EPTBut on the whole I'm slowly growing away from Apple (my family is Mac-happy). The airport is pretty much unstable and unreliable (although AT&T DSL doesn't help matters). My current computer is a MacBook, but I end up spending most of my time on the Windows install because I've found I like it better... and the Mac OS doesn't handle mousing well. And that one-button trackpad thing.
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Musoeun
United States4324 Posts
But on the whole I'm slowly growing away from Apple (my family is Mac-happy). The airport is pretty much unstable and unreliable (although AT&T DSL doesn't help matters). My current computer is a MacBook, but I end up spending most of my time on the Windows install because I've found I like it better... and the Mac OS doesn't handle mousing well. And that one-button trackpad thing. | ||
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VManOfMana
United States764 Posts
In the same way you can hate Mac users for being douchebags, you can make funof average Windows users for not knowing any better. | ||
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Zapperkhan
United States436 Posts
On June 29 2010 00:41 hi19hi19 wrote: Can someone give me one compelling reason to buy an ipad? I have yet to figure it out myself. There's potential for neat games and such with a big touch screen like that. As of right now it's a big iPod touch. There's already cool things happening like using your iPad as a screen while using your iPhone as a controller playing emulators. Sure it's expensive to play Mario, but take that idea and expand it to other things. They have Scrabble for the iPad also with using your iPhone as the letter holder and the iPad itself is the gameboard. In a more general sense a lot of these devices have blue tooth built in. So hopefully, and I believe in some cases exist already, there is interplatform play. So you could use your favorite Android hardware as well. | ||
Arrian
United States889 Posts
On June 29 2010 01:10 VManOfMana wrote: You know, it's fine that somebody doesn't likes Mac. Its fine that somebody doesn't gets how Apple dies things. But I have a problem with people pretending that all Mac users are the same. There is a lot of very intelligent people who use Macs because they actually find them to be better tools for productivity and development. In the same way you can hate Mac users for being douchebags, you can make funof average Windows users for not knowing any better. About 10 posts earlier, in response to a similar erroneous critique, I wrote: On June 28 2010 23:32 Arrian wrote: I don't have a problem with people using Apple products. You use whatever you want. Your needs might make Apple products better, especially for editing, which Macs are especially good at. I'm just pointing out that Apple's products are inferior in regards customization, depth, and service (the last one I suppose is mostly my experience). If you love Apple, that's cool. I bear you no ill will. I bear Apple ill will, however. | ||
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Tonkerchen
680 Posts
But when it comes to notebooks I have to say that the White MacBook and the smallest MacBook Pro (13") are pretty decent, especially when you get some reduction when you're student/pupil. The bigger versions are too expensive imo. I just hardly can find notebook which has the same weight, battery duration and handling for the same price. Plus, with MacOSX you get some really nice funtions which I really dont want to miss anymore. Like scrolling with two fingers on touchpad, spaces, tab switch with 4 fingers. It's all adjustable. This makes surfing and working very comfortable on notebooks. | ||
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zerostumbleine33
United States18 Posts
On June 28 2010 22:58 Eiserne wrote: completely disagree. what a stupid blog. most of what you state is not true in any way shape or form. another apple hate post from teamliquid. it's despicable. wow you are so rude, go back to your own blog where every poster told you to get rid of your iphone since you have no money. your blog was stupid. Everything he states IS true, can you remove the back of your iphone to manually repair something? No, I don't think so. Apple is more expensive, for less features...and that is very true. The ipad is a big iphone...its just larger! It isn't a computer, and doesn't let you install real hardware, its just a large iphone. And apple products are trendy for students who can't learn to use a pen and paper for their scheduling and "need" an apple product to do it for them. I completely agree with the OP, apple products don't last very long, and getting them replaced or fixed costs so much. They don't offer any real services for repairs. I have lots of friends who love Mac products, but when their iphone's broke, they had to go out and pay full price for all new ones. Kind of ridiculous since they didn't even have the phones for a year. When my phone stopped charging, I got a new battery for free, no hassle. Not to mention, Apple has yet to set up a variety of stores in many areas to help their "huge" fanbase. I'd have to drive 3 hours to get to my closest apple store if I wanted to take a look at their shit or get help. What a ripoff. | ||
