Mac or PC *ducks for shelter*
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- SteveJobs0
also, the mac deprecates its api like crazy, and i'm not even talking about the shift from carbon to cocoa - that's another (painful) story in itself. microsoft on the other hand has been pretty consistent with it's api over the years. i've written software for xp/vista that could still run on windows 95. so ms has made it easier for programmers to find exploits. remember the one they found for activex? that hole had been around since forever, but it took someone like 15 years to find it and exploit it.
the lay person/public really doesn't understand all this. they just follow the mob mentallity and latch on to whatever argument they hear without a real understanding of why the vulnerabilities really exist and why they only exist for the ms platform.
again, i use both os's, so understand that i'm not THAT biased. just the facts, mang.
- yeah I agree with you that Windows is dragging way too much baggageernexbcn
- ukit0
SteveJobs, I think it's time you changed your name bro
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- wakeupdinasaurs0
finishing projects just feels better on a MBP. the experience is just a more pleasant experience. PCs are good too but after you get done, your like.......should I have bought a mac?
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- Macs help you spell dinosaur correctly toomonospaced
- mg330
I bought my MBP in early 2008 and it's one of the late 2007 pre-upgrade models. First Mac I'd had.
Aside from needing a replacement battery last year, the thing has worked flawlessly for 2 years now. Still feels like it's brand new, in comparison to a PC which undoubtedly gets slower over time.
I feel 110% confident in saying that I would not have enjoyed this much stability in the past two years with a Microsoft OS. I would not have enjoyed the ease of use because so many things just install, work, and update seamlessly with a Mac. The only issue I have occasionally is my external USB drive running Time Machine being recognized when i start up, because all my USB/Firewire ports are being used and I think it just gets a little confused in the startup process sometimes.
There is not a chance in the world that a desktop PC or a laptop PC running any Windows version would have worked this flawlessly.
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- :) just kiddin' mg, you's alright in my bookSteveJobs
- your story, mg33, is one that most Mac users share and is the reason why we are called fanboysmonospaced
- fact is, they really are greatmonospaced
- I'm a fan of shit not crashing constantly, and causing a fuss.mg33
- Atkinson0
I've had 5 replacement MBPs in a year. Before that my Imac was perfect-ish and before that my bondi blue imac was a pile of shite.
- What happened to the MBPs?monospaced
- you must be using them wrong.mg33
- no way 5 computers replaced in one year without severe user error being a factor.lambsy
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- Atkinson0
mbp 1: constant spinning and overheating - motherboard failure
mbp 2: scratched by a 'genius' - replacement cover - ill fitting
mbp 3: wouldnt shut down - motherboard failure
mbp 4: Audio socket went tits up - motherboard failure.
mbp 5: Still perfect but a little slow for the things I'm doing at present.- You've got a good point, man. Sonys and Dells and HPs NEVER have these problems. :Pmonospaced
- Atkinson0
Actually maybe I'm on 4 and 1+2 were the same one, I forget now.
- TenaciousG0
Pick the OS you like, but keep in mind that the Mac hardware tends to last longer, and the support guys at the apple store will fix most small problems for free. I have win and mac on my machine.
I have a 1st edition MBP (core duo 1!) that's still going strong after four years... people still ask me if it's new.
Real metal makes a difference for case durability.
- CygnusZero40
I own multiple macs and PC's, I still prefer PCs. They just feel more flexible to me. There's just too many things that are very easy on the PC that you need some sort of special app on the mac to do. Only advantage ive really ever noticed with the mac is how fast it starts up.
- flexible because they're plasticmonospaced
- Zing!mg33
- plastic or aluminum. think it comes down to the design and ability to offer better cooling. a pretty outside is worthless if your hardware cooks********
- you hardware cooks.********
- it was a JOKE dude...chill outmonospaced
- oh. my bad. i kinda have learned to expect statements like those to hold weight nowadays********
- raf0
I wouldn't buy RAM or Hard Drive upgrade from Apple.
Apple upgrade to 7200rpm is £40, while a new 500GB/7200 drive is £75 with 3 years warranty and you're left with the original 500GB/5400 drive for backups.
http://www.dabs.com/products/sea…- does Apple Care get voided if you open it up?********
- HD and RAM are user-upgradable now.raf
- no, Apple Care is NOT voided if you upgrade RAM or open the casemonospaced
- RAM has always been user-upgradable on every Macmonospaced
- does Apple Care get voided if you open it up?
- SteveJobs0
review on the new mbp from tc:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/0…
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How about hackintosh? Is that worth it?
- Atkinson0
Pricey though I think, like for like?
- true, they seem to have sales on regularly though .. and you can get discount codes if you look around.********
- true, they seem to have sales on regularly though .. and you can get discount codes if you look around.
- ********0
in the end if i was gonna fork out some doe for a laptop i saw this asus for about $1275 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pr…
my only complaint would be the 1066 ram instead of 1333. but its got the i7 quadcore, 1920 res, and 4usb ports, esata, hdmi. Be pretty good for a secondary machine to a desktop.
- I've heard good things about Asus.********
- yea im used some asus desktops alogn time ago before i went custom. had no problems********
- what would Asus do?Peter
- I've heard good things about Asus.
- jaylarson0
for what it's worth, consumer reports still ranks apple best in regards to reliability in that size range. then 3 dells, an acer, then sony.
- Atkinson0
where are the reports?