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Topic Started: Mar 19 2009, 01:31 AM (584 Views)
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RetroX,Mar 20 2009
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Liksmaskaren,Mar 19 2009
07:09 PM
Enter: The troll!
Apple had like a million different Macs at the time.
They had so many different computers and configurations that people didn't know what to buy.

And that was pre-OS X. Like before 2001. This just shows that you don't know shit.

And if you don't like computers that works... Well that just sucks.

Computers that works? =P

And also, I never said that Macs were bad; I merely said that they were different in a way that I didn't like. Macs are for people who want simplicity, and PCs are for those who want more features along with more work.

No, LINUX is for people who want more features. :P

PC is for games.
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RetroX,Mar 20 2009
02:43 AM
Liksmaskaren,Mar 19 2009
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Enter: The troll!
Apple had like a million different Macs at the time.
They had so many different computers and configurations that people didn't know what to buy.

And that was pre-OS X. Like before 2001. This just shows that you don't know shit.

And if you don't like computers that works... Well that just sucks.

Computers that works? =P

And also, I never said that Macs were bad; I merely said that they were different in a way that I didn't like. Macs are for people who want simplicity, and PCs are for those who want more features along with more work.

Take 1% of what I say seriously. Including this post.
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Thing is, on every other OS, you actually configure stuff.  On Macs, the hardware is always the same (there may be more or less of it, but it's still the same).
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Macs don't do that, because they seriously lack good configuration.  Things just magically "work" with Macs, which is why I don't like them.
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The general psyche for OSes:
Windows: "This feature doesn't exist, so where the hell is it?"
Mac: "This feature doesn't exist, so it must not be important."
Linux: "This feature doesn't exist, so I'll make it myself."
Overly simplified, but mostly works for me =P

Hardware isn't always the same. Processor and motherboard are usually the same, CD drive is the same unless you replace it for whatever reason. Graphics card, hard drive, ram is easily changeable in most macs since the cube mac (that's as far back as I know, as that's when I started caring about hardware).
Processor, now that it's using intel, can be changed.
That leaves the motherboard. Those are changeable, but pretty specific. As far as hardware, that's the most rigid part for a mac.

Configuration for said hardware... eh. Not much personal experience, but I watched someone configure some custom hardware once. It's possible, but I just can't say much about it.
Buuut, for the record, magically working suits me just fine when compared to magically refusing to work for no reason no matter what you try.
I'd rather customize from 'working' than customizing from 'not working, communicating, or detecting in any way.'


Also, yeah. Don't use XP 64. If you can, go for Vista x64, it (sadly) works much better than XP x64. It's just... more stable, more compatible with things, etc.
My current setup is regular XP (well, LastXP, but still not 64 =P) and Vista x64.
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Since when is Vista more stable than XP? =P

Also, by "same," I meant all made by Apple. PCs' hardware is made by a variety of companies, requiring different configuration for each, while Mac hardware is all made by Apple, with a standard configuration.
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I've already got XP x64. :P

Plus, I've heard that Sandbox 2 (Crysis editor) runs like a dream on XP 64 compared to 32 bit, and since I'm in the mod business, I could use that. xD


That and 16 gb of ram. :P
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Since we started talking about the 64 bit side, which was a fairly new technology when XP was around. =P
The XP version was incompatible with a lot of things and crashed more frequently, had more problems.
My explorer was oddly unstable in XP x64, but that could just be a "me" problem <_< I've never seen anyone else with that problem.

Actually, that's what I mean. None of the things I mentioned were made by apple. Especially the alternative motherboards, those are made by, like, two other companies (It's a pretty narrow niche of business =P), and I don't even think Mac MAKES graphics cards.
Any hard drive will work fine, any RAM of that format works fine (I'll admit I don't know what form of RAM Macs use XD), any intel processor that fits the socket should work fine, etc.

Also, Zurg, I'm not saying skip the 64 bit OS. I love 64 bit so much <3
I'm just saying that, in my experience (aaand that of a few other people who have had problems with XP x64 that were solved in Vista x64), Vista x64 works better than XP x64.
I mean... if you've got 16 GB of ram, the performance drop resource-wise you would see by getting Vista is hardly an issue <_< It's not even noticeable with my 4 GB of ram.
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Liks, you made me lol.

I agree with Cloud. Why? Because Cloud is awesome like that. He just deserves to be agreed with. Cloud, you rock.

Zurg, go with Vista x64. It works. I may not be running it as my OS (XP x32 is what I'm running, I believe), but I've seen the difference between the Vista x64 and XP x64 on the same machine, and Vista was much more impressive. And less buggy.
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$$$$

I've already got XP and don't care to buy Vista.
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what about windows 7 once it clears beta stages?
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Depends on how much it costs. I got XP x64 working now, btw. And it is FAST.
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so how do you know if you have a 64 bit processor?
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Syntax Man,Mar 21 2009
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so how do you know if you have a 64 bit processor?

God tells you.
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Control Pannel > System

It will say x64.
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I know that its a x32 OS but don't you need like a x64 processor for an x64 OS?
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People are Shit.  When I'm In a crowd I think to myself "who left this shit all over the place."   I'm shit, you're shit, the world is shit, and if you're sitting there thinking "yes its true, everyone else is shit except me" then you're a double bacon shit with large fries Mr. shit face

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Yeah, that's what I'm telling you to look at. Under Processor it should say x86 or x64. x64 is better, lol.
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