Well, POE finally killed my Mac!!!

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Estherpest wrote:

I recently installed windows via bootcamp. It default starts in Windows and I can't figure out why. All you have to do is hold the option key during boot up and choose which OS to start up in. A bit of a pain, but you didn't need to reformat.

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justinloase wrote:

I know everyone hates Macs and think they are a waste of money and elitist, but I work in film and video and that is the best system for my line of work. Plus it just works without all the tweaking PC users have to do. Plus I'm stubborn Tbh. I like my Mac and that's that..not real happy with them in the last few years but I'm old and stuck in my ways.

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Zepidel wrote:

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justinloase wrote:

I know everyone hates Macs and think they are a waste of money and elitist, but I work in film and video and that is the best system for my line of work. Plus it just works without all the tweaking PC users have to do. Plus I'm stubborn Tbh. I like my Mac and that's that..not real happy with them in the last few years but I'm old and stuck in my ways.

The only reason to buy a mac is to make you liberal art major friends think you have good taste.

They use really terrible overpriced proprietary parts (you have to spend ~1-2k dollars to even see a model with an SSD for Christ sakes). Video editing programs are one of the things that take advantage of 8gb+ RAM and multi 6+ core CPU's, again something you wont see unless you shell out a ridiculous amount of cash on macs.

Oh and you cant play any game on a mac.

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justinloase wrote:

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Zepidel wrote:

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justinloase wrote:

I know everyone hates Macs and think they are a waste of money and elitist, but I work in film and video and that is the best system for my line of work. Plus it just works without all the tweaking PC users have to do. Plus I'm stubborn Tbh. I like my Mac and that's that..not real happy with them in the last few years but I'm old and stuck in my ways.

The only reason to buy a mac is to make you liberal art major friends think you have good taste.

They use really terrible overpriced proprietary parts (you have to spend ~1-2k dollars to even see a model with an SSD for Christ sakes). Video editing programs are one of the things that take advantage of 8gb+ RAM and multi 6+ core CPU's, again something you wont see unless you shell out a ridiculous amount of cash on macs.

Oh and you cant play any game on a mac.

And you sir are entitled to your opinion...

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derbefrier wrote:

I'll bite my tongue about the mac thing and try and offer a bit of advice. don't wait for a steam box. its just a PC with the steam OS installed instead of windows and you will be able to build your own machine for a hell of a lot cheaper than the most inexpensive version of the steam box. Its not hard at all either if you just take the time to do a little research and there's plenty of how to videos and forums to help you out with that stuff. The best thing about this is black friday and cyber Monday coming next month will bring tons of good deals to make it even cheaper!

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justinloase wrote:

In no way do I blame GGG for this!

I finally gave up on the Mac port and decided to take everyone's advice and install Windows 7 using Bootcamp. Everything seemed fine for a while but my computer suddenly stopped being able to revert back to Mac OS and would only reboot into Windows. I was forced to reset to factory settings and reinstall, luckily I backup a lot. I have spent the last 9 months struggling with this game on my Mac and it has finally taken its toll (on both me and my computer). Anyway, that's not important.

What is important is that I thank GGG for making such a great game that has been a joy to play, even with all the lags and desync. When I found this game I was looking for a game that was like Gauntlet and D&D and I found it. I'm am very sad to leave before release but I can't afford any more stress to my computer.

It's been a blast being part of my first gaming community and enjoying the best game I have ever played. Fanboy!

I'll most likely be back when the Steam Box comes out or I find another appealing alternative to Mac for gaming.

I wish all of you the best and I will see y'all soon enough,
Justin.


P.S.- Flamers and Trolls please do your best as it will make my Sabbatical easier.

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justinloase wrote:

I know everyone hates Macs and think they are a waste of money and elitist, but I work in film and video and that is the best system for my line of work. Plus it just works without all the tweaking PC users have to do. Plus I'm stubborn Tbh. I like my Mac and that's that..not real happy with them in the last few years but I'm old and stuck in my ways.

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Melkrow wrote:

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justinloase wrote:

I know everyone hates Macs and think they are a waste of money and elitist, but I work in film and video and that is the best system for my line of work. Plus it just works without all the tweaking PC users have to do. Plus I'm stubborn Tbh. I like my Mac and that's that..not real happy with them in the last few years but I'm old and stuck in my ways.

I can respect that.

See the post that Esterpest made, about holding down option key during bootup to select which OS.

In any case, I would highly advise against Steam Box, seems extremely limiting. You can get a pre-built computer that will run POE well for $300-400, heck even a laptop. We paid $350 for my wife's laptop, and it can run POE....but she mostly plays minecraft on it.

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Melkrow wrote:

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justinloase wrote:

I know everyone hates Macs and think they are a waste of money and elitist, but I work in film and video and that is the best system for my line of work. Plus it just works without all the tweaking PC users have to do. Plus I'm stubborn Tbh. I like my Mac and that's that..not real happy with them in the last few years but I'm old and stuck in my ways.

I can respect that.

See the post that Esterpest made, about holding down option key during bootup to select which OS.

In any case, I would highly advise against Steam Box, seems extremely limiting. You can get a pre-built computer that will run POE well for $300-400, heck even a laptop. We paid $350 for my wife's laptop, and it can run POE....but she mostly plays minecraft on it.