Why doesnt everyone like mac?

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#201 liquidsuns
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[QUOTE="liquidsuns"][QUOTE="Velocitas8"]

Was that a joke?

Velocitas8

Feel free to prove this to be untrue.

There are a number of high quality IPS panels at reasonable prices.

Also, I would think that the burden of proof would fall to the one making the outrageous claim.

What do you want me to do? Link to every monitor that isn't like the 27" iMac? Those are great monitors, no doubt, but none of them are like the iMac's. This is undeniable. No monitor smaller or the same size as the iMac has such a high resolution and is an IPS panel. Also, having the same resolution as a monitor that is 3" larger gives the iMac a higher pixel density. And NO monitor that is 27" or larger is LED backlit except the iMac. So, I said there is no monitor that is equivalent to the 27" iMac in the Windows PC world and that the screen is worth, at least $1200, probably more, making the 27" iMac a great deal for the price. You responded by claiming this statement was so outrageous that it must be a joke and then provided a list of screens that, while great quality, are NOT equivalent to the 27" iMac screen. This list also shows that the most comparable screen available that isn't attached to the iMac is worth $1400 and is not LED backlit. I'll repeat, since perhaps you didn't know what you were getting into when you challenged the 27" iMac screen quality and value; it is the ONLY 27" IPS panel that has a 2560x1480 resolution and LED backlighting in the world. It's value is estimated between $1200-$1500, though this is not confirmable because there is nothing else exactly like it available. The 27" iMac is an amazing deal in which the base model at $1699 is basically giving you a computer for free and the i7 model costs $700. So....
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#202 bm1212
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Yes you are correct liquidsuns. The 27 inch imacs are undeniably superior than anything else. You can find an led backlit screen that isnt made by apple any time soon. I'll tell you what, the only reason that other people deny this and say that it is a joke is because they only have the cheap windows systems and are only trying to bring us down. Dont listen to them, continue to speak your mind and spread the word about the amazing macs! :D By the way I am not being sarcastic! :D

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#203 hamelkarl
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I think this thread deserve more to be in thePC Hardware Discussionthan here. Why did it call it only PC by the way... I have nothing probably to add, but I found Mac just to be expensive and not supported enough by people. Most of the stuffs you are buying or download are .exe extension. Who's not as well supported by Mac. Even there, I prefer having Ubuntu as a dual boot than having a Mac.

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#204 bm1212
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There are stilll many applications that are compatible with mac but mostly online. Unfortunately alot of the discs that come with newly bought hardware mostly only work with windows pc. It isnt that much of a problem and there is the option of installing a windows os if you desperately need to use an application that doesnt work with mac.

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#205 HaLoMaStErJT
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I use my mac for school and my gaming rig for everything else. I admit the mac is a bit overpriced.

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#206 k0r3aN_pR1d3
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Yes you are correct liquidsuns. The 27 inch imacs are undeniably superior than anything else. You can find an led backlit screen that isnt made by apple any time soon. I'll tell you what, the only reason that other people deny this and say that it is a joke is because they only have the cheap windows systems and are only trying to bring us down. Dont listen to them, continue to speak your mind and spread the word about the amazing macs! :D By the way I am not being sarcastic! :D

bm1212
Pity they lag in Photoshop compared to my PC, especially when involving images 100 metre x 100 metre. I suppose the lack of a GTX 285 for CUDA power is the reason why? As a photographer/artist, sure, the Mac platform is great, but I find it irritating to see how PS, Illustrator, and such stutter and lag on a Mac but on my PC it runs buttery smooth. Don't get me wrong, I use a Macbook for work, but only 0.01% of the world will care about LED backlit IPS displays. Mostly because such hardware is not tailored for the average customer but for a target niche, aka film and media.
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#207 bm1212
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I personnally use my mac mostly for my school work and surfing the net, I also like watching movies on its hd screen. For gaming I use my ps3 and I actually find pc gaming a pain. Sometimes when you dont have the sufficient requirements for a game, you can play it only with difficulty. The ps3 however doesnt have any system requirements and will play any game for its console untill the new console is released and you have to buy it. I actually want to know a real major benefit that pc gaming holds, apart from the larger library of games.

