There are tons of Apple haters out there ( even some among our commenters ) , and they deserve great technical school gift just as much as that bozo who thinks all PMPs are call iPods . Here are some very un - Apple gift ideas .
BTW , if you hate the gallery format as much as the Grinch hated Christmas , clickhere .
https://gizmodo.com/gifts-for-apple-haters-5408769/
Zune HD + ZunePass and HD Dock : If your Apple hater is in the marketplace for a PMP , there ’s no better choice than theZune HD — in price of spiritualist capacity , it kicks the iPod Touch ’s standard - def piece of ass with HD radio , 720p TV turnout , a killer OLED cover and a gorgeous , media - centric UI . It ’ll make for any file your iPod can ( that are n’t iTunes protect ) , and can also palm video up to 720p . ( iPods ca n’t go there yet . ) The ZunePass , which gives unlimited euphony downloads for $ 15 a month , is a Orcinus orca supplement , and the HD sour grass , which output high - def picture to TVs , is a must - have MBD - on . Put them together and you will bestow your Apple hater with bragging rights over those pitiful , deprived iPod owners . $ 290 , $ 70 ( dock ) , $ 15 / calendar month ( ZunePass ) . [ Link;Zune HD , HD Dock , ZunePass ]
https://gizmodo.com/zune-hd-review-the-pmp-evolved-5360126
HP TouchSmart 600 : The new iMac is nice and all , but seek stab it in the face and see what happens . Here , I ’ll spoil it for you : Nothing . The HP TouchSmart 600 is n’t consummate , but its multitouch medium potentiality bid a wow gene no Mac desktop can tout . And that ’s what it is now — there ’s no telling what developer will do with Windows 7 ’s integrated touch . Plus , it ’s relatively cheaper , specification for spec , than the iMac , and you may get a Blu - shaft of light drive built - in , with no philosophic kerfuffle from Apple about the future of digital media . You want to watch Planet Earth in HD on Blu - ray decently now , dammit , and you should n’t have to wait for the HD stream to trickle in . $ 1,110 . [ Link;Amazon ]
https://gizmodo.com/hp-touchsmart-600-review-multitouch-multimedia-mogul-5380088
Whatever the raging PC Game Is aright Now : I do n’t play videogames that do n’t feature Mario prominently , but even I have it away that anyone with a go by involvement in computer gaming has to have a Windows personal computer . Malus pumila haters will have intercourse a copy of Dragon Age : Origins or leave behind 4 Dead 2 on personal computer , not just because they ’re great games ( or so I hear — thanks Will ! ) but also because you ca n’t play ’em on the Mac OS . $ 40 each . [ Dragon Age : Origins , Left 4 Dead 2 ]
Motorola Droid : Sure , Matt may have bid the Droid “ the second best smartphone you may buy , ” the best being the iPhone 3GS , but Apple haters will find plenty to love about the Droid — and plenty to loathe about the iPhone . I wo n’t rehash our review ( or Verizon ’s intimidate “ Droid Does ” ad campaign ) , but anybody who ’s into tech enough to detest Apple will really be into the clearly un - Apple Droid . Multitasking , open - source , a ballsy industrial blueprint , and a hardware keyboard : Droid ’s get it , iPhone does n’t . $ 200 . [ Link;Verizon ]
https://gizmodo.com/motorola-droid-review-5396168
Logitech Performance MX Mouse : I do n’t care if Apple ’s Magic Mouse is the best Apple mouse ever — in my opinion , one share among Apple lovers and haters likewise , Apple ’s mouse pedigree is nothing to be proud of . Style over bioengineering , awkward touch scrolling , high terms — the Magic Mouse is an easy appliance to hate . The Logitech Performance MX is n’t . Logitech wad in an amazing raw laser technology that even do work on methamphetamine , it fit comfortably in the script and has real clit , dammit , like in the good old days . If you ’re not desperate for something to match your Mac , and certainly your Apple hater is not , the Logitech Performance MX is the right choice . $ 80 . [ Link;Amazon ]
https://gizmodo.com/logitech-performance-anywhere-mouse-mx-review-5340410
Acer Aspire One : Apple does n’t think netbooks pair up with their premium sword repute , but the public does n’t care — netbooks are huge sellers , and the Acer Aspire One AOD250 is one of the most interesting yet . It dual - boot not one but two non - Apple OSes ( Android and XP ) , offer a humongous nine hours of battery life , and its tiny 10.1 - inch size is just correct for locomotion — perfect for somebody who wants to signal out the gaping 8 - to-12 - inch hole in Apple ’s lineup . $ 330 . [ Link;Amazon ]
https://gizmodo.com/acer-aspire-one-aod250-boots-android-and-win-xp-holds-5381868
take down : In an early version of this military post , I accidentally discover a not - yet - unfreeze notebook computer from Asus , not this sweet little netbook . no-count for the confusion .
Tickets to a Girl Talk Show : Aside from putting on a damn fun show , mash - up artistGirl Talk(real name Gregg Gillis ) is not only one of the most prominent electronic instrumentalist work today but the only exclusive Windows user in that genre who comes to mind . Plus , a major part of his shows , since there ’s no , you know , banding , or anything , is inviting the crowd up on level in a sweaty , hipstery , dancey quite a little while he mixes euphony live on his PC — with Saran Wrap taped all over it , for trade protection against flying sudor . little girl talking testify that Apple does n’t have a monopoly on euphony output , and your Apple hater will have a keen time to kicking . $ 15 - 25 . [ Link;Girl Talk , Image fromPedestrian.tv ]
https://gizmodo.com/im-a-gross-sweaty-hipster-and-im-a-pc-5080755
DON’T BUY HP Envy 13 : But why not buy this well - reviewed , of late release , Windows-7 - functional laptop ? I ’ll tell you why . The HP Envy 13 is a photocopy of a photocopy of the 13 - inch MacBook Pro — same Al case , same opprobrious bezel around the screen , same chiclet keyboard with invert Fn keys , same multitouch clicking trackpad . It ’s definitely not a risky laptop , and does have a few advantages over the MacBook Pro ( like a better screen and demented shelling living ) but it ’s also got weakness : No optical drive , for one , but also an unforgivably eminent cost . The Envy 13 starts at $ 1700 , $ 500 more than the MacBook Pro . Although if it were one day give the Hackintosh discourse , it would be the creepiest Mac clone ever , it ’s currently quite un - Hackintoshable ( if that ’s a term ) . [ Link;HP ]
https://gizmodo.com/hp-envy-13-review-the-macbook-imitated-not-duplicated-5370592
All Giz Wantsis our yearly round - up of favorite endowment estimation , including amazing come-at-able physical object and a few far - out fantasies . We ’ll be popping guide supply to different interests several times per day for the next week , so keep mark back .
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