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Mac OS X Dissapointing: Back to Windows

A Macbook for gaming, hmm???

A Macbook for gaming, hmm??? Not to be nasty but if gaming was the thing that you were getting it for dont you think you should have checked the specs first? And then maybe have gone for the Macbook Pro?

Seriously a Intel X3100 chipset for gaming? Although saying that there are a fair amount of games that you would be able to play on it, pretty much anything made with the unreal 2 engine, some of the earlier Need for Speed games, maybe even Age of Empires 3.


Yeah right a OS X virus :-(
 
Dump the Macbook or sell it and grab a Windows PC for now.

Especially if you wanted to run games of any kind. You won't be missing that much, and in fact if you don't mind using Windows at all you will gaining so much more hardware options.
 
Sesshi said:
I have little to add because it occurs to me that the OP might have problems with any OS, but to say that I'd rather have a $3,000 paperweight than install Windows full-time on the Flambébook - I'd much rather it be installed on something that does actually 'just work'.
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ok im glad your so rich you can afford to have a $3000 dollar computer have a couple issues and you can just forget about it, nd buy a new one, and act as if nothin happened.

OBVIOUSLY, sticking windows on the $3000 dollars on possible only a semi-working machine, is ALOT better then having the $3000 machine sit and collect dust. Look at this:

-Laptop that only sorta works, but does work

VS.

-Wasting $3000 and etting NOTHING out of it.
 
I'd just like to say a few things too point out.

Firstly, how did you buy a Macbook for 3000 dollars? The cheapest Macbook in Australia is RRP 1,499.00 and the most expensive Macbook is 2099.99, so how in the world did you pay 3000 dollars?

Another point I'd like to make is there are no official Apple stores. Anyone you see selling Apple products currently in Australia are third party resellers, and believe it or not, do not know everything about Apple products.

The first three Apple Stores are opening in different parts of Australia.

All I'm saying is don't exaggerate your points, as it can confuse people.
 
applefan69 said:
ok im glad your so rich you can afford to have a $3000 dollar computer have a couple issues and you can just forget about it, nd buy a new one, and act as if nothin happened.

OBVIOUSLY, sticking windows on the $3000 dollars on possible only a semi-working machine, is ALOT better then having the $3000 machine sit and collect dust. Look at this:

-Laptop that only sorta works, but does work

VS.

-Wasting $3000 and etting NOTHING out of it.
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Well, I get a good rant out of it.
 
To all of you who are calling the OP dumb (or insinuating it) for typing in his password for something that wasn't legit, I know you are all being hypocritical.

Doing ANYTHING with any new software that you get online (almost all of it perfectly legitimate) in OS X and it usually asks you for your password.

Setting up a new Mac from scratch and putting in all of the software updates and then installing your "standard" suite of "must have" apps usually means typing in your administrator password a couple dozen times before everything is said and done.

I've had to type in my password twice today already, and it isn't even 10 AM.

So leave the guy alone and bugger off.

People expect a lot more from a Ferrari than they do from a Civic, and if you are Ferrari, meeting those expectations is part of the service you are providing. If Ferrari said "It Just Works" and It Just Didn't, then you'd better believe that they would have unhappy (rich) customers knocking on the door.
 
benpatient said:
People expect a lot more from a Ferrari than they do from a Civic, and if you are Ferrari, meeting those expectations is part of the service you are providing. If Ferrari said "It Just Works" and It Just Didn't, then you'd better believe that they would have unhappy (rich) customers knocking on the door.
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But would you take your Ferrari to Jiffy Lube? And then believe them that you needed their special "gas extender and transmission improver fluid" or else it would only get 15 mpg and never be able to go into Reverse?

The two things that happened is that the OP may have done something they shouldn't have with their brand-new computer (fair enough, happens to us all), then believed the folks at a third-party reseller (sorta reasonable, assuming their twuntishness wasn't obvious). It's how the OP chooses to carry forward after a little whoopsie: either get some solid advice, or just chuck it all.
 
Tragedies said:
I'd just like to say a few things too point out.

Firstly, how did you buy a Macbook for 3000 dollars? The cheapest Macbook in Australia is RRP 1,499.00 and the most expensive Macbook is 2099.99, so how in the world did you pay 3000 dollars?
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I'm not a savant, but I bet there is an easy answer to this one if you put all of your mental powers to work...could the mac newbie be referring to a macbook pro without using the all-important modifier, simply because he doesn't know better? It isn't his fault that Apple chose to remove the strong distinction between the product names. (ibook, powerbook). Those run over 3,000 dollars pretty easily, don't they? Gosh, that was hard.

Another point I'd like to make is there are no official Apple stores. Anyone you see selling Apple products currently in Australia are third party resellers, and believe it or not, do not know everything about Apple products.

The first three Apple Stores are opening in different parts of Australia.

All I'm saying is don't exaggerate your points, as it can confuse people.
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If you walk into a store with the word "mac" in the title, and they have "official authorised Apple dealer" stickers in the window, and all they sell are Apple products, then guess what most people would call that (I'm not talking about the people who spend all day on these forums, I'm talking about regular people who might have an ipod or an iphone). They'd probably call it the Apple store. ESPECIALLY if there are no official Apple Stores in the fricking country.

All I'm saying is use your brain. You sound foolish. Scolding someone for not being a fanatical zealot makes you look pretty lame.
 
