You fuckers just don't have one
I do *raises hand* (however its dirt old
, but nevermind)
the hype about mac is gay, but this doesn't have anything to do with adoring the look oder what ever.I even didnt want to buy one because i was thinking like you all.But my bro has been using his macbook for 3/4 years now and he just don't need to upgrade it.
Yes it is gay, and you have to realize that they pump way too much money into the design of the thing, and good for your bro! However some people require a computer that can pump out a bit more than 90% of the macs on the market(not counting the Mac Pro's, those huge ones with the funky hardware(THOUGH i shall note that the hw in those in itself, is outdated now)).
and upgrading is for gamer fags. if i want to play a video game i turn on my playstation and not my computer.
Personal preference! I prefer playing FPS on a computer because i fucking HATE playing FPS on a console, i just cannot stand it. Racing games, fighting games, platform games and adventure is great for a console, i prefer it there even. I grew up with both PC/Amiga and Consoles, theres always been a clear line for me in what i want out of each platform.
Looking at the way VST and VSTi technology(and similar) is going today, even musicians who don't have the money to buy every piece of rack, pedal and amplifier equipment on this planet will have to upgrade sooner or later if they want to have a higher amount of tracks going. Sure you can work around this by rendering constantly and cutting down on CPU and RAM load this way, but then going back and changing something is just gonna be a tremendous boring task. My arguement is that in the priceclass of a average tier MAC vs a PC, you get more bang for the buck. Also i will mention that if you know what you're doing, you can very easilly make a crash free Windows system, i know a lot of people who have it, and i wouldve had it if it werent for my wireless unit, its old and its the weakest link in my system, i know exactly how and why it crashes, something i wouldnt get with a mac.
From my experience with macs(its not that huge, but ive worked with my fair share of them lately), when you get a error message, you pretty much get a "somethings fucked, send it in to fix it" message, if you're lucky you get a "what it is", but only vague and to me; confusing. With windows i get a lot of information about drivers and their state before the crash, this to me, is very helpful in finding out whats wrong and fixing it very fast.
I'm a sort of guy that like to fix things myself, and to me, getting a informative thing like that is worth gold, its not for everyone though, i hear a lot of people who dont know much about computers complain about the amount of complex information Windows spews in your face in the event of a crash. Growing up with computers, i find this a godsend.
and for recording music a mac is just better.
Mmmhm, preference yo. look at the previous answer
I have both : a computer (win xp) and a macbook. and since i got my macbook i've been using my computer just as my stereo because i realised that i like using mac osx more than windows.
Fair enough, its personal preference! I like using windows more than Mac OSX.
that's just what i think, but I guess most of the quoted persons have never ever used a mac before.
*raises hand*
of course there way to expensive. but especially what swabs said was just random bashing which comes from a guy who looks for a mulitmedia gamer pc. that's what a mac is just not made for. if you prefer pcs and windows, go for it, but i realised that I prefer macs.
Then we agree?
''The whole "omg but Macs navar break!" myth is bullshit too, they can be just as problematic as a PC." <- it's a myth but it's a fact that my macbook isn't as slow as my computer and doesn't crash as often as my computer (2/1 times since i got it)
Really depends on how you use it and set it up. From my experience, and experience of people that i know closely, if you set up a windows computer properly it'll work just as stable as a MAC, if not better at times. A quick example would be when a mate of mine was at a studio working with his music, his laptop with windows rendered all synths and various effects(at 100% load), while the Mac in the studio(used by the mac loving producer) worked on everything else, and got the equivelent of a bluescreen about twice a day, laptop didnt have any problems. Not saying its always this way, but it's not black and white.
If you have never used one before, i can understand you (i thought like this before), but if not and you still don't like it, it's just not what your looking for. I use my macbook for writing and recording music and internet shit and therefore i'm better off with a mac. I just don't understand the way you guys act,it's so retarded
''lul, mac suckz becuz i can't play wow''
I act this way because most macfags wont admit that macs have other uses, they just claim that the Mac is VASTLY superior in EVERY way, and that windows users are a bunch of retarded monkeys for using it, then they proceed to claim that they are more intelligent/sophisticated/etc, and talk about the mac as if theyre part of some gay social movement(sorry maddox).
My use for a computer is the same as yours, added gaming and some other stuff, hence a Windows PC is how i roll, and i'm very happy with it. And i have to admit though, i've ruled out getting a mac laptop purely because i can't play games on it(not wow though, fuck that shit
).
PS
laying games on a console is better than playing games on a computer
Now this.. Shut up
fuck playing FPS/RTS or anything like that on consoles, its just preposterous and bad. Quicktime events can go to bloody hell.
Both PC gaming and Console Gaming has its uses imho.
In conclusion i'll have to preposterously say that Macs and Windows computers are "even" in terms of what you use it for vs what you want out of it, however i still feel that windows is vastly superior in versatility as a platform, while(to me) macs feels like a Fisher-Price product.
I suppose its all preference and we should all shut up.