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by JJJJ If someone asked me "are you a Mac or a PC?", I would answer "Mac" without hesitation. The first Apple Macintosh computer was introduced in 1984, and since that time the brand has slowly and steadily increased in popularity. I personally appreciate Apple because they are innovators, yet also keen to produce products ... which are aesthetically pleasing. Of course, Apple don't just make great computers - they have also provided the world with a range of great accessories - anyone heard of the iPod? or the iPhone? I first bought a Mac in 1999 (although I had 'borrowed one' for an extended period prior to this date) - it was an iMac DV (400ghz with a 10gb hard drive), and it was brilliant. The deep-backed transparent CRT screen (which was the trademark of the early iMac models) also functioned as what would be the 'tower' on a standard PC, and housed the brains of the unit. It looked incredibly space age and very cool - a definite design icon. The computer was a breath of fresh air, and made computing fun again - compared to my previous PC, it was just so much more efficient - running programs with ease and not crashing every hour or so! From this moment onwards I was hooked on the Apple brand, and have only bought Macs ever since. At the time, Apple Mac's were considered slightly quirky - fun to own, but not especially well catered for in terms of software. In reality, the computer was incredibly functional, running Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Director (the only software that I really used during my University course) miles faster than the old PC did. Similarly, the Mac was pretty much immune to computer viruses - no one really engineered any sort of malicious threat due to the fact that the majority of computer owners used PCs. Today, this still remains the case, and an Apple is undoubtedly a 'safer' computer to own. When my loyal iMac finally gave up the ghost, I went on to an Apple Laptop - a 12" aluminium Powerbook which was built to last. This was at the time when Apple had launched their revolutionary OSX - the world's most powerful operating system which has had elements consistently 'borrowed' from it by Microsoft in its 'XP' and 'Vista' releases. I've currently got two Apples - an excellent desktop iMac, and a white Powerbook laptop - both have performed beautifully over the years. Nowadays, using a PC feels alien to me, and everything seems to be in the wrong place. If i'm forced to work on a PC, it will take me a long time, due to the fact that I'm so used to a Mac's interface. The way in which PCs are advertised reminds me once more why I prefer the Apple brand - the annoying "I'm a PC" ads of a year or two ago, actually had the effect of making me want to go out and buy another Mac. Microsoft's most recent ads 'Seven Second Demos' are just really annoying. By comparison, Apple have provided the world with some excellent commercials over the years - check out this retro George Orwell inspired piece from 1984 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8 - not especially groundbreaking by today's standards, but at the time it was pretty unique. As you can probably tell, I'm quick to defend the Apple brand - but that's not to say that Macs aren't without fault - in fact there have been a few issues with my computers over the years that have needed addressing. My current Macbook is beginning to get a bit slow, and the plastic casing round the edges is starting to crack - but with a Mac it all seems like character, whereas with a PC it would be classed as an annoyance. At the end of the day, buying a computer is a personal choice - and Apple will be my choice for the foreseeable future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkrn6ecxthM Read the complete review |
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by jah98029 I am lucky enough to have been lent my first computer, which is a Macintosh Performa. I am reliably informed that it is an older model, but it is all new to me! I am speedily heading for 40 and have never had the pleasure of a computers company before. I find it all rather overwhelming. All the on screen instructions seem to be ... abbreviated and I need a dictionary for most of the language used. Even so, I am thoroughly enjoying discovering the internet and meeting new people. It has certainly opened up a whole new world for me. The only advantage I did start off with was keyboard skills acquired from school way back when there was such a thing as a manual typewriter! The e-mail system is wonderful as you only have to send short notes rather than the essay needed for a handwritten letter. As yet I have not explored the wonders of the actual computer on it's own without the internet. Any suggestions? My husband insists that apple mac's are far more complicated than pc's but I haven't been able to compare yet. I look forward to a long and happy relationship with my computer. Read the complete review |
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by geoffcampos It is wholly due to the inevitable conflation of rampant consumerism and technology that I am able to write a review on the product that is the human brain. I would like to opine on the combined synaptic transactions of a typical, contemporary Apple computer user. I have had a lot of experience with this product and have ... generally found it to be reasonably user friendly in most respects, creative to the point of serious self-importance, cliquey to the extent of Freemasonry, negligibly more powerful than others and uncommon in my field of expertise. It is no more stable than other computer user brains contrary to claims. Although it's computational processes are sound and fall in line with the norm, it has a distinct propensity for unnecessary aesthetic considerations at the expense of functional efficacy. Its most pronounced programmatic peculiarity is an almost apotheosizing zealousness for the manufacturer of its silicon-based counterpart. Despite being disenfranchised repeatedly (with marked frequency), charged a premium and constrained by incompatibility the Apple Computer Users Mind retains its almost Psion-like, blinkered loyalty. This endemic aspect is excacerbated by reflex pouring of scorn with wrath and vigour upon those unworthy souls not lucky or superior enough to own a Mac. These brains also (if given the opportunity) wax didactically of the debt owed to Apple by all and sundry despite the various and devious 'assimilations' perpetrated by the faith itself. In conclusion, I maintain that the giganeurone brain of the Apple Computer User is wanting in the plays well and fairly with others category and heavily laden with hypocracy and misunderstanding of prioritized business cases. In short, these fine brains must open their eyes to see the larger picture and learn to appreciate and respect the needs, opinions and priorites of others. Read the complete review |
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