ARR and Mac

[Mikita]

Chic and stylish is trumped by function. I wouldn't pay nearly 2x the cost just for a more stylish laptop or PC case.

Yes, if you feel that way then you should definitely not buy a Mac. Your money. Your choice.

Some people actually like to have stylish together with function, and are willing to pay for it. Their money. Their choice.

That's the nice thing about having choices. We can all get what we want. ^^

[Laume]

Okay, I'm going to try to put a stop to this thread because Hippo got his answer and this is turning into a completely different topic.

Who here thinks they can solo clear dzemeal darkhold? What about with a party of only 1 job? What about a party with 1 job clearing "A Raven Nevermore"? Hamlet? Behest? Nearly impossible, right? Final Fantasy, at it's heart, has always been a game about people with different backgrounds, different approaches, different opinions, coming together to do something greater than any one of them are able to. It's about accepting the differences and strengths of each other to cover for the weakness of other's. Everyone has their own opinions, own approaches, own reasons to do what they do. The important thing is we all work together to move forward and make a better world.

The derplander's party is showing exactly that. Two different parties, from two different time frames, for that matter, all coming from different places to try to work together. That IS final fantasy. Just as there are people with different approaches to playing, people have different approaches to what they play on. Some choose DD, other's tanking, healing, support, magic, etc. I personally can't stand tanking. I feel that it's better to kill the attacker than it is to shield someone with my body. But I can't deny that it's not only a good strategy sometimes, it's REQUIRED a most of the time. What would it be like if I started shouting that everyone in my party MUST be drg? And some people not only prefer not to play drg, they can't or can't play it well. Some people are better healers or tankers or supporters. It's just the way it is.

We all have our own circumstances and our approach. Just like with our choice of computers. Some people like macs. So what? If they're able to do the same things you do on a mac that you do on a PC, what difference does it make? Or linux to mac or pc to linux. We all use what we're comfortable with. We all chose our choices. The important thing is we all work together for a common goal.

And, the truth is, if you don't agree that we should put aside our differences for something better, the core essence of Final Fantasy, you might want to reconsider the game you're playing.

[Altena]

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I got lost as soon as I got to the 2nd sentence. I daresay your intentions were genuine but sorry I can't read it :/

Most people in here have been on the view that they all have pro's and con's.. There just seem to be a lot of people in here who have an opinion about Apple even without using any of their products.

Each brand has a place in the market. It may not be your market, but doesn't mean it's "wrong" or "bad".

[Laume]

I got lost as soon as I got to the 2nd sentence. I daresay your intentions were genuine but sorry I can't read it :/

Most people in here have been on the view that they all have pro's and con's.. There just seem to be a lot of people in here who have an opinion about Apple even without using any of their products.

Each brand has a place in the market. It may not be your market, but doesn't mean it's "wrong" or "bad".

No worries. Just as long as people aren't doing the whole "Apple sucks! You suck for liking it!" argument anymore. Especially the linux people though. I mean, I know we often have to clamor and fight to exist/get drivers from manufacturers, but there's a difference between fighting to exist and attacking your opponent. Neither Linus Torvald nor Richard Stallman wanted this type of user base because they knew that this will turn the open source/free software community into what it hates most.

You got my intention though and that's good enough. ^^b

[Altena]

No worries. Just as long as people aren't doing the whole "Apple sucks! You suck for liking it!" argument anymore. Especially the linux people though. I mean, I know we often have to clamor and fight to exist/get drivers from manufacturers, but there's a difference between fighting to exist and attacking your opponent. Neither Linus Torvald nor Richard Stallman wanted this type of user base because they knew that this will turn the open source/free software community into what it hates most.

You got my intention though and that's good enough. ^^b

Just do a quick edit and throw a few line breaks in there and it will become a lot more readable even if you aren't doing proper paragraphs, and I think more people will read your point.

And yes, I hate it when people act very ignorant on the Apple subject.. It's like me saying crappy WoW is, even though I have never played a minute of it in my life.

[Laume]

Just do a quick edit and throw a few line breaks in there and it will become a lot more readable even if you aren't doing proper paragraphs, and I think more people will read your point.

And yes, I hate it when people act very ignorant on the Apple subject.. It's like me saying crappy WoW is, even though I have never played a minute of it in my life.

Yeah, in the heat of the moment, I kind of forgot about that. Done. Thanks for the tip. ^^b
And you're too late Carzilla, he's just going to bootcamp it.

[Carzilla]

I am torn between buying the latest 27' iMac vs the 15.4' Macbook pro. I already have the previous generation 27' iMac so if I buy the Macbook Pro, can I use the 27' iMac as my monitor?

Can anyone give me some advice? As the new generation macs don't come with a dvd drive, anyone knows how to install windows on it?

Do you know What you can build with that money ?! Dont waste your time with hi spec apple cuz your gonna have to run Win on a virtual machine @ half the ram

DO NOT BUY A MAC

buy 2 evga 690s a new mobo & cpu @ half the cost and STILL have money left over

[Hippo]

Do you know What you can build with that money ?! Dont waste your time with hi spec apple cuz your gonna have to run Win on a virtual machine @ half the ram

DO NOT BUY A MAC

buy 2 evga 690s a new mobo & cpu @ half the cost and STILL have money left over

Thanks for your advice but I live in a very small apartment in Japan. The compactness of the iMac (so thin, only 1 wire) as well as being able to blend as a furniture in my living room are major factors for me

If I buy a PC, i would most likely put it into a game/study room and I will lose a spare bedroom

[Millerna]

Do you know What you can build with that money ?! Dont waste your time with hi spec apple cuz your gonna have to run Win on a virtual machine @ half the ram

Virtual machine at half the ram? You're quite clueless on the whole Mac thing aren't you? Bootcamp allows you to run Windows natively on a Mac, no VM, no hardware limitations. Pretty much the same as a dual boot Windows/Linux using Grub for example.

[Carzilla]

Virtual machine at half the ram? You're quite clueless on the whole Mac thing aren't you? Bootcamp allows you to run Windows natively on a Mac, no VM, no hardware limitations. Pretty much the same as a dual boot Windows/Linux using Grub for example.

Well yea I am clueless on macs, They are nice machines but I dont think they are worth the money. What if you want to upgrade your video card can you open it and change it out? or do you have to spend another 2k for a new one? I like pcs better cuz I know an upgrade wont cost me an arm and a leg.