Topic Posting Giveaway

Alright, I'll give whoever wins a Kiki account, such as
http://a2.cdn.gaiaonline.com/gaia/me...114222_6.00_11

The point of this thread, is not to spam. If you spam, you are disqualified. You are to post LOGICALLY on the topic. The topic, is computers. You can talk about your computer, your dream computer, any computer, as long as it doesn't get to the point that you're either lying, or just bullshit posting. You can post as many times as you want, but no double posting.

Winner is the 4th post on the 4th page. 40 posts per page is what I'm viewing. Lets see if anyone will get this account.

To keep the thread alive, there may be random giveaways.

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?

The thing about Mac is, yes, it's worth it, but I still don't want to pay that kind of money for a computer... I mean eventually I might... but now...

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The thing about Mac is, yes, it's worth it, but I still don't want to pay that kind of money for a computer... I mean eventually I might... but now...

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My school has Mac's,36 Mac OS X's The computer is amazing, but its huge? I've always been a laptop person, I move around to much to NOT have a laptop. But if I'm not mistaken Mac laptops (regardless of which one) are close to 1000$ each, sometimes more right?
I don't want to spend that type of money on a laptop either.

Lol.. They start at one grand...

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Lol.. They start at one grand...

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LOL Im fucked then, Imma start looking at dells, if anything I'll talk to my mom, ask her for an early christmas present.
The thing im CRAZY about on the Mac is imovie, and garageband, because I work a lot with art, and production; and I'm sorry to say but all the programs I've seen for windows seem to just suck compared to what you can get for a Mac. -__-

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LOL Im fucked then, Imma start looking at dells, if anything I'll talk to my mom, ask her for an early christmas present.
The thing im CRAZY about on the Mac is imovie, and garageband, because I work a lot with art, and production; and I'm sorry to say but all the programs I've seen for windows seem to just suck compared to what you can get for a Mac. -__-

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lol dells suck BAWLS. my friend has one, its horrible xD, i gots a VAIO, its OK, but its a pretty big laptop itself lol, last one was a toshiba, both of them were alright for my use

I got my laptop in November and lets just say, if you maintain this computer it will run the same as if you just opened the box.
i guess it was about 700 bucks though.
this is the model i have, only difference is that it has an i3 Toshiba Satellite A665-3DV 1.73GHz Intel Core i7-740QM 3-D HD 15.6-inch Laptop | Overstock.com

Well I've had my computer for a little more than a year. Im pretty impressed on how much I know already. And yea i Hope I win this thing. Im in need for a few bucks right now.

I got my laptop in October, in December it started overheating, got it repaired, it's overheating again now...

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I got my laptop in October, in December it started overheating, got it repaired, it's overheating again now...

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You should seriously get a Desktop. It lasts longer, and its just sexier.

I want one of those wall monitor computers, the ones that are made of multiple screens. I think that only problem with be the noise created by the tower for it which is solved with a Silencer MKII. LG on a 74" screen.

My computers penis is small.

I used to have an Acer aspire one netbook with 4gb of ram and a 500gb hard drive. Triple partioned with Ubuntu 9.0.4,UNR9.04,Moblin Remix. Best mini laptop I ever owned.

well
1.my dream laptop can shoot kill justin beiber lol
2.my computer is a small flat screen tv :[
3. ive been looking into mac books but i hear they are not all that great
4.i was hacked and i like gold xD ~so does everybody else so i suppose that ddnt boost my odds at all~
i hope you enjoyed reading this :]

College is coming up soon.

Any recommendations as to what computer I should get? Saving up for a macbook, but idk if there's anything better and cheaper.

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College is coming up soon.

Any recommendations as to what computer I should get? Saving up for a macbook, but idk if there's anything better and cheaper.

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Any thing would be cheaper and accomplish what most students do with their computers. A Netbook can handle what most people do with a laptop or desktop.
What is your prospective major? Unless its art/music intensive you don't really need a mac. If its computer intensive you'll need to run windows or something third party more than likely.

C0ffin's computer situation: Took laptop to best buy where I bought it, was actually a good deal and the poster child of Asus's gaming laptop fleet the year I got it. Told them fan was wearing out and as a result I had cooling concerns. Said they'd check fan and hard drive and call about me to discuss what would be replaced, with what, and how. Never called, a week later they call and say come get it. They did a data back up on a 750 gig external hdd for no reason and made me pay for it and the transfer, did not replace fan, check hdd to tell me it was fine, removed some maleware and fucked up all my setting. I'm going back as soon as term paper is done and finals are over, demanding my money back getting the fan fixed, and raging till they give me some free shit.
Idiots even sent me a survey about how they did. I typed a page in a half that culminated in me tell them to close shop because a monkey could have more directly dealt with my computer issues. I knew I could fix it myself but if I fuck something up then I have a broken laptop, if they fuck something up I get a new one.
This is 16 if anyone is counting, not counting the first post.

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Any thing would be cheaper and accomplish what most students do with their computers. A Netbook can handle what most people do with a laptop or desktop.
What is your prospective major? Unless its art/music intensive you don't really need a mac. If its computer intensive you'll need to run windows or something third party more than likely.

C0ffin's computer situation: Took laptop to best buy where I bought it, was actually a good deal and the poster child of Asus's gaming laptop fleet the year I got it. Told them fan was wearing out and as a result I had cooling concerns. Said they'd check fan and hard drive and call about me to discuss what would be replaced, with what, and how. Never called, a week later they call and say come get it. They did a data back up on a 750 gig external hdd for no reason and made me pay for it and the transfer, did not replace fan, check hdd to tell me it was fine, removed some maleware and fucked up all my setting. I'm going back as soon as term paper is done and finals are over, demanding my money back getting the fan fixed, and raging till they give me some free shit.
Idiots even sent me a survey about how they did. I typed a page in a half that culminated in me tell them to close shop because a monkey could have more directly dealt with my computer issues. I knew I could fix it myself but if I fuck something up then I have a broken laptop, if they fuck something up I get a new one.
This is 16 if anyone is counting, not counting the first post.

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Going chem with a double or minor in possibly biochem, but i'll most likely be doing lots of research, so I guess i'd need a decent computer.

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Originally Posted by sonic_benny

lol dells suck BAWLS. my friend has one, its horrible xD, i gots a VAIO, its OK, but its a pretty big laptop itself lol, last one was a toshiba, both of them were alright for my use

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I had a dell at one point, one of the earlier dell laptops, it worked pretty well for its time, but at one point I had spilled something on it and shorted on the laptop completely. Currently looking at mac laptops, any suggestions?

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Going chem with a double or minor in possibly biochem, but i'll most likely be doing lots of research, so I guess i'd need a decent computer.

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Well then you need to access the internet. Just get something with wireless universities have sweet internet.
I mean you might have to run some programs that simulate various things but I can't foresee you needing some sort of beast with tons of ram and quadcore.
Go for something standard. I'd imagine if you need a computer at all the department has what you need posted somewhere on their page.
Double majors are brutal. I'd go minor or I'd look at a combined degree and just try to do grad school.

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Originally Posted by ccgamer

I had a dell at one point, one of the earlier dell laptops, it worked pretty well for its time, but at one point I had spilled something on it and shorted on the laptop completely. Currently looking at mac laptops, any suggestions?

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To not get a mac?

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Originally Posted by C0FFINCASE

Well then you need to access the internet. Just get something with wireless universities have sweet internet.
I mean you might have to run some programs that simulate various things but I can't foresee you needing some sort of beast with tons of ram and quadcore.
Go for something standard. I'd imagine if you need a computer at all the department has what you need posted somewhere on their page.
Double majors are brutal. I'd go minor or I'd look at a combined degree and just try to do grad school.

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To not get a mac?

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Mac's lag too much

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Mac's lag too much

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Not even the reason and as far as I've seen they don't.
Please don't post aimlessly for no reason and with responses that amount to "This".

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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.

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Originally Posted by C0FFINCASE

Well then you need to access the internet. Just get something with wireless universities have sweet internet.
I mean you might have to run some programs that simulate various things but I can't foresee you needing some sort of beast with tons of ram and quadcore.
Go for something standard. I'd imagine if you need a computer at all the department has what you need posted somewhere on their page.
Double majors are brutal. I'd go minor or I'd look at a combined degree and just try to do grad school.[COLOR="Silver"]

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Seeing as how I get enough credits already to graduate in 3 years and how I'm pretty much taking 2 courses each summer, that doesn't seem to be too brutal.

Though it's the research that'll probably be annoying. Possibly modeling proteins will be needed? But i don't know.

How much are standard laptops typically right now?

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Seeing as how I get enough credits already to graduate in 3 years and how I'm pretty much taking 2 courses each summer, that doesn't seem to be too brutal.

Though it's the research that'll probably be annoying. Possibly modeling proteins will be needed? But i don't know.

How much are standard laptops typically right now?

