How can you not buy a macbook?

[Parasitic]

Originally posted by: mrCide
After being a PC @ home user for over a decade I made the switch. I'm not a power user / gamer like I used to be and I wanted a laptop as a desktop replacement for home, and to get rid of my gaudy desk. I bought the GF an iMac 24" last year and I really kind of like it and wanted to get to know OSX a little better so I looked into the MBP. After the price drop in June, the education discount, and the money back from selling the iPod Touch, it put the price around $2250 for a 17" MBP.

The specs, the size, the battery, the screen. Yeah, you're paying a premium, but that's okay. I priced out a similar Dell and it came to around $1900. The extra money is worth it for all the advantages the MBP 17" has.

As for OSX. It's wonderful. I've been a comfortable/annoyed Windows user for a long time. Once I started using Win7 I was stoked. Finally a decent OS from Microsoft. After getting to know OSX since I got my MBP it's just a deal breaker. I have my HTPC with Win7 on it which will stay, but OSX is just a much better OS for home use. Combine that with the awesome new glass touch-pad on the MBP and it's over. No comparison. I actually don't like using a mouse anymore (never thought I'd say that) unless I'm playing WoW.

Yeah it's a little expensive, but it's a solid machine with a solid OS and I'm glad I was able to make the change.

Exactly. The market isn't full of idiots. There's a reason why Apple's market shares are increasing while some other manufacturers are losing ground. The percentage of Apple users in the educational and scientific sectors is also increasing, and we're not just talking about "trendy" college students but professors, scientist and researchers compared to a decade ago.

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: Parasitic

Originally posted by: spaceman
mac fit and finish is a joke unless u spr9ong 4 brushed aluminum..i dont even know if ti ameks a dif.
but the nilla macbooks/imacs ive had as many or more failiures w. vs. comparable pc basd
3 out of 15 i bought needed mb replacements
then there was/is the duck head issue on the macbook/ibook adpaters
oh and apples fuckin worthless airports..dropping shared printers all the time...and whats support tell me to do..toggle wireless chanelle when it happens or revert to older firmware

their mainstream shit is no better than anyone elses
the fucking mqacbook/ibook scratch like playskool unles u wanna spring 400 bucks for a fuckin burshed aluminum case

i dont hate them but in my epereince which is more extensive than u might think of old spacman macs are just as trounblsome w. pcs
as for legacy apps under intel based shit..good luck with that

You could've voted with your wallet and gone with another manufacturer instead. Why didn't you, after 15 machines?

failiures didnt happen until 3 mos post purchase
and 15 was that one purchase i bought 9 for another building and 27mb for the bulding w. 15 imacs
the 9 other imacs, were coverd via insurance..they have had no issues
but they ran some $1900+ per and are the bused aluminum viariant
my point is on apples low end there is zero appreiciable difference in quality and i would actually prefer some pcs vendors over nilla macs

maybe its the home depot john derre syndrome

 

[ivan2]

Originally posted by: spaceman
mac fit and finish is a joke unless u spr9ong 4 brushed aluminum..i dont even know if ti ameks a dif.
but the nilla macbooks/imacs ive had as many or more failiures w. vs. comparable pc basd
3 out of 15 i bought needed mb replacements
then there was/is the duck head issue on the macbook/ibook adpaters
oh and apples fuckin worthless airports..dropping shared printers all the time...and whats support tell me to do..toggle wireless chanelle when it happens or revert to older firmware

their mainstream shit is no better than anyone elses
the fucking mqacbook/ibook scratch like playskool unles u wanna spring 400 bucks for a fuckin burshed aluminum case

i dont hate them but in my epereince which is more extensive than u might think of old spacman macs are just as trounblsome w. pcs
as for legacy apps under intel based shit..good luck with that

evidence of crappy mac keyboards.

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: ivan2

Originally posted by: spaceman
mac fit and finish is a joke unless u spr9ong 4 brushed aluminum..i dont even know if ti ameks a dif.
but the nilla macbooks/imacs ive had as many or more failiures w. vs. comparable pc basd
3 out of 15 i bought needed mb replacements
then there was/is the duck head issue on the macbook/ibook adpaters
oh and apples fuckin worthless airports..dropping shared printers all the time...and whats support tell me to do..toggle wireless chanelle when it happens or revert to older firmware

their mainstream shit is no better than anyone elses
the fucking mqacbook/ibook scratch like playskool unles u wanna spring 400 bucks for a fuckin burshed aluminum case

i dont hate them but in my epereince which is more extensive than u might think of old spacman macs are just as trounblsome w. pcs
as for legacy apps under intel based shit..good luck with that

evidence of crappy mac keyboards.

I'm pretty sure that's just spaceman.

 

[Gunbuster]

Keychain and advanced wireless setup is a total non intuitive mess. Thumbs down to apple.

Mackbook air (infrequent) user.

Not only that but it charges achingly slow, is UGLY, has no right/center click, and no expansion.