Hard Core PC fanboy right here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's not even about the OS with me.

GO PC!!!!!!!!!!!

JEmlay

Nintendo. They can do no wrong.

Except for the Virtual Boy, that thing f*ing sucked.
And the Power Glove.
Oh, and especially Tingle.

Fuzz

I am not an Apple fanboy, but I'm often accused of being such. Apparently, praising their successes and criticizing their failures is a recipe for fanboyism.

t3knomanser

I like Apple products, but I try and steer clear of the flame wars.

Begun, these Flame Wars have

EBone

Huge Apple fanboy.....but I love the 360 as well. Its a weird fanboy life I lead.

matdevdug

i have fanboy tendancies for awsome new stuff but they never go for more than a week... i think i was an eeepc fanboy for like 2 weeks :P... doing nothing but finding games that work on it and wallpapers that are sized for it and distros that would work better on it and an aftermarket case...

urbanturban666

@Curves: hehe fanperson... you're a fanwoman!

Joseph

STARWARS

a_r

I don't think you're a fanboy if you like something that is simple, basic, supported, universal, powerful, and makes life so much sweeter.

I'm, of course, talking about command-line linux. Anything else is unworthy of your complete devotion.

(Apple will get there after they realize that it's "control" and "alt", not "command" and "option", among other small things)

Caidence

TF2 Fangirl to the death!

kadaj_sama

apple til i die.

hesse00

@mhlaxp: The first sign of being a lunatic is thinking you're perfectly fine.

I'm a fanboy of Canon cameras/lenses, as well as Hasselblad, Apple (to an extent), and Sunchips.

dwight-schrute

Nintendo fanboy; not really as I prefer PC games (loving tf2). Is there such as thing as a pc fanboy?

simmo

I loves me some fans. Hell, I can't even sleep without noise from a fan these days.

Xavoc

I own an iPhone, therefore I am accused by everyone I know of being a fanboy, and also I am thought to automatically know everything there is to know about Apple... it's ridiculous! M$ft Fo Life!

mcdonnr

I'm a fanboy of Apple products, taco trucks and Trek bikes made in the 80's. Not necessarily in that order :D

smackswell

If I bash on the 360, I am called a Sony fanboy. If I bash on Sony, I am called a 360 fanboy. If I bash on the Wii, I am called a @#$%&**@#!@!@#@#@ fanboy. I own all 3....go fugure....

Mr.SithNinja

I am a Gizmodo fanperson.

Curves

I'm not a fanboy, but I do sometimes judge brands on the performance of other products I've owned from a company.

Metkis

I'm a business man. If there is an opportunity, I'll jump on it.

Joseph

Admitting to being a fanboy is like admitting to being a lunatic. But hey, in this culture being proud of your own ignorance apparently qualifies you to be president, so whatever.

And I have been accused of being a fanboy, mostly by your Apple fanboys who can't stand someone suggesting x Apple product may not be perfect. And just to make sure I say "fanboy" enough times in this post, fanboy.

mhlaxp

One could say I'm a Sony Ericsson fanboy. God, they make good phones!

NightBlade

I defend what ever I buy just so I don't think I wasted money even if I did.

seldon452

Im a fanboy of the zune guy. Its the only reason I clicked on the link.

lazerpenguin

Hi I'm Alex, and I'm a Fanboy. What?? Wasn't here the Fanboyholics meeting???

My bad.

elnzaod

I guess I would since I'm a big fan of Nintendo and their games.

@xzenkx: I agree I can't get enough of the Legend of Zelda series.

Emiat

I'm a fanboy of girls. I also really like peanut butter & jelly, Mega Man, cartoons, and Bob Dylan.

Rabid Penguin

Uhm, FanBOI kthxbai.

And yea, there's so much Apple love from the editors here one would think they secretly gifted you some "iNeckMassagers."

berribrand

Only a fanboy of cynicism ... it's all crap.

