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llama64 · 11-21-2007, 08:34 AM

HAHAHA, booyeah. A good ol Mac vs PC flame war!

I have both at home. A PC WinXP desktop box that I built myself and a shiny new MacBook. Both have advantages, both have disadvantages. At the end of the day, I'd prefer a Mac as a laptop and a PC as a desktop so I'm pretty much set.

My main gripe with my Mac is the mouse accelleration. Apparently with OX 10.2 they replaced the mouse driver that handles it with some new algorithm that was supposedly better. It's not. It's unnatural and frustrating to use. My first 4 hours with my new laptop were awful till I found a fix. Apple's arrogance definitely displayed right there.

Aside from that though, there are so many other things that just make sense. I go back to my Windows box and just wish it operated the same way. Application installation and management is one prime example.

When I was shopping around for a new laptop, I considered a few other products such as equivalent laptops from Dell and HP. Based on the components and price, the MacBook was a cheaper machine then every other vendor out there. The myth of an expensive Mac is no longer true. I spent 1400$ on my MacBook. The equivalent Dell costs 1600$. Go figure.

11-21-2007, 08:34 AM	#41
llama64 First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: /dev/null Exp:	HAHAHA, booyeah. A good ol Mac vs PC flame war! I have both at home. A PC WinXP desktop box that I built myself and a shiny new MacBook. Both have advantages, both have disadvantages. At the end of the day, I'd prefer a Mac as a laptop and a PC as a desktop so I'm pretty much set. My main gripe with my Mac is the mouse accelleration. Apparently with OX 10.2 they replaced the mouse driver that handles it with some new algorithm that was supposedly better. It's not. It's unnatural and frustrating to use. My first 4 hours with my new laptop were awful till I found a fix. Apple's arrogance definitely displayed right there. Aside from that though, there are so many other things that just make sense. I go back to my Windows box and just wish it operated the same way. Application installation and management is one prime example. When I was shopping around for a new laptop, I considered a few other products such as equivalent laptops from Dell and HP. Based on the components and price, the MacBook was a cheaper machine then every other vendor out there. The myth of an expensive Mac is no longer true. I spent 1400$ on my MacBook. The equivalent Dell costs 1600$. Go figure.