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Re: Blog Thread IIIa : Look Who's Blogging Now
Alex C:
True enough about the macs not really great for gaming thing, but I'm a huge nerd so I can't really help but fuck around with dual or multi-booting just because I can.
Lunchbox:
I was going to get bits of my mac replaced but so far the failure list is:
- Battery completely dead, needs to be plugged in 100% of the time
- Several keys on the keyboard stick or don't work at all, bottom of the keyboard is peeling up
- Ethernet port doesn't work
- Wireless only works within 1m of the router (super annoying, means I camp out on the living room floor to use it)
- Hard drive makes a whirring chugging sound constantly
- DVD drive doesn't work on occasion
I got it second-hand super-cheap like a year ago and I wonder what the dude did to it to make it this shitty. I know to get a battery replaced is $200 (I looked it up) and to get all the other things fixed I'm sure is either impossible or just plain silly when I can just get a new one for not that much more.
My main decision for a new one is choosing between desktop or laptop. I spend 9 hours a day at work on a computer and I'm really conscious of good ergonomics, and laptops (even when they're on a desk) are not excellent for necks and backs. I also want something I can easily photo edit on and a bigger screen and proper mouse is ideal for that. However I do have a spare monitor and USB mouse, so I could just plug those into a laptop.
Ozymandias:
If you get a desktop, build it yourself. You must. Absolutely. 100%.
jhocking:
--- Quote from: look out! Ninjas! on 06 Sep 2010, 03:06 ---it's... more fun to build your own from parts.
--- End quote ---
yeah "fun"
--- Quote from: Jace on 06 Sep 2010, 06:08 ---When parts break in PCs you can take out the broken part and replace it.
--- End quote ---
Again, mileage may vary. And this from a guy who programs for fun on the weekends.
--- Quote from: McTaggart on 06 Sep 2010, 09:26 ---When parts break in Macs you Applecare it.
--- End quote ---
Oh yeah and this. Assuming you live anywhere near an Apple store it is trivial to get Macs repaired. Since I live in the middle of a big city I'm spoiled there though.
tania:
a good desktop is gonna be a lot cheaper than a good laptop, hands down. normally i would recommend a laptop for the portability and wireless capability, but smartphones are becoming more and more capable every day of doing the stuff that you would normally use a laptop for (on the go email, chatting, internet etc) and the new imacs (if you decide to go with a mac that is) have wireless built in now. unless you're in the habit of taking your laptop with you everywhere, i honestly don't think you'll miss having a portable computer all that much and that a desktop will be a lot more comfortable and nice to work on in the long run. i'd probably go with the imac.
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