shadeblack

@ gnilsia

yeah completely agree. I just think it's a shame that people don't spend the time to learn about the products they have purchased.  

@ ninjacat

I honestly don't have anything against people getting mac per say, and i certainly wouldn't discredit you for going with a mac if that's what you're after. here's a couple quick tips for getting a new personal computer, that anyone can understand and should find helpful:

• If you eventually do decide on a PC, don't get something cheap! amazing as it sounds, the cheaper it is, the worse it's going to be as they can be as much as four years old out of the box.  
• Avoid nettops, avoid laptops unless you need it to be portable.  Like a mac, laptops and nettops are much more expensive to fix when something goes wrong, and in terms of upgrading, are limited.
• A desktop PC is a much better choice, as they are more powerful, the cheapest option, easily upgradable and cheaper than anything else to fix when something goes wrong.  the obvious disadvantage is that you can't take easily transport it.  however, consider using a decent high-speed USB memory stick to transport important work, rather than taking an expensive laptop or MACbook to school/work everyday with the risk of theft. 
• As horrible as it sounds to some people, try and learn a bit about computer technology before you go and purchase the product.  this will help you get the best deal for your money, and will stress the salesman. speaking of salesman, instead of going somewhere like PC world, try going to your local PC shop and see what they have first.  they'll be able to tell you much more than any large scale salesman will.
• And if in any doubt at all, bring back the specifications of a product you're interested in, and ask someone who a thing or two to check the product out for you before you impulse buy it.

I773D33MABL3 said:

@Gnilsia

“story books”?!?!
Are you a fcucking five-year-old? Maybe if you opened one every now and then you’d discover the word ‘novel’. You spend all your time reading those fancy computer manuals and you still can’t fix the resolution on my fcuking PC!!!!

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 is it just me, or was that an over-reaction?

and seriously? you have a problem with your resolution that you can't fix yourself!? wow.

I have to ask, and don't mean this as offensive, but if you've already made up your mind on what you're getting, then why post?

Additionally, I have to disagree with some of the comments made on this thread about how retarded PCs are.

MACs are indeed a decent product. it's hard to find a fault on them because you're so limited to it's own OS, they're own programs etc.  please note, I AM NOT saying the macs are limited in software. if that's what you read, then your reading it wrong.

with a desktop PC, people can experiment more.  get a program to do just about anything. build their own to do whatever they need it to do, and can far surpass to power of a mac.

yes vista is a disappointment, but why are you basing your judgement on an operating system, when you should be discussing the PC.  if the argument is PC v MAC, the operating system should be discusses as an individual product, and should not harm the subject's defence in question.

Vista was indeed a poor excuse for an OS.  but over time it got better.  Why was it so bad? because microsoft released it before it was officially windows 7.  Windows 7 is what Vista should have been.

Windows 7 is a huge improvement to Vista as it was based around vista, and improved.  64bit win7 is even more of an improvement.

another thing that irritates me is that people compare laptops to macs.  and for better reason this time.  afterall, the mac is a type of laptop.  but with it's limitations, you're much less likely to cause the problems you'll find on an average laptop due to the 'average idiot' using it.

so what's my main point here? Laptops and PCs are slow and ill-tempered mainly because of their disgruntled masters, and their inability to use the product they have purchased.

I myself have used PCs with win95, 98, 98se, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, win7, and linux.  The only REAL problems i've ever had with an operating system is 98, ME, and rarely XP.  

if you treat your PC well, it will treat you well. simple as.

Both MACs and PCs have ups and downs.

The virus argument is seriously redundant.  

The power argument is redundant.

the software argument is retarded.

and the OS argument is just silly.

The question is not: “Which one is better?”

But:

Do you know how to handle a PC properly? 

Because computers don't make mistakes, Humans do.

/rant.

no. sry.  youre better off going to customer support to arrange a solution.

CoryAllen said:

lol hey shade nice to see your back

i did love the Oot ost but if the link to the past one is better then i'll have to check it out. never played it lol

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 oh man, I'll have to arrange that for you! 😛

and you too! 

and everyone else.

Resolutions (that no one will keep) anyone?

mine is to exercise more. not a lot more, I'll probable just do a jog every few days or so in the morning.

i believe it's still being developed. but im not sure how long it will last.

I've not used it myself, and i don't intend to. 

my ps3 works exactly how i want it to work already. everything else, i use a PC.