Re: Smokers are smarter, I say.

From	"James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics, alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.cellular-phone-tech
Subject	Re: Smokers are smarter, I say.
Date	2017-04-27 23:39 +0100
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On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 23:17:32 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:

> On 4/27/17, 3:05 PM, in article op.yzdjntdkjs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 23:00:19 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/27/17, 2:55 PM, in article op.yzdi6jf4js98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
>>> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:07:49 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/27/17, 1:59 PM, in article op.yzdglahxjs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
>>>>> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> As noted: You will continue to push your trolling about Mac prices and your
>>>>> whining about Intel designations you are having a hard time finding (or
>>>>> showing any real value of).
>>>>
>>>> I asked you to show me ONE Mac, ANY Mac currently on sale, with the specs so
>>>> I
>>>> can compare.   You have failed to do so.
>>>
>>> Well, first you made up stories of Macs costing 2x what PCs do.
>>
>> No, I did a comparison using two suppliers we used.  I do not have access to
>> those suppliers now as I no longer work there.  Apple do not give enough
>> information for a fair comparison.
>>
>>> That turned out to be unsupportable and contrary to evidence.
>>
>> There is no evidence.  All I need is to know what processor Apple use.  You
>> can't find this info, so I can only assume Apple hide it.  Basically you're
>> buying an Apple with no doubt the bottom of the range of i5s in it and paying
>> for the top of the range.  PC manufacturers admit what part they're using.
>> Apple lie and deceive.
>>
>>> The you whined Apple did
>>> not show you specs on their CPUs and I showed you they did
>>
>> You've yet to tell me the model of CPU used in any current mac for sale.
>>
>>> and, if for some
>>> unknown reason you even wanted to know the Intel designation you could easy
>>> figure it out just from what is on that one page. Now you are saying I did
>>> not show you those specs... because, well, you just want more attention AND
>>> you are completely and utterly unable to support your claims.
>>>
>>> But, hey, you are getting attention, right!
>>
>> No, I just want to know the ingredients Apple use to make a machine, so I can
>> compare the price for PRECISELY the same machine made by a PC manufacturer.  A
>> comparison cannot be made without the precise components used.  Stop evading
>> and give me a spec list.
>
> In your story you are pretending I did not write this:
>     -----
>     Let's see:
>
>     The first one is listed as a Dual Core i5 at 1.6 GHz using HD
>     Graphics 6000. As far as I know that limits it to ONLY the Core
>     i5-5250U.
>
>     The second one is listed as a Quad Core i5 at 2.8 GHz using Intel
>     Iris Pro Graphics 6200. As far as I know that limits it to ONLY the
>     Core i5-5575R.
>
>     The third one is listed as a Quad Core i5 at 3.1 GHz using Intel
>     Iris Pro Graphics 6200. This does leave open the Core i5-5675C and
>     the Core i5-5675R, but their primary difference is the socket. The
>     other two use BGA so I think it is same to assume Apple is using the
>     Core i5-5675R.
>     -----

So you have to do research to find out what Apple are using.  That makes them con artists.  They won't reveal what they use.

> And also ignored the fact you were shown results of actual price
> comparisons:
>     -----
>     <http://csma.gallopinginsanity.com/prices>
>     -----

That's a link to a forum full of people arguing, not a spec list.

> Sorry... you failed your creative writing assignment. The instructions were
> to try to be believable.

I'm still waiting for a page on the apple.com server which tells me what is in their computers.

-- 
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  Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-26 18:29 -0400
    Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-27 00:28 +0100
      Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-26 18:35 -0700
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        Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-27 14:51 +0100
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