Calling All geeks - Page 2

**drathzel** · 4th-October-2005, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by killingtime

iPod is an Apple product but it is not a Mac. Why aren't you keen on iPods (the Nanos are so sexy). Or was it something Apple did to you?

We used old apple macs at school! They were a night mare and you could never print off them! Then the coloured ones came out and they were dead tacky looking!

Did i not read somewhere that the nano was faulty?

**Icey** · 4th-October-2005, 01:47 PM

Hi Drathzel,

I had a much smaller budget to keep to so I got the Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop which now that it's linked up with broadband and all the other software I bought it's fabulous. It's all shiny and totally, totally lovely.

I wanted mine for my college work and also for internet browsing but I'm not really a gamer, other than freecell

so i didn't worry about about gaming cards or whatever the things are called. The guys (and girls) on here were very, very knowledgable so I'm sure that they will help you.

killingtime · 4th-October-2005, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by drathzel

We used old apple macs at school! They were a night mare and you could never print off them! Then the coloured ones came out and they were dead tacky looking!

I know you are young but how long ago was that? If it was in the same era as fighting with Extended and Expanded memory on the PC then Macs have come on a long way too.

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Did i not read somewhere that the nano was faulty?

One in a thousand of them had problems with the screen. Apple replaced those though. After seeing one in the flesh they are even more lovely than I thought.

azande · 4th-October-2005, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by drathzel

We used old apple macs at school! They were a night mare and you could never print off them! Then the coloured ones came out and they were dead tacky looking!

ever seen a Mac lately?

**drathzel** · 4th-October-2005, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Franck

Well, I'm with Azande too

(predictable but right)...

For much less than £999.00 you could have a really good ibook, which would leave you extra cash to add more storage (for all that music), buy a cool remote control, get some good software (beyond the excellent stuff already included in the price), you'd not have to worry about catching a virus / spyware / etc... and it would just work!

I suggest you talk to Tiggerbabe, who invested into a Powerbook for DJ-ing and knows why it's better than the PC alternatives.

I wouldnt be paying that much! I spend enough time in airports and can get one at the tax free Dixons at Belfast Int Airport for £ 851.06!

I also am very used to all the pc applications and the way its used! I was told i would get 1000's of songs on it as well as all the other stuff (word/excel stuff and broadband) no problems

Was also told to go for pentium instead of Celeron as it burns out quicker and is more likely to crash!

**drathzel** · 4th-October-2005, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by killingtime

I know you are young but how long ago was that? If it was in the same era as fighting with Extended and Expanded memory on the PC then Macs have come on a long way too.

One in a thousand of them had problems with the screen. Apple replaced those though. After seeing one in the flesh they are even more lovely than I thought.

1995? When I got my wonderful Packard Bell Spectria! Oh i miss it

**Dreadful Scathe** · 4th-October-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by drathzel

If i tell you i will have to kill you! Um for work stuff, playing music and play lists etc, broadband use also

why get a tablet though ? do you really need a touch screen as well as a keyboard ?

this laptop is a better spec and its only £524 - nearly half the price of your fancy shmancy tablet nonsense

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azande · 4th-October-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by drathzel

I wouldnt be paying that much! I spend enough time in airports and can get one at the tax free Dixons at Belfast Int Airport for £ 851.06!

I thought you got away with not paying taxes only if you had a ticket for a country outside the EU

!

**drathzel** · 4th-October-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by azande

ever seen a Mac lately?

Yes, yours!!! you cheeky person! It was dead complicated to use! Definately not D friendly!

**drathzel** · 4th-October-2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by azande

I thought you got away with not paying taxes only if you had a ticket for a country outside the EU

!

Nope the guy reassured me at the airport last night!

**Dreadful Scathe** · 4th-October-2005, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by drathzel

Did i not read somewhere that the nano was faulty?

Yes they are being returned by the bucket load as the screen scratches extremely easily.

killingtime · 4th-October-2005, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by drathzel

I wouldnt be paying that much! I spend enough time in airports and can get one at the tax free Dixons at Belfast Int Airport for £ 851.06!

