HP Compaq TC1100
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the desktop pc is a mature product, for what most people use it there isn’t a big difference if your pc is new or 3 yrs old, the pc I use for 80% of what I do at home was a low end pc 4 yrs ago but I can’t see any big benefit of upgrading plus I would get stuck with windows vista and all the headaches that would bring
>>he’s torn between Nintendo Co.’s Wii and Sony’s PlayStation 3 game consoles
Why is anyone torn over the PS 3?
At this point in the console war between the 360, WII, and PS3, the PS3 is in last place. It lost quite a few exclusive titles. Many other titles are merely ports from the 360.
Fanboys keep saying “wait until more time has passed and you’ll see the full power of the PS3 in games” Well, many developers are not going to spend the money doing so when so much more money can be made selling a higher volume of cross platform games on the 360, WII, and PC.
Think about it, considering the number of consoles sold (see below), if you had 20 million dollars to invest in developing a game, would you design it exclusively for the PS3? Or would you design it for multiple platforms, and spend less time specializing it for any one console? The PS3 is difficult to program, and this has resulted in many delays in games (as well as problems with the Unreal engine).
Console sales according to nexgenwars.com
Xbox 360:
12,238,647
Wii:
12,318,119
PS3:
5,100,546
The bottom line is very few developers are willing to devote time to making games which push the ps/3 to the limit - most are just making ports for it. For the average consumer, buying a 360 is a much better value, as many of the games are better (PS 3 ports suffer framerate issues - they can’t keep up with the 360) or just as good as their PS3 counterparts.
Admittedly, the PS3 was ahead of its time in many ways, but what doomed it was the fact that the 360 had a one year lead, and the PS3 was simply too expensive. Sony certainly had the fanbase, but made a bad gamble with a system that was simply too expensive for the average person.
HP Compaq TC1100
Why would he want to replace a three year old PC? It still surfs the web, it still writes papers, and it still downloads from iTunes.
“The PC’s role in Japanese homes is diminishing, as its once-awesome monopoly on processing power...”
This has been predicted since the early or mid ‘90’s. The home computer has been WILDLY over powered for the sorts of tasks that it was commonly used. Now that these little devices can do many of the things that PC’s were used for it is only natural that people will gravitate to them.
I on the other hand use my computer to run music production software and I can tell you I need a hell of a lot more power in the CPU (3.2GHz presently as well as 3 outboard 1.05GHz effects processors)before I can feel relaxed about power eating functions. It all depends upon what you are doing.
The PC found its niche with the programming, spreadsheet, and word processor apps. All the rest, including everything that is GUI is not PC oriented.
