5 reasons to ditch the Mac and return to PCs

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by mynameis

I am just waiting for Dell to come out with an XPS M1530 with an LED bac display then I am going to pretty much retire my MBP to sitting by my couch. I just keep having weird issues pop up with every patch. I have display issue related to the X1600 chipset that makes it so I can't run Windows and Apple denies the problem even though there is a huge thread on their support forums of people with the exact same issue.

I have an LED backlit display on my m1330. Very nice.

[xheartcore_boyx]

Originally Posted by spook4thecia

What are you talking about!? I have yet to come across any website that "doesn't work" in any way on either Safari or Firefox, including my college site and Chase Bank's site. That statement was simply either very disingenuous or you found some weird one in a million site. I don't use MSN so I can't speak on that, but I used Yahoo Live chat the other day for the first time- It started instantly with no issues throughout and at the time I remember imagining the trouble that I might have had to go through if I was using a PC.

well,people her care about no OS but windows ... especially that Mac is kinda a new thing in the middle east ...

so yah,most of the banks websites and colleges doesnt work properly on a Mac ...

the webcam thing really embarrassed me the other day ..

the cam would stop every 10 seconds...i had to go on my old PC to be able to finish the conversation ...

i really love everything about Macs..im a super mod in some arabian Mac foums ...but still ... it has some weakness points .. i hope it will all be solved in time ..

[trogers8]

that article should be named "why you shouldn't switch your whole company over to macs"...do any of those really pertain to your everyday user

[spook4thecia]

Originally Posted by xheartcore_boyx

well,people her care about no OS but windows ... especially that Mac is kinda a new thing in the middle east ...

so yah,most of the banks websites and colleges doesnt work properly on a Mac ...

the webcam thing really embarrassed me the other day ..

the cam would stop every 10 seconds...i had to go on my old PC to be able to finish the conversation ...

i really love everything about Macs..im a super mod in some arabian Mac foums ...but still ... it has some weakness points .. i hope it will all be solved in time ..

Oh I didn't realize you weren't in the U.S. Definitely makes more sense. My apologies.

Originally Posted by trogers8

that article should be named "why you shouldn't switch your whole company over to macs"...do any of those really pertain to your everyday user

Precisely.

[mitsukaiSI]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

#40 Apple Products Stuff White People Like

thats a really dumb article... First of all what the **** does race have to do with someones computer preferences... Thats like writting an article about fried chicken and grape soda because black people like it... And secondly the bit about apply contributing to global polution is dumb as well they don't contribute any more than any other company and the have many programs that encourage their customers to recycle their old computer products such as the iPod recycle program where u get 10% off if u turn ur old iPod in instead of trashing it and letting the chemicals in the battery seep into ground in a landfill

[atruhondagrl]

Originally Posted by trogers8

that article should be named "why you shouldn't switch your whole company over to macs"...do any of those really pertain to your everyday user

Agreed.


I won't be switching back. Ever. I'll use this one until half of the screen works and it's as slow as a Ford Focus full of Jenny Craig flunkies before I go back to PCs.


^^^Firmhonda, that was for you. ^^^

[FunkPnut]

The guy that wrote that article is a moron. He should done some more research and testing and then he would've known that it wasn't a good idea. I'm sure it cost his company lots of headaches and most importantly money.

[FunkPnut]

Microsoft doesn't exactly follow web standards, but instead makes their own.

So when W3 compliant web browsers, such as Firefox, try to access a website that was built around Microsoft web standards, its no surprise that it doesn't work properly or at all. That is why some websites just don't work properly on a Mac since IE is not available, except through virtualization.

If every website was fully W3 compliant, then there shouldn't be any major issues with using different browsers. Web browsers themselves should be fully W3 compliant as well.

Web developers work around this issue by determining which browser is accessing the site and has specific code for different web browsers so that they work on most major browsers.

This is not a necessarily a mac issue per se.

[spook4thecia]

Originally Posted by atruhondagrl

I won't be switching back. Ever. I'll use this one until half of the screen works and it's as slow as a Ford Focus full of Jenny Craig flunkies before I go back to PCs.

Which will be awhile since it isn't a PC

[atruhondagrl]

Originally Posted by spook4thecia

Which will be awhile since it isn't a PC

You are correct, sir!

[firmhonda]

Originally Posted by atruhondagrl

I won't be switching back. Ever. I'll use this one until half of the screen works and it's as slow as a Ford Focus full of Jenny Craig flunkies before I go back to PCs.


