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I Have Something to Tell You
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6/20/2006
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I'm questioning my orientation. You read it here first. I am thinking about switching teams.
Can you blame me? I've been a staunch PC user for almost ten years now, and they just aren't doing it for me anymore. I'm finding myself more and more attracted to Macs.
Before you get all judgy on me, let me confess a few things and explain a few other things. I guess the first person I should grovel to is my father. He has been a Mac user for years, and I made fun of him almost the whole time. I called it his practice computer, asked when he was going to admit to mom that he was gay, and even made an elaborate placard that said 'isuc' to put in place of the imac logo. Like any good parent, he may have stopped liking me, but he didn't stop loving me. He knew that time would once again prove the superiority of old age and wisdom over youth and mediocre looks.
I used to relish the freedom I had with my PC. If something wasn't working, I could take it apart and put a new framostat in line with the di-sub throwout bushing and make it run 15% faster. Woo hoo. My PC was like a custom car- it would be as fast as I wanted to make it and I could make it completely unique.
I soon realized that hotrod PC's have two other things in common with real hotrods- you need a couple of spare hotrods sitting on blocks in the front yard to use for parts, and they suck as a daily driver unless you are a professional mechanic.
The main thing that has changed for me is the purpose my computer serves. In the past, I used it to write blogs, send emails, and play games (by "play" I mean "look at" and by "games" I mean "porn"). As of today, roughly 100% of my income relies on a computer in some way. For the record, less than two-thirds of that income is porn related. That being said, if the money machine isn't performing at peak efficiency, my food pellets start to fall into someone else's bowl. I hate when that happens.
When I first realized how much a fancy laptop would increase my net worth, I consulted with PC gurus the world over and spent about $2700 on the biggest, fastest, heaviest, smelliest PC laptop on the market. For about four months it was the hottest thing going and it worked like a charm- 2G of ram, 200G hard drive, 17" display at 1900x1200, every kind of port allowed under the Geneva Convention, and a 12.3 Gigaflop processor. I thought I had found nirvana. Then, true to Windows form, something was installed that conflicted with something else and another thing had to be installed and I had to update drivers every day and replace this with that.
Before long, security broke down and about 72,000 viruses, worms, and Trojans got in, chewing away at whatever was left in the spinning hemorrhoid that once was a hard drive. When this kind of crap happens on a PC, it's like your girlfriend getting hepatitis- she's still the same on the outside (aside from a little yellowing around the eyes), but you know your only real option is to get a new one. Even if you reformat her, it is inevitably going to happen again.
Going back to the automobile metaphor, I decided I need the computer equivalent of my new Accord. It's fast, shiny and pretty, has lots of bells and whistles, runs great, and most importantly- every time I turn the key, the motor starts and it does exactly what I need it to do.
That's all I ask of a computer- when I push the on button, I want it to turn on and stay on, allowing me to compute until I push the off button. Sure, I could sit around on PC forums diagnosing the issue so it can be fixed until the next one arises, but I don't get any money for that. Until Microsoft starts paying me for the hours I spend dicking around with settings, drivers and updates, they can keep their operating systems and the computers they rode in on. I'm going Mac, and I doubt I'll go back.
If anyone knows how I can save a few bucks on a 17" dual core Macbook Pro, I'm all nostrils. Just throwin' it out there.
 Dusty
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Find a college student (or faculty/staff member) willing to break the clause that says they are not buying the computer for someone else, and who isn't planning on buying themselves a Mac in the next year. Ask for your $200 savings in singles for "the ladies".
Thing is now that MAC has gone to the Intel Architecture, so it's possible to run Windows on a MAC. Why you ask? Good damned question. I dunno either. I do know that you'll start getting more and more viruses now because the viruses written for Winblows will only work on Intel Chipsets.
I strongly suggest just going with a version of Unix (Mac OS), or if you're really cheap like I am, go for a free Linux download. It's all freeware, and completely legal.
Just my few pennies...
TLee007
And then it will start happening to every other OS as they gain in popularity.
Just the name of game is all.
Good luck on finding a great deal on the new purchase. Personally I like the using the college student ploy. Does the company you work for have interns that are still in school?
However, people are right in saying that as the Mac gains in popularity it will come under greater attack. Though, with less than 10% market share, it's got a looong way to go; so I think you're safe for now.
Fix your fucking PC and quit whinning.
How's fishing been?
The hardware's all the same these days. You choose the OS. OSX is the most complete, secure and user friendly OS available. Everything's a write off for you.
Despite troll's claims, OSX IS more secure out of the box. Even more so after you plug it in.
Keep your PC for a space heater or to run esoteric programs that aren't available for OSX.
Windows free for 24 years... - j
Dad
You are a graphics artist/designer. You use Mac.
Don't understand why you were using PCs in the first place.
Stardreme
Call me!
Dad
Like Bose, and a few other companies, Apple rigorously controls prices through its retailers. Every mac is the same price at every dealer, until a new one comes out and they usually discount the last version.
I know, as I just had to replace my old mac a few months ago. I have been on mac since 1993, and have been really satisfied with the experience... if you are doing graphics work etcetera, you might want to look to get a mac with the G5 chipset, it's better integrated with FinalCutPro and with Photoshop, if you use those much.
The Intel chipset has not been fully accomodated yet by these programs which are built to use the full bitpath of the G4 and G5 mac chipsets.
Just FWIW, and good luck!
I know how you can save a few dollars on your computer, but it involves renting space on the side of it to one of your local personal injury attorneys.
Best Regards,
Rod Biscoe
P.S. Rod Biscoe's Blogspot “It’s Delicious.”
Switching to a Mac is a good choice, if your one of those people who can afford to chuck the entire computer when its time to upgrade. Cha-ching. And the bonus is, you will still be able to curse Microsoft, cuz Mac only has like 3 software programs, everything else is MS.
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