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"Lemme use junk PC hardware for running macOS" - An idiot
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Jun 29, 2016 17:00
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yeah osx makes whatever hardware it runs on junk.
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Jun 29, 2016 18:17
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I have a refurb mini with a ssd and it is extremely needs suiting
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Jun 29, 2016 18:19
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My 2011 iMac has an SSD now and it suits the hell out of my needs. Wish I still had my old Mac mini too, though.
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Jun 29, 2016 18:27
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I want an ssd in my 2011 mini but it looks pretty daunting for these strong non farming hands
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Jun 30, 2016 07:36
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I upgraded the HD in my 2009 Mac Mini and it was no problem. The 2009 model was before they made it easy to open and easy to upgrade the RAM. Upgrading my iMac to an SSD was waaay harder.
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Jun 30, 2016 08:02
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Doc Block posted:"Lemme use junk PC hardware for running macOS" - An idiot apple hasn't updated the mac pro for three years and pretty much anything you can put together today for 33% of the price will be faster for everything except some edge cases that favor a xeon
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Jun 30, 2016 08:24
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At least they are too busy making money hand over fist by selling shiny toys to care about blocking nerds from running a superior unix OS on their home built computers
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Jun 30, 2016 08:57
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no they employ some people specifically to stop others havingf that fun
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Jun 30, 2016 09:05
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please run mac os on mac hardware the way stephan intended
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Jun 30, 2016 14:03
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Mac hardware is very expensive!
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Jul 1, 2016 00:26
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I got one of these for work recently it's v nice
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Jul 1, 2016 00:59
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BONGHITZ posted:Mac hardware is very expensive! reminds me of that guy from Doug
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Jul 1, 2016 01:28
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Jul 1, 2016 01:29
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I'm watching a Doug rerun right now it owns.
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Jul 1, 2016 01:52
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which hardware components does 'mac' make? ?????????
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Jul 1, 2016 02:33
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Smythe posted:reminds me of that guy from Doug 
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Jul 1, 2016 02:35
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Jul 1, 2016 04:28
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Jul 1, 2016 04:30
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Jul 1, 2016 06:05
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Satellit3 posted:which hardware components does 'mac' make? apple ones
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Jul 1, 2016 06:15
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BONGHITZ posted:Mac hardware is very expensive! i don't actually care how expensive it is, I just want it to not be loving shithouse i have no problem buying a power mac g5 in 2005 but a mac pro in 2016 is a joke
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Jul 1, 2016 12:37
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I wouldn't mind the trashmac pro so much if they had ditched the crappy radeon GPUs and stuck another two Xeons on the main board along with more memory sockets, used some cheapo integrated graphics for the main unit and sold an official eGPU enclosure that you could stick the latest graphics cards in, along with whatever other PCIe-based hardware you require. But really Apple should just go back to the cheesegrater minitower form factor, don't they still have the tooling for the old cases gathering dust in some warehouse?
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Jul 1, 2016 12:49
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mike12345 posted:What about Intel NUCs? Isn't that like the Mini, only better? Yes
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Jul 1, 2016 18:35
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error1 posted:I wouldn't mind the trashmac pro so much if they had ditched the crappy radeon GPUs and stuck another two Xeons on the main board along with more memory sockets, used some cheapo integrated graphics for the main unit and sold an official eGPU enclosure that you could stick the latest graphics cards in, along with whatever other PCIe-based hardware you require. The cheesegrater form factor owned, those were the best
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Jul 1, 2016 22:06
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Shaggar posted:the start button works fine if you install a program, close the installer, hit start and start searching for your new program the start menu can't find it
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Jul 2, 2016 00:03
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that's why you have icons on the desktop!
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Jul 2, 2016 00:19
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no man. no desktop icons
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Jul 2, 2016 00:52
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not cool
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Jul 2, 2016 00:52
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Silver Alicorn posted:imagine a beowulf cluster of macs mini 
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Jul 2, 2016 01:56
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They're really slow with poor performance while very expensive. So maybe?
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Jul 2, 2016 05:15
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nah they're fine.
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Jul 2, 2016 06:01
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The cheesegrater cases are really heavy, but they're nice because they've got lots of aluminum in 'em so we just toss 'em in the garbage with the rest of the scrap metal
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Jul 2, 2016 06:21
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atomicthumbs posted:The cheesegrater cases are really heavy, but they're nice because they've got lots of aluminum in 'em so we just toss 'em in the garbage with the rest of the scrap metal can you use the case for a pc? Or does it have some quirks/apple specifics
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Jul 2, 2016 06:31
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you can with some modifications
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Jul 2, 2016 06:31
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error1 posted:I wouldn't mind the trashmac pro so much if they had ditched the crappy radeon GPUs and stuck another two Xeons on the main board along with more memory sockets, used some cheapo integrated graphics for the main unit and sold an official eGPU enclosure that you could stick the latest graphics cards in, along with whatever other PCIe-based hardware you require. the trashcan was designed for a future in which GPU compute was used for everything, except in the future that actually happened GPU compute is used for like 4 things and they're all using CUDA which only works on nvidia cards
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Jul 2, 2016 08:06
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mike12345 posted:can you use the case for a pc? Or does it have some quirks/apple specifics it's not ATX compatible. there are some really nice mods where people drill and tap ATX standoffs, and make a custom cable to have the front panel work, and have an adaptor for the power supply. then there are some mods where people cut off the entire backside and epoxy a motherboard tray into place. (and have to turn on USB power-on in the BIOS because they have no way to power it on)
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Jul 2, 2016 08:16
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~Coxy posted:it's not ATX compatible. Rofl. What a steaming pile of trash. Typical apple OEM horse poo poo lol. Gas
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Jul 2, 2016 08:25
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Heres an ostensibly user serviceable atx case. Err... wait ... nothing works? Same form factor weight etc but none of the advantages? Cool. Suits my needs. Gas.
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Jul 2, 2016 08:28
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Smythe posted:Heres an ostensibly user serviceable atx case. Err... wait ... nothing works? Same form factor weight etc but none of the advantages? Cool. Suits my needs. Gas. the power mac g5 "dual core" ran so hot it had to be watercooled and the water coolers were made by loving Delphi Automotive so they just leaked all over the computers and ruined them after a few years
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Jul 2, 2016 08:47
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