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#208 htekemerald
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I don't like mac because

a) Over priced

b) The marketing campaign by apple for macs is idiotic

c) they are not any easier to use

d) they can't play most games

e) No upgrading on a mac

f) they are ugy

g) they are over priced

h) they cost to much

i) the hardware that comes with them does not justify their price

k) did I mention over priced?

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#209 Johnny_Rock
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Oh my god... this thread is still alive????
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#210 Kh1ndjal
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I personnally use my mac mostly for my school work and surfing the net, I also like watching movies on its hd screen

bm1212
your mac sounds like a really big smartphone. with an hd screen.

Sometimes when you dont have the sufficient requirements for a game, you can play it only with difficulty. The ps3 however doesnt have any system requirements and will play any game for its console untill the new console is released and you have to buy it.

bm1212
maybe if you stopped buying macs that cost 100% more than the actual hardware's worth, you would have enough money to buy a gaming rig that can play everything without any "difficulty". seriously, there are 20000 posts in this thread that say macs are overpriced and your counter-argument is that you can't afford a gaming pc?

I actually want to know a real major benefit that pc gaming holds, apart from the larger library of games.

bm1212
since you like watching movies on your (i'm guessing mindblowing) hd mac screen, maybe you'd like to hook up a trio of 30" monitors to a pc, and witness gaming in the surreal surround resolution of 7680x1600. link in my sig also, i think troll, but i'll take any excuse to bash macs.
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#211 Golgotha237
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I Have a Black Macbook, and I think Mac OS is much better than Windows but they're two factors that most people in here probably know about Mac OS.

1.- Price is higher. Much higher.

2.-You can't play many games. People in here love games you know? And I can barely play some games in this.

Oh yeah, Video card isn't that good.

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#212 thekodaman
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I wouldn't recommend comparing a Mac to a windows-based PC. Without a shadow of a doubt Mac OS X is a far superior operating system to anything Microsoft have ever created, where windows-based PCs crash consistently and are riddled with bugs a Mac just works and will hardly ever suffer any of the aforementioned problems, plus they pretty much set up themselves.

However Apple's pricing for their desktop computers is outrageously overpriced (although if you are willing to pay you do get an extremely high-quality computer) and really quite prohibitive to the average buyer. Be this as it may Macs are a commodity, they aren't intended for gaming and never have been.

Macs are superior for technical work whether it be programming, web design or video/sound editing they are set up from the get-go to function without any issues. Whereas Windows is a minefield of complications, bugs and bad software. I know myself that Windows is a horrible environment to programme in.

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#213 bm1212
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Everyone look at the only 2 comments, above mine, that really speak my language. They understand that macs are really high quality computers and someone actually said that mac computers are ugly. I guess the person who wrote the comment must have got some other guy to write it for him because he is completely blind. Macs look sensationally beautiful. Looking at my mac everyday brings a smile to my face, and the fact that I dont have to put up with annoying bugs and glitches that comes with windows.

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#214 htekemerald
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Everyone look at the only 2 comments, above mine, that really speak my language. They understand that macs are really high quality computers and someone actually said that mac computers are ugly. I guess the person who wrote the comment must have got some other guy to write it for him because he is completely blind. Macs look sensationally beautiful. Looking at my mac everyday brings a smile to my face, and the fact that I dont have to put up with annoying bugs and glitches that comes with windows.

bm1212

Good argument captain. I am blind because I think plastering shiny white gloss over everything is ugly.

And a low end intel cpu + lower end gpu (if there is a gpu present at all) does not scream high end.

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#215 Un_Ordinateur
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I'm a Bootcamp gamer, and am currently posting from my Macbook pro (2.8 gigs, 4 gigs ram, Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT) and can see both sides of the argument. I love both PCs and macs (I have a Macbook pro with bootcamp and Parallels, a 2.8 ghz IMac, a cruddy age old Dell 1 gigahert laptop with XP that has half an hour charge, An old Bondi blue 1999 Imac, A Graphite Powermac G4 and soon an ASUS netbook to add to the collection). PCs are obviously better at gaming (Macs have never really been meant for that), while I find macs easier to use*. I find Macs have faster internet speeds (Or, at least Safari), better built in mail apps, better music programs (garageband) better business programs (Keynote, Numbers) and better media apps (Itunes, Iphoto, Imovie). Of course, this is just my opinion. It all really depends on you personal tastes. Neither are perfect, and I think it's pointless to argue about which is better. In fact, this thread is more of an argument than a discussion.

