Have you ever wondered why mac's don't include...

[Paulson]

the hard drive led for activity... nor do they have one for the burner/cdrom

I never did understand this... I hate it also...

I'm fixing an overpriced mac at the moment and I want to see some form of blinking lights... I love to watch the hard drive lights blink.. but nope, apple doesn't include them...

urgh.

 

[notfred]

Because they're useless? My PC sits off to the side of my desk where Ican't see it and I certainly dont stick my head around there occasioanlly jsut to see if the HD light is flashing.

 

[her209]

I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

 

[Eli]

Since my IBM 75GXP is so quiet, I like being able to see the HDD light.

Besides, I replaced the normal red LED with a blue one, so it looks cool.

 

[thraxes]

For OS9 I had a programm that had an HDD icon flash next to the clock during drive access. Don't know about doing that on OS-X

 

[AvesPKS]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

He's not really an idiot, he just plays one on Anandtech.

 

[RichieZ]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

What is it wrong to have an opinion now?

 

[Paulson]

Originally posted by: notfred
Because they're useless? My PC sits off to the side of my desk where Ican't see it and I certainly dont stick my head around there occasioanlly jsut to see if the HD light is flashing.

I can't always tell when my hard drives or cd roms are being accessed... I've got so many fans...

Fortunately for macintosh the seagate hard drives they use in their G4 tower units are so damn loud you can hear them over the 120 mm fan...

 

[WarmAndSCSI]

Because Macs suck - that's all I'll say.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: RichieZ

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

What is it wrong to have an opinion now?

No, it's just that you can basically use any mouse you want on the Mac; 1 button is just there for simplicity. Go plug in an Intellimouse Explorer if you want some buttons, you don't have to use the included mouse.

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: RichieZ

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

What is it wrong to have an opinion now?

No, it's just that you can basically use any mouse you want on the Mac; 1 button is just there for simplicity. Go plug in an Intellimouse Explorer if you want some buttons, you don't have to use the included mouse.

Replace 'simplicity' with 'stupidity' and you hit the nail on the head.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

I dislike that too actually but of course you can replace the mouse.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: RichieZ

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

What is it wrong to have an opinion now?

No, it's just that you can basically use any mouse you want on the Mac; 1 button is just there for simplicity. Go plug in an Intellimouse Explorer if you want some buttons, you don't have to use the included mouse.

Exactly. The intellimouse Explorer even has a little MacOS icon on the box.

 

[Scootin159]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: RichieZ

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

What is it wrong to have an opinion now?

No, it's just that you can basically use any mouse you want on the Mac; 1 button is just there for simplicity. Go plug in an Intellimouse Explorer if you want some buttons, you don't have to use the included mouse.

Just curious, but do most mac apps support the right-mouse button or would it be useless (I imagine with the mentioned intellimouse explorer that the fwd/back buttons would work fine in IE6, but any other apps like the file explorer (whatever it's called))?

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: notfred
Because they're useless? My PC sits off to the side of my desk where Ican't see it and I certainly dont stick my head around there occasioanlly jsut to see if the HD light is flashing.

I sure the heck use the hdd light... if my computer is slowing to a crawl, i quick peek will tell me if it's my hdd thrashing or my videocard/cpu.

And the cd-rom light is good to know if it's being access or not.

 

[MazerRackham]

Originally posted by: Scootin159

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: RichieZ

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

What is it wrong to have an opinion now?

No, it's just that you can basically use any mouse you want on the Mac; 1 button is just there for simplicity. Go plug in an Intellimouse Explorer if you want some buttons, you don't have to use the included mouse.

Just curious, but do most mac apps support the right-mouse button or would it be useless (I imagine with the mentioned intellimouse explorer that the fwd/back buttons would work fine in IE6, but any other apps like the file explorer (whatever it's called))?

In 10.2.x (Jaguar), right-clicking works on almost every application... as does the scroll wheel.

I wish Apple would just ship their computers with multiple button mice now, just so people get over the 1 button mouse crap...

 

[Aceshigh]

Originally posted by: MazerRackham

Originally posted by: Scootin159

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: RichieZ

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

What is it wrong to have an opinion now?

No, it's just that you can basically use any mouse you want on the Mac; 1 button is just there for simplicity. Go plug in an Intellimouse Explorer if you want some buttons, you don't have to use the included mouse.

Just curious, but do most mac apps support the right-mouse button or would it be useless (I imagine with the mentioned intellimouse explorer that the fwd/back buttons would work fine in IE6, but any other apps like the file explorer (whatever it's called))?

In 10.2.x (Jaguar), right-clicking works on almost every application... as does the scroll wheel.

I wish Apple would just ship their computers with multiple button mice now, just so people get over the 1 button mouse crap...

Yeah, but on a Mac laptop you are stuck with one button on their touchpad mouse. And plugging a mouse into a laptop sucks.

One reason I would never buy a Mac notebook.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: RichieZ

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

What is it wrong to have an opinion now?

You should have realized by now that notfred will come out with a sarcastic, cynical, or just plain scathing comment whenever possible. It's his way.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Aceshigh

Originally posted by: MazerRackham

Originally posted by: Scootin159

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: RichieZ

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209
I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

What is it wrong to have an opinion now?

No, it's just that you can basically use any mouse you want on the Mac; 1 button is just there for simplicity. Go plug in an Intellimouse Explorer if you want some buttons, you don't have to use the included mouse.

Just curious, but do most mac apps support the right-mouse button or would it be useless (I imagine with the mentioned intellimouse explorer that the fwd/back buttons would work fine in IE6, but any other apps like the file explorer (whatever it's called))?

In 10.2.x (Jaguar), right-clicking works on almost every application... as does the scroll wheel.

I wish Apple would just ship their computers with multiple button mice now, just so people get over the 1 button mouse crap...

Yeah, but on a Mac laptop you are stuck with one button on their touchpad mouse. And plugging a mouse into a laptop sucks.

One reason I would never buy a Mac notebook.

i have yet to run into a problem with a one button touchpad. Does holding down the button for 2 seconds really effect you negatively or are you looking for something to complain about?

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: her209 I hate them because they use only one-button mice.

Are you really an idiot, or do you just think it's funny when people call you an idiot?

HAHAHA

Originally posted by: Eli
Since my IBM 75GXP is so quiet, I like being able to see the HDD light. Besides, I replaced the normal red LED with a blue one, so it looks cool.

Me too. My WD1200JB is extremely quiet. Sometimes I like to make sure it is actually accessing the drive.

 

[dighn]

i can't stand not having the led because if the computer is caught up with doing something i'd like to know if it's some software using up cpu or hd paging.

 

[m2kewl]

apple's mad ghetto yo!

 

[Paulson]

I think I should email them and ask them that question...

keep in mind I'd never ever buy a Mac...

 

[GL]

Interesting, I've had my Mac for over a month now and never noticed the absence of the HDD activity light. As for the one button mouse - it sucks. But I've gotten used to <ctrl>-click and as was mentioned, one can easily just plug in an Intellimouse Explorer.