When my 8 year old macbook died, I needed something quick, and Best Buy was my option. I was pissed at apple for general product shittiniess over the past few years, and especially pissed because what killed my macbook was it turning on and roasting itself in my backpack (over temp shutdown? We don't need that... we're Apple). So I bought an HP laptop with some trepidation, as the last HP laptop I bought 12 years ago was an utter piece of shit that failed after 4 months and they refused to warranty. (2 years later a class action suit forced them to fix it... woo hoo! 2 year old computer!)
So this fucking thing from the get go has a dodgy HDMI output... flickering and shutting down whenever you run 3d on an external monitor. Fine. I didn't buy it to use with a monitor. So 4 months later, the fucking thing won't accept power from the supply while running... so the only way to use it is to charge it up, run it till it dies, and charge it up again. I am going to call about it today, and fully expect to get dicked around just like last time.
As pissed as I am at apple, something that lasts 8 years before shitting the bed... pretty good in comparison to 4 months.
I switched from PC to Mac in 2005. I had G4s, G5s, and intel versions. Recently, my MBP 17" Turned itself on in a backpack and melted the GPU loose. So I went looking for a new one. Nothing about them excited me. It was the same old shit, except NOW I couldn't get a 17". In addition, my OSX experience has been getting fairly shitty. The MBP turning itself on while closed and unplugged from anything, for instance. Had happened quite a few times, before the fateful backpack incident. There have been other irritations... Occasional freezes that cause a hard reboot (on two different machines). Wifi shutting itself off and requiring a reboot to get it to connect.That bullshit animating behavior it has when you maximize a window and try and tab to another one Dozens of irritating little things that have made using the macs kind of a pain in the ass. It used to be really nice. Shit always worked, looked good, and was intuitive and convenient.
So I replaced the dead MBP with a $1000 gaming laptop PC. 16 gigs of ram, latest i7, 1tb hard drive(not ssd ), GeForce 960m. It's fucking awesome. I can play games again! The amount of software available to me is fucking incredible. I can run VR! AND I spent $1600 less on the thing, so I bought a projector to go with it. Windows 10.... well, it isn't that bad.It's ugly and a bit clunky, but it's solid. The updates are fucking infuriating, but on the balance, the windows laptop just provides so much more value than the MPB would. Slidey strip thingie and all.
I still have a trashcan Mac Pro, which is pretty much relegated to messaging and GarageBand at this point, and I think it's the last one I will buy... unless it commits suicide like the MBP and i need to get a mini for garageband.
So in answer to your question, any windows laptop from a reputable company, that you pay over a grand for, will provide much more value than the MBP.
What I see right now are angry neckbeards in basement apartments eating ramen, with 50k in savings, raging against the machine, and patting themselves on the back for their superior insight.
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When my 8 year old macbook died, I needed something quick, and Best Buy was my option. I was pissed at apple for general product shittiniess over the past few years, and especially pissed because what killed my macbook was it turning on and roasting itself in my backpack (over temp shutdown? We don't need that... we're Apple). So I bought an HP laptop with some trepidation, as the last HP laptop I bought 12 years ago was an utter piece of shit that failed after 4 months and they refused to warranty. (2 years later a class action suit forced them to fix it... woo hoo! 2 year old computer!)
So this fucking thing from the get go has a dodgy HDMI output... flickering and shutting down whenever you run 3d on an external monitor. Fine. I didn't buy it to use with a monitor. So 4 months later, the fucking thing won't accept power from the supply while running... so the only way to use it is to charge it up, run it till it dies, and charge it up again. I am going to call about it today, and fully expect to get dicked around just like last time.
As pissed as I am at apple, something that lasts 8 years before shitting the bed... pretty good in comparison to 4 months.
Moral of the story? Fuck, I don't know.
Especially the malware! Malware has come SO far since limewire. It's like we get free software with our stolen software!
... while the fascists blame them for the smog.
But which way does the chair face?
We have a winner! Phone players are the most entitled crybabies in the gaming world. The free to play model thrives because of it.
You got FUCKED!
Nice try, Elon.
But who would do the needful then?
What if they shoot back? They are allowed to buy guns, you know...
That's reasonable enough, what I don't get is this:
"air-quality program for London's schoolchildren"
Are the children going to be kept in airtight enclosures? Can everybody else just suck on a tail pipe? What exactly is going to happen here?
Air quality: it's not for the children, it's JUST for the children.
I switched from PC to Mac in 2005. I had G4s, G5s, and intel versions. Recently, my MBP 17" Turned itself on in a backpack and melted the GPU loose. So I went looking for a new one. Nothing about them excited me. It was the same old shit, except NOW I couldn't get a 17". In addition, my OSX experience has been getting fairly shitty. The MBP turning itself on while closed and unplugged from anything, for instance. Had happened quite a few times, before the fateful backpack incident. There have been other irritations... Occasional freezes that cause a hard reboot (on two different machines). Wifi shutting itself off and requiring a reboot to get it to connect.That bullshit animating behavior it has when you maximize a window and try and tab to another one Dozens of irritating little things that have made using the macs kind of a pain in the ass. It used to be really nice. Shit always worked, looked good, and was intuitive and convenient.
So I replaced the dead MBP with a $1000 gaming laptop PC. 16 gigs of ram, latest i7, 1tb hard drive(not ssd ), GeForce 960m. It's fucking awesome. I can play games again! The amount of software available to me is fucking incredible. I can run VR! AND I spent $1600 less on the thing, so I bought a projector to go with it. Windows 10.... well, it isn't that bad.It's ugly and a bit clunky, but it's solid. The updates are fucking infuriating, but on the balance, the windows laptop just provides so much more value than the MPB would. Slidey strip thingie and all.
I still have a trashcan Mac Pro, which is pretty much relegated to messaging and GarageBand at this point, and I think it's the last one I will buy... unless it commits suicide like the MBP and i need to get a mini for garageband.
So in answer to your question, any windows laptop from a reputable company, that you pay over a grand for, will provide much more value than the MBP.
...but it was too late.
I upgraded to a windows laptop... after my MBP turned itself on in my backpack and melted the gpu loose.
For a few golden years, apple had the shit that just worked.... but those days are over. Time to switch back.
Because if they have more engineers, they win.
Yes it will. Samsung just joined Sony on my "Do not buy" list.
Tents for porpoises?
"People want to battle an electric rodent against a talking cat, a lot less than they want to defeat Team Rocket's Meouth with Pikachu."
Those people are fools!
CHA CHING!
... and this is why nobody takes Libertarians seriously.
Not to worry! Starving in the streets only takes a month or so.
"It can't be completed online and requires submitting all the documents in person." ... makes me feel like "Fuck you, Board of Supervisors"
This should clear things up: http://www.neckbeard-news.com/
"Solution Center"
Yup, useless bullshit.
What I see right now are angry neckbeards in basement apartments eating ramen, with 50k in savings, raging against the machine, and patting themselves on the back for their superior insight.
Whatever you need to believe to feel better about yourself...
If you do it silently, people won't pick on you about it.