The Circus
Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password
(Register)
Sun Mar 31, 2024
Event Easter
 
Mon Apr 01, 2024
Event April Fools Day
 
Gloom: CLOWN Discord! check out details on CLOWN facebook !
23-Mar-2019 23:28:09
Gloom: https://www.facebo ok.com/groups/clow nguild/
23-Mar-2019 22:31:46
Gloom: Fallout 76 !!!
16-Dec-2018 01:22:10
Lavida: Any Clowns in Lords Mobile?
26-Sep-2018 07:56:39
Romano: Bring In The Clowns!!!
03-Sep-2018 21:37:47
Gloom: Rock ya
06-Aug-2018 16:45:24
Lavida: Hallo everyone long time no see ..
21-Jul-2018 06:15:33
cleo: Damn I miss you all.
16-Jun-2018 03:05:27
cleo: Ah they live!!
16-Jun-2018 03:03:00
Gloom: Here! Very Happy
09-Jun-2018 15:55:06
Shout History
Only Registered Users can Shout
Create/Login
Circus Forums › CLOWN › Clown Hall › anyone use a iMac?
anyone use a iMac?
General CLOWN Forum. Talk about anything regarding CLOWN and anything else.
Post new topic Reply to topic Printer Friendly Page

1 2 3
>
View previous topic :: View next topic
Author Message
Saevar
The Pieeating
The Pieeating

Saevar

Offline

Joined: May 25, 2006
Posts: 235
Location: Seattle USA
CLOWN

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 06:00 PM
Reply with quote

I am thinking about buying a iMac and wondered if anyone uses one.

Can I still play all the games?

Any opinions from the computer gurus?


_________________
Gimme Pie!
WoW ~ EU Skullcrusher Alliance
Zeevi ~ Gnome Warlock
Saevi ~ Gnome Mage
Buggi ~ Gnome Warrior
Rekki ~ Gnome Rogue
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Gloom
The Elder
The Elder

Gloom

Offline

Joined: Mar 17, 2006
Posts: 2321
Location: Clown Town
CLOWN
Administrator
Spirit of CLOWN
Supporter

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 08:01 PM
Reply with quote

iMac? McDonalds going cyberspace?

ps. Obviously I have no clue Razz


_________________


------------------------------------------------- I just love CLOWN! *thud* -------------------------------------------------
Back to top
View user's profile MSN Messenger Photo Gallery
Haegl
The Caustic
The Caustic

Haegl

Offline

Joined: Apr 10, 2006
Posts: 293
CLOWN

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 09:16 PM
Reply with quote

Lutze is the worshipper of that altar.


_________________
Education is the progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Will Durant

A great many people mistake opinions for thoughts.

Herbert Prochnow
Back to top
View user's profile
Adenas
The Fool
The Fool

Adenas

Offline

Joined: Mar 13, 2006
Posts: 2647
Location: The Tame South
CLOWN
Administrator
Supporter

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 07:43 AM
Reply with quote

My opinions of Mac-based gaming can be summed up by the following video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk8hxjpnUiw


_________________
Adenas clownguild.org admin, eater of pies.
WoW: (Retired) Adenas, Tuone, Sain, Niyra
Next MMO TBD.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website Skype Photo Gallery
Mithras
The Godly
The Godly

Mithras

Offline

Joined: Apr 17, 2006
Posts: 399
CLOWN

Post Post subject: Re: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 08:11 AM
Reply with quote

LOL Adenas

Back to top
View user's profile
Lutze
Just can't stay away
Just can't stay away

Lutze

Offline

Joined: Mar 31, 2007
Posts: 431
Location: New Brighton, Cheshire. UK
Student of CLOWN

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 08:31 AM
Reply with quote

I currently play wow on a 2ghz dual core 20" iMac

It's a very solid machine - will take 2gig of ram (and it's quite cheap at the moment to do that - though not from Apple!)

The current models are 2.33ghz core 2 duo. And they are said to be a reasonable performance increase of my model. However... the rumour mill has been going nuts recently and everyone is pointing to a new iMac in August.

Whatever happens I'd wait because in October the new Mac OS comes and it will be bundled with any new machine. If you can't wait for that long it's not a major expense (129$)


_________________
Armoury profile

Hunter Curmudgeon [gnaven, chagrijn, gnidare & harpagon]
Back to top
View user's profile
Lutze
Just can't stay away
Just can't stay away

Lutze

Offline

Joined: Mar 31, 2007
Posts: 431
Location: New Brighton, Cheshire. UK
Student of CLOWN

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 08:34 AM
Reply with quote

As for playing games:

The biggest issue you will have, if you enjoy using a Mac, is that you can very simply put Windows Vista or XP on it - Apple provide the software to do it - well apart from a copy of Windows of course!

