What computer should I buy?

**can123** · 09-07-2014, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

Screw the lot of them Gent. Buy whatever computer rings your bell.

Sadly, his bell has lost its clanger.

I'm thinking of giving up on Windows and laptops entirely and was wondering what folk thought about a Mac mini and their display? I love the cool look of the thing and harbour thoughts that it won't die for quite a while because of a perceived quality. Is this merited? Is it worth it?

Poor sod doesn't have a clue about computers and wants somebody else to tell him what to do. It's as unlikely that I would ask for advice on buying a computer as I would ask for someone's opinion as to the colour of socks I should wear to go to the synagogue.

**harrybarracuda** · 09-07-2014, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by thegent

Nevertheless, one always finds certain truths to be quite immutable: the last chocolate in the box is inevitably a toffee

That's absurd, toffee is good. It's those tangy orange cremes.

**Seekingasylum** · 09-07-2014, 08:46 PM

My dear Can't 69, what on earth makes you think for one moment anyone gives a flying fuck what advice you may or may not wish to seek.

This is my thread. I was interested in obtaining a consensus of views. It's a forum. I have noted some comments and dispensed with many, notably your dribbling contribution which seems to revolve around skinflint parsimony and an obsession with cheap, moulded plastic.

Is there not some sub forum you and your ilk could exchange your jabberings, you miserable little ovine obsessed nitwit?

Wouldn't be so bad if you were witty or otherwise fun. Just a priggish bore, really. Fuck off, eh?

**can123** · 09-07-2014, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by thegent

This is my thread.

I can just imagine you as a little boy saying, "This is my football and if I can't play centre forward, I'm taking it home".

Stick your thread up your arse ! And, your Mac too.

**Norton** · 09-07-2014, 09:17 PM

No need for pics please.

**Butterfly** · 09-07-2014, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by can123

Stick your thread up your arse ! And, your Mac too.

and let's not forget his sausages too !!!

**Butterfly** · 09-07-2014, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

No need for pics please.

**Seekingasylum** · 09-07-2014, 09:27 PM

Butterfly, do you miss your chums, Blake, Moog and Scamp?

**Albert Shagnastier** · 09-07-2014, 09:44 PM

Here old people, while you're arguing over dinosaurs - technology is flying into the future.

Watch this. You can buy this set-up in Pantip for under 4k

**Troy** · 09-07-2014, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by thegent

I'm thinking of giving up on Windows and laptops entirely and was wondering what folk thought about a Mac mini and their display? I love the cool look of the thing and harbour thoughts that it won't die for quite a while because of a perceived quality. Is this merited? Is it worth it?

Is it worth it? No it isn't but will that affect your decision.

We have 4 main laptops in the house running the 3 main OS. The least used is the MAC because it doesn't do what I want nor the tasks that the wife wants.

The wife is computer illiterate and is happy with Win7. As a professional user I prefer the Linux machine for day-to-day work but use a Win7 machine for camera work. This is because I prefer the Nikon ViewNX to sort my photos and Photoshop products for editing rather than Gimp.

For general browsing and e-mails there is little difference. Setting up Linux will probably be too much for you and Mac is over priced so my advice is to stick with a windows machine.

**Seekingasylum** · 09-07-2014, 10:31 PM

Troy, I still have the hard drive for the computer that died. I have many photos stored thereon which I downloaded from a Nikon camera using Nikon ViewNx. Can I not bung these on the Mac through whatever connection is necessary or will the Mac not like it?

**Troy** · 09-07-2014, 10:36 PM

^ Yes you can do that without problems and I believe ViewNX runs equally well on a Mac. I am not sure about Photoshop products though.

**Albert Shagnastier** · 09-07-2014, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by Troy

I am not sure about Photoshop products though

Photoshop is one of Apples main products so it works well on a mac

**Albert Shagnastier** · 09-07-2014, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by thegent

Troy, I still have the hard drive for the computer that died. I have many photos stored thereon which I downloaded from a Nikon camera using Nikon ViewNx. Can I not bung these on the Mac through whatever connection is necessary or will the Mac not like it?

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**Troy** · 09-07-2014, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by Albert Shagnastier

Photoshop is one of Apples main products so it works well on a mac

Has been running on high end Macs for years but I'm not sure it is still the favoured OS. Graphics card support has tended to favour Windows and the Adobe forums also tend to favour Windows.

wrt jpeg, I was thinking NEF files from the Nikon camera raw output.

**harrybarracuda** · 09-07-2014, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by Albert Shagnastier

Originally Posted by Troy

I am not sure about Photoshop products though

Photoshop is one of Apples main products so it works well on a mac

Better tell Adobe then hadn't you.

**nigelandjan** · 10-07-2014, 12:20 AM

Just for the record I am not one of those people who chase the latest gadgety things

I have an 11 year old car that I have owned for 8 years

,,,,and will continue to use it as its reliable , reliable and reliable .

