Why is apple preferred when there is great Dell or HP?

[thetechfreak]

I had a guy ask me "What games can i
play in my Macbook?", my response?
"Checkers, maybe"

Ask him to install Steam and enjoy Gta 4

maybe they are your local village
yokels, and gape as the metro
turnstiles swallow up their tickets?

You just donot try to understand. People seem to ignorant towards North east India. Guwahati is not a village.
No matter what but according to me Macs is and probably always remain(atleast for next few years) remain a niche high end product no matter how much one debates against it.

 

[RCuber]

THE WAR , finally DIGIT IS REBORN!!!

I will try to stick to the topic in here.

There are couple of points which I want to mention.

1. Hardware - All are same in terms of components. almost all vendors give you customization options to suite your budget. Apple only have limited models and hence a selling price. I have used many laptops including Mac Book Pro ( I don't own one ) but its the best looking laptop. Macs are expensive, like it or not, debate what ever you can but Apple wont reduce the prices, heck .. they can increase the price and still people will buy the product.

2. Operating System - AFAIK every OS in the market can do what the other competing OS can do. Its all about the end user who feels comfortable using the OS. I hate windows like anything, but its the one which is giving me bread and butter. But I am more comfortable using Linux

3. Software availability - I can browser the interweb, watch movies, create/edit movies, chat with friends, develop software, play games, host websites, edit photos, deploy large RDBMS software in any current generations OS. if you wanna play games then go get a dedicated console.

4. Security - I would say that security issues occur cause of end users stupidity rather than operating systems fault. Yes Linux/OS X does require root access for many commands, but what if the user is stupid to give root access to a script file which just landed in his email?? Yes windows is very vulnerable to attacks, but its the end users responsibility to make sure that doesnot happen. Im also not saying OS X/ Linux is completely secure, It is just a piece of software and it can be broken.

5. After Sales Service: All company have extended warranty for a price, but that doesn't mean that if you drop your laptop when skydiving , the company is suppose to repair you laptop ( if you can find all the pieces )


So at the end of the day, what I am saying is that GO TO THE GODDAMN Showrooms and look at the product you want to buy, They wont charge you a paisa for having a look at their products.

PS: got bored writing this lecture.. please do point out if I missed anything!!

 

[doomgiver]

No matter what but according to me Macs is
and probably always remain(atleast for next few years) remain a niche high end product no matter how much one debates against it.

when someone whips out a iPoop and flashes it around, i try hard not to puke.
there are better products available at better prices

i have used my laptop for over 3 years without any anti virus (except for a firewall for 2 months, deleted the damn thing, too many problems) and the 2 times i've had a virus attack, it was because of my own desperation/stupidity(game cracks, i know, *sigh* ), and i was able to bounce back again, WITHOUT having to lose ANY of my data (im a genius, i know exactly what i've done wrong).

so, yeah, security depends upon the level of noob sitting in front of the monitor.

ok, going off topic, what is stopping big name games from coming to linux?

why the hell is linux lagging behind .......wait for it........WINDOWS????

 

[Joker]

user friendly linux distros are better than windows. the reason it lags behind is because it's cool to drink the apple and microsoft kool-aid and be a fanboy.

as of now..i can honestly say ubuntu is easier to use than the other OS. works outofthebox with all the necessar apps.

windows is also a good OS..but is flawed at the core with registry and permissions. but due to microsoft fud against OpenGL when directx 10 was due, most devs moved onto the direct3d/x side. gamers will have to stick with windows.

mac os x...great OS. iMac and mac mini? poor hardware. Macbook pro? great notebook. class apart from the rest.

GNOME 3? most revolutionary desktop interface of all of them.

when someone whips out a iPoop and flashes it around, i try hard not to puke.

time to stop deluding yourself. ipod touch is the best overall PMP in 15k. iOS makes it great.

not the one for audiphiles but if i will give you 15k, u will buy it only. stop trolling and deluding yourself

 

[skeletor]

All right. Let's not derail the thread furthermore. Stick to Macbook Pro and other laptops only.

Thanks.

 

[Sarath]

when someone whips out a iPoop and flashes it around, i try hard not to puke.
there are better products available at better prices

Thats a myth

When you flash out an idevice people have instant awe towards it because outside that beautiful exterior, there is enough punch inside to back it up. Going to each and every one to spam about iRiver, Zune or sansa isn't really going to help.

That is like telling me when I flash out the Nokia N95 that there is a quad SIM chinese phone with TV (DVS-TB), 5" screen, a 2800mAH battery etc etc. There might be better but if they really are that overwhelmingly good people would buy it instead.

In fact if I have 10-15k and I buy someone a Sansa+ with god aweome earphones, I know I will get the "why didn't yuu just buy her an ipod?" spam all around and even from the inner voice

Apple is good. Its debatable if they are great or not but they are good, atleast that much anyone can see. Simply hating on them is a heavy dollop of prejudice.

UPDATE: Ok @ico : I was typing while that got posted above I am taking leave from this thread anyways. Another Apple vs PC war. Well, I need some rest.

 

[crazylamhe]

when someone whips out a iPoop and flashes it around, i try hard not to puke.
there are better products available at better prices

i have used my laptop for over 3 years without any anti virus (except for a firewall for 2 months, deleted the damn thing, too many problems) and the 2 times i've had a virus attack, it was because of my own desperation/stupidity(game cracks, i know, *sigh* ), and i was able to bounce back again, WITHOUT having to lose ANY of my data (im a genius, i know exactly what i've done wrong).

so, yeah, security depends upon the level of noob sitting in front of the monitor.

Well, I suppose the talk is about general people, any1 can call himself a pro and say stuff like my decade old PC runs at the speed of Sandy Bridge processors whatsoever(I'm not asking you to prove your expertise, but let's talk in a general concept) ! !

And plz. don't detest Mac like anything. It attracts unnecessary attention ! You can prefer Windows to the Mac OS, but Mac has got certain(if not many) advantages no one can deny ! ! Example, Mac OS features high security. One may argue that it's because of the limited users, which can be counterargued by saying for whatever reasons, as of now Mac security is higher(and no body knows about the future)is a fact everyone has to accept ! ! !

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

You have opened the biggest can of worms on the tech scene.

 

[doomgiver]

Well, I suppose the talk is about general people, any1 can call himself a pro and say stuff like my decade old PC runs at the speed of Sandy Bridge processors whatsoever(I'm not asking you to prove your expertise, but let's talk in a general concept) ! !

And plz. don't detest Mac like anything. It attracts unnecessary attention ! You can prefer Windows to the Mac OS, but Mac has got certain(if not many) advantages no one can deny ! ! Example, Mac OS features high security. One may argue that it's because of the limited users, which can be counterargued by saying for whatever reasons, as of now Mac security is higher(and no body knows about the future)is a fact everyone has to accept ! ! !

how can a "decades old computer" run at SB speeds? and that is not what i was talking about, i was raising a very important security point; **** happens because there is a dummy sitting at the computer.

and coz im sufficiently pro, i've effectively nullified your second argument and have risen above the 99th percentile of windows users who have to format/re install their computer after virus attacks.

 

[skeletor]

well, I guess the OP's question is pretty much answered.

Locking this thread because I believe fanboy wars are stupid and so are the people who tend to get involved in such fights with tainted views. These things add no value to the forum.

Somehow got reminded of the juvenile posts which this forum used to see 3 years or so back. Perhaps, everyone knows that I don't really want this forum to turn into mess again. I don't really mind handing out bans if the need arises.