Nintendo Ds vs. MacBook Pro

Does anybody at Apple knows that my $130.00 USD Nintendo DS is better than my $2,500.00 USD MacBook Pro for surfing the web wireless???

Why?

Here are the pro's of the MBP:
-Has a bigger screen.
-A full keyboard.

But here the pro's of the DS:
-It's a lot cheaper.
-It's smaller & light.
-Has 2 screens (one is touchscreen).
-The battery life it lasts a lot much.
-The DS stays cool after hours of use.
-It's funnier (it has a lot of games).
-It doesn't randomly disconnects every x minutes when used in battery mode.

In terms of speed for loading web pages I must say it's a draw, because I have to admit that the DS is very slow, but with the constants connection drops the MBP becomes really annoying.

For all this it's clear for me what to choose when I need to surf the web on the road. But I think it's a little ridicolous, because the DS it's designed for gamming and it's about 20 times cheaper than the MacBook Pro, which is supposed to be the "state of the art" of mobile computers.

Anybody with the same thoughts?

MacBook Pro 15.4" @ 2.4Ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Nov 12, 2007 8:02 PM

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Nov 12, 2007 8:49 PM in response to umparrothead

My problem is that my MBP is unable to maintain a stable wi-fi connection when used in battery mode. It randomly disconnects from my Airport Express. This doesn't happen with my other wi-fi devices, like my DS, my Skype phone or my wife's iBook.

I googled and searched in this forum for this problem. I spent a lot of hours trying the home-made solutions and workarounds. No one has been successfull.

Apple hasn't said anything about this issue, despite it's obvius (you only need to read other threats) that is affecting a lot of MBP owners, who -by the way- are tired, desesperate and feel deceived.

My threat is sarcastic, but I must say this MBP airport problem is not really funny. I'm just trying to find some kind of attention from Apple guys, because I don't know what else to do.

Now it's MONTHS with this problem with no solution, not a single word from Apple at least saying: Yes, there is a problem.

COME ON APPLE! WHAT'S GOING ON?

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