Mac vs. Windows laptops - Page 2 - GoFuckYourself.com

psili · 02-26-2007, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Jace

here is something I thought about though

when a pc user buys a pc, do they ever sit back and think, DAMN, wish I could run mac software!

but when a mac user buys a mac, they always run around telling everyone how they can run pc software on it

That, and to all these mac people who say, "Well you can run windows on a mac." -- Why the fuck would I want to pay for two operating systems?

macmark · 02-26-2007, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SantaCruz

Yeah great input, I write a bunch of paragraphs and you write that corny one-liner. What, it take you an hour to think of that bs reply? Get the fuck out of here faggot.

Why would I wanna reply to someone like you? keep calling me a faggot and telling people to STFU all day long. You're sitting safely infront of PC swearing at people on the internet.

Takes a real genius to figure that one out. I don't give a shit what you think about Macs. Lots of people here run their entire business on them and I'm pretty sure some retard like you ain't going to make them think twice about it.

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by macmark

Why would I wanna reply to someone like you? keep calling me a faggot and telling people to STFU all day long. You're sitting safely infront of PC swearing at people on the internet.

Takes a real genius to figure that one out. I don't give a shit what you think about Macs. Lots of people here run their entire business on them and I'm pretty sure some retard like you ain't going to make them think twice about it.

Hey guy if you can't handle some curse words then maybe you need to reconsider yourself as a male and maybe turn to the dark side of the faggots? Look dawg, I couldn't give a shit what a motherfucking MAC fanboy thinks, all I know is that the arguments you MAC tools come up with every time is lame and boring and weak as hell.

I wouldn't care if people were actually non-tools about it, but when you say shit like "you can run Windows on a MAC" etc, etc it's my right to point out the fact that you are a moron with no decent argument and someone who is obviously on a bandwagon with the other mac fags who got sucked into the hype.

Suck my dick.

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 10:09 AM

Shit, most of the websites on the net have been designed in Windows for Christs sake. Most schools have Windows computers. The only MAC users I have known are:

* Dickheads who had the hand-me-down from their big brother

* College hipster faggots who saw the glowing Apple on an Macbook on an episode of Six Feet Under and thought it would be cool to own one, and that they would look cool with it around campus.

* Guys that buy one to impress girls -Fuck off, what fucking girl other than a fat geek cunt is gonna be interested in you because of a shitty plastic notebook?

* Hipster business faggots - "oh yeah, check me out in first class with my Mac, I'm so fucking awesome" - no you're not, you're a tool.

* Old people - well it is easier to use, go figure!

* Steve Jobs

Same with the iPod, it's all about the looks pretty much.

MichaelP · 02-26-2007, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Martin3

They're pretty much the same hardware these days so it doesn't really matter. You can run windows on a mac and osx on a pc.

OSX on a PC!!! I'd pay to see that

Macs Rocks

. Been on Macs since day one of my computing life and never looked back. yes I have a pc cause I need to see how my sites come out on WinDoze...

For the one who are complaining about the lack of games on Mac, Guys, you want to play? Buy a fucking PS3

You want a machine that works ? buy a Mac... Most of the programs if not ALL the most important ones are available for Mac (PS, Office suite, FTP, BBedit,etc...) ... Worst Case, you open XP and voila!...

Interesting to see that everyones who are "bashing" Macs NEVER, EVER tried one... I'm not talking about fooling around with one at the Mac store for 5 minutes, I say a real try. ALL the ones who did really tried a Mac so far simply LOVE it...

Once you try Mac, you never go back...

CANCEL or ALLOW

drjones · 02-26-2007, 10:29 AM

Depends what you want to do. I do some web development, and Macs are a near perfect platform for it. Unix in the background so I can fire up VIM to write all my code, then test it in every single browser available today. You can run IE7, IE6 (or any other windows app), Safari, Opera, Firefox on your mac desktop all at once.

For those times you have to use a windows application for something, you can, using Parallels. For those times you need a unix command prompt and scriptibility, you have it. For those times you need linux open source programs, you can run them on OSX (most of the time).

m0307 · 02-26-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SantaCruz

Shit, most of the websites on the net have been designed in Windows for Christs sake. Most schools have Windows computers. The only MAC users I have known are:

* Dickheads who had the hand-me-down from their big brother

* College hipster faggots who saw the glowing Apple on an Macbook on an episode of Six Feet Under and thought it would be cool to own one, and that they would look cool with it around campus.