I have recently purchased a secondhand iPhone 4s , unlocked on a £10 payg sim 1gig data ,, 1000 texts ,, 500 mins ,, no £40+ iPhone 5s 24 month contract thanks.

,,,, because this phone again works in our area weak signal where any of the shitty HTC,s Samsung,s won't ,

We live very happily in a 60 year old bungalow compared to the latest places all around us here .

I cannot remember over the last 18 years any clothes I have bought other than socks and pants

I even have an old pair of hipsters tucked away in my drawers although it might be a tad on the optimistic side to think I will ever be able to squeeze back into them

**Seekingasylum** · 10-07-2014, 12:44 PM

All my trousers are hipsters, Nigel. That way,the waistband will fit nicely under me corporation and I can get them in a size commensurate with the rest of my Adonis like physique.

**Bettyboo** · 10-07-2014, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by Troy

Originally Posted by thegent

I'm thinking of giving up on Windows and laptops entirely and was wondering what folk thought about a Mac mini and their display? I love the cool look of the thing and harbour thoughts that it won't die for quite a while because of a perceived quality. Is this merited? Is it worth it?

Is it worth it? No it isn't but will that affect your decision.

We have 4 main laptops in the house running the 3 main OS. The least used is the MAC because it doesn't do what I want nor the tasks that the wife wants.

The wife is computer illiterate and is happy with Win7. As a professional user I prefer the Linux machine for day-to-day work but use a Win7 machine for camera work. This is because I prefer the Nikon ViewNX to sort my photos and Photoshop products for editing rather than Gimp.

For general browsing and e-mails there is little difference. Setting up Linux will probably be too much for you and Mac is over priced so my advice is to stick with a windows machine.

This seems like a fair post.

The iApple will never be good value, you can always get equal or better for half the price, imho. The all in one Asus would have suited the OP perfectly for about 25,000 baht. I think I'll get me wife one next time I'm back in Thailand - would like a slightly better front camera for Skype, but...

Acer Aspire U5 review | Pc & mac desktops Reviews | TechRadar

But, if the OP has basic needs which the iApple satisfies, and he's happy to pay the extra price for a presumed aesthetic value, then up to him...

It'd be interesting for the OP to update the thread with his views in 3 months or so.

**Butterfly** · 10-07-2014, 04:43 PM

maybe TheGent could buy an iPad instead since all he can do is surf the web and send emails, like 99% of the user population

**Seekingasylum** · 10-07-2014, 08:55 PM

Oi! Please, no silly moderation here. The guy would have drifted off and gone elsewhere.

My thread, my rules please. We're all big boys here. Well, possibly with the exception of that Welsh chap who may well be quite short like most of his ilk but there it is.

Despite your assumption Butterfly I have need of rather more than IPad.

Had my final foray in the market place today. Spoke to a decent sort of chap in I - Beat and we agreed that upgrading the drive to fusion spec was redundant and that this was probably bit of a marketing ploy by Apple. I have therefore plumped for the mac Mini with the 4GB RAM and the 1 terabyte ATA drive thingy. Add to this the Apple wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse and the bill comes to 32,000 bt. I shall complement it all with a Dell Ultra Sharp U24 something or other although still undecided as to which but either way it'll come under 10,000.

All in all, I think I've a rather nifty bit of kit which,hopefully, will last longer than my last laptops and trips to computer doctors will be a thing of the past.

What I like about Apple is the fact that with my hardware etc I get all the software I will need to get rolling. And no crappy, useless alleged antivirus software which never fucking works reliably.

Oh,I forget to mention, the chap in the apple store advised me that I may wish to put off any purchase for a few months since the next cycle of a new mini was expected at the end of the year and he didn't want me to feel disadvantaged if it did materialise after buying the current one. Very decent of him I thought.

I may need to review my policy on the Thai.

**Albert Shagnastier** · 10-07-2014, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Better tell Adobe then hadn't you.

In all but name.

Like saying McDonald's doesn't own their burger suppliers.

The only reason Mac was ever big was their handling of certain media software like Photoshop and Cubase.

PC caught up a decade ago.

**harrybarracuda** · 10-07-2014, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by Albert Shagnastier

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Better tell Adobe then hadn't you.

In all but name.

Like saying McDonald's doesn't own their burger suppliers.

The only reason Mac was ever big was their handling of certain media software like Photoshop and Cubase.

PC caught up a decade ago.

You're not even good at digging yourself out of a hole, you halfwit.

You said it was an Apple product, just admit you are a clueless tosser and get it out there.

**Albert Shagnastier** · 10-07-2014, 09:48 PM

Shut up you nugget

**Albert Shagnastier** · 10-07-2014, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

You're not even good at digging yourself out of a hole

That's a quality line though

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