Finally broke down and sold my macbook pro ... ... After using my macbook pro for 3 months, I finally couldn't stand it anymore. Sold my macbook pro and bought ...

DrMooCow · 08-30-2006, 10:59 AM

After using my macbook pro for 3 months, I finally couldn't stand it anymore. Sold my macbook pro and bought a M1710. Subtotal was 2,319.68. T7200CPU with 3 year warranty and the 3 year accidental damage thing (I think it's called complete care?).

Even though my mac was 2.16 and this one is 2 ghz, the xps was 400 bucks cheaper after taxes. I am so sick of Apple notebooks. I figured I would give it a try with the bootcamp thing but yeah, screw macs.

stormlifter · 08-30-2006, 11:01 AM

Welcome to the world of Windows/Linux... Not all that bad, but if you chose the windows world you've joined the world of crashing, but at least you have control over what your apps do and they won't minimize on their own and your OS will actually give you the feeling of having control.

dave-p · 08-30-2006, 06:07 PM

Welcome back from the Darkness lol

CTSxViper · 08-30-2006, 06:12 PM

Macs are great for some things. I still have my mint Powerbook G4 1.67ghz and use it a lot. But the M1710 is the killer..

balinor17 · 08-30-2006, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave-p

Welcome back from the Darkness lol

GAMER135 · 08-30-2006, 08:56 PM

Hey DrMooCow, what happened to your Mac? was their a problem with it or something? im just woundering since everyone is switching to Mac's and this is actually a shock on how a Mac guy comes to windows (again i think?!).

Just want to know what happen, nothing to bashing (i hope

)

Psychokitty · 08-30-2006, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GAMER135

Hey DrMooCow, what happened to your Mac? was their a problem with it or something? im just woundering since everyone is switching to Mac's and this is actually a shock on how a Mac guy comes to windows (again i think?!).

Just want to know what happen, nothing to bashing (i hope

)

Yeah. I was wondering, too.

I wish I could have my Dell in a Mac body. I love their build quality.

ZX81 · 08-30-2006, 11:09 PM

well you can have the best of both worlds:
a windows gaming machine & run 10.4.7 on your machine too, see

insanelymac.com

macvidia.com
(driver doesnt have QE/CI yet but its in the works)

codek · 09-01-2006, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrMooCow

After using my macbook pro for 3 months, I finally couldn't stand it anymore. Sold my macbook pro and bought a M1710. Subtotal was 2,319.68. T7200CPU with 3 year warranty and the 3 year accidental damage thing (I think it's called complete care?).

Even though my mac was 2.16 and this one is 2 ghz, the xps was 400 bucks cheaper after taxes. I am so sick of Apple notebooks. I figured I would give it a try with the bootcamp thing but yeah, screw macs.

wow... nice price where did you get it and what was your specs.. gpu?

.PoNeH · 09-02-2006, 12:18 AM

Welcome back to the light side.

th33viln3ss · 09-02-2006, 03:05 AM

Mac is the root of all evil.

-Empty- · 11-16-2006, 07:13 PM

haha, I currently own a xps gen 2 and am going to buy a 2.0 ghz macbook to replace it (well, not selling it.... still need it for games and turbotax/quicken) sorta the inverse. what issues were you experiencing to make you switch to windows? the m1710 makes me drool though, very nice choice!

Pirx · 11-16-2006, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stormlifter

Not all that bad, but if you chose the windows world you've joined the world of crashing,

Out of curiosity: What do you mean by that? I use my PCs a lot, and work them hard, too, but I have a hard time remembering when I saw any of my machines crash. I think there once was an incident was about two years ago, or thereabouts...

Bakkasan · 11-17-2006, 10:18 AM

The closest I have come to a crash in XP in the last year was a poorly written APP hanging.

WackyT · 11-17-2006, 11:29 AM

His whole computing world must be based on those 'PC vs Mac' commercials. Windows XP has been great for me on my 2 laptops and 2 desktops.

08-30-2006, 10:59 AM	#1
DrMooCow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 190 Credits: -278	Finally broke down and sold my macbook pro and bought a xps After using my macbook pro for 3 months, I finally couldn't stand it anymore. Sold my macbook pro and bought a M1710. Subtotal was 2,319.68. T7200CPU with 3 year warranty and the 3 year accidental damage thing (I think it's called complete care?). Even though my mac was 2.16 and this one is 2 ghz, the xps was 400 bucks cheaper after taxes. I am so sick of Apple notebooks. I figured I would give it a try with the bootcamp thing but yeah, screw macs.

