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okenobi
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Well I for one, appreciate what Bally's trying to do. It's not supposed to be definitive. Perhaps the thread title is misleading. It's just for fun and out of an interest in what's what. Were none of you that inquisitive and enthusiastic in your younger days? I think the benches are interesting and I'd like to see more. Will it affect my decision on what to buy in the future? Maybe not. But it's still interesting to read.
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Of course. I'm still not that old now! I just find it futile comparing two different OS's that are designed to run on seperate hardware in an effort to prove which is 'fastest'. Title: Mac vs PC - The Definitive Test  _________________Twitter Blogflickr
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Bally, may I add to this?
Someone mentioned a comparison on video encoding might be good. I could shove Win 7 Pro on my Mac Pro over the weekend and see how handbrake fares ripping a movie from a DVD image on both Win 7 Pro and OS 10.6
It wouldn't be "fair" because OS X has been used for a few weeks and the Win 7 installation would be fresh...But it could be interesting to see...
If people would like me to do tests using other cross-platform free software, then I'll see what I can do (if Bally is OK with that?)
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bally199
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Yeah, sure Ben.
I'll download Handbrake tonight and try ripping a AVI file from a DVD or something.
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paulzolo
What's a life?
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Just noticed that Bally has spelt Michael Jackson incorrectly in his sig 
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timark_uk
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Heh, you're a fine one to comment on other people making spelling mistakes. (8+p Mark
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saspro
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Isn't Windows 7 still crippled on bootcamp?
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big_D
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There was a video driver problem, which can be bypassed, on the 27" iMac and W7 isn't officially supported, but there is a workaround for that too AFAIK.
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forquare1
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Don't know...Why would it be?
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finlay666
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Apple being Apple? Maybe the next update will allow Windows 7 to work so the Apple fanboys can show the world Windows isn't crippled _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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saspro
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Nick
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But he has spelt Micheal Jackson correctly. So it's okay?? _________________
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oceanicitl
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Was it not a proper quote then? If it was it would've been copied eh Paul  _________________Still the official cheeky one
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Zippy
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Forgive me for not understanding, but I've read this thread, and I am completely at a loss to what is being demonstrated. The OS speed?
Surely it's a matter of preference and depends on a ton of variables?
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oceanicitl
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*whispers* Amy it's a bloke thing, mine is better than yours and all that. Just leave them to it _________________Still the official cheeky one
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