woohoo!! Got a new mac!

Mehmet · Post by **Mehmet** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 4:15 pm

My dad did actually. Anyways, his old g3 was driving him crazy, so he said, come on, lets go to compUSA and get a new mac ( I dont regret getting it though, he REALLY needed it ).

here are the specs.

• 733MHz PowerPC G4
• 384 SDRAM
• 40GB Ultra ATA drive
• CD-RW drive ( not sure on the speed yet.)
• NVIDIA GeForce2 MX - 32MB SDRAM
• 56K internal modem
• Mac OS 9.2 & X
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Two USB ports
• Two FireWire ports

total = 1800 w/ tax.

This thing rocks, so does Os X, you guys have no idea how much microsoft is ripping us off by selling us winxp, os X is just so much better.

Mehmet · Post by **Mehmet** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 5:33 pm

No w00ts! or No, thats too expensive!, or No macs suck!??

I don't believe this.. the forum has changed, you guys are starting to scare me...

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 5:37 pm

So you got a new Mac, big freakin deal.

What are you, some kind of Maccy's baby?

Macs suck, you're a loser, and so's your da.......ok, that's going too far.

Hows that?

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 5:38 pm

http://www.apple.com/games/articles/2001/11/spiderman/

http://www.apple.com/macosx/applications/

Quake 3 dude!!!!!

How many games do you have so far???

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 5:41 pm

truth be told...

PC's are for those peeps who like to tweak their comps...Macs are for peeps who want to get stuff done....just look at Maya and Adobe After Effects for gawds sake!!!

Macs have a niche market in Education and Entertainment industries.

But people still want to screw with the inside of the box....thats why we still and always will have PC's.

HalfLifer · Post by **HalfLifer** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 5:42 pm

1800$ on a 733Mhz? Err

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 5:45 pm

Originally posted by HalfLifer
1800$ on a 733Mhz? Err

yup...a 733mhz Power PC is equivalent to a much higher clocked Intel or AMD CPU...don't let pure MHZ stand in the way.

HalfLifer · Post by **HalfLifer** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 5:49 pm

More MHZ usually means better gaming.

bug · Post by **bug** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 5:55 pm

not everyone lives for gaming, though

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 5:58 pm

the 733 with a nice geforce 3 is nice!

only 1800 hey, i wonder what the dual 733 is for price...

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 6:03 pm

Originally posted by HalfLifer
More MHZ usually means better gaming.

This is the argument Jon that seems to never die...for us PC users it does...for Mac owners it does also...but....and I mean BUT...comparing PC performance in gaming to Mac gaming performance can't be done....they are too different.

I guess the only way for us to know would be to benchmark that MAC of Vegeto's with a pure FPS shootout....

I don't even know if we can compare his GeForce Card to a standard GeForce card for the PC ya know????

Vegeto....do you have any games we could test?

Mehmet · Post by **Mehmet** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 8:16 pm

Originally posted by uod2001

This is the argument Jon that seems to never die...for us PC users it does...for Mac owners it does also...but....and I mean BUT...comparing PC performance in gaming to Mac gaming performance can't be done....they are too different.

I guess the only way for us to know would be to benchmark that MAC of Vegeto's with a pure FPS shootout....

I don't even know if we can compare his GeForce Card to a standard GeForce card for the PC ya know????

Vegeto....do you have any games we could test?

You got just about everything right, my dad doesnt LIVE for games, he gets it to do designs.

Now, i do have quake 3 arena demo, but i dont have access to this comp all the time, so i dunno if we would have a chance to test it, although i will give ya guys the fps that its running at once i install the demo..

yup..

Mehmet · Post by **Mehmet** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 8:24 pm

downloading alice right now to see how it runs.

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 8:29 pm

Just for the record I was only horsing around in my post above.

I have no ill feelings towards the Mac (it's a great machine) and I don't think you're a loser vegeto.

The Mac accesses and uses it's ram more efficiently than a PC does.
I can't wait to see some benchmarks. I hope I don't miss it when you post again.

Mehmet · Post by **Mehmet** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 8:31 pm

Originally posted by Norm
Just for the record I was only horsing around in my post above.

I have no ill feelings towards the Mac (it's a great machine) and I don't think you're a loser vegeto.

The Mac accesses and uses it's ram more efficiently than a PC does.
I can't wait to see some benchmarks. I hope I don't miss it when you post again.

i know it was meant as a joke man, no big deal

Ill try and get ya guys some fps scores..

Mehmet · Post by **Mehmet** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 11:02 pm

^bump^

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 11:11 pm

Nice, very nice....

No DVD-r.........

There is some great video editing software on the mac.... Easy as pie to use.

david

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 11:12 pm

RISC processors are efficient, my old 66 mhz PowerPC would lay some hurtin on a 120 mhz Intel, I know that for a fact. Code optimized for the RISC will scream too. I had a game for the mac called Absolute Zero, one of the first code optimized proggies for the PPC, and my 450 mhz P2 was not a whole heckuva lot better. Macs do have the clean/efficient design down pat.

