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Originally Posted by Burning Down
Don't most companies do that?
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Not every company takes it that far.
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Never had that experience. I'm not a huge gamer but I can tell you that games sold here are available for both systems, and if not all the time, at least 90% of the time.
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I reckon you don't do racing games?
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Have to agree with you here. The multi-touch Magic Mouse is the worst mouse I've ever used. I don't have an iMac (just a MacBook Pro), but I can tell you that if I ever bought one, I would switch that mouse for a regular one.
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That's what I did when I used my ex's mac to edit video. Found an old microsoft mouse lying around, plugged it in. I almost threw that mac mouse through the room (not kidding, the thing got me bloody agressive).
I bought her old laptop and will now use that to edit photo/video/audio at her place, because I cannot stand the mac. They use the same software (premiere, audition, lightroom) but change it a little bit so it becomes very unpractical. Well, at least that's what I think.
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The keyboard is not so bad. Many high end Windows laptop computers use a similar keyboard (Sony, Samsung, some Gateways). Nothing could be worse then a netbook keyboard. Those things are so ****ing small, I don't know how anyone manages to type anything on them.
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I have a netbook and it is indeed too small. You sort of get used to it (after all, I can also type on my mobile phone) but it's still not a laptop. Laptops should have at least 10" screens. Anything smaller is just too small.
I wouldn't rate Sony, Samsung and Gateway 'high end'. I'm not sure where high end starts with laptops, but I'd go Dell and IBM
. I'm not sure if these new dells and IBMs have those annoying keyboards. But I probably wasn't clear about this; The Laptop keyboard is quite allright. It still has these annoying square keys that make it impossible to slide from key to key (remember, I do 720 strokes/minute, I know my keyboards
), but at least they click and don't feel rubbery. It's the external keyboard (that should be better than the internal laptop keyboard) that sucks so much.
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Actually, I also think most desktop keyboards are horrible. Good to learn on, but overall they are very clunky and you have to type so darn hard to get the words on the screen. This opinion is a result of 6+ years of laptop use. Laptop keyboards are easier to type on because my fingers can just fly across the keys.
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I prefer desktop keyboards that have flat keys and a light touch. So I agree with you. That's why I use the
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000. I have four of those
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The only exception to this is the old IBM Model M. It's just brilliant. Clicketyclick. Most people tell me they hate my keyboard because the keys feel like laptop keys (!) and the TGBYHN keys are bigger than the rest. But when you type with 10 fingers, blind, that's brilliant as you don't have to reach out with your index fingers so much. I love these keyboards.
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Acer laptops are not the best. Yes, they are incredibly cheap compared to other models, but you're really getting what you're paying for. My mom has had two Acer laptops in the last couple of years, and the keys come off very easily. Also, the touchpad is not terribly sensitive. A few of my friends have also had those problems with Acers.
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I hate acers. I really do. We even have a word amongs computerpeople here called 'acering'. It means a computer just stops working for a couple of seconds, for no apparent reason. Acers have been doing that since the pentium IV and no one really knows why. Not all Acers obviously, but it is a typically acer-thing. If I am to spend money on a laptop, it will be an IBM or a Dell. But I usually buy second hand business laptops and spend my money on PC's as I feel you get more value for money when you buy a PC.
Don't get me wrong, I have three relatively modern (as in: Usable) laptops lying around. A Toshiba netbook (1.6ghz Atom), an IBM Z60M (2ghz Centrino) and an Asus X50V (1.86ghz Dual Core). Apart from that I have... Maybe 10 to 15 older laptops, ranging from 386's to Pentium IIIm 1ghz computers. So I like laptops, but when it comes to audio/video and gaming, I still prefer a decent PC. I always build them myself by the way. Usually just as expensive as a comparable ready made PC, only you get to choose what's in it
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