*This might be because I grew up using macs, and I can understand if some/most people find PCs easier. No offense meant, really.

Edit: Yeah, the Mac commercials are obnoxious... But you have to admit, the Windows 7 commercials are a bit annoying (Windows 7 was my idea, because I thought of an OS that isn't Vista!) also, right? Like I said, neither OS is perfect.

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probably because you cannot game on apples OS and this is a game website. also apple doesn't have the best quality. they placed number 4 in a recent study.
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#217 Un_Ordinateur
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probably because you cannot game on apples OS and this is a game website. also apple doesn't have the best quality. they placed number 4 in a recent study.darkmagician06

Why do you say that it doesn't have the best quality? My Powermac lasted ten years, and my old Bondi blue still works. My 2.8ghz imac has never frozen up, I swear, and the Macbook pro I'm posting from is downloading music from itunes, running parallels with XP and running three tabs on Safari at the same time.

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#218 tempest91
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I wouldn't recommend comparing a Mac to a windows-based PC. Without a shadow of a doubt Mac OS X is a far superior operating system to anything Microsoft have ever created, where windows-based PCs crash consistently and are riddled with bugs a Mac just works and will hardly ever suffer any of the aforementioned problems, plus they pretty much set up themselves.

However Apple's pricing for their desktop computers is outrageously overpriced (although if you are willing to pay you do get an extremely high-quality computer) and really quite prohibitive to the average buyer. Be this as it may Macs are a commodity, they aren't intended for gaming and never have been.

Macs are superior for technical work whether it be programming, web design or video/sound editing they are set up from the get-go to function without any issues. Whereas Windows is a minefield of complications, bugs and bad software. I know myself that Windows is a horrible environment to programme in.

thekodaman

This is all nonsense. I fix Macs for a living and they are far from perfect and even farther from being vastly superior to Windows. The problem is that most people don't know how to use computers, therefore they do stupid things and ruin their PC's. Apple just limits the user's ability to ruin their own computer by making it as stagnant and non-customizable as possible, taking all the control away from the user and instead producing a very propietary OS that limits users to a very small library of software. Ask yourself, how many problems involving Windows are related to 3rd party software titles and users, and how many come from Windows itself? The answer is nearly 100%.

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#219 Un_Ordinateur
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[QUOTE="thekodaman"]I wouldn't recommend comparing a Mac to a windows-based PC. Without a shadow of a doubt Mac OS X is a far superior operating system to anything Microsoft have ever created, where windows-based PCs crash consistently and are riddled with bugs a Mac just works and will hardly ever suffer any of the aforementioned problems, plus they pretty much set up themselves.

However Apple's pricing for their desktop computers is outrageously overpriced (although if you are willing to pay you do get an extremely high-quality computer) and really quite prohibitive to the average buyer. Be this as it may Macs are a commodity, they aren't intended for gaming and never have been.

Macs are superior for technical work whether it be programming, web design or video/sound editing they are set up from the get-go to function without any issues. Whereas Windows is a minefield of complications, bugs and bad software. I know myself that Windows is a horrible environment to programme in.

tempest91

This is all nonsense. I fix Macs for a living and they are far from perfect and even farther from being vastly superior to Windows. The problem is that most people don't know how to use computers, therefore they do stupid things and ruin their PC's. Apple just limits the user's ability to ruin their own computer by making it as stagnant and non-customizable as possible, taking all the control away from the user and instead producing a very propietary OS that limits users to a very small library of software. Ask yourself, how many problems involving Windows are related to 3rd party software titles and users, and how many come from Windows itself? The answer is nearly 100%.

Yeah, your right, but when your tired and just want to check email and surf the internet, it's nice to have a mac. But then again, if I want to go knock the crap out of some geth in Mass effect, I'm going to want to boot up windows.

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#220 tempest91
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[QUOTE="tempest91"]

[QUOTE="thekodaman"]I wouldn't recommend comparing a Mac to a windows-based PC. Without a shadow of a doubt Mac OS X is a far superior operating system to anything Microsoft have ever created, where windows-based PCs crash consistently and are riddled with bugs a Mac just works and will hardly ever suffer any of the aforementioned problems, plus they pretty much set up themselves.

