Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc Macs are not at the top of the hill for having a long life. My Dell laptop is eight years old and still has nothing wrong with it. And you guys think lasting three years make Macs long lasting? hahahahaha! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260973#p260973 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc Hi,A macbook air was able to run win8.1 without lagging and with a few things running like jaws, and a few other applications?Wouldn't have thought so looking at its processer and such that are available.I guess the apples website displays only the latest versions of macs? I.E 2016 as aposed to 2013 2015,What's thwe difference between thiose anyway?I guess for the mac prices I'll actually have to visit a local store, and see what they are sellling the different moddles at.question, Does a ssd come along with the macbook air, or you need to buy 1.Could you for instence, have a hdd and ssd loaded into a air? I guess not.I just might have to take a windows machine though,looking at its prices on the website, if there isn't referbished versions of macs sold here or older moddles aren't sold by apple retailers.lets see.Still looking for machine recommendations,though. on the windows side, just in case a mac happens to be out of my price range. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260944#p260944 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc Hello,I'd personally go for a MacBook Air. I've had my 2013 Air for the last 2 and a half years and wouldn't dream of going back to a bulky and heavy Windows laptop. I expect this machine to run smoothly for the next 5 or 6 years. Even if Apple ditches it in terms of OS X updates, it should still be able to run Windows. Well, that should be correct unless Microfail decides to change things up again. Did I mention that BootCamp rocks? I've briefly installed 8.1 on this machine, and it's fantastic! I think the SSD helps, but aside from shorter battery life, Windows was running like a champ on this thing. The only thing you may not like is the fact that newer Macs won't run Windows 7 in BC. However, you can still run virtual machines which support almost every version of Windows under the sun. If no native Windows 7 support in BootCamp is an issue for you, you may not want to consider a Mac.editI believe the only Mac still being sold that runs 7 natively is the mid 2012 MacBook Pro. Windows 7 support stopped with 2015 Macs and higher. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260925#p260925 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc Hello,I'd personally go for a MacBook Air. I've had my 2013 Air for the last 2 and a half years and wouldn't dream of going back to a bulky and heavy Windows laptop. I expect this machine to run smoothly for the next 5 or 6 years. Even if Apple ditches it in terms of OS X updates, it should still be able to run Windows. Well, that should be correct unless Microfail decides to change things up again. Did I mention that BootCamp rocks? I've briefly installed 8.1 on this machine, and it's fantastic! I think the SSD helps, but aside from shorter battery life, Windows was running like a champ on this thing. The only thing you may not like is the fact that newer Macs won't run Windows 7 in BC. However, you can still run virtual machines which support almost every version of Windows under the sun. If no native Windows 7 support in BootCamp is an issue for you, you may not want to consider a Mac. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260925#p260925 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc Hello,I'd personally go for a Mac Air. I'veh ad my 2013 Air for the last 2 and a half years and wouldn't dream of going back to a bulky and heavy Windows laptop. I expect this machine to run smoothly for the next 5 or 6 years. Even if Apple ditches it with OS X, it should still be able to run Windows. Well, that should be correct unless Microfail decides to change things up again. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260925#p260925 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc Ahoy all again.I'm using a bluetooth keyboard on ios tpo write this down so ignore all the spelling errors.Defender, thank you for your reply. As always, Its full of info that I needed.Its not mac vs windows debait that I'm going for on here, but the machines themselves, I actually do know a fare bit about macs, I blame all you mac enthusiasts for that. :dWhat I am actually looking for is something that lasts me a fare while without issues, as I have to deal with this z500 here, Before this machine I had a g550? or some such which worked quite well considering it was a coretod machn.The only reason I'm considering a mac is because of its life. I've heard from people that it actually lasts a long time as compared to all these other menufacturers out there, and I guess I agree from what I have seen.The macs at the high end are defenitly out of my price range though, so I asked if I cou;ld get a mac around that price which woul d do everything I want it to.Even if I end up getting a mac I believe I'll end up installing windows alongside because as things now stand, I can't play all these audiogames or muds well on a mac. but for other things, I could do just as well with a macI have no clue if apple even sells refribished macs out here, but I'll ask around and see what I end up with.Right now, I could probably get a desktop be it a windows or a mac mini, which would meet all my needs just fine, but I have to carry these laptop and such around for taking notes and such, so needs must. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260902#p260902 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc It all depends on what you want to give yourself.Things about mac that I love:• systemwide spelling and grammar checker• system wide dictionary• Voiceover is updated and integrated into the system• Free Pages—like Word—Garageband, and other pro apps from Apple• Get VmWare and you can run all the Windows you want, see free XP talking VM.• All the voices. For those that love synthesizers … more than the rest of us, there are both synthetic and natural voices to drool over.• With both Mac and Windows at your disposal, you have the best of all three worlds: Mac, Windows, and Linux, using the bash shell of the mac terminal.• long life. The Mac Mini I have, 4 gigs of ram, 500 gigs of storage, has lasted me at least 3 years.• accessibility, you can use just about all applications of the Mac system,• app store• automater• calculator• calendar• chess, accessible chess game, can be played online too.• contacts• dashboard, slightly old.• dictionary• dvd player• FaceTime, can be used to make phone calls with your nearby iPhone• Font Book, sort of like Windows’s character viewer• gamecenter• Garageband• iBooks• image capture• iTunes• Launchpad, app launcher• mail• maps• messages, can be used to send text messages using iPhone• mission control• notes• pages• photo booth• photos, photo library app• preview, pdf viewer• quicktime player, like Windows Media player• reminders• safari• stickies• system preferences• textedit• time machine, sort of like system restore• xCode, programming IDEWith that said, there are also utility programs, in the utilities folder, like Terminal and disk utility, and there are far more accessible apps, like a youtube-to-mp3 download+converter, VmWare Fusion, and OpenEmu for playing video games, from NES to PSP.Also, there are plenty of people ready to help. We love Mac converts. Long live Apple! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260896#p260896 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc Definitely Windows, you'll have a lot more options for hardware and software that way. Plus you'll more than likely be able to buy new and still stay in budget. Not so easy to do if you decide to go Macintosh, Apple charges way too much for their stuff. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260880#p260880 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc Definitely Windows, you'll have a lot more options for hardware and software that way. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260880#p260880 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc You sure you need 1TB storage? I found a good model of Mac, the "MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012" but your going to have to find it lightly used or quality refurbished anyway, so if you feel like you can knock that extra 50 bucks off and get a 500GB instead, it'll certainly help, and the same goes for RAM, if you feel like you can upgrade it your self at home, since it's apparently not very hard especially with this model, and there are lots of guides, so you could just get 4GB and upgrade later if you need it, hell you might not even need to, especially on the Mac side.I found a really good list of things you can do to take the price down, as well, it also includes the best places to buy high quality used macs, and the stores that it suggests are ones I've heard about before on other reputable sites, so it seems pretty legit.Here's the articlehttp:/ /www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-Mac-Computer-at-a-DiscountI'll check out some Windows only computers too, I already had a list going anyway for basically what your asking for, since between 750 and 950 dollars is the sweet spot for price VS features in 13.3 to 15.6 inch notebooks. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260872#p260872 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc You sure you need 1TB storage? I found a good model of Mac, the "MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012" but your going to have to find it lightly used or quality refurbished anyway, so if you feel like you can knock that extra 50 bucks off and get a 500GB instead, it'll certainly help, and the same goes for RAM, if you feel like you can upgrade it your self at home, since it's apparently not very hard especially with this model, and there are lots of guides, so you could just get 4GB and upgrade later if you need it, hell you might not even need to, especially on the Mac side.I found a really good list of things you can do to take the price down, as well, it also includes the best places to buy high quality used macs, and the stores that it suggests are ones I've heard about before on other reputable sites, so it seems pretty legit.Here's the articlehttp:/ /www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-Mac-Computer-at-a-DiscountI'll check out some Windows only computers too, I already had a list going anyway for basically what your asking for, since between 650 and 850 dollars is the sweet spot for price VS quality in 13.3 to 15.6 inch notebooks. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260872#p260872 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc You sure you need 1TB storage? I found a good model of Mac, the "MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012" with 8GB of RAM, but your going to have to find it lightly used or quality refurbished anyway, so if you feel like you can knock that extra 50 bucks off and get a 500GB instead, it'll certainly help.I found a really good list of things you can do to take the price down, as well, it also includes the best places to buy high quality used macs, and the stores that it suggests are ones I've heard about before on other reputable sites, so it seems pretty legit.Here's the articlehttp://www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-Mac-Computer-at-a-DiscountI'll check out some Windows only computers too, I already had a list going anyway for basically what your asking for, since between 650 and 850 dollars is the sweet spot for price VS quality in 13.3 to 15.6 inch no tebooks. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260872#p260872 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc You sure you need 1TB storage? I found a good model of Mac, the "MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012" with 8GB of RAM, but your going to have to find it lightly used or quality refurbished anyway, so if you feel like you can knock that extra 50 bucks off and get a 500GB instead, it'll certainly help.I found a really good list of things you can do to take the price down, as well, it also includes the best places to buy high quality used macs, and the stores that it suggests are ones I've heard about before on other reputable sites, so it seems pretty legit.Here's the articlehttp://www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-Mac-Computer-at-a-DiscountI'll check out some Windows only computers too, I already had a list going anyway for pretty much what your asking for, since between 650 and 850 dollars is pretty much the sweet spot for price VS quality in 13.3 t o 15.6 inch notebooks. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260872#p260872 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc Ahoy allThat's quite a lengthy subject, I know :dI'm looking to replace the laptop I'm currently using(lenovo z500) with either another windows machine or a mac where I can run windows either via duel boot,or vmware or whatever it is that mac users use to have windows on their macs.My budget is quite low,though I can extend it if a machine that's good and slightly above the price I'm willing to go at. About $800 or so,maybe 900, that's about 50k 55 60k INRI'm looking for whatever lasts me the longest, doesn't behave as badly as this lenovo z500, allows me to brows and play games without freezing or programs crashing with not responding dialogues.I5,or I7 processers would be nice although I guess only Asus I7 machines would meet my budget the ones with free doss on them,but if you can think of any,it'd be welcome just the same, 6 to 8 gb of ram,1tb hdd. is all I'm looking for. graphics card would be ni ce,but it don't matter either way.If macs,which would in the end be the cheaper but yet provide me with enough horsepower to run windows alongside for when I need it,without lagging or issues.I bought this Lenovo z500 about 2 years ago,and even though its a I5 M processer,6gb ram with 1tb hdd, it slows down a lot. Even with jaws, skype,Thecube and a few other applications running, it most often will show signs of strain,either by heating up or lagging slightly in places. Quite disappointing it not even lasting for 2 years considering the price I bought it for.I've done a clean install that is completely formated it a few times,installed windows, even had a guy over to open it up and clean its inside bits,but it behaves the same.So I'm just thinking of repairing its screen issue which is quite strange, I.E the screen displays just fine when windows booting,but as soon as the welcome screen shows up, the screen turns blank but I digress. Where was I again? ahh yeah repair the screen issue and selling this off and buying a new laptop to take notes on, and brows and stuff like that,which works well. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=260851#p260851 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
