SuitedAces21 2,722 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 jessica biel is incredible. the things i'd do to her in those 30 seconds. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
InternetExplorer 2,609 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Actually just looked on Amazon and equivalent specs came out to 1300ish. So 200 premium for mac to deal with no virus issues. Sold. there are viruses written for OS X. it's about $700-900 for a top of the line laptop on a deal website like slickdeals, has been for a few years. nobody else has the kind of display and software that apple has, which is why it's worth the extra money for people who need it. Link to post Share on other sites
InternetExplorer 2,609 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I would add that if I were not concerned about getting maximum value, I would totally buy a 13" MBP. they've got the best form factor and ventilation of any laptop I've ever used. the best power connector. I just don't have a use for a laptop anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,722 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 wow. that best actor speech was the best acceptance speech i've ever seen. MM was outstanding. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
mrfritz 885 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 true story i was gonna post that, props to MM Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Got my macbook pro today and two mini macs. I have no idea why I was using windows. Holy shit this is so much better. Only downside is that the computer screen is smaller than I would like. I'll ask you again once the new car smell wears off. I've used them a lot for photography, and I find them slow and counterintuitive. I'm a PC guy though, and like to build my own machines. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 macbooks are still awful value unless audio/video/graphics are a profession or passion. I have paid zero attention to laptop prices over the last year or two, so going by this discussion, I figured macbooks had come way down in price or something. turns out it's still about $700 more vs. a comparable non-macbook at all price points. again, I think it's fine if you have some specific purpose to the purchase. Being in the visual field a touch, I actually disagree. I think that's just something Apple has poisoned the well with. PC's have tons of great software available, like creative cloud, and even for someone in the field full time macs are terrible value. That being said, Guapo asked us to set aside price, and since that's the 1st through 10th drawback, at that point, he should just give it a try and see if he can get lucky with a long term solution to his annoyances. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I'll ask you again once the new car smell wears off. I've used them a lot for photography, and I find them slow and counterintuitive. I'm a PC guy though, and like to build my own machines. I built my first computer this summer and holy shit, I was stupid for not doing it before. Got so much machine for the price. And life before SSD's is SO 2000 and late Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Also Apple's audio-visual dominance wasn't what it was 10 years ago, they are skating by largely on reputation, as their focus gets less and less on OS X machines 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Actually just looked on Amazon and equivalent specs came out to 1300ish. So 200 premium for mac to deal with no virus issues. Sold. As strat said, there are viruses out there for mac but there are a couple factors working toward the "mac = no virus" myth. One is just a numbers game. windows is, or at least has been historically, so ubiquitous that there was no percentage in writing code to attack apple. Secondly, apple goes out of its what to gloss over/hide/shift blame on apple exploits that they make the kennedy assassination conspirators seem like amateurs. Link to post Share on other sites
The Ocho 970 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I understand that they are not 100% virus free. Also, those 700-900 computers keep crashing (HD, motherboard, something) in about 2 years. Also the amount of time I have dealt with Windows issues (probably 80+ hours a year) is not worth the couple hundred bucks. Im sure there are mac issues i don't know about yet. So we will see. I also bought mac minis as desktop compeers, they were $599 each. Can't beat that. Link to post Share on other sites
Tiltinagain 973 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 30 seconds...Hahahahahahaha Link to post Share on other sites
InternetExplorer 2,609 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 wow. that best actor speech was the best acceptance speech i've ever seen. MM was outstanding. why do you watch this stuff? just seems like an awful use of your time. bought some shirts from h&m today. mostly just to wear at work. two for $31. my roommate (6'6", huge wingspan) just says, "I hate that you can just go buy stuff like this anywhere, and for that cheap." the store here is a legit traffic-free 10 minute drive, in a mall with a bunch of other stores. this city is actually pretty great. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
iBeaver 409 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I built my first computer this summer and holy shit, I was stupid for not doing it before. Got so much machine for the price. And life before SSD's is SO 2000 and late I built my PC as well last year. It was fun and I want to build more. No SSD yet but it's in the plans for the end of the year upgrade along with a new gpu. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 why do you watch this stuff? just seems like an awful use of your time. this city is actually pretty great. What the hell else is he doing, ever? Actually, I'll sort of defend him. My first wife loved the Sunday Oscar and Golden Globe coverage. She liked seeing the dresses and the interviews with the celebrities. It was mind numbing but it's sort of like their sports. Wait, I think I just compared suited to a woman. Lemme try again. He loves movies and television and this is their big day. So why not watch it? Wow, you like the city. So exciting Link to post Share on other sites
Napa Lite 3,278 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I have some sweaters from H&m. Good for the price. Their socks aren't the best quality. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 The senior officer, who was supposed to train me, just announced he was leaving for a competing firm. Should be interesting since i dont know what im doing yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Guy worked here for 30 years, i get hired and two weeks later hes voluntarily out of the company. Probably just a coincidence, right? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tiltinagain 973 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Wait, was he the hiring manager? Maybe it wasn't as "voluntary" as he's leading you to believe. Kidding. Mostly. The Oscars are the worst. You would not believe this town and how all the news channels get their panties all wet several days before just thinking about the "big event". All the rain we've had was causing lots of panty twisting over whether or not it would clear out before the red carpet happenings. Half of downtown gets shut down...just awful. All so the A listers can get together and fawn over each other. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 No he wasnt the hiring manager. By all accounts its him going to work for a guy who used to work here. Apparently they ate lunch together every day. So its his buddy and its a smaller company with less work and after 30 years that probably sounds nice. Link to post Share on other sites
The Ocho 970 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 So two programs i use are not mac compatible. Set up a windows virtual machine, downloaded them. BOOM. less than an hour they are up and running. I was worried that was going to be a pain in the ass, and it wasn't at all. I could see how someone who just turns on the computer for internet and e mail couldn't do it, but if I can do it most people should be able to. So the one major hurdle I saw in Mac is gone. Now the only minor hurdle I have is the lack of the right click. Not sure what to do about that, I used the right click a lot more than I realized. I wonder if there is a workaround on that. Link to post Share on other sites
ShakeZuma 585 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I have a mac and I right click all the time 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Napa Lite 3,278 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I've had three or four different people compliment me on my desktop background pictures which is just the generic architect backgrounds on windows 7. They always ask where I got them and I just say I don't know, the sample pictures folder. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 My desktop background photo is nebraskas football field. Beautiful shot at night during a game. Helps my zen if im feeling stressed. Link to post Share on other sites
The Ocho 970 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I have a mac and I right click all the time Oh, simple settings change. Now I don't see any reason to go back to Windows pc's Link to post Share on other sites
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