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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer Because I think it is excellent at what it does! And it's FREE too! I use it daily, as I am the 'SysAdmin' and helpdesk for a couple Macs 10 miles from here, and for a couple Macs on the other side of the oce…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Here's a review that addresses gaming a bit, for what it's worth, and here's a YouTube video with some benchmarks. Thanks for that, I'll check out those links now. o/
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox The CPU is current, and the SSD is certainly as good as it gets, disc speed wise. It has a Thunderbolt port, so I/O speed is ahead of the curve. So if you want an external drive you can get one with Thunderbo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Yeah, don't mind Parttimer, none of know what's he's doing here. I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss the Air, especially since the recent refresh. Might ask around to see how some of the games you're inter…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer So what are you waiting for? What do you still need to know? You want an MBP! Dearly! You're drooling over it. You want it so bad that you can taste it! So get one! Not quite, I like the hardware, dislike …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer Not if it is based on emotion and unsupportable from an objective point of view. Then it's a prejudice. Or a bias, if you prefer... As I said: that's fine as long as it's your money you are spending. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer You're not fooling anyone but yourself, mate. It's called prejudice. Umm okay? o_0 I think you'll find it's called a preference. Thanks for your opinion though.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer Maybe you could find out? Isn't it clear you're totally sold on the MBP, whatever anyone says? So get one already! And live with it. It's a good machine. I'm not totally sold on a MBP, I just k…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer How will they know what you use it for? And do only 'labs' have WiFi at that university? Isn't WiFi pervasive on that campus? What university is that? It's the University of Glamorgan, I'm not sure if t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer Will you be an illegal student then? Without access to the campus' WiFi network? Isn't access free to students, at least? Well, anyway, now you know the price of your gaming habit... I'll be a legit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer ..or from WiFi. On a University campus it's going to be pretty terrible and/or restricted, haha.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer That requires battery endurance and good games, does it not? The iPad can't run Steam games and I'm going to University spending the majority of my time on campus, so I'm never going to be too far from a p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer Without even looking at what's available in that theme? Is that wise? Or pure emotion speaking? Seems you're already totally sold on an MBP. That's fine. It's an excellent machine. I'm working on one right …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer So get an iPad with a tactile, physical keyboard! http://www.zagg.com/accessories/logi...-keyboard-case And there are more variations on that theme. Just Google a bit. Well that doesn't look half…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer You know that everything is going to be on-screen keyboards and tablets, don't you? So you know you'll have to use 'm eventually, don't you? There's ultimately no escape. So I submit you better go with the fl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Parttimer If you ask MacHeads they will of course say it's worth it. But you're obviously not a MacHead (yet), so only YOU can say whether the build quality is worth it, to YOU! I submit there is another important …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Knew a guy in college who had a 17" pre-unibody MacBook Pro, dual-booted OS X and Windows, but never ever ran OS X. He basically bought the MacBook Pro because it was the fastest Windows machine in the wor…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Software interfaces should be as unobtrusive as possible. And you're acting as though you couldn't triple boot OS X, Windows, and KDE or whatever flavor you choose. Oh no, don't get me wrong, I'm awar…