How is that a problem? Well once you've used OS X you get used to how it works and how simple things are. XP or Vista looks and feels clumsy afterwards. I have to use XP in my office and the crappy way it does things really annoys me.


_________________
Armoury profile

Hunter Curmudgeon [gnaven, chagrijn, gnidare & harpagon]
Back to top
View user's profile
Adenas
The Fool
The Fool

Adenas

Offline

Joined: Mar 13, 2006
Posts: 2647
Location: The Tame South
CLOWN
Administrator
Supporter

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 08:37 AM
Reply with quote

Seriously Saevar, I'd get a PC - they're cheaper and have more games for them. Blizzard's support for Macs is good but most game developers don't really support the platform.

The one downside is you need to run Windoze to play most PC games. Linux can play some through Wine/Cedega, but I think it requires a bit of know-how and tweaking. Slin and Morri are the experts around here.

Still if you like the shiny boxes, only play a few games and don't mind paying a premium, by all means try Macs. MacOS is very nice and the hardware is generally solid.


_________________
Adenas clownguild.org admin, eater of pies.
WoW: (Retired) Adenas, Tuone, Sain, Niyra
Next MMO TBD.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website Skype Photo Gallery
Adenas
The Fool
The Fool

Adenas

Offline

Joined: Mar 13, 2006
Posts: 2647
Location: The Tame South
CLOWN
Administrator
Supporter

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 08:40 AM
Reply with quote

And Lutze's suggestion of getting a mac and putting Windows on it - well that way you'll pay a fortune as you'll pay a premium on the components and have to keep swapping operating systems. If you're gonna do that may as well just buy the PC, the components will be the same (Macs switched to Intel components recently - prior to this they used their own so were incompatible) and Windoze can do everything MacOS does even if it is a slightly weaker product.


_________________
Adenas clownguild.org admin, eater of pies.
WoW: (Retired) Adenas, Tuone, Sain, Niyra
Next MMO TBD.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website Skype Photo Gallery
Lutze
Just can't stay away
Just can't stay away

Lutze

Offline

Joined: Mar 31, 2007
Posts: 431
Location: New Brighton, Cheshire. UK
Student of CLOWN

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 08:43 AM
Reply with quote

*sigh*

EA and id. have signed up to release new software at the same time on mac os x.

I think they are fairly big companies. As I pointed out in earlier post - you can game on a mac. But you can also swap to Windoze on a Mac if you really must.

Take a look at things before you bash them.


_________________
Armoury profile

Hunter Curmudgeon [gnaven, chagrijn, gnidare & harpagon]
Back to top
View user's profile
Lutze
Just can't stay away
Just can't stay away

Lutze

Offline

Joined: Mar 31, 2007
Posts: 431
Location: New Brighton, Cheshire. UK
Student of CLOWN

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 08:46 AM
Reply with quote

Ohhh so macs cost more than a pc?

WRONG.

I suggest you go to Dells website and price up a top spec PC laptop. Then compare the spec with a Macbook pro.

You'll find that they come in at very close to the same price. And then notice that the shiny mac system is lighter and a dam site better set up. Every time I look at PC laptops it makes me want to cry. How the hell can you charge so much for something so FUGLY.

Yes Mac products look nicer. If you don't think so then I don't want to meet your girlfriend. Razz


_________________
Armoury profile

Hunter Curmudgeon [gnaven, chagrijn, gnidare & harpagon]
Back to top
View user's profile
Adenas
The Fool
The Fool

Adenas

Offline

Joined: Mar 13, 2006
Posts: 2647
Location: The Tame South
CLOWN
Administrator
Supporter

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 08:50 AM
Reply with quote

Mac fans are so touchy! Razz

Saevar, there's a bit of an idealogical thing around this topic, so my advice would be to read up a bit around it Smile

Lutze, EA and id produce a small proportion of the games released annually for the PC. You could dual-boot Windows and MacOS on a Mac, but if you're gonna do that you may as well dual-boot Windows and Linux/BSD on standard PC components - as it would be a hell of a lot cheaper and you'd get most of the benefits.


_________________
Adenas clownguild.org admin, eater of pies.
WoW: (Retired) Adenas, Tuone, Sain, Niyra
Next MMO TBD.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website Skype Photo Gallery
Adenas
The Fool
The Fool

Adenas

Offline

Joined: Mar 13, 2006
Posts: 2647
Location: The Tame South
CLOWN
Administrator
Supporter

Post Post subject: Re: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 08:53 AM
Reply with quote

Lutze wrote:
I suggest you go to Dells website and price up a top spec PC laptop. Then compare the spec with a Macbook pro.

