Author Topic: Mac users? (Read 372 times)

glocke · « **Reply #30 on:** December 28, 2007, 08:12:17 AM »

I must be the only PC user in the entire world that doesn't suffer crashes/problems daily. I can't even recall the last time I had my OS crash. Every once in a while an application will do something naughty and crash on me but it happens very rarely.

I dont suffer daily problems with my windows machines either. But what I do suffer from are constant virus and adware infiltrations onto my windows machines, havent had any yet on my mac mini. In addition I also constantly get these annoying popups (almost daily) from both windows and mcaffee telling me about updates, wanting me to renew subscriptions, etc...

I also like the mac interface much more than the windows interface, everything seems much easier to save and locate. Once my windows machines have expired, I will switch exclusivey to mac just because of their ease of use and navigation.

always thought that Macs were slightly overpriced as well, but when you go to spec out a similar PC, it gets downright close to what you pay for your Mac

Im not so sure of that Toby. I have dell laptop that was around $1000.00. I bought this as a mobile device to use for running astronomy software outside, and as a gaming machine. The mac equivalent is the macbook pro, which is twice the price. As far as I can tell the less expensive macbooks dont have the hardware capable of rendering advanced 3D graphics (I could be wrong though).

tbrannon · « **Reply #31 on:** December 28, 2007, 12:39:25 PM »

Gregory,

That macbook pro might be twice as expensive as your Dell, but you're likely to get at LEAST twice as much functional life out of it. I used to have to buy a new Windows based desktop/laptop every 2-2.5 years in order to keep them viable. Not so with the Apple machines I've owned. Just my experience- YMMV.

toby

elwoodblue · « **Reply #32 on:** January 12, 2008, 12:55:56 AM »

I'm still using my 2001 Mac with the first digi001...gone thru so many pc's during this time,
not to mention the frustration of the 'architecture'(who knows where that file really is) of the IBM based software.
maybe time to update my mac set-up...still works great though and it doesn't need security updates everytime I fire it up...

anyone want a free IBM based 'puter?...I bought it to jibe with youtube and burn CD's,worked great until I saw a file named 'h34u4786rj3' or something similar and thought that no self respecting programmer would name a file that unless they waned to confuse the user...well my philosophy is when I buy a computer I want to know what's on it...so I tried deleting the file and after a restart it wont boot completely or even accept a bonafide and paid for windows OS .
...should be an easy fix...just pay shipping.

glocke · « **Reply #33 on:** January 16, 2008, 09:08:47 AM »

Well, Im more or less now sold on the whole mac OS now. I picked up a 15 macbookpro a few weeks ago, and am really pretty impressed. The computer is beautiful to look at, and the way the OS works is just something that makes sense. Best of all, theres not preloaded useless software, no annoying popups every few minutes, etc, etc.

Im now setting my eyes on an imac as a purchase later in the year.

I'll still always have a desktop PC around for games, but I am now a solid mac convert.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #34 on:** January 16, 2008, 09:59:01 AM »

Apple have just announced a new mac laptop.
Looks neat and you can also specify an optional solid state 64GB hard drive.
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=7B72367C&node=home/shop_mac/family/macbook_air

My new 15 mac laptop arrived today but not before I got an apple email showing off the new laptop this morning.... hrmmmmphhh.
I guess even with computing, timing is everything.

This is a mac household :-)
Jazzyvee