Apple VS Windows??

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you will go bananas with apple...if your used to windows stick with it.

apple is for designers and industry people, not the hipsters that tell you they need it.

IOS crashes far less than windows xp, thats about the only advantage.

i bought a mac book for DJing and it has yet to crash on me...bonus while spinning live.

my home windows 7 PC is a ****ing workhorse, gaming, htpc, etc. It has yet to crash on me too...

windows 7 is so awesome these days, there is no need to jump to the darkside...unless you are a graphic designer or something.

So two weeks after buying the macbook, i installed windows 7 on it, can not be happier...i use the ios when im spinning, and win7 bootcamp when not...bonus.

aside from looking fancy, they have nothing on pc nowadays

want a baller laptop?
http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/office/mobile-computing

15mm thick!!! all aluminum, and samsung is great

eat that macbook air
 
In the last week I have used laptops made by HP, Dell, Asus and Apple. The trackpad on the 5 year old MBP is far superior to any of the others (even though they were all substantially newer). I would easily pay a few hundred extra just for the superior trackpad (I was ready to throw the HP against the wall, the trackpad was terrible).

If you can afford to pay the extra for an apple computer, I haven't heard of many that regretted it. Whether it is worth the giant apple premium in the price is something that can be endlessly debated. Personally, I would rather by an apple computer every 5 years than a pc every 2. The cost is similar and I have the far superior trackpad, better screen, and no windows with the inherent performance degradation over time (Linux obviously fixes this last point, but it's not really my thing, I have tried it a few times and it wasn't the best fit for me).
 
Ive had an asus G series laptop for about 2 1/2 years running win7. Absolutely zero problems and it runs everything from photoshop to sony vegas and even new release games flawlessly. It was less then half the price of a mac with similar specs at the time. Only issue Iv had was my parrot escaping its cage one day and deciding I didnt need half the keys on the keyboard. $40 later I had one shipped from montreal and all was good.

I just dont think I could justify spending the extra premium apple asks for something that has the same or lower specs then what is available in the PC market.
 
regder said:
I was with you 100% until that point. I would recommend for everyone that buys a Mac to buy Applecare, you can find it for cheap on ebay or craigslist (you're basically buying a serial number to register it). I paid about $150 for a 15" MBP Applecare off craigslist. So far, it's paid for a new hard drive, a new fan, and a new display.
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In the long run you lose out though. Extended warranties are profit vehicles after all. It's exactly like gambling when the odds are stacked in favour of the house.
 
djbordie said:
want a baller laptop?
http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/office/mobile-computing

15mm thick!!! all aluminum, and samsung is great

eat that macbook air
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im waiting for series 7 15 inch to come out (the 2013 model i guess)
my dell laptop is 4 years old and im starting to feel it... got 2 blue screens of death in a month, kinda scary since id only had 1 in like a year previously...
cant wait to get SSD technology
 
LePhillou said:
cant wait to get SSD technology
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SSDs are stupid fast. I have my OS (Win 7) running off one in my desktop. When booting, as soon as you see the desktop, you're good to go, no waiting for it to settle in. The splash screens for my CAD program or photoshop or whatever basically flash instead of hang, and then the programs up almost immediately
 
djbordie said:
you will go bananas with apple...if your used to windows stick with it.

apple is for designers and industry people, not the hipsters that tell you they need it.

IOS crashes far less than windows xp, thats about the only advantage.

i bought a mac book for DJing and it has yet to crash on me...bonus while spinning live.

my home windows 7 PC is a ****ing workhorse, gaming, htpc, etc. It has yet to crash on me too...

windows 7 is so awesome these days, there is no need to jump to the darkside...unless you are a graphic designer or something.

So two weeks after buying the macbook, i installed windows 7 on it, can not be happier...i use the ios when im spinning, and win7 bootcamp when not...bonus.

aside from looking fancy, they have nothing on pc nowadays

want a baller laptop?
http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/office/mobile-computing

15mm thick!!! all aluminum, and samsung is great

eat that macbook air
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This is a good review of real world use.
Win7 Pro is very solid and easy to use.
There are a fair amount of useless services that startup and run that home users do not require or most people do not require.
If you google how to make win7 faster you can stop them which also makes your system faster and less prone to crashing.
 