GeekyNerdGuy

I'm against fanboyism

shorty6049

I do consider myself a fanboy to some degree. I'm a fanboy of the iPhone, PC's/Microsoft, Nintendo, and Marvel. But if anything I think I'm more of an "anti-fanboy", usually taking more of a stance against one thing as opposed to a stance for it's competitor. I'm anti-Mac, anti-PS3, and anti-hardcore fanboys. Yeah, I'm weird. I know.

Dj75728

i'am an Rx-7 fanboy

theorieofself

If the poll doesn't come out to be at least 90% between option 1 and 2, I call bullshit.

shenanigans61

I'm not an apple fanboy :D

JuiceDaddy

No. I am not a fanboy. I am a fanGIRL. Of Miyamoto! <3 The Legend of Zelda

xzenkx

I consider myself fairly unbiased but you guys (ed's contributors, etc.) are really biased towards Apple. It would be great if your articles were a little bit more fair.

cipotefello

I'm an apple fanboy :D

tripplehelix

Apple fanboy and Team Fortress 2 fanboy.

Damn proud of it.

3qM

i used to be a nintendo fanboy i stoped like 3 month ago now the sun is brighter the flowers smell good the trees are greener and i bought a PS3

mpar

Not a fanboy, but I am an OS/2(eComstation) zealot.

crenquis

I'm glad to see people, including myself, are honest enough with themselves to realize their fanboyism.

Jamezspot

I wouldn't call myself a fanboi.
I am a repeat customer of Apple & VW. They seem to deliver consistent products that meet my needs, budget & expectations.
I am a bit of an evangalist looking to convert others to my beliefs.
I do accept that your product choices will be different than mine.
I try not to participate in flame wars or feed trolls.

rexplex

Valve fanboi. My fanboyism really doesn't stretch outside the realm of software.

Kymeira

@Mr.SithNinja:

Exactly. That is what either ruins these discussions, or at times makes them amusing. You get to read comments from a bunch of yops acting like they are 10 years old and mom wouldn't give them a cookie so they cry.

Ham_Sandwich

I'm a total Apple fanboy. I used to work for Rogers, so I'm a complete GSM fanboy aswell! If I really like something I'll follow it and talk to people about it... alot. :P

jlindenbaum

I hate fanboys. Especially admitted fanboys. It's like admitting you're an ignorant fool. And you know something, I can't stand ignorant fools.

Anyways, I have everything from the PS3 and the 360 to the iPhone to the Alienware running XP. I stick to what I like and don't base it on blind brand loyalty(i.e. fanboy).

There's positives and negatives to every gadget out there... Key is to find the one that works best for you. Just because it works best for you doesn't make it or the company that made it, the holy freakin' grail. Annnnd, you definitely don't need to defend it at every freakin' whim.

This rant is aimed mostly at Apple sheep and to a lesser extent, 360 drones... Shut your yappers.

/rant

SkoGoody

People used to accuse me of being a Nintendo fanboy. Until I handbag-slapped them all with my Gamecube.

Srsly, I have an iPod Classic, 360, Wii, DS, GC and PS2. That's all the major bases covered.

Collins1

I'm an Intel and ATI fanboy.

The latter stems from being a 3dfx fanboy -- since nvidia quenched 3dfx, I avoid nvidia when possible.

jrronimo

My only problem with any fanboy is that they take any comment that might be ever so slightly derogatory and go into full nuclear mode. Even if it is something like "I disagree with you, sir. I don't feel that the Wii can generate the same level of graphical detail or processing power as the PS3 or 360 and therefore I seriously doubt that you will see GTA4 on the Wii."You typicaly get a response of "Go @#$% yourself you retarded fanboy troll!"

Maybe it's just at me tho....

Mr.SithNinja

Where's the FanGirl option? (Jezzies read Gizmodo, too, you know.)

NotAppealing

well the fact that we are participating in this tells me were a big writhing group of something... fanboys, futurists, s&m aficionados, whatever. but personally, i check this site and several other mac only rumor sites on an hourly basis, i'll take it a step up im a fan head... oh and this is for zune tattoo guy.... you should've shopped around for mp3 players b4 getting stuck with that brown brick and now ink on your arm... noone would think twice about a zen tattoo even if it is an inferior product without a capacitive touch screen and apples marketing goodness. also i hope its not your strong arm... (who else gets that one?)

johnthevulcan

I still have my old Sega Dreamcast connected to my TV. I may have been a fanboy of that just because it was so underrated.

