- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: staticx57
Even if I used OS X i would not use any of the gimmicky and less functional products like the mac keyboard and the "mighty mouse." People who care about quality do not use LCDs so no one is going to use an cinema display, there goes another apple product no one cares about.
I'm the first to agree with you about the (un)Mighty Mouse. I like to see my buttons, thankyouverymuch. Too bad my parents bought one. I would much have preferred soemthing like this. :/
About the standard Mac keyboard , I really can't see your point. I'm relatively sure it does everything the standard PC keyboard does. (Not owning a modern PC, I am not the best authority on keyboard betterness or what comes standard in an all-in-one boxed PC. I simply picked the keyboard that looked relatively standard. Please, correct me if I'm wrong.)
About the Apple Cinema Display, I again can't understand your point. As everyone knows, big screens provide more space for a plethora of windows, movie viewing at a bigger picture, and better clarity in games. Dell makes 'em, fer crying out loud.
If people who care about quality don't use LCD, what do they use?
Of course you may mention boot camp as a way to play games on a mac, but do not you forget you are still using Windows which you so despise.
On the contrary, I don't despise Windows. Not at all. I just prefer OS X over it.
Now why would I buy a mac just so I can use windows? I would not, especially all of the macs suck for games unless you pay $2500 for a mac pro so I can get PCI-e ports, but with that kind of cash I would build my own machine which would be centered around games.
Running OS X and Windows was not designed to win over the hardcore PC user/gamer. In fact, it was designed to woo those who already have a Mac and those Windows users looking to make the Switch, and those riding the fence between OSes.
In fact, I often wonder that myself. Why do I game on my Mac, when PCs are suited so much better for gaming? The truth is, I don't know why I do. I'll tell you when I do.
I wouldn't say Macs 'suck' (in terms of gaming). In your view, and in the view of many others, Macs do indeed 'suck' when compared to your lightning fast, custom rigged and fitted, gaming PC. In my view, however, 'suck' is Windows 3.1, not Mac.
I agree with you on the issue of PCI slots. In heaven's name why does Apple make so few easily customizable Macs? The answer: form over function. Macs can cram everything you need into a wee 'lil half dome. If that's not form, I don't know what is. Macs have always traditionally been about style and looks, while PCs have traditionally been all about utility and usefulness (pardon my generalizations).
The thing is, while you do have to pay $2,500 for a Mac with PCI slots, you don't have to pay $2,500 for upgrade your Mac for gaming. You will, however, need to do after market upgrades and void your warrenty.
Now being a gamer, tell me why I want a mac. And for the record I have a mac anyways.
If you don't mind my asking, what do you use your Mac for?