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spannu
10/13/09

In reply to Whoa, Best Buy Sells 30 Percent of the Computers in the US
All the Best Buys I've been to have nearly as large a selection as an Apple Store, and only twenty yards away is all the Jonas Bros. you could throw a stick at. Coincidence?
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badhatharry
10/13/09

@spannu: I would totally throw a stick at the Jonas Bros.
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
10/13/09

In reply to Whoa, Best Buy Sells 30 Percent of the Computers in the US
That's because Geek Squad copies, damages and misrepresents 29% of their PC sales.
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k2001
10/13/09

In reply to Whoa, Best Buy Sells 30 Percent of the Computers in the US
What wrong with Best Buy, the only problem I can find is the extended warranties and Geek Quad that don' know squat
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HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
10/13/09

@k2001: Add in the annoying salespeople who don't know dick about the product but will still badger you into that warranty, and that their prices aren't really that great compared with Fry's, Microcenter, TigerDirect/CompUSA, or Newegg, and you've just about got it.
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Hello Mister Walrus
10/13/09

@k2001: They are generally ok, but people hate them because they have a small number of blatantly unethical practices.
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Sticks Calhoun
10/13/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: My recent favorite was when visiting a Best Buy in Florida, they had two TVs set up advertising their color calibration service. The one on the left was "uncalibrated," while the one on the right "calibrated". The calibrated set looked much cleaner and sharper. Suspiciously cleaner and sharper!

I looked behind the TVs, and the uncalibrated set was connected by a coax cable while the calibrated set was connected by HDMI.

Nice, Best Buy. Nice.
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badhatharry
10/13/09

@Sticks Calhoun: My favorite was a GS guy trying to convince my girlfriend to buy a new laptop instead getting her screen fixed under warranty.
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Homerjay is utterly alone.
10/13/09

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I'm proud to be the majority.
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Tawnie is saving no daylight
10/13/09

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well that would mean 70% of Americans are smart enough to stay away from best buy. I avoid them if at all possible.
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OCEntertainment
10/13/09

@tawnieknight@gmail.com looking for a google wave: When you phrase it like that, I suddenly question the legitimacy of the study.

I have very little hope in humanity.
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Nick
10/13/09

In reply to Whoa, Best Buy Sells 30 Percent of the Computers in the US
i guess it makes sense. laptops are overtaking desktops in the PC market and you don't really build your own. now tell me how many folks buy desktops vs how many build. well, scratch that. that will just quantify classes of people.
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Aloof
09/08/09

In reply to Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide
One of the things I didn't expect was losing Appletalk. The RIP we use in our office can only connect via AT (it's not THAT old either, mind you). I was freaking the fuck out last week trying to get a workaround up and running.

I settled on sharing the printer on the RIP System itself and then connecting to that through Bonjour. It actually works BETTER than it used to. Go figure.
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VikasNarballs
09/07/09

In reply to Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide
Come on everybody. In the immortal words of Rodney King, "Can't we all get along?". I'm running both OS'es and each has it's strengths and weaknesses. But just like phone's and gadgets everyone has their preferences. So to each his/her own. Just my two cents.
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KitDentatus
09/06/09

In reply to Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide
I have bee using Apple and Microsoft OS's for 15 years; I make my living with them. I am amused when I read these "religious" arguments over which company/products are better. OS X and Vista/Windows 7/Windows 2008 all have their pros an cons and you need to pick the one that best fits the "mission". I run Fusion 2 on my Macs and VMware workststion on my PCs so the line of OS exclusivity is disappearing anyway. Stop fighting and play nice!
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HopeKnunder
09/06/09

In reply to Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide
No incompatibility list? Point of order: No Snow Leopard for those who edit FCP with Sony SxS flash cards. Major hurdle.... Why no mention from Giz?
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matt buchanan
09/06/09

@HopeKnunder: Forgot that one, but added it. Thanks!
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OMG! Ponies!
09/05/09

In reply to Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide
Jeez, Gizmodo! Suck much Apple cock lately?