* Guys that buy one to impress girls -Fuck off, what fucking girl other than a fat geek cunt is gonna be interested in you because of a shitty plastic notebook?

* Hipster business faggots - "oh yeah, check me out in first class with my Mac, I'm so fucking awesome" - no you're not, you're a tool.

* Old people - well it is easier to use, go figure!

* Steve Jobs

Same with the iPod, it's all about the looks pretty much.

. I wont say that you are right or wrong about your statement, I dont want to be impartial. I used to be the same way thinking MAC sucks donkey dick, windows all the way mentality.

However, I think it would be fair to say that as both platforms are evolving I think that the perception of a macos should evolve as well.....So far, peoples responses in this thread have been that windows vista is not that great.....why not look at alternative options such as the mac.

I am not in the business of getting a computer for "show," I want something that works with a limited amount of problems....because lets get real, every OS will have its problems, but which one performs the best.

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by qwebecexpo

OSX on a PC!!! I'd pay to se that

Macs Rocks

. Been on MAcs since day 1 of my computig life and never looked back. yes I have a pc cause I ned to see how my sites come out on WinDoze...

For the one who are complaining about the lack of games on Mac, Guys, you want to play? Buy a fucking PS3

You want a machine that works ? buy a Mac... Most of the programs if not ALL the most inportant ones are available for Mac (PS, Office suite, FTP, BBedit,etc...) ... Worst Case, you open XP and voila!...

Interesting to see that everyones who are "bashing" Macs NEVER, EVER tried one... I'm not talking about fooling around with one at the Mac store for 5 minutes, I say a real try. ALL the ones who did really tried a Mac so far simply LOVE it...

Once you try Mac, you never go back...

CANCEL or ALLOW

You're an idiot.

PS3 for games? Are you serious? PC games rule over consoles any day of the week. That was weak as fuck.

"Interesting to see that everyones who are "bashing" Macs NEVER, EVER tried one... I'm not talking about fooling around with one at the Mac store for 5 minutes, I say a real try. ALL the ones who did really tried a Mac so far simply LOVE it..." - Everyone who bashes MAC has never used one before? WTF are you talking about and where did people in here say this for you to come up with this conclusion like it is a fact. All the ones who tried a mac love it? You are just pulling this out of your ass because you have nothing to back this up with, no facts, nothing. You made a very stupid and ignorant argument right there, making shit up.

Tool.

MichaelP · 02-26-2007, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SantaCruz

Hey guy if you can't handle some curse words then maybe you need to reconsider yourself as a male and maybe turn to the dark side of the faggots? Look dawg, I couldn't give a shit what a motherfucking MAC fanboy thinks, all I know is that the arguments you MAC tools come up with every time is lame and boring and weak as hell.

I wouldn't care if people were actually non-tools about it, but when you say shit like "you can run Windows on a MAC" etc, etc it's my right to point out the fact that you are a moron with no decent argument and someone who is obviously on a bandwagon with the other mac fags who got sucked into the hype.

Suck my dick.

Interesting.. some noob come here and call anyone under the sun fagots, and tell them to GFY...

You really are making an impressive entry in the community buddy.. Congrats, your sense of business and respect will lead you very far here

Go on on this route and you'll be the next Legendary Lars, Lens, Ynot Bob, [insert any respectable member of adult biz nem here] within few months

Martin3 · 02-26-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by qwebecexpo

OSX on a PC!!! I'd pay to see that

Can you not do that now that they're using x86 and x64 based processors?

Retarded if they're still trying to lock people into their hardware, which is now the same as everyone else.

MichaelP · 02-26-2007, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SantaCruz

You're an idiot.

I return you the compliment Sir!

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Originally Posted by SantaCruz

"All the ones who tried a mac love it?" You are just pulling this out of your ass because you have nothing to back this up with, no facts, nothing. You made a very stupid and ignorant argument right there, making shit up.

LMAO... I lost the count over the year of people I personally know that tried a Mac then simply LOVE the way Macs works... In the last few month I got at least 3 of my friends who did the switch... They were not so sure at the beginning, and now, ask them if they would go back to a PC ? ...