Ham_Sandwich

I'm a gadgetboy. I have Mac and PC notebooks, PS3 and Wii at home, and an iPhone 3G with a WinMo phone as a backup. I like all of these except for WinMo which I think kind of sucks ass, but I won't be bitching at anyone who is more capable of being productive with it than I am. You like what you like.

Ham_Sandwich

I am a HateBoi and a UseBoi. If it doesn't work, hate it. If it does work, use it.

hypereric

Nope. The opposite, I think. I hold grudges. A company causes me grief, I am NEVER buying their products again.

I have an assortment of products, brand names mean nothing.

Lizard_King

I used to be a hardcore Nintendo fanboy...I can remember raving and ranting in boards about how superior the Gamecube was because of the amount of great content it had...

Alas, I now find myself more fond of the 360 these days. But I certainly take no side...so I guess I'm not really one anymore.

Oh, except X-men. I got they back!

Chromeo

I guess I might be a fanboy of Creative products. But I'm only commenting here to raise my voice against the above sin against humanity (that disgusting picture of He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named).

josejuan05

ahem.....except mobile me

hardisonthefloor

i absolutely love anything and everything that apple puts out.

hardisonthefloor

@Fuzz: awww I adore Tingle! Everytime I hear him say Kaloo Limpa, I giggle =)

xzenkx

Oh, and I'm a Fanboy of Logitech. As far as I'm concern, their products can do no wrong. If only they'd give Macs the diNovo Mini. :'(

ReynaldoRiv

@jlindenbaum: hope youre not a fanboy of rogers internet....

urbanturban666

No, I hate everything equally. I don't tend to stick to one think.

But my Strider collection is bigger than yours!!

spectator101

@simmo: Yes my friend, I've run into them all to often. I like Macs but I don't undercut PCs when they earn my respect. I've met some stupid people who hate Macs just for the sake of hating them.

They can't give me a substantial reason, they only rehash shit from the early 90's era of computing.

ReynaldoRiv

I'm a PIXAR fanboy, but that's because they shit gold and sweat rose dew.

Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish

Asus baby :D i love my M50, best notebook i've ever owned

rockapocalyptic

One of my Photoshop entries was Wing Commander with a Mac in the cross-hairs. I'm a bit of a hater.

OMG! Ponies! Deservs It

Fanboy yes

star wars, apple

two_ocelots

I'm pro consumer, thus not a fanboy. Purely self-interest since I myself am a consumer. Fanboys on the other hand are anti-themselves. Fanboyism (and brand-loyalty in general) allows businesses to profit more at our expense. Rather than being forced to deliver superior products at superior prices to stay on top of the competition, they can instead rely on the sheep that flock to their brand name.

lifterus

Here's how my fanboyery works:

"Oh wow, Sonic '06 looks good!"

After reading reviews:

"Wow, that can't be right, I gotta check it out for myself!"

After buying the game at full price and beating it:

"Hey this isn't that bad. Money well spent!"

Then, after playing Sonic Adventure 2 for a bit and coming back to Sonic '06:

"What the fuck is this?!"

Repeat endlessly, with hopefully Sonic Unleashed breaking that cycle.

ViewtifulJason

There is something much worse than loving a company/brand/product blindly and for no reason: hating a company/brand/product blindly for no reason.

Honestly, I hate those stupid assholes who won't buy a Mac (or a PC) simply because they are shitfaces wanting to spite people or because they think they are a rebel by going against popular opinion. Arrogant morons is what they are.

Okay, I'm done.

ACDlite

Yeah, Chuck Palahniuk.

mricpx

Anti-fanboy fanboy should be an option. I am a fanboy of making fun of the naive apple fanboys.

marm0lade

I like Apple, but I don't think I'm a fanboy. I mean, I prefer Macs over PCs in most cases, and I love my iPhone, but that doesn't make me a fanboy, does it? I don't drool over Steve Jobs, if that's what you mean.

ACDlite

i am a microsoft and google fanboi; however i don't bash the other companies. (i'm planning on getting an iphone, and would love to see microhoo become a reality) Vista Rocks (best OS EVER!), My Zune rocks, Office 2007 rocks; Microsoft Tablet technology really Rocks!!!. Gmail is awesome; as is Google search.
Apple not so much (good products = OSX, Iphone; bad products = macbook, imac, mac mini) Yahoo just kinda sucks in general right now but i think if M$ bought/merged with them then they'd both be better off.

hoffmanbike

Nintendo, Canon (cameras and lenses), Steinway & Sons, Sun Microsystems, iPhone (but not Apple itself), Roland (Instruments)

markarian

I guess I could be considered an Apple fanboy by others but I don't consider myself one. I mean I just own several Macs and iPods. And um I quote Steve Jobs a lot. And ummmm I cry when I have to use Windows... and also when someone puts an ugly case or stickers on an iPod/iPhone/MacBook(Pro). Oh and I think OS X is absolutely perfect. And I hate freetards almost as much as Windows fanboys.

MrHaroHaro

oh and giz... please stop burning all our eyes with another hideous picture of (as someone commented before me) "He-who-shall-not-be-named"... PLEASE!!!

Crispus

this ones gonna stand out from all lol... i'm a naruto fanboy... such an amazing show...

Crispus

@ACDlite: The people who hate a company/brand/product have good reasons. I'll use my self for example. I refuse to buy apple products because I don't want to be ASSOCIATED with 99% of the people who use apple products. You know, the ignorant conformists who do not base their purchases on their actual needs, costs, features, usability, etc. They buy apple because they don't like microsoft, they are wanna-be hipsters, or both.

And it's not even like I dislike apple products. I think a lot of them are great! It's just that their users are so completely ignorant and simultaneously pompous that I will have zero association with it.

I am know alone in this mentality either.

marm0lade

I'm an Apple fanboy, StarWars Fanboy (Ask the collection of NIB Action Figures taking up half my closet), and Lego fanboy...you can't imagine how I felt when I found Giz.

michaelwiggins

im not a fan boy atleast i dont think so...i have a macbook pro and an iPhone and soon will be getting a Mac Pro...but does this really constitute me as a fanboy...i like Apple products...they are good products and ive never had a problem with their customer service...they may not be as cheap as most other products but ill take quality over quantity any day not to mention the disaster that was vista...and OSX is by far the easiest most awesome OS ever i had PC's most of my life and didnt have one mac product til the launch of of the first iPhone... although i wont fight that guy who throws dirt on steve jobs' name i will defend apple products in the never ending Mac vs PC debate...

reas0n

I hate everyone equally. Microsoft's hardware is crap, Sony's so paranoid about piracy that you can't use their consoles to their full potential, and Nintendo can kiss my ass since I don't even consider the Wii to be a current gen system (Hello! its a PS2 with a motion controller that doesn't even play DVDs!).

Sadly... I own all three systems.

Woden501

Would you like to get cooler now?

Valicious

I'm mostly an Apple fanboy but a little bit of a Nintendo fanboy.

CarbonatedWater

@marm0lade: I agree wholeheartedly - I hate the assumption that i'm in the Cult just because my laptop is a Powerbook.

While I use a mix of mac and PC, I wish I could choose just one, neither will be everything for me for a bit (c'mon Garmin - get Project Bobcat working as good as Mapsource!)

Lizard_King

distinctly female. :3

MuchJokes

No I eventually hate everything.

