Thinking about a Mac?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU
I have to laugh at how they portray compatibility (not to mention the Japanese girl isn't bad looking
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Nice Ninja Edit by the way
I'm sure there's been some people trying to figure out how to make a virus for Macs, I honestly don't know why they haven't had a good one yet. I'm no hacker and I don't even know C++ (my 'coding' is limited to Matlab), so don't expect me to try to do it myself
I'm sure there's been some people trying to figure out how to make a virus for Macs, I honestly don't know why they haven't had a good one yet. I'm no hacker and I don't even know C++ (my 'coding' is limited to Matlab), so don't expect me to try to do it myself
I'm just trying to say that I am not at all a Mac "fangirl" or anything. I never even had an Ipod before I bought this. I had a Zune. I do like this better than any previous laptops I've had, though.
I'm just trying to say that I am not at all a Mac "fangirl" or anything. I never even had an Ipod before I bought this. I had a Zune. I do like this better than any previous laptops I've had, though.
I don't even have an mp3 player aside from my laptop and my desktop... I'm old school that way
Real world boils down to what is the easiest and most trouble free for someone who ISN'T versed in the eccentrities of computers and ISN'T looking to sit down and build their own computer. What will give you the best service with the fewest amount of headaches and is the most intuitive to use is the best machine.
I've spent way too many years having to screw around with Windows in the law offices I've worked in. Thankfully no decent law office uses Windows word processing programs, so at least I was spared that trauma, but from my experience . . . well the Mac is incomparably more intuitive and rational. And I haven't had any headaches from my Mac.
I've spent way too many years having to screw around with Windows in the law offices I've worked in. Thankfully no decent law office uses Windows word processing programs, so at least I was spared that trauma, but from my experience . . . well the Mac is incomparably more intuitive and rational. And I haven't had any headaches from my Mac.
Hm.
I've always had Windows machines, since I was about five years old. I can count three times in 13 years that I've had serious computer issues (and surprisingly, I was easier on computers as a five year old than I am now) and weirdly enough, every single one of my computers has been an OLD hand-me-down from my father when he got tired of it and decided he wanted the latest and greatest.
My lastest machine that died was my laptop, an old Sony Vaio (formerly my dad's) that finally conked out after about 8 years. None of my PCs ever had major issues, though I replaced one hard drive on an old, old machine. The computer I'm using right now is probably 5 years old and still runs great. It's not a hardcore gaming machine like I've been lusting over, but I can play Warcraft and run browsers and IM, and that's practically all I use the computer for anyway.
Buuut... While I think I'll be sticking to windows/linux PCs for my desktops, I'm really considering blowing a ton of money on a Macbook. I just love some of the features and I really like how awesome they are with wireless connections.
I've always had Windows machines, since I was about five years old.
I can count three times in 13 years that I've had serious computer issues (and surprisingly, I was easier on computers as a five year old than I am now) and weirdly enough, every single one of my computers has been an OLD hand-me-down from my father when he got tired of it and decided he wanted the latest and greatest. My lastest machine that died was my laptop, an old Sony Vaio (formerly my dad's) that finally conked out after about 8 years. None of my PCs ever had major issues, though I replaced one hard drive on an old, old machine. The computer I'm using right now is probably 5 years old and still runs great. It's not a hardcore gaming machine like I've been lusting over, but I can play Warcraft and run browsers and IM, and that's practically all I use the computer for anyway.
Buuut... While I think I'll be sticking to windows/linux PCs for my desktops, I'm really considering blowing a ton of money on a Macbook. I just love some of the features and I really like how awesome they are with wireless connections.
In this context, you're wrong. the current context is mac vs pc. I thought i was pretty clear earlier in addressing this that you can by various definitions stretch "pc" to mean anything. can we get back to the real issues and stop fussing over nomenclature?
hardware wise, not software wise. Besides... http://www.psystar.com/index.php
Right... so windows gives you an OS which they have no possible way of assuring works well with whatever Frankensteins machine you've cobbled together. And Apple gives you an entire experience, and a good one at that. They give you the whole kit-and-kaboodle in one neat, well tested, pretty, usable, package. I'm glad we agree here.
Apple does think different. They never said you have to agree with them. Actually I dont think Steve Jobs cares what you think. He's gonna give you his idea of what a good computing experience should be, and you know what? He's onto something. But you're always free to think whatever the heck you want.
They're manufacturing the machines, the core os, and the software. And engineering a clean, reliable experience. They're not choosing inferior products based on whether they can shave off 12 cents per machine.
riiight.
In my experience
Obviously I push my machine to much more difficult limits than do most people... However you superimpose your experiences over those that the average person sees...
