MaximumPC 2008 10

102 q MAXIMUMPC | oct 08 | http://www.maximumpc.com

It’s What’s Inside that

Counts

I have here in my hot little

hands the August 2008 issue

and was reading through the

PC notebooks vs. MacBooks

article when I spotted what

could be an error. In the

MacBook Pro review, you say

there’s no way to add a cellu-

lar modem to the notebook,

and no factory option for it.

I don’t know about the fac-

tory option, but it’s entirely

possible to add a cell modem

to the notebook (if you mean

what I think you mean).

There are several USB cell

modems on the market that

work with both Windows

and Mac, and I know of at

least one Express/34 modem

from Sierra Wireless that is

compatible.

—Robert Fox

Senior Editor Gordon Mah

Ung Responds: The context

of the statement was that

you cannot add an internal

broadband modem. I think it’s

pretty clear that you can add

a USB modem or ExpressCard

modem, but, for many people,

that’s just funky, especially

when you’re talking about

those dorky-looking USB-

modem appendages.

So Say Most of Us

I realize that printing costs

are going up and reader-

ship of printed periodicals

is on the decline. That is no

excuse, however, for making

statements like the one in

“The List: 10 Things That Are

Wildly Overhyped!” (July

2008). How can you say,

“Battlestar Galactica: Once-

awesome sci-fi is now

Melrose Place in space,”

without any supporting

evidence? Was this an inten-

tional “grenade toss” to see

how many emails you’d get

about it?

I noticed that there is no

author listed for The List. Is

this because everybody con-

tributed or because whoever

wrote it is a troll who knew

he would be flamed for

such ridiculous comments?

At any rate, I’m curious to

know the thought process

that defends such a wild-ass

statement.

Until the former Mrs.

Richie Sambora makes an

appearance on the show, I

refuse to believe there is any

merit to the metaphor, other

than that they are both TV

shows with a loyal fan base.

Convince me otherwise.

—Jamie Beu

Editor in Chief Will Smith

Responds: *Warning, this

response contains plot

spoilers.* To tell you the

truth, Jamie, yours was the

only email we received

refuting our claims. And

although the facts pain me,

you have to admit I’m right.

Sure, there are moments of

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you write, we respond

CuTcopyPAsTe

In our August issue, we ran incorrect bench-

mark numbers for the Cooler Master Aquagate

Max. The correct chart can be found at

http://tinyurl.com/56nt38.