At the top end of the market there's probably some parity. That's 'cos both companies (Dell and Apple) put a large premium on products at the top end of the market. Dell put less of a premium on products at the bottom-to-middle end of the market, so generally you'll find that a Mac at that level is more expensive than an equivilently-specced PC.


_________________
Adenas clownguild.org admin, eater of pies.
WoW: (Retired) Adenas, Tuone, Sain, Niyra
Next MMO TBD.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website Skype Photo Gallery
Lutze
Just can't stay away
Just can't stay away

Lutze

Offline

Joined: Mar 31, 2007
Posts: 431
Location: New Brighton, Cheshire. UK
Student of CLOWN

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 09:11 AM
Reply with quote

Yes mac users do tend to be a bit touchy.

It really ticks me off when windows users get all smug about having a huge noisy virus ridden pc hidden in a corner of their spare room.

Most people these days want their consumer goods that cost lots of cash to actually look reasonable.

The latest line of iMac's (yes.. the ones they may be about to replace) are an all in one item - mine has a 20" widescreen. It's a little over 2 inches deep. My whole computer takes up a similar footprint to most peoples monitor.

If space is a premium and you need something that won't look grim as hell and you are old enough to realise that a modded case with 6 fans and LED's all over the place in your livingroom looks naff... a Mac is simply a nicer option.


_________________
Armoury profile

Hunter Curmudgeon [gnaven, chagrijn, gnidare & harpagon]
Back to top
View user's profile
Lightrunner
The Last
The Last

Lightrunner

Offline

Joined: Mar 22, 2006
Posts: 1694
Location: Under a cork tree
CLOWN
Administrator
Supporter

Post Post subject: anyone use a iMac?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 09:27 AM
Reply with quote

I had a mac once...... lost the little hat that came with it though and I never tried the welly boots on........ it's a shoe thing

Back to top
View user's profile

1 2 3
>
Post new topic Reply to topic Printer Friendly Page
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum

Me me me me me (Plague)

Hello been a long time... Hello been a long time...
Last post by Adenas in forum Clown Hall on Mon Mar 25, 2019 07:44 PM
1 Replies, 12466 Views

Slinver and Morrianna ... Slinver and Morrianna ...
Last post by Lightrunner in forum Clown Hall on Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:15 AM
6 Replies, 18832 Views

Albion Online Albion Online
Last post by Gloom in forum Clown Hall on Sun Dec 11, 2016 12:33 PM
1 Replies, 10898 Views

No man's sky No man's sky
Last post by Gloom in forum Clown Hall on Tue Aug 16, 2016 07:08 AM
2 Replies, 13125 Views

Overwatch Overwatch
Last post by Gloom in forum Clown Hall on Thu Jun 09, 2016 11:33 AM
0 Replies, 11946 Views

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Last post by Lightrunner in forum Clown Hall on Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:54 AM
2 Replies, 12969 Views

Re: Wildstar online Re: Wildstar online
Last post by Gloom in forum Clown Hall on Sun Jan 17, 2016 09:33 PM
4 Replies, 17598 Views

Steam group Steam group
Last post by Haegl in forum Clown Hall on Fri Jan 01, 2016 04:07 AM
12 Replies, 27786 Views

Miss you guys! Miss you guys!
Last post by Gloom in forum Clown Hall on Thu Mar 26, 2015 06:13 AM
4 Replies, 17912 Views

Anyone playing Elite:D... Anyone playing Elite:D...
Last post by Baratus in forum Clown Hall on Sat Jan 10, 2015 07:31 AM
0 Replies, 13981 Views

