Is it me or 80% of the threads here are...

[rainking]

Should I get the 13, 15 or 17?
MBA or MBP?
Should I get the 2011 MBP or wait for the 2012?
Should I keep SL or upgrade to Lion?

Seriously folks, do your research and YOU decide how to spend your 1k-2.5k based on your needs. I just joined about a week ago and already see these threads several times a day.

/end rant

Otherwise, great forum!

 

[danpass]

ha!

If you had been here in June 2010 you would have known to get a 32GB iPhone 4.


















I kid, I kid lol

 

[Fernandez21]

wouldn't asking a forum full of mac users count as research when trying to make a decision about which mac to buy?

 

[macdaddy121]

Should I get the 13, 15 or 17?
MBA or MBP?
Should I get the 2011 MBP or wait for the 2012?
Should I keep SL or upgrade to Lion?

Seriously folks, do your research and YOU decide how to spend your 1k-2.5k based on your needs. I just joined about a week ago and already see these threads several times a day.

/end rant

Otherwise, great forum!

Did you read a lot of these threads? If so, is the i7 worth it or should I get the i5 in my MBA? just kidding.

 

[wegster]

Should I get the 13, 15 or 17?
MBA or MBP?
Should I get the 2011 MBP or wait for the 2012?
Should I keep SL or upgrade to Lion?

Seriously folks, do your research and YOU decide how to spend your 1k-2.5k based on your needs. I just joined about a week ago and already see these threads several times a day.

/end rant

Otherwise, great forum!

Welcome to the Interwebs, where a few people try to *mostly* have real discussion, and lots of people just want validation or to say, 'me, too!1!!!!!' Besides, search is for people that can read, without ADD, and is obviously highly over-rated, anyways.

I can't wait for the next updates.

PS - Me too.

 

[palpatine]

Those threads really irk me too!

But, my first post on the forums was the same thing.

So, I guess it is kind of a right of passage

 

[aluren]

Most of those threads fade after a day or two anyways... And nobody ever reads sticky threads either, so there's really no solution to this...

 

[Young Spade]

^I talked with a friend about this and I definitely found on.e

Make all members take a test every month that questioned them on the ToS and little things like. if you fail, you can't post until you pass the test.

I would love to see that happen.

 

[Prodo123]

Should I get the 13, 15 or 17?
MBA or MBP?
Should I get the 2011 MBP or wait for the 2012?
Should I keep SL or upgrade to Lion?

Seriously folks, do your research and YOU decide how to spend your 1k-2.5k based on your needs. I just joined about a week ago and already see these threads several times a day.

/end rant

Otherwise, great forum!

More:
Should I get the high-res screen or normal?
Should I get the antiglare or glossy?
Should I go 2.3Ghz?
Which RAM is right for me?
Is the 13" good enough?


While they're at it, they might as well ask:
Is the MBP made of aluminum?
Is the MBP screen made of glass?
Is the trackpad multi-touch?


What most people who post these threads fail to recognize is that only they know what they need exactly, and they should get whatever they want, regardless of other people's opinions, because obviously we commenters are not them.
What they also fail to recognize is that on the top right of their browsers, there's a little white box that says "Google". Or that this website exists.

 

[Epic Xbox Revie]

My iphone's screens all yellow. It's cus it's a 16GB right??









Joking aside. While it does get somewhat annoying that people have the same threads, what gives the first person the right to make a thread and the last person not to?

 

[hexonxonx]

Those threads really irk me too!

But, my first post on the forums was the same thing.

So, I guess it is kind of a right of passage

Mine almost. I came to this forum two days before buying my first iPhone. Oddly enough, my first post wasn't asking what to buy, it was asking how to add cities to the weather app being a new Mac user and all. A week later, my third thread was on what Mac to buy. I bought a MBP one week after buying my first iPhone. 2007 was a fun year.

 

[palpatine]

I totally understand the criticism. I think some of us go to the Apple store (they started saying "welcome home" to me after a while because I spent so much time there staring at the MBPs and MBAs). We also search the forums. But, we still have doubts.

In my case, it was fairly simple. I had certain tasks I wanted the computer to perform, and there was no way for me to tell how well it would work. I simply didn't have enough experience with Macs (mainly a Windows user) or Sandy Bridge to evaluate the potential.

Thanks to the wonderful help provided on these forums (one member even kindly performed several tests with his computer to give me some rough benchmarks) I was able to make a decision with some degree of confidence.

In my opinion, as long as the poster does their due diligence (google, visiting store if possible, searching forums) and gives us something to work with (info about what they want to do with the computer) I have no complaints about any posts asking what to buy.

 

[marc11]

It is just you. 80% of the threads here are:

1) Heat
2) Best SSD
3) Best RAM
4) I spilled (insert beverage of choice here) on my MBP what should I do now.


So many people do not bother to search. I managed to upgrade my ram, select and install my SSD/Optibay before I even joined the forums just by searching and reading past questions and answers. But no, for many it is easier to just start a new thread asking the same old question.

 

[Smork]

Someone just needs to make a sticky thread with all of the advantages and a general FAQ regarding the average question. This would stop a good amount of these threads.

 

[clutchm3]

It is just you. 80% of the threads here are:

1) Heat
2) Best SSD
3) Best RAM
4) I spilled (insert beverage of choice here) on my MBP what should I do now.


So many people do not bother to search. I managed to upgrade my ram, select and install my SSD/Optibay before I even joined the forums just by searching and reading past questions and answers. But no, for many it is easier to just start a new thread asking the same old question.

#4 is the most common and I do not understand how!!! Just be careful and don't spill stuff

 

[deadwulfe]

Someone just needs to make a sticky thread with all of the advantages and a general FAQ regarding the average question. This would stop a good amount of these threads.

It annoys the crap out of me and yet I keep coming back to this sub-forum.

• There are guides on the website, but people don't look for them.
• Long-registered members post links to answer their questions, but people don't read the links.
• Someone made a thread aiming to sticky answers to common questions, but people still made new threads while that post was still on the first page.
• Every week someone spills crap on their Mac; preferring to post on a forum, waiting for the answer they like most instead of taking the best advice and they still do it on the Mac they spilled their drink on.
• People still complain about overheating, because their notebook gets too hot for their laps.
• Very little has changed since last Wednesday to necessitate a new 'which SSD/RAM?' thread, but people still think they could be missing out on the latest and greatest to hit the bargain bin.

 

[JacaByte]

If you had visited in late 2009, most of the threads would have been about the Arrandale processor.

 

[snaky69]

It annoys the crap out of me and yet I keep coming back to this sub-forum.

• There are guides on the website, but people don't look for them.
• Long-registered members post links to answer their questions, but people don't read the links.
• Someone made a thread aiming to sticky answers to common questions, but people still made new threads while that post was still on the first page.
• Every week someone spills crap on their Mac; preferring to post on a forum, waiting for the answer they like most instead of taking the best advice and they still do it on the Mac they spilled their drink on.
• People still complain about overheating, because their notebook gets too hot for their laps.
• Very little has changed since last Wednesday to necessitate a new 'which SSD/RAM?' thread, but people still think they could be missing out on the latest and greatest to hit the bargain bin.

I was that someone, and got laughed at, so I dropped the ball and let the thread die.