RawAlex · 02-26-2007, 10:53 AM

Same answer as always for this sort of thing:

Make a list of the work you do or woudl do with your laptop. Consider everything, from updating a site when you are on the road to mail, playing music, programming... whatever it is, make a list WITHOUT CONSIDERING A COMPUTER... just make the list.

Once you have the list, check the Mac notebook you were considering. Click off everything you can do that is on your list. At the bottom, write down the price.

Then do the same with a comparable windows based laptop. click down the list, and put the price.

At the end of the day, the answer should be obvious. If both do the same, take whichever turns you on.

MichaelP · 02-26-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Martin3

Can you not do that now that they're using x86 and x64 based processors?

Retarded if they're still trying to lock people into their hardware, which is now the same as everyone else.

NAh, it's been tried cause people thouhgt at first that it would work since Macs were now using Intel processors over Motorola. Don't forget that Macs procs might be made by Intel, but they are build upon Apple specs...

So even if you try to install OSX on a PC it won't work...

The reason why is not that retarded IMHO' Apple don't wants problems and wants to have an operating system that is perfectly matched for their machines, so this way they are sure that everyting works fines...

If they would "open" the door and let's say release a PC version of their OS, some would install it on some cheap shitty clones or old PC machines just to try it, then say that OSX sucks when it might be the computer itself the problem

MichaelP · 02-26-2007, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by RawAlex

Same answer as always for this sort of thing:

Make a list of the work you do or woudl do with your laptop. Consider everything, from updating a site when you are on the road to mail, playing music, programming... whatever it is, make a list WITHOUT CONSIDERING A COMPUTER... just make the list.

Once you have the list, check the Mac notebook you were considering. Click off everything you can do that is on your list. At the bottom, write down the price.

Then do the same with a comparable windows based laptop. click down the list, and put the price.

At the end of the day, the answer should be obvious. If both do the same, take whichever turns you on.

Good and intelligent reply

Penthouse Tony · 02-26-2007, 11:08 AM

I'm a PC user and always have been. I don't care if other people use Macs or PC. But if you get a Mac and something breaks don't ask a PC user to fix it. It seems like Mac users (or the ones I know) are helpless when their systems don't work right. And they falsely think that any PC user can easily fix it.

Martin3 · 02-26-2007, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by qwebecexpo

NAh, it's been tried cause people thouhgt at first that it would work since Macs were now using Intel processors over Motorola. Don't forget that Macs procs might be made by Intel, but they are build upon Apple specs...

I've seen some delusional Mac users before but damn.

They're using woodcrest xeon's on the mac pro, and c2d's on the imac's. They aren't special, they're the exact same thing anyone can buy.

I checked and the only thing locking OSX to their hardware is a security chip on the motherboard. Apple just wants to keep people locked into their overpriced hardware.

But there's a hack for it, so you can in fact run OSX on the pc.
I might actually try it

http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,68501,00.html

drjones · 02-26-2007, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by qwebecexpo

NAh, it's been tried cause people thouhgt at first that it would work since Macs were now using Intel processors over Motorola. Don't forget that Macs procs might be made by Intel, but they are build upon Apple specs...

So even if you try to install OSX on a PC it won't work...

The reason why is not that retarded IMHO' Apple don't wants problems and wants to have an operating system that is perfectly matched for their machines, so this way they are sure that everyting works fines...

If they would "open" the door and let's say release a PC version of their OS, some would install it on some cheap shitty clones or old PC machines just to try it, then say that OSX sucks when it might be the computer itself the problem

The processors are the same... the difference between mac and regular PC hardware is that it uses EFI, instead of BIOS. EFI is modernized firmware, that isnt actually hack, built on top of hack, built on top of hacks like BIOS is.

Windows does not support EFI. Because of that, no PC's out there support it. I believe part of the reason apple chose it, was to make it more difficult to get OSX running on non-apple machines.

However, you can run Mac OSX on regular PC's if you have the right hardware. Check out the OSX x86 Project: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

diesel · 02-26-2007, 11:13 AM

You cant call Mac OS crap lol
Wait till Leopard release it will blow Vista years away again.
Mac saves time like crazy. If you are working with media, Mac is your only option. I work with photography on my Mac, using Aperture, Iview and Phase One, I would never reach such results in quality and speed with Windows. This is nothing to argue about, 10 times more control and 20 times faster.

Once it was about beauty nowadays its about the power.

psili · 02-26-2007, 11:16 AM

I converted my laptop to a dual boot XP / CentOS a couple of months ago. Booted into windows only once because I wanted photoshop for some reason. Since then, I can't imagine paying for an operating system or software.

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drjones · 02-26-2007, 11:18 AM

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Slick · 02-26-2007, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by qwebecexpo

For the one who are complaining about the lack of games on Mac, Guys, you want to play? Buy a fucking PS3

You definately don't know anything about gaming if you think that a PS3 can replace PC gaming.

A PS3 is essential for playing sports, fighting, hack 'n' slash, and rpg games like final fantasy, but when you want to play a first person shooter, real time strategy, or MMORPG, there's no other way to go, but PC !!

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by qwebecexpo

Interesting.. some noob come here and call anyone under the sun fagots, and tell them to GFY...

You really are making an impressive entry in the community buddy.. Congrats, your sense of business and respect will lead you very far here

Go on on this route and you'll be the next Legendary Lars, Lens, Ynot Bob, [insert any respectable member of adult biz nem here] within few months

"Noob"? What are you, 12 years old or something?

Who said I was here to make contacts? I don't give a fuck about making contacts here, I'm out to make money on my own, I ain't feeding anyone else's family.

Retard.

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by qwebecexpo

I return you the compliment Sir!

LMAO... I lost the count over the year of people I personally know that tried a Mac then simply LOVE the way Macs works... In the last few month I got at least 3 of my friends who did the switch... They were not so sure at the beginning, and now, ask them if they would go back to a PC ? ...

They are probably morons then, that fucked their PC's up or some shit. Anyway you made up a bunch of fake, bottomless facts, you can't get out of it now.

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by psili

I converted my laptop to a dual boot XP / CentOS a couple of months ago. Booted into windows only once because I wanted photoshop for some reason. Since then, I can't imagine paying for an operating system or software.

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You a fat nerd who is over 30, who is still living in his mothers house, right?

Jace · 02-26-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by diesel

You cant call Mac OS crap lol
Wait till Leopard release it will blow Vista years away again.
Mac saves time like crazy. If you are working with media, Mac is your only option. I work with photography on my Mac, using Aperture, Iview and Phase One, I would never reach such results in quality and speed with Windows. This is nothing to argue about, 10 times more control and 20 times faster.

Once it was about beauty nowadays its about the power.

you are right, there is no way a pc can have that much power

http://cgi.ebay.com/INTEL-QUAD-CORE-...QQcmdZViewItem

psili · 02-26-2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SantaCruz

You a fat nerd who is over 30, who is still living in his mothers house, right?

Were you looking in your mom's mirror when you wrote that?

diesel · 02-26-2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jace

you are right, there is no way a pc can have that much power

http://cgi.ebay.com/INTEL-QUAD-CORE-...QQcmdZViewItem

I am not talking about hardware but a combination of hardware and OS.
Mac OS using the hardware MUCH more efficient than Windows.

Get a Mac.

http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/

Theo · 02-26-2007, 01:12 PM

lol what a coincidence, I'm testing as we speak ubuntu Linux and will check in a bit Freebsd. I've installed only some basic apps, but overall it's very easy to use and extremely fast. Greatest part is you can see NTFS disks without a problem.

Is it true that default Freebsd installation doesnt come with any GUI? Ubuntu comes with gnome on default installation like most linux flavors i recall from the past like suse.

tASSy · 02-26-2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SantaCruz

Never understood why people rant on about how great the Mac is against the PC. The fact remains that these very people are clearly into the "beauty" of the Mac notebook line-up. It's all about the looks. Why? Because anyone with a brain would realize that the Mac OS sucks balls, has very limited programs (when you really think about it). The PC as unfashionable as it may be to you MAC obsessives runs the majority of programs made today, and pretty much always have. Also I suspect that most of us were raised on Windows, and therefore it is hard to break away from the platform and migrate to an alien-interface that won't run the shit we need and has some problems with other things, like compatibility wise etc. Sure, it looks pretty and all and it works great, but it's the same reason why only 3% or whatever it is uses Linux. BECAUSE THEY SUCK IN THE LONG RUN. Photoshop? Audio? Editing? Fuck out of here, buy a better PC, or upgrade your shit, tools.