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 11:20 pm

Jobs had the idea way back to scrap the old mac OS and move on to something new. MS still has DOS bs rattling around in its windows. Intel still has some dinosaurs lurking in its Pentium chip design.

shant,
david

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 11:25 pm

I pithy thee

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 11:26 pm

pith·y (pth)
adj. pith·i·er, pith·i·est
Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment.
Consisting of or resembling pith.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Sun Jan 13, 2002 11:31 pm

Originally posted by brembo
pith·y (pth)
adj. pith·i·er, pith·i·est
Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment.
Consisting of or resembling pith.

misspelled it..

I pity thee

Main Entry: 1pity
Pronunciation: 'pi-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural pit·ies
Etymology: Middle English pite, from Old French pité, from Latin pietat-, pietas piety, pity, from pius pious
Date: 13th century
1 a : sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy b : capacity to feel pity
2 : something to be regretted <it's a pity you can't go>
synonyms PITY, COMPASSION, COMMISERATION, CONDOLENCE, SYMPATHY mean the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another. PITY implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress <felt pity for the captives>. COMPASSION implies pity coupled with an urgent desire to aid or to spare <treats the homeless with great compassion>. COMMISERATION suggests pity expressed outwardly in exclamations, tears, or words of comfort <murmurs of commiseration filled the loser's headquarters>. CONDOLENCE applies chiefly to formal expression of grief to one who has suffered loss <expressed their condolences to the widow>. SYMPATHY often suggests a tender concern but can also imply a power to enter into another's emotional experience of any sort <went to my best friend for sympathy> <in sympathy with her desire to locate her natural parents>.
source http://www.m-w.com

Mehmet · Post by **Mehmet** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 12:14 am

Originally posted by Deus ex Machina
Nice, very nice....

No DVD-r.........

There is some great video editing software on the mac.... Easy as pie to use.

david

Yeah, DvD-r, no use for it, so we didnt really wanna hassle with it, also, this was from compUSA, so they cant modify it like apple does..

GREAT Software, too bad no digi cam

Also, about the pity crap, forget ya man, go away, dont crap on other peoples threads..

"If you dont have anything good to say, Dont say anything at all"

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 12:57 am

Originally posted by vegeto

"If you dont have anything good to say, Dont say anything at all"

Coming from the man who blasts punk rocker in his sig....

Good luck with the machine!

Mehmet · Post by **Mehmet** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 12:58 am

Originally posted by Deus ex Machina

Coming from the man who blasts punk rocker in his sig....

Good luck with the machine!

LoL, i gotta edit that out, im always contradicting myself. lol, this happens on essays too. Hehe..

thanx.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 1:03 am

Originally posted by vegeto

Yeah, DvD-r, no use for it, so we didnt really wanna hassle with it, also, this was from compUSA, so they cant modify it like apple does..

GREAT Software, too bad no digi cam

Also, about the pity crap, forget ya man, go away, dont crap on other peoples threads..

"If you dont have anything good to say, Dont say anything at all"

should I quote your 2nd or 3rd post in this thread?

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 1:14 am

Originally posted by vegeto
No w00ts! or No, thats too expensive!, or No macs suck!??

I don't believe this.. the forum has changed, you guys are starting to scare me...

Mehmet · Post by **Mehmet** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 1:41 am

whatever man, shouldve just said macs suck, rather than "pithying me".

Anyways. Will take pics later for ya guys/

twwabw · Post by **twwabw** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 6:01 am

Originally posted by uod2001
Macs have a niche market in Education and Entertainment industries.

Their niche in education is a result of a decade of Donating them to schools, in an effort to foster and cultivate loyal adult MAC users.

The concept never paid off.

Entertainment? you bet... tough to beat for rendering, etc. Look at an app like 3D Studio Viz- will run great on just about any MAC, yet struggles on even a P4, with 512 ram.

Becoming more of a niche machine every day though- losing market share, with fewer apps all the time written for the platform. Too pricey for the mainstream, and I hate 'em on a network... Apple Squawk.... subnet 'em; and/or put em on a VLAN to keep em quiet.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 8:08 am

Originally posted by twwabw

Their niche in education is a result of a decade of Donating them to schools, in an effort to foster and cultivate loyal adult MAC users. The concept never paid off.

Entertainment? you bet... tough to beat for rendering, etc. Look at an app like 3D Studio Viz- will run great on just about any MAC, yet struggles on even a P4, with 512 ram.

Becoming more of a niche machine every day though- losing market share, with fewer apps all the time written for the platform. Too pricey for the mainstream, and I hate 'em on a network... Apple Squawk.... subnet 'em; and/or put em on a VLAN to keep em quiet.

Well, MAC OS X is "supposed" to change all that...look at all the Linux coders out there....that is what they are hoping for. You can run Linux apps on OS X right now....just have to recompile the kernel from time to time.

I like the look of the new IMAC but they need to make a Black version...white looks to wimpy....IMHO.

WillBeTrippin · Post by **WillBeTrippin** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 8:21 am

Originally posted by uod2001
PC's are for those peeps who like to tweak their comps...Macs are for peeps who want to get stuff done....just look at Maya and Adobe After Effects for gawds sake!!!

What are you talking about? Both of those apps started on the PC. They only ported them because the Mac people griped so much...