macbook...

by defOK • 13 Feb 2008, 12:18 • Journals
... I sorta never understood which kind of ppl REALLY need it.

I've just heard that it has some advantages for graphic/videowork and so on, AND that you can use both windows and mac os on 1 computer... but besides that...

what are the real advantages/disadvantages for a regular user?
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INSTi 13 Feb 2008, 12:19
1st!
only god knows
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Gabt 13 Feb 2008, 12:28
Its a PowerPC! thats the diffrence.
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Gibri 13 Feb 2008, 12:39
its 4 gay people
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jozz 13 Feb 2008, 12:41
mac means lifestyle... thats the "apple" magic: no one needs apple stuff like the iphone, but they make you think: god damit, how could i live without....
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FaTTony 13 Feb 2008, 13:23
agree, and thats why they can sell their products such expensive
it´s just like u gonna buy a car...u can buy a nice Seat which does anythin u want him to do...or u go and get a VW, which has almost the same hardware, but the better name...and everyone will say: Ohh, u got a VW!
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trigerek 13 Feb 2008, 12:57
*cough*no formatting*cough*
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HellKn1ght 13 Feb 2008, 13:04
It has some advantages for graphic designers. Built in calibration stuff etc and don't forget that programs like Photoshop were developed for MAC first. Then a MAC is faster than a Windows PC with similar hardware. Their OS' are supposed to be more secure. And they are stylish and easy to use...

Don't have one and don't want one though, too expensive :P
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oalyman 13 Feb 2008, 13:48
if you wanna know what microsoft will try to integrate in their windows os in like 5 years, look at the current mac osx.
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im a tree 13 Feb 2008, 22:01
and if you wanna know what Mac OSX are going to implement next, look at linux
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oalyman 14 Feb 2008, 10:23
hmm - ok, bcs mac osx is a freebsd derivate that is kinda true. but u cant compare the linux gui to the mac gui.
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im a tree 14 Feb 2008, 16:44
indeed, because linux desktop enviroments are far superior

it would be like comparing cake to chicken
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cryptz 13 Feb 2008, 13:54
buy a normal pc, and get linux
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Gabt 13 Feb 2008, 14:45
Mac OS X is a unix Based operating system, its more "secure" bcoz it doesnt run .exe files, like linux.
Its stylish, and has many eye pleasing effects, like the "Aladins Lamp" minimize effect.
The architecture is called PowerPC, cpus mostly made by IBM, and motorola, until recently they've started using Intel, AKA, mactel's.
A Mac provides quality, and performance, not initialy designed for gamers, but certainly heading in that path.
Also, windows vista has Aero, wich requires a service (DWM) wich uses around 22k of Memory, and requires a half decent gfx card in order to be proccessed, Mac os can run more eye pleasing features, on a simple 16mb gfx chip.
The Mac os also comes with a variety of applications, too many to list. And its fun to use, plus, theres no "home premium edition", or "business", or "ultimate" etc, theres just one version, that has everything.
Mac os 10.5 Leopard, is the latest, and its out of this world. Im sure you could find some demos on youtube.

The best thing to do, rather than pay 1k + for a mac, would b to install Mac os on your x86/i386 hardware, with a windows dual boot.

Hope it helped :)

PS: watch the "get a mac" ads. :D
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head 13 Feb 2008, 15:15
I switched to a MacBook Pro three days ago.. can't tell you a lot right now, but what I can say is that Mac OS X is awesome when you got used to it.. (I worked on a Windows PC for more than ten years...)

nice battery runtime, nice materials used to make the notebook, low weight and nice design of course.

You install applications by drag'n'drop, you don't need drivers.. for example you plug in your printer and you start printing.. no need to install devices or something. The workflows are so easy and fast.

Nevertheless there are a few things you have to adapt when you come from a Windows world, like shortcuts etc...
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defOK 14 Feb 2008, 10:23
thanks everyone
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