PC convert - love my new Mac so much I may have to switch to ATT just to have an iphone.
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PC vs Mac
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Captain Hank
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Linux. :wave:
Testtrack321
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Oh this is not going to turn out well.
I'd recommend doing a search for other opinions.
I am typing this on a 13" MBP. My last 15" PB lasted me many years. I run both OSX and Vista on the machine since I have many engineering programs that require Windows.
I'd recommend doing a search for other opinions.
I am typing this on a 13" MBP. My last 15" PB lasted me many years. I run both OSX and Vista on the machine since I have many engineering programs that require Windows.
You'll love the iPhone if you have just moved to a Mac. Go for it.
UberMouse
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I would love to have a MAC, but for the money/value and for my work purposes I use a PC. I currently have a ginormous 17" 1,000lb Alienware for Cadd work (primary Job). Then I also own a dynojet shop and use a little 13.3", 3lb, 1.3ghz Dual Core Intel, 1066 FSB, 250gb HD, 4GB DDR3 Toshiba Satellite T135-S1310 for tuning cars because it is so portable and gets anywhere from 6-9 hours per charge depending on settings. We just can't get any of my programs to run on a MAC very well. I only paid something like $320 for the Toshiba because of rebates and it being an open box display item (note: it was just opened and placed on display the day that I bought it, Ha Ha!). The closest thing to the Toshiba is the MacBook Air, which I looked at intently with the plan of running Win7 in another partition. They are both the same size and weight, with the better processor slightly going to the Mac with it's 1.86 ghz Intel. The Toshiba has 2 more GB of ram though which really makes all the world of difference, as well as the Toshiba shockingly having better battery life (most likely due to it's cULV processor). The real killer was that the Mac's most basic system is $1499.99, and that just will not do.
-Jeff
-Jeff
Phonedave
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Asking (or stating) this is like asking "Sedan or SUV"?
It depends on it's intended use, the users comfort level with tech, and the influences of image/marketing.
Personaly I have been around computers since the early 80's when we used to telenet into a VAX Cluster using a teletype terminal.
I have gone back and forth with PC's - From a Commodore
to an Apple II to an IBM clone back to Apple (SE and then LC) and then back to Windows boxes.From a personal standpoint I like Windows machines - they suit my purposes without extra cost. I also eschew laptops for standard tower form factor machines, because I like to open them up, dig around, and replace/upgrade parts (which is another thing that keeps me away from Macs)
As far as cellular carriers are concerned, I have a vested interest in a particular carrier, so my opinion is most assuredly biased. Wait on the iPhone until it comes out in a CDMA format this summer
-dave
That pretty much sums me up as well. The first Windows machine that I had was a self built 386/40 with 2 megs of ram a 1 meg Trident video card and a 15" CRT. I have used Mac's and understand the appeal but just can not justify the extra expense for nothing more than a false sense of security and a pretty package. I am slowly and somewhat reluctantly transitioning into laptops. My current PC is a laptop and I keep going back and forth between getting a newer laptop or building a desktop with a rather pricey case I have sitting dormant in the garage.Asking (or stating) this is like asking "Sedan or SUV"?
It depends on it's intended use, the users comfort level with tech, and the influences of image/marketing.
Personaly I have been around computers since the early 80's when we used to telenet into a VAX Cluster using a teletype terminal.
I have gone back and forth with PC's - From a Commodore
From a personal standpoint I like Windows machines - they suit my purposes without extra cost. I also eschew laptops for standard tower form factor machines, because I like to open them up, dig around, and replace/upgrade parts (which is another thing that keeps me away from Macs)
As far as cellular carriers are concerned, I have a vested interest in a particular carrier, so my opinion is most assuredly biased. Wait on the iPhone until it comes out in a CDMA format this summer
-dave
I have not built a rig in quite a while and I really miss it. Back when I was building computers you had a choice between tan and beige cases and that was it. With all the cool cases and moding supplies out now the urge to build a functioning work of art is almost becoming overwhelming.
UberMouse
Active Member
I wish I had pics of the last one I built. It had a nice shiny silver frame, and pretty much every panel was clear Lexan. Blue LED lighting in the case, 7 case fans, every cable and wire completely hidden from view, Huge custom copper heat sink with a 14k Gold base on the CPU. 3.6 ghz Overclocked single core AMD Thoroughbred processor and 2 GB of PC3200 ram and a 512gb video card. I thought at the time "This machine will last for 10 years before I need to upgrade anything......:shrug:
I have a Kandalf LCS sitting in my garage that I had customized for a gaming rig build that never happened. I dissembled the case and painted it gloss black that was color sanded to a mirror like sheen. The feet and the top panel were painted lime green. I punched out all the fan grills and flipped the power supply mounting to improve airflow ans all of the fans were replaced with green LED ones.
I swear the thing calls to me every time I go into my garage.:lookaroun:lol:
Phonedave
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How do you know it was a C-64 ?
Maybe I was uber cool and had a C-128 ?
Nah, it was a 64
I also used to run GEOS on it - Graphical Envrionment Operating System. Windows with a Joystick - what a concept.
-dave
UberMouse
Active Member
How do you know it was a C-64 ?
Maybe I was uber cool and had a C-128 ?
Nah, it was a 64
I also used to run GEOS on it - Graphical Envrionment Operating System. Windows with a Joystick - what a concept.
-dave
Across the top on the back left it had a tag that said COMMODORE 64, iirc.
Oh yeah, I actually came across my big white GEOS manual the other day when cleaning out a bunch of stuff from the garage.
EPCOTPluto
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Phonedave
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No, I meant how do you know I was using a C-64. All I had said was Commodore. Maybe I had a 128 (which I didn't)
We had an Amiga somewhere as well. We used to do video editing on it. That was back when video editing was done on tape with two editing decks, a editing controller, and a graphics insertion console. Wooo, high tech.
-dave
UberMouse
Active Member
I have ESPn.
Andrew54
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Good one. :ROFLOL: