Mac

[crait]

airplanes gets -10 rep for ranting.
So what can you actually do on a mac that you cant do on a pc? yea....

Finding the answer to that question is as easy as finding the answer to life.

[BKFraiders7]

airplanes gets -10 rep for ranting.
So what can you actually do on a mac that you cant do on a pc? yea....

Finding the answer to that question is as easy as finding the answer to life.

Pay for Steve Job's hospital bills....

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airplanes gets -10 rep for ranting.
So what can you actually do on a mac that you cant do on a pc? yea....

Finding the answer to that question is as easy as finding the answer to life.

+10 rep
+5 rep to bkf
I'm starting to like my made up rep system.

Anyways, back to the topic, did u ever buy one of those macs bkf? lol

[BKFraiders7]

I doubt il get it (i should have put that in the original). Its just my moms work says dirt cheap, which cause also mean terrible.

Also, as i said, my school has the new iMacs and i was making sure there wasnt anything to drastic different in hardware.

[brentbizzle]

What we have seen through the hackintosh revolution is that Macs are just overpriced. But that's what happens when you have no competition. Apple is the only company with the legal right to build PC's with the OSX OS and therefore they control the price. But there is one huge advantage OSX has over Windows and Linux. It's easy to use. I mean, stupid easy to use. And yes this becomes limiting to the advanced user, but this is an OSX selling point and it makes people's lives easier that don't want to worry about technology. You buy any Apple approved product and connect it to another and it's just going to work. This doesn't happen with Linux, and quite often getting Windows accessories will take a bit to get up and running.

Macs also have good external design. They are simple and sleek.

[crait]

I've seen a lot of pretty PC's but Mac's are usually prettier to look at. You have it right on that but Mac's aren't simpler to use than PC's. They are just as complicated and a lot of the times even more so. They just fabricate that to sell it to people.

[BKFraiders7]

Yes, Macs look sexy. And as brent said: made by apple connected to apple "just works".

+1 for Brent from me (dude, ace, we really do need a point system)

But look of the quality compared to other computers. Not only are you buying something that just works, doesn't get crap like pc's, and has a great interface and they are also built great.

[brentbizzle]

Well, I wouldn't say that macs are necessarily built great... especially recently. It seems like Apple is scaling back build quality a bit here and there probably. But I have used Macs before and helped fix some stuff on them. I think when it comes to fixing Macs it's generally regarded as a pain in the donkey because everyone is so used to using PC's that when you hop on a Mac, you don't know your right from your left. But when it comes to overall usage I'm willing to say they are easier to use. That's why Mac can so simplistic in their design because most people that buy Macs buy them and that's it. No upgrading, no buying spare/replacement batteries. And if you do need to buy an accessory, there's no thought involved for the most part. If it's Mac compatible and your Mac isn't ancient, it's GOING to work with most likely little to no effort. How many Linux users can say the same thing?

The only reason I would considering buying a Mac was if I needed a simple computer to take on the road just for blogging and such. The Macbooks have a good size and pretty good battery life. If I wanted a full featured PC, it would def be Windows.

Yes, Macs look sexy. And as brent said: made by apple connected to apple "just works".

+1 for Brent from me (dude, ace, we really do need a point system)

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Thanks, Alex. Writing from my Wii, Laptop got stolen from me by something called a ogre... I mean mum sorry

Apples Get eaten by worms... He...heh....LOL

[BKFraiders7]

Yes, Macs look sexy. And as brent said: made by apple connected to apple "just works".

+1 for Brent from me (dude, ace, we really do need a point system)

Points System E.g.
For what someone said
For Helpfullness
And For Reputation
Thanks, Alex. Writing from my Wii, Laptop got stolen from me by something called a ogre... I mean mum sorry

Apples Get eaten by worms... He...heh....LOL

And windows get eaten by viruses >fanboyism, sorry. lol.

And iv already told Nik about this point system ace came up with.

[ace]

I'm not sure how mac's are exactly built better then pc's. I build my own pc's and I haven't had a single problem with any that I have built. If you wanted to get something for a mac (accessory, upgrade, whatever) you only have one option. And I still think the price outweighs any advantage a mac has, if any. I would never buy a mac in my life, and if I wanted something simple for blogging or whatever I would get a netbook, which is what I got anyways lol. I'm not trying to be a fanboy or anything, it's just the truth. Yea mac's look good, and they do have some nice programs or video editing or photography, but that's about it.

Windows = Nice body, Fail face.
Macs = nice face, Fail body.
If you catch my drift

[crait]

Well, you can always pull a brown-bag special using that analogy, Alex.

Mac's would have to crop their body out of their pictures for MySpace.

Anyways, my PC doesn't get viruses because I'm not an idiot.

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Anyways, my PC doesn't get viruses because I'm not an idiot.

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Wouldn't it go more like Mac is like a shallow hollywood star and pc's are like the people that keep the world running behind the scenes?