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SIM Curly · 04-16-2013, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro_Corvette

Not a bad Idea.

Not a bad idea at all honestly even though how crazy it sounds.

dkp2LT · 04-16-2013, 04:07 PM

Mount them to some glasses & call them the Google Redneck Glasses.

trewyn15 · 04-16-2013, 05:51 PM

lol I have a gopro... maybe i'll try that

05stram · 04-16-2013, 06:01 PM

I use both HP and I am currently on my MacBook Pro - the new Pros have flash memory drives. I upgraded my current Pro to a SSD drive which help it tremendously. The problem with the Mac is most people believe the marketing hype, the MacBook is essentially a PC with an Ebios with Apples own edition of BSD as the operating system. I use mine for surfing the web at home but if you buy HP buy the Elite series, The ones we buy come with a 3 year warranty with an option to extend them to 4. I do not believe we have ever been offered an Elitebook with a one year warranty. I went from the 85 series to the 65 series this time just because I liked the cases better. I had my current 6570 optioned with an SSD drive, 16GBs of memory, and a 512GB SSD drive and the thing flies. It actually smokes my Mac booting up.
I have just one word of advice on deciding - if you are used to Windows and do not want to "hunt" down comparable programs to make you happy on the Mac then stay with a Windows based PC. Also a word to the wise PCs and notebooks are moving away from BIOS architectures to UEFI and this is relatively new to both the PC world and coming soon to the Mac. So shop wisely when choosing a machine with UEFI as it has not been a clean implementation. Some manufacturers are selling bricks as soon as the OS updates the UEFI is keeping the machines from booting. So choose wisely.

05stram · 04-16-2013, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SIM Curly

I'm ready to throw it against the wall and run it over multiple times

The 8520p I just replaced was five years old and never failed to boot or perform one day.

chathen613 · 04-16-2013, 06:20 PM

I have the 13" Pro w/ retina display with 500gb flash, 2.5GHz i5, and 8gb memory.. absolutely love it! Whatever model you go for, definitely go for solid state. It's a game changer in speed and quietness

04-16-2013, 05:51 PM	#73
trewyn15 Drives: 2004 Monte Carlo LS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 2,414	lol I have a gopro... maybe i'll try that __________________ 2004 Monte Carlo LS - 1966 AMC Rambler Rebel Classic - 2000 Trans Am WS6

04-16-2013, 06:20 PM	#76
chathen613 Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Detroit Metro Posts: 216 View My Garage	I have the 13" Pro w/ retina display with 500gb flash, 2.5GHz i5, and 8gb memory.. absolutely love it! Whatever model you go for, definitely go for solid state. It's a game changer in speed and quietness __________________ 2010 2LT RS Black w/ Synergy Green Stripes My ride: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242142

04-16-2013, 04:07 PM	#72
dkp2LT Drives: '11 2SS, '11 C6 GS, '04 MDX Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kearney, MO Posts: 2,907	Mount them to some glasses & call them the Google Redneck Glasses.

04-16-2013, 06:01 PM	#74
05stram Drives: 2013 RS - 2013 2SS/RS - 1971 RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,027	I use both HP and I am currently on my MacBook Pro - the new Pros have flash memory drives. I upgraded my current Pro to a SSD drive which help it tremendously. The problem with the Mac is most people believe the marketing hype, the MacBook is essentially a PC with an Ebios with Apples own edition of BSD as the operating system. I use mine for surfing the web at home but if you buy HP buy the Elite series, The ones we buy come with a 3 year warranty with an option to extend them to 4. I do not believe we have ever been offered an Elitebook with a one year warranty. I went from the 85 series to the 65 series this time just because I liked the cases better. I had my current 6570 optioned with an SSD drive, 16GBs of memory, and a 512GB SSD drive and the thing flies. It actually smokes my Mac booting up. I have just one word of advice on deciding - if you are used to Windows and do not want to "hunt" down comparable programs to make you happy on the Mac then stay with a Windows based PC. Also a word to the wise PCs and notebooks are moving away from BIOS architectures to UEFI and this is relatively new to both the PC world and coming soon to the Mac. So shop wisely when choosing a machine with UEFI as it has not been a clean implementation. Some manufacturers are selling bricks as soon as the OS updates the UEFI is keeping the machines from booting. So choose wisely.