Why Camaro owners are like Mac owners

[philipdistefano]

Originally Posted by 2Tightwads

People pay me daily for parts/install for their 2010 Camaro to aid them even further in destroying warranties and breaking speed laws. O-snap, guess we're all CRIMINALS!

The difference here, though, is that adding performance parts that can be potentially used to break a law is not illegal, much in the same way that owning a knife is not illegal, even though it can be used to harm someone.

However, the act of installing Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware is in direct violation of the software's EULA, which, as I stated, may have some bearing in a court of law.

[Tactical Z]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Hey look, another similarity.

I can't afford a Mac.

I can't afford a Camaro.

Siiigh.

Poor Fen.

[Xanthos]

Originally Posted by philipdistefano

The difference here, though, is that adding performance parts that can be potentially used to break a law is not illegal, much in the same way that owning a knife is not illegal, even though it can be used to harm someone.

However, the act of installing Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware is in direct violation of the software's EULA, which, as I stated, may have some bearing in a court of law.

Depending on the use, this can be correct.

My brother, however, has a fully operable and licensed version of OS X on his PC for development work. In fact, the single machine can boot Windows 7, Fedora Core, or OS X.
- X

[Zabo]

Originally Posted by Xanthos

Depending on the use, this can be correct.
In fact, the single machine can boot Windows 7, Fedora Core, or OS X.
- X

So he.. built.. god?

[Xanthos]

Originally Posted by Zabo

So he.. built.. god?

LMAO.

Its a dual processor server board, running two quad core Xeon processors, 16 gig of fully error checked RAM, a GeForce 9800 GTX, and a striped raid using 10K RPM drives.

It books, lets put it that way. It can outclock a Dell Poweredge 2950, which is a 10,000 dollar server.
- X

[zebra]

the difference is i actually have a mac... :(

[philipdistefano]

Originally Posted by Xanthos

Depending on the use, this can be correct.

My brother, however, has a fully operable and licensed version of OS X on his PC for development work. In fact, the single machine can boot Windows 7, Fedora Core, or OS X.
- X

Even if you buy OS X and use an EFI loader to install from the real, purchased, vanilla OS X disc, it's still illegal if it's not on Apple hardware. Of course, the exception for this is if your brother works for Intel or something.

[philipdistefano]

Originally Posted by Zabo

So he.. built.. god?

Any Intel Mac can run all of those operating systems (and any other x86/x86_x64 OS).

[philipdistefano]

Originally Posted by Xanthos

striped raid using 10K RPM drives.

[SleepWarz]

Ew, macs.

I'll pass thanks! Got my fill of using those boat anchors in school.

[Xmicro_SS]

Originally Posted by SleepWarz

Ew, macs.

I'll pass thanks! Got my fill of using those boat anchors in school.

Boat anchors??? What year was that??? Must have been the early 90's.
The Mac is now a piece of FINE ART........ahead of the curve as well.

I have to agree with the OP, I Like the correlation.

[lil_chef]

i own a mac and a pc, why pay more for a mac when you can get a more powerful pc for a lot cheaper? especially now that windows 7 is out and i love it more than leopard.

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by Xmicro_SS

Boat anchors??? What year was that??? Must have been the early 90's.
The Mac is now a piece of FINE ART........ahead of the curve as well.

I have to agree with the OP, I Like the correlation.

My early 90's Mac had a monitor thicker than most TVs of the era...

Flat-out refused to connect to the internet too.

[philipdistefano]

Originally Posted by lil_chef

i own a mac and a pc, why pay more for a mac when you can get a more powerful pc for a lot cheaper? especially now that windows 7 is out and i love it more than leopard.

That's a heated debate on many tech forums. :P

The argument for Macs is that they're actually not "overpriced" or "more expensive," you just get more. Apple doesn't make a low-end Mac laptop or even a low-end Mac desktop (look at it anyway you want, not even the Mac Mini is low end). With a Mac, you get stuff that most PC manufacturers don't include at base price and more. For example, I can't think of a better notebook than the MacBook Pro. It's super thin, durable (find a PC manufacturer that has unibody enclosures), light, has a long-lasting battery, has an super bright LED backlit display, has a backlit keyboard, has a multitouch trackpad. There is simply no PC notebook that compares, and if you spec one out as close as you can to a MacBook Pro, it'll still be lacking features, and it'll be in the same price range (slightly less, the same, or slightly more expensive, depending on the brand).

But yes, the argument for Windows PCs is typically made for desktop PCs because you can build a super powerful one for about as much as an iMac, and it's highly upgradable and all that jazz. This would be why I have a MacBook Pro and a custom built desktop. My desktop is way faster, but that'd be comparing notebooks to desktops, and those have completely separate functions. That's not to mention that my desktop has a solid state drive in it and without one in my notebook, my notebook will never win a benchmark against it (not that it could in the first place - Santa Rosa vs. Kentsfield is no contest), but I'll be putting one in there once my warranty expires next year.