Re: Or could it be....

20% cheaper for a start...there's VAT on digital books, but none on the dead tree versions.

Re: Bedtime reading...?

Who claims this? Sounds improbable. Isn't melatonin linked to Vit D production, which itself - in this context - instigated by UV?

Of course, I might be wrong - if so, cue correction in 3....2...1...

Re: #DroidRage

I interpreted #DroidRage as being the irrational and disproportional ire you suffer for even daring to suggest Android is less than perfect, or there might be flaws.

Cue QED downvotes here---->

Re: Other app markets?

You are correct of course (malware is only 0.5% in play), but it's already been demonstrated that the Play store can be exploited (for balance: as can Apple's) for malware.

re: Advice - and this is exactly the problem. Joe Punter does not do this, and implies some technical knowledge is required. He does not have this, nor does he see the reason why he should have it.

8gb in 2007 cost a lot more than this (exc inflation)

You may jest, but it's still 'more secure' than Android. Thought not by much.

Now witness massive downvotes from the Fandroids who refuse to believe the *deluge* of reports from a wide variety of sources (some completely independent), all documenting massive %age increases in malware variants on the android platform in last 2 years.

More disturbingly, I will also collect downvotes purely because I dare to speak negatively about the 'droid.

You want immunity? Good luck - no platform is 100% safe.

Edit: Just in case I get accused of fanboism, this was written on a Galaxy note, with Nexus ROM. And "protected" by Avast!.

Re: Hydrogen?

Don't forget the tree-hugging smugness you get from hydrogen - which is abundant, manufacturable from solar, and fun in a flammable way - compared to "once it's gone it's gone" helium.

Re: Assembled in...

I initially read "Assembled in..." to mean "Shoved completed unit into an Apple retail box and taped it up", partly in jest.

However, I suspect I'm still disturbingly close to the truth.

Actually, you could have provided this in this model and with not much effort:

- replace the glue process with recessed screws-from-the-back

- and replace the double-sided tape with a conventional rubber seal

- used the 27" MB layout, and put the ram upgrade slot on the bottom

- remove the hardware checks in the EFI for non-apple approved RAM or Hard drives

I suspect much of the issues are due to Ive's overly-anal focus on form and asthetics, to the point a basic function (upgrading) is forgotten.

Re: Unclear

Meanwhile in the real world, where perception is uncoloured by prejudice

I could have sworn it was coloured, actually. Which is why the VW brand is still seen as "better", even though Skoda have a better reliability record.

Re: Presumably you need to use OFFICIAL APPLE double-sided sticky tape

I know it's said in jest, but yes, you probably will. It will be:

- the right length

- the right width

- the right adhesion strength

- the only way to preserve your warranty

@ AC

Macbook Pro != new imac. No glue for a start.

Re: Unclear

Given the precious nature, I'd have though "Assembled in Switzerland" would have had higher kudos.

But that's all it is - kudos, and a warm fuzzy feeling. If it's the same robot's assembling it, the country is irrelevant.

Not many will upgrade it, true...but many will want a ram upgrade at some point, if a 5 year lifespan is typical.

And there's the issue of hard drive replacement, if one fails. It wasn't easy in the old one, but it was at least do-able.

As the world moves to the web or provides apps on multiple OS's (Netflix for one example) OS's are becoming irrelevant.

No they're not. In fact, the opposite.

Win8 is the last Windows operating system.

The shareholders say it's not.

Actually, in my case Win7 is my last MS OS..

Maybe, but don't pretend it's because OS'es are dying. Convert to LINUX by all means, but as long as there's hardware, you'll need an OS.

Re: however...

Wrong way round surely? You can and did get dot releases in itunes without IOS updates.

If they've actually done something with the performance, I'll be happy. It's slug slow, even just navigating around.

Re: It looks like two pieces of lemon chicken served with a sponge!!

It looks like that because that's what it is. And be grateful...the reality is probably much, much worse...

Re: They slipped up

The follow on question is how this got through certification, given these would count as radio emissions.