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eriqesque · #16 Post by **eriqesque** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:46 pm

nonny wrote:Oh yes, and while I'm at it, please stop the massive quotebacks. Here's a hint - it's all in the same thread! Just quote a line or two as a pointer not half a page of nested quotes from 4 people. Thanks!

God this is getting old.

CantStopNow · #17 Post by **CantStopNow** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:58 pm

Hey, for those of us with low bandwidth connections, every bit counts!

eriqesque · #18 Post by **eriqesque** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:09 pm

CantStopNow wrote:Hey, for those of us with low bandwidth connections, every bit counts!

And it's still getting old.

andyk · #19 Post by **andyk** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:09 pm

This has nothing to do with dead pixels or "root cause"

Daniel,

Intel has never said "MHZ is KING". The reasons for cancelling Tejas are complicated, but I don't believe frequency scaling is the main cause:

http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read ... id=3042187

Anyway, the point is moot. Because we are all buying ThinkPads, we are all getting Intel inside.

benz · #20 Post by **benz** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:12 pm

Oh yes, and while I'm at it, please stop the massive quotebacks. Here's a hint - it's all in the same thread! Just quote a line or two as a pointer not half a page of nested quotes from 4 people. Thanks!

He has a point, the overuse of nested quotes is a waste of space, regardless of your connection. But seriously, nonny must not be able to even load modern websites on the internet (IBM.com, microsoft.com, cnn.com, etc.) if he is complaining about this!

Nabeel · #21 Post by **Nabeel** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:26 pm

>>But seriously, nonny must not be able to even load modern websites on the internet (IBM.com, microsoft.com, cnn.com, etc.) if he is complaining about this!

I think someone said before she is using a text-based browser

Just give her a break, it's not that difficult..

Conmee · #22 Post by **Conmee** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:35 pm

Who has low-bandwidth connections these days, unless you're in a Third World country... lol ;->

Andyk,

As for Intel, they've sure as heck implied it for more than a decade... I'll send you all the press releases and Intel Marketing Talking Heads crowing about how they got to 2GHz, then 3GHz, and pushing for 4GHz, always sure to let everyone know AMD was behind them, and that Apple was nowhere on the charts, despite completely different chip architectures. I didn't mean to single Intel out v. the rest of the industry, but let's face it: OEMs look at the market as one big opportunity, and the easier it is to lead the dogs to your dog food, the better. And this was never meant to be a Tejas discussion or a jab at Intel's product lines. I like Intel, believe me. Their marketing is just par for the course... Heck, even now, ask 9 of 10 people, and they'll tell you "Centrino" is the name of the CPU!!! lol Not necessarily Intel's fault, but does Intel differentiate Pentium M or Pentium M 745 from Centrino in the eyes of the consumer. Not really. Don't be surprised if "Centrino", which already has huge brand recognition, becomes the name of the Pentium M CPU in the future (always paired to wireless and a mobile chipset of course.. lol).

As for IBM, I like what they're doing with ThinkPads... they don't necessarily accentuate specs/speeds/feeds, other than to inform users... what IBM marketing focuses on is ThinkVantage technologies that add value over the life of ThinkPad ownership, things like security features, ease of use tools, durability, small/convenient form factor and the like... Gateway, Dell, and HPQ are still fighting the same old fight with "my screen is bigger than your screen" and "my shipping is freer than your shipping" lmao.

Anyhow, I think everyone here is a little more savvy than the common consumer. And the common consumers who do make their way in here, probably leave a lot more educated/informed about what they will purchase, IBM or otherwise.

And I really enjoy these forums, because we can all learn alot from each other, and get different perspectives... I know I have...

Take care,

Daniel.

#23 Post by **JaneL** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:50 pm

>God this is getting old.
>

Imagine how old this all gets trickling in over a cell phone connection. That's 14.4 by the way.

Txiasaeia · #24 Post by **Txiasaeia** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 7:35 pm

nonny wrote:>God this is getting old.
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Imagine how old this all gets trickling in over a cell phone connection. That's 14.4 by the way.

This is what you do. Use Opera and turn off images by pressing the <G> button. Or load up Lynx for Windows and browse all in text. I did this for 6 years on 14.4 and lived to tell about it. I can understand you requesting that images are kept to a minimum, but block quoting? That's a bit extreme.

dclee012 · #25 Post by **dclee012** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 7:55 pm

so on a text based browser, you can have pictures? interesting

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