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[BooBearSH]

[Supra]

Windows 7, because I've used XP Vista and 7, and windows 7 is the best they've done. Nothing compared to Linux.

[Chad]

What I linux Like?
Whats the big difference!

Linux is supposed to be more powerfull. You are suppose to have more access to things. Linux is free. It's used a lot in Virtual Private Servers. A lot of multi-million dollar corporations use it for development. It's suppose to be also really secure and reliable.

[mustafa716]

What I linux Like?
Whats the big difference!

10 fundamental differences between Linux and Windows | TechRepublic read that and i hope it answers ur question

[mustafa716]

Yea according to what I read In the article, Im sticking with my windows 7. Linux looks cheap as hell.

alright sweet glad to help

[Hellsome]

windows 7 looks nice imo.

[C0FFINCASE]

I have Windows Xp 64bit i think. But point is i am tryign to get a new laptop with Vista. I don't like 7 that much.

I have Vista. I've never had any of the problems bitch about and I can't find a reason to upgrade to 7 and lose drivers have trk on shit. Yeah, it takes a little more space but its not that much more really

[Chaos]

I think windows in general sucks
does anyone agree and why?

[Supra]

Check out moblin remix. Tell me what you think. Its beast, its very use friendly and simplistic version of Linux. I.e no terminal for people who don't understand linuxes potential and capabilities. When I had it it wold boot up in less than 5 seconds and the internet was blazing fast. Since that's what its meant fir.

[BooBearSH]

Thread is trying to die down...

[ccgamer]

Apparently you missed this:

Why switch?

The 10 reasons that Apple must think is imperative for making the change from a PC to a MAC can be found on their website. Of course if you have the time to read through all of them you realise that these 10 features or reasons have been standard with the PC a long, long, long time. Some of the reasons are just plain myths that Apple invented. Probably because they ran out of fabricated facts.
So take the journey through the 10 commandments of a mac-enthusiast and enjoy their naive attitude towards personal computing.

1. The Mac... It just works

This is maybe the ultimate reason a mac owner will give you to explain why it's superior to a PC. The mac owner will tell you that all people that own macs are really satisfied with their computers and would never switch back. This is ofcourse not true. If you read our Real stories you will find all kinds of interesting stories about owning a mac.
The mac owner will also tell you that with a system from Apple you will never have to think about drivers, upgrades or anything. A mac is perfection itself when delivered. Atleast according to their standard. Many mac:s can't even be upgraded. So what you buy is what you get. Expect your system to be outdated within 1-2 years.
Apple also states: "Only with a Mac do you get an operating system built by the same people who built the computer it runs on.". Actually Apple's Mac OS X (the operating system) is not based on their own technology, but by the technology of freeBSD. Apple's own capabilities in form of creating an operating system have been demonstrated in previous versions of Mac OS. It took an operating system based on someone else's technology to get a Mac multitasking and not behaving like an oversized pocket calculator from 1985.


2. It doesn't crash

Yes it does! And it does it alot. The difference between a pc based on Windows crashing and a Mac is that on the pc the crash is in 99% of the cases caused by badly coded third party software, when the Mac just has a faulty operating system. Why else would Apple themselves run their india website on Linux RedHat?
There is another fun part about crashes on the mac, it's almost always impossible to trace the source of the crash. When your mac crashes you simply reinstall the system. Sounds like a fun thing to do on your spare time, well buy a Mac then!

 

3. Simply the best in digital music

This point is actually based on Apple's iPod. I must admit, the iPod is not an ugly creation. I'll give Apple credit for that. But as always, they exaggerate the benefits of their product. Apple was far from first with creating a portable mp3-player with a built in harddrive but on the other side they do offer the most expensive solution.
The iPod is about 40-60% more expensive than technologically equal products. Keep in mind also that it offers no recording option and no belt clip. Two very crucial benefits a portable mp3-player should have.

