I am well aware of that. If I were to buy a MBP someday, it would have to be a 17" model.

Averages right now are well above $3.50 with many states around $4.

Keep in mind that your Transmit Rate does not represent actual transfer rates, unfortunately. On OS X, I use MenuMeters for that. For Windows, I use DU Meter.

I know Adobe Acrobat is expensive, but if you own Creative Suite, you probably already have it. I know it or the free reader aren't the fastest or lightest programs, but they are the originals.

I agree. There's so much talk about how the iPad "launched" or "sparked" the tablet industry, even though real tablet PCs have been around for years. I'd prefer a Windows 7 slate any day over these.

I won't be buying any slate or tablet device unless it has expandable storage, and preferably at least 128GB of internal storage.

I don't know enough about 13" laptops to know what the dot pitch might be for a higher resolution screen, but I was under the impression the MBP's were all the shit and hype everyone wants.

The Dell Precision M6500 is a mobile workstation (laptop). I paid less than $2,500 for it with the 3 year CompleteCare warranty (something Apple doesn't offer). If the industry would get their act together, maybe we could start building our own laptops.

I'm just saying that's how Sprint writes it. Adobe uses Premiere. There is a difference actually.

I love Sprint, but the new Premier (no "e" at the end!) program is lame... or at least flawed. My total bill each month is $300 since I have a Family Share Data plan with 3 lines but also have two mobile broadband cards. So, the customer that ONLY has a $170+/month bill gets Gold status and yearly discounted device…

Yet another reason of why the Mac App Store is a bad idea. It just gives Apple easier ways of charging you for stupid shit. They can price it at 99 cents knowing 1 million desperate iLovers will pay up instead of get out. You can all claim it's highly convenient and very unified.. but I think it is more convenient for…

Many people upgrade their laptop... especially with laptops now supporting up to 8GB or 16GB of RAM and SSDs becoming more and more popular. Hell, even Lifehacker has tons of articles on doing just those things.

It's a losing battle with any Apple product any time of the year. Sure, there are better times to buy Apple products, and those times are usually always RIGHT after they announce something or make it available.

I've said this before, but the lack of widgets, the need to jailbreak for simple customization, and the Apple control-over-your-life are enough reasons for me to stay away from the iPhone.

Looks like a pretty complete list to me. Who the hell cares that there are 200,000+ apps in the App Store?

You forgot Google Contacts, or at least as it's own topic. I find it a fantastic way to keep my computer life and phone life in sync by way of Android. I like being able to add anything to my account online and then have it on the phone almost right away.

Nice write-up, but I didn't know there was any question about this. Apple fans will have iPads even if they know it is inferior to alternatives. However, why can't you have the best of both worlds and put Android on an iPad?

My additions to this list:

For laptops, I always buy and recommend Dell laptops. Why? CompleteCare. It pays for itself without a doubt. For those unfamiliar, it's an accidental damage warranty for up to 4 years. It really adds around $300 to the price for 3 years, but its very much worth it.

I think this takes the cake... Seriously.