New MacBook Pro

[fido123]

Originally Posted by korny

When your younger siblings use the computer frequently and end up getting viruses, you'll wish you had the money for a mac. Overpriced? Definitely. No viruses when a 10 year old uses your computer and incessantly? Priceless.

It's not the OS we're talking about. It's the computer's they sell. They just don't give out the rights to allow other companies to have their PCs pre-installed with OS X. If I had to choose between Windows and OS X, and software compatibility wasn't an issue, I'd choose OS X in a heartbeat. I'm pretty sure the markup Apple uses is FAR above 10%. Apple makes good stuff they just do dirty business. And believe me Izzy I know a guy who's family can totally **** up a Windows 7 installation in a week flat.

[Izzy]

I guess it's true that you can mess up the win 7 install pretty fast, but I don't think I could do it from viruses. The registry just has pathetic stability issues.

I keep a registry backup of a clean install just in case something really goes bad. I just swap out my registry to the clean one and delete all my software and reinstall. I haven't had to do that yet but I'm a lot of people could benefit from doing that. It's basically a manually way of doing a system restore.

[Calcium Deposit]

Most people I know get Macs to stick it to Microsoft. Problem is... Bill Gates owns 40% of Macintosh.

[Phynx]

Bahaha good read, good read.

Still getting the laptop cause yes, unlike you guys, I can afford nice things on my own.

Piss off, I'm better than you. Deal with it.

[fido123]

Originally Posted by Phynx

Bahaha good read, good read.

Still getting the laptop cause yes, unlike you guys, I can afford nice things on my own.

Piss off, I'm ****ing retarded. Deal with it.

Fix'd. Enjoy your overpriced computer you retard. A loan doesn't mean you can afford it on your own and your attitude just makes you look like a ****ing loser lol. You're not impressing anyone and I expected better from you TBH (Not the fact you're buying a Mac but your attitude entirely).

Originally Posted by Izzy

I guess it's true that you can mess up the win 7 install pretty fast, but I don't think I could do it from viruses. The registry just has pathetic stability issues.

I keep a registry backup of a clean install just in case something really goes bad. I just swap out my registry to the clean one and delete all my software and reinstall. I haven't had to do that yet but I'm a lot of people could benefit from doing that. It's basically a manually way of doing a system restore.

I don't know but within a week Google searches redirected to some shifty 3rd party search and the computer would randomly shut off. Anyway what I do with my registry is restoring my latest backup right before installing an application, then backing it up after installing that application. I do the same for updates too. My latest format is coming up to the two year mark and only now do I need to reformat it.

[leonid]

Why must I become a retard every time someone mentions mac..

I'm using my MacBook Pro perfectly fine. It's pretty, and it works well enough on things I do most of the times.... It's just a bit (or way too ****ing) expensive.

[HoneyMelonCalibrator]

Originally Posted by Calcium Deposit

Most people I know get Macs to stick it to Microsoft. Problem is... Bill Gates owns 40% of Macintosh.

*citation needed*

[ELRayford]

Originally Posted by Phynx

Bahaha good read, good read.

Still getting the laptop cause yes, unlike you guys, I can afford nice things on my own.

Piss off, I'm better than you. Deal with it.

[ninjaKIWI]

Originally Posted by HoneyMelonCalibrator

*citation needed*

Bill Gates does own a fair bit of Apple, but I'm pretty sure he only holds 15% or something.

[kommisar]

he owns ~10% of microsoft, but I haven't heard anything about apple


largest share holder of apple is some arabian guy at like 4%

[Duplica]

Windows has always done what I've wanted to do with a computer. I've been responsible enough not to let it crap out on me constantly and I don't see the need to spend an extra 700$+ for a brand name that nerds drool about :P

[MrGiggles]

Originally Posted by Phynx

Bahaha good read, good read.

Still getting the laptop cause yes, unlike you guys, I can afford nice things on my own.

Piss off, I'm better than you. Deal with it.

suddenly I'm a little worried you might actually be serious which would prob make you the biggest twat since superwarzoid

Originally Posted by leonid

Why must I become a retard every time someone mentions mac..

I'm using my MacBook Pro perfectly fine. It's pretty, and it works well enough on things I do most of the times.... It's just a bit (or way too ****ing) expensive.

My stepdad, always trying to convert me to Apple, bought me my MBP for college. I stuck on Windows 7 and have been happily using it since. It's really a nice piece of tech (though I still really ****ing hate hate hate unibody aluminum whatever and the no-button trackpad retardation), it's just that it cost 2.5k which is silly beyond belief.

bootcamp deserves some props too, it's been doing an admirable job of fitting windows into a Mac, except for some really annoying keyboard issues. It pretty much breaks the Windows 7 keyboard control panel settings.