I've owned all Windows PC's and have only had a few issues. People that think PC's suck are people that have either:

A.) Had bad luck with their PC's (hey, it happens kids, get over it, products fail or break sometimes, it's life)
B.) Could not figure out their shit, therefore we are infested with Viruses, Malawares, all that garbage that the knowledgeable PC owner protects him/herself from.
C.) Are jumping on some bandwagon or have been hypnotized by weak ads by Apple that show two people acting the parts of PC and MAC, pointing out the weakness of the PC. FUCKING LAME.

Mac OS is simple, no wonder these people love it so much. I use a computer to be engaged by it, I want to do slightly complex things and fast, like most people. I wanna that prog I bought, or whatever I want to be able TO RUN IT.

You argue : "but what about Boot Camp, you can run XP on the Mac Book!" - Uh what's the point? I'll pick up the nicer looking VAIO TX series thanks, I could give a fuck about your shiny plastic MAC, I want compatibility with my notebook!

What about games too? Damn.

There's other shit that's shitty about Apple too, but that's another thread for another time. I just hate the way morons who have been sucked into the hype and novelty aspect of these notebooks/computers and then defend them to the deaf. I know you motherfuckers have used Windows before, it must have been something you or a friend did to make you hate it. My shit runs great, for years, I look after my computers and they reward me by not dying or whatever (also backing up stuff is a great idea).

You look after your laptop/PC and you should be okay people, don't be girls.

VAIO's, etc rock, fuck MacBooks.

Also what the fuck is up with the prices of this junk????

chip.shoulder.here.

ideally i'd use my mac for anything online and my pc for anything i can do offline. i have 2 mac laptops and love them dearly. i'm not going to say i don't think they're sexy, but when it comes down to it my OS never crashes. i don't have to check the task manager 20 times a day to figure out why my processor has slowed to a screeching hault, and i get great video editing, photoshop, graphics and music programs in general. i prefer the mac with UNIX backend to a pc running XP or Vista anyday.

KustomKowgurl · 02-26-2007, 01:54 PM

Ok, I'm not here to get bitched at, just to give my personal opinion to the person who originally started this thread. That being said...
I have owned Mac desktops and laptops and pc desktops and laptops. I grew up using both pc and Mac, pc at home and Mac at school. After using Mac for a while at school I suggested we try one at home, and we went ahead and got one. My mom got herself one shortly thereafter. Then we upgraded our pc. Then we both got iBooks. In college I used both a pc laptop and my ibook. So as you can see, I've had plenty of experience with both to be able to form an opinion. I prefer Mac. I will admit, I don't do any programming or gaming, so I can't speak for those types of programs, but for the things that I'm interested in, my Macs work much better. I've never had any real compatibility problems, the only programs that weren't compatible were ones I didn't really need anyway, just fluff. I have Office for Mac, so I have no problems there. The Macs never freeze, but the Safari browser occassionally locks up if there's some kind of media file on the page I open that isn't compatible. No big deal to me. I just fire up IE if I really want to see it. I just think Mac's are more user friendly, which is important to me. Everything seems to be set up in a way that makes things as easy as possible on me. I've got great music, photo editting, and video editting programs. Dreamweaver, Flash, all that good stuff. I don't absolutely hate pc's, I still use them at work and occassionally at home, I just like Mac more. OH and I honestly can't stand having more than one button on the mouse/clickpad

The bottom line is you need to figure out which one YOU prefer, not which one WE prefer. Everybody's going to have a different opinion and bring different experiences to the table, so it's important that you have some of your own experiences with each before you decide.

Theo · 02-26-2007, 02:17 PM

http://www.desktopbsd.net comes with KDE. For the record bsd is not actually linux, but it runs most of its binaries, while the opposite doesnt happen.

I've used myself Windows from version 1.0 in 1986 and up to XP/w2k3. Overall I was never impressed with the work done by MSFT and always having in mind the size of the company. Last week I checked a full preview video of Vista and again I was kind of dissapointed. MacOs as Diesel said is great OS and keeps getting better for the simple reason it introduces various innovations that are on the right direction. With Windows you can't tell all their changes are actual improvements. I predict over the next 10 years new OS slowly but steadily will gain popularity among users.