However Apple's pricing for their desktop computers is outrageously overpriced (although if you are willing to pay you do get an extremely high-quality computer) and really quite prohibitive to the average buyer. Be this as it may Macs are a commodity, they aren't intended for gaming and never have been.

Macs are superior for technical work whether it be programming, web design or video/sound editing they are set up from the get-go to function without any issues. Whereas Windows is a minefield of complications, bugs and bad software. I know myself that Windows is a horrible environment to programme in.

Un_Ordinateur

This is all nonsense. I fix Macs for a living and they are far from perfect and even farther from being vastly superior to Windows. The problem is that most people don't know how to use computers, therefore they do stupid things and ruin their PC's. Apple just limits the user's ability to ruin their own computer by making it as stagnant and non-customizable as possible, taking all the control away from the user and instead producing a very propietary OS that limits users to a very small library of software. Ask yourself, how many problems involving Windows are related to 3rd party software titles and users, and how many come from Windows itself? The answer is nearly 100%.

Yeah, your right, but when your tired and just want to check email and surf the internet, it's nice to have a mac. But then again, if I want to go knock the crap out of some geth in Mass effect, I'm going to want to boot up windows.

I understand the appeal of having something that just works, but I have 4 PC's and all of them work without issue. I don't really understand the logic of the Apple's working better or easier than PC's. I use both at work, at school, and I don't see the appeal of Apple at all. Their iPod's were good when there was no competition, but fail to stand out now. The iphone is the same. Their products are more expensive than the competition and don't seem worth it. It just seems like people want something different and I get that, but different doesn't always mean better. The assumption of that as fact is extremely annoying.

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#221 Un_Ordinateur
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[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

[QUOTE="tempest91"]

This is all nonsense. I fix Macs for a living and they are far from perfect and even farther from being vastly superior to Windows. The problem is that most people don't know how to use computers, therefore they do stupid things and ruin their PC's. Apple just limits the user's ability to ruin their own computer by making it as stagnant and non-customizable as possible, taking all the control away from the user and instead producing a very propietary OS that limits users to a very small library of software. Ask yourself, how many problems involving Windows are related to 3rd party software titles and users, and how many come from Windows itself? The answer is nearly 100%.

tempest91

Yeah, your right, but when your tired and just want to check email and surf the internet, it's nice to have a mac. But then again, if I want to go knock the crap out of some geth in Mass effect, I'm going to want to boot up windows.

I understand the appeal of having something that just works, but I have 4 PC's and all of them work without issue. I don't really understand the logic of the Apple's working better or easier than PC's. I use both at work, at school, and I don't see the appeal of Apple at all. Their iPod's were good when there was no competition, but fail to stand out now. The iphone is the same. Their products are more expensive than the competition and don't seem worth it. It just seems like people want something different and I get that, but different doesn't always mean better. The assumption of that as fact is extremely annoying.

I just don't see why you have to choose: There is tons of software out there that will allow you to dual-boot PCs or macs so you can run both on one machine. For me, it's the best of both worlds. Plus, dual boot allows you to run Linux, 98, or whatever else you want.

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#222 Birdy09
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There are stilll many applications that are compatible with mac but mostly online. Unfortunately alot of the discs that come with newly bought hardware mostly only work with windows pc. It isnt that much of a problem and there is the option of installing a windows os if you desperately need to use an application that doesnt work with mac.

bm1212
Defeats the purpose of having a mac, you, like every other macboy have selfowned yourself with this.
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#223 tempest91
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[QUOTE="tempest91"]

[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

Yeah, your right, but when your tired and just want to check email and surf the internet, it's nice to have a mac. But then again, if I want to go knock the crap out of some geth in Mass effect, I'm going to want to boot up windows.

Un_Ordinateur

I understand the appeal of having something that just works, but I have 4 PC's and all of them work without issue. I don't really understand the logic of the Apple's working better or easier than PC's. I use both at work, at school, and I don't see the appeal of Apple at all. Their iPod's were good when there was no competition, but fail to stand out now. The iphone is the same. Their products are more expensive than the competition and don't seem worth it. It just seems like people want something different and I get that, but different doesn't always mean better. The assumption of that as fact is extremely annoying.

