My mate just bought a MAC
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Fair enough, I can't fault that.I will add another + for Mac, though.
Can run OSX and Windows 100% legally.
I know installing OSX on anything other than an Apple product is restricted in their EULA but is that actually legally enforceable?
Not enough for the CPS to waste the money on it.
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You're free to insert red hot pokers into your genitals too...
Good enough for me
Guys, guys, guys, I'm not going to fight
Say what you want about OSX. I'm happy with it,with use and time (and open mindedness) it grew on me as my main OS, it didn't turn me into a troll. I love 'em both and with Windows 7 I'm happy that it's taken a very nice step forward (can't wait to upgrade from Vista 
). I can say it's cool from my side because I get to use two very nice OSes (legally) with no restraints.
It's the little touches for me; easy installs, the dock, system preferences, expose, dashboard. yes you can get 3rd party installs to make windows like that, but they are just not as well executed.
Cba with that. Don't believe me if you like
Not really a big ask is it? £450 for a 15" 2.66 dual core laptop with 4Gb RAM and 320Gb HDD sounds a little bit unrealistic to me.
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Well look around. It's not too hard to find that sort of spec, unless you are looking for it on a mac...
I like the look of Macs but they do come at a premium that is too high for me to bother with. If I were more interested in computers and wanted something more than the functional ASRock Nettop ION thing in my living room then I may well have got one. PCs can be pretty ugly things, especially those with the cathodes, heavy metal designs and so on.
Then again, a Macbook Pro will look good casually sitting on my coffee table...
Then again, a Macbook Pro will look good casually sitting on my coffee table...
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2.0ghz I said
I bought it about 3/4 months ago and it's not available from the same place anymore....and I have better things to do than go price hunting for something I've no intention of buying...
(better things to do = arguing on forums)
I went from a powerful PC to an iMac
Absolutley love it, I play the odd game on it via bootcamp, mainly Source engine games so they all play flawlessly. I'd never go back to a PC now, I just love how practical and well designed the iMac is. Well worth the money
Absolutley love it, I play the odd game on it via bootcamp, mainly Source engine games so they all play flawlessly. I'd never go back to a PC now, I just love how practical and well designed the iMac is. Well worth the money
Ummm... that was my point.
Yes... apologies for the narky attidude there (hence the ninja edit) - mis read your post big time.
Ever since I saw a Mac conference on TV, the almost hypnotic 'fan-boy' cheering when Steve Jobs appeared was mad. He could have said 'apple have now gotten a toilet' and they would have gone crazy over that almost salivating over themselves to get it, I've been sort of 'what-ever' to them.
The stupid press-down to click the drag the CD to the rubbish can to eject, etc. have annoyed me in the past because I've had to somehow support users on it.
Personally I love Windows. It's just so much easier and an Admins dream in terms of the backend Server / Client role. It's so customisable. Plays everything I want. Is stable. There's an app for everything (not to nick iPhones tagline!).
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The stupid press-down to click the drag the CD to the rubbish can to eject, etc. have annoyed me in the past because I've had to somehow support users on it.
Personally I love Windows. It's just so much easier and an Admins dream in terms of the backend Server / Client role. It's so customisable. Plays everything I want. Is stable. There's an app for everything (not to nick iPhones tagline!).
M.
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I'm pretty sure we do at Manchester University... I guess it might depend on the deals your institution had set up. I'm not really an expert on that side of things though
You are looking at at least £800 in most instances to get close to a MacBook Pro spec in a laptop from what I can see. (Slightly worse spec PC than Mac)
This would still be with a worse battery, poorer screen, plastic casing, and without OSX (although you do get Windows), so whilst there probably is a difference in price- i.e. Windows machines are cheaper, it's not the "ZOMG STUPID MAC FANBOIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!one!!!1" situation some of you lot make out.
This would still be with a worse battery, poorer screen, plastic casing, and without OSX (although you do get Windows), so whilst there probably is a difference in price- i.e. Windows machines are cheaper, it's not the "ZOMG STUPID MAC FANBOIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!one!!!1" situation some of you lot make out.
I'm with him, I get annoyed when people ask for proof anytime anyone says something. Why someone should have to prove what they say to a randomer on the internet is beyond me.
It's an internet forum not a legal document, and as far as you know the man has no reason to lie.