Apple

Beyond The Specification Sheet

Everyone thinks by now I am one of those Mac fanboys that flame on about how everything sucks and Apple is the only way to live. However I am not. I own both a WinPC and a Mac PowerBook. I am happy with both. When people ask me what to buy? well I ask them what they are looking for and what their purpose is. Generally though, I do recommend an Apple computer most of all. Dell is great because it really is a bargain for people conscious of their expenses and who really don’t need to do a lot of intensive tasks. Arguably, the Macbook is just as affordable. A computer is an investment in productivity and should be something where you shouldn’t skip corners. That’s why I really do appreciate the industrial design of an Apple computer while remaining at a competative price. Everything has pretty much the same processing clock speed with the same RAM configuration these days. It really comes to the small details like the touch and feel of the machine overall. How does it feel when you close the lid and what sound it makes? The spring of the keyboard and the feel of the touchpad/button. I’ve used the IBM Thinkpad while working on one friend’s computer, and I just don’t like the feel of their pointer buttons. The link below is a list of some of the details in the manufacturing that many overlook.

My professor told me that car engineers hire sound/audio experts to master a specific sound when you close the door. You can find these sound experts when Nikon and Canon develop their professional dSLRs. Both are top notch in performance and will be endorsed by all professional photographers, but some people admit that the sound of a Nikon’s shutter rings more professional than a Canon. Think about it.

We are experiencing our lives through different senses. Each one must align with each other that compliment that whole experience. When it flows in a pattern successfully where a person feels like it is appropriate as they have pre-determined, then you have a great design.

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