I just don't see why you have to choose: There is tons of software out there that will allow you to dual-boot PCs or macs so you can run both on one machine. For me, it's the best of both worlds. Plus, dual boot allows you to run Linux, 98, or whatever else you want.

Dual-booting is ok, but I honestly grew bored with it quickly. Windows does everything. I don't see the need to run multiple OS's, especially when OSX has such large limitations. But, it's your choice....just not giving into the idea the OSX is vastly superior because it really isn't, it's just different.

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#224 Birdy09
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I wouldn't recommend comparing a Mac to a windows-based PC. Without a shadow of a doubt Mac OS X is a far superior operating system to anything Microsoft have ever created, where windows-based PCs crash consistently and are riddled with bugs a Mac just works and will hardly ever suffer any of the aforementioned problems, plus they pretty much set up themselves.

However Apple's pricing for their desktop computers is outrageously overpriced (although if you are willing to pay you do get an extremely high-quality computer) and really quite prohibitive to the average buyer. Be this as it may Macs are a commodity, they aren't intended for gaming and never have been.

Macs are superior for technical work whether it be programming, web design or video/sound editing they are set up from the get-go to function without any issues. Whereas Windows is a minefield of complications, bugs and bad software. I know myself that Windows is a horrible environment to programme in.

thekodaman
Oh please.... source and proof? "PRactically set up themselves"? what and Windows doesnt? is next that hard or what? Its odd how our Univirsity computer labs including the masters level Computer Science has PC, Linux and Mac Based studios yet the Mac section is barely used by any of them for good reason. "Windows crashes alot, blah blah blah" im sorry, your all full of crap. Macs crash often aswell, hell I cant believe your using "choice of software" as a negative.
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#225 Un_Ordinateur
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[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

[QUOTE="tempest91"]

I understand the appeal of having something that just works, but I have 4 PC's and all of them work without issue. I don't really understand the logic of the Apple's working better or easier than PC's. I use both at work, at school, and I don't see the appeal of Apple at all. Their iPod's were good when there was no competition, but fail to stand out now. The iphone is the same. Their products are more expensive than the competition and don't seem worth it. It just seems like people want something different and I get that, but different doesn't always mean better. The assumption of that as fact is extremely annoying.

tempest91

I just don't see why you have to choose: There is tons of software out there that will allow you to dual-boot PCs or macs so you can run both on one machine. For me, it's the best of both worlds. Plus, dual boot allows you to run Linux, 98, or whatever else you want.

Dual-booting is ok, but I honestly grew bored with it quickly. Windows does everything. I don't see the need to run multiple OS's, especially when OSX has such large limitations. But, it's your choice....just not giving into the idea the OSX is vastly superior because it really isn't, it's just different.

I never said it was superior. I said they both have flaws (What doesn't?).

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#226 metroidfood
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Yeah, why on earth would people on a gaming forum prefer PC's? That's just preposterous.

And if you install Windows on a Mac, you might as well have just bought a PC in the first place. OSX is the only reason to buy a Mac.

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#227 Un_Ordinateur
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Yeah, why on earth would people on a gaming forum prefer PC's? That's just preposterous.

And if you install Windows on a Mac, you might as well have just bought a PC in the first place. OSX is the only reason to buy a Mac.

metroidfood

Wait, what?

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#228 Birdy09
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[QUOTE="metroidfood"]

Yeah, why on earth would people on a gaming forum prefer PC's? That's just preposterous.

And if you install Windows on a Mac, you might as well have just bought a PC in the first place. OSX is the only reason to buy a Mac.

Un_Ordinateur

Wait, what?

Well what other reasons are there?
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#229 tempest91
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[QUOTE="metroidfood"]

Yeah, why on earth would people on a gaming forum prefer PC's? That's just preposterous.

And if you install Windows on a Mac, you might as well have just bought a PC in the first place. OSX is the only reason to buy a Mac.

Un_Ordinateur

Wait, what?

He's responding to the TC I believe. Who's arguments went something like this....

Mac is the best.

It's the best because I said so.

It's good because it costs the most.

You can just load windows if you want to play games.

Mac monitors are the best.

fail fail fail

etc etc

I could be wrong though...

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#230 tempest91
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[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

[QUOTE="metroidfood"]

Yeah, why on earth would people on a gaming forum prefer PC's? That's just preposterous.

