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A Rogers
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:39 am Post subject: |
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| ecrabb wrote: | | A Rogers wrote: | so long as it doesn't require two mouse buttons  |
Huh? Macs have supported two-button mice for probably 15 years or more... The OS just doesn't REQUIRE a two-button mouse for full functionality.
I love all these posts about Macs from people who clearly know absolutely nothing about the platform.
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I was joking I clearly understand that the OS is fully functional with the provided hardware and I am aware that any mouse in the world will plug in and be supported. I was intentionally being absurd 
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CasetheCorvetteman
Joined: 09 Nov 2008
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:07 am Post subject: |
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HAHAHAHA!! It always brings out the apple lover when i post something like that  Its all mere fun my friend, its in no way meant to offend you Just a plain old bit of nonsense for no good reason 
In all honesty though, an Apple is about 4 times the cost it really should be, and when it comes to gaming, PC is CERTAINLY the only way to go if its modern games... You can build a WAY more powerful computer for way less if you know what youre doing. They are typically a hell of alot more flexible in terms of upgrades too.
As for the 2 button mouse, thats a real joke and not a very funny one either, my PC mouse has 5 buttons and a wheel, and without them all, i would NEVER be able to navigate Windows as fast as i can with them. Would drive me up the wall having to use keyboard shortcuts or click icons when i can just press a button... And then there is gaming again... Well, the more buttons at your finger tips the better
Macs have their place, its just not in my home, thats all
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Dave Lister
Joined: 16 Jan 2007
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Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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| AnalogRocks wrote: | Grab a dual core PC, an ATi 3870 card 2GB ram and either XP pro or Win 7 ( stay away from Starter Edition ), download Powerstrip and start tweaking.
Should be able to find this cheap on the used market. |
It's not just the starter editions you should stay away from it is all Windows versions, use Linux and avoid the problems not just with Windows but with Mac's as well.
| ecrabb wrote: | | AnalogRocks wrote: | | Grab a dual core PC, an ATi 3870 card 2GB ram and either XP pro or Win 7 ( stay away from Starter Edition ), download Powerstrip and start tweaking. |
I must have missed the post where he asked for advice on buying a Windows PC. From his post, he clearly has a computer, and Athanasios provided the info he needed to get custom resolution and refresh rates. Problem solved. No Windows suffering necessary.
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See above.
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Yep Linux is OK provided you can set the custom resolutions and, if you feel like adding a tuner card and DVD/Bluray player/burner that you can get it running with Linux then go for it.
Does Linux support all that? I haven't looked in years....
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CasetheCorvetteman
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Nashou66
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Never had any issues with macs (Software related) . EVER!!!
Sure hard drives, and power supplies but thats is with any electronics gear.
But SwitchResX is a good program for custom resolution creation, its like power strip.
I even made a custom 2.4 aspect output for patterns i created on my mac so i can do geometry and such
in my blend.
I use both platforms equally through out the day and both have plus and minuses but there are less minuses with the mac in
my experience for what i use computers for.
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ddtemplar
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Thanks I'll give that a spin. I think a couple resolutions were missing because the MacBook wasn't able to recognize the device.
I quite enjoyed the rest of the thread :p. I work in the computer science research field, and am quite platform agnostic. I use a desktop with windows7 at home for gaming and video. My personal laptop is a MacBook from 2009, and my work computer currently runs Ubuntu 11.10.
I have noticed that the biggest complain against Apple is price, while the internal hardware is very similar to other manufacturers. Here is why I chose an Apple laptop in 2009 over its competitors:
1. Awesome input device. The glass trackpad is huge, sensitive, and responsive. I could not stand trackpads until I used this one. I wasn't going to buy a laptop that I was frustrated with every time I used it because the trackpad sucked, and I really did not want to lug a mouse around and become dependent on finding a desk. This is seriously the primary reason I bought this laptop :p. I also like the chicklet style keyboard with missing numpad because the keys are large and un-cramped. This is seriously the primary reason I went with the MacBook.
2. OSX is essentially the Unix I needed to work, without the driver headache Linux can be with laptop components.
3. The display was better then competitors at the time, and a matte version was available.
My thoughts on the different operating systems:
Linux(Ubuntu) - Awesome for my work. Any tool I could possibly need will work flawlessly here and is essentially
installable with single line of text in the terminal. Linux is very strong at its core, and is arguably one of the best operating systems. However, its desktop interface and applications are unpolished compared to commercial desktop operating systems.
OSX - Can do most of what I can do on Linux, although some more exotic things are a bit more difficult to install. However, it has the polish of a commercial operating system.
Windows - The only option for gaming. I have also found that it has much better applications for playing video. It is difficult to get the same level of codec/container support in OSX/Linux with the same playback quality. However, I can't do work on Windows because it lacks the strong feature set of Linux/OSX for my field of work.
Anyways, anyone know if/where I can get a cheap (<$100) HDMI- > VGA or RGBHV converter?
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CasetheCorvetteman
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