Getting a Mac Laptop

Null · 06-30-2003, 05:46 PM

well i wouldnt say very little difference.

the mac computers do communicate with devices/hardware and Programs/software much smoother and easier then windows/pc.

its just windows IS getting better. its not totally there yet.

Yoda9864 · 06-30-2003, 05:53 PM

Well yeah, I didn't want to make it sound like there was no difference. Just that it's not nearly the same as the Win95/98 generation.

Xantar · 06-30-2003, 05:59 PM

My mom has a computer with Windows XP that my brother uses when she's off at work. It's probably a year old by now. I only know what it's been doing this summer since that's when I'm home.

Anyway, we've had two blue screens of death this summer. And all we've been doing is using Kazaa...

Also, even though this computer is a Dell with a 1.8 Ghz Pentium 4 with 512 MB of RAM, it generally behaves slower than my 450 Mhz G4. Maybe Windows XP is clunkier than Mac OS?

Or maybe Dell makes crappy computers?

Seth · 06-30-2003, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Xantar

My mom has a computer with Windows XP that my brother uses when she's off at work. It's probably a year old by now. I only know what it's been doing this summer since that's when I'm home.

Anyway, we've had two blue screens of death this summer. And all we've been doing is using Kazaa...

Also, even though this computer is a Dell with a 1.8 Ghz Pentium 4 with 512 MB of RAM, it generally behaves slower than my 450 Mhz G4. Maybe Windows XP is clunkier than Mac OS?

Or maybe Dell makes crappy computers?

That's hard to believe. I'm not saying you're lying. It's just, I've put my PC through so much stuff, unstable programs and gaming out of my ears. Not one blue screen. I'm running a P4 2.4 with 512mb RAM and i've had it since last July. But whatever.

I can see why a lot of people like macs. They're fun machines. If i got into 3D modeling and media stuff then i might buy one. Too expensive and gaming support is virtually nill. Mac's getting HALO atleast right?

Yoda9864 · 06-30-2003, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Xantar

My mom has a computer with Windows XP that my brother uses when she's off at work. It's probably a year old by now. I only know what it's been doing this summer since that's when I'm home.

Anyway, we've had two blue screens of death this summer. And all we've been doing is using Kazaa...

Also, even though this computer is a Dell with a 1.8 Ghz Pentium 4 with 512 MB of RAM, it generally behaves slower than my 450 Mhz G4. Maybe Windows XP is clunkier than Mac OS?

Or maybe Dell makes crappy computers?

First: I'd like to say that you're asking for a blue screen of death if you use kazaa. That thing is so full of viruses, worms, ads, etc.. I mean, I use Norton anti-virus 2003 (keeping it updated) and I get virus warnings from Kazaa Lite too often to count. And some viruses have slipped through and done some s*** to my comp. That was the last time I ever used Kazaa.

Second: IMO, Dell makes crappy computers, lol. Same with Gateway, I can't stand Gateway. 4 out of every 5 computers I fix are Gateways.

Bond · 06-30-2003, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Yoda9864

First: I'd like to say that you're asking for a blue screen of death if you use kazaa. That thing is so full of viruses, worms, ads, etc.. I mean, I use Norton anti-virus 2003 (keeping it updated) and I get virus warnings from Kazaa Lite too often to count. And some viruses have slipped through and done some s*** to my comp. That was the last time I ever used Kazaa.

Second: IMO, Dell makes crappy computers, lol. Same with Gateway, I can't stand Gateway. 4 out of every 5 computers I fix are Gateways.

You took the words right out of my mouth Yoda. Couldn't have said it better.

manasecret · 06-30-2003, 06:17 PM

Xantar:

I bet a whole $100 that your mom doesn't know how to treat the computer. I had a Win 98 machine a while back which worked almost flawlessly except for the usual Blue Screens inherent with Win 98. But I gave it to my parents after building a new one with XP (which runs perfectly), and now a year later the Win 98 machine is wasted. They had to buy a new hard drive and start over!

