? I know that CPU development is a bit slowed down because they pretty much have to use new materials to really increase performance, but graphic card developments have been really cool for the last few years. SSDs are now becoming mature and have accessible price.
Also, Zenbook? Too big to put in a pocket losing the portability contest with a smartphone and too shitty hardware to be compared to proper computers. In fact tablets suffer from the same problem. No, inspiring hardware can come in many different formats, but smearing your greasy fingers over a glossy screen on a weak computer is not one of them in my opinion and that is pretty much the only thing that Microsoft is hinting at. They made one single major alteration to windows 8 over the predecessor and it is touch screen UI. There is nothing inspiring about putting touch screens on all kind of computers.
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i personally would loveto see the interactive no touch screen interfaces that function like touch screen from a distance. Once that is implemented more in desktops it will be great for shit like win 8
AceHigh:
Ah the hologram interface like in "minority report".
kitamesume:
doesn't google TV supports that feature already?
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