Why is TP2 better than iphone

[joe50000]

You have to give Apple credit for essentially designing the best user interface for a touch screen phone from the ground up. Everyone else just copies them.

I wouldn't say it sucks though. It's just not for me.

No battery swap.

No swappable memory. Jesus you have to jump $100 in price to double the memory that you could do with a $20 memory card, and the sky is still the limit there.

Touch screen is great on its own, but it's bad for composing long e-mail and using the web.

No multitasking.

You CAN do both data + calls at the same time but you can't do both WELL.

The PHONE aspect sucks. What's the point in getting a smartphone if the call quality sucks?

[jdisrael]

Originally Posted by kabuk1

^Have you tried Nitrogen? That's pretty much all I use anymore. It's great. Runs from the card, quick, has an equalizer, and its skinnable.

iPhones honestly really remind me of Sidekicks. I had one back in 04 & that damn thing drove me nuts. I hacked it as much as I could but it was still SO limited. I had it for a year & ditched it for a Treo 650.

Like I said earlier, my main beef with apple is that they shamelessly market to the Myspace 'n' Facebook LIKE OMG crowd who care more about looking cool than getting a good value out of their computer purchase. I just don't like companies that operate that way. I'm a frugal person, and while I don't mind paying a lot for a quality device that I will get a lot of use out of(ahem, TP2), I hate overpriced crap. And apple is the reigning ruler of overpriced crap. I have noticed that the main crowd that buys apple stuff is usually yuppies & college students. They will happily pay 2 grand for a basic laptop just because its stylish & simple enough to operate that a 2 year old could work it. It's all overpriced status symbols as far as I'm concerned. I know I know, what should I care, right? I dunno why, but it just irks me. It's so wasteful. Same thing as those tanorexic girls who buy $800 purses.

My mom's friend tried to sell her her old MacBook for $600 last year. My mom(a complete tech-tard) was about to buy it too, she thought it was a good deal! I told her that if she bought it I would smash it on the sidewalk & slap her till she cried. Then I took her to Wal-Mart & picked her out a $400 laptop that had a bigger screen, bigger HD, better processor, and more ram.

i would only purchase a mac laptop. no 400 laptop will share the same quality as an apple brand. the construction of the case is far better. the warranty is locally accessible and u can rely on them. plus u can run windows on them just the same if u so choose.

[Boo Boo]

i like the app store and the ease of apps integrated into the os

[x10guy]

These threads are just inane.

If iPhone users want to argue about it... just let them. None of their arguments are going to sway you. And none of your arguments are going to sway them.

Just be mature enough to let it go.

[Maan76]

just show this

[Aleki]

Originally Posted by jdisrael

i would only purchase a mac laptop. no 400 laptop will share the same quality as an apple brand. the construction of the case is far better. the warranty is locally accessible and u can rely on them. plus u can run windows on them just the same if u so choose.

Then spend 1k on a comprable laptop and it'll still blow the lid off the mac (hardware specs + utility), while delivering that quality construction you talk about

As for the whole mac dual boot thing. Dont expect it to execute hardware intensive programs as well as a comparable windows machine

Still, if all youre looking for is something that is consumer media centric, and you're frustrated with windows, then go for it. But FWIW: virtually a majority of the tasks I run on my laptop are not apple compatible.

[rorytmeadows]

Originally Posted by Aleki

Then spend 1k on a comprable laptop and it'll still blow the lid off the mac (hardware specs + utility), while delivering that quality construction you talk about

As for the whole mac dual boot thing. Dont expect it to execute hardware intensive programs as well as a comparable windows machine

Still, if all youre looking for is something that is consumer media centric, and you're frustrated with windows, then go for it. But FWIW: virtually a majority of the tasks I run on my laptop are not apple compatible.

Agreed. Apple has great advertising. They know how to sell a machine. Just like Budweiser. They know how to sell a beer. But Bud and Apple suck as a product. When it comes down to it, Windows wins.

Using a Mac or any Apple product is like saying you'd rather have a light switch than a dimmer switch. Sure, it's easier to use, it's simple, but hell, I'd like some freedom for christ's sake once in a while.

[Maan76]

the reason is

[Maan76]

apple are hacking the software in their Application store only.

[snmp]

lol, it was stated earlier
iphone 1k base
tp2 400
twice the phone for half the price really
apples are for eccentric idiots