Community weekly poll: How many Apple electronic products do you own?
- 5/14/08 4:23 PM
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by Ed-duh-win - 5/16/08 3:55 PM In reply to: So? by solitare_paxSorry to contradict you, since you seem very respectable, but here are two things:
Mac users are the ones that always flame the Windows users. Windows don't have a line of commercials bashing Mac OS, and Windows enthusiasts usually keep to themselves. It's always the Mac "fanboys" that are flaming and bashing the Windows users. I'm sure others have noticed this trend too.
Also, I know for fact that few of my dad's friends still use Pentium 2 and run Windows 2000 or granted, XP on it. Terrible idea, but apparently it works.
whatever
by JJ_Wilde - 5/18/08 9:26 PM In reply to: ... by Ed-duh-winWhatever does whatever you want it to do is what you should use. Anyone who can disagree with that is a fool.
An Apple A Day Keeps Vista Away
by NeilPeart - 5/15/08 4:15 PM In reply to: How many Apple electronic products do you own? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I Use The IMac. My Daughter has The MacBook. We own 2 Nano's & A 16 Gb ITouch. I am very happy with all of these products.
Apple Products
by tkainz - 5/15/08 5:03 PM In reply to: How many Apple electronic products do you own? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I don't own any Apple products for a few reasons but the primary one is: After seeing my daughter save up for an Ipod only to have it "die" after a few short years and end up in the trash as a family we decided that we'd rather have simpler electronic devices that put dependability ahead of glitz and glitter. Having any device that can jump through hoops is no good if it won't even power up. By the way - I feel the same way about Sony - won't touch them either.
no hardware
by mattkenseth17 - 5/15/08 6:29 PM In reply to: How many Apple electronic products do you own? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I do not own any Apple hardware, but I use iTunes and QuickTime.
To Each his own
by Emislaurus - 5/16/08 2:52 AM In reply to: How many Apple electronic products do you own? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I own an ipod classic 80gb.Other then that, not really interested in Mac products. I'd consider iPhone if they got more than one carrier, AT&T sucks in my area. The last thing we need is another gaming console, at $2-500 a console it's already getting to be way too pricey and I don't need another console wooing developers to make console exclusive games (you know mac definitely would, they are the king of trying to market "exclusivity"). As for the computers, I think Mac or PC is just a personal preference, they both have their pros and cons.
They don't sell them at Wal-Mart
by pcresolver - 5/16/08 5:57 AM In reply to: To Each his own by EmislaurusI put off buying a computer long after I really needed a new one. Then one night, discouraged with the speed and the problems of even staying online and not being able to download, when my husband said for the millionth time, he was going to get me a computer. It was 9 p.m. and only WalMart was open, so I bought a Dell.
I have friends that love their Apples so I actually had planned to buy an Apple, but it wasn't at Walmart, so I didn't.
I know that selling Apple won't go over with the high style crowd. That is ok.
Apple should buy ERTS Electronic Games and a good gamr machine company and make the machine better.
The High Style Crowd?
by JJ_Wilde - 5/18/08 8:42 PM In reply to: They don't sell them at Wal-Mart by pcresolverThat is a very revealing namecall for you to use. It seems to be at the very root of the debate between the PC/Apple crowds. There is much to be said here, but certainly not enough room to go into it. If you are not very informed in the technical aspects of computers and wish to remain so, I highly recommend that you switch to Apple and stay there.
iPod
by chuckp7860 - 5/16/08 8:25 AM In reply to: How many Apple electronic products do you own? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Can I say anymore. With the first release of iPod with a non-replaceable battery at I beleive close to $150-$200 price range my desire to get ripped off by Apple, which I didn't the first time, was not high on my list. Apple has a bad problem with be selective with their products and not informing their buyer some of the major downfalls of them.
1-2
by cliftons81 - 5/16/08 11:11 AM In reply to: How many Apple electronic products do you own? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have a vintage Apple II+ that came with complete schematics for the mainboard. Many people have built their own peripherals for these, such as the CompactFlash card for Apple II models. This can also be used to backup all your old floppy disks onto a mass storage device:
http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.php
Kind of interesting people still use them as hobbyist machines, as they are an open platform. Quite a contrast to how Apple is these days, ie. closed source, proprietary, etc.
The guy that wrote the page above, put it best:
"The Apple II was an excellent example of an open system, with unheard-of-today documentation like system schematics, firmware listings, and peripheral design tips."
I also have a late '90s model Macintosh {of the PowerPC variety} but it is in storage, as I don't know the model number by memory.
Don't be ridiculous.
by JJ_Wilde - 5/18/08 9:13 PM In reply to: 1-2 by cliftons81The Apple II+ came at a time when all of the microcomputer world was an electronic tech or avid hobbyist game. We are now in an age when a person doesn't have to be an electronic technician to upgrade an outdated machine. People don't want that any more, but Apple has not adjusted to the nature of the modern world. There is little excuse for that. Modern computer users are no longer a bunch of techies working in a carport with Bill Gates.
Apple Products Owned
by sld12day - 5/16/08 11:42 AM In reply to: How many Apple electronic products do you own? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I only have an iPod. I would have more Apple products if there weren't so many compatibility/exclusivity issues and the prices would come down. Yeah, it's great that Macs don't crash so much and whatever, but good grief, one has to be practical when you're spending that much money, yes?
how many apple products do I own?
by tomlake - 5/16/08 1:11 PM In reply to: How many Apple electronic products do you own? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I don't have any apple products except for some PC compatible software, I don't see the need to have one or any, I have a good functioning desktop and laptop. I know a few folks who are very happy with their Apples. I am not doing anything that might require the apparent "Power " of the Apple computer. That would justify the expense of another computer.
Apple products
by acbates - 5/16/08 2:18 PM In reply to: How many Apple electronic products do you own? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Have 10 Apple electronic products: 3 iMacs (the lamp, Core Duo and the Bondi Blue), Powerbook G4, 2 video iPods, G5, eMac, 9500 (loved this machine), and two other older models still used for specific purposes.... Oops! that's 11....
What's your story?
by JJ_Wilde - 5/18/08 9:20 PM In reply to: Apple products by acbatesAre you a computer user or, like most Apple fans, and electronic device collecter who likes to go around name dropping?
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