Posted on 02/14/2008 8:16:57 PM PST by jdm
Some great links in that article. Thanks!
The so called Apple cult is an illusion Windows users imagine because they frequently have to run ask for help when their machine is acting up and anyone regularly using a Mac is naturally going to be baffled by the huge assortment of problems they've never had to encounter. This is because..., well, just because the Mac OSX is by far superior and if that sounds snobbish or cultish it's your problem. You don't have to join a cult to realize there's something on the market that puts Windows in the dark ages.
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I only need one, UNIX. I have been working with UNIX for years. It is more stable and easier to recover.
You can, but it’s clunky. There’s a default back to 2003 compatibility also. It’s just a little annoyance. You get warnings that some of the features won’t work every time you save, and it’s another string of popup menus you have to click through to get your work done.
Having said all that, the author lost all credibility with me with his statement:
A Mac costs about the same as a comparable Windows PC
That, is a lie. In fact just last week, I'm not a gamer, but I priced out a the most loaded out gamer-type equipped Inspiron machine available at Dell.com. It has a Quad core processor, the fastest they offer, 4 gig of 800 mHz Ram, and every option offered. With the current $300 rebate (they are always running various of these rebates), the machine, an upgraded multimedia keyboard and upgraded optical mouse came to about $900 with free shipping. I just bought a gorgeous new Sammy 24" monitor for $400. So I could be in a maxed out machine with 24" monitor (still available with XP, I might add), for about $1300. There is no comparable maxed out Apple desktop for anywhere near that price. You have to spend twice that or close to it for a comparable Apple desktop. The author is either stoopid or a liar.
And what is this, a typo, or?
And given my severe disappointment with just about everything in Mac Office 2008, I’m even further driven away from Microsoft’s desktop software.
He's severely disappointed with Mac Office 08, and that drives him away from M-soft? Sorry, but I don't get what he's saying here.
And one more thing -- I hate that all the Apple machines seem to be white, with the exception of one Apple laptop I saw available in black (but with about a $300 premium for the black over the white). I don't care for white computers. They would show dirt and smudges, and to me, it's a cheap look compared to black. I would never buy one -- just a personal preference. Why aren't they available in black?
If Apple would bring all their prices down, and offer desktops in black, and laptops without a premium over white in black, I would probably make the switch. Otherwise, no thanx.
/End rant. Flame away, apple fanboys. The price thing is factual.
I’ve joined the “cult”. My I-mac will be delievred next week.
It’s going to drive the Liberals nuts that Conservatives are starting to use MACs more and more by the day. It will be like them moving to red states and messing with the politics in those states to make them look like the socialist meccas they left.
2. Not a cult...
Please keep on thinking that way.
Running Macs gives our small business a serious competitive advantage. I want to keep it.
Apple releases its products with a longer cycle than other OEMs, thus the value will be extremely high on release and go down towards the next release. Thus,
I code C# for .NET in an XP virtual machine on my iMac. When I get the time maybe I'll learn Objective C and the Cocoa API and make my apps cross-platform.
BTW, try to wean yourself from VB to C#, you'll be a lot happier and more productive.
This is so true.
When I was in the "looking" phase, I stopped in to BestBuy to get a feel for what retail prices and offerings were like. What a crappy line of desktop PCs they have. (Why are they called 'Desktop PCs' if everybody puts the box under the desk? But I digress)
What kept me in bestBuy for laonger than was comfortable was Vista. What magnificent Eye Candy! I was like a moth to a flame. I wanted it. It was soooo beauuutiful.....
But then I came to my senses and had to tear myself away....
"Must...turn...away...from the....monitor. Focus on...the wireless...router display....UNNNGH!"
And I was free....headed for the door.
It really is a great looking OS but...well, you know the rest. I will never own Vista. I may have to support it for my job (G-d willing) but I will never own a license for it.
It's XP for me for now.
Since Intel Macs run Windows and its apps so well, I will likely make the switch when my wife and I retire and need to have a good system to be mobile with as we plan on travelling a fair amount. For these days, I'll go for the desktop beef. It's what's for dinner.
Thanks for that link. Hadn’t seen it before and have been burned several times in the past with Mac updates.
Except maybe for the fact that it's not even on the market yet. And as far as ultra-portables go, it'll be relatively much thicker, it'll still be flimsy plastic, and it'll only be available at a very high price point due to SSD as the only storage option.
Metal weighs more, but it's the reason for the incredibly solid feel that reviewers have been fawning over. Oh, and you can actually buy a MacBook Air right now.
“Are you high? The new X300 Thinkpad smokes the MacBook Air in ever category. Fanboys are funny.”
I fix laptops and smoke is a bad sign.
That's why the 360 being a piece of junk really surprised me. Microsoft is known to blow it on the software, but until that the hardware has always been very good quality, and even innovative like with the first ergonomic mouse.
Nice! I love the way he compares an operating system that's been out for some time against a brand new operating system. Hey Miss article writer, care to compare OS X to, say, Windows XP? Nah, that would be an equal comparison.
And it'll shorten battery life.
X300 is lighter! 2.5 lbs vs 3.0 lbs
True, metal weighs more.
X300 has better screen resolution.
I consider that a disadvantage. LCD displays look good only in their native resolution, and when readability suffers when that resolution is too high, making screen elements too small. Dell laptops are notorious for this.
You can add memory to the X300, not to the MBA.
True, and it goes to 4 GB, which is the sweet spot for Vista. The MBA comes with 2 GB, the sweet spot for OS X.
You can swap out the battery, not on an MBA.
True, also a function of size, and the lighter weight will include not having your optical drive or extra battery installed.
X300 has all the usual ports, then MBA does not.
It's much smaller than an X300, no room to put those ports.
X300’s battery life is longer than the MBA’s.
It isn't even out yet, so that has not been confirmed. Do not expect more battery time with that faster processor compared to an SSD MBA, which does hit five hours.
The usual cultist chant is that Apple only competes in the high end. Very cute but.....
I have posted I bought a perfectly good Compaq Intel dual core laptop computer for $349 last Christmas. It does what I need it to do. It is quite modular with easy to replace DVD writer, removable hard drive and upgradeable memory.
15.4" wide screen. My guess is I would have to pay at least $1000 to get an Apple laptop with 15.4"screen
In fact---->>> http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore has laptops starting at $1099 with a pathetic 13" screen. Lame boring laughable
(I assemble/build my own Windows desktop computers)
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