And I have yet to run into anyone who likes Windows 8. Are you out there?
:looks around and slowly raises his hand:
...please don't hit me.
interesting, I just recently switched from my gaming machine (sold it) to a 13" MBP.
I guess a few of the biggest factors in this consideration was:
1. I should spend less time gaming, and spend time focusing on other things.
2. Wanted to simplify, could be moving out of the country and I can't take my beastly tower + 4 monitors with me.
3. Everything else I own is made by Apple, might as well go full in on the eco system.
4. Really got tired of updates/messing around with drivers/crashing (not to say my Mac doesn't crash, but it crashes about 5% as much as my PC)
5. The PC I built, while amazing for gaming was becoming a money sink. Always wanting the latest and greatest...haha.
6. I saw the future in Windows 8, and I did not like what I saw. This was the final straw.
I figured if I wanted to game, I'll game on the consoles. So far (about 2 months in) it is working out for me.
I love it. To me it just seems people are beefing about a fullscreen Start Menu. I'm sure they'll get over it in time.And I have yet to run into anyone who likes Windows 8. Are you out there?
The direction of OS X and the design of the Macs put me off. I don't mind the lack of upgrading you could do to your hardware, but I liked the days when I was paying £1000 for a beefy PPC processor with some rather high end hardware and simple but powerful software. Now the Macs seem to be lacking in terms of specs and OS X is gimmicked out with iOS stuff, but still at a premium price. Also, Apple's lack of long term support was getting annoying.
So when my Mac quickly became obsolete as they always do, I started using my PC more.
If it was just a style of start menu I could easier get used to it. I did so back in XP and again in Vista. But from a productivity/efficiency standpoint the start screen feels like a serious downgrade from the old start menus. I mean with a start menu you can drag and drop files between it and the desktop. And you can always dismiss and go back to an already open application with a simple click. It also provides an automatically compiled list of most used applications right above your cursor upon opening. And as of Vista all your applications are accessible through the slightest movements of the mouse.I love it. To me it just seems people are beefing about a fullscreen Start Menu. I'm sure they'll get over it in time.
Raw power for 1/2 the price, and the ability to use peripherals - external HDD's, USB drives, DVD's, etc...
Can't beat the raw power for 1/2 the price, but I know plenty of people including myself that run external HDD's, USB Drives, DVD players/burners, Blu-ray players etc. Am I missing something?
Just that you can't use an external HDD, USB drive, and DVD drive at the same time, even if you don't use a wired network or external keyboard/mouse. Nevermind you'll never ever be able to use a blu-ray drive natively.
Sure you can re: drives and connections. Blu-ray correct, re: natively, but you can still use it. Does it matter if it is natively?
How? Even the newest MacBook only has 2 USB ports, and by my count I'd need 3 to use a USB drive, mouse, and keyboard. Nevermind if I wanted to transfer files between external hard drives, or run a VM off of a NAS drive.
How? Even the newest MacBook only has 2 USB ports, and by my count I'd need 3 to use a USB drive, mouse, and keyboard. Nevermind if I wanted to transfer files between external hard drives, or run a VM off of a NAS drive.
Re:Blu-ray, if it's more steps than putting a disc into a drive and pushing play, it's too many steps - especially when a Dell works just like that.
This isn't a conversation about the choices apple made, it's simply my reasoning. You can't use a mac in any sort of professional environment without extreme compromises, and you can't use a mac in a home theater environment without extreme compromises too (until the latest refresh when they added an HDMI port that is).
What I can do is spend $1000 on a high-end PC and have a superb experience though.
Given those constraints, you tell me why a mac would even make a sliver of sense to buy?
Raw power for 1/2 the price, and the ability to use peripherals - external HDD's, USB drives, DVD's, etc...
I guess your mileage will very with the definition of superb user experience.
No, but when you need a semi-truck, Apple doesn't make one. Don't get me started on the joke that is called 'Mac Pro' :-\Power =/= responsiveness
A semi truck has more power than a car, but doesn't mean it'll go faster or handle well in traffic.
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As you do not tell us, what you have tried so far, we cannot help you efficiently, maybe you answer my question to your other post in that other thread (if you ever return) and we might be able to help (if you even want help).I tried to re install Snow Leopard on, but so far, no luck.