And if you install Windows on a Mac, you might as well have just bought a PC in the first place. OSX is the only reason to buy a Mac.

Birdy09

Wait, what?

Well what other reasons are there?

Hype and elitism?

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#231 Un_Ordinateur
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Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

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#232 Un_Ordinateur
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[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

[QUOTE="metroidfood"]

Yeah, why on earth would people on a gaming forum prefer PC's? That's just preposterous.

And if you install Windows on a Mac, you might as well have just bought a PC in the first place. OSX is the only reason to buy a Mac.

tempest91

Wait, what?

He's responding to the TC I believe. Who's arguments went something like this....

Mac is the best.

It's the best because I said so.

It's good because it costs the most.

You can just load windows if you want to play games.

Mac monitors are the best.

fail fail fail

etc etc

I could be wrong though...

Yeah, I don't like the "Mac elitists" either. I just use macs. They [the 'super-mac' people] taint my image.

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#233 grenadexjumpr
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Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

Un_Ordinateur

Wow! THATS SO AWESOME! 2 outdated graphics cards and a mind blowing 2.8ghz processor? Blasphemy.

By the way, welcome to the later half of the last decade.

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#234 Un_Ordinateur
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[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

grenadexjumpr

Wow! THATS SO AWESOME! 2 outdated graphics cards and a mind blowing 2.8ghz processor? Blasphemy.

By the way, welcome to the later half of the last decade.

And yet it runs every game I throw at it at maxed settings. Interesting.

Edit: No reason to start insulting people. I didn't do anything to you.

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#235 grenadexjumpr
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[QUOTE="grenadexjumpr"]

[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

Un_Ordinateur

Wow! THATS SO AWESOME! 2 outdated graphics cards and a mind blowing 2.8ghz processor? Blasphemy.

By the way, welcome to the later half of the last decade.

And yet it runs every game I throw at it at maxed settings. Interesting.

Edit: No reason to start insulting people. I didn't do anything to you.

Its not an insult. I'm simply pointing out the fact that..that is nothing impressive. Just adding to more reasons NOT to buy Macs. As stated by others, I really don't see the point in dual-booting. Kind of defeats the purpose. I've have plenty of first hand experience with Macs and I honestly see no reason to buy one over say...the computer I have now.

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#236 KHAndAnime
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[QUOTE="grenadexjumpr"]

[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

Un_Ordinateur

Wow! THATS SO AWESOME! 2 outdated graphics cards and a mind blowing 2.8ghz processor? Blasphemy.

By the way, welcome to the later half of the last decade.

And yet it runs every game I throw at it at maxed settings. Interesting.

Edit: No reason to start insulting people. I didn't do anything to you.

To be fair though, your videocards can be out performed by a $100 videocard. It really isn't impressive.
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#237 OoSuperMarioO
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Macs in terms of Gaming is not the ideal platform; while a windows based PC wins in many areas for a Gaming experience like price, performance and choices.

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#238 johnny27
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Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

Un_Ordinateur
thats not a "highend" system maybe by mac standards it is buts that upper entry level to low midlevel computer As far as the gpu goes $100 gets you a better gpu then a 9600gt and adding a crappy 9400gt won't change that.
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#239 Captain__Tripps
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[QUOTE="grenadexjumpr"]

[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

Un_Ordinateur

Wow! THATS SO AWESOME! 2 outdated graphics cards and a mind blowing 2.8ghz processor? Blasphemy.

By the way, welcome to the later half of the last decade.

And yet it runs every game I throw at it at maxed settings. Interesting.

Edit: No reason to start insulting people. I didn't do anything to you.

Well no need to insult you, but you did call a midrange system (at best), high end. As for maxing things out, hardware is well ahead of software with a coupe exceptions. So you don't need massive hardware unless your running extreme resolutions...
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#240 Johnny_Rock
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Mac's suck, end of story. The OP is a kid whose parents gave him a MAC and he hasn't a clue what he is talking about comparing the two formats.... Go about your regular business, people!

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#241 htekemerald
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Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

Un_Ordinateur

Not a high end system.

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#242 Johnny_Rock
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[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

htekemerald

Not a high end system.

Right. A 9400 plus a 9600 is so far from a high end system it's funny.

