Facetime or Facepalm?

FaceTime? I don't know what that is and I don't want to know. FaceArse.

Facetime advert makes me facepalm. It's such a cringeworthy ad, that Steve quit his own surname to hide from it all.

Facepalm of these proportions

Facetime: because we cant admit that we are 10 years late to video calling.

How do you know if someone has an iphone?













They tell you.

I would like to own a Mac Pro because they're really well built systems and OSX is a better operating system than windows. There's a reason why most pros in the film, photo and music industry use Mac Pros. The only problem is they're mighty expensive. You're looking at least 4 grand for a decent machine. For that much price you could get a very very powerful windows PC. But then if money is no issue and productivity time is of the most importance, I'ld pick the Mac Pro despite it being almost twice as expensive as a similarly speced PC.

But until I get to a level where productivity time matters to me more than financial costs, I'll stick with windows...


Saying that I do not appreciate people who endorse apple products cuz they think it makes them look cool. Its a good productivity machine, I'll grant it that but if you think it makes you look cool, then you're just a douchey hipster!

af_thefragile wrote: »

I would like to own a Mac Pro because they're really well built systems and OSX is a better operating system than windows. There's a reason why most pros in the film, photo and music industry use Mac Pros. The only problem is they're mighty expensive. You're looking at least 4 grand for a decent machine. For that much price you could get a very very powerful windows PC. But then if money is no issue and productivity time is of the most importance, I'ld pick the Mac Pro despite it being almost twice as expensive as a similarly speced PC.

But until I get to a level where productivity time matters to me more than financial costs, I'll stick with windows...


Saying that I do not appreciate people who endorse apple products cuz they think it makes them look cool. Its a good productivity machine, I'll grant it that but if you think it makes you look cool, then you're just a douchey hipster!

:mad: words cannot describe how mad i be.

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I dunno about overpriced, I think it's worth spending a grand on a computer that you'll have for years. My dad still has a perfectly functioning G3.

We've had one pc, it lasted about a year, viruses got it in the end. Surprise, surprise...

I have a PC thats 8 years old, i have had it since i was a kid. Never had an issue, mainly because im not an idiot who downloads viruses from limewire and the like. Even if you get viruses you can just re-install the OS.

Also I should add the Mac Pro is the only Apple product I'ld like to own. I really despise the way Apple rips off people on their cheaper lower end products such as the macbooks. Also despise the way how apple builds their products to only last a certain time. For example the battery on the macbook dies after a couple of years and you're forced to buy a new battery from Apple to use your macbook as a laptop. Another thing they'll allow the systems to run toasty hot. The cpu temps on the macbooks (don't know about the pros) easily go over 80c under load. This is why most macbooks become slow worthless junk in a few years time. Similar stuff happens with their ipod and iphones.

I can say all of this because I used to own a macbook (actually still do) until its battery died in year 2 of its life and then it became a super slow sluggish piece of junk in about 3-4 years time.

Also own an iPhone 3Gs which over the years have become increasingly slow and sluggish.

Granted windows PCs become the same after a few years of use too (unless you build your own with quality parts and decent cooling and know know to look after it, which is another thing I despise about apple how they won't let you "build and upgrade your own mac" like you can build and upgrade a PC), but PCs don't cost a million billion like macs do. And so you end up paying almost twice as much for a mac which only lasts half as long as a similarly priced PC so that after your pricey mac dies, you are forced to buy the new model which they inevitably release every couple of years in case of their computers and every year in case of their iPods, iPhones etc.

And this is why I dislike Apple quite a lot...

Still after saying that PCs have their flaws too in the heap of junk that the Windows operating system is. The windows 7 is good but if only Microsoft could engineer windows upto OSX standards, it would be sooooo much better than rip off Apples!!

Bottom line:

PC:
Pros - Cheap, can build your own with good parts, if you know what you're doing, will last you a long time.
Cons - Windows is still far from ideal as an OS. Lots of bugs and lots of maintenance work with virus and stuff. Still you can always make backups and reformat your system to make it run like new.

Macs:
Pros - OSX is a really good and smooth OS. Less worries about viruses, driver updates and compatibility etc. Less maintenance work and less hassle to work.
Cons - Mighty expensive. Can't upgrade. Will become useless in a few years forcing you to buy the new model.