Have you heard the One Laptop per Child project by Nikos Negroponte? It's not a project anymore, rather a reality and comes with an OS for kids called SUGAR which was developed by Red Hat team itself. It's going to be distributed to millions of students all of which they'll more likely be introduced to linux principles before even getting to hear about Windows.

Drake · 02-26-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sagi_AFF

I'm a PC user and always have been. I don't care if other people use Macs or PC. But if you get a Mac and something breaks don't ask a PC user to fix it. It seems like Mac users (or the ones I know) are helpless when their systems don't work right. And they falsely think that any PC user can easily fix it.

Never thought about that. Since I'm always eventually in need of help with my computer for one thing or another, I'll stick with PC for now.

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by psili

Were you looking in your mom's mirror when you wrote that?

Weak comeback.

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by tASSy

chip.shoulder.here.

A.) Weak.

B.) Pink writing?! How fucking gay are you? No wonder you like Macs!

jakethedog · 02-26-2007, 07:35 PM

probably gonna jinx myself ....I have 5 PC's and one macG4 ..but i spend almost all my time on my little shitty toshiba laptop 1.5G ram .. 60 G hard drive .. xp pro ... for over a year it has pretty much been running non stop .. and I just recently bought a cooling fan for it under serious recommendation .. but i personally think the trick is to keep it clean .. Ccleaner .. and registry repair regularly.. ad aware and grisoft ..everything licensed .. and legal .. and it runs pretty damn good ..

CyberHustler · 02-26-2007, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SantaCruz

A.) Weak.

B.) Pink writing?! How fucking gay are you? No wonder you like Macs!

wow.....

I guess i'm gay, i'd fuck Tassy

Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE · 02-26-2007, 08:15 PM

wow, by the looks of this thread, SantaCruz grew up getting picked on by the geeky kid who always walked around with the mac laptop in his backpack causing him to have a severe hatred for macs and mac users...

grow up guy.

thederek · 02-26-2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jakethedog

probably gonna jinx myself ....I have 5 PC's and one macG4 ..but i spend almost all my time on my little shitty toshiba laptop 1.5G ram .. 60 G hard drive .. xp pro ... for over a year it has pretty much been running non stop .. and I just recently bought a cooling fan for it under serious recommendation .. but i personally think the trick is to keep it clean .. Ccleaner .. and registry repair regularly.. ad aware and grisoft ..everything licensed .. and legal .. and it runs pretty damn good ..

OR you use a Mac and not worry about registry repair, spyware, or virus infections..

pornpf69 · 02-26-2007, 08:56 PM

why did you discard the LINUX option?

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Madrox

wow, by the looks of this thread, SantaCruz grew up getting picked on by the geeky kid who always walked around with the mac laptop in his backpack causing him to have a severe hatred for macs and mac users...

grow up guy.

That was most likely you since you can in no way determine that as a fact simply by reading posts on a forum. Or wait, maybe you are just a fucking dumbass?

Me grow up? Mind your own business, partner.

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pornpf69

why did you discard the LINUX option?

Because Linux is even gayer.

Mr. Blue · 02-26-2007, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sagi_AFF

I'm a PC user and always have been. I don't care if other people use Macs or PC. But if you get a Mac and something breaks don't ask a PC user to fix it. It seems like Mac users (or the ones I know) are helpless when their systems don't work right. And they falsely think that any PC user can easily fix it.

Actually, all the mac users I know follow this same assumption...basically don't call me because I'm not going to be able to assist you.

Personally I use a windows laptop that dual boots to either Windows XP or Ubuntu and I'm pretty happy with it. I rarely have issues with my pc...so for me at least PCs have always been rather reliable.

Jace · 02-26-2007, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by thederek

OR you use a Mac and not worry about registry repair, spyware, or virus infections..

I can't remember the last time in 2 years I had any of those issues

SantaCruz · 02-26-2007, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jace

I can't remember the last time in 2 years I had any of those issues

Haha, same here. It's just bullshit that gets over hyped and these people buy into it. Brands like Apple have these kids by the balls.

Randyyy · 02-26-2007, 11:07 PM

all of you are stupid and need to get a life.......... the whole mac vs pc debate is so fucking pointless. Just try both computers and use whichever you prefer and like better........

Jace · 02-26-2007, 11:10 PM

does mac pay people or something?

