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Fri, 15 December 2006 10:15

DC
Messages: 722
Registered: July 2005

Senior Member

> a year ago, this was one of the reasons given. The Macbook is their
>> low
>>>>>> end laptop, and probably the biggest cost reduction was using the
>>>>>> onboard graphics instead of something snazzier. The Macbook Pro has
>> the
>>>>>> snazzier stuff, but it's still off the shelf with

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Re: Gingerbread Nazi's [message #77080 is a reply to message #77078]

Fri, 15 December 2006 10:21

Jamie K

Messages: 1115
Registered: July 2006

Senior Member

y Microsoft, and tried to
gain
>>>>
>>>>>> an advantage from the differences. Now they are using the same CPUs
>> that
>>>>>> Microsoft likes, so any advantage is going to be from design and
>>>>>> software.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I like Apple's desktop case design. Really easy to get into and change
>>>>
>>>>>> memory, drives, etc.; quiet and cool running airflow. The laptop
>>>>>> designs
>>>>>> have varied at accessibility, sometimes compromising for thinness.
For
>>>>
>>>>>> example my PowerBook is easy to access for memory upgrades but not
for
>>>>
>>>>>> HD upgrades. That may have changed in the new ones.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mac laptop sales are rising, other manufacturers are copying their

>>>>>> form
>>>>>> factor, but if you ever buy

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Re: Gingerbread Nazi's [message #77083 is a reply to message #77078]

Fri, 15 December 2006 11:37

excelav

Messages: 2130
Registered: July 2005
Location: Metro Detroit

Senior Member

d stuff, etc. is insulting and unnecessary.
>>> But then again, you already know this.
>>>
>>>
>>Nah, no need, Lamont's right, the G4s and G5s were slower than comparably
>>priced PCs in cpu power at least. Only the new Macintels have comparable
>cpu
>>and buss speeds, since they are the same hardware as a stock core 2 duo
>PC,
>>just a different case and OS.
>>
>>I was just giving you a hard time for not conceding that one. :-)
>>
>>I still might not go with a Mac for more practical application related
>>reasons, but they compete on more level gro

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Re: Gingerbread Nazi's [message #77087 is a reply to message #77080]

Fri, 15 December 2006 12:02

j to the c r o n

Messages: 16
Registered: November 2006

Junior Member

> >>>>>
>>>>>>> HD upgrades. That may have changed in the new ones.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mac laptop sales are rising, other manufacturers are copying their
>
>>>>>>> form
>>>>>>> factor, but if you ever buy one (other than overpaying for a Macbook
>>> for
>>>>>>> someone else, and then complaining about it) I'll be amazed. Sorry
> you
>>>>>
>>>>>>> had to subject yourself to working on a Mac today, but even sorrier
>>> you
>>>>>>> had to infect it with XP. ;^)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> TCB wrote:
>>>>>>>> So, I had to set up XP on a Mac Book today. The child of an
>>>>>>>> important
>>>>>> person
>>>>>>>> on my office had one and, surprise, most of the games a 12 year old
>>> likes
>>>>>>>> to play don't have Mac versions.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So, once and for all I can put to rest the notion that Apple

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