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I use a Mac at work, and I have, essentially, three problems. The biggest problem as I run up against it all the time is the mouse tracking. I tried switching
by req2 17y ago
I use a Mac at work, and I have, essentially, three problems.
The biggest problem as I run up against it all the time is the mouse tracking. I tried switching mice, Microsoft's Intellimouse software for Mac, and finally settled for a custom setting widget that lets me boost the mouse speed to 10x (!) that allowed by the default controls. This is a bit of a personal thing, but I like sensitive mice, and I dislike needing to move my arm to cross the screen. The weird acceleration curve that I am stuck with is very frustrating.
The second problem is Mac support. If I find something on the internet, it usually has a Windows version. And a Linux port. And maybe someone ported it to Mac. It's not always a problem, but it happens often enough that I don't want to reinvent the wheel to try a new program and I wish I were using another OS.
The third problem is cost- $1200 for 8GB of RAM?
http://store.apple.com/us/memorymodel/ME_IMAC_AL_20_G3 http://store.apple.com/us/memorymodel/ME_IMAC_AL_20_G3
There are times when you don't need to go to Apple for hardware, but when you do, you get taken to the cleaners, and that's after spending quite a bundle on the software.
- dangrover 17y agoYou can buy RAM for Macs from non-Apple sources for much cheaper.
- jedwhite 17y agoThe multi-touch trackpad is a real boon for browsing and reading, but for anything pixel-related I find having an external optical mouse is useful still. Price is still the big issue all round - especially as PC hardware just keeps dropping.
- chrisbolt 17y ago8GB of RAM isn't exactly a great example though, 4GB DDR3 SODIMMs are expensive nearly everywhere. Going through Crucial is still almost $1k. http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=836DF3A7A5CA7304 http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=836DF3A...
- jhickner 17y agoAfter trying half a dozen solutions to fix the odd mouse acceleration curve, I found an app called SteerMouse that actually does the trick. If you're one of those odd people who's sensitive to this (like me) I'd definitely recommend it. http://plentycom.jp/en/steermouse/ http://plentycom.jp/en/steermouse/