Posts by plswdth

Quote: Originally Posted by AMDZen I just sold my Powerbook, so I can talk smack about apple once again. No, but seriously, I like abf's analogy on capitalism vs. communism. Apple is like communism, at least with...

Quote: Originally Posted by horatiub basically I wanted to buy a powerbook for a few reasons: 1. to have an ultralight laptop for use at school 2. i wanted to become familiar with Unix,by learning OS X in the same...

Quote: Originally Posted by B Nietsnie Not going to disagree with you there, but you make it sound like other companies do not do the same. PC Torque is a great example where people with general question email or phone...

I completely agree about the specific software you guys have mentioned. That's why I asked. Thing is, I can guarantee you that the majority of people walking into Bestbuy to get a new PC have never heard of Autocad or Ghost, or will ever...

Quote: Originally Posted by abf My main mac usage in is school (eMac, iMac, New iMac, iBook, Powerbook, and G5) and it was mostly for productivity purposes. But, to get started (besides gaming), the 1 button mouse is a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Superguy I disagree. I've used OS X.1, X.2 and X.3 (did a migration in one lab from MacOS 9 to X). I've also been using Windows and Linux for awhile. I didn't find OS X THAT intuitive....

Quote: Originally Posted by abf Although apple support is hard to beat there are stores (Hypersonic-PC, PC Tourque, and Discount Laptop*s) that give you very good support for a good laptop at a good price. If you hate...

Quote: Originally Posted by us3r what's the point to apple? They run OS X. PC laptops do not. I'd argue the only benefits of PC laptops are faster raw processor speed, wider selection of games, and wider...

Quote: Originally Posted by twinturbovenom Major CON of Apple:- The OS they use is not compatible with software designed for XP, so basically, u have a rly limited choice of software to install and this also means no...

The Dothan will be faster. However, for day to day tasks (ie, not just benchmarking), the difference will be pretty much indiscernable. OS X is a superior OS to Windows XP. Any task you would want to complete on XP except for games...