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    I love my macbook

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Jukens, Sep 14, 2010.

  1. Jukens

    Jukens Notebook Geek

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    So I have always been against macs in general because I just felt that I had no need for an overpriced computer that ran an OS with very little game support. Anyways I deployed earlier this year and I picked up my wife a Macbook 13.3in with a 2.4 core2duo 320m etc etc and I purchased a G73JH for myself so I could have a portable gaming machine. Well all I can say is that I rarely get on my G73JH except to play a game. Also I have absolutely no problems out of the Macbook, the touchpad is amazing, the keyboard has ZERO flex, the screen even though its low res to me is great looking even from extreme angles yet I have had almost nothing but problems out of my G73JH which has a horrible touchpad, horrible keyboard flex, overheating problems, screen being scratched by the keyboard due to flex, and software after software issues, drivers, bluetooth problems, list goes on and on and it died so I waited 2 months for an RMA replacement. Like I said I LOVE MY MACBOOK and look forward to a refresh next year.
     
    Jukens, Sep 14, 2010
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  2. iRis9091

    iRis9091 Notebook Consultant

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    Deployed? Armed Forces? Which branch?

    - Thank You for your service soldier

    Yeah macs are great, i made the jump last year and i'm sold as far as laptops are concerned although i'd rather have a windows desktop for gaming, perfect balance
     
    iRis9091, Sep 14, 2010
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  3. Jukens

    Jukens Notebook Geek

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    Army, been over here for 9 months will be going home soon, thanks for the support.
     
    Jukens, Sep 14, 2010
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    HLdan Notebook Virtuoso

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    Same here. I certainly appreciate your service in the military. You're highly respected. :)

    BTW, what is a G73JH? I don't think many Mac users will be familiar with just a model number of laptop. ;)
     
    HLdan, Sep 14, 2010
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  5. PopRoxMimo3

    PopRoxMimo3 Notebook Deity

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    haha i wanted the asus too, but then i dropped into the asus section and heard nothing but heat problems so i jumped ship. keeping my gaming to console (dont want to pay thousands of dollars to play a $50 game)
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Sep 14, 2010
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  6. Jukens

    Jukens Notebook Geek

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    Sorry was referring to the Asus G73JH
     
    Jukens, Sep 14, 2010
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  7. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Welcome, another former Asus owner, to the light side. :D
     
    ClearSkies, Sep 14, 2010
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  8. Xhibit

    Xhibit Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah the Asus G73JH has a lot of build quality problems, they cut corners to give such good hardware at that price. Its a great laptop for people looking for ridiculous bang for the buck portable performance but is defiantly not a luxury laptop at all. The good thing about Macs is as a casual user you just can't go wrong like you can picking the wrong brand of PC. Makes the buying process much simpler.
     
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  9. AppleUsr

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    you could always run boot camp and install windows on the macbook. the graphics card isnt the best but it can run lots of stuff.
     
    AppleUsr, Sep 14, 2010
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    dba415 Notebook Geek

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    same here, I love my MBP. I used to be a mac hater but last year I decided to give hackintosh a try on my hp notebook. Turns out I was using OS X exclusively on there, I fell in love with the os.

    So I sold my HP and bought a 13 inch macbook pro. The build quality is 3x better than my HP. The trackpad is easily by far the best one I have ever used. Whenever I used my HP I found myself wanting a mouse, but never so on my MBP.
     
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  11. DJRiful

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    Other than just Quality...
    The user interface on OSX is perfect for my work.

    This is why I am selling my Dell Inspiron 9300 and HDX16.
     
    DJRiful, Sep 14, 2010
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