Apple Fanboys Thread

[Gav]

I've got an ipod nano, does that count?

[Gixxer]

[QUOTE=Jez N;894107]2 iphones, and ipad 3 and some old ipods.

Looking forward to iphone 5 as my 3GS wont go onto silent anymore.

Iphones are fantastic for utility but not that great as a telephone. My one big gripe for functionality is that the send button is too close to the O and P buttons, so i keep sending half finshed texts.

Given the amount of money they make each year and how they have become the largest technology company in the world etc etc, i think they could afford to be more competitively priced. But when they make such lovely shineys (oooohhhhhhh!), it's hard not to buy them![/QUOTE]

I have an iPhone 4 and it does everything perfectly... apart from anything a normal phone should do.. it fails miserably at that! :D

[QUOTE=danch;894109]Our get arf r thread you heathen :-p[/QUOTE]

I don't hate Apple... I just hate the fact that all of their overpriced crap is overpriced crap :D

[JoeBailey]

I love the fact that my now 7 year old mac book pro still works great and should keep working for many more years.

My 10 year old iPod is still working but could use another batt now.

[Disc]

Mac Pro - upgraded :)

Apple TV - old Gen with 160 gig HD in it

iPhone 4


I'm still running Snow Leopard as it works best for me :)

[sacko]

Love the designs and the stability of the OS, but that's probably about it.

Regarding the iPhone in particularly, the OS has only crashed twice in all the time I have owned it; yet most of the apps I have bought crash frequently everyday I use them.

You could argue that the apps aren't developed by Apple, but it's the apps that make the phone; not just calling and texting.

If the app doesn't meet Apple standards, it shouldn't be allowed to be on the App store. It's not like developers have to design it to be on different platforms/hardware either.

The iPad is excellent and fills the gap in the market; personally I would rather carry a laptop as it has 'full functionality'.

[danch]

[QUOTE=JoeBailey;894117]I love the fact that my now 7 year old mac book pro still works great and should keep working for many more years.

My 10 year old iPod is still working but could use another batt now.[/QUOTE]

Totally agree Joe, my white iMac G5 is still going strong 7 years since I bought it, my 5 year old MacBook still working fine although battery could do with being replaced.

My brothers 9 year old iBook still going strong, you really can't fault them for lasting that long & this is why you may pay a premium ;)

[discoferret]

[QUOTE=Gixxer;894102]I love the fact that I can laugh at them for paying ridiculous money for 'state-of-the-art' hardware... the equivalent of which I threw in the bin three years ago :D[/QUOTE]

I agree :)

[Gixxer]

[QUOTE=JoeBailey;894117]I love the fact that my now 7 year old mac book pro still works great and should keep working for many more years.

My 10 year old iPod is still working but could use another batt now.[/QUOTE]

I love the fact that the PC I built for my mother in 1999 is still going strong :D




[QUOTE=sacko;894120]Love the designs and the stability of the OS, but that's probably about it.

Regarding the iPhone in particularly, the OS has only crashed twice in all the time I have owned it; yet most of the apps I have bought crash frequently everyday I use them.

You could argue that the apps aren't developed by Apple, but it's the apps that make the phone; not just calling and texting.

If the app doesn't meet Apple standards, it shouldn't be allowed to be on the App store. It's not like developers have to design it to be on different platforms/hardware either.[/quote]

All of these apps are sanctioned by Apple. The only way to install 'unsanctioned' apps is to jailbreak your phone, so all of these apps that crash are apps that Apple have signed off on and said are OK to pass on to the end-user.

[PeteStewardson]

In our house we have

1 MacPro ( photography workhorse )
1 17" MBP ( the first one, and still going strong despite an entire pint of orange squash being dropped on it and countless glasses of wine at weddings. )
1 MBA ( wifes laptop )
2 Iphone 4's
1 iPhone 3G that needs a new battery so my lad can use it more.
1 Ipad
Apple TV
TimeMachine

I use them because they work, the more closed eco-system means it doesn't need faffing with to keep it running. Plus because I use various bits of Apple SW I don't need to do anything to get my favourite shots on my iPad to show potential customers. In fact I don't even have to save the edited RAW files to jpgs as iTunes and Aperture do it all for me in the background :D

The one thing I would like is the TimeCapsule to work as an ITunes Home Media server. Then my MacPro wouldn't need to be on to watch all the DVD's we ripped.

[maddog7]

APPLE!
I prefer red ones, the green ones are too bitter!

My iPhone has 2500 photos on it and is nearly full, I can txt with it nearly as fast as I can type and it's more than adequate as a phone. A Samsung galaxy will do much the same but just different. Swings and roundabouts!

The biggest advantage to the mac (if it suits your way of working) is the large multi gesture track pad. When used in conjunction with keyboard shortcuts it really enhances work flow on a computer.

Mac for web browsing and piccies/movies
PC for file management.

More swings and roundabouts.

[Nutter]

In our house we have:-

2 X iMacs
2 X Mac Book Pros
1 X Mac Book
2 X iPhone 4's
1 X iPhone 3
3 X iPads
2 X Time Capsules
2 X iPods

And there's only me, my wife and my 14 year old son!

So not really a Mac fan at all!!!

[Jez N]

[QUOTE=Nutter;894154]In our house we have:-

2 X iMacs
2 X Mac Book Pros
1 X Mac Book
2 X iPhone 4's
1 X iPhone 3
3 X iPads
2 X Time Capsules
2 X iPods

And there's only me, my wife and my 14 year old son!

So not really a Mac fan at all!!![/QUOTE]

No wonder they make so much money lol

[AlastairC]

Ok in the family we have:

2 x Macbook Pro 17"
1 x iMac 24"
1 x Macbook Air
1 x PowerBook 12" (still working as well as the day I got it)
2 x iPhone 4
1 x iPhone
1 x iPad
2 x Apple TV
1 x Airport
1 x Airport Express
2 x iPod Nano

[Jamin_00]

Do you use Bootcamp, Parallels or VM Fusion for windows stuff?

I got a trial of VM Fusion and have to say so far its brilliant.

[danch]

I use Parallels & can't fault it, only use for it though has been for updates to my HiTec Aurora 9 & SK540, have no other need for Windoze...