What labels and brands (if any) do you judge people on?

xLisaBx

Adidas originals

jimmy180sx

For me its North Face..the only trek some of these people will ever make is on the 67A from maynooth into town

creolebelle

I don't get the apple hate. Their products are far superior than all the other brands out there.

creolebelle

jimmy180sx wrote: »

For me its North Face..the only trek some of these people will ever make is on the 67A from maynooth into town

They do keep you warm but every girl out here has one.

KungPao

creolebelle wrote: »

I don't get the apple hate. Their products are far superior than all the other brands out there.

In what way?

Neon_Lights

KungPao wrote: »

In what way?

Price....

KungPao

Neon_Lights wrote: »

Price....

Indeed.

Buy Samsung components, put in shiny case, sell for a premium.

Nice little earner for Apple.

Macavity.

Can't think of any brands I'd really judge someone for, not something I'd notice tbh. I don't understand the Apple hate.

Neon_Lights

Macavity. wrote: »

Can't think of any brands I'd really judge someone for, not something I'd notice tbh. I don't understand the Apple hate.

Im really not a fan of people who use fixodent. As they say an Apple a day...

IvaBigWun

KungPao wrote: »

Indeed.

Buy Samsung components, put in shiny case, sell for a premium.

Nice little earner for Apple.

An Apple iPhone uses the same parts and chips as a Samsung Galaxy? As in Samsung do all the donkey work for them?

keeponhurling

KungPao wrote: »

Seriously? :pac:

Or they don't want to rip the arse hole off themselves or end up with a finger going through the paper and ending up some place most unpleasant?

I now have a possible advertising slogan for when I launch my new brand

"Buy KOH toilet paper today! It won't rip the arse hole off you, or have your finger going through the paper and somewhere unpleasant. Available now in a store near you"

creolebelle

KungPao wrote: »

In what way?

Performance, looks, durability etc. I haven't used a PC since high school.
I have never had a virus or a crash since I made the switch. I once dropped my mac book down a flight of stairs(I'm clumsy) and the thing still worked! It still does. I bought a new one because of the dent

shruikan2553

IvaBigWun wrote: »

An Apple iPhone uses the same parts and chips as a Samsung Galaxy? As in Samsung do all the donkey work for them?

Samsung make the screens for apple anyway. Not sure of the smaller parts as I know some are made elsewhere for them.

ComputerKing

IvaBigWun wrote: »

An Apple iPhone uses the same parts and chips as a Samsung Galaxy? As in Samsung do all the donkey work for them?

No Samsung make some of the components for iPhones they are not the same parts and chips at all as may of them are made just for apple and the processer in the phone is made by apple AFAIK. Also the construction quality is 100s of times better in apple products.

Dman001

I'm a fan of Apple gear, but am an Android user.

What I don't understand is why people insist on shelling out for a 24 Month contract for an insanely priced, non-competitive tariff so they can pay €200+ for an iPhone. It actually bewilders me. And they mainly use their phone for WhatsApp, or Facebook. You'd get a half decent Android for €250 unlocked, get a much more competitive PAYG deal with more minutes/texts/data a month and not be tied in for 2 years.

What's worse is the networks know people will shell out extra for an iPhone, and so have iPhone-only plans which are terribly overpriced and uncompetitive. A vicious circle!

Rant over...

ComputerKing

Dman001 wrote: »

I'm a fan of Apple gear, but am an Android user.

What I don't understand is why people insist on shelling out for a 24 Month contract for an insanely priced, non-competitive tariff so they can pay €200+ for an iPhone. It actually bewilders me. And they mainly use their phone for WhatsApp, or Facebook. You'd get a half decent Android for €250 unlocked, get a much more competitive PAYG deal with more minutes/texts/data a month and not be tied in for 2 years.

What's worse is the networks know people will shell out extra for an iPhone, and so have iPhone-only plans which are terribly overpriced and uncompetitive. A vicious circle!

Rant over...

First of all people get them as they see them as a status symbol. Second of all unlike android iOS is user friendly and you are guaranteed updates for a few years at least.

Neon_Lights

ComputerKing wrote: »

First of all people get them as they see them as a status symbol. Second of all unlike android iOS is user friendly and you are guaranteed updates for a few years at least.

Android is user friendly and customizable....iOS is cretin friendly and so locked down

ComputerKing

Neon_Lights wrote: »

Android is user friendly and customizable....iOS is cretin friendly and so locked down

I use android and I have to say to the technology incompetent it is not user friendly with all the different manufacturers launchers and bloatware. IOS isn't exactly locked down as much as it was previously so that argument is becoming less and less effective in favour of android.

_Redzer_

Dman001 wrote: »

I'm a fan of Apple gear, but am an Android user.

What I don't understand is why people insist on shelling out for a 24 Month contract for an insanely priced, non-competitive tariff so they can pay €200+ for an iPhone. It actually bewilders me. And they mainly use their phone for WhatsApp, or Facebook. You'd get a half decent Android for €250 unlocked, get a much more competitive PAYG deal with more minutes/texts/data a month and not be tied in for 2 years.

What's worse is the networks know people will shell out extra for an iPhone, and so have iPhone-only plans which are terribly overpriced and uncompetitive. A vicious circle!