You guys are nothung but a bunch of MAC fanboys! Every time I come here its Apple this and MAC that. You guys NEVER!!! give ANY coverage to Microsoft! EVER! All I see on this stupid website is ALL APPLE! liek Steve Jobs invented the goddam wheel or something.

WAKE UP! MAC is a company that just wants your money$$$$ Do you think the Almighty Jobs gives a rats ass about making people happy! No! He's in his gigantic mansion counting his moneys and laughing at retards like you who give him free press!

Just ONCE I'd like to see some articiles about Microsoft that arent making fun of MS or something like that. STOP JERKING OFF STEVE JOBS AND WRITE STUFF LIKE A REAL REPORTERS!!!!
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Nicholas Mills
09/05/09

@OMG! Ponies!:

see the giant windows 7 feature below this article on the main page? or in too much of a hurry to complain on the internet.
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Seiven
09/05/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Did you see the Windows 7 complete guide right next to this article? I'm just saying...it was there.
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elvisml2
09/05/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Not everyone seams to get your humor.
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MrBangBam
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: STFU M$ FANBOY. BTW WHERE CAN I BUY MAC STOCK?

I TRIED M. MC. MAC. MCA. AC. CA. A. C.
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Mactopia
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Shhhhhhh! you whine too much about Mac contents. If you don't like the mac articles, skip them! Its as simple as that.
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20GB
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Okay, I've finally decided to heart you. I know, it was long overdue, but when I've read enough of your comments to easily detect your sarcasm when others still fail to, I knew it was time.
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drocha184
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I see what you did there.
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Kaiser-Machead
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Yeah? Well cry me a fuckin' river! MAC? I didn't know a cosmetic companies made fuckin' computers! You're slippin' my man. You used to be cool. Now you just got all whiny and shit and making fun of Steve Jobs' pancreas and livin la vida fuckin' loca with your Windows 7 and your Sony Vaios and your Star Wars tattoos. You finally broke the last straw my man. You need to straighten the fuck out and fly right! Goodbye forever!*

"Goodbye forever" may not actually be forever, as short attention span may undo the permanence of said phrase
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HyMinded
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Yeah man! Windows rulez and Mac droolz!

/face palms (sarcasm wasted)
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Brian Chrismon
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Really man? Is this phony war between Apple and all the other computers in the world really going on? The bottom line is and always will be that a computer is a tool (not the same kind of "tool" as OMG! Ponies!). If you need a Mac or some incarnation there of to do what you do then buy a mac, if you need a pc clone of some sort to get the job done then buy one (or build one) of those. If you can do the job with either and money isn't an issue then buy a Mac or a very high end nice PC. What sets macs apart from the endless seas of cheap pc's isnt't just OSX it's also the fact that (and of course there are exceptions) generally Apple chooses excellent hardware for their machines. Apple's computers DO cost more on the whole but there IS a reason. Also on the "alimighty jobs in his mansion" bit, ummmmmmm what about Gates duder? They are all the same, some geeks got lucky and were in the right town and the right time in history, don't hate on them because they got rich off providing us all with things we want. If you are mad that Job's is rich or Gate's is even richer then stop buying products that feed their respective empires. Of course if you really want to boycott make sure you know exactly how far and deep those empires reach.

Word
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heimbachae
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: simple answer: you don't like it, don't comment.

p.s. PCs suck.
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Jsembower
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: (sniffle, tear). I miss your witty banter around these parts. I enjoyed this one immensely. Shall we tell them you aren't trolling?
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Marvin Effing
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Wow! Someone got something stuck hís ass.
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SAMANTHA_POHL
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I used to read your posting, but now you melt insubstantially and simple. No cool.
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liddil101
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: what about that giant winblows 7 article just below the apple snow leopard?

or what about all of these articles below?