Including VAT?

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I also am very used to all the pc applications and the way its used! I was told i would get 1000's of songs on it as well as all the other stuff (word/excel stuff and broadband) no problems

Don't worry about music storage. Most hard drives can hold a big bunch of songs.

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Was also told to go for pentium instead of Celeron as it burns out quicker and is more likely to crash!

Sales people are so smart

. It's really not the case. If anything I'd expect the pentium based line to run hotter and drain more power than a celeron. Both have mobile editions as far as I know that's designed to reduce this. But seriously; neither of them should explode

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azande · 4th-October-2005, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by drathzel

Yes, yours!!! you cheeky person! It was dead complicated to use! Definately not D friendly!

*shakes his head resigned*

**drathzel** · 4th-October-2005, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe

why get a tablet though ? do you really need a touch screen as well as a keyboard ?

this laptop is a better spec and its only £524 - nearly half the price of your fancy shmancy tablet nonsense

.

WOOOSH!!!! Could someone translate the page for me please!

**drathzel** · 4th-October-2005, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by killingtime

Sales people are so smart

. It's really not the case. If anything I'd expect the pentium based line to run hotter and drain more power than a celeron. Both have mobile editions as far as I know that's designed to reduce this. But seriously; neither of them should explode

.

Actually this is D information, from another source!

I also need it to be wireless!

**drathzel** · 4th-October-2005, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by azande

*shakes his head resigned*

Woo Hoo! PC 1 Mac 0

Oh and did you know Bill Gates Bought part of mac out AGES ago!!!

Could that be PC 2????

azande · 4th-October-2005, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by drathzel

Woo Hoo! PC 1 Mac 0

Oh and did you know Bill Gates Bought part of mac out AGES ago!!!

Could that be PC 2????

I'll just let you guys deal with her, I'm going for a pint in the Den.

killingtime · 4th-October-2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by drathzel

Woo Hoo! PC 1 Mac 0

Oh and did you know Bill Gates Bought part of mac out AGES ago!!!

Could that be PC 2????

*sigh*. Apple is the company (Mac is a computer); they invested money in Apple to stop it going bust. Otherwise Windows would have had no viable competition when the anti trust lawsuit was going on. In return they ported Office to Macs. Anyway that was years ago and the state of play has changed. If anything you could say that the recent shift to an Intel chipset would make them closer the PC; though I doubt they'll be using the x86 architecture.

Anyway I think azande just gave up rather than move into an argument. After seeing someone else complain about the OSX interface because it wasn't a Windows look and feel ("where's the start menu; why are the applications in a folder") then I decided not to argue the case.

**drathzel** · 4th-October-2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by azande

I'll just let you guys deal with her, I'm going for a pint in the Den.

dont you just love it when they give up!

Anyway! Back on thread!

Basically i need (or would like) a laptop with lots of space for music and able to be used to work/acounts related stuff! I need it to be Oh-So-Simple to use as i am a bit clumsy! And can break things easily and need to be able to fix it myself!

killingtime · 4th-October-2005, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by drathzel

dont you just love it when they give up!

Anyway! Back on thread!

Basically i need (or would like) a laptop with lots of space for music and able to be used to work/acounts related stuff! I need it to be Oh-So-Simple to use as i am a bit clumsy! And can break things easily and need to be able to fix it myself!

It sounds like you could do with a Mac.

4th-October-2005, 01:47 PM	#22 (permalink)
Icey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Back from exam limbo Posts: 1,329 Status: No Status Rep Power: 2 Rep.: 655	Re: Calling All geeks Hi Drathzel, I had a much smaller budget to keep to so I got the Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop which now that it's linked up with broadband and all the other software I bought it's fabulous. It's all shiny and totally, totally lovely. I wanted mine for my college work and also for internet browsing but I'm not really a gamer, other than freecell so i didn't worry about about gaming cards or whatever the things are called. The guys (and girls) on here were very, very knowledgable so I'm sure that they will help you.