Crowbot

i am a fanboy of star wars oviously Microsoft, windows, x games, halo, metal gear, beer, and gizmodo

killermicrobe

+ Watch video

Darth Fadar

i prefer the term fanman

Darth Fadar

@marm0lade:

Hey give us more than 1%

Think of all the people who use Apple products for work (like me) I am the farthest thing from a hipster as you can get

I know who you are talking about when you say people buy products just to have them, but there has to be those kind of people with every product. not JUST apple. I am sure there are a lot of D bags that use WIndows, look at Zune guy

FutureBear

I probably am.. of something. Couldn't identify what yet.
But yeah, most people have a raging, sometimes sleeping fanboy inside.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

yes.

apple
gaming
star wars

FutureBear

OH YES! I'm definitely a Fanboy(girl)

I am a fanboy of..
Sex..
Dildos..
GAMING (screw the debates of ps3/xbox, i'm a fan of both)
Kittens
and did I mention Dildos?

VSorceress

@ViewtifulJason: You and me.

We are the same.

.endejas.

Firefox
Blackberry
Tivo
Lego

Denver80203

@marm0lade:

I'll use my self for example. I refuse to buy apple products because I don't want to be ASSOCIATED with 99% of the people who use apple products. You know, the ignorant conformists who do not base their purchases on their actual needs, costs, features, usability, etc.

Funny, I always thought the conformist was exactly that, the one who made buying decisions in order to associate (or not) with groups of people, vs. just buying what you like and the hell with what anyone else thinks or does.

frigg

@.endejas.:

+5 falling down reference

godwhacker

@Mr.SithNinja: Not all fanboys/girls or really any mixture of the above mentioned 2 are like that, I myself can't really be bothered to argue about anything since guitar hero came out, because ya, people do go into full nuclear mode sometimes.

DozeUser

@simmo: I would say that there could be a such thing as a PC fanboy strictly from a gaming sense. Also yes TF2 excellent game, Pyro fan right here.

DozeUser

I like boobs does that count?

GhandeezWarPath

This is gonna seem weird but Zombies. I own so many zombie movies, games comic books, hell even a few novels, zombies are awesome

DozeUser

im a fangirl of faeries and stupid jokes. hahaha

Amiash is walking (again)

Giz fanboy. Can't stand Engadget. (Wait, can one be a fanboy to a blog?)

alexmg2420

No, I'm not a fanboy. I'm an otaku.

Kodai1

Seems to me like Apple and Nintendo are the most popular "fan-person" idols...

Chromeo

Gotta luv the macs =D

MYK3

I'm for sure an Apple/Nintendo fanboy. I also become quite adamant toward supporting bands and music artists.

Epershand

i'm a sony fanboy. i'll admit it.

kaikai34

I am a Windows fanboy, and an Apple/google anti-fanboy.

Waka in Japan

to anyone who answered 3- I ACCUSE YOU OF BEING A FANBOY.
HAH.

roflwaffles

I love Apple product but i don't consider myself a fanboy cause apple makes some crappy stuff to, Things i love from them are, imac, macbook, iPods, Airport extreme, Apple tv and the iphone although i think is still buggy as hell. Things i hate from apple are, Bluetooth headset and that's about it, nice design but that thing is horrible to use. From microsoft, i gave up on them about 1 1/2 year ago after drinking their Kool aid all my live

snitch29

@hardenstuhl: i keed i keed!

Amiash is walking (again)

@hardenstuhl: uhm..you must be a real loser in RL.

Amiash is walking (again)

Z28 fanboy here

moogoescow

I too have always been a fanboy of breasts. You can keep your electronic toys.

Yay for boobs!

hardenstuhl

@snitch29:
i dont think one mediocre headset is enough to count.

roflwaffles

APPLE... and proud of it

krom

I like great quality products and I'll probably tell you about why I like them. Will I waste my time trying to convince everybody to get it? Probably not.

I'm not the type of person that would rejoice to see "their brand" succeed and then get angry when it something happens that doesn't effect me directly or indirectly.

Example: Sony fanboys are outraged that FFXIII came to the 360 and feel its a major betrayal. Xbox fanboys rub it in the Sony FBs faces. I couldn't give a shit either way. I just see a great game that I now could just grab at the store.

Kareem King

Apple and Lego...you just can't go wrong...

chizelord

Patrick Wolf Fanboy :)

christophski

Nintendo and Google Fanboy right here!

Bought a Pokemon N64 off ebay earlier this year, and started collecting games. Why?..... N64 is the best console EVAH!

