Anyway. The Tech Forums.

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"The most abundant element in the universe is
hydrogen, then second is stupidity."-Harlan Ellison
"What good fortune for our governments that the
people do not think."-Hitler

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The mac killed, my inner child

Click the link!!!

(Edited by ManicDepressant at 6:31 pm on June 26, 2005)

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That is SUCH bullshit.

You know what you should get....

Get a PowerBook, it's FANTASTIC.. and OS X is an unbeaten slice of sex.

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R0x0rCLICK!
Err.... well, wow!

He's also been out of college for a while so maybe that problem's been fixed... but he said it annoyed him and he got tired of it quite a lot (the Powerbook itself, that is.) If you're familiar with PC's and never/rarely used a Mac, go with the Dell. You'd probably get sick of the Mac trying to figure it out while writing a term paper/notes/whatever. The Dell would be also half the cost of the Powerbook... at least one equipped with the bare essentials.

But, if your budget's over a grand, and you have experience with OSX, then go for the Powerbook. I'd go for it, but that's just me. I'm at least somewhat familiar with Macs.  

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y'all nukhuhs that be aight wit dat bullshiiit, just hit us up mang

Also, Price isn't an issue... sure, they're a bit expensive in comarison to some (poorly made) Dell piles of shit etc., but they don't break, they're not gonna need new parts, you're not gonna need anti-virus etc. etc.

In the long run, A MAC is a MUCH better idea.

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R0x0rCLICK!
Err.... well, wow!

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The mac killed, my inner child

Click the link!!!

(Edited by ManicDepressant at 6:31 pm on June 26, 2005)

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That was some funny shit...

But macs don't crash as much as PCs dow thats for damn sure...

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What, as in "Retarded or not retarded"!?

Also, Price isn't an issue... sure, they're a bit expensive in comarison to some (poorly made) Dell piles of shit etc., but they don't break, they're not gonna need new parts, you're not gonna need anti-virus etc. etc.

In the long run, A MAC is a MUCH better idea.

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Eh

I'm also not a Mac nor a PC expert, so I guess I shouldn't have said anything in the firstplace. But I mean if it's just for college, then whatever, although it'd probably crash a lot which would be more annoying than "figuring out" how to use the Mac in the first place...

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y'all nukhuhs that be aight wit dat bullshiiit, just hit us up mang

Here's my experience with mac software angst:

Can't unzip .exe files (if someone knows a program to overcome that, tell me? )

MSN messenger on mac sucks sucks sucks. I cannot emphasise this enough.

Most games are a few versions behind, if they exist in mac software at all.

Files are fine when transferred from windows to mac, but crap from mac to windows.

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I can say I love you as many times as you can bear to hear it, but all it does is remind us that love isn't enough. Not even close.

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Can't unzip .exe files (if someone knows a program to overcome that, tell me? )

MSN messenger on mac sucks sucks sucks. I cannot emphasise this enough.

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Unzip a *.exe?!... That's not zipped though. If you mean RUN a *.exe, of course not... it's a program for Windows, similarly a Windows PC couldn't run a *.dmg etc. (I think it can't anyway.)

The MSN thing could be better, Apple wants it to be.. but what can they do? It's Microshit's fault.

Oh.. and as for the games thing. That's KINDA true, sure, but they're getting to the same level now as they realise for games more people are getting MACS. HALO for example. (A game originally being designed FOR MAC)

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R0x0rCLICK!
Err.... well, wow!

********APPLE********
Apple Powerbook G4 15" bundle
$2815.00
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********DELL*********
Dell Latitude D810 15"
$2446.00
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Im leaning towards the Apple now... hearing so much that Dell sucks, lol. Any specifics about these versions of Apple/Dell?  

Oh, and I wouldn't have to worry about comparing service or warranty because either way, since it's a Student Computer Offering from my university, it'll be the same.

(Edited by lonelychickk at 6:44 pm on June 26, 2005)