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  • ProG
    Confirmed User
    • Apr 2009
    • 1319
    #51
    Just out of curiosity, do you believe switching from a PC to a Mac will prevent it from ever taking 15 minutes to load? Its YOUR fault the PC takes that long, not the hardware. You will have the same problem with a Mac, because you don't know how to maintain your system properly.
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      • digifan
        The Profiler
        • Oct 2002
        • 14618
        #52
        Originally posted by fatfoo
        I was using Mac once, and the mouse has only 1 button, yo. That's very trippy.
        My mac mouse has four buttons.
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          • RyuLion
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            • Mar 2003
            • 32371
            #53
            Quick! trow your Mac away..

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              • digifan
                The Profiler
                • Oct 2002
                • 14618
                #54
                Originally posted by RyuLion
                Quick! trow your Mac away..
                Nooooooooooooooooooo!
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                  • shermo
                    #55
                    Originally posted by DukeSkywalker
                    Rule#1


                    Lol
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                      • tripleXeffects
                        Registered User
                        • Sep 2009
                        • 58
                        #56
                        I run a PC and spent about the same as I did on a Mac Pro my Mac is way better!

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                          • Big John
                            Confirmed User
                            • May 2006
                            • 470
                            #57
                            I have my macbook pro on dual boot as some stuff I just have to do in windows or prefer to do in windows. You get the best of both worlds that way.

                            That said...shame the audio drivers are so crap in windows on the macbook

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                              • dav3
                                Confirmed User
                                • May 2007
                                • 7348
                                #58
                                Originally posted by DukeSkywalker
                                Rule#1


                                Lol
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                                  • SayWhut
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jan 2008
                                    • 962
                                    #59
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                                      • Shoplifter
                                        Richest man in Babylon
                                        • Jan 2002
                                        • 5863
                                        #60
                                        Originally posted by ProG
                                        Just out of curiosity, do you believe switching from a PC to a Mac will prevent it from ever taking 15 minutes to load? Its YOUR fault the PC takes that long, not the hardware. You will have the same problem with a Mac, because you don't know how to maintain your system properly.
                                        Yep something is wrong.

                                        My new Windows 7 setup boots in under a minute. Boot times on new PC's with new I7 motherboards are very good.

                                        Just an opinion, but I feel it's the wrong time to buy a Mac with Windows 7 being released very soon. I would give it a try and then make up your mind.
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                                          • FuzzyDunlop
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Mar 2007
                                            • 128
                                            #61
                                            I switched from pc to mac about 18 months ago after using pcs for 15 years. Am glad I did. Bit of a learning curve however worth the effort.
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                                              • psili
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Apr 2003
                                                • 5526
                                                #62
                                                Enjoy yet another operating system you'll eventually get used to, have issues with, and because you bought into the Mac crowd, will mentally suppress. Because it seems Mac owners will have issues, much like Windows, Linux, Unix, or any other OS system. It's just that Mac owners never admit that shit.
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                                                  • Sloane
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Feb 2001
                                                    • 815
                                                    #63
                                                    anyone running statsremote on their mac? not in PC mode?

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                                                      • Serge Litehead
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Dec 2002
                                                        • 5190
                                                        #64
                                                        OFFtopic, don't know what you did with your PC, my 2.5yo 4Gig RAM HP still works like new... i keep installed soft to bare minimum of what i actually need and use, nothing useless is loading at startup and into taskbar, and regularly run CCleaner which basically removes all temp folders within the system and cleans registry from clutter that uninstallers forget to remove when uninstalling progies - CCleaner is the only registry tool I trust.. as others have tendencies to corrupt registries instead of optimizing them.
                                                        2.5years without even of reinstalling vista and it runs smooth without any problems.

                                                        personally i'd get i7 system before any mac but as a mobile light weight notebook might consider mac notebook in the future as I like to explore new things and see what macs are about))

                                                        good luck with your switching!

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                                                          • J B
                                                            Confirmed User
                                                            • May 2002
                                                            • 1804
                                                            #65
                                                            Originally posted by Sloane
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                                                              • pentae
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • Jul 2002
                                                                • 899
                                                                #66
                                                                Originally posted by psili
                                                                Enjoy yet another operating system you'll eventually get used to, have issues with, and because you bought into the Mac crowd, will mentally suppress. Because it seems Mac owners will have issues, much like Windows, Linux, Unix, or any other OS system. It's just that Mac owners never admit that shit.
                                                                Its true. We just spend a lot less nerdy time tweaking bullshit that we dont care about like the rest of you, and more time being productive not only on the pc, but in our real lives.

