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From: SteveH on 26 Jul 2008 15:10 Depresion <127.0.0.1> wrote: > "AstraVanMann" <Peter(a)Swerveforeskinweb.com> wrote in message > news:hNqdnUkIxqwu8xbVnZ2dnUVZ8h2dnZ2d(a)bt.com... > >> I just hate the fact that people constantly slag off Macs, despite > >> having never used one in anger. > > > > So the measure of how good a computer is is how hard you can hit it? :-) > > Presumably Macs are better at that as you do end up bashing your head against > them so often after they have just crashed again. *yawn* Have you use a Mac since OS9...... I very much doubt it, 'cos OSX just doesn't crash. I think I've only had one or two 'kernel' panics in the 2 years I've had my MacBook. Can't remember having many on the old Powerbooks / iBooks either. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Ducati 750SS - Hongdou GY200 Alfa 75 TSpark - Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE
From: DanB on 26 Jul 2008 16:49 Quote: > > > "AstraVanMann" <Peter(a)Swerveforeskinweb.com> wrote in message > news:hNqdnUkIxqwu8xbVnZ2dnUVZ8h2dnZ2d(a)bt.com... > >> I just hate the fact that people constantly slag off Macs, despite > >> having never used one in anger. > > > > So the measure of how good a computer is is how hard you can hit it? :-) > > Presumably Macs are better at that as you do end up bashing your head against > them so often after they have just crashed again. > > > Brazen test post. Hi :-)
From: AstraVanMann on 26 Jul 2008 16:58 >> Presumably Macs are better at that as you do end up bashing your head >> against >> them so often after they have just crashed again. > > Brazen test post. Hi :-) Hello! (posted from an ageing PC....) Tbh whilst this PC is ancient, it's only starting to flag a bit these days, thanks to me watching a fair bit of streaming video, and using facebook (quite flash heavy) a fair bit. If I'm not stupid in terms of the amount of stuff I load up, it still manages everything I want to do. Though I'll probably get something decent to replace it soon. Was chatting to someone who builds them for a living (amongst other IT related things) and reckons he could more or less compete with Dell type prices for desktops, but use better components to allow better upgradeability. And yes, it might be slightly more than an equivalent Dell if I'm getting the potential to up the RAM to, say, 32GB rather than 4GB etc etc, but it'll be worth paying a bit extra IMHO. -- "For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died."
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 26 Jul 2008 17:11 In article <1ikp47n.bcxar5bw7obhN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote: > Katie still uses an 8 year old Powerbook, it's running the OSX > equivalent of running XP at the moment (ie. 1 generation behind) and I > have a G4 Cube in my home office doing all my server type stuff - > although it's an ancient machine with a 450MHz processor, it's > absolutely fine for just about any everyday use. > On the other hand, I've been through around 4 Windows boxes in the same > time as Katie has had her Powerbook. This machine is 15 years old and still works fine for most of the things I use it for - newsgroups and email, word processor and drawing prog. Plus accounts and various databases. Have a modern PC for AV stuff and browsing - that's where the older machines fall over or take too long. -- *If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done? * Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 26 Jul 2008 17:13
In article <1ikp8o7.fud1391v8ltcvN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote: > Also, although she's never used it for video editing, it'll do that > quite nicely, thanks. Because it's something that Macs have always been > good at. The premier pro edit system, Avid, is now PC rather than Mac based. -- *Can atheists get insurance for acts of God? * Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |