Materialistic Junk I WANT thread.

marko93

PseudoFamous wrote: »

Hundred and seventy. Definitely.

Hmmm. Looks aight ^_^
Need new phone ;_:

Professey Chin

marko93 wrote: »

Hmmm. Looks aight ^_^
Need new phone ;_:

>_>

marko93

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

>_>

That looks lovely o.o

Grindylow

WANT SO BAD! but everyone keeps telling me not to..

marko93

Yupik wrote: »

WANT SO BAD! but everyone keeps telling me not to..

Your money broski. DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

Grindylow

marko93 wrote: »

Your money broski. DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

That's what I was thinking :O Everyone else is all like "waste of money bro" and I'm like "lolz ur sad..". I may buy myself a Christmas present of it from savings for college next year (ooops...) <.<

Robby91

Yupik wrote: »

That's what I was thinking :O Everyone else is all like "waste of money bro" and I'm like "lolz ur sad..". I may buy myself a Christmas present of it from savings for college next year (ooops...) <.<

Just to throw my 2 cents in here... they're rather good but the most significant differences IMO would come down to things like comfort (since, compared to most other laptops I've used, they're fairly lightweight and exhaust fans aren't gonna blast you with hot air all the time :P) and the keyboard/trackpad (which are, IMO, fantastic - keyboard feels great and is lovely to type with, and the trackpad is great in both feel and function) and [from what some people say] customer support - personally, I've never had to deal with customer support in the recent past (for any desktop/laptop I've had) so I can't really comment any further.

If you're fairly accustomed to Windows (or other non-OS X operating system, for that matter), I don't think that OS X is going to be easier to use, despite what I read from a number of people on the Mac section of Boards :P It's easy-to-use, ye, but I personally haven't found it any easier to use than Windows in most respects.

However, as marko said, it's your money - if you foresee yourself getting your money's worth in terms of usage (they seem to last for aaaaaaaaages), then get it if you really want it and have the money.

Grindylow

Robby91 wrote: »

Just to throw my 2 cents in here... they're rather good but the most significant differences IMO would come down to things like comfort (since, compared to most other laptops I've used, they're fairly lightweight and exhaust fans aren't gonna blast you with hot air all the time :P) and the keyboard/trackpad (which are, IMO, fantastic - keyboard feels great and is lovely to type with, and the trackpad is great in both feel and function) and [from what some people say] customer support - personally, I've never had to deal with customer support in the recent past (for any desktop/laptop I've had) so I can't really comment any further.

If you're fairly accustomed to Windows (or other non-OS X operating system, for that matter), I don't think that OS X is going to be easier to use, despite what I read from a number of people on the Mac section of Boards :P It's easy-to-use, ye, but I personally haven't found it any easier to use than Windows in most respects.

However, as marko said, it's your money - if you foresee yourself getting your money's worth in terms of usage (they seem to last for aaaaaaaaages), then get it if you really want it and have the money.

I like the whole setup of them though! The menu and stuff and the webcam options are like the best stuff ever! And the power of it, wowza.. Like I'll be doing something along the lines of Marketing or Interior Architecture next year so it'll be likely I'd be using it a lot for college and stuff.. so it's a good investment.. right? right? <_< :P

Colm!

they cost a lot of money though, and I got a laptop that I was happy for for €450. and that's saying a lot.

Grindylow

Colm! wrote: »

they cost a lot of money though, and I got a laptop that I was happy for for €450. and that's saying a lot.

I know I know! but I'm such a sucker for shiny fancy things..

Junco Partner

i need a mac rather than want one half my college course is mac based logic, final cut ect

Robby91

Yupik wrote: »

I like the whole setup of them though! The menu and stuff and the webcam options are like the best stuff ever! And the power of it, wowza.. Like I'll be doing something along the lines of Marketing or Interior Architecture next year so it'll be likely I'd be using it a lot for college and stuff.. so it's a good investment.. right? right? <_< :P

If you can, check with the college to see what applications you will be using (and find out if there is an equivalent for OS X) - if the applications you will be running are mostly/all Windows-only, then you should realise that you're paying €1200+ for a machine that might end up being used more as a Windows machine than as a Mac.

