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I have a mazdaspeed 3 and loving it. I hope this doesn't affect the speed3s

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Okay,...

FOR ALL those bitching about 5hr battery life and high price...

it's 5 HOUR TALK TIME.. not total battery life. My treo has like 3.5 hours of talk time.. 5 hours is not too bad.,

and PRICE... LOOK AT WHAT THIS THING DOES! I won't list everything because it's astounding. the price point is PRETTY GOOD ACTUALLY. Yes... 500-600 dollars is expensive but not for it's functionality.

On i side note... the older i get, the more i realize that the world is full of idiots. No wonder there's still racism, prejudice, wars, hate. It's because there are so many people that are ignorant and misinformed...

Macs as a gaming platform have always been lacking in comparison to PCs. That's a fact. There's no denying that at all. As a mac user (former PC but converted in 1999) that was my biggest gripe. But, there are mac versions for pretty much all it's windows counterparts for productivity software. And if there isn't a mac version, there's another software that could at least do the same thing.

Now with the introduction of the Intel macs and especially this new MacPro, apple users now have access to a plethora of windows based video games, whether starting up in windows XP through boot camp or running parallels within OSX. Studies have shown that performance is not totally compromised and keeps pace with it's PC counterparts. So the discussion of "is Mac a good gaming platform" needs to be a little more specific. Are the new macs a good gaming platform? Yes. Will gamers buy macs in order to play PC games. Highly doubtful. Until Apple introduces a lower priced computer that can still play games well, i doubt gamers would flock to it. You have to shell out the money to get a high end system to play the high end games.

So going back again. MacPros are not meant for gaming. It doesn't mean it can't do it well. The majority of Pro users work in an art related field, especially video editing, graphic design, audio recording/mixing and other creative endeavors. That doesn't go to say that PCs can't do all that but Macs are just the majority when it comes to the creative field. There's no denying that just like there's no denying that mac used to be a horrible gaming system.

So yeah, the new MacPros are an amazing announcement for the people in the creative field. The fact that it can also stomp when it comes to gaming is just the cherry on top.

p.s. #87 pixelator

Macs are quite durable and worth it's penny in the long run. Sure you get a low end imac or some shit and the computer will choke in 4 years but if you get a high end powermac... i guarantee 4 years later you can still do professional work on it. I had a powermac g4 450mhz 2nd generation and 4.5 years later i was still working professionally on it. I then bought a 2nd generation dual 1.8 g5 and 2.5 years later i'm still working professionally on it and don't plan on upgrading for at least another year. My fellow artists out there that are power users have similar stories with their computers. Of course if you want to keep up as a power user, you'll want to upgrade every 1.5 to 2 years but most people won't be doing that.

I won't be talking smack about PCs and their lastability because i've stopped using PC computers in 1999. I can only justify the Mac's ability to be worth every penny.

I GOT SOO EXCITED after seeing the world of starcraft posting..

but then realized it was april fools...

now i am so upset