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  1. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Apr 19, 2015
    It's all aesthetics. Macs are fashion statements at this point. Like Beats headphones.
    Performance wise you can get something better running Windows for way cheaper.
    I personally feel more capable on Windows. Lots of equivalent products out there.
     
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  2. Mike Tyson
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    Mike Tyson big cuntry's alias

    Apr 19, 2015
    Yeah, bought my first one in 2009 and I just replaced it a few weeks ago.

    Not because it was slow or anything, just because I got a good deal on a 15inch retina display.

    They last forever, that's more than I can say about any Windows laptop I've ever owned.
     
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  3. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Apr 19, 2015
    Make a post here detailing what you plan to do on it: http://www.reddit.com/r/suggestalaptop
    You don't need an i7 to watch YouTube videos and p---.
     
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    Apr 19, 2015
    Are they more worth it if you have an iPhone, iPad and iPod?
     
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  5. Oldboy
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    f--- Mac

    agree 100% with my n----- charlie
     
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    Adding to this ...

    I bought my first macbook pro in 2008 for about 2k.

    I literally have not spent a penny on upgrading it or anything .... Still runs perfect. Not sluggish.

    Now try that same scenario with a Windows PC I would have bought in 2008 for about 2k. Do you think it would be running with no issues in 2015?
     
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    May 6, 2015
    got a surface pro mate
     
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  8. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Apr 23, 2015
    They aren't the worst. Just the price point issue. They cost a ton to repair as well.

    On the subject of stability, I dropped my Lenovo off of a bunk bed onto linoleum tiling one time and only got superficial damage. That thing was a tank.
     
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  9. BorisTheBlade
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    Apr 23, 2015
    Macs and Macbooks are superior for most uses except gaming. In my opinion, YES they are worth the extra money. I am an ex pc engineer and the issues you get with a pc are pretty major in comparison. Mostly down to software BUT the hardware is super stable too. My office is like a shrine to Apple though so you can forget my fanboy comment if you believe that is what it is...[​IMG]
     
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  10. Final
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    Apr 19, 2015
    I've had my mac since 2011.. it still runs great after all these years and I've probably never shut it down.. its always on
    doing that kinda gave it a s-----y battery when its not plugged in but meh

    other than being complete s--- for playing video games, it does everything else better and faster than a hp or anything else

    still wouldn't recommend buying one though, not worth the money .. like @CharlieWork said in the beginning of the thread, there are much cheaper alternatives

    i received mine as a gift from school (scholarship)
     
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    Apr 19, 2015
    I like to sometimes do both tho? p--- and the frozen sound track go well together.

    [​IMG]
     
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