EPTAny Pros Use Mac? - Page 4
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zerK
Canada176 Posts
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thechasemenna
United States28 Posts
Disclaimer: This thread isn't intended to shatter anybody's preferences as it is not necessary or wanted, if you simply cannot reply without trolling on either macs or PC then please do not post at all. Also, this thread shouldn't bring up anything about Macs or PCs outside of gaming or even better, Starcraft itself. | ||
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thechasemenna
United States28 Posts
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IronManSC
United States2119 Posts
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
On August 01 2012 03:35 renaissanceMAN wrote: So really what you're saying is you upgraded to a newer computer in order to play late game battles... If it's a question of sponsorship, I feel like you're going off in a different direction. And we're talking about computers, so laptops are included... It seems like its coming down to a question of opinion rather than actual facts so I'll just say this: Yes you can build a custom PC with better specs for much less money than buying a Mac. You can also buy a pre-built PC for generally less money than buying a Mac. In my experience, I would rather spend more money on buying a Mac than building or buying, even if I couldn't get the exact high-end specs I wanted. I save myself a headache, and I have a great computer which will do everything I need with ease. The design, quality of the product, and overall performance is important to me, and I've never had any issues, gaming or otherwise, with my MacBook Pro, or any Mac I've used. U've got a lotta extra cash?  | ||
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Caliber
United States598 Posts
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NuttyFudgesicle
United States29 Posts
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B-Wong
United States240 Posts
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fer
Canada375 Posts
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Xitac
Germany25 Posts
just admit it, macs are too expensiv thats the reason why most ppl(including sc2 pros) dont use them User was warned for this post | ||
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
On a personal note, my own PC is custom made and I wouldn't want it any other way now that I have tried it. I guess that's how apple users feel about their macbooks and imacs and that's totally awesome. In terms of software I find apple software rather sexy and extremely user friendly & super compatible with other apple products from ipods to iphones. There are certain advantages to each type of OS/computer. Having said that, I prefer custom PCs because I can change RAM/HD/processor etc. whenever I feel that the seperate part is a bottleneck. You can't do that with a new or old mac, right? | ||
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MajorProblem
Sweden14 Posts
On August 01 2012 04:18 NuttyFudgesicle wrote: Let me just say firstly, the biggest problem with the Mac is that you cannot turn off mouse acceleration which can be rather huge for some players, especially at the pro level. (I know there have been one or two ways that people have bypassed this using a program, but I have not tried it). Here is one of the mythical acceleration killers for the brave ones. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=194668 But I agree that windows dominance in desktop gaming will not be broken for many years to come. | ||
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Eliwood5837
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mongmong
Korea (South)1389 Posts
the only good thing ive noticed about mac is the retina technology they use so i can see things much more clearly. But to me thats about it. | ||
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
The only "pro" who uses (or used) a Mac is Scarlett. But just because no one else does doesn't mean you don't have to!  | ||
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Nachtwind
Germany1130 Posts
macIO not for gaming ( not discussable because of many things allready mentioned -for me biggest negativ thing lack of third party drivers or problems with them ) linux not for desktops ( discussable ) windows not for servers ( discussable, but nahhh ) | ||
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Lysenko
Iceland2128 Posts
On August 01 2012 04:38 Xitac wrote: poor belia got banned for saying macs are overpriced just admit it, macs are too expensiv thats the reason why most ppl(including sc2 pros) dont use them Actually, he got banned for saying things like this in his post: The real question is, does anyone who knows anything about computers, use Mac? And the answer is No. It's inflammatory, untrue, and trying to start an argument that the OP specifically asked to keep out of the thread. The truth is that pricing Mac hardware against truly equivalent generic Windows PC hardware can be kind of tricky, because Apple tends to adopt exotic interfaces like Thunderbolt, designs laptops with very difficult to achieve form factors, and does things like builds a high quality monitor into the box. Sometimes the prices are pretty close, sometimes the Apple hardware is wildly expensive in comparison. This also varies over the life of an Apple product, because what is exotic and expensive on the PC side on day 1 will cost a lot less in six months, while the Apple price won't have changed. I personally own a recent Windows PC that I use solely for gaming or running the occasional application that's only available on Windows, a four-year-old Mac Pro, and two Mac laptops. Here's why I choose to buy Apple hardware, when I do: * It's cheaper to buy a somewhat more expensive Apple system than switch over to a Windows PC wholesale because I have software that cost many times what the hardware did, and it's all legally paid-for and licensed. (Many of these packages, particularly my Adobe products, have been continually upgraded since the late 1980s or early 1990s.) * The UNIX-like OS makes certain kinds of development much easier than on a Windows PC, where that kind of thing swiftly takes one into a very strange proprietary Microsoft world that doesn't resemble anything else out there. * The laptops are smaller and lighter for the capability than the Windows competition, and again, they run the same software into which I've already bought. If a pro gamer is going to buy a new computer, of course they won't buy a Mac, for the reasons related to mouse acceleration and drivers that people have mentioned. However, running SC2 on a Mac is perfectly viable in general and might be acceptable to a pro under certain circumstances. | ||
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renaissanceMAN
United States1840 Posts
With the right drivers there's nothing wrong with Macs, and the reaction you get for showing up to lan tournaments with a Mac is always worth it. And the simple fact that Macs are easier to use and give you less headaches makes them worth enough to me to give up Windows-based computers altogether. | ||
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Aphasie
Norway474 Posts
So this is why progamers dont use macs: 1. Sc2 progamers are gamers, hence they also play some other games from time to time -> no mac 2. Throughout history the tweaking and support programs for macs have been awful; No PGTour, No fish, No ICCUP, no teamspeak, etc etc. 3. Binding keys like for instance control to the mousewheel was impossible making it nigh impossible to be good at brood war, from which a lot of our current progamers came. As far as i know, you cant even bind your mouse keys on razer equipment even with the drivers (this was true 2 years ago at least) 4. The tournament issue, already mentioned As long as my relationship with macs have been. And however much i tried defending it when i was a kid growing up. Macs arent for gamers. End of fucking story. Running bootcamp to play games on windows is plain retarded. | ||
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frozenrb
Poland389 Posts
On August 01 2012 05:56 Lysenko wrote: Actually, he got banned for saying things like this in his post: It's inflammatory, untrue, and trying to start an argument that the OP specifically asked to keep out of the thread. The truth is that pricing Mac hardware against truly equivalent generic Windows PC hardware can be kind of tricky, because Apple tends to adopt exotic interfaces like Thunderbolt, designs laptops with very difficult to achieve form factors, and does things like builds a high quality monitor into the box. This monitor isn't high quality, especially it's glossy surface. Eizo/NEC/Fujitsu is high quality, a lot cheaper monitors are better than this marketing miracle. | ||
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