「Official」Asian Anime, Manga, and Music Lounge - Page 2505

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Originally Posted by HybridCore 

Their "presumed" idiot consumer don't even know how to swap out RAM, or to even open up their Macbooks because they don't know that you have to get a special screwdriver to remove the screws. lol

 

Eh, I was hoping for some high density screen but it seems 2560x1440 (or 2560x1600 if you're talking about a 16:10 aspect ration) is sort of limited to 13 inches and above. Maybe 11 inches but that's it (Apple's iPad I think is a 4:3 tablet...well, it's a 10" screen so 10" is probably the limit as of now for "high res"). Okay, 10 in that case then. I wonder if they're going to have the yellow tinting issue like on the iPad.

Haha. How long was it since then (not that I care)?

 

That front panel looks pretty darn thick though. Those Bulgin switches might end up going into the front panel. lol

 

What? I was talking about laptops. Ultrabooks I don't care too much for because the purpose of it is to save space. Anyways, Apple just wants to milk as much money as they can out of their customers with the RAM soldered on board and their new Lightning connector. 

 

The common masses don't even know about what goes on inside. 

I know Apple would never do that. Apple is just being Apple.

They have to meet a set of standards. It's like saying you have two RAM sticks, one that runs off of a DC current and the other that runs off of an AC current (I couldn't think about a better example, and this probably isn't even correct anyways). Honestly, they both run off one or the other, it's a standard. The only difference is voltage (1.35v, 1.5v, etc.). You can always adjust voltage and timings in the BIOS, unless you really have a BIOS that is that locked down. I don't think I can adjust timings on my crappy laptop...but then again, this thing is using DDR2 SODIMM and has a pretty damn locked down BIOS.

LOL.

They only required a special screwdriver now

Basically you could do it before but guess what. Nobody cares anymore to do DIY and thus as people are not doing it, they moved to more special screws. Want me to name all the companies that use special screws besides phillips or flatheads? 

I was talking about the new iPad mini, what the hell were you talking about? MBP?

Oh right aht, then the swappable RAM, hard drive and everything including battery would have been nice as an enthusiast. I would have preferred that but I can see why the moved away. Numbers were showing that many people if not close to all don't do that. Worldwide, there are only 54million enthusiasts. In the U.S, that amounts to about 10 million. Of those ten million, how many would ever buy a Mac? (fix a friends? ...even fewer and why even) that dwindles numbers down to that very small percentage. And thus, if the people by mass aren't doing it, then you can utilize it for your benefit

Using unstandard connectors and soldering directly to motherboard gives you an easier and more complete set. No need to have many "parts" of the mobo but one full large SoC sort of. Next it also raises costs to the people. This increases profit margins. Their own research shows that people that buy Apple...pay big bucks to make sure it is working. WOOT. Good for the people as they get a more finished product back and Apple gets money and the economy further grows (ex: go to the car mechanic and you have to come back again because something else is broken or because soemthing did break and you only fixed select parts of it, it will lessen your overall impression of that brand and product). And then we have energy. Using a soldered on set gives them control of what parts go in and allows for less power draw used by distance between things, and also more specific stuff. IT also further enforces the idea that Apple owns and does everything in that computer. Apple likes that. And guess what. Numbers show it works, using a closed in system.

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Originally Posted by Tilpo 


Relax, I won't kill you. yet.
I remember that pic from the rape scene in Ika Musume.
(What? She was about to get defiled while laying helplessly on the bed)

...I thought you didn't read it yet?

..........seriously? i didn't see it..

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Originally Posted by HybridCore 

YET. lol

 

I hope the rumors of the Nexus 19 (no official name but this will probably be the name) using a 10" 16:10 2560x1600 screen are true. Hoping for a good processor and graphics package. Also excited to see the Nexus 4 phone from LG. Maybe I will get a smartphone. What will determine it will probably end up being audio (the phone by itself with its internal circuitry and support for audio-over-USB which I believe is in the later versions of Android, possibly). Hoping for expandable storage. I would be sold if that happened on the Nexus 4 (and Nexus 10, although I'll obviously only get one of them).

With last years Nexus, it was shown that Google was pulling a bit away from taking suggestions from Samsung and letting them do everything, and actually doing more customizations and what not. Their aquiration of Motorolla Mobility(the mobile portion of Motorolla) will also inspire new results.

Hopefully its nice. But then again, which Nexus phone before has really moved any waves? It was the Motorolla's or Samsungs. HTC used to be a big player before all went to hell. (I expected it)

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Originally Posted by Tilpo 


Didn't read it yet? What? Ika Musume or Yotsubato?
I have read both.
Right now I'm rereading Yotsubato, but then in Japanese instead of English.
The rape scene?
Both Ika and Sanae (the stalker) got heat stroke and were laying on infirmary beds. Ika was terrified because she thought Sanae would do bad things to her, while she was laying there defenselessly.
(no, this is not a spoiler)

I have read a few chapters of Yotsuba and touched upon ika

oh I see.....i may go and check out ika musume

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Originally Posted by Tilpo 

This is full of win:

(for those that don't speak Japanese: in the third panel she literally says 'it's the switch that makes people come out [of the house]!')

OMG and the BOLD thing makes it even cuter still! 

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Originally Posted by HybridCore 

Ahahaha. I see what you did there.

 

Curious as to why you want to call it DIY when it's just swapping stuff, and I care because I can.  Stock RAM is decent in some laptops though.

