Worth going all Apple?

Not worth the cost. I use Windows 7.

How is the "snappiness" of OS/X? It's been a while (i.e. few years) since I last fiddled with a Mac, but at the time it felt rather sluggish. Despite Window's flakiness (which 7 largely fixed), I've always been impressed at how fast Windows is. You especially appreciate it when trying to run Ubuntu or some other Linux GUI environment -- I've yet to use one that didn't feel clunky as hell.

Well if you're using Safari you're making bad choices anyway.

Lenas_sl said:

Well if you're using Safari you're making bad choices anyway.

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Agreed. Chrome + extensions is hard to beat. The built in tab-expose is awesome, too.

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Apple's OS software is better but they are a closed system, and therefore I will never buy one. I want full control over my hardware choices.

ShakyJake_sl said:

You especially appreciate it when trying to run Ubuntu or some other Linux GUI environment -- I've yet to use one that didn't feel clunky as hell.

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The Ubuntu family of distros are basically the lowest common denominator of Linux distros (analogous to the way McDonald's is the lowest common denominator of restaurants) . They're bloated on purpose so that they can be "good enough" for the widest variety of hardware and users possible, and I agree that they feel clunky as hell. They're a good place to get your feet wet though, so to speak, before moving on to a distro that isn't intentionally retarded.

Luxer_sl said:

Apple's OS software is better but they are a closed system, and therefore I will never buy one. I want full control over my hardware choices.

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Better than what? By what standard? How do you get full control over your hardware choices and still have driver support? Just curious.

lendarios_sl said:

I dont think mac are worth the money they cost.

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How so? What are you factoring in? Service? Hardware? Software?Veblen goods? Application support? Gaming? Productivity? What?

Izo_sl said:

How so? What are you factoring in? Service? Hardware? Software?Veblen goods? Application support? Gaming? Productivity? What?

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Nothing buys instant hipster cred faster than an Apple logo.

In a world moving toward open source why would anyone want to go with the most restrictive option that is apple? why not partition your HD and run ever OS there is, problem solved.

Silence_sl said:

Nothing buys instant hipster cred faster than an Apple logo.

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A trip to Salvation Army, a place that sells used Vinyl, a bag of Goji from Whole Foods and throwing out your razor would save you $4-5K and have the safe effect.

If you want to be a hipster, then choose Apple.

I develop for a company that is very concerned with "user experience," so they've been developing for iOS devices. They're also really concerned about cutting healthcare costs; it's laughable that they'd choose a platform where code is non-portable and hardware is priced at a premium. It's an ironic situation, but I won't get into it further. I know a handful of people who were forced to switch from a win7 laptop to a mac and they totally, absolutely hate it. I mean, we're talking about people who spend 9+ hours with their laptops a day. The overwhelming response I hear is that "it has the exact same problems any other computer has" and that it isn't dynamic enough to be mastered like a PC. Here's one shortcut that might save you a mouseclick: windows+e. There are plenty more.

cmd+shift+c is a nice little short cut, but you have to be in finder to use it? I wish I knew more about osx, can you recommend any sites that will break down how to do basic stuff in the OS like keyboard short cuts and what not?