 Visitors:
001: CLOWN Calendar
002: Home
003: CLOWN Calendar
004: CLOWN Calendar
005: CLOWN Calendar
006: CLOWN Calendar
007: CLOWN Calendar
008: CLOWN Calendar
009: Circus Forums
010: CLOWN Calendar
011: CLOWN Calendar
012: CLOWN Calendar
013: CLOWN Calendar
014: CLOWN Calendar
015: Circus Pictures
016: CLOWN Calendar
017: CLOWN Calendar
018: Circus Pictures
019: CLOWN Calendar
020: Circus Pictures
021: CLOWN Calendar
022: Circus Pictures
023: CLOWN Calendar
024: CLOWN Calendar
025: CLOWN Calendar
026: CLOWN Calendar
027: CLOWN Calendar
028: Circus Forums
029: Circus Forums
030: CLOWN Calendar
031: CLOWN Calendar
032: CLOWN Calendar
033: Circus Forums
034: Circus Forums
035: Circus Forums
036: Circus Forums
037: Circus Forums
038: CLOWN Calendar
039: Circus Forums
040: CLOWN Calendar
041: Home
042: Home
043: CLOWN Calendar
044: Home
045: Circus Forums
046: CLOWN Calendar
047: CLOWN Calendar
048: CLOWN Calendar
049: CLOWN Calendar
050: CLOWN Calendar
051: Circus Forums
052: CLOWN Calendar
053: CLOWN Calendar
054: CLOWN Calendar
055: CLOWN Calendar
056: Circus Forums
057: Circus Pictures
058: CLOWN Calendar
059: CLOWN Calendar
060: Circus Forums
061: CLOWN Calendar
062: Circus Pictures
063: CLOWN Calendar
064: CLOWN Calendar
065: CLOWN Calendar
066: CLOWN Calendar
067: CLOWN Calendar
068: CLOWN Calendar
069: CLOWN Calendar
070: CLOWN Calendar
071: CLOWN Calendar
072: Circus Pictures
073: CLOWN Calendar
074: CLOWN Calendar
075: CLOWN Calendar
076: Circus Forums
077: CLOWN Calendar
078: Circus Pictures
079: CLOWN Calendar
080: CLOWN Calendar
081: CLOWN Calendar
082: CLOWN Calendar
083: CLOWN Calendar
084: Circus Pictures
085: CLOWN Calendar
086: Circus Pictures
087: CLOWN Calendar
088: CLOWN Calendar
089: CLOWN Calendar
090: Circus Pictures
091: Circus Pictures
092: Circus Pictures
093: CLOWN Calendar
094: Circus Forums
095: Circus Forums
096: Home
097: CLOWN Calendar
098: Circus Forums
99: Circus Forums
100: CLOWN Calendar
101: Circus Forums
102: Home
103: CLOWN Calendar
104: Circus Forums
105: Home
106: Circus Forums
107: Circus Forums
108: Circus Forums
109: CLOWN Calendar
110: Circus Forums
111: CLOWN Calendar
112: Circus Forums
113: CLOWN Calendar
114: CLOWN Calendar
115: Circus Forums
116: CLOWN Calendar
117: CLOWN Calendar
118: Circus Pictures
119: CLOWN Calendar
120: CLOWN Calendar
121: Circus Pictures
122: CLOWN Calendar
123: CLOWN Calendar
124: CLOWN Calendar
125: CLOWN Calendar
126: CLOWN Calendar
127: CLOWN Calendar
128: CLOWN Calendar
129: CLOWN Calendar
130: Home
131: Circus Pictures
132: CLOWN Calendar
133: CLOWN Calendar
134: CLOWN Calendar
135: Circus Pictures
136: Circus Pictures
137: CLOWN Calendar
138: Circus Pictures
139: CLOWN Calendar
140: Circus Pictures
141: CLOWN Calendar
142: Circus Pictures
143: Circus Pictures
144: CLOWN Calendar
145: CLOWN Calendar
146: CLOWN Calendar
147: CLOWN Calendar
148: CLOWN Calendar
149: CLOWN Calendar
150: Circus Pictures
151: Circus Pictures
152: CLOWN Calendar
153: CLOWN Calendar
154: CLOWN Calendar
155: CLOWN Calendar
156: CLOWN Calendar
157: Circus Forums
158: CLOWN Calendar
159: News Archive
160: Circus Forums
161: CLOWN Calendar
162: Account Details
163: CLOWN Calendar
164: CLOWN Calendar
165: Circus Pictures
166: Circus Pictures
167: CLOWN Calendar
168: CLOWN Calendar
169: Circus Pictures
170: CLOWN Calendar
171: Home
172: Circus Forums
173: CLOWN Calendar
174: Circus Pictures
175: CLOWN Calendar
176: Circus Pictures
177: Circus Pictures
178: Circus Forums
179: CLOWN Calendar
180: CLOWN Calendar
181: Circus Pictures
182: CLOWN Calendar
183: CLOWN Calendar
184: CLOWN Calendar
185: CLOWN Calendar
186: Circus Pictures
187: Circus Forums
