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Originally Posted by Ishio
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Yes you are right, but I start the timing on after I choose the boot from the boot menu. The only thing Win 7 has to start up is the essentials, it's a builders copy so it has no crap ware, plus boot camp. Compared to my desktop it may, MAY add an extra 5 seconds, regardless it's still way slower to load than OSX. There are no "virtual drivers." I'm just loading the real drivers that run the hardware, and make windows start it. It's not like trying to make a hackintosh where you have to get OSX to bypass the fact that there's a chip in the hardware.
Like I said I still prefer to game on my desktop. I use a 20.1" monitor which I prefer over my 15" laptop.
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Really? I loaded the bootcamp drivers so that I could have full functionality on my touchpad. Saved be the effort of having to download all of them manually (there were a BUNCH missing, graphics, audio etc.). Given all of that, OSX boots up in about 14 seconds, Windows 7 x64 takes about 20 for me. Personally I think this Mac operating system is just silly as shit. I mean, the firewall is off by default, it comes with a ton of (IMO) bloatware (photobooth, iPhoto, this annoying Mobile Me software I can't get rid of), and I absolutely despise Quicktime/iTunes (I've never met an educated, computer literate Mac user who didn't immediately install VLC player).
I don't understand the train of thought that causes people to assume that everybody who owns a Mac is a hipster doofus though. Is it jealousy, flame baiting, general naivety, or something else?
I don't think they're that expensive either. Then again I'm not the type of person that would ever buy a $400 laptop at Best Buy and be happy with it. I'm willing to spend a little money to get a product I'll enjoy and that will (hopefully) last. I know I purchased mine and got a free 8gp iPod touch that could easily have netted me $150-$200 back had I chose to sell it.