If the new Apple 27-inch monitor won't cut it..HP has a new 30-inch beauty.

 HP’s ZR30w carries an MSRP of $1,300, and depending on your perspective, that’s either a king’s bounty compared to what lower end 23- and 24-inch monitors run, or a veritable bargain considering you could have spent three or four times as much  for the same size display not all that long ago.

Pitted against other 30-inch displays on the market, the ZR30w is one of the least expensive models around.  And unlike your other components, it’s probably not going to become obsolete in 6-12 months, so we tend to view the price point as a positive in this case. Barring any manufacturing defects or unfortunate acts of God, a quality monitor can potentially last several years without being any worse for wear.

The ZR30w comes capable of delivering 4.1 million pixels and a staggering 1.07 billion displayable colors, enough to cover up to 100 percent of the sRGB and 99 percent of the Adobe RGB color ranges.

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source:HotHardware

Apple leads, Dell lags in customer satisfaction

Market research firm Forrester on Friday released a report measuring customers’ overall satisfaction with computer manufacturers. Apple not only topped the list, it blew away the competition.

Apple’s overall customer satisfaction rating was at 80 percent, 14 points above the closest competitor, Gateway, who came in at 66 percent. HP and Compaq were pretty close with a 64 percent and 63 percent customer satisfaction rating, respectively.

Dell brought up the rear with a satisfaction rating of 58 percent.

The ratings were based on three categories: Useful, Easy to Use, and Enjoyable. Apple dominated in each category, scoring 82 percent (Useful), 86 percent (Easy to Use), and 72 percent (Enjoyable).

Each of the other companies mentioned in the survey received at least one score in the 50 percent range. Dell holds the distinction as the only company to get a mark below 50 percent, scoring a 47 percent in the Enjoyable category.

Forrester compiled the data from more than 4,500 consumer surveys.

source:macworld