If you buy these new Macs, I am going to laugh at you (Post no. 1)

    People who are diehard Apple fanboys can just quit this blog right now. Potentially triggering content is ahead.

     If you're a sane human being that can respect another person's opinion, even if you don't necessarily agree with what I have to say, here, then read on-wards. 

     My point of today's blog post is that well, any Macintosh computer with a manufacture date of anytime after June 2012 is a fashion accessory. You don't use a computer like this like PC users would to play games, since "nobody games on a Mac"(TM), and even if you tell me that this view is dated & obsolete, I say to you, "Okay, so you too love to live a little bit dangerously?" Besides, I know that most people that own Macs that game fall into one of two categories. People who only have a Mac as their one & only main PC, and people that play games on modern consoles or previous generations, which I believe the modern console generations as of current are the Sony PlayStation 5, Microsoft XBOX Series X/S, and the Nintendo Switch. 

    Yes, I know I'm discounting Apple Arcade, but I got out of the Apple fan scene long after I realized that I personally live too far away from a Starbucks to make it worth my while to stay in the Apple fan scene. Also, did you know that Starbucks is ditching the disposable cups in favour of a returnable cup? 

But, I've digressed long enough. Time to talk about new Macs that if you decide to give Apple any money whatsoever for them, I'm going to just shake my head, and wonder why you chose it in the first place if I figured you weren't someone who had a history of working in industries such as journalism, education, or art/design, or cinematography. 

Mac of Shame No.1: iMac or iMac Pro (all models 2013 and later)

  First up in my "fashion accessory" hall of infamy is any computer in the iMac or iMac Pro range of computers.

 

   To the untrained eye, this computer may appear to be a monitor. And this is regardless of whether you have an iMac or iMac Pro.

  Of course, in my not very informed opinion, the iMac and iMac Pro are the exact same computer, the iMac Pro model, when Apple offered it, however, was more the "business" version of the iMac and offered a higher price tag than the "iMac" and considering that both Macs are indeed Apple products, the price tag is high already. 

  I may crack a smile if you somehow decided on a Intel Mac, considering they are somewhat outdated when compared to the M1 Macs that I might consider you more of a joke of if you chose to pick that Mac.

Mac of Shame No. 2: Mac Mini (2013 or later)

    The Apple Mac Mini is the small form factor of the Mac, and can also be used for a server, which is a lot better idea than using a XServe, which was, loud, you had to keep it somewhere where it was relatively freezing all the time, and it would power on automatically since many organizations and businesses which employed Apple XServes when they were not obsolete pieces of hardware wouldn't want to have the tech in the server room run around and pushing power buttons on XServes if the power was restored in the event of a power failure, such as a blackout or brownout.

    However, since this is minimalist as such the Johnny Ive view of everything, particularly the 2013 model or later - I don't think I'll buy them, and if I learn someone bought them, I'll just laugh at them. 

Mac of Shame No. 3: Mac Pro (2013 model or later)

 

  The Apple Mac Pro, both the model that looks like the Trashcan, and the one that's "trying" to look like the design prior to when the Apple designers adopted the trashcan are both very ugly in my opinion. They are likely not very desirable computers in my opinion, and considering either have high price tags for potentially less-than-advertised performance, I think if I needed a new Desktop computer, I'd look to a different vendor than Apple, or if I didn't want an OEM computer that was OEM new out of box, I'd build/rebuild an older model, or if I absolutely need to have a new computer just so people can't accuse me of having obsolete junk around, I'd either pick the one that wasn't an Apple product which looked the most aesthetically pleasing in my opinion,or, just build it from the ground up myself, cherry-picking the parts, and not caring about what level of performance I get. I'm not looking for something which power drains my board and crypto-miners want to buy 100% of the stock of to power their mining farms, I just want something that will be the right one for whatever job I want to throw at it. 

Mac of Shame No. 4: MacBook Air (2013 model or later)

   If you want a MacBook that is low-cost, and would probably be enough for you to pack into a suitcase or bag so you could take it to do some quick work somewhere, then this is the computer for you. Even if I wanted to consider a new MacBook in 2022 (which is not only unlikely, but also improbable and impossible), then this is the one I would want to get. 

  Of course, this is not the only laptop on my list of Macs of Shame for those that I want to laugh at people for liking. 

Mac of Shame No. 5: MacBook Pro (2013 model or newer; especially so if you have an M1 or M2 model)

  Now, to go on record, I absolutely loved my MacBook Pro 2010 model, as it was likely the best Mac of the day when I bought it from Future Shop in New Minas in October 2010, and I personally didn't think there was anything wrong with someone who didn't go to Starbucks on a regular basis (this was prior to my decision to start drinking coffee every morning) owning a Mac. However, thanks to a sibling saying something, I two years into ownership of owning this computer now have realized that maybe this computer probably wasn't the best fit for me personally. Sure, I could make movies using iMovie and use the other iDVD functions to create lots of multimedia presentations which could be played on a TV later, however, this MacBook was a real turning point for me personally in a lot of ways. In one way, it was a re-introduction to the Mac environment that I had been basically introduced to in Grade Primary in Elementary School, and used pretty much throughout Middle School, and all throughout High School, and for some parts of college as well. 

  But unfortunately, not everything lasts forever. The novelty of running Microsoft Windows, be it Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and as of most recently, Windows 10, and of course some certain prior versions to XP of Windows by Microsoft thanks to emulation through the use of Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox eventually wore out. And, of course, my example of the Mac that I have can "theoretically" run Windows 11, however the 2010 model crashed with the code: WDF_DEVICE_VIOLATION, and after looking up what the code meant searching for it later, I realize now that it would be a waste of mental energy trying to have everything "work" in Boot Camp, and get the WDF_DEVICE_VIOLATION error code, or, simply just a waste of time in general having Windows 11 installed, but not have anything work in Boot Camp. 

  Maybe it is for the best that Apple removed Boot Camp capability from their newer model Macintosh computer line of products, which in turn, will likely secure my not returning to them as a customer, but I will likely be taking my business in the computer market elsewhere as long as I need a computer that can run anything I need it to do. And maybe I should spend more time around the type of people who are the "friends who don't let friends buy Apple hardware," since I doubt very highly that I will be very interested in ordering a brand-new MacBook or MacBook Pro.