Switching to Mac

[The Ugly]

What does getbig think about Macs in general.

Are they the way of the future? Or am I late to this party. I have a laptop, HP Pavillion, with Win 7. I want a desktop and I am considering a iMac.

Gimmick? Or worth the many monies?

Mac is the shit, my friend. Fuck the haters. You will never get a virus.

[A Righteous Sort]

Mac is the shit, my friend. Fuck the haters. You will never get a virus.

Another good point.

Mac is a lesser portion of the market so far fewer viruses are designed to attack Mac op.

Never have to suffer slowdown from adware

[trapz101]

Mac is the shit, my friend. Fuck the haters. You will never get a virus.

this...and for windows,no matter what latest version you get will eventually lag in performance

[The Ugly]

My first computer was a PC. EVERYBODY told me this was the way to go. What did I know? $1600 in early 2000s, less than six months later I took a hammer to it. Flooded with viruses. Like SoCal with the Mexicans, totally unfixable.

Bought a Mac, haven't had a problem since.

[catracho]

Problem is people are comparing a $12-$1500 machine to a $450 one.  Thats like comparing a Mercedes S500 to a Toyota Corolla and then asking which one is better.

[ESFitness]

Problem is people are comparing a $12-$1500 machine to a $450 one.  Thats like comparing a Mercedes S500 to a Toyota Corolla and then asking which one is better.

that's true.

I bought my laptop off an ebay refurbisher. 2-something ghz processor, vid card, brand new windows 7.. $122 with shipping and a nice little laptop bag/carrier. had an issue once (porn sites of course, I think tubegalore.com), did system restore and not a problem. lol.. if it crashes and dies on me, i'll just toss it in the trash and get a new one....  same thing you'd do with a Corolla.

[Core]

that's true.

I bought my laptop off an ebay refurbisher. 2-something ghz processor, vid card, brand new windows 7.. $122 with shipping and a nice little laptop bag/carrier. had an issue once (porn sites of course, I think tubegalore.com), did system restore and not a problem. lol.. if it crashes and dies on me, i'll just toss it in the trash and get a new one....  same thing you'd do with a Corolla.

corolla wont do that unless you physically break it. things last forever n never break down, insane mpg, cheap to buy and common so easy to find parts. fucking great car imo

[catracho]

Yes, thats the Point!  It will get you from A-B eventually.  Go to starbucks and everyone there has a MAC to do what? Look at their FB page?  A MAC is better, that is obvious, but if you're some single mom whose kid need to write papers for high school  (and you can keep him off porn sites) then a $400 laptop will work just fine.

[visualizeperfection]

Yes, thats the Point!  It will get you from A-B eventually.  Go to starbucks and everyone there has a MAC to do what? Look at their FB page?  A MAC is better, that is obvious, but if you're some single mom whose kid need to write papers for high school  (and you can keep him off porn sites) then a $400 laptop will work just fine.

Are you accusing me of having a child out of wedlock?

[catracho]

Are you accusing me of having a child out of wedlock?

I didn't want to put your personal bus. out in the open, but....lol

[_aj_]

What is your opinion on the utility of a linux system for the stupid common man?

For servers, it's the way to go. It still doesn't have a common-man accessible UI.

[Sumpa]

For servers, it's the way to go. It still doesn't have a common-man accessible UI.

  Many Linux distros look and work better then both OS X and Windows.

[_aj_]

Many Linux distros look and work better then both OS X and Windows.

The window manager disaster is still a problem. Unity, gnome, KDE. They all suck. By all means if you are a shell guy, you'll be happier. I don't even bother to install X on any of my boxes, just ssh from my MacBook.

The windows metaphor in MacOS is vastly better than Linux.

The best thing that Linux has is its update system. Yum or apt are a gajillion times better than either Mac or windows.

[_bruce_]

Many Linux distros look and work better then both OS X and Windows.

Never caught Linus' fever although he's a hilarious fellow. It's crazy what an "industry" Linux has become.

[Sumpa]

I don't agree at all, there are a lot of good DE/WMs for Linux. It's just a matter of what you're used to. And at least Linux gives you a choice.

[_aj_]

I don't agree at all, there are a lot of good DE/WMs for Linux. It's just a matter of what you're used to. And at least Linux gives you a choice.

Fair enough. I have suffered through various broken Linux WMs since 1993, when I compiled the 0.92 kernel.

[Army of One]

Macs are ok if you are a retard and like to be spoonfed, for anyone with an IQ above 100 then its windows all the way.The argument that macs are better for video editing etc is laughable and said by people with no knowledge on the subject.

[_aj_]

Macs are ok if you are a retard and like to be spoonfed, for anyone with an IQ above 100 then its windows all the way.The argument that macs are better for video editing etc is laughable and said by people with no knowledge on the subject.

That is a content-free post right there.

[A Righteous Sort]

Macs are ok if you are a retard and like to be spoonfed, for anyone with an IQ above 100 then its windows all the way.The argument that macs are better for video editing etc is laughable and said by people with no knowledge on the subject.

I do want my computer to be 'spoonfed' thank you very much.

What kind of moron wants a difficult, unintuitive system?

Oh yeah, you do

[_aj_]

I do want my computer to be 'spoonfed' thank you very much.

What kind of moron wants a difficult, unintuitive system?

Oh yeah, you do

A computer is a porn delivery device, nothing more. It should be instant-on when you open it (Mac), negotiate with the wifi instantly (Mac), work in any bathroom (Mac), open Browsers instantly (Mac), display porn in true colors (Mac), have realistic sound (Mac) and support "gestures" (get it? Mac).

Any questions?

[A Righteous Sort]

A computer is a porn delivery device, nothing more. It should be instant-on when you open it (Mac), negotiate with the wifi instantly (Mac), work in any bathroom (Mac), open Browsers instantly (Mac), display porn in true colors (Mac), have realistic sound (Mac) and support "gestures" (get it? Mac).

Yes.

Mac beats the pc like the proverbial bag of smashes assholes

[AmonRa]

[tu_holmes]

Macs are ok if you are a retard and like to be spoonfed, for anyone with an IQ above 100 then its windows all the way.The argument that macs are better for video editing etc is laughable and said by people with no knowledge on the subject.

Odd how it's a part of the service I provide. (Video Editing Tech) and I always find the Mac platform has greater ease of use and success.

[tu_holmes]

Many Linux distros look and work better then both OS X and Windows.

Except the apps are typically worse.

[_aj_]

Except the apps are typically worse.

Puhleeze. The Gimp is much more powerful and user friendly than Photoshop