Correlation of VW drivers to Mac Users

[OEM G60]

I'm gonna stick up for my iPhone here!! I honestly have not had a problem with it...they may be common but i don't really care, they work well, never had a reception problem and i live in a semi-rural area, with Telstra 3G... The touch screen works really smoothly, the battery lasts more than long enough....
Same goes for my iMac, took a bit of getting used to after using PC's, but it is so simple when you're used to it, i've got MS office on it so i'm not missing out there...

To say iPods are lacking certain things when compared to walkman's may be fair enough, but i think you've got to look at what an iPod can do that a walkman couldn't.....Don't exactly have to carry a back pack full of cassettes or CDs around with you for a start.

I think Macs and VW's are well designed, nice to look at and nice to operate. My PC feels clumsy, cheap and awkward after using my iMac, bit like driving a Hyundai after an R32

<putting my flame suit on>

[Preen59]

To say iPods are lacking certain things when compared to walkman's may be fair enough, but i think you've got to look at what an iPod can do that a walkman couldn't.....Don't exactly have to carry a back pack full of cassettes or CDs around with you for a start.

I think Macs and VW's are well designed, nice to look at and nice to operate. My PC feels clumsy, cheap and awkward after using my iMac, bit like driving a Hyundai after an R32

<putting my flame suit on>

I think the point being made was that ipods, while coming forward in leaps and bounds in some areas, completely lack basic items much earlier, more basic portable music players had as standard. They are also nowhere near the best portable media player (and i stress media player) out there. There are better options for the same or less money that support more file types, are smaller, lighter, sound better and are in my opinion, easier to use.

I have no issues with my PC at all. It has worked flawlessly since the day I built it. With the exception of the rear fan failing.. Which I was able to buy a GENERIC replacement for, for very little money AND fit it myself.

[OEM G60]

That's fair enough mate, i don't even use the iPod on my phone much, and very rarely feel the need to have music in my ears whilst walking around to be honest. I actually don't like the concept of downloading music myself, i can see it's benefits but it kind of takes the fun out buying music for me, i've bought vinyl for years, it's much more of a buzz to go and dig and find a rare record and have a nice big piece of artwork to go with it. Plus there is no competition to sound quality imo.
I can't moan about my PC too much either, but it just isn't as much of a pleasure to use as the Mac, maybe a bit more like the difference between Festool and Makita. But like i said before, i like having both, i love using CAD on my PC.

[Tux]

I genuinely enjoy reading some of these comments but still dont understand the 'hate'. Don't get me wrong...I do have frustrations with some of my apple gear as I do with my GTI. I honestly do believe that 'some' people try to seem 'cool' by knocking iPhones and iPods. The stupid idea that Apple product owners are brainwashed into buying them is something that is beyond me. Maybe it's a Ford V Holden kind of thing.

I'm no audiophile ( I actually said that to a pimply sales kid in JB once and he backed away) so the sound quality of my iPhone is all I require.

Btw, I even have an iPad. It was a Christmas gift and it is something I have used every day since.

[OEM G60]

I genuinely enjoy reading some of these comments but still dont understand the 'hate'. Don't get me wrong...I do have frustrations with some of my apple gear as I do with my GTI. I honestly do believe that 'some' people try to seem 'cool' by knocking iPhones and iPods. The stupid idea that Apple product owners are brainwashed into buying them is something that is beyond me. Maybe it's a Ford V Holden kind of thing.

Yeah i think maybe it's just the whole 'i' marketing thing that has got up alot of peoples noses, and not the actual phones/computers? i found it a bit annoying that lots of other companies were latching onto it, like iSnack etc etc. It is kind of a Ford v Holden thing but Mac's are better at some things than PC's and PC's are better at some things than Mac's (Mac's for Graphics, PC's for engineers).