whunt18885
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Right I need to vent. I have been working in IT for 10 years and I have seen many things, however the single biggest bug bear for me is Apple.
I will say right from the off that I am not a PC loyalist. I own a iPod as I respect the fact that its a better music device than most other music players and I have had a iPhone in the past which was jolly nice.
My gripe here is with Apple computers and the complete A*$e that Mac terrorists bang on about. I therefore wish to bring to your attention the following responses I have to dispell some myths:
1. "Macs just work" - This is clearly not the case I have had to repair and reformat at least 100 macs of all shapes and sizes in the last year alone. So that's that.
2. "Macs dont get viruses" again false. Macs make up a very small part of the worldwide computer market. People who make viruses want to infect as many people as possible so they aim at PC users. Simple
3. Upgradeability - I recently swapped a graphics card on my gaming PC. Total cost was £60 and about 3 mins fitting time, even someone with fingers made of cheese could accompolish this task. To do the same on a Mac well you can't you get what you're given and that is that now stand in line to receive your bowl of gruel like the rest of the Mac fraternity.
4. Cost. Currently a Macbook air is selling for £999 from a popular high street PC store. My acer laptop cost me £500 lets look at a comparison:
HDD - Mac is 64GB Acer is 500GB
Processor - Mac is a 1.6ghz i3 my Acer has a 2.3ghz i5
USB - Mac has 1 Acer has 6
Graphics - Mac has built in upto 256mb Acer has standalone Nvidia 512mb
RAM - Mac has 4GB Acer has 6GB
Basically you pay twice as much for less customisation and less spec.
I am tired of people banging on about how PC's are rubbish. Its time that people actually looked at the facts, Windows 7 is just as likely to crash as OSX and they are just as stable as each other.
Dont give me the idividuality guff either go into any starbucks and I can bet 70%will be shamefully whoring themselves out to the gods of Apple. Where are all the PC users then. Doing what we do best keeping calm and carrying on.
I am working on a Windows 7 PC now and the last time I needed to reboot was 32 days ago.
Get a mac if you want be at least admit that the only reason you are getting one is because you think they are 'cool'. At least be honest, there is no other reason why you would buy one its certainly not for price or spec
I will say right from the off that I am not a PC loyalist. I own a iPod as I respect the fact that its a better music device than most other music players and I have had a iPhone in the past which was jolly nice.
My gripe here is with Apple computers and the complete A*$e that Mac terrorists bang on about. I therefore wish to bring to your attention the following responses I have to dispell some myths:
1. "Macs just work" - This is clearly not the case I have had to repair and reformat at least 100 macs of all shapes and sizes in the last year alone. So that's that.
2. "Macs dont get viruses" again false. Macs make up a very small part of the worldwide computer market. People who make viruses want to infect as many people as possible so they aim at PC users. Simple
3. Upgradeability - I recently swapped a graphics card on my gaming PC. Total cost was £60 and about 3 mins fitting time, even someone with fingers made of cheese could accompolish this task. To do the same on a Mac well you can't you get what you're given and that is that now stand in line to receive your bowl of gruel like the rest of the Mac fraternity.
4. Cost. Currently a Macbook air is selling for £999 from a popular high street PC store. My acer laptop cost me £500 lets look at a comparison:
HDD - Mac is 64GB Acer is 500GB
Processor - Mac is a 1.6ghz i3 my Acer has a 2.3ghz i5
USB - Mac has 1 Acer has 6
Graphics - Mac has built in upto 256mb Acer has standalone Nvidia 512mb
RAM - Mac has 4GB Acer has 6GB
Basically you pay twice as much for less customisation and less spec.
I am tired of people banging on about how PC's are rubbish. Its time that people actually looked at the facts, Windows 7 is just as likely to crash as OSX and they are just as stable as each other.
Dont give me the idividuality guff either go into any starbucks and I can bet 70%will be shamefully whoring themselves out to the gods of Apple. Where are all the PC users then. Doing what we do best keeping calm and carrying on.
I am working on a Windows 7 PC now and the last time I needed to reboot was 32 days ago.
Get a mac if you want be at least admit that the only reason you are getting one is because you think they are 'cool'. At least be honest, there is no other reason why you would buy one its certainly not for price or spec