I can't imagine walking into a dildo convetion and being the user of a Jack Rabbit and getting into crazy fights with people that use pocket rockets because the Jack Rabbit is BETTER dammit! hahahahha

CyberHustler · 02-26-2007, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jace

does mac pay people or something?

I can't imagine walking into a dildo convetion and being the user of a Jack Rabbit and getting into crazy fights with people that use pocket rockets because the Jack Rabbit is BETTER dammit! hahahahha

m0307 · 02-26-2007, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Randyyy

all of you are stupid and need to get a life.......... the whole mac vs pc debate is so fucking pointless. Just try both computers and use whichever you prefer and like better........

take it eeeeeasy.

dynastoned · 02-26-2007, 11:32 PM

Someone please tell me why YOU need a Mac.

I've had this PC for at least 4 years. I haven't had one problem with it. It's fast, very reliable, and runs every program I need it to.

m0307 · 02-26-2007, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dynastoned

Someone please tell me why YOU need a Mac.

I've had this PC for at least 4 years. I haven't had one problem with it. It's fast, very reliable, and runs every program I need it to.

If you refer to my previous posts on this matter, I said I was simply looking into the mac route. I didnt say I was going to buy one. I too have had a compaq for four years with limited amounts of problems because I knew my systems tendencies inside out. Since the macos as evolved singnificantly over the years and many compatibility issues have been resolved, I feel inclined to give the macos a chance.....thats all. I am already in the process of working with a macos on a macbook to see if its performance(not show) impresses me.....so far it has met all my expectations in all areas.

02-26-2007, 10:29 AM	#56
drjones Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 908	Depends what you want to do. I do some web development, and Macs are a near perfect platform for it. Unix in the background so I can fire up VIM to write all my code, then test it in every single browser available today. You can run IE7, IE6 (or any other windows app), Safari, Opera, Firefox on your mac desktop all at once. For those times you have to use a windows application for something, you can, using Parallels. For those times you need a unix command prompt and scriptibility, you have it. For those times you need linux open source programs, you can run them on OSX (most of the time). __________________ ICQ: 284903372

02-26-2007, 11:08 AM	#65
Penthouse Tony Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 5,835	I'm a PC user and always have been. I don't care if other people use Macs or PC. But if you get a Mac and something breaks don't ask a PC user to fix it. It seems like Mac users (or the ones I know) are helpless when their systems don't work right. And they falsely think that any PC user can easily fix it. __________________ aamos AT FFN dot com Penthouse.com Business Development ICQ: 49090846 \| Yahoo IM: ff_aamos

02-26-2007, 11:16 AM	#69
psili Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 5,526	I converted my laptop to a dual boot XP / CentOS a couple of months ago. Booted into windows only once because I wanted photoshop for some reason. Since then, I can't imagine paying for an operating system or software. [/end off topic post] __________________ Your post count means nothing.

02-26-2007, 01:54 PM	#80
KustomKowgurl Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 322	Ok, I'm not here to get bitched at, just to give my personal opinion to the person who originally started this thread. That being said... I have owned Mac desktops and laptops and pc desktops and laptops. I grew up using both pc and Mac, pc at home and Mac at school. After using Mac for a while at school I suggested we try one at home, and we went ahead and got one. My mom got herself one shortly thereafter. Then we upgraded our pc. Then we both got iBooks. In college I used both a pc laptop and my ibook. So as you can see, I've had plenty of experience with both to be able to form an opinion. I prefer Mac. I will admit, I don't do any programming or gaming, so I can't speak for those types of programs, but for the things that I'm interested in, my Macs work much better. I've never had any real compatibility problems, the only programs that weren't compatible were ones I didn't really need anyway, just fluff. I have Office for Mac, so I have no problems there. The Macs never freeze, but the Safari browser occassionally locks up if there's some kind of media file on the page I open that isn't compatible. No big deal to me. I just fire up IE if I really want to see it. I just think Mac's are more user friendly, which is important to me. Everything seems to be set up in a way that makes things as easy as possible on me. I've got great music, photo editting, and video editting programs. Dreamweaver, Flash, all that good stuff. I don't absolutely hate pc's, I still use them at work and occassionally at home, I just like Mac more. OH and I honestly can't stand having more than one button on the mouse/clickpad The bottom line is you need to figure out which one YOU prefer, not which one WE prefer. Everybody's going to have a different opinion and bring different experiences to the table, so it's important that you have some of your own experiences with each before you decide. __________________ ALPHARED.COM - 51Gb/s of Capacity 24/7 Live Support Guaranteed No Buffer / No Congestion Guarantee! [email protected] - ICQ 475-983-678

