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Subject: [Leica] Totally OT: OSX on a tiny laptop?
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 07:01:20 +0530
References: <C6294E9A.4DFE0%mark@rabinergroup.com> <217680E8-640C-4BC6-A913-48998F101FD5@frozenlight.eu> <6CB61D5E-67FE-4B18-94E4-B6949AAC3770@mac.com> <43615068-E796-4301-90C9-D23885A8D59B@frozenlight.eu> <602665B1-8037-41A5-87FE-F9B83300BE88@mac.com> <2FA03914-BA74-4AFE-B865-FFBAC48A0A4A@frozenlight.eu>

There is no way, IMHO, they will compete at this price point. Apple
have a lot in common with Leica on why people want to buy their
product.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
wrote:
> Yes, they keep denying that they would consider marketing a netbook. I
> suppose they want people to buy the Macbook Air. But I also suspect that if
> they take a look at the sales figures of netbooks, they may well decide 
> that
> they want a piece of that action--at least I hope so.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>
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>
>
>
> On May 8, 2009, at 8:28 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>
>> Understood.
>> <http://www.sizlopedia.com/2009/04/27/apple-denies-netbook-rumors/>
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>> On May 8, 2009, at 12:57 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>
>>> I thought of that, or an iPod Touch, but (1) the screen is too small, and
>>> (2) I want a proper computer with a proper keyboard so I can actually
>>> compose long mails on it when I need to. I also want to be able to run
>>> Lightroom, not for serious editing but at least for the initial cull of
>>> images at night in the hotel.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
>>>
>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Alicante, Spain
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>
>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 8, 2009, at 7:51 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>>>
>>>> iPhone?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> George Lottermoser
>>>> george at imagist.com
>>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>>
>>>> On May 8, 2009, at 11:24 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Mark,
>>>>>
>>>>> No, my whole point is that I want to have something small enough to fit
>>>>> in the back pocket of my 803. I want to be able to walk around a city 
>>>>> all
>>>>> day without shoulder pain, but still be able to pop into a cafe with 
>>>>> wifi,
>>>>> check my mail etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have my Powerbook G4 and a bigger Domke bag that holds it and all my
>>>>> equipment, but that is not something I walk around with.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Nathan
>>>>>
>>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>>>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 8, 2009, at 8:51 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Get the Domke 804.
>>>>>> For those occasions when the 803 is not quite big enough.
>>>>>> I go back and forth between them. Mine are both black canvas.
>>>>>> I used the 803 today.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another reasons why I like the 804 is I leave with it half empty but
>>>>>> its got
>>>>>> room in it to bring stuff back in.
>>>>>> It seems crazy to be bringing back two bags.
>>>>>> If your out with a bag that bag should fit the stuff you pick up when
>>>>>> you're
>>>>>> out and need to bring back.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The 804 fits two camera with lenses.
>>>>>> And a short stack of 11x14's with blueberries.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
>>>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 06:58:29 +0200
>>>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Totally OT: OSX on a tiny laptop?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks to Rei, Ken, Mark and Ric for helpful suggestions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Having read through some of the sites referenced, I think I will sit
>>>>>>> on my hands just a bit more to see whether Apple decides to come out
>>>>>>> with something in this product category.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Steve, the Macbook Air is not what I am looking for, it is too big
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> the Domke 803.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> Nathan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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