Billster

I don't have a DS, so I can't comment on it. But the original Game Boy Advance was EXTREMELY flawed. Most notably, the screen was so dark that it was barely visible. The GBA SP fixed that problem (sort of), but required an adapter to use headphones.

The PSP was (and is) a well designed machine. The game library is just a little lacking.

Whoo. I'm embarrassed now. In the Fall of '03 I was having trouble with my G4 (bad video card). I brought it to my local Apple Store for repair and the clerk asked me if I had an appointment. I was puzzled by the question, and the guy said that there were no people working the bar that night, so no one could diagnose the problem for me. I said that "It's OK, I'll just leave it here". He gave me a receipt, and I left.

I've been an Apple user since 1984 (an Apple IIc) and a Mac user since 1992 (it took me two years after I got my first real job to save up enough money for a Mac IIvx), but I had no idea about making an appointment for a repair, as I've done all of my upgrading/troubleshooting/repairing myself. I thought that an appointment for the Genius Bar was if you had some sort of a general question about computing.

Making an appointment is a great idea, and makes a lot of sense; but you would never think of it unless you've been through the procedure before. The norm for repairs of any type is to bring the device to a repair shop, wait on line, describe the problem to the repair person, leave it behind, and pick it up a week later.

I haven't fished in over 20 years, but don't fishing lines get snapped all the time? Wouldn't this get broken rather quickly? Plus a big fish could make off with the camera.

I have a slightly off topic question regarding Sony and advertising. Does anyone know why there are still commercials for the PS3 on TV? What purpose do they serve?