Apple's won the tablet war....for now....

I have Vista and it runs great.
You should've pointed out that users with PCs, that aren't good enough for Vista, didn't like it...
I personally prefer it to Win7...

ALso, from my observation, only people who didn't earn their money, or who earned it "the easy way" buy macs, others actually care about their savings...

[Coasterkidmwm]

Notice how my "of your parents money" comment wasn't challenged? Hmmmmmm...

[A7]

Okay then, well we can only get soo close. That specific Apple display is not available for purchase separately. However Dell has a 27" with the same resolution if it really matters that much. There is literally no reason to have such a high resolution (for the general consumer) in the first place but to be picky. It's not available on Newegg but doing a quick Google search I found several at the $1000 mark. The other change I made was a bump up to a 24x burner for the obvious reason that it is cheaper, and 8x just doesn't make sense. Why pay more for a slower speed? Haha, similar argument. As for the rest of the equivalent iMac (The one that is $1999): http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7938/37509019.png

Using the magic of Google Shopping, I have managed to create a PC better than the 27" iMac you moan about, for ?????????693.37.
AMD Black Edition - AMD Phenom II X2 3.1 GHz Processor = ?????????62
Kingston 4GB, 667MHz, DDR2 RAM, ECC, CL5, DIMM 240-pin, 1.8V, 256M X = ?????????30.26
Hitachi Deskstar 1 TB Internal hard drive - 300 MBps - 7200 rpm = ?????????49
Samsung SH-S223L Internal SATA DVD-SM Drive With Lightscribe = ?????????25.99
Gigabyte GeForce GTS 250 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card = ?????????109.99
ASUS M4A77TD - motherboard - ATX - AMD 770 - Socket AM3 = ?????????52
Casecom Shiny Black Mid Tower Case with Front 120mm Red LED Fan - ... = ?????????21.43
Retail Boxed 800w Quiet PSU Power Supply Unit Twin 80mm Fan = ?????????25.99
Acer B273HU bmidhz 27" Widescreen LCD Computer Display = ?????????266.46
Saitek Eclipse 2 Backlit Keyboard = ?????????29.99
Saitek Cyborg V.3 USB Gaming Mouse CCB440700002/06/1 = ?????????20.26
Total: ?????????693.37

It may need a few small things, like an OS, I'd be more than happy with Ubuntu. I doubt anything else will cost ?????????800 more.

iMac 27-inch: 2.66GHz = ?????????1,634.00
The custom PC = Under half that price.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Ut ohz

Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm

Originally posted by boneplaya
^CK, 3 pounds is a lot

To a pussy.

...or to anyone that carries it all over the place.

Originally posted by boneplaya
The keyboard on the mac is a backlit one, the Gateway's is not.

I don't work in the dark like an emo. Chances are if I'm using a computer in a dark area, I'm being an asshole to those around me anyways so I wouldnt' do it to begin with.

it's not just for using it in the dark; it's evening car rides, or dimly-lit bus rides, or presentations, etc....

Originally posted by boneplaya
Also as mentioned, the 5 hours of battery life - again, a huge advantage

When are you using your computer and are more than 10ft away from an electrical outlet on a day to day basis?

City bus, road trips, plane rides, using it in the park, etc.

Originally posted by boneplaya
That 1.8 cm? Almost an inch, or about a 40% difference in thickness.

Don't care. How thick it is does not affect its ability to type a paper and be practical. All laptop bags end up being like 3-4 inches thick anyways, thus defeating the point in having a thin computer to begin with.

it's a big advantage because if you keep your laptop in the laptop sleeve of your backpack, you have more room for books with a thinner computer.

Originally posted by boneplaya
And the Gateway ships with Vista, which not even PC users liked.

So buy Windows 7 with the 1000 dollar savings if it matters so much.

Macs work perfectly right out of the box. And as mentioned before, Apple's one OS version has all of the features you'll ever need. No need to hassle with picking the right version of Windows.

Notice how my "of your parents money" comment was never challenged?

It was never challenged by me because up until now, I've used my parents money, so it was perfectly true. But, I bought my iPad with my own, recently-earned money via a job I just got, and I now know what it feels like to use my own money to buy something I want. And I know that if I were to replace my desktop, it'd be with an all-in-one. I had a "normal" computer for 8 years before my iMac, and it was hell. I had the ugliest desktop in the world (likely because we went on the cheap with that particular computer, so the monitor and case were BLEH) and a quick look behind my desk would reveal a horrible mess of cables and wires and poop like that which would take me 5 minutes to sort through just to find the damn power cable.


