Aah, this, I understand. I thought you were aiming at avoiding Intel, which is what Macs are primary built from. If you prefer the GUI, then go for it. (Personally, I cannot stand the lack of control OSX forces on the user. No devmgr? MMC snap-ins gone? No GP? No way to edit Plist/Registry out of the box? Just give me a cardboard box instead.) Though, on the security topic, might as well be a moot point if your a home user with nothing to hide. I'v been without an AV/Using Router as FW for years, and my PC's always been on top. I actually do have something to hide.Evil Smurf said:No, I just like the GUI and UNIX based security of OSX too much not to get a Mac Wow, that's a lot of acronyms. Although I am a little annoyed at the fact that technology is super focused on getting slimmer. This means less expandability due to the soldering of parts to the case/motherboard and the lack of disk drives in some modern computers.BeerTent said:The irony in the first bit of this statement is too good to not point out, assuming your getting a mac to avoid Intel.Evil Smurf said:I will be buying a Mac, but I can see AMD sales improving.
If this is all true, and a lot of people are saying the source is shit, then this could very well be our future. AMD is inevitably going under. They're processors were just plain awesome while it lasted, but I feel the acquisition of ATi brought both sets of hardware down a few pegs. (Ask me about my last Radeon... We're talkin' a lot of pegs here.) The average user just won't know better, and there will be little demand for the units you have to insert yourself.
We need more information. Reliable information. Why do this? What benefit does it have to the customer? The last thing I want to see is a motherboard that is it's own unit, only sporting SATA on the board itself. I can understand placing low end sound and graphics cards on the Mainboard, but a Proc, and inevitably RAM in the future? No. Even for laptops, this still feels like a disaster. There's a reason why you can swap components out of a car, just like there's a reason why you can swap components out of a PC.
While I like how thin things have become, (Gotta admit, some of those macs are pretty Sleek) The inability, again, to swap out hardware is what kills any and all appeal for me. Everything has to be built a certain way. No wiggle room. Can't stand it. I don't even like my laptop because of this.