What a waste of money, we are struggling to write dual core programs and yet we are introducing quad core CPUs.


The hardware is there, the software is lagging far behind.

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Originally posted by smuncky havent u seen the tv commercials. macs are better than pc's

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Originally posted by Tb. I dont understand why this is such amazing news. Its only a matter of time before the 3.0GHz, 8-core Intel Xeon CPU is released for PCs now that Intel makes CPUs for Macs. So what can a Mac offer me that a PC cant?

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Originally posted by Ravist less complications, crashes and vriuses

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Originally posted by technofunk I'm a heavy PC User, and I don't experience such issues. Its called, stop using an account with admin permissions for day-to-day operation.

How does not using an account with admin permissions stop viruses or crashes? You can use an account with admin permissions and still not have any problems... it's called knowing what is safe and what isn't... and stop going to porn sites!

And this is amazing news because currently there's nothing out in the market like it at this time. True PC will have their 8-core Intel soon, but right now it's not available.


Mac are great, but it all depends on what you do with your computer... if your using it for music production or anything to do with graphics and video then Macs are superior. PC is good for stuff office type of work, e-mails, etc...


It's funny how we're talking about this right now.. the 8-core, but it won't be too long until we have the 80-core....http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-6119618.html

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http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse...cgi?u=macs_cant

MacOSX being a "more stable, more secure OS" than Windows is a load of crap. I've seen just as many Mac OS X fuckups as I have seen Windows fuckups on my own box.

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Originally posted by Walter Mindz Mac are great, but it all depends on what you do with your computer... if your using it for music production or anything to do with graphics and video then Macs are superior. PC is good for stuff office type of work, e-mails, etc...

I call bullshit here. I recently did some ChucK programming with miniAudicle for a new media art performance. My Toshiba laptop clearly outperformed a Mac Powerbook and Mac G5 (though I am not sure as to their specs) in both miniAudicle (sound) and Max\MSP (video).

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They'll start making virus's for macs soon enough

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Originally posted by Walter Mindz Mac are great, but it all depends on what you do with your computer... if your using it for music production or anything to do with graphics and video then Macs are superior. PC is good for stuff office type of work, e-mails, etc...

Oh okay, so all the cutting edge computer games are geared towards Macs? LOL

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Originally posted by Tb. I dont understand why this is such amazing news. Its only a matter of time before the 3.0GHz, 8-core Intel Xeon CPU is released for PCs now that Intel makes CPUs for Macs. So what can a Mac offer me that a PC cant?

as a pc user all my life up until last year... i bought a macbook... i went from a pc with 4 ghz. running xp (vista wasnt available). and the only thing i had on the on board hard drive was the OS and programs.... my macbook now rated at 2.16 ghz dual core... is a HELL of a lot faster and more efficient the that bullshit i had before... which i had to reformat at LEAST twice a year due to software(windows) fuckups.. pretty much anyone that knows a bit about comouters and uses them to their full potential.. and happens to have some form of money chooses macs lol straight up! IMO obviously i dont wanna start the whole pc-mac fight cuz its not important... its just my personal preference.. someone even asked me if i run windows on my macbook... why the hell would i want to run windows..:| i dont get it ... unless you are using special software ie. Remote server access softwares used in business today often... theres no point using windows... even vista its just shit ! lol i dunno im saying this cuz ive been using some really ecent pc's in the future and i used to be stubborn about switching till i used this thing....

with this laptop i can run ableton live... thru a Firewire sound card using a USB MIDI controller (mixer) streaming 4 separate songs at the same time from the same external harddrive... something that somehow never worked for me in the past!

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Originally posted by Tb. Oh okay, so all the cutting edge computer games are geared towards Macs? LOL

????? Tell me where I said PCs are shit for video games? All I said was that somethings are done easier/better(to an extent) with Macs. Now from a business stand point, would it make sense to make games geared more for Mac users when probably 75% (or more) of the market own PCs???

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Originally posted by Walter Mindz Mac are great, but it all depends on what you do with your computer... if your using it for music production or anything to do with graphics and video then Macs are superior. PC is good for stuff office type of work, e-mails, etc...

I'd say that computer games are graphics oriented applications.

But on a side note, I think people view computers as packages, rather than a collection of hardware. When I build a PC I get hardware that will serve my needs, and so far my PC is doing just fine at music production and gaming.

LMFAO!

Subtotal $20,210.00

* Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
* 16GB (8 x 2GB)
* 750GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
* 750GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
* 750GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
* 750GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB, Stereo 3D (2 x dual-link DVI)
* Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
* Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
* Two 16x SuperDrives
* Both Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and AirPort Extreme
* Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card
* Apple USB Modem
* Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple wireless Mighty Mouse - U.S. English
* Mac OS X - U.S. English
* Logic Express preinstalled

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