All I see are extra proprietary parts. It's certainly cool but I don't see it taking off without significant third party support.
So it's basically Project Christine?
The only people that are going to build their own computers are the ones who are willing to spend time learning how to do it and take interest in the process.
This is for lazy people. Lazy people buy prebuilds or consoles.
This product is already obsolete and its not even out.
Basically this is legos for people who can follow simple directions provided by a manual.
[QUOTE=DiBBs27;48600645]The only people that are going to build their own computers are the ones who are willing to spend time learning how to do it and take interest in the process.
This is for lazy people. Lazy people buy prebuilds or consoles.
This product is already obsolete and its not even out.[/QUOTE]
You could use the same logic to show that this product has a huge market to capture, though; what if building a PC [i]didn't[/i] require time and interest? What if old Dad wants to buy a computer he can upgrade every few years without any rigmarole?
I'm not saying that it'll take off, but it's not as ridiculous an idea as you're making it sound.
people who don't build computers don't think about upgrading them, they buy another one.
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also the thing itself looks really small. the article didn't say what kind of processor or graphics.. my guess is laptop hardware.
[QUOTE=Jaehead;48602254]people who don't build computers don't think about upgrading them, they buy another one.
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also the thing itself looks really small. the article didn't say what kind of processor or graphics.. my guess is laptop hardware.[/QUOTE]
They said it in the BBC article. Celeron and Pentium. Not even a laptop Core series proc.
The issue with proprietary systems Like this is that there are so many of them as it is, creating a new one doesn't simplify it. It certainly doesn't make it cheaper either
Well the concept itself is pretty damn cool, im more considered if it will run like shit.
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;48602880]The issue with proprietary systems Like this is that there are so many of them as it is, creating a new one doesn't simplify it. It certainly doesn't make it cheaper either[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Benstokes;48601956]You could use the same logic to show that this product has a huge market to capture, though; what if building a PC [i]didn't[/i] require time and interest? What if old Dad wants to buy a computer he can upgrade every few years without any rigmarole?
I'm not saying that it'll take off, but it's not as ridiculous an idea as you're making it sound.[/QUOTE]
Old dad should probably buy a laptop or give it to young son to work on. Laptops are simply more convenient and appropriate devices for tech unsavvy people. They all want laptops. Nobody wants a desktop that they cant easily move from room to room any more.
Also, have you seen the specs? Any 'upgrade' on these things would yield negligible performance increases simply because the baseline performance is already 6 feet in the ground, much like the product.
Lets face it, computers will probably get easier to build in the future, but this is not how.
Acer is known for making shitty niche products.
Neat concept but unless I see something truly compelling I'm afraid it's doomed to fail.
[QUOTE=Jaehead;48602254]people who don't build computers don't think about upgrading them, they buy another one.
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also the thing itself looks really small. the article didn't say what kind of processor or graphics.. my guess is laptop hardware.[/QUOTE]
And this picture makes it looks like there's no way to secure the pieces together in place, I hope this isn't the case because that's a terrible idea, you could just accidentally gently nudge the tower and disconnect your graphics card.
[QUOTE=DiBBs27;48600645]The only people that are going to build their own computers are the ones who are willing to spend time learning how to do it and take interest in the process.
This is for lazy people. Lazy people buy prebuilds or consoles.
This product is already obsolete and its not even out.[/QUOTE]
I paid a more tech inclined buddy a couple hundred danish bucks to oversee the process.
So id say even lazy people dont need this as long as they know someone who knows about pc building.
Good. More things to check my facebook on.
[QUOTE=Aide;48601639]Basically this is legos for people who can follow simple directions provided by a manual.[/QUOTE]
Honestly regular PC building is this too. People make it out to be a lot more complicated than it is, it's honestly really hard to fuck up.
Who is this marketed to? People who WANT to build PCs will build a pc the regular way, and people who just use it for normie shit have some shitbox laptop or shitbox prebuild.
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;48612035]Honestly regular PC building is this too. People make it out to be a lot more complicated than it is, it's honestly really hard to fuck up.[/QUOTE]
Never under estimate the ineptness of the end user, one thing I learned working IT.
Regardless with a proprietary format this is doomed to fail.
Actually now that I think about this idea more, it might be good for people that want to get an HTPC and only have intermediate knowledge.
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