On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Heinz Diehl <htd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 19.05.2012, James Wilkinson wrote: > >> I bet that Asus netbook is based on an Atom processor and an Intel >> chipset, and whatever else you might say about Intel (and who doesn’t?), >> they still (mostly) remember the twenty-year-old Pentium lesson that if >> it’s got their name on it, it ought to be reliable. > > Q: According to Intel, the Pentium conforms to the IEEE standards 754 > and 854 for floating point arithmetic. If you fly in aircraft > designed using a Pentium, what is the correct pronunciation of > "IEEE"? > A: Aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee! > > [SCNR!] > > Seriously, I think you're totally right. Pricing these days seems to > follow marketing strategies rather than reflecting quality. Most of > the components are the same, and "fashion" has a big impact on how > much they want to have for a particular machine. E.g. if you want > something that is very slim and looks sharp, you'll have to pay double > the price of a machine containing the same core components, but is > standard sized. Seems to me Apple has been doing this masterfully for years now. How much better is a $2000 Macbook Pro as opposed to a HP laptop with the same processor? > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Best, Christopher Svanefalk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
