B6 and Apple
03-04-2009 | 05:43 AM
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[quote=328dude;571613]
Pushing the power button on a MAC which some believe is the same as Control-Alt-Delete, is very very bad for a MAC. [/qoute]
Pushing the power button is bad for any computer! You could potentially lose critical components of some software. also, such a drastic measure scatters your software all over your harddrive. (I'm sure everyone has heard of defragment of your harddrive.)
03-05-2009 | 05:09 AM
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From: The Beginnings
This Simpson's clip pretty much sums up the average Mac user.
Hulu - The Simpsons: Steve Mobs
This one ain't bad either.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/46718/the-...nk-differently
I'm amazed about the amount of PC vs. Mac talk out there (and how nasty it gets). I mean, really: why not argue about who has the better television set or clock radio?
Most of it probably stems from Mac users need to justify the enormous premium cost of their stuff, which pretty much (but not entirely) does the same stuff as a run of the mill cheap PC.
Hulu - The Simpsons: Steve Mobs
This one ain't bad either.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/46718/the-...nk-differently
I'm amazed about the amount of PC vs. Mac talk out there (and how nasty it gets). I mean, really: why not argue about who has the better television set or clock radio?
Most of it probably stems from Mac users need to justify the enormous premium cost of their stuff, which pretty much (but not entirely) does the same stuff as a run of the mill cheap PC.
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03-05-2009 | 07:10 AM
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You can get a new iMac 24" with a 3.06Ghz processor, 4GB memory, 1TB hard drive, and the new Nvidia graphics driver with 512MB memory all for $2200. You can't find a PC with a 24" integrated monitor for that price. Not sure how the laptop prices stack up, but if your buying a desktop, the iMac really isn't more than a comparable PC.
03-05-2009 | 07:29 AM
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This Simpson's clip pretty much sums up the average Mac user.
Hulu - The Simpsons: Steve Mobs
This one ain't bad either.
Hulu - The Simpsons: Think Differently
I'm amazed about the amount of PC vs. Mac talk out there (and how nasty it gets). I mean, really: why not argue about who has the better television set or clock radio?
Most of it probably stems from Mac users need to justify the enormous premium cost of their stuff, which pretty much (but not entirely) does the same stuff as a run of the mill cheap PC.
Hulu - The Simpsons: Steve Mobs
This one ain't bad either.
Hulu - The Simpsons: Think Differently
I'm amazed about the amount of PC vs. Mac talk out there (and how nasty it gets). I mean, really: why not argue about who has the better television set or clock radio?
Most of it probably stems from Mac users need to justify the enormous premium cost of their stuff, which pretty much (but not entirely) does the same stuff as a run of the mill cheap PC.
03-05-2009 | 08:21 AM
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Yeah, but the MAC is much easier for the user to use and much harder for the user to screw it up. You almost need a microsoft certification to not screw up a PC and if it does get screwed up, you better be good at re-installing the entire system.
03-05-2009 | 11:51 AM
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Right, it at least does not crash the whole thing. I just force quit whatever it is (an assortment of programs including Safari). I don't load this thing up with much to do. Just usually one or two windows of internet browsers, Adium, perhaps iTunes or NeoOffice or TextEdit or something. That's it. No graphic intensive stuff at all. My seven year old Dell desktop hasn't frozen in months. But, it is a desktop.
I never push the power button other than starting the computer up from when it was completely shut down. I just use Command+Option+Esc to force quit when even the mouse cannot click the apple button.
Not only do I baby this thing but it is only a few months old anyway.
Screen's defective, spacebar's also not in good shape. I'm taking it to the Apple store shortly.
I never push the power button other than starting the computer up from when it was completely shut down. I just use Command+Option+Esc to force quit when even the mouse cannot click the apple button.
Not only do I baby this thing but it is only a few months old anyway.
Screen's defective, spacebar's also not in good shape. I'm taking it to the Apple store shortly.
03-05-2009 | 12:35 PM
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From: The Beginnings
You can get a new iMac 24" with a 3.06Ghz processor, 4GB memory, 1TB hard drive, and the new Nvidia graphics driver with 512MB memory all for $2200. You can't find a PC with a 24" integrated monitor for that price. Not sure how the laptop prices stack up, but if your buying a desktop, the iMac really isn't more than a comparable PC.
Can a Mac do more? Absolutely. Can it do it better? No question. Do most people really need (or want) all the extra stuff, so much so that they'll pay a huge premium? Clearly, the market says "no".
Expect more of this as the economy continues to tank. Macs are a luxury item.
Personal choice and all that. American users are definitely coming to the conclusion that "less is more", as the huge surge in netbook sales continues. These things do pretty much everything most people care about (surfing and e-mailing).
03-05-2009 | 02:02 PM
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y continues to tank. Macs are a luxury item.
Personal choice and all that. American users are definitely coming to the conclusion that "less is more", as the huge surge in netbook sales continues. These things do pretty much everything most people care about (surfing and e-mailing).
Personal choice and all that. American users are definitely coming to the conclusion that "less is more", as the huge surge in netbook sales continues. These things do pretty much everything most people care about (surfing and e-mailing).
I don't have anywhere near the experience with the Linux platform (yet) as I do with the MAC OS. The stock install of Xandros that some come with is OK, Linpus is better. But ubuntu has to be slickest one I've seen between the three.
03-05-2009 | 02:09 PM
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You can get a bottom line iMac or miniMac for well under $1000 if you want. If you want to do something other than e-mail and facebook, then you probably need something a little better than what $500 will buy you. Price a Dell with an integrated 24" monitor, 640G hard drive, 4G of RAM, and a 3Ghz processor. It's gonna cost you at least $2500. You can get the same stuff in an iMac for $1800. Again, maybe the laptops are pricey, but you can get the same stuff in an iMac for less than a comparable PC.OK, just went onto the Dell site and if I were to buy another Dell with the same stuff I got with an iMac, it would have cost me about $150 more for the Dell.