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                                                                  • Sharky
                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                    • Mar 2002
                                                                    • 4938
                                                                    #67
                                                                    Oh man, tomorrow is the big day. Fedex will deliver my macbook pro. It's like waiting for Christmas morning. lol

                                                                    I hope its worth all the anticipation.
                                                                    Sharky

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                                                                      • Juicy D. Links
                                                                        So Fucking Banned
                                                                        • Apr 2001
                                                                        • 122992
                                                                        #68
                                                                        Originally posted by Sharky
                                                                        Oh man, tomorrow is the big day. Fedex will deliver my macbook pro. It's like waiting for Christmas morning. lol

                                                                        I hope its worth all the anticipation.
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                                                                          • Sharky
                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                            • Mar 2002
                                                                            • 4938
                                                                            #69
                                                                            It arrived this morning. I've forced myself to not play with it all day and get work done. I'm messing with it now and its going to be a learning curve for sure.

                                                                            Question.. It looks like Entourage might be the best mail solution for me as I am already used to Outlook. Are there any reasons I shouldn't use it? I tried setting up apple mail and it seems like a pain compared to what I am used to.
                                                                            Sharky

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                                                                              • digitaldivas
                                                                                ..I Heart Cannibal Corpse
                                                                                • Sep 2007
                                                                                • 4328
                                                                                #70
                                                                                Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                Expect to pay more and to be deleted from people's ICQ list.
                                                                                i am on a mac and the icq thing has never been an issue
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                                                                                  • digitaldivas
                                                                                    ..I Heart Cannibal Corpse
                                                                                    • Sep 2007
                                                                                    • 4328
                                                                                    #71
                                                                                    Originally posted by Sharky
                                                                                    It arrived this morning. I've forced myself to not play with it all day and get work done. I'm messing with it now and its going to be a learning curve for sure.

                                                                                    Question.. It looks like Entourage might be the best mail solution for me as I am already used to Outlook. Are there any reasons I shouldn't use it? I tried setting up apple mail and it seems like a pain compared to what I am used to.
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                                                                                      • digitaldivas
                                                                                        ..I Heart Cannibal Corpse
                                                                                        • Sep 2007
                                                                                        • 4328
                                                                                        #72
                                                                                        Originally posted by pentae
                                                                                        Its true. We just spend a lot less nerdy time tweaking bullshit that we dont care about like the rest of you, and more time being productive not only on the pc, but in our real lives.

                                                                                        Yeah, I have not had an issue with my mac for um... like 3 years and that was transferring the core OS from my old mac to my new one in 2006.
                                                                                        ...

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                                                                                          • onlymovies
                                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                                            • Sep 2003
                                                                                            • 906
                                                                                            #73
                                                                                            Originally posted by Sharky
                                                                                            It arrived this morning. I've forced myself to not play with it all day and get work done. I'm messing with it now and its going to be a learning curve for sure.

                                                                                            Question.. It looks like Entourage might be the best mail solution for me as I am already used to Outlook. Are there any reasons I shouldn't use it? I tried setting up apple mail and it seems like a pain compared to what I am used to.

                                                                                            Just curious if you don't mind...which macbookpro did you get?
                                                                                            I have my eye on the 15inch 2.8GHz
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                                                                                              • GTS Mark
                                                                                                Vrume Mark
                                                                                                • Jan 2001
                                                                                                • 20912
                                                                                                #74
                                                                                                Awesome Sharky, i know your pain and i am thinking of doing the exact same thing you are

                                                                                                Please let me know your thoughts after you have had a few days to play with your new toy!

                                                                                                Good seeing you in Munich bud!!

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                                                                                                  • Barefootsies
                                                                                                    Choice is an Illusion
                                                                                                    • Feb 2005
                                                                                                    • 42635
                                                                                                    #75
                                                                                                    Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                                    Expect to pay more and to be deleted from people's ICQ list.
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                                                                                                      • uvort
                                                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                                                        • Mar 2003
                                                                                                        • 3580
                                                                                                        #76
                                                                                                        Originally posted by ProG
                                                                                                        Just out of curiosity, do you believe switching from a PC to a Mac will prevent it from ever taking 15 minutes to load? Its YOUR fault the PC takes that long, not the hardware. You will have the same problem with a Mac, because you don't know how to maintain your system properly.
                                                                                                        This says it all.. I have seen people on much older machines then you were running and it boots faster. You most likely had a bunch of unnecessary programs booting on start up. It will just be a matter of time before you make the same mistakes and your new machine is doing the same thing.
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                                                                                                          • Joshua G
                                                                                                            dumb libs love censorship
                                                                                                            • Jul 2008
                                                                                                            • 8198
                                                                                                            #77
                                                                                                            i was thinking maybe he needs to defrag. my pop was bitching about slow loading excel & he defragged, & it ran new again.

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                                                                                                              • Sharky
                                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                                • Mar 2002
                                                                                                                • 4938
                                                                                                                #78
                                                                                                                i cleaned it up and got the load/reboot time to about 4 minutes with all necessary programs loading.

                                                                                                                The Mac is pretty good so far. Other than adium sucking balls.
                                                                                                                Sharky

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