Do they not realize we’ve seen the manila envelope thing done before?
Only if it’s to use as a bludgeoning device. I had a ThinkPad in college. Yes, we all made mistakes freshman year. I know I’m a MacBook snob, but I know there’s some other good laptops out there. But a ThinkPad? Words fail to describe.
From the depths of Sheol arises an accursed spawn, a Chimaera possessing the laugh of Fran Drescher, the facial hair of J. C. Chasez, and the Bitter Tears of a Hot Pocket left in the microwave all night.
Seriously. That laptop had the most annoying start-up beep all the way to the hard disk failure. It was cool to have a laptop to work late nights in the hallways of Cowden (instead of keeping Mike up as I typed Intro. to Ed. entries for my “scrapbook”-thing that were supposed to be a part of a daily journal. To be fair, the one night I decided to go to bed early across the room he’s cursing the TV, mutedly. “Yeah, sure, watch the game.” Little did I know that it would be the 4/13/99 game versus the Dodgers. (A hint: 16 innings.))
I find it interesting that on this “Shape of the New Thin” they’re running Windows XP Professional. Is Vista not an option for new computers? Do people have a choice anymore? Without having to fly the Chinese Skull and Crossbones?
As of 3/22/08 you’re looking at $2,799 without the $250 basic service plan for the ThinkPad versus $1,799 without the $250 full Apple service plan for the MacBook Air.
I usually don’t make comparisons like this because I don’t want people to feel bad after they’ve made such a big purchase, but wow! That photo was hilarious. Manila envelope… what next, a silhouette gyrating in front of neon colors holding a Zune?
The Haiku
A wise man once said
“Thin manila envelopes
Do not make one great“
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