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id buy mac just because dave_g and Brisk hate them |
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Sold! |
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Incidentally I should note that I will be getting student discount plus another hundred quid off so a standard Macbook would be 600 quid. |
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what you planning on using it for? music and web stuff? if so, the mac will be fine. |
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Why do most graphic designers and photographers i know (succesful ones, i only like succesful people) use Macs? |
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Why am i watching Starsky & Hutch (the movie)? : ( |
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Ah Lost (season 5) is on (i'm late)! |
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Mostly Max/MSP and listening to music with a windows partition with fwuity lewps on it to make my gay disco hits. I'd like to get back in to using logic as its what we use at work but it's so fucking expensive. |
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(connect four) ( ) |
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO |
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just surf to and read for yourself. depending on what you're going to do, i'd say: either go cheap and buy a netbook, or if anything, avoid vista as the plague and buy a mac. the extra mac $ are worth it, imo |
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Sorry for butting in. |
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i have a mac. it's shit hot. |
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First of all, Macintosh can be rearranged to spell Mac Shit, No? Windows can be rearranged to spell nothing coherent. Ubuntu is a fucked up word anyway Thinkpad, Dink-Path Mac just is for pimps, plus they're metallic. Who would refuse a metallic exterior? If you don't choose mac there must be something wrong about your brain size, i bet. Dear XLTre |
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mac? no shit! |
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i have a mac i have a windows pc the pc spec is more powerful the pc is less reliable and pisses me off mac wins |
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because they've been conditioned to use macs either from the 90s (if they're established) or from college/uni if they've just started out (because thats what most campus' train with, mainly because a lot of students come from non-computer backgrounds and struggle with pcs) back in the 90s, macs had the clear advantage when it came to design related endeavours, due to better color profiling and a few other features. photoshop also started life exclusively on the mac and came to windows later. today, there is absolutely ZERO difference between the suite on both platforms. i work in the industry myself and have used both macs and pc's extensively for design work. people mostly prefer to use what they were trained/taught with initially, which is why macs still have a big share of the design market. in reality, it doesn't matter what platform you use. |
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You are absolutely right! the myth that macs are better for design havnt been true since the late mid 90's. In fact the 3 largest design firms in the world have switched to PC in the past 7 years. |
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I would say if you're getting a laptop probably get a mac tbh. PC laptops are flakey horrible things. Dislike them - they usually last around 2.5 years max in my experience. I dont even have a mac, but i know the laptops are designed to last. But! I say desktops arent dead! I got a shitty laptop for my shitty laptop tasks, and I built a powerhouse PC for my proper tasks. If you know how to look after a windows machine, and you built it well with good components, and you dont fill it full of warez crap then it will be good times! Also i think microsoft may be onto something with windows 7. |
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Yes that's definitely a part of it. : ) |
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Eh? i give up! Sam, i hope whatever you get suits you. PC or Mac, i hope you'll be a happy bunny. |
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I'm getting a my laptop tomorrow and I still haven't decided. I think I have to get a mac for logic. It's what I teach to the kiddies meaning I can do lesson prep etc at home. Hope you've enjoyed this update. |
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macbook pros will heat up on the underside and burn the cock off you if you're not careful i've found. good computers but for the price? not worth it. |
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if you're lonely, it's less awkward to fall in love with a Mac than a PC. |
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I'm quite lonely. |
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get a Mac |
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Is it worth it - personally I've had a good time - owned PowerBook mac pro and MacBook pro. GF has MacBook with no issues... Whatever, pay what u want for what makes u hard. |
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the burner of my - maybe - 4 years old macbook pro fucked up after 13 months, of course the warranty was covering one year only. same thing happened with the old eMac so you better extend the warranty or you can get extremely lucky. apart from this it's a great comp, it works better with a gf though |
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Apparently student discount gets you an extended 3 year warranty but I haven't looked in to it yet (you have to log on at a university computer). I miss your smiling face marco. |
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nice1. i hope you're fine man, i'm going crazy like all winters, always the same shit to work out :D |
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Winter is such a shitty time of year really. It's great for a short while then you just think 'for fucks sake would it be too much to ask to not have to wear 4 layers and take a bloody raincoat where ever I go?'. It's rubbish really. |
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that reminds me i need a new pair of shoes, it's been years since the last one. i'll try to sort that out this the week for the better |
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Good man, make sure they're durable and attractive. |
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general rule: no spliff beforehand they gotta be almost perfect or nothing. and black :) |
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Once you go Mac, you never go back. |
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Get a Mac - I've had a MacBook for about a month now and I'm seriously doubting whether I'll ever buy anything MicroSoft computing-wise ever again. Everything's generally much better - efficiency, appearance, usability. That's the only problem with them though - they'll put you off everything else on the market. |
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try to wait till the end of the month. at the end of january apple will show off his new line (probably with tablet) and current models will probably be somewhat cheaper (generally speaking: the new models will either be faster & cheaper, or just faster). so, just hold your chocolate coins in your pocket for a couple weeks. |
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The funny thing is that apple don't know much about making per se, as they subcontract out all the manufacturing to China, etc. That statement is quite clever because it implies that their stuff is expensive and not junk, when in fact the hardware is pretty standard PC junk (albeit expensive) To give apple their dues, the software is quite nice, but unlike windows, they've had it easy... * They didn't have a MASSIVE install base to piss off when breaking legacy compatibility with os9 -> osx switch. * They only have to support a tiny number of hardware configurations. * Silly fanboys will do all the advertising and hype for them. Apropos, Nokia are suing apple for mobile technology used in the Ifone. My money's on Nokia to win either via cross licensing or slap fight in court. I've read quite a bit about this and the interesting thing to come across is that apple is a big bag of hot air. Although they may have a massive market capitalisation, apple investors don't get any dividends. It's all based on hype and future prospects. If I had put money into a successful mature company, I would be expecting some dividends... those turtle neck jumpers and man bags don't buy themselves! |
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I bought a mac 4 months ago. Took me a month to realize how much I hated the thing, another 3 months to find someone who wasn't totally going to gouge me in resale, ended up loosing $500 in the deal. If you are going to buy a mac, maybe start off setting yourself up with a hackintosh box or something. |
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not to mention the fact that Nokia are most probably legally in the right here, as they hold copyright to a LOT of stuff. Nokia have been in the mobile phone industry since 1984. Apple has been in the mobile phone game since, what...2007? |
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The resale value if you are selling two years later is good. But not if you are selling right away. |
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While sat on the mac at university today I ordered one for myself... I am now a Mac cunt. |
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