X-bit labs

Started by: n0nsense | Date 03/20/08

Comments: 32 | Last Comment:  05/15/08

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1. You have to be very stupid to buy Apple computer to install Windows on it as primary OS.
When you buying Apple, you don't do it because of device look. And after intelialization of Apple, that allows users to try Windows on Apple's hardware, the things will not change. The heart of Apple experience is THE OS, with simple, impressing interfaces. THE OS where things usually just works. No viruses, no bed quality software.
This is what you trade your money for.
There is much more sense in installing OS X on Intel computer.

The OS that is a piece of shit compared to linux, bsd, and do not even mention the lack of programs...

I'm agreeing with this guy. I'm not fond of OS X at all.

If I had the cash (which I don't) I would buy a MacBook Pro, strip it of OS X, and get an XP-32/Vista-64 dual boot going. I'd then have one of the best-looking Windows notebooks around!

I have no problem with Linux/BSD as i'm using Gentoo ~amd64 as my primary OS.
But again ...
OS X vs Vista ...
I still like OS X much more :)
The only use for Windows (still) is some games like Crysis ...

2. Apple sucks. Too expensive, little value, suited to impress people around you.

Its for those folks that treat computers like stylish white good appliances.

Agreed. I should buy a $399 e-Machine made with cheap Mexican plastic, drive a rusty 1992 Civic, and enjoy multimedia content on my 16" B&W TV. Who needs style and simplicity?

Then you must be gay, if you care about style that much!

I bet your e-Machine gets you a lot of action. Dork.

I don't have an eMachine. They are shit. I built my own computer, like a real man. Apples are for tools who think simply because something costs more it's better.

I got news for you. Not everyone can build their machine like a real man. Infact a very very small percentage can. So I guess the majority of the human race is gay.

That's not what I said. I said that you were gay because you cared about looks that much, not because you didn't build your own computer.

Well, I may be a metrosexual for liking apple but not necessarly gay. And I say again, there is nothing wrong with caring for style and simplicity. I can drive a stylish BMW if I want, similarly I can use apple computers.

Yes, but it's exactly what fhewqi3 said. You buy computers as white goods. You wouldn't buy a BMW because it's a nice car performance-wise, but mainly for the image. It makes me sick.

I build all my computers since the age of 14 (for 16 years) and it does not mean that Builders don't mind about look.
The very hardcore builders kind is moders ... and they build/mode cases for better and impressive look.
and yes, some designs of apple are very impressive, and if i had an option to by case separately, i might do it.
There is nothing fag in strive to perfection.

Yes, but he is putting looks over performance (and cost for that matter). I do care how my pc looks, but I'd prefer an amazing gaming rig that doesn't look that nice to a great looking computer that has shit components

Soo... you take the Corvette over a Lamborghini Galarado .

I'm unfamiliar with this "Galarado" car you speak of. Do you mean the Gallardo?

And no, I'd take the lambo. The corvette (C6) has 430hp, whereas the V10 in the Gallardo has 500hp (if it's from '03-'05) or 520hp (if it's from '06 and up).

lol flame alert

OS X is fine for what it is, if you prefer windows on it you can install it onto it

Yes, but that defeats one of the main reasons of buying a mac in the first place.

3. 1) Brightness, even in Vista can be done with the keyboard keys for it and you don't need to load the control panel to do so.

2) You don't need to search for drivers on the WWW as you said as Apple Software update will do so for you.

4. Also, the Plextor PX-608CU you used it almost as much as the Apple solution. So then, why?

5. What an Article full of garbage, running windows on an air using the normal technique of creating a bootcamp partition or using fusion or parallel virtualization is a pleasent experience.

The size and wieght of the air makes it an idea mobile companion, I will agree that the air proably shouldn't be your primary pc but 80211n narrows the ethernet / wifi gab considerably.

The air is built for the later part of the first decade of the 21st century, most pcs are still stuck in the 90's.

On any machine vista is the most problematic os I've ever seen.