 

4. The missing link in digital photography

It's amazing! Apple has invented a program called iPhotos that will revolutionize the way we look at digital photos. Hear what they have to say: "Simply drag your mouse, and iPhoto magically grows or shrinks your photo thumbnails. So you can view individual shots in detail or see hundreds of photos on the screen at once...".
Maybe mac users are new to digital photos on the computer but on the pc we have a huge variety of freeware that does the job of iPhoto and more, to choose from. So when Apple says that they are "the missing link in digital photography" maybe what they meant was that iPhoto is the missing link of the Mac.
Windows users reached that stage of evolution ages ago.

 

5. Your own digital entertainment center

It seems that Apple thinks that they've revolutionized computing by developing mediocre software for viewing digital photos, editing video, burning CDs and DVDs and listening to music. Well they haven't!

 

6. Goes everywhere you go

You better sit down for this one, hold on to your seat and embrace yourself for some cutting edge news from Apple... they've invented the laptop, eureka! Not only that, they think they've made it superior to other laptops. Let's look at why and also try to answer their questions:

    * Can your PC laptop go coast to coast with just one battery?
      — Ofcourse. And if it only needs the performance of the Mac it could probably go around the world.
    * Can you put the system to sleep just by closing the lid?
      — Oh my god, a Mac can do that? Well, so can a PC!
    * Does it wake up instantly?
      —Duh!
    * Can your PC laptop automatically switch between Ethernet,
      dial-up and wireless connections on the fly?
      —Without a doubt!
    * Without a restart?
      Is this a joke? This really proves that Apple has no clue on what their competitors are doing. If they never have used a PC running Windows it makes their tests and objective sayings about the Mac really credible. Oh, by the way, I was being sarcastic.

 

7. It's built for the internet

Apple makes a huge point about the easability of configuring an internet connection on a mac. All new Windows versions come with just as easy to use guides for connecting to the internet with modem, lan or anything else. They also brag about such obvious tools of communication like email, favorites and contacts. Yes Apple, this is really new and hot stuff, you are indeed innovative. Or maybe not.
The worst part might be that they lie about their under average video-plugin Quicktime. This might be one of the worst programs ever to install. Actually if some students at a university needed an example of a really poorly written program, this would be a perfect opportunity for Quicktime to step into the limelight.

 

8. Office is Office, and then some

Yes, the mac comes with Office and this is why you should make the switch from a pc to a mac:

"The transition to a Mac is easy in part because you’ll continue using the same applications you already know"

Ask yourself this: Why would I switch when It's the exactly same on the mac? -Beats me. Apple does speak of some mysterious features in this sentence:

"And thanks to exclusive features, the Mac versions improve on their Windows counterparts"

As you might expect they mention nothing on what these features are. Well they're probably just wonderfully, perfectly and amazingly non-existent!

 

9. Works effortlessly with PCs

Apple thought for a long time that they'd be best off constructing their own method for network-communication. Everyone that has struggled with the glorious AppleTalk knows that they didn't do a great job. Now they have realised that it's better to use an already working technology that someone else created instead of poorly reinventing the wheel.

"Networking on a Mac is built on the same technologies used by PCs."

They also reveal amazing means of medias you can use on your mac:

..."you can also swap files via data CD, floppies or Zip disks."

 

10. It's beautiful

Apple emphasises that all their products are masterpieces of design. Their problem is that their focus on design hinders them from creating ergonomical and practical machines. If you have ever used the small round iMac mouse you have probably too suffered from aches in arm and hand.

"...ergonomic products that are the toast of the design world..."

It wasn't I who brought up the word toast into the debate. On the other hand it was I who drew the paralell to machines looking like plain household machines. Who wants a computer that look like a remnant from the 70's like the one on my right. You could probably achieve the same state of hallucination if staring long enough on this iMac, that you could by inhaling large amounts of heavy drugs.

So what have we learned from these 10 points that Apple provides for the potential buyer. We have learned that Apple likes to tell their future customers that the mac is built on technology they probably already are using on their PCs. They also lure the extremely naive buyers with words like internet, word-processing and cd-burning.

Please do not be fooled. You have nothing to gain by switching to a Mac. Apple has proved it on their own, with a little help from us.

Additional reading

Indeed I missed it, but upon that, I'm rethinking. Okay so Dells are apperently shit, mac's are shit, what i have IS SHIT. I need suggestions for my new laptop, I want it to run smooth, look nice, it doesn't have to be UBER cheap, but reasonable? Any suggestions? A SERIOUS suggestion.

