Can we say that the Dell Venue 8 Pro@ 99 bucks was a success?
Any customers complaining already? Are they happy with the purchase?
I was wondering how much money Dell and Microsoft lost with this deal.
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4mm is too thick for a ring to be worn comfortably all day every day. This will flop unless the thickness gets down below 3mm, closer to 2 for good reviews. I wish them luck though, because it would be a really cool devi...
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Joel5171, thanks for your reply to my question, regarding whether these file analysis tools might breed a false sense of security. You noted didn't have enough space to share more on this. Based on the number of comments...
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The proposed open-door refrigerator solution was a joke. Fair point on the carburetor.
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It appears there's a bit of a misunderstanding here: When Joel wrote that the National Archives only deemed between 10 and 15 terabytes of the 54 TB generated by US Central Command to be of a permanent nature, he wasn't...
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All of your points are excellent and perfectly logical. I feel that the tech giants are literally working for the customers in this instance. I could be wrong, but my view of a consumer is that a consumer and producer is...
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Hi Doug – Thanks for the article and report. A couple of comments. Let's face it; creating a BI Analytics solution is not as easy and intuitive as creating a document in Word or even a multi-media presentation in PowerPoint....
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The point about pricing transparency in the PwC report is debatable. As you note: "The trend toward consumer-driven healthcare has been building for years... However, one flaw in this approach is consumers tend to...
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So maybe that's the strategy: lead with interesting apps and market the hardware as a byproduct.
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I once thought my Bluetooth device for connecting my phone to car's radio system, was this great idea: convenient, hands free technology that extended the reach and capability of my phone. Well, the reality is, I don't...
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The wear life still varies a lot, but some drives can sustain multiple daily full writes for 8 years, which is overkill. For most usages on the desktop, wear is not an issue unless the drive is completely full and getting...
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I'd say the main thing holding them back is the necessity of admitting they were wrong with past strategies.
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Dell's mark consists of the Dell Wyse PocketCloud, which handles student and teacher sharing and authentication. It will be released in January as a Chrome App. Other than that, there's not a lot of differentiation.
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I remember replacing my 1TB C-drive with a 64GB SSD. It was a "Wow" moment. (I keep all the inactive stuff on the old HDD.)
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How much room is there for the manufacturers to differentiate their versions of the Chromebook? Is Dell claiming any particular distinguishing characteristics?
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CMS is extending the time for MU attestations under Stage 2, and allowing vendors more time to test out under Stage 2 either using 2014 test criteria or a new 2015 criteria set (far from ready for prime time).For...
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Do the changes happening now really feel like they're happening at a faster rate? Every 2014 tech tech and market forecast proclaims big changes, often exaggerated, but is healthcare different? Big changes or incremental...
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I confess I've never gotten the Google Drive offline mode to work, although I've futzed with it several times. Not intuitive (or maybe I'm just dense)
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How many erases/writes before the SSD becomes unreliable? That number has been improving, hasn't it? I know there are workarounds, minimizing the number of erases through management software but the reliability factor used...
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