Mac vs PC

PermaBanned · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:01

Moses said:
The other thing's the general quality. You can spec up a random laptop, that'll have the same headline spec for a lower price, but it won't have the build quality, or the trackpad, or speakers which are as nice, etc.

The trackpad on my macbook was horrible compared to my other laptops, it's barely defined at all so you're always accidentally pressing it, or not pressing it at all. If you want build quality then go with Lenovo.

Me? Fishing for post count? Never...

Neil79 · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:01

Raymond Lin said:
Donkies for courses and all that.

peterattheboro · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:01

Macs do the same job as Windows machines and Windows machines can do a larger variety of things. Why restrict yourself AND pay for overpriced hardware? I just don't get it to be honest.

PermaBanned · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:02

I think there's a lot of questions to be raised as to why anybody would use OSX over Linux.

Brian8bit · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:02

PermaBanned said:
If you want build quality then go with Lenovo.[/SIZE]

Are you one of those guys that spams 4chan /g/ with "hurr durr Lenovo is best laptop OEM" and gets moist over Thinkpads?

Nemesis379 · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:03

PermaBanned said:
Point me in the direction of something there's a market for without being told that you want it?

Just pointing out the fact that nobody professionally makes em besides apple. So dont troll about them being overpriced, they are only "overpriced" because you cannot afford them.

Raikiri · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:05

peterattheboro said:
Macs do the same job as Windows machines and Windows machines can do a larger variety of things.

No they don't, you can run Winows on a Mac. If anything you have a larger selection of software without going the route of mucking about (OSx86).

peterattheboro said:
Why restrict yourself AND pay for overpriced hardware? I just don't get it to be honest.

It isn't overpriced, it's worth what people will pay. Some people will value the build quality, keyboard, touchpad etc. over just the base spec, others don't.

Why is that such a big problem?

Vulcan · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:06

Regarding the price:

PermaBanned · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:07

Brian8bit said:
Are you one of those guys that spams 4chan /g/ with "hurr durr Lenovo is best laptop OEM" and gets moist over Thinkpads?

Kind of shooting yourself in the foot there by admitting that you go on 4chan

But yes, it is since IBM sold it to them.

Brian8bit · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:09

PermaBanned said:
Kind of shooting yourself in the foot there by admitting that you go on 4chan

But yes, it is since IBM sold it to them.

I don't really care about me or anyone else using 4chan. As for those Lenovo guys. They're tools. Also, Asus is the best laptop OEM.

dmcg · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:10

macs are a joke they're mostly a "cool thing" in the tech world to non tech savy people

peterattheboro · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:11

Raikiri said:
No they don't, you can run Winows on a Mac. If anything you have a larger selection of software without going the route of mucking about (OSx86).

So why on earth would you buy a Mac which is overpriced hardware and install Windows onto it when you can buy the same hardware at probably 1/3 of the price and install the same Windows onto it?

And don't say it's not overpriced because it so clearly is

Vonhelmet · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:12

Not again.

Brian8bit · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:12

Vonhelmet said:
Not again.

YOU WILL READ IT AND YOU WILL LIKE IT!

Tom|Nbk · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:13

Will always be a windows user but adore my iPad and iPhone.

cainer · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:14

in before the thread gets closed and the OP goes on holiday

PermaBanned · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:14

Brian8bit said:
I don't really care about me or anyone else using 4chan. As for those Lenovo guys. They're tools. Also, Asus is the best laptop OEM.

Maybe they have one of the best price/product ratios, but they were asking about build quality

Raymond Lin · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:14

I drive a Toyota.

What do you drive?

Who gives a ****?

Raikiri · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:14

peterattheboro said:
So why on earth would you buy a Mac which is overpriced hardware and install Windows onto it when you can buy the same hardware at probably 1/3 of the price and install the same Windows onto it?

And don't say it's not overpriced because it so clearly is

They aren't overpriced.

Find a laptop with the same build, size and speed of the MBA... you're left with the Samsung Series 9, which costs the same. Even then certain aspects aren't as good.

All in one 27" desktop with an IPS screen? There's nothing comparable.

Brian8bit · 13 Sep 2011 at 00:15

PermaBanned said:
Maybe they have one of the best price/product ratios, but they were asking about build quality

If you give me the "Thinkpads are certified for use in space, that's what makes them such good quality" argument, I'm going to tell you that so is the iPhone 4. So it's not much of an argument on their quality. Unless of course iPhone 4s are as high quality in build as a Thinkpad.