 

I think most companies that make ultrabooks use Torx screws (sort of a standard type screw head). Some companies are just like that and don't want to use some standard screw head.

 

Macbook Pro 13" w/ Retina display. The yellow tinting screen issue was for the iPad w/ Retina Display (iPad 3).

 

Actually, a swappable battery is a big thing for me unless the battery life of the stock battery in the computer is ridiculously long like on some Samsung Series 9 laptops. It's nice to have spares so you can have 2 or 3 that last 6-8 hours each in your laptop for the first few months (and then slowly degrade) so you can last around 18-24 hours with the small inconvenience of having to shut down in between.  A swappable hard drive is nice to me though so I can throw in a 1TB hard drive if I can't customize the computer to have one or upgrade to a better SSD or one with a higher capacity. How else do you think I'm supposed to keep enough anime, music, and manga (and games) on a laptop to keep me entertained while on a 14-16 hour flight to China?

 

Just curious as to how exactly, considering they have to produce a new type of connector, socket, and their own specific parts. Producing their own specific parts is sort of the only plus I see because they can manage their own stock and don't have to completely depend on the stock of another company's drives which stock sometimes just gets destroyed, like that imaginary flood that crippled Western Digital's hard drive stock. 

 

You still don't have a really good reason for that lower power draw. Bad on your part, bowei. NOW STOP BEING SUCH AN APPLE FANBOY.

To everyone else. Its DIY. Do it yourself. It is DIY.....by definition.

The new MBP's come with 8GB's so even then...why bother?

Most use Alien Torx actually. Torx is half common. But alien torx is most often employed. Its torx but it has a tiny dot circle in the middle that prevents a normal torx from opening it. Solution?....take a small screwdriver and levy and break the middle island dot off(its very thin) and voila

The issue with the yellow is because of the glue. The majority of people that reported the yellow, after being told to wait for the glue to dry did get normal screens. The ones that didn't disapear got new units. Apple like sot keep things secret so they start production a week before annoouncement usually.\

It is big for me too as an enthusiast. But as someone that can be objective, I can see how they are moving away form it. Lack of removability and later on, swapability promotes and VERY good increase in battery life, increaess profit margin, can give people a better brand image of Apple as "everything" is nice and new when it comes back. Like the new car or new item feel. Swappable batteries have been seen to be idiotic. MANY companies don't use it anymore, most use internal swappable batteries. I use swappable losely. Us swappable, normal people wouldn't do it.

A swappable HDD to me is also VERY nice but again, I can see how that isn't a porblem. Most don't do it, it promotes their closed system again and may help with power and reliability.

They still have to depend on their exclusive suppliers though. But they again reinforce their closed system, gets lisencing fees(money), can make it as awesome or as nice looking as they want it. For example this allowed Apple to go F U and go and build a Thunderbolt connector with daisy chain capabilities with Intel and build their LOD's to include what formats they thought would be nice. For example, analog out directly form the DAC using the old docks. They get free reign.

Have you read imperials post? I claim to be a fan post and will give these reasons. He claims not to be and lavishes Apple..however he can back it up just like me. Its just that he lavishes Apple more while claiming not to be a fan while I don't lavish and do claim

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Originally Posted by HybridCore 

Isn't the new Nexus phone and Nexus 10 coming from LG? That's what I heard. Some people say the tablet will be from Samsung (Google's Nexus-fied version of the Galaxy Note II with a possibly better screen? Samsung doesn't care because they still get money). I'm a bit confused right now but I'll wait until the 29th. Also sort of can and can't wait for the release of Windows 8.

comming from? I was talking abotu components, the CPU/SoC and design of the somewhat custom chips of the previous (2 year ago) gen Nexus was largely Samsung taking over and saying here, do this. The last Nexus , Gogle pulled slightly away form Samsung and said, he we want this and do it. LG for parts or screens? Samsung is rumoured to COMPLETELY cut all connections with Apple by the end of the year. No matter though although it is said. Apple has spent a few billion a few years ago on an LCD plant(no clue which company they had a deal with but rumours pointed to sHARP and LG)

They need to now test MANY companeis from Taiwan semiconductors or what not to see if they can build their SoC's and what not fast and cheaply. They were able to get GREAT prices from Samsung on RAM, and EVERYTHING, as Samsung has already very low prices on everything and Samsung was said to give pirces on their LCD's better than what others could give while giving a better quality. It will be very hard for Apple if they lose Samsung . But this ALSO gives Apple a chance to rise as the new power

By developing their own group of companies tht can develop parts BETTER than Samsung can and get better prices. Do this by pouring money and spending much and close amounts of time with every step of the process in making companies a "part " of Apple in the sense that they are competing and getting lower prices and high quality like Samsung. This could not only help Samsung, but increase invention, innovation and help companies out. Conflict creates solutions and new products and ideas.

If Apple does this correclty, their "aging" appeal may get its time clock reset to 0 like the iPhone did to the company and makr them a new Microsoft.

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Originally Posted by Tilpo 


Wait, what?
English vocabulary tests? What the heck?
I can understand the use of knowing some difficult words, but having a vocab test in your native language sounds like a very inefficient learning method. The way people normally expand their vocab is by reading and writing.

That's basically what english is in high school. At least the first 2 years. American school education that isn't guided by AP or IB guidelines tends to be notsogreat.