Yoda9864 · 06-30-2003, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by manasecret

I bet a whole $100 that your mom doesn't know how to treat the computer.

That's something I really hate. When people don't respect there computers.

I want to slap people in the face when they ask me why their computer doesn't work, and when I look at their desktop, 50 programs like Gator are installed and all are running in the system tray. I mean seriously people, what do you expect when you install all those stupid little programs that nobody has heard of from some backwater internet site??

manasecret · 06-30-2003, 09:47 PM

Someone mentioned it but I forgot who. Anyway, even plug-and-play has become a lot better with XP than it used to be.

For example, I plugged in an old printer awhile ago into a printer port (not USB), and XP installed the driver itself and it worked great.

Also, every USB product I've ever used with XP automatically brings up software for it or XP lets me look at the files or whatever. Admittedly, I don't use many USB devices, so has anyone else had more experience with that?

I also like how XP will find drivers for me on the internet if I don't know where they are. Or XP will automatically find updates to many of the current drivers I use, like for soundcards and such.

With all of that, a more friendly look and interface than the Win 9x series, and a very stable OS makes me love XP.

Null · 06-30-2003, 09:51 PM

yes it does find the drivers and stuff for USB devices quite well.

it even found all the drivers needed for my Apple iPod when i plugged that into my firewire. before i installed the stuff that came with the iPod.

as i said. getting better.

Yoda9864 · 06-30-2003, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

yes it does find the drivers and stuff for USB devices quite well.

it even found all the drivers needed for my Apple iPod when i plugged that into my firewire. before i installed the stuff that came with the iPod.

as i said. getting better.

Lol

GameMaster · 07-01-2003, 05:41 PM

I have a Mac. I like it a lot.

Mushlafa · 07-01-2003, 09:29 PM

I dont have a mac but id like one... just for the hell of it

I prolly wouldnt use it much tho cuz i mainly use my comp for gaming, so blah

*walks away*

Null · 06-30-2003, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Xantar

My mom has a computer with Windows XP that my brother uses when she's off at work. It's probably a year old by now. I only know what it's been doing this summer since that's when I'm home.

Anyway, we've had two blue screens of death this summer. And all we've been doing is using Kazaa...

Also, even though this computer is a Dell with a 1.8 Ghz Pentium 4 with 512 MB of RAM, it generally behaves slower than my 450 Mhz G4. Maybe Windows XP is clunkier than Mac OS?

Or maybe Dell makes crappy computers?

Win XP does not have a blue screen......... at all.

the blue screen is a Dos screen. XP does not have a dos. it doesnt use dos. closest it has is a simulated dos mod.

only blue screen is the welcome and shut down screens. and even them arent the same blue screen as what your talking about.

IF XP did lock up all it would do is have an error box or something. it wont flick into a dos blue screen tho.

Xantar · 06-30-2003, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

Win XP does not have a blue screen......... at all.

the blue screen is a Dos screen. XP does not have a dos. it doesnt use dos. closest it has is a simulated dos mod.

only blue screen is the welcome and shut down screens. and even them arent the same blue screen as what your talking about.

IF XP did lock up all it would do is have an error box or something. it wont flick into a dos blue screen tho.

Well, I saw a screen with a blue background and white letters saying, "A fatal error occurred" etc. What else do I call it?

Ok, there were a lot more words than in a normal blue screen. There were three paragraphs of stuff. But it was still a blue screen of death.

Maybe I should defrag that hard drive...

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Originall posted by Yoda9864
That's something I really hate. When people don't respect there computers.

I want to slap people in the face when they ask me why their computer doesn't work, and when I look at their desktop, 50 programs like Gator are installed and all are running in the system tray. I mean seriously people, what do you expect when you install all those stupid little programs that nobody has heard of from some backwater internet site??

My mom uses that computer for Excel only (she's an accountant). So I highly doubt she's been installing Gator on it.

As for my brother and me, we've put Kazaa and Mozilla Firebird on the computer. Oh, and some game demos. We're cheap bastards.