General Chat

[Humin]

They still make desktops?

[Alyxx Thorne]

Yeah, they do... XD

[Obsidian]

If you can call an all in one a desktop... XD I mean, they sell the minis and Pros, but the minis are seriously underpowered for even mid-level gaming and the Pros haven't had a meaningful spec bump since 2010. They're still charging 2000 USD for a computer with a Radeon HD 5770 and a quad-core Xeon from 2010!

[Alyxx Thorne]

I've never bought an Apple product in my life.

 

I don't plan to.

[Obsidian]

I admittedly own an iPod (really no other options for portable mp3 players with 100gb+ of storage these days) and iPhone. I would consider getting an Apple laptop for work or school simply for the build quality. That aluminum unibody shell is hard to best.

[Alyxx Thorne]

2 gigs is all I need for a mp3 player personally so I have a Creative Zen.

[Obsidian]

I used to have one of those, actually I think I still do. It's great for what it is, except the battery on mine won't hold a charge and it's the third replacement I've used for it.

[Alyxx Thorne]

I usually never need more than a couple of hours of music so 2 gigs is plenty for me.

[Obsidian]

I usually just use my computer for most music listening needs these days. MP3 players can't match a good sound card, even a cheap one that costs less than most mp3 players do.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Same here. My mp3 player is used when I walk outside and sound quality is no big issue for me at that point. I just need some noise to block out annoying kids and traffic.

[Chuckthe2nd]

Not to start a debate with anyone, but the reason I love Apple products is because I need reliability, not speed. The primary stuff I do on my computer is not hardware-hungry enough for power to be that much of an issue. (And I don't do near enough gaming for that to even be a factor when I purchase a computer.) It's just nice to have a machine I don't need to replace every year or so because components start screwing up.

[Obsidian]

That's perfectly fine, too. I'm surprised Apple computers hold up as well as they do because they use Foxconn boards, just like many PC tower manufacturers too (Dell, for example). Technically speaking, Apple hasn't invented anything since the Mini Displayport. They're just another computer company that takes what others have already invented, cherry pick things they like, and throw them into some decent products. The big thing Apple has that other companies don't is control over the hardware ecosystem their software operates in, but even then their software isn't always optimized properly the first time around.

 

I personally prefer a dual-boot Ubuntu/W7 and a custom build myself. I've been running setups like these for years and haven't had an issue yet, from software or hardware, and they perform better than Apple computers and are easier to upgrade incrementally. I don't mind the risk and trust myself to build and maintain a reliable system, but that's my personal preference. Also, I'm not a fan of all-in-one computing for desktops. For a company that's supposed to be environmentally friendly, they make users go through a lot of displays...

[danielsangeo]

I'd just like to say that I've had my Windows computer for at least three years now and I've upgraded once (new video card). My computer is still nice and speedy.

[Chuckthe2nd]

Oh, and there's also the fact that I love Apple's Logic Pro, which is Mac native, for audio production.

 

And of course, I still have it set up to dual-boot into Windows 7 for a few things.

[Collective Foal]

I will say, I do wish that there was more video and audio editing software that carried Apple's simplicity. They do make things 10 times easier to make.

[Chuckthe2nd]

HOSTESS JUST WENT OUT OF BUSINESS OH GOD

[Pinkie Pie]

Did they? I heard they were pretty close but still.

 

Considering how much my fucking cousin buys from them that's kind of a shocker.

[Chuckthe2nd]

Today is that last day their products will be sold in stores.

[Pinkie Pie]

Jesus Christ that's abrupt.

 

brb gonna go to the store and stock up on Twinkies

[BTGBullseye]

Damn... No more Twinkies?!? THE WORLD IS AT AN END!!!!