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Old July 10th, 2003, 09:00 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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10 reasons MAC Sucks!

1. Costs to much
2. Games and Software library does not match the PC's
3. Upgrading is 10 times more expensive as it is hard
4. HOCKEY PUCK MOUSE
5. Stability {MAC's Crashes are the worst}
6. A mid range mac is slower then a low range PC
7. No one else has one
8. They look like a fisher price toy
9. Multitasking is very minimul
10. Mac's are very slow!


"hey my name is **** i owned a "Top of the line" Imac about 3 years ago, unfortunately it crashed a total of 16 times in less than 8 months, i didnt even think that could occur.. i literally threw it in the street and ran over it

i know own a pc, i wonder why?"

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Old July 10th, 2003, 09:19 PM     #2 (permalink)
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Old July 10th, 2003, 09:19 PM     #3 (permalink)
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Hi,
Being a Mac and PC user, i disagree to some of your ideas.

1: 1. Costs to much
-yeah it does, but at least it comes with all the software to edit video, and burn dvds without buying extra software and hardware. It has firewire built in, so no need to buy a PCI firewire card.
Macs also hold their value. In 1999, I purhcased an Apple iMac and a Dell Dimension. Dell= $3,000, iMac $899
I just sold both machines on ebay, and I got $499 for the iMac, and only $20.00 for the PC! I spent more for the PC too. I lost over 97% from the PC and only lost 50% on the Mac.
2: 2. Games and Software library does not match the PC's
-Yeah the Mac doesn't have as much games as PCs, thats why I built a Gaming PC. and now, developers are starting to create programs for Mac and PC because now Mac uses it UNIX platform for their OS. It is very stable, and feels more stable than Windows...
3: 3. Upgrading is 10 times more expensive as it is hard
- It is more expensive to upgrade the processor, but upgrading the memory and the hard drive costs as much as upgrading a PC. They BOTH use the same parts. What are you talking about hard? The PowerMac G4 and the G5 uses a door that opens the computer. It doesn't use screws and its VERY easy to upgrade. Upgrading the iMac, iBook, Powerbook, are easy too. They have the same ideas as upgrading a PC notebook.
4: 4. HOCKEY PUCK MOUSE
??? Apple switched the mouse to the Apple Pro Mouse, which is an Optical and buttonless mouse. You can put pressure on any part of the mouse and still click! You must be reading old reviews or something.. The Pro mouse has been like that for already 2+ years!
5: 5. Stability {MAC's Crashes are the worst}
-Umm... No! They are more stable than PCs. I had my iMac on for months without reboot (running Mac OS 10.2.6). PC crashes are the worst! If it were to crash and you need to reformat, you have to deal with the DOS prompt and the FDISK Dos program. you have to mess with the BIOS settings just to boot from the CD! To boot a CD from the Mac, just hold down the C key upon pushing the powerbutton. Formatting and Reinstalling is much easier than WinXP.
6 and 7: 6. A mid range mac is slower then a low range PC 7: No one has one
-go to: www.apple.com/switch and www.apple.com/myth
8: Thats your opinion. At least they make cool stuff like the Apple iPod, Apple iSight, makes video confernceing much easier than MSN messenger.
9 and 10: www.apple.com/myth and http://www.apple.com/g5/architecture.html


Macs are WAY easier than PCs. Its expensive though, but worth the money. They last longer (i mean like don't get outdated as fast as PCs) and keep their value....
I could say more, but there is too much comparison...

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So what exactly were you trying to do with your deleted comment? Starting a flame war?
Don`t post out of topic flammable comments here again!

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Old July 10th, 2003, 09:28 PM     #5 (permalink)
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ouch... i'm not sayin PCs sux, u know.. I have BOTH Mac and PC, and enjoy using both...

p.s.. i'm not gay and not all mac users are gay!

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Hmmm, I dont think I have ever had MY pc crash that bad. Usually you can end a task manually withought your machine retarting.
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Old July 10th, 2003, 09:48 PM     #7 (permalink)
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Barely any one uses mac, and the people that do. Have some sort of Gay sexual attraction to there mac which forces there minds to speak of the most stupid exuses on why there lover mac is better.
You may have gotten in alittle over your head with that comment---for some reason I feel you have never touched an Apple computer and are trying to push some buttons for some reason that you may in short time regret...
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yes I have used MAC, My foot got light, so I walked away!!!!
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You may have gotten in alittle over your head with that comment---for some reason I feel you have never touched an Apple computer and are trying to push some buttons for some reason that you may in short time regret...
I agree...
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OH MY GOD THAT MOUSE SUCKS.
You have to press down the whole thing, brawwrrrfff!!
That is the most annoying mouse I have ever used in my life. A real dumb idea I think.
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