[gizmodo.com]

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SAMANTHA_POHL
09/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I used to read you, now you turn insubstantial and biased. No cool.
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lostarchitect
09/07/09

@OMG! Ponies!: wow. there is a lot of sarcasm appreciation fail in the responses to this comment.
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
09/07/09

@lostarchitect: Sigh. yeah, seems a bunch never read his humor. Ah, but look at the traffic he generates!
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(Starman) Bastille
09/07/09

@OMG! Ponies!: You are very lucky no one else knows about your secret blog but only a few of us. ;)
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bma2192
09/07/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Well... I dont think that Jobs would be able to get anybody's money unless he was succeeding at making customers happy-- if the tech wasn't noteworthy, Im pretty sure it wouldn't be an issue... and last time I checked, MS wanted all my money too. In fact, they still OWN 90% of the computer market, right? --and yes, Ive never owned a mac... been a pc guy all these years, but sheesh--

Ok, Steve... I defended you-- can I please have a 15' mac book pro so I can publicly defect from PC's ? Doesn't hurt to ask:)
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bma2192
09/07/09

@bma2192: ah... SARCASM. I get it--
hard to pick up on that when I can't actually HEAR your voice... didnt realize that I would have to "get to know" the other STAR posters on this site on a deep and personal level in order to leave a simple comment. I check the site for news every day... but I dont LIVE in here, so my apologies for not hearing your inner voice:) --oh, and there's stuff outside your house called sun-light... I try to get some between posts.
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bigosaballer
09/08/09

@OMG! Ponies!: WOW this is the most entertaining thread I've read in a while. The best/most ironic parts are that people keep hating and hating even after other people have repeatedly pointed out the sarcasm, and that Ponies is the one who keeps approving all of the hate comments. Amazing, Ponies.
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MrBangBam
09/08/09

@bma2192: Last time I checked, mythbusters proved sunlight BUSTEEEDD.
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Matt
09/05/09

In reply to Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide
"Tablet of Contents" - Freudian slip?
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matt buchanan
09/05/09

@Matt: Oh, you have no idea.
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cfs
09/05/09

In reply to Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide
Sigh, you can't mount HFS (not HFS+) volumes read-write anymore. Which sucks for people who run emulators.
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Sam
09/05/09

In reply to Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide
200k Views in the Windows 7 Complete guide while the Snow Leopard has only 3k? I call shenegians for that
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G-Ram
09/05/09

@Sam: That's because people who use Windows need help.
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Wilson Rothman
09/05/09

@G-Ram: Nice guess. It's actually because we have run the Windows 7 Guide before, and the Snow Leopard guide is shiny and new.
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G-Ram
09/06/09

@Wilson Rothman: I figured as much. It gets confusing though when I know I've seen an article previously, and then it pops back to the front page as if it was new (new date/time).

I think "wtf? didn't they post that last week?"
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eXo
09/03/09

In reply to OnLive Beta Now Streaming Spectacular Games to Crappy PCs/Macs
My current video card cost me $150 and my cpu/board combo would be about $250 these days. So for a total cost of about $500 I have a quad core machine with an ATI HD5870 that runs Crysis in ultra high mode at 86 frames per second.

With this set-up I can buy any game I like, play it whenever I like (net connection be damned), and never have to deal with lag. Not to mention the added benefits of the processor speed when doing work and other useful things like using it as my media server.

This service will be subscription based and while I don't know the exact cost, $15-20 per month is very likely- and there may even be a start-up fee.

So in two years you will have paid more than the price of the computer. Some may argue that 2 years is enough time for a machine to become completely outdated, although I would then point out that I have had my quadcore q6600 processor and board for just over two years, and the only part I have upgraded in the past two years was the video card.

Short story - isn't it cheaper and a better investment to just buy/build a machine?
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HAZman27
09/03/09

@eXo: Really now? You have a video card that hasn't even been released yet, and you bought it for half of it's speculated price?
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CustomFirmware
09/03/09

@eXo:

Oh hai there! I like you're imaginary video card you have! Especially with it's imaginary price!
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eXo
09/09/09

@HAZman27: apologies, I have the 4870. Although this comment is now old enough that i doubt any one will see this correction.
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