And my friends think I'm weird because I use Google Products rather than Office, Hotmail etc.

Mrrix32

apple fanboy till death

Rhew

Gundam
Legend of Zelda
Final Fantasy VII
Transformers

Tho I also fully realize that they all have their flaws (like everything), but as long as ya get enjoyment from the things ya like that's what matters.

ZakuPhantom

I'm a Star Wars fanboy.

Rick Lobrecht

@smackswell: "I'm a fanboy of Apple products, taco trucks and Trek bikes made in the 80's. Not necessarily in that order :D"

At least it's not, "Apple trucks, Trek Products and tacos made in the 80s." Man, that would smell.

PlayerX

YES. But, where do I start?

- Nintendo (hey, it's my childhood)
- Luigi (dunno why, but I've always liked him better)
- BMW (but mostly the cars made during the 80s)
- Apple (but I don't go around whoring for them or snobbing PCs)
- Sony PlayStation (I bought my PS3 because I knew eventually I'd have to to be able to play GT5 and GTAIV.)
- Adidas (but only certain models of casual shoes... I will forever lust after a pair of Team Zissou runners)
- Wes Anderson and Bill Murray movies (they're perfect. Especially Zissou)

PlayerX

I am a Nintendo r for life as well as a FireFox fanboy for now. I'm not as commited to FireFox since it hasn't been around for nearly as long.

Proof: www.zeldatattoo.com

Captain Angry

Logitech fanboy here.

That and Gizmodo.

(Love ya Gizmodo!)

strider_mt2k

I have less brand loyalty than a disloyalist who is a traitor to their perceived brand.

I may be a "fanboy" of cheap, well-performing things.

Impetuous_Vigor

I'm a brilliant design fanboy. Don't care if you call it Apple iRiver or B&W. Good is good. And @GhandeezWarPath: I too like boobs.

sharmanova

I'm really not biased towards anything in technology since I have realized that its a lot better to know every side of a topic and try everything at least once rather than taking a stance by overly exaggerating the pros and completely ignoring the cons. And it makes less people hate you :)

LagmastaC

@frigg: My choice to not buy apple does not make me a conformist of something else. I base my gadget purchases on things I mentioned in my OP, like any smart consumer should. They only thing I will not consider is apple, obviously.

marm0lade

I am a complete Colgate toothpaste fanboy.

weendex

Sony
Ipod (but no other apple products)
LG phones
Nike
BMW

Thanassi44

I would get an Apple tattoo.

Ben Zvan

I consider myself to be a Apple, Tiburon, Star Wars and Nikon fanboy. Perhaps I have a fanboyish personality.

TerminalSobriety

I am a "hot chick" fanboy. I am obsessed with taking pictures of hot chicks.

ryusen

+: Giz, KDE, ubuntu, free stuff, Lego, Nintendo, guns
-: Windows, stuff that doesn't work, expensive/overpriced stuff, bad clones, Microsoft, and liberals.

kanon

I hate conformity. I hate those that conform to fit in even more. I will hide under the rug here till the flock leaves

catndhat

I don't think I'm a fanboy. I will admit to having brand loyalty. But I don't knee-jerk defend the stuff I buy as being superior in all ways to everything else out there.

It seems like to qualify as a fanboy you have to, well, be fanatic about something. Honestly, I find it pretty hard to be fanatic about a brand. If you make something good, I'll buy it. It someone makes it better or cheaper, I'll buy it from them.

I might be anti-fan. For example, I won't buy an iPod. That doesn't mean I'll only buy Zune's though. I just look for an mp3 player that is not iTunes based, and I buy the best one out there. I'm just not an Apple guy.

makanai

and Ducati

Ducati
Apple
Tube Amps

I've been called an Asian fanboy ever since started watching anime, but I like the cuisine because it's so different from the regular fare at home. Aside from that:
- Nintendo (it's got Zelda, Metroid and Super Smash Brothers)
- A good laptop (I don't care what it runs, as long as it suits my current needs)
- Gizmodo (I never miss a post and only end up on Engadget when redirected) and all the new stuff they announce