G+_Ebuka Daniel Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 More and more often I hear friends talk about converting to a Mac. With the increased use of tablets people are often opting to use their tablets for task previously performed by desktops/laptops. So it made me wonder at such a time as this why people were willing to spend so much on a full computer. Personally, I only jump on my computer to rip a DVD/CD, edit photos, edit videos, and when the website I'm visiting requires a full browser (thanks Hulu+...spoken sarcastically). So if Google with their Chromebooks and Microsoft with their PCs wanted to attract those that still want to use a computer why not give them that super cheap computer with those decent applications I mentioned above? No Microsoft, your video editing software hasn't been a contender. Just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Schorr Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 How cheap is "super cheap"? You can get a decent desktop PC for under $500 these days. Especially if you optimize it for those kinds of consumer functions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jay Kennedy Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Agreed with Ben Schorr, you can get a decent custom build job for less than the cost of a good ipad. Desktops are cheap ... it's laptops (decent ones) that are pricey. You know you can do all those things you mentioned with a laptop, right? Just need a DVD writer, either built in or USB3 external. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dave Bach Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I was trying to compose my thoughts while fumbling with a baby at this end. I could have better clarified that I was speaking about the software. I just feel that if a tablet could do all of those things at the level of PhotoShop, FinalCut Pro, etc we'd only be using tablets. And if we needed a full computer for more processing power we'd go with cheap Chromebooks or PCs if they themselves offered suitable solutions...which at the moment they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jay Kennedy Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I gotcha.... I've been ruminating on that one for quite awhile myself. My inner cynic says they CAN do these things, but aren't allowing them to happen because these big PC/laptop manufacturers have a market focus, not customer focus. You can buy a tablet for consuming information, you can buy a chromebook when you need to be more interactive with a full size keyboard conveniently always attached and you get a full web browser, and you buy a laptop or desktop when you need to burn a DVD or need to edit videos. There, now you bought three devices....4 if you count your phone. KA-CHING! I don't think this is by accident, but again, this is my cynical side venting at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Cole Brodine Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I think you'll have to offload a lot of that stuff to "the cloud" for processing if you want to do it on a tablet, smartphone, or chromebook. I just don't see how you can put that kind of memory, processing power, and graphics into a tablet or cheap laptop without killing the battery life. It is my belief that the only thing holding us back from what you want it better batteries. Personally, I'm a PC Gamer and desktop computer lover. They'll have to pry my desktop out of my cold dead hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jay Kennedy Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 ahhh but do you TRUST the cloud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Cole Brodine Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I trust it enough for some things and not others, but I certainly won't be getting rid of my desktop PC any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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