Rant over...

I have the latest iPhone. I'd get a HTC One as that is the best Android phone you can get, but there is no comparison between a top tier smartphone and a €250 android. A HTC One S5 and 5s are all in the same price range and destroy cheap phones.

Once you're at the top, you can't come down to a cheaper, lower specked, poorly built phone. Once you're used to the best available, you won't want to go back.

ComputerKing

_Redzer_ wrote: »

I have the latest iPhone. I'd get a HTC One as that is the best Android

HTC is one of the best but its not the next android.

_Redzer_

ComputerKing wrote: »

HTC is one of the best but its not the next android.

I accidentally posted that before I finished the rest.

But the One is by far one of the best Android phones, and very near the top. The Samsung S5 gets nowhere near it, though. Ugly, cheap design/materials with extreme bloatware and skins. They're overrated, yet they are the 'iPhones' of android, because everyone thinks they're the best.

SMJSF

I'm one of the people who can't stand apple products.

Apple computers and laptops are the same as "normal" ones, just a very different price tag, iPhones and android have same apps, they both make calls and send texts and whatever... Just nearly a €200 price difference... For a label.

And what bugs me about apple products- not only have you just spent €500 on a phone, you can only use other apple products; headphones(argos €33) ; chargers (argos €35)...etc.

I think i'll stick to my Toshiba laptop, my Sony phone and my Samsung MP3 player.

kumate_champ07

jimmy180sx wrote: »

For me its North Face..the only trek some of these people will ever make is on the 67A from maynooth into town

first time I saw that brand was on different movie/tv sets. alot of the crew had north face jackets,

LuckyFinigan

Crocs, seen some load of people out with the crocs and socks combo this summer.

_Redzer_

SMJSF wrote: »

I'm one of the people who can't stand apple products.

Apple computers and laptops are the same as "normal" ones, just a very different price tag, iPhones and android have same apps, they both make calls and send texts and whatever... Just nearly a €200 price difference... For a label.

And what bugs me about apple products- not only have you just spent €500 on a phone, you can only use other apple products; headphones(argos €33) ; chargers (argos €35)...etc.

I think i'll stick to my Toshiba laptop, my Sony phone and my Samsung MP3 player.

Very wrong.

Try finding a windows laptop with all flash storage and a very high quality, high definition screen and build quality and you'll learn they are around the same price as the MacBooks.

The €500 computers you're buying are not comparable at all to them, that's a myth.

Bepolite

Nazi Uniforms.

KERSPLAT!

SMJSF wrote: »

I'm one of the people who can't stand apple products.

Apple computers and laptops are the same as "normal" ones, just a very different price tag, iPhones and android have same apps, they both make calls and send texts and whatever... Just nearly a €200 price difference... For a label.

And what bugs me about apple products- not only have you just spent €500 on a phone, you can only use other apple products; headphones(argos €33) ; chargers (argos €35)...etc.

I think i'll stick to my Toshiba laptop, my Sony phone and my Samsung MP3 player.

An S5, Z2 or HTC M8 will cost about the same as a 5s and you can use any headphones in apple products.

I don't personally like iPhones but that's my preference, I don't begrudge those that do prefere them or Mac as opposed to Windows

I don't think I judge people on clothes. I buy all sorts. I've a couple of Hilfiger t-shirts but I've a few cheap t-shirts from J&J, Burtons, etc too. Normally buy jeans in River Island cause they fit well and aren't too expensive.

Generally don't buy anything in Pennys because I find they don't last as long, keep their shape or colour but if someone else buys all their clothing there, what do I care!?

KungPao

creolebelle wrote: »

Performance, looks, durability etc. I haven't used a PC since high school.
I have never had a virus or a crash since I made the switch. I once dropped my mac book down a flight of stairs(I'm clumsy) and the thing still worked! It still does. I bought a new one because of the dent

Performance? Nah.
Looks? Maybe in the past, but most Windows laptops are very nice looking now
Durablility? Same as ^

I think people still have in their heads that Windows 7/8 are like XP i.e. not secure and riddled with viruses. I have had a 7 laptop for 4 years now, a Samsung, and have not had a single *proper* virus...just the usual bits of crap you pick up while surfing the web, and the MS Essentials made light work of it.

So to sum up, sure, 6+ years ago Apple products looked nice etc, etc but everyone else has caught up and in some cases surpassed them.

Captain Flaps

Dinosaur Controller wrote: »

Oh yeah - Superdry. *Shudder*.

I got one of their shirts as a present and was really surprised. The quality is good and the logo is fairly subtle on my one. Was down in Kildare Village recently and noticed that the shirts in the store there are 30 quid which is a bargain for a decent shirt imo.

Agree with you on the tees and hoodies with massive logos, but I have shirts and a jacket by them and everything is comfy and feels like it'll last.

anncoates

ComputerKing wrote: »

I use android and I have to say to the technology incompetent it is not user friendly with all the different manufacturers launchers and bloatware. IOS isn't exactly locked down as much as it was previously so that argument is becoming less and less effective in favour of android.

Both are 'user-friendly' in the naive user sense of the word.

The average user doesn't even know what bloatware is or care less about customizing android.