Now shake, you have said that the software you need requires a Mac, and that you have a PC for gaming. I will give that a pass.
Fairy.
Now shake, you have said that the software you need requires a Mac, and that you have a PC for gaming. I will give that a pass.
Fairy.
I got mind control while I'm here
You goin' hate me when I'm gone
Ain't no blood clot and no fear
I got hope inside of my bones
If I could have afforded an Apple when I was looking at comps I would have gone that route in a heartbeat! Apple is far > than PC....alas PC's are affordable..
I want to hear your argument as to why Apple > than a PC.
Apple = PC with OS X.
I can see you argue that OS X is better than Windows. The one thing Windows has over OS X is a greater range of hardware support. I admittedly like the User Interface of OS X. The thing is that Steve Jobs doesn't want to take over the PC marketshare. Apple makes too much money on marking up hardware to sell their OS attached to it.
I got mind control while I'm here
You goin' hate me when I'm gone
Ain't no blood clot and no fear
I got hope inside of my bones
I can only go by my own personal experience, but the hardware failure rate on my macs is way less than my PC's. Like I said, I have an old Powerbook 12" from 2002 that all I've had to replace on it is a battery. The only reason I bought a new one is I wanted a newer Intel based mac with faster processors to handle my CS4 and Video Editing applications ( I usually have 3 open at a time). So, I bought a Mac in 2002 that still works and one in 2007 that handles all my needs perfectly.
In that same time frame (2002-Present) I've had two PC's completely break down on me and one where the hard drive stopped working after 2 years. Granted, I usually tried to keep my PC's on the low end initially and upgrade the hardware myself so that may lead to the quality issues, but that failure rate sucks. Thats 2 PC's I've had to part out and 1 that I had to get fixed. I bet I've spent close to $4500 in the past 7 years on 3 PC's (two of which are completely useless) and about $2700 on my two laptops ($1000 for the PowerBook and $1700 for the MacBook Pro both of which I still use).
Don't get me wrong, I think its a personal choice and PC's are great for a lot of things. Personally, I'd rather pay the mark up and get something a little more durable over the long run. PC's are fun in the fact that you can upgrade the hell out of them, and they are relatively inexpensive to fix. Macs on the other hand are pretty reliable overall, but lack a lot of 3rd party functionality or upgradeability.
I will never really get into the stereotype of Mac Guy vs PC Guy because it all comes down to what you need it for. Like you said, a Mac is just a PC with the Mac OS. I'm just starting to really crack the OS for mac with Terminal, and I think its great. I do agree that many people buy macs just because and don't really use them.
It all comes down to who's wallet you want to pad- Gates or Jobs!
I worked for Apple for about two months before re-signing for health reasons (the kidney thing, needed to finish up treatment and wanted to be home) and wasn't impressed with them at all. (Especially on how they do certain things from a business perspective.) I do enjoy their products, I like the user interface and think they do some great things, but I'm probably going to be a PC guy all the way due to affordability and some of the things Thnikka touched on.
I'm probably going to be in the market for a new computer sometime soon, I'm going to wait until Windows 7 probably launches (even though the free upgrades are available) or something cool is done making netbook battery life better than the 3-4 hour averages I'm seeing.
I'd get a MBP in a second if they weren't 1,100 even with a student discount. I have the money to get one, but when I can get a laptop that is just as good and have about 500 dollars to spend after that -- why not?
So it only took me five months, but I finally made my next computer purchase:
Specs:
What sold me on this machine was weight (just over 3 lbs), functionality, price ($420) and the overwhelmingly good reviews. For the money, I think it'll work fantastically. Can't wait to get it! Should be here by Friday.Code:General Brand Acer Series Aspire Model AS1410-2497 Part# LX.SA902.006 Color Sapphire Blue Operating System OS Provided Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Processor CPU Type Intel Celeron M CPU Speed 743(1.30GHz) CPU FSB 800MHz CPU L2 Cache 1MB Display Screen Size 11.6" Widescreen Display Yes Max Resolution 1366 x 768 Display Feature LED backlight & Acer CineCrystal Technology Graphics Graphics Processor Intel GMA 4500M Video Memory Shared system memory Memory Memory Slots 2 x 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM Memory Speed DDR2 667 Memory 2GB Max Memory Supported 4GB Memory Spec 1GB x 2 Hard Drive HDD 250GB Hard Drive RPM 5400 RPM Hard Drive Interface SATA Dimension & Weight Dimension 11.20" x 8.00" x 0.90" - 1.20" Weight 3.10 lbs. Netbook Camera Camera Type Acer Crystal Eye webcam Communications LAN 10/100/1000Mbps WLAN 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Expansion / Connectivity USB 3 Video Ports 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI Audio Ports 1 x Headphone/Speaker/Line-Out Jack 1 x Microphone-in Jack Audio Audio High-Definition Audio Support Dolby Sound Room audio enhancement, featuring Dolby Headphone, Dolby Natural Bass and Dolby Sound Space Expander Speaker Built-in stereo speakers Input Device Touchpad Multi-gesture touchpad supporting circular-motion scrolling, pinch-action zoom, page flip Keyboard 84-key full-size Acer FineTip keyboard, inverted T cursor layout, embedded numeric keypad, hotkey controls, international language support Card Reader Card Reader Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader Secure Digital (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick, (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD) Battery Battery 6-cell Li-ion Battery (4400 mAh) Battery Life Up to 6 hours Manufacturer Warranty Labor 1 year limited Parts 1 year limited
Edit: I should mention this is classified as an ultralightweight laptop, not a netbook.
Last edited by frauschieze; 01-24-2010 at 11:39 PM.
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"I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
— Marilyn Monroe
Nice screen size. My brother's lappy has an 11.6 inch screen, which is much more comfortable on the eye than the 10.1 some netbooks offer.
In fact, I think his purchase is exactly the same model as your. He's had it a few months and is really happy with it.
I like the colour too. Now all you need to do is add some orange to make it a true Broncos product!
I am kinda leaning towards buying one of each of this http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668385.php for wife and I.
Affordable price and decent machine.
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"I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
— Marilyn Monroe
My old laptop just died last Monday. I decided I wanted to get something that would last me for the six or more years like the last one did. I would still be using the old one had it not gotten wet and died. I always get the fastest, biggest, mostest I can manage to get the money together to get because I know I'll be stuck with it until it dies of old age or, from a natural disaster like the last one. So far, so good. I am in the process of nuking the hard drive and installing all the stuff I actually use right now as I'm typing this. The only bad thing about it is the size and weight. Since I use it 95% of the time as a desktop I can deal with it. It weighs in at at almost 10lbs. and has a 18.4" screen.
Here is what I ended up with.
Merry.
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