EDIT: How could I forget...

31 amazing tracks from an amazing band... most definitely do want! Me thinks I shall pre-order it as a late Christmas present/really early birthday present for myself

Grindylow

f0ggy92 wrote: »

i need a mac rather than want one half my college course is mac based logic, final cut ect

Aah really? Same with a few courses I was looking into in UL (digital media/MMPT) so it'd be handy for those too!

Junco Partner

ya I'm in MMPT, one module is completely mac based. To drop 1500 quid on an apple logo is ridiculous if it was the price of a pc of similar specs I'd consider it but I'm not spending that money and then shelling out for those softwares on top of it. Still I must admit they are quite cool.

PseudoFamous

f0ggy92 wrote: »

To drop 1500 quid on an apple logo is ridiculous if it was the price of a pc of similar specs I'd consider it but I'm not spending that money and then shelling out for those softwares on top of it

...haaaaackintosh.

SChique00

http://www.amazon.com/Bobbi-Brown-Teenage-Beauty-Everything/dp/006019636X

*drooling*

shadowninty

PseudoFamous wrote: »

...haaaaackintosh.

Not gonna happen on a laptop

Jackobyte

shadowninty wrote: »

Not gonna happen on a laptop

It works fine on loads of model?

shadowninty

Jackobyte wrote: »

It works fine on loads of model?

Not that I know of Fairly unlikely it would work 99% on a laptop without tons of tweaking.

Jackobyte

shadowninty wrote: »

Not that I know of Fairly unlikely it would work 99% on a laptop without tons of tweaking.

OSx86 Project

and

Tonymac86

and

Wiki

shadowninty

Jackobyte wrote: »

OSx86 Project

and

Tonymac86

and

Wiki

I know Jack, we discussed this before :pac:

Jackobyte

shadowninty wrote: »

I know Jack, we discussed this before :pac:

Did we?

PseudoFamous

shadowninty wrote: »

Not that I know of Fairly unlikely it would work 99% on a laptop without tons of tweaking.

Hm. Working graaand on my laptop, although I haven't bothered to update it from (Snow?) leopard in all the years =/

marko93

f0ggy92 wrote: »

if it was the price of a pc of similar specs I'd consider it but I'm not spending that money

Correct me if I'm wrong, but are you saying you'd pay the price for a Mac if it was it's PC counterpart? O.O

Robby91

marko93 wrote: »

Correct me if I'm wrong, but are you saying you'd pay the price for a Mac if it was it's PC counterpart? O.O

You've got it the wrong way 'round, me thinks :P

Jackobyte

marko93 wrote: »

Correct me if I'm wrong, but are you saying you'd pay the price for a Mac if it was it's PC counterpart? O.O

Na, think he was saying he'd buy a Mac if it's price was lowered to the equivalent for a PC of similar specs? Correct me if I'm wrong.

marko93

Robby91 wrote: »

You've got it the wrong way 'round, me thinks :P

Jackobyte wrote: »

Na, think he was saying he'd buy a Mac if it's price was lowered to the equivalent for a PC of similar specs? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Re-reading it now. I have made a conundrum. I see what he is saying now.

HACKINTOSH

Jamie Starr

I want a piano. Or a theremin. They're both pretty similar, just give me one!!

Junco Partner

just to clarify. i mean if a mac of certain specs was the price or a similar price of a pc of the same specs i'd buy it.

marko93

f0ggy92 wrote: »

just to clarify. i mean if a mac of certain specs was the price or a similar price of a pc of the same specs i'd buy it.

Sorry, realised that after I posted. My bad! I also agree with ya on that.