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Mac .. MacBooks by mwe99 on 09-19-2006 at 10:01 PM
Okay so simple.. Mac Laptops
Yay.. or Nay
Post your opinions and experiences to help me 
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by M73A on 09-19-2006 at 10:12 PM
for film editing, photo editing, grpahical stuff, Yay,
home use, nay....
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by wj on 09-19-2006 at 10:25 PM
Yay. All arround. yay.
No viruses, No Spyware, Fast, and if you really need it they can run windows.
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by lizard.boy on 09-19-2006 at 11:59 PM
YAY!
I just can't afford a new computer right now
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by Dempsey on 09-20-2006 at 10:15 AM
My next computer is going to be a MacBook, I wish the Intel chips were about in March when I had my £950 PC World voucher, I would have deff got one then
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by Hank on 09-20-2006 at 11:02 AM
quote:No viruses? since when
Originally posted by wj
No viruses, No Spyware, Fast, and if you really need it they can run windows.
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by lordy on 09-20-2006 at 05:02 PM
quote:Far less viruses when compared with Windows
Originally posted by HSV
quote:No viruses? since when
Originally posted by wj
No viruses, No Spyware, Fast, and if you really need it they can run windows.
I think it depends on what you want to use it for. If you want to do alot of multimedia work, eg. graphics editing, website design, viedo editing, and the like, then go for a mac. Though I'm not sure how well all that would work on a MacBook, if you were serious about doing that stuff then you would probably be better off getting an iMac or something of the sort.
If you just want it for browsing the internet, e-mails, messenger, and stuff like that, then you'd probably be better off with a Windows machine.
A Mac is usually an investment for someone who is serious about doing multimedia stuff, as they are rather expensive (though the Mac Pro is about the cheapest you can get for what it is (even though it is about AUD$4000)).
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by alexp2_ad on 09-20-2006 at 05:05 PM
Nay for me, I like Mac OS X, I like the hardware, but:
1. Too expensive, unless you really wanna use OS X, you can get a windows laptop much cheaper.
2. I like small laptops, little laptops, with a usable size screen of course, but I don't get people lugging round large, wide screen laptops, I like my diddy one. Wide screen is only worth it for DVD addicts.
If cash was just no issue at all, I might go with a mac book, but I don't think they justify the extra cash.
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by andrewdodd13 on 09-20-2006 at 05:56 PM
Nay, imo. I'd miss my DirectX based games too much - there's no point paying through the nose for a machine with specs I could get for half the price if it was a PC just to install Windows on it.
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by user27089 on 09-20-2006 at 06:15 PM
I say nay, simply because the support for Macintosh computers isn't brilliant, if you need a part or want an upgrade, then it'll cost a hell of a lot more than it would to replace/upgrade a part in a computer.
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
for film editing, photo editing, grpahical stuff, Yay,
home use, nay....
That's actually a common misconception, it's been proven that a regular PC with the same specifications as a Mac G5 outperforms the Mac quite a bit.
Why are you asking the question anyway?
Are you thinking of getting one yourself?
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by aNILEator on 09-20-2006 at 06:52 PM
there is more software available for a mac to do image/video/multimedia editing etc, the list for PC isn't as good (feature, quality or ease of use wise
I was quite impressed with iStopMotion teh other day, I have monkey jam for PC but it doesn't support onion skinning and the intereface isn't as nice
I'd say that macs aren't that great, i use them at colelge all day everyday. They lock up, freeze and take forever to load things, also silly little things are really annoying, for example the button you think would maximise doesn't, closing an app doesn't exit the app, shortcuts for certain programs don't work (i'm thinking macromedia suite here) and they have a high rate of fucking up my hardware (memory cards, usb sticks, PSP etc)
They're nice but really do not live up to their name or image
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by mwe99 on 09-21-2006 at 12:36 PM
quote:
Originally posted by traxor
Why are you asking the question anyway?
Are you thinking of getting one yourself?
Yep lol
RE: Mac .. MacBooks by user27089 on 09-21-2006 at 12:50 PM
Well, don't do it. It's not worth the hassle.