I used to have that same philosophy... I liked the "freedom" of the pc... But it always nagged at me that the experience should be better... The fact is that for me (and most people who give apple a real go) the entire experience of owning a mac is better than owning a "windows machine"
hardware wise, not software wise. Besides... http://www.psystar.com/index.php
Right... so windows gives you an OS which they have no possible way of assuring works well with whatever Frankensteins machine you've cobbled together. And Apple gives you an entire experience, and a good one at that. They give you the whole kit-and-kaboodle in one neat, well tested, pretty, usable, package. I'm glad we agree here.
Apple does think different. They never said you have to agree with them. Actually I dont think Steve Jobs cares what you think. He's gonna give you his idea of what a good computing experience should be, and you know what? He's onto something. But you're always free to think whatever the heck you want.
They're manufacturing the machines, the core os, and the software. And engineering a clean, reliable experience. They're not choosing inferior products based on whether they can shave off 12 cents per machine.
riiight.
In my experience
Obviously I push my machine to much more difficult limits than do most people... However you superimpose your experiences over those that the average person sees...
I used to have that same philosophy... I liked the "freedom" of the pc... But it always nagged at me that the experience should be better... The fact is that for me (and most people who give apple a real go) the entire experience of owning a mac is better than owning a "windows machine"
I prefer this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU
I have to laugh at how they portray compatibility (not to mention the Japanese girl isn't bad looking)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU
I have to laugh at how they portray compatibility (not to mention the Japanese girl isn't bad looking
)
Oh, BTW. Windows today doesn't contain a shred of DOS. Windows XP and Vista are both built of Windows NT. NT in it's various versions was produced alongside Windows 3.1/95/98/ME, and was coded basically from the ground up.
I have to admit.... I am pretty sure I will go Mac, now the choice becomes which one?? LOL I have lots of time to shop, the program is only offered every few months and I just missed the last run...
So I am going to start "window" shopping..... LMAO (No pun intended) I want to start by going to a few places locally that sell them and trying them out, also seeing what kind of service they offer. We are allowed to purchase the computer anywhere we wish, get them to do a Purchase Order that my employer will then issue payment for.
So I am going to start "window" shopping..... LMAO (No pun intended) I want to start by going to a few places locally that sell them and trying them out, also seeing what kind of service they offer. We are allowed to purchase the computer anywhere we wish, get them to do a Purchase Order that my employer will then issue payment for.
With the exception of the precedence they have set for themselves, I agree with you. It sounds bad in theory. Too bad it actually works in reality, or else your argument might hold some water
I never said that apple doesn't think different. They do; they've somehow convinced a lot of people to spend far more than a product is worth on it.
That's still a random company putting together parts to make a computer you bring home in a box. It just happens to be an expensive box with a stylized apple on the side.
riiight.
That's nice. I still have no idea how you would be able to say that every piece of software made for the mac is written by a superior coder than any program written for windows.
Obviously, I don't push my machine to any limits once so ever. Never mind that I built it so that it can handle Crysis on high with the only hiccups being in large, screen filling explosions. Never mind that, nope.
Also nevermind that for a long time, I wasn't pushing my old computer to it's limits because I knew it couldn't handle anything. And I still would never switch.
So you would rather have a pretty interface over being able to control what your computer does and what hardware it runs? I can't possibly see any way I could make that same decision.
I never said that apple doesn't think different. They do; they've somehow convinced a lot of people to spend far more than a product is worth on it.
That's still a random company putting together parts to make a computer you bring home in a box. It just happens to be an expensive box with a stylized apple on the side.
riiight.
That's nice. I still have no idea how you would be able to say that every piece of software made for the mac is written by a superior coder than any program written for windows.
Obviously, I don't push my machine to any limits once so ever. Never mind that I built it so that it can handle Crysis on high with the only hiccups being in large, screen filling explosions. Never mind that, nope.
Also nevermind that for a long time, I wasn't pushing my old computer to it's limits because I knew it couldn't handle anything. And I still would never switch.
So you would rather have a pretty interface over being able to control what your computer does and what hardware it runs? I can't possibly see any way I could make that same decision.
I just got Rickrolled
Oh, BTW. Windows today doesn't contain a shred of DOS. Windows XP and Vista are both built of Windows NT. NT in it's various versions was produced alongside Windows 3.1/95/98/ME, and was coded basically from the ground up.
Oh, BTW. Windows today doesn't contain a shred of DOS. Windows XP and Vista are both built of Windows NT. NT in it's various versions was produced alongside Windows 3.1/95/98/ME, and was coded basically from the ground up.
Probably shouldn't admit this, but I learned on a DOS machine . . .
Nik . . . . LMAO! Really, though, we should cut him some slack . . . he IS Zoomer's brother
Pssst . . . Mit probably knows more about coding than any combination of any knowledgeable experts on the board