JohnNotBeatle said:
But would you take your Ferrari to Jiffy Lube? And then believe them that you needed their special "gas extender and transmission improver fluid" or else it would only get 15 mpg and never be able to go into Reverse?

The two things that happened is that the OP may have done something they shouldn't have with their brand-new computer (fair enough, happens to us all), then believed the folks at a third-party reseller (sorta reasonable, assuming their twuntishness wasn't obvious). It's how the OP chooses to carry forward after a little whoopsie: either get some solid advice, or just chuck it all.
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Most Ferrari owners would be happy with 15 mpg. And in some parts of the US, they need to put gasoline additives in every time they fill the tank.

That's the main reason you don't see a lot of Ferraris in Montana.
 
Just out of curiosity, is your "MacBook" white, black, or metal?

Where did you buy it?

Who said it's infected?

Is this person certified by Apple to perform diagnostics?
 
benpatient said:
People expect a lot more from a Ferrari than they do from a Civic, and if you are Ferrari, meeting those expectations is part of the service you are providing. If Ferrari said "It Just Works" and It Just Didn't, then you'd better believe that they would have unhappy (rich) customers knocking on the door.
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Ferrari is the wrong comparison. A Ferrari wants to be looked after ten times more than any other car. Take a nice Mercedes instead. Which stopped driving after only a few hundred miles and couldn't be started (well, you need to go to a station and fill the tank from time to time), and then stopped again after a few hundred meters (Note: If the car has a diesel engine, fill the tank with diesel. If the car has a petrol engine, fill the tank with petrol). If that Mercedes owner switches back to a Civic, Mercedes is probably more than happy.
 
Wasn't the last big Trojan for the Mac from the adult sites.

"You machine lacks the codec for this video, please install this..." 😉

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As far as 98% of the games not working on the Mac, isn't that what Windows is for ... and Apple makes that easy by providing drivers.

So depending on the machine, the only way 98% of the games won't work on the new Intel Macs, is if you are trying to run them on a Core Solo machine with integrated graphics.
 
Sorry to hear about the lack of official Apple Stores in Australia. Sounds to me like a hardware problem which the sales guy saw as an opportunity to sell you some software you don't need. Sure, a trojan is possible too, but see if you can get a qualified, apple savvy, tech guy to give it an independant once over before you give up on the poor little machine.

And I know its been said, but what games did you think you would play on your macbook? Nothing will run well!
 
ok firstly, this wasnt a virus. A virus doesnt work like that. The fact that you got the same malware twice means that your mac was propably targeted by someone - how many chances are that you get the same exact.. lets say virus, in a mac? either someone exploited your airport or you kept visiting/dowloading a site/file which was harmful? Macs dont have viruses, but ofc there are trojans and malware in general... no OS is invulnerable. Also, 90% of games DO run on macs nowdays (yes they do), but well ofc i wouldnt reccomend a mac for a gamer on first place. "It just works" <- you dont like that phrase? let me re-phrase it then for you: "It just works waaaay better"

So, im sry to hear youve been so unlucky - coz you re unlucky, talk with other mac users... and i still believe someone is exploiting your airport

PS: once ive read my post i realised i sound like a total fanboy, but cmon like one guy said above, was the weed THAT good?
 
This thread is a low-point for these forums, as it seems to be a magnet for hotheads with very little in the way of reading comprehension.

1. I don't know why people are assuming that there's a hardware issue when there's no evidence that a clean install has been performed on the machine. The OP just got a new Mac and has the disks he needs to do it. This is basic troubleshooting people - find a way to eliminate the software before blaming the hardware.

2. The symptoms resemble those of a certain trojan, as some people have pointed out. A clean install would fix that for sure.

3. Rather than rail the guy for wanting to play games or perhaps saying Macbook when he meant Macbook Pro, why not ask some questions to reach some understanding? Is your ego so fragile - and in a bizarre turn of events, linked to your choice in personal computers - that as soon as somebody reports a bad Mac experience you have to go on the attack?

4. The OP sounds a bit naive, but isn't that par for the course when you're new to something? Again, not reason to attack, but maybe reason to try to lend the guy some good advice based on your experience.

5. Even if there is a hardware issue, why would that mean this thing must become a paper weight. It's new - it's under warrantee.

To the OP - if you haven't been scared off completely by the ornery plankton which frequents these forums, consider discussing the possibility of some basic troubleshooting with us. Do Macs "just work"? To an extent, but they can be broken, as you've perhaps learned the hard way. Still, I believe that with a little experience under your belt, you'll come to understand where the merit lies in that slogan.
 
It stings me a bit that when this sort of thing happens on Windows, Microsoft is being blamed for being unsecure, unstable, and whatnot. When it happens on a Mac, it's always the user who is naive, unaware, etcetera.

Here we call that "measuring with two sizes".

--Erwin
 
Erwin-Br said:
It stings me a bit that when this sort of thing happens on Windows, Microsoft is being blamed for being unsecure, unstable, and whatnot. When it happens on a Mac, it's always the user who is naive, unaware, etcetera.

Here we call that "measuring with two sizes".

--Erwin
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I don't. It's almost always a P.E.B.K.A.C. no matter what OS it is. It's not like the computer went out and downloaded the virus/trojan/spyware/etc on it's own, because it doesn't like the owner.
 
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