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post #81 of 85
12/17/06 at 10:57pm
Good post, asdrew. Well said.
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post #82 of 85
12/18/06 at 5:12pm
I was faced with the same issue on my last laptop purchase.
I was getting a REALLY good deal (so to speak) for a mac book pro - 2Ghz, 1GB single dimm, 256mb video, 3 year warranty, for under 1700 shipped. And I have been raised on unix, so no problem there either.

Close call, but I chose to not get it. Reasons:
1.Heat (maybe apple has fixed it by now).
2.Display resolution. A higher resolution looks soooo much better, and its a 15.4 screen too.

Looks were not an issue (I do not particulalrly like the MBP look, dont dislike it either).
I finally got a dell, a 17" for roughly the same price, could not be happier. It dual boots linux+windows.
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post #83 of 85
12/19/06 at 1:19pm
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Originally Posted by abf
whuds...i think what rob was getting at is to each his own.... whereas he finds macs rather good looking, and simple, i find osx overly complicated (it tries to be simple so hard that it actually makes it more difficult...much like suse linux) and asus laptops look better....but ya know...thats just me just like for rob its just him... so take it for what its worth and to each their own.

Heh heh...Asus...I like Asus...

I like the quality and engineering that goes into the mac laptops. But on pre-intel ones, they were like sealed boxes. You had to completely disassemble them to get at the component you wanted to replace....so many screws of varying sizes and finish...Very technician unfriendly....I think I still have some of the micro-screws embeded in the callusses of my feet...

The new macbook pros, I haven't done much on. Just a memory upgrade or 2. Simple panel removal affair....

On windows I end up staring at the hourglass for long periods of time. On OSX, I stare at the beachball for long periods of time.

Windows? OSX? All made in Taiwan! (to parody a certain movie)
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post #84 of 85
12/19/06 at 10:24pm
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Windows? OSX? All made in Taiwan!

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post #85 of 85
12/19/06 at 10:53pm
Wow No one tried to kill anyone

It depends on what you want I have a few Macs and a Few Pcs.
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