AsianBomb777 said:

Good! Apple usually gets it right with the "rev 2" of their products - although I guess in the case of the overheating that was more of an Intel issue. Either way it's good to know for sure. I was seriously eyeing a black MacBook myself but I'm really a desktop person. I've owned an iBook G3 and a Titanium PowerBook in the past but, as nice as they were, they just sit too much.

Which model of MacBook were you thinking of getting?

jtfolden said:

The middle macbook (white one maxed out). I like the black one but with the same specks it's like still 150 bucks more than the white one.

AsianBomb777 said:

Actually, on the C2D models there's only a $50 difference by the time you consider the price for the hard drive, I think. 80GB in the top end white, and 120 GB in the black. I guess the $50 difference is something to do with the casing (the black material is different than the white somehow - other than just color ).

You are right though, I'm not sure it's worth the extra $$$ for color or extra 40GB of drive space in a notebook unless you're doing some major video editing, etc...

jtfolden said:

fuck you.

FruitToAttractBears said:

Well, no that's just rich. There's no reason to get upset.
But your statements did first imply that this applied to all macs. Jfolden is a lifetime mac user and offered a counter view.

As for me, I'm a lifetime Windows supporter, and have seen my share of issues. XP is a vast improvement over NT 4.0 and a marginal one over 2000. But why the hell Microsoft decided to keep the registry baffles me. The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE segment is a single point of failure and once the registry corrupts it can render your machine completely unbootable. I much prefer Mac OS-X's property list files. WHen something corrupts (if ever) on those, it doesn't affect any other program or the operating system.

However, I think I wouldn't want to see OS-X be ported as a mainstream OS like XP though. Apple has done a good job limiting the hardware OS-X has to support so there are fewer headaches. I like that model. I also like the exclusivity of knowing once you by a mac, there aren't any cheap knock offs out there that can compete using the OS.

Imago said:

Imago said:

You were a 3C, or whatever the AFSC was then?

CoJones said:

3c0x1

What were you?

AsianBomb777 said:

I'm a 1A8X1X

CoJones said:

You're still in the military? that's hawt!

AsianBomb777 said:

Thanks, both for the comment and your service. Both of which are hugely appreciated.

AsianBomb777 said:

Do all Mac users lack reading comprehension or is it just you two?

FruitToAttractBears said:

To be honest; all of you are wrong and behaving like spoilt kids.

Fruit - you shouldn't take bait, you should back down. I despise macs too.

The rest of the mac fans - People can have a fucking opinion alright? You don't need to defend apple; they're a corporation, they don't need your support, and people don't have to believe the same thing that you do.

FruitToAttractBears said:

I would tell you to act your age but I guess you are! I'm really, really sorry your experience isn't the same for everyone. When you grow up you'll realize the sun doesn't revolve just for you, as well. Have a nice day.

Spookymuffin said:

Wow, I guess you weren't paying attention, either. No one was commenting on anyone's 'opinion' and last time I checked there's nothing wrong with calling someone out about a mistruth.

...but, hey, if it's easier for you to make this a Mac vs PC thing... go ahead, limit yourself.

jtfolden said:

alright, I'll admit I made a massive assumption based on the first like 4 posts.

Spookymuffin said:

I never said her opinion was wrong. It's that she stated that XP never locks up. I simply offered facts to the contrary. If Fruit or anyone else for that matter actually read my posts, they'd see there's nothing combative or offensive about them.

AsianBomb777 said:

see above.

FruitToAttractBears said:

So, does this mean you still think XP never locks up?
Or that you don't appreciate opposing views?

Spookymuffin said:

A lesson in not taking the bait from Spooky! That's cute!

FruitToAttractBears said:

Alright.

I suffer from the male need to flirt back to anyone who flirts.

AsianBomb777 said:

Totally agreed with you on the Registry. That was a lousy idea from day one and the fact that MS hasn't done something about it in over a decade is really, really piss poor. I'm sure they got the idea from IBM's OS/2, which had something similar. They key difference being that I never saw an OS/2 system eat itself.



...and you can simply delete the offending plist and either OS X or the app who owns it will regenerate a new, clean one when needed. No need to re-install, etc.

AsianBomb777 said:

Well that answers my question.

Read back:

I never said XP doesn't lock up. I said the OS has never crashed on me.
I wasn't the one aruging with opposoing views. What part of "IMO" and "in my experience," and "it just doesn't appeal to me" = "all Macs are crap and I'm stating this as a fact" in your brain?

Spookymuffin said:

It happens.

Spookymuffin said:

Oh THAT'S what you think it is?!

FruitToAttractBears said:

?

jtfolden said:

Now, I don't *HATE* XP. I think it's pretty nifty. And I heard that Vista is going to implement search features (like Spotlight, etc.) and a couple of neat "innovations" into Vista. But these are things that are already in OS-X.

Nor do I hate the registry. I just think it poses too many problems to be beneficial. It's time to move away from it as you stated.


But ultimately, my decision to go with mac is based on the fact that I love the look and feel of the systems. It's like buying a Audi TT. You don't do it becuase it's fast, or has a flip-top--plenty of cars fit that bill. You buy it becuase--hey, it's a fucking TT man!!

On this note I'll add that I have an immense desire to ask for a macbook for christmas.

Spookymuffin said:

Silly boy.