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[Archem]

So... This is about Macs vs. PCs now? You guys act like children.

I like Macs. Great piece of hardware. What I don't like is their OS and single-button mouse.

[Osmose]

1.Mac does sell and can work fine with two button mouses.
2.You know I meant Windows in general, you just want to brag about how you've got an older OS, and it isn't working. lol pwnt

[Archem]

Originally posted by Osmose
1.Mac does sell and can work fine with two button mouses.

*gasp* Somebody besides me drew this conclusion!
*claps quietly for Osmose*

[DarkFlood2]

So if there is no added graphical ability, then what is the point of a mac? All you're getting is an unupgradeable, gameless, and weak computer that'll be obsolete in a few years.

"Oh but it looks pretty" Screw you, PCs can look just as nice or even better, and you can upgrade them so they don't become obsolete.

To sum it up, buying a macintosh is like getting yourself a torch and setting your money on fire, then be smug about how "cool" your mac is.

Whats worse is that people seem to think that their persona is built upon what computer they use. And most of these people happen to be mac users.

And where do people get the assumption that the OS crashes based on what type of hardware it is? The reason that programs crash has virtually nothing to do with the hardware (excluding bad sectors and corrupted data) Programs crash only because of flaws within the code and viruses. It really bugs me when people say "Oh I have a mac, so my computer won't crash anymore." or "Get a macintosh because it doesn't crash."

[ZeroKirbyX]

Whats worse is that people seem to think that their persona is built upon what computer they use.

You've definately made the point that that statement doesn't apply to you.

Macs don't crash. They just get really, REALLY laggy. I mean like 30 minutes to complete a process laggy.

[DarkFlood2]

So you say that 30 minutes to complete a single process is better than crash, reboot?

[ZeroKirbyX]

Maybe read what I type next time. Did I ever say it was better? Pretty sure I just said it never crashes.

[DarkFlood2]

Very well then, If you like Macs so much then point out just what mac has that makes it superior than a PC.

[Red Giant]

I think the mac kind of has this whole strange stigma of "If the tools look pretty, the products will look pretty". If you want to make good graphics, you need technical superiority and, when it boils down to it, talent.

[Archem]

DF2, stop now while you're ahead. Your argument is a little shifty and based on old stereotypes about Macs from a few years ago. They're a bit better now. Macs DO crash (not as often as XP), and a lot of the "crashes" that I experience on XP are the kind of half-hour ultra lag kind of things that ZKX described. If I sat and waited every time I "crashed", then they'd un-crash eventually. Surprisingly, ZKX seems to be one of the most cool-headed people here right now, and only offers what he knows, not old stereotypes and exceptions to support an argument. I still don't like the Mac OS, but the machine itself isn't that bad.

THE MACHINE ITSELF.

[DarkFlood2]

I wouldn't mind it if it was upgradeable, that way you wouldn't have to keep spending your money for a performance boost.

[MrMister]

Originally posted by Osmose
1.Mac does sell and can work fine with two button mouses.
2.You know I meant Windows in general, you just want to brag about how you've got an older OS, and it isn't working. lol pwnt

I didn't know you meant anything.
And you're a pantshitter.
"lol"

[ZeroKirbyX]

Originally posted by DarkFlood2
Very well then, If you like Macs so much then point out just what mac has that makes it superior than a PC.

I got my G4 for free, as opposed to paying for my PC. How's that?

Speaking of which, said G4 is goin on five years old or so, and I am YET to need an upgrade, as it is still at a good level of operation. It can run CS2, which came out a few years after it, and it still has better appearance than some of the comps my friends have. It's just a lil' too dark is all.

I've got a question DF. Have you ever actually used a Mac for a long enough period of time to make all these claims, or are you just running on theoretical ideas you have inspired by the statements of others?

[Archem]

Originally posted by DarkFlood2
I wouldn't mind it if it was upgradeable, that way you wouldn't have to keep spending your money for a performance boost.

Umm... They... Are.
A bit harder to do, but possible.

[ZeroKirbyX]

Originally posted by Archem2

Originally posted by DarkFlood2
I wouldn't mind it if it was upgradeable, that way you wouldn't have to keep spending your money for a performance boost.

Umm... They... Are.
A bit harder to do, but possible.[/B]

Exactly. You can upgrade a mac, just as you can upgrade a pc. Stop spouting that "You can't upgrade a mac" gibberish. Like graphic design, if I may repeat your own point, it's all dependant on the one doing it. You pull a non-computer knowledgable person, it doesn't matter if it's a pc or a mac, he won't know what to do.