Another PC or a MAC?

Br4d said:
Your VGA Cable might just be loose?
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I'm glad someone else thinks this.

I'm pretty certain buying a copy of OSX and installing it on non-apple hardware is in breach of the licence agreement. I also strongly suspect that the stability advantage of OSX is related to running it on a limited set of hardware, an advantage that is lost if run on untested X86 kit.
 
Rexton said:
Apple prices are ridiculous. I'll agree that some items they sell are okay, e.g. the iPod touch for £200. But paying £2,000 for a system when it can be done for £700 is just daylight robbery, so what if they look prettier?
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It's personal preference isn't it. A smart car will get from one side of London to the other just as quick as a Rolls-Royce. We all know which car we would rather be sat in for the journey, but you pay the premium for the privilege. You obviously value your money more than the items it can buy, and in most cases this is a good attitude to have.
 
It down to what you want to do, I went from a i7 920 gaming rig to a mac mini and ant looked back, though looks like I'm going to build a new i7 rig for video editing or get a imac or macbook pro as I love the mac os and the looks of macs.. Just make sure you get warrantys with macs as when they go wrong they would cost you a tun of money to fix.
 
I would repair the current machine, as in today's climate, who doesn't need the extra few pennies for something else?

However, if you were looking to take the plunge then I would look at what software you have and what you would need to replace there as well. Suddenly when you need to replace Adobe Photoshop as well, it can get a bit atmospheric when it comes to costing an Apple machine of any kind.

Buying an Apple purely on the concept of an iPad being good might not be a sensible thing to do. Personally, I have had issues with any Apple products I've had. I had an iPod that I had to send back over five times in the past.....
 
Don't believe all the Apple hype about the Mac range of computers. I'm saying this as someone who has owned and used Macs for over the past 5 years now.

I'm not saying they are bad or anything, and actually like having my Macbook Pro when I'm on the road or visiting clients, but they are far from the miracle that Apple claim. They are in fact overpriced and underpowered, when compared to a similar spec PC. As for never crashing, all I can say is that's rubbish. My Windows 7 rig is more stable. Oh, and when you use a Mac you have hardly any freedom of choice, as Apple has a very tight grip on the hardware and software.

I can safely say, when I'm home and have the choice of either using my Macbook Pro or my PC, I use the PC every single time. No contest!
 
JonJ678 said:
Possibly offtopic, but a green monitor may well be a faulty cable / socket. I've got an old screen here that has a definite green hint across the entire screen unless I wiggle the cable a bit, then it comes back to normal colours. In that case it's the socket (unfortunately). You might not need a new mac, or a new pc.
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Br4d said:
Your VGA Cable might just be loose?
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It's defin not a loose lead or dodgy connection, cleaned it all out of dust etc etc happened again but all yellow screen this time :(

Been ok since then run a few benchmark graphic programs and all seems to be fine ...... Will have to wait and see me thinks
 
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