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>1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost Speeds up to 2.7 GHz, Intel HD 5000 graphics, 8GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive. Eh.. I got simi

by danford 12y ago

>1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost Speeds up to 2.7 GHz, Intel HD 5000 graphics, 8GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive. Eh.. I got similar specs in laptop form for about half the price on black Friday last year. I'd like to get something like this for a desktop but I'm afraid my Ubuntu might have some issues on the hardware. I'll wait until I find it slightly used for half the cost. On a side note: Is absolutely everything Apple does "HN worthy"? Can someone explain to me how this product is new or innovative or really interesting?

noir_lord 12y ago
It's "interesting" because it broadly aligns with the interests of the HN users which is why it got voted to the top. I'm also not an Apple user but I still read the stories about what they are up to as I find them an interesting company to watch.
- danford 12y ago
  >It's "interesting" because it broadly aligns with the interests of the HN users so it's interesting because people think it's interesting?
  - dchuk 12y ago
    Well, that's about how "interesting" works...
joesmo 12y ago
Considering that no one else makes a decent desktop or laptop anymore and hasn't for years, I'd say this is quite newsworthy.
- danford 12y ago
  Well this is just your opinion. IMHO, I think you are incorrect. I think you and people like you do more harm to the image of Apple than good and I think your post adds no value to this discussion.
Morgawr 12y ago
>I'd like to get something like this for a desktop but I'm afraid my Ubuntu might have some issues on the hardware. I'll wait until I find it slightly used for half the cost. You might want to look at something like https://system76.com/desktops/model/sabc2 https://system76.com/desktops/model/sabc2 It's similar in the idea, it will support Ubuntu (or Linux in general) 100%, no drivers problems. Obviously it's not branded Apple so some people might not like it.
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nacs 12y ago
Your laptop had a 21.5" IPS display? That sounded cynical but leaving out possibly the most expensive component on the iMac to compare it to a generic laptop with a smaller screen on a Black friday sale doesn't make sense.

by danford 12y ago

noir_lord 12y ago

It's "interesting" because it broadly aligns with the interests of the HN users which is why it got voted to the top. I'm also not an Apple user but I still read the stories about what they are up to as I find them an interesting company to watch.

danford 12y ago
>It's "interesting" because it broadly aligns with the interests of the HN users so it's interesting because people think it's interesting?
- dchuk 12y ago
  Well, that's about how "interesting" works...

joesmo 12y ago

Considering that no one else makes a decent desktop or laptop anymore and hasn't for years, I'd say this is quite newsworthy.

danford 12y ago
Well this is just your opinion. IMHO, I think you are incorrect. I think you and people like you do more harm to the image of Apple than good and I think your post adds no value to this discussion.

Morgawr 12y ago

>I'd like to get something like this for a desktop but I'm afraid my Ubuntu might have some issues on the hardware. I'll wait until I find it slightly used for half the cost. You might want to look at something like https://system76.com/desktops/model/sabc2 https://system76.com/desktops/model/sabc2 It's similar in the idea, it will support Ubuntu (or Linux in general) 100%, no drivers problems. Obviously it's not branded Apple so some people might not like it.

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nacs 12y ago

Your laptop had a 21.5" IPS display? That sounded cynical but leaving out possibly the most expensive component on the iMac to compare it to a generic laptop with a smaller screen on a Black friday sale doesn't make sense.