^^all right, I concede. That's all I wanted.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by boneplaya
...or to anyone that carries it all over the place.

Pussy.

Originally posted by boneplaya
it's not just for using it in the dark; it's evening car rides, or dimly-lit bus rides, or presentations, etc....

It doesn't get stolen on the bus?

Originally posted by boneplaya
City bus, road trips, plane rides, using it in the park, etc.

You're on a road trip/plane everyday? Why don't you walk around in the park instead of collecting fat at a table on the computer?

Originally posted by boneplaya
it's a big advantage because if you keep your laptop in the laptop sleeve of your backpack, you have more room for books with a thinner computer.

Carry around lots of art books do we?

Originally posted by boneplaya
Macs work perfectly right out of the box.

Aside from the security holes waiting to be exploited.

Originally posted by boneplaya
And as mentioned before, Apple's one OS version has all of the features you'll ever need.

Is that why they charge 100 bucks for an update?

Originally posted by boneplaya
No need to hassle with picking the right version of Windows.

I'd just keep the Vista that came with it but whatever.

Originally posted by boneplaya
I had the ugliest desktop in the world (likely because we went on the cheap with that particular computer, so the monitor and case were BLEH)

Okay fairyboy I'm sorry the computer didn't match your decor.

Originally posted by boneplaya
and a quick look behind my desk would reveal a horrible mess of cables and wires and poop like that which would take me 5 minutes to sort through just to find the damn power cable.

So your argument is that you're too stupid to shake a wire to figure out which one is which?

Notice how this turned from "tablet war" to a "PC war" almost instantly.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Cardinals suck

When your cables were as tangled as mine were, shaking it doesn't quite do the trick.

Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm

Cardinals suck

Nah.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Sorry coasterpimp I'm from northern Chicago it's an impulse whenever I see a Cardinals logo.

I figured.

Kane: Abortions for everyone...
People: Boooo!
Kane: ok, no abortions for anyone...
People: Booooo!
Kane: Abortions for some, miniature american flags for others
People: Yay!!!

I wish we would all shut up about this. Just going in circles. If I was a sensible buyer I'd buy whatever computer was on the clearance rack. But I wouldn't be as happy with my purchase as I am with my mac. I did my research, shopped around, and decided that I wanted to spend my money on a mac. I'm sorry I didn't arrive at the same conclusion as the PC people. Guess that makes me pretty stupid. Oh well...

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by guitfiddle
Guess that makes me pretty stupid. Oh well...

Not oh well. Think of the beer you could buy with those savings.

[A7]

Originally posted by guitfiddle

...Guess that makes me pretty stupid. Oh well...

[Oscar]

Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm

Originally posted by guitfiddle
Guess that makes me pretty stupid. Oh well...

Not oh well. Think of the beer you could buy with those savings.

and hookers!

[Coasterkidmwm]

If I put an Apple logo on a Pontiac Aztek you lot would buy it.

wow, you guys really ate up my sarcastic remark at the end

Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm

If I put an Apple logo on a Pontiac Aztek you lot would buy it.

Unlike Pontiac, Apple isn't out of business.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by Woodie Man

Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm

If I put an Apple logo on a Pontiac Aztek you lot would buy it.

Unlike Pontiac, Apple isn't out of business.

It's a brand, not a company you lint licker.

It also doesn't exist anymore.

[Oscar]

Apple Cyborg = Fail!
Apple EWorld = Fail!
Apple Pippin = Mega Fail!
Apple ROKR = Fail! (This is the first phone of apple)
Macintosh Portable = Fail! (Complaining about 3 pounds? Try this notebook at 15.8 pounds!)
Apple Lisa = Fail!
Apple Newton = Fail!
Apple Puck Mouse = Fail!

The list goes on and on and on and on...

Right click!

I have to put this, sorry if its off-topice, but it really show how screwed up apple is..

http://www.cracked.com/article_18377_5-reasons-you-should-be-scared-apple.html


See, I bought my computer (a pc) for about $600 with my money from working. Why the hell would I want to spend $2000 some Ishit product when I can make probably two months of truck payments and Insurace, My phone bill, oh don't forget gas, and some can going to paying off college. Yeah I don't feel the need to spend that on a computer thats is just good looking. oh, and yeah 3 pounds more is not that much, get over it. Try hanging 8x12x1/2 sheets of drywall on a a ceiling and get back to me on that.