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im_so_tired

#41 November 27, 2009, 02:10:49 am

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oh, well. looks like not many people knew about the sync!

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#42 November 27, 2009, 10:41:43 am

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build a windows computer for cheaper and install mac OSX on it. seriously.

macs are very high build quality though, so the premium may be worth it. i am really unsure of how much more expensive they are though, so if it's only a 2-3 hundred dollar difference it may be worth it just to get a computer with high quality integrated parts.

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dada

#43 November 27, 2009, 12:42:24 pm

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Quote from: StudioFortress on November 25, 2009, 02:44:10 pm

I'm sure a lot of the love around Macs is justified, however I have always been put off by the price. I bought a new tower a few weeks ago and the closest Mac pro is almost four times the price!

Yeah the Mac Pro is known to be extremely expensive and outdated. I'm not sure what they're going to do with it. I wouldn't be surprised if they let go of the design entirely.

By the way to those who want a Netbook: my Compaq/HP Mini 110c runs Mac OS X pretty well.

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Carrion Crow

#44 November 27, 2009, 12:51:34 pm

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I have a HP Compaq laptop at the moment with a "47Wh battery" which now lasts less than 10 minutes. How long is the battery on one of those netbooks?

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dada

#45 November 27, 2009, 02:36:31 pm

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Quote from: ed on November 27, 2009, 12:51:34 pm

I have a HP Compaq laptop at the moment with a "47Wh battery" which now lasts less than 10 minutes. How long is the battery on one of those netbooks?

Not very long, couple of hours. 3 and a half I believe, maybe more when not using Wifi. But it's an extremely cheap netbook and you can get one with a higher capacity battery.

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im_so_tired

#46 November 27, 2009, 06:52:29 pm

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also ed just to let you know my computer's battery lasts about 3 hours on "better battery life" power setting. it's a 4 yr old macbook pro. not 7 hours, maybe they upgraded the new ones.

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Carrion Crow

#47 November 27, 2009, 06:58:48 pm

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I have first hand experience of seeing a 15" MBP last 7 hours playing music and video as me and my friend tested his new one.

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Verne

#48 November 27, 2009, 07:44:30 pm

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New MacBook Pros can easily work for 7 to 8 hours, although continuous video/gaming with full brightness will bring it down to 3 to 4 hours.

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Captain Goodluck

#49 December 02, 2009, 11:45:04 pm

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Quote from: Bat #3 on November 27, 2009, 10:41:43 am

build a windows computer for cheaper and install mac OSX on it. seriously.

macs are very high build quality though, so the premium may be worth it. i am really unsure of how much more expensive they are though, so if it's only a 2-3 hundred dollar difference it may be worth it just to get a computer with high quality integrated parts.

Can you really do this and not have Apple shut you down, though? I read that they released an OSX update that shut out Intel Atom, and I was really looking for a way to mess around with the iPhone SDK without buying a Mac, because that's the only thing I'd use it for.

Why did the Red Hot Chili Peppers go under the bridge?

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Mince Wobley

#50 December 03, 2009, 12:21:07 am

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Sounds like apple doesn't want to deal with hardware that is anything other than what they design their os for (because if they did that then osx would be just like... windows)

Play Raimond Ex (if you haven't already)

I'll not TAKE ANYTHING you write like this seriously because it looks dumb

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Frisky SKeleton

#51 December 03, 2009, 02:33:16 am

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uhhhh it's really hard/expensive to build laptops? a good point is that replacement parts are probably easier to come by/cheaper on something more generic

also if you want something feature packed that can show your powerpoint presentations you may want to consider a really nerdy cellphone. probably feel like a twat typing notes on a dinky slide out keyboard though but thought i'd run it by you!

I USE Q'S INSTEQD OF Q'S

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Carrion Crow

#52 December 03, 2009, 02:38:24 am

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I am going to install OSX on my craptop 6720s to see how I feel about it for a few months : )

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ATARI

#53 December 03, 2009, 05:47:15 am

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my MBP's motherboard died after a year and a half, but once again its not like this means anything towards your future purchase

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