Bojangles Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I wouldn't pay more than $800 for a laptop or $500 for a desktop. For that price you can get five to ten times the computing power that you will ever need for consumer applications (and most of those can be done on your average smartphone). If you want to spend more on a Mac and tell yourself that it's better, that's fine, but unless you do some heavy duty video/design work on your Mac then I'm not convinced. It's more or less the same parts in a nice package with a different (not necessarily superior) operating system. THIS. Just spent $500 and got 6GB ddr RAM and a freaking Terabyte of storage with my lovely lil' PC. I've said it once and I'll say it again. Macs are for hipsters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 ^I feel like I'm calling out alot of hipster shit today, but this is 100% true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 My first computer was a mac, the super fucking old ones with no hard drive where everything was on the 3.5 floppy They had a huge edge introducing GUI and stayed a step ahead of PC's for years. Now, they only cost way more, even video editing is done on PC's in a lot of places because the ram and processing power of macs cost's way too much. The OS isn't shit when you're rendering thousands of video frames, it's the program used + the hardware that determine the speed. I looked into buying one recently and could get a PC for less than half with the same hardware plus anti virus software. Not that I don't waste tons of money on cool shit, I just choose other ways to burn my cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Harris Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 My first computer was a mac, the super fucking old ones with no hard drive where everything was on the 3.5 floppy They had a huge edge introducing GUI and stayed a step ahead of PC's for years. ftw.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thealmighty... Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 blah blah blah windows 7 and snow leopard on my macbook pro blah blah blah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Windows 7 is pretty clean. I'm on it right now and enjoy it almost as much as XP. XP still pwns them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Chaos Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I herd that Microsoft owns 30% of Apple. idk if thats true but i believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable.. Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Been rockin PC's since the mid 90's. I had an Apple IIc when I was a small lad at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KITTENS Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 mac for life. maybe not, but for the perceivable future. plus its all over once something like this (speculatively) hits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KITTENS Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Windows 7 is pretty clean. I'm on it right now and enjoy it almost as much as XP. XP still pwns them all. I am anxious to try it out on my mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 fuck a tablet mac. whats the advantage? I dont get it. and I need that tactile feedback for typing, not some touchscreen bullshit. it all seems ridiculously awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 a tablet's not for typing, it's for drawing/design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 isnt it easier to use a good wacom tablet and work on your 27" Imac instead of drawing directly on a a little 15" tablet mac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealmighty... Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'd rather draw directly on the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I guess that makes sense, my experience with sketch tablets hasn't been that great. It just comes off as gimmicky to me I guess, like the majority of the people clamoring for it probably wont use it for graphics/illustration work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I herd that Microsoft owns 30% of Apple. idk if thats true but i believe it. They make money from the Mac versions of their software but they haven't owned Apple stock in years. The funny thing is that even though they're competitors, MS makes money developing Office for Apple and Apple makes money developing iTunes and Quicktime for Windows. Strange relationship, but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T14K Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 tablets exist already. mac just filed a patent for a tablet. but if i was gonna get something touchscreen i'd get one of those new asus netbook with the rotatey monitor for tablet writing. bangin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...HSAMSnoytiC Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 ew. fuck no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoteller Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 in before anyone says linux linux is an operating system, not a system type/architecture. nice try though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Asus makes good netbooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I guess that makes sense, my experience with sketch tablets hasn't been that great. It just comes off as gimmicky to me I guess, like the majority of the people clamoring for it probably wont use it for graphics/illustration work. i have a drawing tablet and its kind of shitty to get used to, like the new mac mouse. but i agree, i would not want to draw on the screen. would waaaaaay rather have the 27inch screen rather than the 15inch tablet thingy. i use both. and enjoy both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'm more preferential to PC solely based on the money I save by building my own rig. Give me $600 and I will build you a tower that screams. Honestly I'm not sure why more just take the time to research how to build a computer. Way cheaper and you always get more for what you put into it. Wouldn't mind having a Mac as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 This is always an on going argument. I think over all the macs are better machines and have less problems yet are extremely expensive. PCs are affordable but come with many issues and problems, unless built well by someone good or yourself they have their limitations. I mean if your gonna put a Mac against a store bought Dell, Acer, or even certain HPs of course Mac will triumph. If you get a good PC builder to set up all your components right, take the time to optimize in and out, and limit the resource usuages then yes PCs have a chance to contend. Also though doing a duel boot on a Mac is pretty awesome and they handle it like champs. So then you can have the best of both worlds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I mean if your gonna put a Mac against a store bought Dell, Acer, or even certain HPs of course Mac will triumph. But if you spend the same amount of money on the PC that you spent on the mac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Haha, my girlfriend's hp laptop is newer than mine and it is fucked. My powerbook g4 still runs like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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