mac laptops

Shyne · #1 07-26-2002, 05:08 PM

Are mac laptops any good?

Synthetic · #2 07-26-2002, 05:10 PM

Good looking? Yes.

dialuphost · #3 07-26-2002, 05:32 PM

The g4 titaniums are very fast and have the best graphics, i wouldnt trade mine for 2 pc laptops

cyansmoker · #4 07-26-2002, 05:37 PM

I am now officially a disgrunted Mac user.
Shyne, mac laptops are wonderful: fast, sexy and friendly.
But Apple has decided that all the poor losers who 'beta-tested' OS X for them (basically by buying it) will have to pay for a brand new OS when then finally release a decent version.
That and their policy of silencing all independant mac-related web sites should be taken in account when buying Apple.

And believe me I am not anti-Apple whatsoever. I have silently bent over each time they asked me to for the last 15 years...

admin0 · #5 07-26-2002, 05:48 PM

I love MAC laptops... especially the ibook.

and mandrake can be installed

mindboggle · #6 07-26-2002, 05:52 PM

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Originally posted by admin0
I love MAC laptops... especially the ibook.

Didn't those wanna-be makeup cases used to melt after leaving them on for a little while?

VoxKeysGtr · #7 07-26-2002, 06:51 PM

They're great. I love 'em. I've got two, and will soon be buying a third one (faster, sexier lighter). PC's are ok, I use several of them, also, but I prefer my Macs!

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Didn't those wanna-be makeup cases used to melt after leaving them on for a little while?

No.

thewitt · #8 07-26-2002, 06:56 PM

I love it when PC bigots try to bash the Mac. They always get it dead wrong.

I own a Dell Latitude. If I use it on my lap, it gets so hot it will actually burn me.

With a Titanium G4 on my lap, it never even heats up.

The battery on my Dell manages to go about an hour and a half in power conservation mode. I bought another battery just to see if it was the battery or the technology. Yup. 90 minutes, max.

My Mac goes 4-5 hours on one charge depending on how heavy I use the drives. Sweet.

Apple actually engineers their computers - unlike most PC makers. There are some exceptions, but most of them are simply cobbled together from off the shelf parts and look just like every other PC. Apple is the one who always innovates - and then gets copied of course.

-t

vipe · #9 07-26-2002, 07:17 PM

I'm thinking of buying an Apple laptop after I get tired of my current mac.

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Originally posted by cyansmoker
I am now officially a disgrunted Mac user.
Shyne, mac laptops are wonderful: fast, sexy and friendly.
But Apple has decided that all the poor losers who 'beta-tested' OS X for them (basically by buying it) will have to pay for a brand new OS when then finally release a decent version.
That and their policy of silencing all independant mac-related web sites should be taken in account when buying Apple.

And believe me I am not anti-Apple whatsoever. I have silently bent over each time they asked me to for the last 15 years...

I was initially upset (only because of the coupons I got that I can't use), but everybody's whining got real old; real quick. Nobody is forcing you to buy it afterall. Spend a few minutes looking over the features listed on http://www.apple.com/macosx . The more people complain about the upgrade price, the more I can't wait for Jaguar to arrive.

I read a sig the other day that read something to the effect of: "Steve may bend you over every now and then, but it's better than being bent over by Bill everyday."

mindboggle · #10 07-26-2002, 10:20 PM

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Originally posted by thewitt
I love it when PC bigots try to bash the Mac. They always get it dead wrong.

Who's bashing Mac? I simply asked a question because I had heard from the grapevine that Apple didn't put fans or something in them and they would begin to melt. And you have to admit, their fruity-colored casings make them look like make-up cases.

VoxKeysGtr · #11 07-26-2002, 11:01 PM

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their fruity-colored casings make them look like make-up cases.

Titanium is not fruity looking.

neil · #12 07-26-2002, 11:04 PM

I have both an old iBook (toilet bowl) and a new TiBook - they're both awsome! I get 7 hours of DVD playback with the TiBook - the screen is simply amazing!

-neil