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Somewhere between $480-800 depending on where and what you buy. Was in Best Buy the other day with girlfriend discussing similar computer options and "what it looked like" was a big deal to her so we ended up looking at some pricier stuff but ultimately you could go with an online retailer and get something better than what you need for a similar price range if you hunt.

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Originally Posted by C0FFINCASE

Well then you need to access the internet. Just get something with wireless universities have sweet internet.
I mean you might have to run some programs that simulate various things but I can't foresee you needing some sort of beast with tons of ram and quadcore.
Go for something standard. I'd imagine if you need a computer at all the department has what you need posted somewhere on their page.
Double majors are brutal. I'd go minor or I'd look at a combined degree and just try to do grad school.

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To not get a mac?

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Originally Posted by C0FFINCASE

Somewhere between $480-800 depending on where and what you buy. Was in Best Buy the other day with girlfriend discussing similar computer options and "what it looked like" was a big deal to her so we ended up looking at some pricier stuff but ultimately you could go with an online retailer and get something better than what you need for a similar price range if you hunt.

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Lol why not? I dont use the internet as much as I use programs, can you get google chrome for a mac? Normally they come with safari, and I think safari is too damn hard for me to use. But I LOVE the programs available for macs, but not for a pc.

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Lol why not? I dont use the internet as much as I use programs, can you get google chrome for a mac? Normally they come with safari, and I think safari is too damn hard for me to use. But I LOVE the programs available for macs, but not for a pc.

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Apparently you missed this:

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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.

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Originally Posted by ccgamer

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?

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nice i have the same laptop how many RAM does yours have?

I got a Macbook Pro 15'' that's freaking awesome. I love it. It's a very efficient machine. Plus it's better to get the refurb. Saved me around $100 or $200. But then again it is last year's model. Regardless, with it not giving me any problems, the power, customer service, and boot camp (Runs Windows or OS X so take your pick) it's really a good investment.

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I got a Macbook Pro 15'' that's freaking awesome. I love it. It's a very efficient machine. Plus it's better to get the refurb. Saved me around $100 or $200. But then again it is last year's model. Regardless, with it not giving me any problems, the power, customer service, and boot camp (Runs Windows or OS X so take your pick) it's really a good investment.

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nice how are macs are they good? one of my friend told me windows 7 was better. I'm planning on getting a new computer and i want to know mac or windows 7

http://a2.cdn.gaiaonline.com/gaia/me...=stand&f=front

Lets see if anyone knows what to do. First of possibly many.

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http://a2.cdn.gaiaonline.com/gaia/me...=stand&f=front

Lets see if anyone knows what to do. First of possibly many.

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Hell ya!! got it thanks bro!!! :D :D

Keep to the topic or get disqualified...

Will post more throughout the contest, probably.

My boyfriend ended up building my desktop for my 21st birthday.
You can get a really good deal if you build it yourself.
It was about 500$ for everything about a year ago.

What my case looks like:
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggIma...144-042-28.jpg
Except we replaced two of the fans with purple LED fans. So it glows purple blue.

This is the crap that went into it might be missing stuff (idk):
*Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2SB 500W ATX12V v2.2 Power Supply
*G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
*ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
*GIGABYTE GV-R485OC-1GH Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
*SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
*SAMSUNG 24x DVD Burner - Bulk SATA Model SH-S243N/BEBE - OEM
*Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
*APEVIA X-Gear ATXB5KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply
*LOGISYS Computer LT400PL 80mm Purple LED Case Fan
*AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor

Edit: Oh and I'm running windows 7

I used to have the hp laptop, running windows 7 it was surprisingly good. If I could I would buy a Mac. Only because I use Adobe. And I've tested it on both, and with Mac I get graphic design with PhotoShop way better.

I have a Dell Inspiron desktop and im running Windows 7. I think windows 7 is a great version and Microsoft designed it really well. Ive only gotten 2 viruses on my computer that needed to be taken to an expert. I downloaded a few programs and me without knowing, they hacked my computer and
took over. So yea

anyone got any suggestions between a mac or a windows 7? please give me suggestions and why thanks

@Mustafa716: Get windows 7. I think windows 7 is better because not just because of the great quality, its how it runs beautifly. I also recommend it bacause there are more programs available on the internet for windows 7 than Mac.

In Macs defense, bootcamp was made for a reason. Lol.

Macs are only as good as those who use them. In my experience with people and their MACs they may as well downgrade and run Unix.

imma probably use the new computer for like school only. plus im looking for the best and cheapest