Slayer_X64
Siegfried SA Moderator
to be fair though norik, mac in itself truly is a unix OS just like linux is. its just alot of the cool stuff is hidden from the eye ;)
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Slayer_X64
Siegfried SA Moderator
hahaha trust me when i say windows 8 is hundreds of times worse.
once you figure out a mac, its actually really nice to use mac os. especially if you're like me, and you do most of your stuff from the terminal anyways. of course, i prefer linux above all else anyways, because it doesnt have any of the silly restrictions of a mac, and can essentially be the os YOU want it to be - with a little bit of work of course.
besides, the hardware in macs are actually really good stuff, and really well made. you can actually even play oblivion with texture mods on em, or skyrim on relatively high settings with a bunch of mods.
however, if he doesnt wanna deal with macOS, he could just install linux. or if he really must stick with an MS system, he could install windows 7. just avoid windows8 like the plague...ugh...
once you figure out a mac, its actually really nice to use mac os. especially if you're like me, and you do most of your stuff from the terminal anyways. of course, i prefer linux above all else anyways, because it doesnt have any of the silly restrictions of a mac, and can essentially be the os YOU want it to be - with a little bit of work of course.
besides, the hardware in macs are actually really good stuff, and really well made. you can actually even play oblivion with texture mods on em, or skyrim on relatively high settings with a bunch of mods.
however, if he doesnt wanna deal with macOS, he could just install linux. or if he really must stick with an MS system, he could install windows 7. just avoid windows8 like the plague...ugh...
Norik
[14] Master
My laptop came with Windows 8 and to be honest I'm ok with it. Once you unlearn the mouse behaviors that make it go nuts, lock it to the desktop permanently, and stick a Start button to your taskbar, you've got Windows 7 with an improved task manager and much better driver support for things like printers. Sure, I'd never recommend or install Windows 8, and I think it was a retarded move by Microsoft, but at least it's not OSX.
At the end of the day, Linux and Win7 remain the undisputed kings.
At the end of the day, Linux and Win7 remain the undisputed kings.
Slayer_X64
Siegfried SA Moderator
i actually dont like the new windows 8 taskmanager - it gives me alot of useless information that i dont need - which was already stuff that i could find under "properties" in the few cases that i DID need it.
as for the mouse behaviors when i was using win8, i just completely disabled all mouse twiddles.
but actually what bothers me about win8 is the backwards compatibility issues it has with older PC games, and a bunch of emulators.
plus the driver support is still crap. either you have a computer that works with windows 8, or you're gonna be crashing to desktop for no reason, ALOT.
and i sure as hell dont feel that a touchscreen on my PC/laptop is efficient at all. dont get me wrong - touchscreens can be great for some things like graphic design and stuff like that, but they just arent any good at all for a standard programming/documenting environment. plus they suck balls for gaming.
windows8 is nothing but a
long live the kings!!! hail to the kings!!!