Switch to OSX, you'll be happy you did. The learning curve is quite easy and once you're acquainted with the system you'll wonder why you ever suffered through Winblows.


The new iMac was also just announced (yes this is an iMac, not just a monitor):

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For the longest time, I hated on Apple because it was the "popular" thing...
Until I got an iPod touch as a gift and realized how handy these products are.
Made the jump from BB to an iPhone and I couldn't be happier, that's why I'm contemplating an Apple laptop.
I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about!

Does any one know if there is any major differences between the Pro and the Air? (13")
 
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The Pro has more power... 2.5ghz i5 and 2.9ghz i7 processors in the 13" model as opposed to 1.7ghz i5 in the Air. Other differences are available ports and the screens.
 
mmmnaked said:
The Pro has more power... 2.5ghz i5 and 2.9ghz i7 processors in the 13" model as opposed to 1.7ghz i5 in the Air. Other differences are available ports and the screens.
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Air has better resolution (1440x900) and standard SSD.
 
fastar1 said:
In the long run you lose out though. Extended warranties are profit vehicles after all. It's exactly like gambling when the odds are stacked in favour of the house.
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Normally, I agree 100% with this.....but with Apple products, its worth getting the extended warranty.

Including my own experience with my Macbook (faulty keyboard), there are many I know of with failed hard drives, graphics cards on iMacs, display problems, on their Apple products.
 
regder said:
Air has better resolution (1440x900) and standard SSD.
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They're both the same price, so there are pros and cons... the processor is quite a bit beefier in the Pro model, but like you said the Air has some pluses like the resolution and SSD.

Of course you can get the 13" MBP with Retina display now so that changes things quite a bit.
 
K1200RS said:
In general, for most electronics, I don't believe that an extended warranty (beyond what the manufacturer offers) is worthwhile. Anything electronic that is defective is likely to fail very early in its life (mostly within 48 hours). Beyond that "infant mortality" stage, things just keep chugging along until the device approaches its end of life. If you look up the term "bathtub curve" you will see what the characteristic rate of failure is for most electronics. However, in your case, I am guessing that you either got a lemon (it happens) or the machine saw some hard use.

Buying an extended warranty makes money for the sellers in that it covers potential losses and it is additional revenue. I have heard, anecdotally, that Apple's warranty policy is quite generous and they might, at their discretion, cover damages that are not necessarily covered by warranty. One of my friends, a network engineer who specializes in CISCO systems (read rocket scientist) spilled coffee on his laptop and it was covered by Apple after he sang a song about how many people he had convinced to buy a Mac (me included). On that point, I find that a lot of Apple sales are motivated by friends telling friends.

Let's hope the OP takes the plunge.

Another few sites to check out are Daring Fireball and MDN (Mac Daily News). Both are news aggregator sites that cover a lot of topics related to Apple and its competitors.
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Generally I would agree that extended warranties are a waste of money, my one exception is AppleCare for a Macbook. Laptops, at least mine, lead a pretty hard life. Mine always lives in a hard sleeve, but it still gets bounced around a lot and tossed into my bike top case. My experience is that all laptops are generally not the most reliable products, just by the nature of their use. AppleCare, when bought off eBay or craigslist is so cheap that for me at least, make sense for the peace of mind. For instance, here is a MacBook air/13 inch AppleCare currently sitting at $160 shipped on eBay, http://www.ebay.ca/itm/APPLE-MacBoo...er_Software&hash=item1c2c699884#ht_625wt_1144 . For an extra two years of full warranty coverage, available through any Apple store in the world, is worth it to me

BTW, the reason for the screen replacement was that the glass cracked, due to impact, though I have no clue how. Took a bit of prodding but I got AppleCare to cover it, would have cost me $550 otherwise. Hard drive died, well that's what hard drives do. The fan had a piece of paper stuck in it, but they replaced it anyways
 
I am sure Apple will give you a reason as to why 8gb is ideal for you and why more would have been a bad thing.

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