---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: Digital Audio doesn't recognize Sonnet ST / processor temperature Date: Dienstag 07 September 2010N From: Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
> And practically speaking, getting OSX to run on PC hardware, while it HAS > become vastly easier, is far from the "Mac Experience". I disagree. Apple hardware is way overprized. And I don't see the benefit, except if you like the patented stuff like the power cord (that doesn't stick to and thus brakes your notebook when you accidentially fall over it) or maybe also the integrated long running power pack. In my eyes Apple hardware is nowerdays too much of a status symbol. Like a Merzedes or a Rolex. I had an IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad and it is the same overprized thing. With a ThinkPad you also get some patented stuff like an excellent keyboard and the very stong shell of the notebook. A ThinkPad and an Apple Mac Book are in my perception on the same quality level. The only obvious difference apart from the looks is the operating system. I made good experiences with HP notebooks from the Pavillion series. They are a compromize between quality and prize and IMHO have a very good quality to prize ratio. The Mac Experience is in my opinion only the software. Working with Mac OS X on that HP Pavillion I mentioned is a very good experience. But I have to be honest – I'm a Linux junky, so this is the main operating system on all my computers – including my Power Macs. Mac OS X “Leopard” on that HP Pavillion was only a project of mine – quod erat demonstrandum. BTW, I have a license for the family pack of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. And I intend to use it to its fullest extend! > Apple has shown no great interest at all in preventing people from > installing OS X on PC's, merely doing so for *commercial profit*. Past tense. This may change in the future. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
