macbook.

[hankchill]

To be honest, there's no reason to *not* get a Mac

Even if you are an avid gamer, get a Mac anyways -- Just Bootcamp your games

-- even if your Winblows gets a Virus, you can always boot into the Mac partition and blast the sucker away

I've got a Macbook Pro and I do all my programming, and even professional video editing on it, and of course play the occasional Half-Life 2 and Battlefield 2

 

[qusai]

I've got a Macbook Pro and a Wacom Tablet 9x12.
You wrote that you wanted to a tablet and that one works perfectly (the size) with the 15 inch that i have. For a 13 inch macbook, I'd suggest you get a tablet of any size smaller.. but really, it all comes down to your drawing strokes, if you draw long strokes, get a larger tablet, smaller strokes, smaller tablet.

 

[Hit]

Good buy,mac is lots a better then Windows(partly because apple made windows). But windows was first and bill gates had the cash to make it popular so people where making program for windows not much(Not much is much but wathever) for mac, but things will change windows vista sucks and mac is going to be popular and be popular as it ill work on intel machines now too well i think mac specialiced intels, and its good you buy one because you one more to get more population to the Mac Systems

Windows is shit
Oowh btw. i run windows. I cant affort an make and i always build my pc my self so

 

[Kyoji]

I've got a Macbook Pro 17" I use daily, couldn't be happier with it. It brings everything to the table you would expect from a Mac, so theres really no point in going into it. I recommend finding an Apple store ( if there is one near you) and just play around with one for a bit. Ignore the sales guys and you'll be fine. If no Apple store, find a friend thats got one. OSX is a much different beast than Windows, and while I like the difference, I find a lot of people find it unnerving.

A Macbook with a dual-boot windows installation can handle most modern games, especially since the video card under windows isn't under clocked like in OSX. If you do spring for one, go for a glossy screen. It makes a WORLD of difference, and it doesn't cost extra.

I've also got a 6x8' Intuos 3, awesome purchase. My strokes arent very big, so 9x12" would be ridiculous. I havent tried the tablet on the Macbook yet, but I do know that if you want to use a tablet with it, I reccomend the 6'12", for use with widescreen monitors. On average $50 more than the 6x8. Good luck!

 

[Modrak]

Go get it ! Seriously, I'd never go for 15" lappy again.
Had PowerBook Titanium 500MH - I'm currently stuck with iBook 12" and waiting out for something like PowerBook 12" with intel.
No, no MacBook for me, I want dedicated GPU for Aperture

So - Vaio TX/TZ...11" ultraportable from Apple - and I'd spend $3000 on it if I could

 

[directive0]

Good buy,mac is lots a better then Windows(partly because apple made windows). But windows was first and bill gates had the cash to make it popular so people where making program for windows not much(Not much is much but wathever) for mac, but things will change windows vista sucks and mac is going to be popular and be popular as it ill work on intel machines now too well i think mac specialiced intels, and its good you buy one because you one more to get more population to the Mac Systems

Windows is shit
Oowh btw. i run windows. I cant affort an make and i always build my pc my self so

Some of your history is incomplete. Apple did not "make windows". While working with Apple on a suite of business software for their upcoming "Macintosh" computer product Microsoft was able to obtain a prototype Mac from which they "borrowed" (a term Steve Jobs has used to describe Macintosh's relation to the XEROX PARC Star program, the first true proof of concept GUI demonstration, and the genesis of the "mouse") a number of concepts integral to the graphical user interface. As I understand it, and correct me if I'm wrong, Microsoft marketed their "Windows" operating system in Japan through NEC before Apples now famous release of Macintosh. This head start allowed Microsoft to gain an upper hand in the personal computer market. The rest, as they say, is Computer History.

 

[Mangofett]

No love for Ubuntu 7?

I mean consider it; its free, endless free software, wine runs most programs.

List of software(outdated, lots more now): http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html

o also http://linux.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/why-...an-use-legally/

 

[friedchicken]

zomg nerd fight

 

[jono_]

this has been really helpful.
thanks.

ill get it.

ill also look more into a tablet.

thanks for your help GBAtemp

 

[DaRk_ViVi]

There is just a problem with macos: there is not plugin to play .ass subtitles as they should be played.

I heard Mplayer OSX can, but if i load a .ass subtitle with it i get only "???????" as subtitle even changing the encoding (subtitles are in italian).

 

[BoneMonkey]

macs suck im sorry i used both and there overstylized overpriced pieces of crap !

for half that money you can get a awesome PC that is more powerful !

 

[mthrnite]

^^^ Opinion, stated as fact. Please disregard!

 

[nintendofreak]

The closest thing to me being a mac owner is the fact that my sister owns a mac book. Tid old, when 512 mb ram was considered "teh shite". Shes not computer crazy, and just wants something thats gonna get her on the internet, type papers etc. Not a real gamer. Shes had no complains about it (except at first w/ the price

) but its always run smoothly. Nothing that she cant fix herself, which is always good for me too

Finally she can stop asking me for computer help

 

[Sekkyumu]

As a macbook owner I suggest you buy it with 512 mb ram and go get 2Gb ram elsewhere and change it (you can also change the hard drive all by yourself ! ).

You won't regret it. I used to run Windows and Linux for years and I can tell you that OS X is by far the best.

 

[BoneMonkey]

^^^ Opinion, stated as fact. Please disregard!

ohh.... well lets just see shall we !


Macbook (prices in the US and from the apple.com website)

13 Inch screen
* 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 1GB memory
* 120GB hard drive1
* Double-layer SuperDrive
$1,499.00



Now here is two configurations one laptop pc and one desktop pc
that is not only cheaper ! but more powerful all prices are from
www.newegg.com

Desktop

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Computer Case w/450 watt PSU 99.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 188.00
MSI 975X Platinum V.2 LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard 149.99
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM 124.99
Maxtor DiamondMax 21 320GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/ s Hard Drive 74.99
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black 42.99
BFG Tech GeForce 7600GT Video Card 139.99
ViewSonic Optiquest Series Q19wb Black 19" 5ms Widescreen 189.00
Microsoft Black Basic Keyboard and Mouse 16.99

Total 1026.93

 

[Sekkyumu]

Yes. But you don't run OS X

 

[BoneMonkey]

Mac mouses have one button standard ...............


CLOSE THREAD ! i win lol

 

[Mehdi]

id get a mac man.. Nintnedo stole mac's design for the ds lite so they must be good.

 

[mthrnite]

Mac mouses have one button standard ...............


CLOSE THREAD ! i win lol

Mighty Mouse = 4 buttons (ours goes to 4!)... Standard with all new Macs.

REVERSAL!!!

 

[BoneMonkey]

Mac mouses have one button standard ...............


CLOSE THREAD ! i win lol

Mighty Mouse = 4 buttons (ours goes to 4!)... Standard with all new Macs.

REVERSAL!!!

not with mac books lol