02-26-2007, 07:35 PM	#85
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02-26-2007, 10:09 AM	#54
SantaCruz Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 102	Shit, most of the websites on the net have been designed in Windows for Christs sake. Most schools have Windows computers. The only MAC users I have known are: * Dickheads who had the hand-me-down from their big brother * College hipster faggots who saw the glowing Apple on an Macbook on an episode of Six Feet Under and thought it would be cool to own one, and that they would look cool with it around campus. * Guys that buy one to impress girls -Fuck off, what fucking girl other than a fat geek cunt is gonna be interested in you because of a shitty plastic notebook? * Hipster business faggots - "oh yeah, check me out in first class with my Mac, I'm so fucking awesome" - no you're not, you're a tool. * Old people - well it is easier to use, go figure! * Steve Jobs Same with the iPod, it's all about the looks pretty much.

02-26-2007, 10:53 AM	#62
RawAlex So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 9,465	Same answer as always for this sort of thing: Make a list of the work you do or woudl do with your laptop. Consider everything, from updating a site when you are on the road to mail, playing music, programming... whatever it is, make a list WITHOUT CONSIDERING A COMPUTER... just make the list. Once you have the list, check the Mac notebook you were considering. Click off everything you can do that is on your list. At the bottom, write down the price. Then do the same with a comparable windows based laptop. click down the list, and put the price. At the end of the day, the answer should be obvious. If both do the same, take whichever turns you on.

02-26-2007, 11:13 AM	#68
diesel Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 1,097	You cant call Mac OS crap lol Wait till Leopard release it will blow Vista years away again. Mac saves time like crazy. If you are working with media, Mac is your only option. I work with photography on my Mac, using Aperture, Iview and Phase One, I would never reach such results in quality and speed with Windows. This is nothing to argue about, 10 times more control and 20 times faster. Once it was about beauty nowadays its about the power.

02-26-2007, 01:12 PM	#78
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	lol what a coincidence, I'm testing as we speak ubuntu Linux and will check in a bit Freebsd. I've installed only some basic apps, but overall it's very easy to use and extremely fast. Greatest part is you can see NTFS disks without a problem. Is it true that default Freebsd installation doesnt come with any GUI? Ubuntu comes with gnome on default installation like most linux flavors i recall from the past like suse.

02-26-2007, 02:17 PM	#81
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	http://www.desktopbsd.net comes with KDE. For the record bsd is not actually linux, but it runs most of its binaries, while the opposite doesnt happen. I've used myself Windows from version 1.0 in 1986 and up to XP/w2k3. Overall I was never impressed with the work done by MSFT and always having in mind the size of the company. Last week I checked a full preview video of Vista and again I was kind of dissapointed. MacOs as Diesel said is great OS and keeps getting better for the simple reason it introduces various innovations that are on the right direction. With Windows you can't tell all their changes are actual improvements. I predict over the next 10 years new OS slowly but steadily will gain popularity among users. Have you heard the One Laptop per Child project by Nikos Negroponte? It's not a project anymore, rather a reality and comes with an OS for kids called SUGAR which was developed by Red Hat team itself. It's going to be distributed to millions of students all of which they'll more likely be introduced to linux principles before even getting to hear about Windows.

02-26-2007, 08:15 PM	#87
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02-26-2007, 11:07 PM	#95
Randyyy Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,240	all of you are stupid and need to get a life.......... the whole mac vs pc debate is so fucking pointless. Just try both computers and use whichever you prefer and like better........

02-26-2007, 11:10 PM	#96
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	does mac pay people or something? I can't imagine walking into a dildo convetion and being the user of a Jack Rabbit and getting into crazy fights with people that use pocket rockets because the Jack Rabbit is BETTER dammit! hahahahha

02-26-2007, 11:32 PM	#99
dynastoned mmm yeah! Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: roseville, ca Posts: 5,061	Someone please tell me why YOU need a Mac. I've had this PC for at least 4 years. I haven't had one problem with it. It's fast, very reliable, and runs every program I need it to.