What makes you feel proud of owning a Mac?

[Dont Hurt Me]

Originally posted by PC Clone
Well you all seem to have your reasons for using a Mac so I can't fault you for that, however I can't relate to your horror stories of using PCs... I also can't understand your affinity for OSX... I've never operated a Mac using OSX but it doesn't look too different from any other OS I've operated... I've never had trouble with XP and am even sometimes overwhelmed by how much I can actually do with it... at first I thought most Mac users were computer illiterate, but some of you seem to know your stuff... there seems to be no reason you should have all these problems with Windows, especially with the resources you have on the internet that can help... but to each his own... I look foward to someday using this OSX and finding out what all the fuss is about...

benixau- still doesn't work... what exactly is a dock anyway?

The dock is a wonderful tool bar sort of holding the alias/ icons of stuff you regularly use! for example i play RTCW all the time and decide i want easy access to it so i just drag its icon on top of the dock whereever i want it to be and presto a alais is created of the icon and is in my dock! now i just have to click on that icon whenever i want to play that game! And most icons are cool looking! So much for the dock i love but what makes mac's are EASE OF USE AND EVERYTHING JUST WORKS! I could go on and on please look at my post on crt imacs for another example but really macs are just better.

 

[crazytom]

I love my Mac every time my Gateway buddy says he had a problem with his machine and they told him to format his hard drive and reinstall windows!!!!

 

[UnixMac]

Originally posted by crazytom
I love my Mac every time my Gateway buddy says he had a problem with his machine and they told him to format his hard drive and reinstall windows!!!!

I called Gateway tech support for my sisters P4 Windows XP box because she had a problem with a restore she did that whiped out all her prefs in AOL... so they're solution was... you guessed it... reinstall windows with the restore CD (which reformats the drive too)..

what a bunch of crap... I spent some time playing with it and fixed it myself...

The "tech" people there read out of a book.

 

[WinterMute]

It's a religeous thing I guess...

My PC friends are always harping on about the cost/lack of performance of Macs, but I can't get them off my Ti, and two of them eventually bought Ti's of their own!

I'm an individual, my Mac is an individual, let the PC boys use the clone boxes and let those of us who really know what were talking about get on with it

 

[PC Clone]

Originally posted by WinterMute
It's a religeous thing I guess...

My PC friends are always harping on about the cost/lack of performance of Macs, but I can't get them off my Ti, and two of them eventually bought Ti's of their own!

I'm an individual, my Mac is an individual, let the PC boys use the clone boxes and let those of us who really know what were talking about get on with it

That's funny because it's actually the exact opposite...

 

[UnixMac]

Originally posted by PC Clone

That's funny because it's actually the exact opposite...

Sorry PCClone, not with my friends... I own a P4 and many of my friends own PC's, but we all acknowledge the refinement of the Mac, and especially OS X..

 

[PC Clone]

I was actually referring to his last comment, however:
Try building your own(or have someone who knows what they're doing) computer... give yourself a budget of $1000... and go with an Athlon XP chip this time just for kicks... use good quality parts and that system will smoke your Mac...

 

[UnixMac]

Originally posted by PC Clone
I was actually referring to his last comment, however:
Try building your own(or have someone who knows what they're doing) computer... give yourself a budget of $1000... and go with an Athlon XP chip this time just for kicks... use good quality parts and that system will smoke your Mac...

That's like saying my $25,000 Z28 goes faster than your Porsche 911.... so what? The 911 has a lot more going for it.

your $1000 XP box will only smoke the mac at certain apps or games, a Dual 1.25Ghz mac does most pro-apps faster than all but the fastest P4 3.06.... there is no smoking going on in most systems... and when you consider the bus speed difference and CPU speed difference, that speaks volumes about the Mac... so wait till PPC970 or G5 comes out.

The speed of the fastest computer goes back and forth between mac and pc.... that really doesn't matter... the majority of people don't need the fastest systems anyway, and they are more for bragging rights.

 

[Xero]

oh boy, here we go again.

i advise PC Clone and UnixMac to RE-READ this thread because its ALL BEEN SAID already, right here! hehe.

p.s. i was just joking around about the dating thing, i didnt make that super clear, sorry.

 

[PC Clone]

Originally posted by UnixMac

The speed of the fastest computer goes back and forth between mac and pc.... that really doesn't matter... the majority of people don't need the fastest systems anyway, and they are more for bragging rights.

I agree, but if you can build a quality 2Ghz machine yourself for a grand then why buy an Apple that costs 150% more?

 

[WinterMute]

Originally posted by PC Clone

I agree, but if you can build a quality 2Ghz machine yourself for a grand then why buy an Apple that costs 150% more?

Because I choose style and productivity over raw horsepower any day

I've never got the cost thing, sure, it's a more expensive playground, but the Mac choice has rarely been about cost.

I don't buy the performance argument, I'd use Sun or SG hardware otherwise, this is about lifestyle choices, the music you like, the clothes you wear, the people you hang out with...

Macs are about who you are, you either love them or you don't, it's not a problem, get over it.

 

[UnixMac]

Originally posted by PC Clone

I agree, but if you can build a quality 2Ghz machine yourself for a grand then why buy an Apple that costs 150% more?

Cause I'm rich..... Really!