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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
    #18827615 - 09/11/13 12:36 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

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Not true, theres viruses. Just because its a different operating system doesnt mean the language doesnt allow for the creation of malicious programs.




I think it's mostly just that fewer writers of malware want to bother with them, since the pool of potential targets is so much smaller than with Windows.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: Legend]
    #18827630 - 09/11/13 12:40 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

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you can mos def get viruses, but it is linux based so i mean i guess that makes it a bit better as far as viruses go.




Unix based and that's not what protects it. The extreme popularity of windows means they get the most viruses mac is not as popular although there getting so more and more and in that rise in popularity they have also seen a rise in viruses. There just not so common yet. Linux is easily as functional as mac but because its so unpopular and there are so many different distributions viruses for Linux are extremely uncommon.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: Versicolor]
    #18827632 - 09/11/13 12:40 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

A good friend is all about Apple products.  A fanboy as it were.  I've had plenty of exposure to them and I can say that I am very much glad I have my PC and Android phone, and I won't be switching any time soon.

Next step for myself is a Linux PC but I still need to figure out a few things and haven't really bothered to take the time.  For one, I can't get PotPlayer on Linux so that's my big hangup right now.  It doesn't help that I don't have a Windows installation disc in case I wanna go back or run it in a VM either.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: NotTheDevil]
    #18827642 - 09/11/13 12:43 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

You can dual boot with linux really easily so you don't have to get rid of windows.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: NotTheDevil]
    #18827649 - 09/11/13 12:44 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

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NotTheDevil said:
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Legend said:
you can mos def get viruses, but it is linux based so i mean i guess that makes it a bit better as far as viruses go.




Unix based and that's not what protects it. The extreme popularity of windows means they get the most viruses mac is not as popular although there getting so more and more and in that rise in popularity they have also seen a rise in viruses. There just not so common yet. Linux is easily as functional as mac but because its so unpopular and there are so many different distributions viruses for Linux are extremely uncommon.




my bad, im not a computer genius or anything, just know some basics.

just for the record, i have a mac, and i used to have a dual booted mac with both linux, and windows. and on my non-dual mac, i have in fact gotten viruses before.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: Legend]
    #18827697 - 09/11/13 12:57 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

What is the point of dual booting OS X with Linux?


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: jewunit]
    #18827715 - 09/11/13 01:02 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

because you can


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: jewunit]
    #18827719 - 09/11/13 01:04 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Is there anything that one OS can do that the other can't? Ease of use is totally subjective. Saying you need a mac to make music or art is just silly, both OS's run photoshop.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: Lynnch]
    #18827736 - 09/11/13 01:10 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

The quality of the display is another consideration, if you're doing pro graphics work you need a display with good color reproduction. The average user is not going to notice it most of the time but if you look at gradients on a cheap monitor they will not look smooth like they're supposed to.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: psi]
    #18827755 - 09/11/13 01:14 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Macs are excellent options for the average computer user, particularly those of us that need a light weight laptop because they're usually lugging it and 5 other bags around. Mine is durable, functional, sleek, and was a whopping 350 dollars bought slightly used.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: Legend]
    #18827769 - 09/11/13 01:16 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

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Legend said:
because you can



Just seems like a waste of space.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: pirate-blues]
    #18827785 - 09/11/13 01:21 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah a lot of people like the OS and hardware design. My sisters all have Macs (except for a couple who got high end Lenovos through school) because that's what we had at home when they were growing up. I like the OS just fine but I don't want to pay a premium for it.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: psi]
    #18827797 - 09/11/13 01:24 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah I think just being used to the OS is the biggest reason I still buy them.

I also like how easy it is to move the desktop around. I don't use a computer when I'm not home so I didn't need a laptop, but I do use my computer in various places throughout the house. It's surprisingly nice.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: Almond Flour]
    #18827855 - 09/11/13 01:39 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

You can make your family look poor instead of them making you look poor, it's great for rich kids.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: UnholyChild666] * 3
    #18827899 - 09/11/13 01:52 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Is this one of those rare situations where you calling someone a rich kid actually related to the topic somewhat?


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: UnholyChild666] * 2
    #18828029 - 09/11/13 02:28 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

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You can make your family look poor instead of them making you look poor, it's great for rich kids.




How dare people with money purchase things that you can't afford. Those incorrigible bastards.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: jewunit]
    #18828731 - 09/11/13 04:55 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

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:lol:

You're like a walking cliche of hate.




This. What crawled up your ass lately Tea? I think you should change your name for the 27th time to "NegativeNancy." It would be very fitting.


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: jewunit]
    #18828797 - 09/11/13 05:06 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Only to kill it and post the carnage on youtube


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: Synthe]
    #18828951 - 09/11/13 05:32 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

My ipad Is always fast..ever since i got it. No maintenance.

My computer requires weekly maintenance for optimal performance. Registry scanner mostly.

:shrug:

Macs are a pretty penny.

I don't have VPN service on my ipad though :/

Each has pros and cons. Depends how much $$ you wanna spend IMO


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Re: Any REAL reason to buy a mac? [Re: Almond Flour]
    #18829162 - 09/11/13 06:24 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

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Is there any real reason to buy a mac this day in age?




You want a computer that lasts, if I was going to spend $1000 on a computer I would definitely go mac. As it is I go Windows, its like the Walmart of computers


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