6. I thought it was actually quite funny, itś a bit like buying a big Merc and then replacing the engine with the one from a 2CV.
I have Vista installed on my iMac with Bootcamp, for the sole purpose so my daughter can play an old Musti CD which she likes. Mac Os X comes with a lot of stuff that most people don't even realise, like a webserver (Apache), PHP, Ruby, Python, Xcode, etc... it's been real fun discovering the very elegant OS. I also have a self-built PC with PCLinuxOS and Mandriva2008, and my laptop from work (which has XPpro on it), I use it at home with PCLinuxOS which I installed on a USB stick.
I did try out Vista a couple of times, but it feels like beta software to me. In a one hour session, I discovered 3 annoying bugs. Did anyone test this?
Just before you think I'm an Apple/Linux fanboy... I develop Windows software for a company using Visual Studio and C#. I have high hopes for the Mono project, so I can one day leave the Windows platform behind completely and develop purely on Mac/Linux.

7. "Apple MacBook Air is not a notebook in the common meaning of this word, but a gadget with notebook functionality."

Another 10/10 article by Xbit-Labs!

8. Please, Vista pales in comparison to Leopard. Every mac user knows this and many Vista users accept this fact. And it does help that apple takes some effort in designing their computers while most PC laptops just look like bulky molded plastic fitted with some computer parts.

And by the way this article sucks.

9. One of the best reviews I've read on the MacAir so far - and I've read plenty.
Sure they've done the unthinkable and put Windows on an Apple Notebook and, if only for the purpose of finding new insights, it has been an interesting experiment. In my view the Macbook Air is not the expensive designer notebook that many airphobes -won't be long till they out themselves as airphiles- want to think. It's the cheapest 'professional' notebook that runs MacOS and as an added value it's actually fun ! Pro vs Fun , PC vs Mac ? No More !

10. nice review... personally i think apple is full of bullshit. it extorts money out of ppl for no reason...
i will stick to my viao which really does seem to be much better in terms of price to performance ratio than the macbook air... the only feature which i like in it is da backlit keyboard...

11. Does any MacBook Air (MBA) owner notice that the lower-left rubber footing is a little bit recessed? This makes the MBA able to tilt a little bit which is annoying and tiring when you rest your wrist on the notebook while typing. I went back to the Apple store and found that the demo unit was also like mine. I think Apple should find a solution for this problem as soon as possible.

12. The laptop is really stunig. Though it has it's pros and cons.
http://www.maconair.com/the_pros_and_cons

13. I found this article very interesting and original

14. I do not understand voices of ciriticism regarding Windows XP/Vista installation on Apple Intel laptops. Many engineering application do not exist in Apple world and both OS - Windows and Mac OSX have advantages and disadvantages. Best example - read about Apple hardware issues ;P

Mac OSX is very user friendly and impressive looking OS, but some ideas are not perfect and OS is not perfect too. What is funny probably Steven Jobs and Bill Gates have similar vision of user friendly device and interface. Regarding Apple I believe they have good and talented software development team.

From my point of view best solution is to connect best OS ideas from Apple and Microsoft world. Apple marketing strategy failed long time ago, because they wanted Mac users to "Think different !" .Best example - they switch from PowerPC to Intel compatible platform and it was right step in the future good for Apple users, because we can use Mac OSX and/or Windows :-) Unification and wide hardware/software compatibility is a future. What I expect in the future - better co-operation between Apple and Microsoft (better drivers/software support means less/no issue). I do not believe that they create one OS together, but they should think about it - now we have a time of multiplatform and cost savings/cuts in automotive, electronics, games industry. OS software developing is almost the same situation - very time consuming and expensive. Compare XP and Vista - no great improvements inside of OS. In my opinion they waste time and money for a product which is not popular and what is funny they do not listen users at all - they know what is best for us ;-) This is what I dislike in Microsoft. They also often change piracy strategy - they block access to update and after some times they claim that they allow to download critical updates for Windows piracy copies ;-)
Funny because it is obvious that piracy copies makes Windows more popular :P

Regarding Mac OSX some example from past few days:

After whoaw and oooohs about new Mac OSX (I am using my MBP second week) I lost possibility to view WWW and only re-installation helped. What is funny under Parallels (Windows XP) everything worked excellent ;P

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