[Supra]

I just googled that. Looks alright, but they could have done better. I still think windows 7 is the best out there.

Its meant to be very simple and fast. For music,social networking,typing papers, and watching movies. Not games and stuff. Its amazing for what it is. And the UI is unbelievable.

[Supra]

Yea. Its excellent on typing, and well awesome for college, but for gamers, flash games ,websites, etc, It kinda sucks.

yea, you would be better off with windows, for flash games and whatnot. Just because that's what everything is usually made for.

[C0FFINCASE]

Indeed I missed it, but upon that, I'm rethinking. Okay so Dells are apperently shit, mac's are shit, what i have IS SHIT. I need suggestions for my new laptop, I want it to run smooth, look nice, it doesn't have to be UBER cheap, but reasonable? Any suggestions? A SERIOUS suggestion.

Look at Asus of any of the online build your own options. Toshiba will work, suld a Dell though unless you plan to go in there and start swapping parts. Any thing will work and everything will be out dated in two years but that doesn't mean it won't continue trk there after.
I personally have an Asus G50v that I bought in 2009 and its still kicking and runs some of the latest games at reasonable settings.


ASUS - Factory-Refurbished Laptop / Intel® Pentium® Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 500GB Hard Drive - Dark Brown - K50IJRF-BNC5
ASUS - Factory-Refurbished Laptop / Intel® Core™ i5 Processor / 14" Display - Dark Bamboo - U43FRF-BBA5
Asus - Factory-Refurbished Laptop / Intel® Pentium® Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive - Bronze - K50IJ-BBZ5

[BooBearSH]

TOPIC CHANGE TIME, thread is dragging on too long.

New topic, is numbers. Favorite numbers, numbers that have meanings to you, birthdays, credit card numbers (kidding), ect. Anything that has to do with numbers, you can talk about.

[Supra]

TOPIC CHANGE TIME, thread is dragging on too long.

New topic, is numbers. Favorite numbers, numbers that have meanings to you, birthdays, credit card numbers (kidding), ect. Anything that has to do with numbers, you can talk about.

Thank god, odd topic but oh well. I love the number 481, its my racing number and it flows so well.

[BaHoo]

I simply like the numbers 7 and 26, 7 because others told me that is a lucky number and 26 because it was the date of my birthday day

[Supra]

Haha my birthday day is the 26th! (:

[Stapled]

My favorite number would have to be 82. I'm not sure why but that's just the first number that pops in to my head every time some one mentions numbers.

[mustafa716]

my favorite numbers are 6 and 22 my bdays XD june 22

[BaHoo]

What a coincidence Suprah and me just had the same number!! ^_^.. i also like the number 14 cause its valentines day hahaha

[Chaos]

Since we are talking about numbers how old are each of you and how old were you when you first joined gaia?

[BaHoo]

I am currently 16 yrs old. I played gaia I think when I was 14 maybe then I quit playing gaia for like 2 years i last played on 2008 and now Im playing it again

[C0FFINCASE]

13, 21, 6, 9, & 89

[Hellsome]

Oh god 26....

Said happy birthday to 8 different people so far...

[mustafa716]

23 jordan :p

[Supra]

26 just feels so right (:

[Raivu]

Well I guess I'll start it off by talking about my CURRENT laptop, which is a Compaq Presario CQ60. It's a piece of crap, honestly. The life expectancy is low, the charger breaks every couple of weeks, and it doesn't take much to break it. I'm thinkking about switching to a mac, but I've never owned a mac. Are they worth what you have to pay for them?

Ew I have a Compaq Presario that I dug up from the dumpster and rebuilt myself, and it still runs better than a Factory made Compaq, which is also better than a Mac.
Mine is a Desktop though. (I prefer them over Laptops)
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Compaq Presario
Windows 8 Beta
AMD Athlon Processor LE-1640, 2.70GHz
2.00GB Memory
32-bit OS
1500GB HDD

[BooBearSH]

P.s. you can either talk numbers or computers, makes no difference.