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[korivak]

One of the problems with spending more time writing is that you end up with a lot of writing almost worth reading lying around. The little writing exercises, the tiny ideas that won't let you work on something else until you write them first, the ideas that don't quite fit in a story but are interesting none the less. They all sort of build up in

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[motionblurr]

Damnit, didn't anyone ever teach you to credit your sources? =)

Anyway, I have to admit that Macs make great laptops.
They're perfect as a hassle-free platform to tote around.
That said, I would never game on a Mac... that is, you know, if people actually
made games for them.
The 'hermetically sealed'ness of Macs, to me, means a severely limited upgrade
potential (possibly best displayed by the cursed Mini).
I gotta say, buying a whole new computer when I just want to upgrade my CPU
really doesn't give me the warm fuzzies.
Admittedly, things are getting better with the Intel-based Macs and
tower-style desktops that are mostly upgradable.
Still, I could build a comparable (if not better) system for far less money.

At the end of the day, there's still a serious price markup for that cute
little apple logo and that's what I refuse to buy into.

-Mike

[korivak]

I will agree that Macs make poor dedicated gaming computers. The lack of games is a serious issue (although, having played World of Warcraft on an iMac, I will admit that Mac gaming can be a very good experience, once you get past little details like economics), and the ability to perform incrimental upgrades is almost entirely absent (there are a few things that can be done, but overall the Mac design has other admirable design priorities that are sadly mutually exclusive of that kind of upgradablity and serviceability

[motionblurr]

I was totally kidding about the citation bit.
It seems as if we are in agreement about the pros and cons of the Macintosh, and are simply looking for totally different things in a computer.
See, I want a machine that I can rip open and dig around inside.
Takes all kinds, I suppose.

[vektortgecko]

If I can't open it and solder new LEDs to it, what good is it to me?