^^^Firmhonda, that was for you. ^^^

What did I tell you earlier? I would rather go to prison in handcuffs with no pants on than pay too much for an apple product.

<3

[atruhondagrl]

Originally Posted by firmhonda

What did I tell you earlier? I would rather go to prison in handcuffs with no pants on than pay too much for an apple product.

<3

I should quote you on that.

[Shark Tek]

Originally Posted by FunkPnut

The guy that wrote that article is a moron. He should done some more research and testing and then he would've known that it wasn't a good idea. I'm sure it cost his company lots of headaches and most importantly money.

Why he is a moron, what is the reason that moving to Win2K3 is a bad idea?

As far as I know Mac doesn't offer many options for the business world like Microsoft do. Isn't very productive like MS and is the truth. He did the right thing now he have a tons of different software/hardware packages to make is business easy to run and very productive.

All operating systems including Machave their limitations but as I can see many of you can't accept them, hopefully just a few know that.

[atruhondagrl]

Originally Posted by Shark Tek

Why he is a moron, what is the reason that moving to Win2K3 is a bad idea?

As far as I know Mac doesn't offer many options for the business world like Microsoft do. Isn't very productive like MS and is the truth. He did the right thing now he have a tons of different software/hardware packages to make is business easy to run and very productive.

All operating systems including Machave their limitations but as I can see many of you can't accept them, hopefully just a few know that.

He's a moron because putting Macs into a system/network that is predominately Windows based was pointless. It's no wonder he had issues. Do one or the other. Don't mix. Mac + Windows on one system is like drinking beer and Tequila... a recipe for disaster. Or some incredibly messed up stories to tell your buddies.

[firmhonda]

Originally Posted by atruhondagrl

He's a moron because putting Macs into a system/network that is predominately Windows based was pointless. It's no wonder he had issues. Do one or the other. Don't mix. Mac + Windows on one system is like drinking beer and Tequila... a recipe for disaster. Or some incredibly messed up stories to tell your buddies.

"Dude, I networked an xp system and a Mac together last night.. I couldn't believe it when I woke up next to a 50 year old hooker with no teef."

[I Vtec, do you?]

Apple products are overpriced, simple as that.

[Aldaris]

umm I'm a new mac "convertee" and I couldn't be happier I got my macbook at 1200 smacks, competitively priced with similar pc products. I went Mac after my desktop was an epic FAIL with vista....
I'm not a fan boy It's your preference IMO, if you really match them up the apple comps are very well priced compared to other similar products. non computer items might not.

[trogers8]

Originally Posted by I Vtec, do you?

Apple products are overpriced, simple as that.

eh...it's all in the eye of the beholder

[firmhonda]

Originally Posted by trogers8

eh...it's all in the eye of the beholder

Sometimes, yes. But Apple does have a history of charging waaayyyy too much money just to exploit the people that are true to it.

2 Examples:

When the iPhone first came out and was $600. That put the iPhone in smartphone territory and it simply didn't have any smartphone functions. It could get on the "real" internet, and you could scroll with your finger.. Palm has been doing that for years, not to mention the fact that it was at broadband speeds without having to be in a wifi hotspot.


The macbook air.. the ripoff of a lifetime. They found a way to make specs from 1997 look cool, and people are actually paying for them. If you tried to get a laptop with specs that were close (minus the weight only) you would spend $400ish.. But because this one has an apple logo it's over a grand?!?? Give me a break on that..

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by firmhonda

Sometimes, yes. But Apple does have a history of charging waaayyyy too much money just to exploit the people that are true to it.

2 Examples:

When the iPhone first came out and was $600. That put the iPhone in smartphone territory and it simply didn't have any smartphone functions. It could get on the "real" internet, and you could scroll with your finger.. Palm has been doing that for years, not to mention the fact that it was at broadband speeds without having to be in a wifi hotspot.


The macbook air.. the ripoff of a lifetime. They found a way to make specs from 1997 look cool, and people are actually paying for them. If you tried to get a laptop with specs that were close (minus the weight only) you would spend $400ish.. But because this one has an apple logo it's over a grand?!?? Give me a break on that..

Is the Air really as portable as it sounds? I mean, not having any optical drives and such...wouldn't you have to port those around with you should you maybe find a need for it? Seems like working backwards to me...