blonde Buck Naked Floozies  8,405 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Boston, MA More info | Jan 03, 2008 18:51 | #16 carianoff wrote in post #4625011  Semantics. No computer company plans, designs, constructs a unit anywhere as close to the level as Apple. Thats the fact.
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Anke "that rump shot is just adorable" UK SE Photographer of the Year 2009  30,454 posts Likes: 3 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK More info | Jan 03, 2008 18:56 | #17 carianoff wrote in post #4625011 Semantics. No computer company plans, designs, constructs a unit anywhere as close to the level as Apple. Thats the fact. Still an opinion I'm afraid......albeit the right one Anke
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Jan 03, 2008 19:03 | #18 blonde wrote in post #4625027 no, it is still an opinion... Apple controls what goes into Apple computers. Apple write the O/S around those components. This results in a rock solid platform that does not need wobbly 3rd party drivers or an O/S that's supposed to work with thousands of different 3rd party devices or badly-written device drivers. It results in a platform based on known quantities unlike Windows. Rhys
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mellowd Goldmember  1,264 posts Joined Aug 2007 Location: South African in London, UK More info | Jan 03, 2008 19:11 | #19 rhys wrote in post #4625093 It results in a platform based on known quantities unlike Windows. There is more to PC's than just Windows. 5D : 17-40L : 85 f1.8 : 135L f2.0L - Full Gear List Here!
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Jan 03, 2008 19:15 | #20 mellowd wrote in post #4625131 There is more to PC's than just Windows. Yes there's Linux and Free BSD. They suffer from the same problem with drivers and the lack thereof. Example - I have tried several Linux distros that just will not work on my laptop. Rhys
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mellowd Goldmember 1,264 posts Joined Aug 2007 Location: South African in London, UK More info | Jan 03, 2008 19:17 | #21 rhys wrote in post #4625153 Yes there's Linux and Free BSD. They suffer from the same problem with drivers and the lack thereof. Example - I have tried several Linux distros that just will not work on my laptop. Fair enough, but its simple to either get a laptop that is supported or to simply hack it to work. 5D : 17-40L : 85 f1.8 : 135L f2.0L - Full Gear List Here!
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Anke "that rump shot is just adorable" UK SE Photographer of the Year 2009 30,454 posts Likes: 3 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK More info | Jan 03, 2008 19:19 | #22 Why does this always escalate into a PC/Apple war? The original poster just wanted some fun predictions for the expo. Anke
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mellowd Goldmember 1,264 posts Joined Aug 2007 Location: South African in London, UK More info | agreed, I didn't really want it to escalate. I'll leave it at that 5D : 17-40L : 85 f1.8 : 135L f2.0L - Full Gear List Here!
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Richard_Miami the windbag plateau  1,367 posts Joined Mar 2006 Location: Paradise More info | Jan 03, 2008 19:21 | #24 ^ I was just going to post exactly what Anke said... all it is about is choices... geeze I am the crispy noodle in the vegetarian salad of life
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blonde Buck Naked Floozies 8,405 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Boston, MA More info | Jan 03, 2008 19:31 | #25 rhys wrote in post #4625093 Apple controls what goes into Apple computers. Apple write the O/S around those components. This results in a rock solid platform that does not need wobbly 3rd party drivers or an O/S that's supposed to work with thousands of different 3rd party devices or badly-written device drivers. It results in a platform based on known quantities unlike Windows. great, how does that change the FACT that what he stated is still an opinion? can you prove and backup the claim that apple makes the best products?
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cosworth I'm comfortable with my masculinity  10,939 posts Likes: 21 Joined Jul 2005 Location: Duncan, BC, Canada More info | Jan 03, 2008 19:32 | #26 Maybe the new iMac will brick when you try to use it on a non-approved ISP. people will always try to stop you doing the right thing if it is unconventional
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Jan 03, 2008 19:32 | #27 mellowd wrote in post #4625167 Fair enough, but its simple to either get a laptop that is supported or to simply hack it to work. You might then say, but why would I want to buy new hardware? Well, buying an apple is buying new hardware There we are - exactly why Linux is not worthy of serious consideration for most users. As soon as you have to "hack" an O/S to make it work then it's not worthy of consideration. Linux promises much but delivers very little on the desktop front. Rhys
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Richard_Miami the windbag plateau 1,367 posts Joined Mar 2006 Location: Paradise More info | Jan 03, 2008 19:35 | #28 cosworth wrote in post #4625278 I certainly would like to see a proper tower. Proper = Affordable I was looking at the Mac Pro tower this afternoon.. which brought about my first post here about pricing. Max that puppy out and it costs over $16,000 I am the crispy noodle in the vegetarian salad of life
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Jan 03, 2008 19:52 | #29 Richard_Miami wrote in post #4625294 Proper = Affordable I was looking at the Mac Pro tower this afternoon.. which brought about my first post here about pricing. Max that puppy out and it costs over $16,000  A couple of those and I will trade them in for the 1200L in the B&H used dept! Most of that is surely memory which can be obtained cheaper elsewhere as are hard drives. Rhys
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Richard_Miami the windbag plateau 1,367 posts Joined Mar 2006 Location: Paradise More info | Jan 03, 2008 19:56 | #30 Rhys - you are of course correct. But the base tower is still way over priced. If I could get one for 20% over the comparative price of an equally equipped PC, I would make the jump. I am the crispy noodle in the vegetarian salad of life
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