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#157
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thedudeistheman (01/30/2013) [-] I got a Macbook as a combined holiday/birthday/Bar Mitzvah gift. I didn't know too much about computers back then, and we primarily used Macs in school, so I figured it would be a good idea to get something I was familiar with (in addition to be familiar with Windows-based PCs).
Now that I have more computer experience, I must say I am not pleased with this computer. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful to have it. It takes care of many of the things I need it to do. The downsides:
- The OS is very closed. Apple even tried to hide the "Library" directory so you can't access all those files
- Limited gaming access compared to what Windows are capable of
- The trackpad has broken twice.
- Programs quit for no reason
- Not much HDD space once you start realizing how much space your programs take up
- Flash crashes once a week. Perhaps not an Apple problem, but I haven't heard of it happening elsewhere
When this computer finally kicks the bucket in what I expect to be no less than a year-year and a half, I will certainly not be saving up to get another one.
Now that I have more computer experience, I must say I am not pleased with this computer. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful to have it. It takes care of many of the things I need it to do. The downsides:
- The OS is very closed. Apple even tried to hide the "Library" directory so you can't access all those files
- Limited gaming access compared to what Windows are capable of
- The trackpad has broken twice.
- Programs quit for no reason
- Not much HDD space once you start realizing how much space your programs take up
- Flash crashes once a week. Perhaps not an Apple problem, but I haven't heard of it happening elsewhere
When this computer finally kicks the bucket in what I expect to be no less than a year-year and a half, I will certainly not be saving up to get another one.
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thedudeistheman (01/30/2013) [-] It's good to know this isn't just an Apple problem. Apple has enough problems of its own it needs to fix. This means it's a problem with Flash.
I don't know why it crashes. Browsing this site seems to make it crash every now and then. I'll try to scroll down a page, but it'll be frozen. After a minute or so I get the notification saying Flash stopped working.
I don't know why it crashes. Browsing this site seems to make it crash every now and then. I'll try to scroll down a page, but it'll be frozen. After a minute or so I get the notification saying Flash stopped working.
#250 to #208
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thedudeistheman (01/30/2013) [-] Originally I brought back to the Apple store. It was still recent enough to be covered under the warranty (which, looking back on it, should have been a warning sign if it naturally broke while still under warranty). I don't have mine set to tap, just because I always tap on the trackpad when listening to music or just doing randomly tapping. I use a mouse now.
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dubzallday (01/30/2013) [-] Yeah, It's called bootcamp! You just launch the application and it will take you through all the steps to install whatever you want. It basically just partitions the hard drive so you can boot from the disc and install from there. Comes in handy when I need to run a Windows application that I can't on Mountain Lion (which is about 90% of the time). And yes Linux can be installed, even without going through Windows. It can be done straight through bootcamp!
#248 to #233
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dubzallday (01/30/2013) [-] I have never tried that before, and truthfully I don't feel the need to. But in all reality I'm about 90% sure there is a way to do it. I personally like Mountain Lion for what it does, it just kills me to know that I dropped a pretty penny on this overpriced machine. If you have a big enough hard drive, you can just format it so you can have as much space needed for the Linux partition. I've messed around with linux before and just never really got into it. If I were you though, I would highly suggest a high end PC, unless if you want the choice of Mountain Lion, since apple is too anal to let ML on any other type of computer (without creating a "hackintosh")
#319 to #248
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zoidz (01/30/2013) [-] Oh no no, it was just a wondering question I've had for sometime (because its hard enough to get a Hackintosh 100% working with compatible parts, thought it was the same for the other way around). And here Apple products are about 2-3x the price in USA so...yeah. I have a PC myself tho waiting for Linux to get more game acceptance to migrate to it.
#183 to #179
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thedudeistheman (01/30/2013) [-] Oh, I thought you meant if you could just get it on there in general. I'm not sure about that. I don't know if there's a way to actually delete the OS. Considering how closed Apple is in terms of software development, they either the OS files so deep that you can't find them, or they didn't include them at all. I've taken a look through most of my computer's directories, and I haven't seen anyways that you could do that.
If you could, there might be compatibility issues between the hardware and the software, so I'm not sure if it would even work correctly.
If you could, there might be compatibility issues between the hardware and the software, so I'm not sure if it would even work correctly.
#176 to #167
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thedudeistheman (01/30/2013) [-] I don't plan on getting a laptop to be my primary means of gaming, but I have been expanding more into PC gaming, and there are a number of games that are only available on Windows. I mainly play indie games on my laptop, but it would still be nice to have the option to play virtually any game.
#182 to #176
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thatguywhohasbacon ONLINE (01/30/2013) [-] It's always nice to have one for on the go though that can play decent games, my sister got one for around 600$(?) last year and it can run just about anything my PC can, just on lower graphics settings. And it could also be used for school and work if needed.