188: CLOWN Calendar
189: CLOWN Calendar
190: CLOWN Calendar
191: Circus Pictures
192: CLOWN Calendar
193: CLOWN Calendar
194: Circus Forums
195: CLOWN Calendar
196: CLOWN Calendar
197: CLOWN Calendar
198: CLOWN Calendar
199: Circus Forums
200: Circus Forums
201: CLOWN Calendar
202: CLOWN Calendar
203: Circus Forums
204: Circus Forums
205: Circus Forums
206: Circus Forums
207: CLOWN Calendar
208: CLOWN Calendar
209: Home
210: Home
211: CLOWN Calendar
212: CLOWN Calendar
213: Circus Forums
214: CLOWN Calendar
215: Circus Forums
216: Circus Forums
217: CLOWN Calendar
218: CLOWN Calendar
219: Circus Pictures
220: CLOWN Calendar
221: CLOWN Calendar
222: Circus Pictures
223: CLOWN Calendar
224: CLOWN Calendar
225: Circus Pictures
226: CLOWN Calendar
227: Home
228: Circus Forums
229: Circus Pictures
230: Circus Forums
231: Circus Forums
232: CLOWN Calendar
233: CLOWN Calendar
234: Circus Forums
235: Circus Pictures
236: Circus Pictures
237: CLOWN Calendar
238: CLOWN Calendar
239: CLOWN Calendar
240: CLOWN Calendar
241: Circus Pictures
242: Statistics
243: CLOWN Calendar
244: CLOWN Calendar
245: Circus Pictures
246: Home
247: Account Details
248: Account Details
249: News Archive
250: Circus Forums
251: Circus Pictures
252: CLOWN Calendar
253: CLOWN Calendar
254: Home
255: CLOWN Calendar
256: CLOWN Calendar
257: CLOWN Calendar
258: CLOWN Calendar
259: CLOWN Calendar
260: Circus Pictures
261: Circus Pictures
262: Circus Pictures
263: CLOWN Calendar
264: Circus Pictures
265: CLOWN Calendar
266: CLOWN Calendar
267: CLOWN Calendar
268: CLOWN Calendar
269: CLOWN Calendar
270: CLOWN Calendar
271: CLOWN Calendar
272: CLOWN Calendar
273: Circus Pictures
274: CLOWN Calendar
275: Home
276: CLOWN Calendar
277: CLOWN Calendar
278: CLOWN Calendar
279: Circus Pictures
280: CLOWN Calendar
281: CLOWN Calendar
282: Circus Forums
283: CLOWN Calendar
284: CLOWN Calendar
285: CLOWN Calendar
286: CLOWN Calendar
287: CLOWN Calendar
288: CLOWN Calendar
289: Home
290: Circus Forums
291: News Archive
292: Circus Pictures
293: Statistics
294: CLOWN Calendar
295: CLOWN Calendar
296: CLOWN Calendar
297: CLOWN Calendar
298: Home
299: CLOWN Calendar
300: Home
301: Home
302: CLOWN Calendar
303: CLOWN Calendar
304: CLOWN Calendar
305: CLOWN Calendar
306: CLOWN Calendar
307: CLOWN Calendar
308: CLOWN Calendar
309: Circus Pictures
310: Home
311: CLOWN Calendar
312: CLOWN Calendar
313: CLOWN Calendar
314: CLOWN Calendar
315: Circus Forums
316: CLOWN Calendar
317: CLOWN Calendar
318: CLOWN Calendar
319: CLOWN Calendar
320: CLOWN Calendar
321: CLOWN Calendar
322: CLOWN Calendar
323: CLOWN Calendar
324: CLOWN Calendar
325: CLOWN Calendar
326: Circus Forums
327: CLOWN Calendar
328: CLOWN Calendar
329: Home
330: CLOWN Calendar
331: CLOWN Calendar
332: CLOWN Calendar
333: CLOWN Calendar
334: CLOWN Calendar
335: CLOWN Calendar
336: CLOWN Calendar
337: CLOWN Calendar
338: CLOWN Calendar
339: CLOWN Calendar
340: CLOWN Calendar
341: CLOWN Calendar
342: CLOWN Calendar
343: CLOWN Calendar
344: CLOWN Calendar
345: CLOWN Calendar
346: CLOWN Calendar
347: CLOWN Calendar
348: CLOWN Calendar
349: CLOWN Calendar
350: Home
351: CLOWN Calendar
352: CLOWN Calendar
353: CLOWN Calendar
354: CLOWN Calendar
355: CLOWN Calendar
356: CLOWN Calendar
357: CLOWN Calendar
358: CLOWN Calendar
359: CLOWN Calendar
360: CLOWN Calendar
361: CLOWN Calendar
362: CLOWN Calendar
363: CLOWN Calendar
364: CLOWN Calendar
Who are you playing with atm?

Yourself
85 %85 %85 %
Others
14 %14 %14 %
Results :: Polls

Votes: 34

Bring in the CLOWNs!
Interactive software released under GNU GPL, Code Credits, Privacy Policy
CLOWN: Based on Azul-Carbon theme and related images designed by Jamin