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
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Setz3R
United States455 Posts
My experience with apple is they've never really been a "good" company to me. When they started getting trendy I got confused cause I personally wouldn't buy most of their products, but their marketing is second to none. They REALLY know how to sell their products, get people to get hyped up over it, and in turn, make a ton of cash. iPhone 4 is the same way, hyped up to the teeth, making the product look about a million times better than what you're really holding in your hand. BUT, for the low price of $200, right now, as of this moment, it's probably the best phone on the market, hands down. There are many features they FINALLY got into the iphone to make it worth the purchase. I'd have to say, for someone who typically dislikes apple products, only has ever really had an ipod, I'm enjoying my iPhone 4. The battery life still kinda blows even though they tried to make it better. The camera on the phone is the ABSOLUTE best I've seen on any phone, plus playing around with video chat is pretty fun. I'm not trying to advertise for the iPhone right now, I still think apple sucks because they took like 4 generations of the iPhone to bring it on par with every other phone on the market, but as far as that goes--they really went above and beyond the craptacular MyTouch I had, for guess what--the same price. | ||
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Loser777
1931 Posts
This is a benchmark score from a PC I built in 2008 for $1200. I'd like to see someone with a modern Mac beat it. ![[image loading]](http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/696/14691206.jpg) | ||
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RoyalCheese
Czech Republic745 Posts
i would also choose iPhone 4 over my HTC Desire anyday...too bad it costs twice the money of Desire | ||
FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
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Biff The Understudy
France7917 Posts
I have Nokia N97, and it would tell me three pages to explain you how shit it is compared to an iphone. | ||
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Tazza
Korea (South)1678 Posts
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anderoo
Canada1876 Posts
i'd get a 13 inch black macbook if I could afford it, but that kind of price tag is hard to justify if you aren't really well off financially | ||
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fabiano
Brazil4644 Posts
I dont like Apple for calling everybody who doesnt use Apple products uncool. I dont like MacOSX because its really ugly. I like the iPhone. | ||
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sront
Germany18 Posts
Recently i had to buy a new MP3 player. decided on the Samsung YP-Q2 after testing. i was sure to not buy the ipod, but i had to laugh at the soundchip. thats just... ridicoulus. i used my Etymolic Research ER 6 i-solator in ear headphones (they were more expensive than the samsung mp3 player, but whoah, are they worth it) to test both. as i said. nothing has changed. ipod still expensive, still no sound. space doesnt matter anymore. Size wise, they were all the same. early ipod was thinner, but bigger than archos. now they are kinda the same. while the Mac may be better for things like cutting movies and stuff, i refuse to believe its good for anything else. lately, a friend of mine was over with his MBP, and he just sat there crying since nothing was working on that stupid OS. he cried when we had like 3 spare beta keys. i mean, you spend twice the money on an MBP than you do on an technically equal laptop, even no name laptop, and get less usability for more "stability". oh, while we're on the stability topic, the MBP crashed like 3 to 4 times that evening while the windows 7 and vista machines were running like they're supposed to. but i dislike microsoft too. i recall a phrase from the old dev bunker jobs and gates were in together "software should be free for everyone"... we see the effects of the "free" software now. please, let the age of free of charge OS come faster. Ubuntu (i think i used hardy heron) was nice to use, some more dev work and it is fit to take the place of windows and mac osX soon. switched back to windows cuz of the better compatibility. but soon, the compatibility problem will have its end. the dawn of free software has arrived. finally. btw, we were trying to play civ 4 that evening. | ||
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Finskie
Sweden412 Posts
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Sigh
Canada2433 Posts
I do agree with Macs being way too expensive when i can get a better ( performance-wise) , and longer lasting computer for about half the price. | ||
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
i mean, i couldn't justify paying 1.7k for a MBP but i sure as hell would like to have one if i used a laptop. | ||
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