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Comment on It’s Been Fun, Mac, But I’m Going Back to PC by Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:34:09 +0000

Hear hear! I bought a MacBook Pro out of frustration with the horrible instability of Windows Vista. However, since upgrading to Lion my MacBook has become practically unusable. It’s slow, crashes frequently and many of the “upgraded” applications don’t work the way they used to. Way to go Apple. You threw your own Human Interface Guidelines out the door and created a complete turd.

Comment on It’s Been Fun, Mac, But I’m Going Back to PC by Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:09:27 +0000

Welcome back to the real computer world. I to changed to Mac and I have regretted it ever since. My first mac blew up before I got it home (macbookpro), drove right back, they had no idea what was wrong so they gave me another new one. In two years that one has had two new batteries, two new DVD drives, two new logic boards, and a new keyboard.

Thank god for applecare. Their laptops have to be overpriced to pay for all the repairs they are doing on crappy hardware they sold. Everytime I go into the store (3 different ones) the “Genious” bar is flooded with people with problems.

I have had the laptop apart myself and as someone that has worked with hardware for a large leader in hardware design I can tell you that most of what I see inside this macbookpro is substandard quality.

Mac may have great software but their hardware is of some of the worst design I’ve ever seen. I’m in the process of getting rid of all the mac crap I have and going back to PC.

As for the spec by spec comparison….I dont have a clue what Kiltbear is saying. I can spec by spec campare all day and see laptop after laptop that “compares” and is almost half the price of the mac garbage.

Sorry to the dedicated mac geeks out there, but like I said, I’ve been in the hardware and computer repair industry for over a decade and macs just lack on hardware. They do have awesome software though.

Comment on It’s Been Fun, Mac, But I’m Going Back to PC by Sridhar Katakam

Sridhar Katakam — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:40:12 +0000

Welcome to Windows world!

I don’t know about Mac, but there are absolute gems when it comes to software on Windows.

Breevy, Directory Opus, Stroke It to name a few. Give them a try.

Comment on It’s Been Fun, Mac, But I’m Going Back to PC by ubertechguy

ubertechguy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:17:07 +0000

You’re right. Time will tell, but I’m enjoying the adrenaline rush!

Comment on It’s Been Fun, Mac, But I’m Going Back to PC by KiltBear

KiltBear — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:46:37 +0000

Good luck with that. I have yet to see a hardware spec for spec comparison that shows a mac costing considerably more than a PC.

5 years to run into a problem? Archive and install on a mac is a painless process, not at all like it was on a PC.

One month on Win7? Talk to me in 6.

Good thing you are an ubergeek so you know what email client to download and have all your own media processing tools. Most people aren’t and don’t and iLife is magic for them.

All that said, I’m still hopeful for some good and worthy competition. Maybe because Win7 is more OSX like than ever it was easier to switch back…

Good luck, you’ll probably need it.

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Comment on Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Netbook – Awesome! by ubertechguy

ubertechguy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:17:05 +0000

Hi, George! Thanks for your comments! So far, the performance overall is good. I have seen some stutter on HD streams when trying to multitask or run video over wireless; however, wired it is very responsive. I may be more forgiving than some since I understand it is a less powerful platform than my UberLaptop. I’d be interested in what you discover. Windows 7 will be available for NetBooks on a downloadable image that can be written to a USB flash instead of needing a DVD. Keep in touch!

Comment on Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Netbook – Awesome! by GeorgeR

GeorgeR — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:45:29 +0000

Thanks for the review, I have a Nano s12 also and am pleased with the performance. I will try Windows 7 when it ships.

Can you comment on video quality, can it handle HD streams without stutter? Any need for trying a PCI-e HD card like the Broadcomm?

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