Orange computer amp: stupid or genius?

[aaronlyon]

Sorry if I'm off-topic, but OMG. Orange announces amp with built-in, full-spec Intel computer:

http://www.orangeamps.com/features.asp?ID=163

Great! Now you have to buy a new guitar amp every two years!

 

[MrMarkIII]

But I already have no problem plugging a guitar into a computer, tell me why I need this? :lol:

 

[zebpedersen]

Would make sense if it was just a computer, not a guitar - most Wintel machines are fugly, and tone preference aside, Orange amps are undoubtedly cool looking.

FWIW of everyone I know who has a home studio, the vast majority run on the Macintosh platform, and those who do run a PC do so because they are homebuilders/PC fanatics, who would never buy a product like this.

Anyone remember the Intel Telecaster from a few years back?

 

[phyrexia]

If it was a tube amp AND a modern computer in one box then I'd really be interested.

 

[GD_NC]

Cool, but where do you put the tubes?

Oh, it doesn't have any?

Well, nevermind.

 

[bryan_kilco]

but.....how can you run Win 7 and play games when there's no monitor?!? :lol:

 

[t0aj15]

IMO it's just another Gibson type techno crash & burn. :roll:

 

[HaggertysMusic]

Absolutely terrible idea. It has as much expandability as a laptop but without the portability. I'm assuming there's no adding internal hard drives or pci cards and you'll be paying a premium price for the orange branding and "modeling" software. I wonder if this was posted on April 1'st, because this looks like a joke!