08-30-2006, 11:01 AM	#2
stormlifter Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 255 Credits: -139	Welcome to the world of Windows/Linux... Not all that bad, but if you chose the windows world you've joined the world of crashing, but at least you have control over what your apps do and they won't minimize on their own and your OS will actually give you the feeling of having control. __________________ E1705 > 1.83@1.013v \| WUXGA+ \| 7900GS (560/560) \| 2GB RAM \| Atheros AR5006X WiFi

08-30-2006, 06:07 PM	#3
dave-p Loving my Alien :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 13,670 Reviews: 2 Benchmarks: 8 Credits: 101,877	Welcome back from the Darkness lol __________________ M17x, FX Red, QX9300, Sli GTX-280, 2x256GB SSD, 17" WUXGA, 4 GB DDR3 1333 Mhz 3yr CC M6400, Q9000, FX3700, 8GB DDR3, RGB LED Display, HD, Blu Ray, 1530 WiFi 370 BT, Desktop Water Cooled I7 920, EX58-UD5, 12 GB DDR3, Raid 10, Dell 2707, Blu Ray, GTX 295 CO-OP Copper, Swiftech GTZ, Koolance RP 1000BK, My Dells Vostro 1500, Studio 15, M6300,M1710, E1705,3500,4000,4100,5100,5150,6000, 7000,7500,8000,8500,C410,C610,C810,Cpi,CPx. 6400,1501

08-30-2006, 06:12 PM	#4
CTSxViper Loving my Imac :) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: PA/MD Posts: 17,275 Credits: 1,083	Macs are great for some things. I still have my mint Powerbook G4 1.67ghz and use it a lot. But the M1710 is the killer.. __________________ My rigs... Quad Core Q9450/Sapphire 4870 X2/BluRay Gateway FHD2401 HD Display Sony PS3 250GB & XBox 360 Elite/Nintendo Wii HP TX2 12.1" Tablet 1275DX Sony F Series/Core I7/Blu-ray/330M GT 1 gig/1920x1080P/500 gig/6 gig DDR3 IMac 27" Core I5 (2560x1440)-Love this system!! Mackbook Pro 13" 2.53 500 gig 4 gig DDR3

08-30-2006, 11:09 PM	#8
ZX81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: the west Posts: 1,355 Credits: 1,033	well you can have the best of both worlds: a windows gaming machine & run 10.4.7 on your machine too, see insanelymac.com macvidia.com (driver doesnt have QE/CI yet but its in the works) __________________ M6300 X7900 2.8 FX3600 4GB 2xWD320 5400rpm Asus P5QDeluxe Q9450 @3.6, 4GB Asus EAH 4770 crossfire Asus M4A785D-M PRO AM3 mATX AMD Phenom II X3 Black Edition Unlocked to X4 Quad BE 3.1 stock volts with Asus bios 405 'Unleash' option

Notebooks For Sale

User Links

Latest Pricing

Top Posters

Todays Top Posters

Fastest Benchmarks

Latest Benchmarks

08-30-2006, 08:56 PM	#6
GAMER135 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 79 Credits: -284	Hey DrMooCow, what happened to your Mac? was their a problem with it or something? im just woundering since everyone is switching to Mac's and this is actually a shock on how a Mac guy comes to windows (again i think?!). Just want to know what happen, nothing to bashing (i hope )

09-02-2006, 12:18 AM	#10
.PoNeH #1 Gator fan! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 642 Credits: 518	Welcome back to the light side. __________________ Dell M90: Vista Business, T2600 2.16 GHz Core Duo, 4.0 GB RAM DDR2 @ 667MHz, 100 GB 7200rpm HD, 512MB Quadro FX 2500M (LV2Go's 100.65 drivers), Sound Blaster Audigy HD audio, 8x Dual-layer DVD-RW, WUXGA (1920x1200) LCD, Dell 350 Bluetooth, Intel Intel PROSet/Wireless 3945ABG. Go Gators!

09-02-2006, 03:05 AM	#11
th33viln3ss cl0wn$ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mexifornia Posts: 4,253 Credits: 1,301	Mac is the root of all evil.

11-16-2006, 07:13 PM	#12
-Empty- Starship Captain Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 213 Credits: 18	haha, I currently own a xps gen 2 and am going to buy a 2.0 ghz macbook to replace it (well, not selling it.... still need it for games and turbotax/quicken) sorta the inverse. what issues were you experiencing to make you switch to windows? the m1710 makes me drool though, very nice choice! __________________ - XPS Gen 2 - PM 2.13 - 2Gigs of trancend memory via newegg - Bluetooth - 40% off Coupon - new LCD, new GFX (thanks dell ) - White MacBook - Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz - 1 Gig of memory - 80 gig HD - Homebrew - AMD Athlon XP 2800+ - 512 megs of memory - 60 gig HD - Nvidia 5900 XT

11-17-2006, 10:18 AM	#14
Bakkasan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 163 Credits: -176	The closest I have come to a crash in XP in the last year was a poorly written APP hanging. __________________ Dell certified repair monkey. E1705 - C2D T7200 - 1gb 667 - 120gb 5400 - 1500Pre N - Ultrasharp WUXGA - 7900GSX 550/700

11-17-2006, 11:29 AM	#15
WackyT Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 836 Credits: 127	His whole computing world must be based on those 'PC vs Mac' commercials. Windows XP has been great for me on my 2 laptops and 2 desktops.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Finally broke down and bought a M5500	RIT	Alienware Area-51 and Aurora Notebooks	6	08-28-2006 09:04 AM
Windows notebook sold, macbook on the way, need some advice	joebob	Apple Notebooks	17	07-26-2006 10:54 PM
Sold my Dell going to buy my new Macbook!	FUBARMS	Apple Notebooks	20	06-16-2006 02:05 PM
Finally broke down and bought a Z70Va (specs)	e eight	Asus Notebooks	2	11-19-2005 03:31 AM