theprodigalrebel
Lifer
- Oct 4, 2004
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Explain to me what OSX offers the world that Windows doesn't. At least with Linux(or things like FreeBSD) etc I can create and compile my own version of the OS, not to mention I could literally put it on almost any piece of hardware that exists. Comparing laptops should come down strictly to what you need in terms of hardware and what you can afford. Aesthetics are for morons with to much money to burn. Same reason people paid a premium to get neat neon lights in their cases 10 years ago, they're morons.
edit- just saw your edit and now we're just going at each other for no reason and I apologize. at least you know my opinion on backlit keyboards rofl.
The magsafe thing is pretty sweet and like I've said in this thread already I really do like Apples trackpad.
Yeah, I've heard Logic Studio really is one heck of a great piece of software and one of the few Mac-only applications good enough to win someone over (from Windows/Linux).
Which I find odd because there has go to be something in the Windows world that can compete with that. I'm not in that line of work so I don't know of equivalent competitor products. I know I heard the same thing about Final Cut Pro a decade ago but I believe Final Cut Pro isn't really the unchallenged behemoth it once was.
Windows has Pro Tools, which is good but not on Logic's level. And unless you want to spend a huge amount of money, FCP is the best NLE software hands down. Vegas & Premiere would be the 2 closest Windows programs on the market, and they both suck balls compared to FCP. Also Serato's software for DJ's seems to run a lot smoother on OSX. So astetics aside Macbooks do offer some great software and a few compelling reasons to buy one. If I had the money I'd definitely own one, but I'm poor so no MBP for me.
Have you actually sat down and used the trackpad for an extended period of time? It is bar none the best part of any mac laptop. I will never go back to a shitty windows trackpad.
Bottom line is I think Apple ships products that work for a good number of people out of the box. You don't need to do too much to get good functionality. People like to sling mud at them because they claim they can dive in and spend hours and make their PCs uber customized... and their Android phones look like a futuristic device. That's great and all, but sometimes, when people want stuff out of the box that works well for most purposes.... well Apple delivers.
How does a Windows PC not work right out of the box? In what way does any mac work better, by default? The fact that people can customize their PC's is a BONUS, not a requirement to make them work.
You have to ask yourself, why would a software company purposefully choose to make software exclusively for Apple when that market is such a minority? Show me a company that does that and has an unmatched product for Windows, and I'll show you a stupid company. A real business would go where the money is at, and there is no actual reason why they can't develop for Windows aside from clear fanboyism.
You buy a PC you gotta spend hours removing bullshit 3rd party software, most of which isn't anything more than a demo. Technically it works, but it's a pain in the ass to use with all the crapware installed, and if you don't uninstall it right away. You'll be getting all kinds of pop up notifications than you need to buy the shit after 30 days have passed.
As for your 2nd point, Mac's are better at certain things, period. Go into any real music studio you won't see a Windows box, unless it's there for them to play video games when they're bored. To totally write off OSX and call any companies that make software only for OSX as stupid is... pretty stupid in itself.
Two inches is enough to make people cry uncle?
I like how some of the Mac users in here judge their laptop not on utility but on silly things like the fucking screen hinges.
It was a big problem on my HP notebook, every time I rebooted or woke up from Hibernate I would get messages from HP's own security manager about how my laptop wasn't secure enough because I'd uninstalled the trial McAfee AV, even though I'd already installed Avast, how the security manager needed to be registered, etc. etc. There was so much crap with interlinked dependencies on my laptop that eventually I decided to just reformat and reinstall. It meant I lost the use of my webcam since I haven't ever bothered to find the software that HP used to drive it, but I'm not a big webcam user anyway.Never had that problem, and I'm on a Dell.
lol. I love these threads. All of the PC loving fools come skipping along, one after the other, like a parade of mentally retarded clowns flinging their ignorance around like monkeys throwing shit. What is most entertaining are the fools who actually try to compare their silly little PCs with Macbooks and Macbook Pros. lol. "Mine was cheaper!!", yes, yes it was. I can tell. Your shitty trackpad. Your cheap, creaking plastic case. Your dull, lifeless screen. Your inferior keyboard. And most of all, your uninspired, uncreative, piece of shit design. Having a Macbook pro is like walking down the street with a beautiful woman on your arm. Having a PC is like walking behind a fat, pancake stack shaped fattie on a fat-scooter. Everyone knows this.
Absolutely. Touching the Apple trackpad is like gently running your fingers on the silky smooth skin of a model. A PC trackpad? It's like sliding your fingers around the greasy panniculus of some Walmart Hag. Everyone knows this.
You buy a PC you gotta spend an hour removing bullshit 3rd party software, most of which aren't anything more than a demo version any ways. Technically the computer works with all that on there, but it's a pain in the ass to use with all the crapware installed. And if you don't uninstall the shit right away you'll be getting all kinds of pop up notifications than you need to buy the shit after 30 days have passed. You buy a Macbook and you get zero of that crap. As for your 2nd point, Mac's are better at certain things, period. Go into any real music studio you won't see a Windows box, unless it's there for them to play video games when they're bored. To totally write off OSX and call any companies that make software only for OSX as stupid is... well pretty stupid. Mac's cater to a nitch market, and do so quite successfully.
How does a Windows PC not work right out of the box? In what way does any mac work better, by default? The fact that people can customize their PC's is a BONUS, not a requirement to make them work.
You have to ask yourself, why would a software company purposefully choose to make software exclusively for Apple when that market is such a minority? Show me a company that does that and has an unmatched product for Windows, and I'll show you a stupid company. A real business would go where the money is at, and there is no actual reason why they can't develop for Windows aside from clear fanboyism.
(not all Apple owners are stuck up douche bags, I just happen to notice most musicians/actors are stuck up douche bags and they generally rock Apple products.)
No they are definitely deciding factors for people. Trust me. The dude wouldn't of even have brought it up if it wasn't.
Because asking each of them (the OEMs) to figure out the best settings for each of their varied and multivariate systems and then find a way to include those settings on an actual recovery disk that doesn't install a ton of bloatware, so that when users have to re-install the OS they can reliably turn to that instead of a bog-standard 7 disk and dealing with their own drivers would be an excercise in futility?
Apple makes the MacBook, MacBook Pro (13, 15, 17) and MacBook Air. Of those, they have 3 GPUs (9400m, 320m, 330m), and 7 CPUs (Core 2 Duo: 1.86, 2.13, 2.4, 2.66. Core i5: 2.4, 2.53 and Core i7 2.66). They all use the same wireless card, ethernet controller, firewire controller, SD card reader, and optical drives.
The hardware pool that they are dealing with is a fraction of the size of probably even 1 model line from Dell (who has, at last count, 6? Inspiron, Studio, XPS, Vostro, Latitude, and Dimension).
One would think that staring at basically the SAME DESIGN APPLE HAS USED FOR THE MBP FOR FUCKING YEARS as dull and uninspired. I'm constantly seeing new creative designs from other vendors, but Apple keeps the same boring shit year after year with minor changes here that people like you shit yourselves over.
because its the cool, new, hip thing to do.