PC or Mac?

djchameleon · 05-19-2011, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Mac can take over the laptop world for all I care, I've had my share of laptops (6, in 6 years), and I will never... ever... buy another. Not even if Jesus comes back on the 21st and starts a laptop company.

Do people really need their laptops with them all the time? I'm not denying the reason for it, just curious.

6 in 6 years? I've only had to replace my laptop once so I've had about 2 in 5 years.

You are doing something wrong. What company did you to go to buy a laptop?

**Janszoon** · 05-19-2011, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Mac can take over the laptop world for all I care, I've had my share of laptops (6, in 6 years), and I will never... ever... buy another. Not even if Jesus comes back on the 21st and starts a laptop company.

Do people really need their laptops with them all the time? I'm not denying the reason for it, just curious.

The computer I use at work is the same one I use at home. Lugging a tower and monitor back and forth on public transportation every day would certainly be a hassle.

Burning Down · 05-19-2011, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Mac can take over the laptop world for all I care, I've had my share of laptops (6, in 6 years), and I will never... ever... buy another. Not even if Jesus comes back on the 21st and starts a laptop company.

Do people really need their laptops with them all the time? I'm not denying the reason for it, just curious.

6 laptops in 6 years? What the heck were you buying? I've only been using a laptop for the past 2 years, and so far I still have the same Windows laptop. I just upgraded it to 7 when it was released, because Vista sucks. My mom, on the other hand, has only had two laptops in the past 8 or 9 years, one with Windows ME and the "newer" one with XP. She uses the XP one everyday and it has yet to give her a problem.

I certainly don't need either of my laptops with me all the time. I took my MacBook to school everyday so I could work on my own computer instead of using a gross, outdated, public one in the library. Plus when I have my own computer, I can work whenever I want to for as long as I want, and I don't need to wait for a public one to free up and on which there is a 2 hour time limit.

~~The Virgin~~ · 05-19-2011, 10:00 AM

I prefer PC, mainly because I can't afford a MAC

Arya Stark · 05-19-2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

...little computer that folds open and closed.
Windows based, or otherwise.

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Originally Posted by s_k

Whoever that was, don't use that person as a reference when you're going to buy a new PC ;D.

Eitherway, the Macbook pro should be sturdy for that price.
You can buy a Panasonic toughbook for that and you can really smash those against a wall. Literally.
I have an IBM Z60M that fell off the table at least 10 times with the previous owner. Still going strong, not even looking bad. I'm not sure if a Macbook could stand that, but then... That very IBM costs twice what a Macbook costs. I got it for free, which is great, because I think that price is ridiculous.

Tonka should start making laptops.

I'm not stupid, I was just making sure what I was reading was clear.

Freebase Dali · 05-19-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

6 in 6 years? I've only had to replace my laptop once so I've had about 2 in 5 years.

You are doing something wrong. What company did you to go to buy a laptop?

Well, I got my first laptop (in 2003) from Tigerdirect. It was a Compaq Presario, and it was practically DOA. Every time I shut it down, all my system files would become corrupted.

Second one was a Toshiba Satellite, which overheated constantly.
Third was, I don't even remember.. but it sucked and I had it for like a week.

Then I unwittingly got a laptop that was "made for Vista". I tried my hardest, but the hardware had no XP Drivers, so I sold it.

Ended up with an Acer... mobo went out.

Then I smartened up and got a laptop custom built. What I actually had built was a very expensive blue-screen generator. Fortunately, for the company, they ensured that it would work until the warranty was out.

As far as me not using the computers properly, I don't think that's the case. All I know is after I got out of the military, I built a desktop PC, chose all the parts myself and put it together myself, and it has been running non-stop with absolutely no problems for about 4 years. Recently built another one and it's having no issues at all.

So yea, screw a laptop. I don't care if I just got unlucky... I'm not spending any more money on a crapshoot.

s_k · 05-19-2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AwwSugar

I'm not stupid, I was just making sure what I was reading was clear.

Didn't mean to say you were stupid?

djchameleon · 05-19-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

So yea, screw a laptop. I don't care if I just got unlucky... I'm not spending any more money on a crapshoot.

yep you got unlucky but I'm getting ready to build a custom pc myself.

I still like having a laptop as an option when I want to go to the library and take it with me to work on some projects or if I have to travel somewhere and it's not reasonable to lug my whole pc setup.

Freebase Dali · 05-20-2011, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

yep you got unlucky but I'm getting ready to build a custom pc myself.

I still like having a laptop as an option when I want to go to the library and take it with me to work on some projects or if I have to travel somewhere and it's not reasonable to lug my whole pc setup.

Dunno... the only things I do on a computer that would need my specific computer to do it if I happened to be at another place is music production. For anything else, I have a thumb drive.

I generally "work on projects" at home. I've not found any reason to do otherwise.

Rus · 05-20-2011, 02:16 AM

Macs are great for media based work (Pro Tools, Final Cut, etc.) PC's are great for gaming and office. But the two are becoming interchangable, except the price that is : )

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