» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 02-09-2008, 08:54 AM | #16 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 | I switched to a mac about 3 years ago. I can say I never want a PC again. | | | 02-09-2008, 03:28 PM | #17 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bremerhaven, Germany Posts: 977 | Quote: Originally Posted by JPerfect One thing I really like, is how easy it is to video chat, screen share, and file swap. My aunt is totally clueless and I was able to send her a file, connect to her computer, put it in the right spot, and open it, showing her how to use it in a matter of about two minutes. | I have had much better luck with Macs than PCs when setting up such things. To save time, I will often first set up the Mac to confirm I have been given all the required details, and then go at it on the PC. For example, I recently had to get this Vista-running notebook on to a company VPN. That took something like your canonical two minutes on my seven year old Pismo running Panther (OSX 10.3). It then took me over an hour to convince Vista to repeat the performance. I can't remember the niggling snags other than they demonstrated some parts of Vista are still at the beta test stage (and that may be generous). | | | 02-09-2008, 05:05 PM | #18 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | Quote: Originally Posted by minicoop900 i have an asus eee pc, its a laptop, cheap, and great for hacking, not that i hack. its got a 4 gig hard drive and 512 of ram and cost $399, and comes pre-loaded with linux, which i have partioned onto all my hard drives. | What's the start-up time on that Eee? I saw ads online and thought it might be a good start for a simple in-car computer system (my interest is mostly in playing music, rather than in-car gaming and movies). You wouldn't need much, just need an external LCD touchscreen, audio connections and power to it. __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 02-09-2008, 05:58 PM | #19 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | Quote: Originally Posted by roadrash What's the start-up time on that Eee? I saw ads online and thought it might be a good start for a simple in-car computer system (my interest is mostly in playing music, rather than in-car gaming and movies). You wouldn't need much, just need an external LCD touchscreen, audio connections and power to it. | its not too long, bout 1 or 2 mins i installed another version of linux, so it takes longer for me, but if you find programs that will work with linux for playing music, and drivers for linux for the touch screen and do a little work converting plugs to go to a radio or whatever, im sure it could be done, and the best thing about the eee pc is that its only like a 7" screen, so its super portable heres a link with some info: http://eeepc.asus.com __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 02-09-2008, 07:55 PM | #20 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | Quote: Originally Posted by minicoop900 its not too long, bout 1 or 2 mins | Hmmm... interesting... I thought it would be faster than that due to it using a "solid state disk" rather than a traditional hard drive. I'm sure the start time varies depending on what you have loading at boot time though. In fact, the Wikipedia entry states that it boots in 20-22 seconds. Anyway... I'll stop dragging this thread off-topic now. __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 02-09-2008, 11:10 PM | #21 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 125 | MAC! macbook woot | | | 02-09-2008, 11:36 PM | #22 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | Quote: Originally Posted by roadrash Hmmm... interesting... I thought it would be faster than that due to it using a "solid state disk" rather than a traditional hard drive. I'm sure the start time varies depending on what you have loading at boot time though. In fact, the Wikipedia entry states that it boots in 20-22 seconds. Anyway... I'll stop dragging this thread off-topic now. | haha, well im not the best with timing anything, that sounds more accurate, i never really counted. lol __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 02-10-2008, 01:07 AM | #23 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | mac rock but i use a pc __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 02-10-2008, 02:25 AM | #24 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 | yea i like pc better that's all i got at home and my lap top too, which is a toshiba. It's works good for anybody that may want to know about a toshiba lap top. | | | 10-02-2008, 04:22 AM | #25 | Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 59 | I had a black macbook and i threw it at a wall | | | 10-02-2008, 04:24 AM | #26 | Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 59 | lol i just noticed that date on this thread | | | 10-02-2008, 06:13 AM | #27 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Annapolis/College Park Posts: 337 | WORD! Bringin it back from the dead! I have two IBM Thinkpads and love them. One XP and one Vista x64. Never had any problems. Play all my apps and games when I want. All my friends have macs and I just don't really get the appeal of them. Never really liked them. Just my .02 though. __________________ She's no longer mine, but I gotta keep the pic Current euro: Black MkIII VW Gti VR6 | | | 10-02-2008, 01:44 PM | #28 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,895 | What kind of nerd thread doesn't include photos of the computers? __________________ ... ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ | | | 10-02-2008, 02:06 PM | #29 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: PA Posts: 822 | I currently have a macbook pro and 2 x 2.8 ghz Quad Core Mac Pro with 4gb of ram and a 24" monitor. I will never own a PC. __________________ Clever but we are clueless... Current mods...18" staggered CSL reps, ZHP shift knob, BavAuto lowering springs, Bilstein sports, fogged airbox, Dinan ECU upgrade, mtech front bumper, mirrors and side moldings, DEPO headlights, tinted windows, JL Audio 12w3v2s, Phoenix Gold ZX350... | | | 10-05-2008, 05:08 AM | #30 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 194 | Well im a PC guy... Will always use pc... Iv used mac and linux pc and I think theyr totaly ok... But I feel I got more controll on windows pc... And u can do the same on mac that u can do on a pc... I like linux alot, but it dosnt support apps I need... (I dont like to use the emu to run windows programs) Witch of them that runs fastest / stable is up to the person in front of the monitor... I can have my computer start up in 10 secounds and run all apps realy fast... | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |