http://www.jameshatch.com/2009/12/11/are-computers-dead/ 100 Projects in 1 Year Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha http://www.jameshatch.com/2009/12/11/are-computers-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Desktop Computers Stop in their Tracks, Make a Right Turn. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:33:11 +0000 http://www.jameshatch.com/?p=1151#comment-33 [...] So, now we know that the gaming market on the desktop is slowing down, it might be a recession indicator that is just lagging behind. I’d have to do more research for that, but what I do know is that it fits well with the title of this post. We now are poised to “make a right turn” and that means dumping desktop computers for mobile computers which are just as powerful [or more powerful] than what is sitting under or on your desk right now. I know that my MacBook Pro is faster than my desktop in all areas, but one… the video card. I have faster hard drives in my mobile computer which weighs in at 3 lbs, than I do in my desktop which weighs an unbelievable 75lbs currently. Yep. 75 Pounds of metal and plastic. My Mac Mini has faster ram, a faster hard drive, and weighs in at around the same… 3 lbs. It even drives two monitors without having any extra cards installed, unlike my PC desktop. Things have gotten very small, very fast, and now we’re moving away completely. The Desktop is Dead. [...] [...] So, now we know that the gaming market on the desktop is slowing down, it might be a recession indicator that is just lagging behind. I’d have to do more research for that, but what I do know is that it fits well with the title of this post. We now are poised to “make a right turn” and that means dumping desktop computers for mobile computers which are just as powerful [or more powerful] than what is sitting under or on your desk right now. I know that my MacBook Pro is faster than my desktop in all areas, but one… the video card. I have faster hard drives in my mobile computer which weighs in at 3 lbs, than I do in my desktop which weighs an unbelievable 75lbs currently. Yep. 75 Pounds of metal and plastic. My Mac Mini has faster ram, a faster hard drive, and weighs in at around the same… 3 lbs. It even drives two monitors without having any extra cards installed, unlike my PC desktop. Things have gotten very small, very fast, and now we’re moving away completely. The Desktop is Dead. [...]

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