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Should I go Mac and never go back?
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I never saw this as a bad point tbqh. The word "trail" is hyperbole since you'll at most get a file or two in ~/Library/Preferences or ~/Library/Application Support, it's not like it's wasting any space. The end result of it all is that last time I reformatted, I was just able to drag some files over and all my apps were back to the way I like them with zero effort.
Even if you don't want to retain your settings and don't feel like hunting down all the relevant files (which you can just delete thanks to no registry) I still think the Windows system has way more disadvantages.
oi..
Backloggery XBox Live 3DS: 1805-2274-4550 (Jonathan)
I'm making my arguments with studies and statistics, not handwaving. Despite its "underlying design issues", Vista has had fewer vulnerabilities for less time than OSX. If you want to argue otherwise, bring up some real data or stop posting.
And yes, in the past Microsoft was not that great on security. But I really don't care how much more secure Macs were than a Windows ME machine back in the day; that is not what I am arguing. In the past years Microsoft has made a huge security push and it is really paying off.
The other day I was trying to get iPhoto to export all the image files for a particular slideshow, and it would get to 5% and then stop with no explanation or error message. Speaking of slideshows, every time I create one it forgets all my settings from the last 500 slideshows I made and enables the stupid Ken Burns Effect or whatever it's called. You have to click through a bunch of dialogs to turn it off. It's actually worse than iTunes. Photo Gallery is superior in virtually every way.
iMovie is alright but it's pretty light on the features. It gets the job done in a pinch. Movie Maker is admittedly a knock-off of iMovie but, again, it gets the job done in a pinch.
It isn't "built in" It is a seperate application disk that comes pre-installed and is included in the price of the laptop. Wehn you get an upgrade cd for the next version of the os, it doesn't come with iLife.
According to the Apple website, no. However, you can buy iLife without a Mac.
So really, the entire iLife suite can't be considered as part of an OSX v. Vista argument, because it's not part of OSX.
Backloggery XBox Live 3DS: 1805-2274-4550 (Jonathan)
It explains some of the cost thing. PCs would be 100+ more expensive too if you had to buy them with Office. And the the DoJ would bend MS over backwards and apply a 2x4 with rusty nails in it.
Syndalis, macs use low quality LCDs in their notebooks. Basically if you buy a PC notebook, you'll get a display at least as good.
Also, very little irritates me more than someone who's never used a device coming around and telling people that some other alternative device is much better. If you haven't touched an N50, you've got no business going around telling anyone how well it stands up to an Apple. Period. What are you even thinking?
Pretty much, though you do see that most manufacturers do give the option to include better bundled software, but at least they give you an option, rather than put it in there and you're stuck with it. But since Apple is it's own hardware, they skirt around the issues that would plague MS for trying to do the same with third party manufacturers.
Backloggery XBox Live 3DS: 1805-2274-4550 (Jonathan)
I don't think it's unfair in the least; monopoly + 3rd party hardware = completely different rules. But it might guide conversations about features bundled in OSes.
I also want to back this up by saying I used to be one of the biggest Microsoft supporters on the forum, upgraded my shit annually, still am an MSDN enterprise member, bashed the mac adverts and the zealousness of the community. I have gone through 10 windows laptops in the past ten years (a byproduct of constant traveling and honestly being a bit of a dick to my machines early on). I also do purchasing for a couple of medical practices running EMRs that sends physicians offsite with laptops, and a firm in NYC that sends its people international all the time, so I feel confident in being able to speak on durability /hardware quality and the MBP that released a few months back, and the 17" I still run with (late 07 model) are the nicest laptops I have ever worked with in terms of weight / performance, general durability, etc.
You might disagree with me. That's cool, and your right to do so. But I am not speaking out of my ass.
My assertions on the macbook being a better platform, while not based on the SPECIFIC 1100 dollar laptop linked, come from a significant amount of time spent supporting and deploying laptops.
I agree that there's a lot more trashy PC notebooks available on the market as compared to how many mac notebooks are bad (these days,) but there are a lot of really well built ones, too. Even ones in aluminum
The mac LCD's really aren't high quality. LED lighting is one thing (and certainly good,) but the LCDs themselves are 6 bit low enders. Just no getting around it, really. Nothing wrong with that because it's on par with what's on the market in general, but if you actually want a high-quality LCD in a laptop, you want to look in the PC market for it. And it IS a bit surprising to see it from a company that usually sticks the best of everything in their high end machines.
The glass sucks for the few people who need the anti glare on the 15"... but they made matte a BTO option for the 17" new model, so I assume that it will trickle down to the 15s eventually.
http://www.macworld.com/article/137947/2009/01/17inchmacbookpro.html
Doesn't sound like a TN panel to me...
For the sake of comparison could somebody point out a PC laptop that uses a panel that is better than TN?
60% better color gamut comes partly from using led over ccfl, but it sounds like it might be a true 8-bit tn panel. I doubt it is an 8-bit ips panel, or there would have been a higher improvement.
Yeah, I can't see them using anything other than TN... I think they have much higher power consumption, to a level that would be crippling for notebook battery life. I'm just basing this on reviews I've seen of PVA, MVA, and IPS-based monitors, though, so I could be wrong on the nature of the technology. (In other words, maybe the monitors themselves just didn't focus much on lowering power draw?)
a fading melody - my indie platformer for the xbox 360
The other interesting thing is the viewing angles. They say 140 Height / 120 Width which is interesting because most LCD manufactures simply lie and claim 170 / 160 when it really isn't. I have a 22 inch Acer and they claim 170 / 160 but it obviously is not. I'm guessing they mean 140 / 120 without color distortion (comparable to my iMac's H-IPS) which would be awesome.
Really though, 90% of the market out there is using TN displays and don't care (laptops and desktops) so it really doesn't matter unless you use your computer for art / graphics or are just picky about how good your porn looks
TN uses less power than IPS because IPS requires a much brighter backlight. This is why almost all PC and Mac laptops use TN
Wonder why they put so much focus on the battery....
9300 512mb, 1066 fsb, 2 YEAR WARRANTY, 320gb HDD, a pile of extras and gadgets. I'd wipe for Vista retail or 7 beta, but it doesn't have preinstalled trials, either (except AV, which is easily killed).
I honestly can't see the downside, unless you don't like a machine that looks like it was created by aliens trapped in ancient Mesopotamia (and then you're wrong).