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#243 morrowindnic
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Me, being an owner of a macbook pro, have always wondered why people just opt for the windows pcs. The mac operating systems are far more simpler to use and arent as frustrating to use as a windows os. The only real factor that seems to matter to people is the price of what they are buying and the prices of the macs can triple a windows laptop with the same specs. And also there arent many apps that can be compatible with the macs but that isnt an issue because there is also the option of putting a windows os on a mac. Overall, the macs are just much more high quality and just gives more satisfaction than any other computers. Trust me on this, you really would be better off with a mac.

bm1212

Let's see here:

1. Macs do false advertising that bashes windows.

2. My PC that I BUILT my self saved me a lot of money.

3. And it has way better specs then macs.

4. Games run flawlessly.

5. No problems EVER.

Better Building a PC then getting a POS Mac. You don't even have to know a geek or a nerd to build one, they are easy.

[QUOTE="grenadexjumpr"]

[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

Un_Ordinateur

Wow! THATS SO AWESOME! 2 outdated graphics cards and a mind blowing 2.8ghz processor? Blasphemy.

By the way, welcome to the later half of the last decade.

Try crysis and then get back to me. Thats nowhere near highend.

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#244 bm1212
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morrowindnic

Let's see here:

5. No problems EVER.

Better Building a PC then getting a POS Mac. You don't even have to know a geek or a nerd to build one, they are easy.

Are you seriously kidding me? Windows, with no problems ever?! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! :D

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i've heard that of this great "quality" of macs that is so much higher than pcs. explain to me what exactly is the quality of that we are speaking about, please. are they handcrafted? does steve jobs check every single mac before it can be sold? and if you really only use your macs for chatting and surfing the net and doing some school work, you'll be happy to know you'll be able to replace your mac with a photo frame or an alarm clock in a few months. or, you could just buy a smartphone. an iphone, even, since everything that is made my apple just works and is of such great quality.
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#247 Un_Ordinateur
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[QUOTE="bm1212"]

Let's see here:

1. Macs do false advertising that bashes windows.

2. My PC that I BUILT my self saved me a lot of money.

3. And it has way better specs then macs.

4. Games run flawlessly.

5. No problems EVER.

Better Building a PC then getting a POS Mac. You don't even have to know a geek or a nerd to build one, they are easy.

[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

[QUOTE="grenadexjumpr"]

[QUOTE="Un_Ordinateur"]

Yeah, I guess MAC OSX is the only reason that people buy macs. I still love bootcamp. But maybe I'm being biased, because my mac is maxed out with 2.8ghz, a Geforce 9400 + 9600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM, etc. It runs everything monstrously fast in bootcamp, but again, maybe the high-end system is making me biased.

morrowindnic

Wow! THATS SO AWESOME! 2 outdated graphics cards and a mind blowing 2.8ghz processor? Blasphemy.

By the way, welcome to the later half of the last decade.

Try crysis and then get back to me. Thats nowhere near highend.

Well, maybe I'll take you up on your offer. I've been looking into getting it (It's cheap on Steam, if any of you wanted it).

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#248 tempest91
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[QUOTE="morrowindnic"]

Better Building a PC then getting a POS Mac. You don't even have to know a geek or a nerd to build one, they are easy.

bm1212

Are you seriously kidding me? Windows, with no problems ever?! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! :D

Yes, it's called knowing what you're doing. Just because Apple limits the user's ability to screw up their OS to almost nothing, people can still screw up their "mighty" OS. All these problems in the end are related to the user and 3rd party software. If you assume anything different, you are wrong.

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#249 Un_Ordinateur
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[QUOTE="bm1212"]

[QUOTE="morrowindnic"]

Better Building a PC then getting a POS Mac. You don't even have to know a geek or a nerd to build one, they are easy.

tempest91

Are you seriously kidding me? Windows, with no problems ever?! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! :D

Yes, it's called knowing what you're doing. Just because Apple limits the user's ability to screw up their OS to almost nothing, people can still screw up their "mighty" OS. All these problems in the end are related to the user and 3rd party software. If you assume anything different, you are wrong.

Argh. bm1212, stop with your narrow-mindedness. It's okay to like macs (I'm posting from one) but don't bad-mouth Windows. Have you even tried to use Windows?

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#250 Un_Ordinateur
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By the way, did you notice everything bm has reviewed is rated "10"? *Sigh*...