MAC VS PC

[bigcash2002]

I have always used PCs for work,..so that is what I have owned at home.  It always seemed easiest this way to mix work and pleasure.  However, I have purchased an ipad and 2 ipod touches.  I like them....the thought of having a macbook is very interesting to me.  They sure look fun

[Mysteron]

I have always used PCs for work,..so that is what I have owned at home.  It always seemed easiest this way to mix work and pleasure.  However, I have purchased an ipad and 2 ipod touches.  I like them....the thought of having a macbook is very interesting to me.  They sure look fun

I am the same. I always use PCs for the internet or for any work related issues.

However, I do have most Apple products, but I see them as innovative gadgets that are fun, but not overly practical. I got an Iphone 4 as an upgrade recently, but when I travel the reception is too changeable. I travelled from North to South in the UK two weeks ago, and I lost reception on it every two minutes. I put my sim in an old phone, three years old +, and there was no problem.

[Jdog0830]

MAC sucks it can only play a few games. Pc plays a much greater verity of games and programs from my experence with both.



Joe

[svdv22]

Yeah that definitely makes pc a better computer.
Newsflash: Macs have like 8% marketshare or so, Windows much more.
Conclusion: For gamedevelopers it's much more interesting to develop games for windows based computers.

[Genesis]

Yeah that definitely makes pc a better computer.

For a gamer, yeah it definitely makes a PC a better computer. What you have to realize is that any device is not universally "the best" for everyone. It depends on each individual and what their needs are, which is why the person spending the money has the last say. If a Mac works for you, great. Otherwise, buy a PC.

[w.axl.rose]

I'm a pc, but have actually been thinking of getting one of the new mac books for photo editing. plus their laptops have Firewire 800 and pc laptops dont =\

[Halo69]

I got a macbook pro 13 for Christmas and its the greateast piece of machinery i have ever had 

Im really amazed with the laptop, with its fast way to open a page on the internet, to even turn on, to download stuff, security wise im also amazed.
Its much better than a PC, much more organized as well, in terms of desktops, downloads and shortcuts.

The only thing i dont like in the Mac, is the fact that u cant use the right click on the mouse like u did with a pc, instead u have to drag something if u wanna do the general copy paste stuff or you have to select copy on the menu.
Also dont like the fact that when u copy something to a folder, u have to choose the exact place u want to put it, otherwise it will be a mess.

Other than that i find the MAC to be 10 x superior to a PC.

Also the software is so much better than Windows. Windows is such a nightmare and complicating. Windows Vista and 7 are a little bit better than the previous ones in terms of security, but still fails horribly comparing to a MAC, and if u dont know much about computers, you end up deleting the wrong files when u wanna clean your computer from the viruses.

Also with OSX Lion coming in the summer, i think Windows is gonna be completely wiped out. Can't wait to have it!

With app store, and all the apps available currently for your Iphone, being also available to your computer, imagine that! Its gonna be awesome!

[Jdog0830]

Mac = Stability and speed
PC = Freedom

I gotta say I like freedom more.




Joe

[svdv22]

I don't suggest the macbook air. It's much more expensive than other macs and unless the way the computer looks is by far the most important thing.. don't get the air ;-)

About all the other macs.. what do you want to do with it? ;-)
You can easily compare every laptop on this page:

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook?aid=AIC-NAUS-K2-BUYNOW-MACBOOK-TECHNICAL+SPECIFICATIONS&cp=BUYNOW-MACBOOK-TECHNICAL+SPECIFICATIONS

scroll down and click compare

[kaasupoltin]

MAC sucks it can only play a few games. Pc plays a much greater verity of games and programs from my experence with both.



Joe

Not true. You can install Windows on your Mac (like I did) and use both Mac OS X and Windows Vista/Xp/7. No problem playing the newest PC games at all.. although if you only want to play, there's no point getting a Mac.

To me, iMac simply is the best option.

[Jdog0830]

MAC sucks it can only play a few games. Pc plays a much greater verity of games and programs from my experence with both.



Joe

Not true. You can install Windows on your Mac (like I did) and use both Mac OS X and Windows Vista/Xp/7. No problem playing the newest PC games at all.. although if you only want to play, there's no point getting a Mac.

To me, iMac simply is the best option.

I have heard about that option problem is I also heard there are quite a few problems with it. Idk myself so for my gaming needs right now its PC if I get the choice though I think I will get a MAC with Windows.

[kaasupoltin]

Not true. You can install Windows on your Mac (like I did) and use both Mac OS X and Windows Vista/Xp/7. No problem playing the newest PC games at all.. although if you only want to play, there's no point getting a Mac.

To me, iMac simply is the best option.

I have heard about that option problem is I also heard there are quite a few problems with it. Idk myself so for my gaming needs right now its PC if I get the choice though I think I will get a MAC with Windows.

What ever fits your needs is the best option. I haven't had any problems with Windows on my Mac, but it's XP anyway (which in my opinion is still the best Windows out there). I think the problems are with Vista mostly, but does someone really use it anymore?

[Halo69]

Well after a few months with a MAC im finally noticing a couple of slight problems. 

I dunno if its because i have wireless on it, or whatever, but my torrent downloads are usually kinda slow. I was expecting it to be faster than a normal PC, but its actually a little slower than my normal PC.

And the thing is, i have it practically empty, so its certainly not because i have a lot of things in it.

Also, Quicktime is a bit of a nightmare. Sometimes i feel like im watching my own videos on Youtube 

Its like you put on a cd, with an avi file on it, and u wanna watch it, and u wanna skip it to a part, and it basically comes back to the beginning when u try to fast forward the scene...

Then u finally notice that the video is actually still loading... but its not an internet video on youtube, its your own video, why does it take even anytime to load?? 

Anyways these two things are the only things that have been stressing me out about the MAC. Especially when u wanna watch porn and u just wanna skip it to that part 

[Genesis]

I thought it "just worked"

[Halo69]

It does, just these two little things that i noticed. One of them was already resolved as i downloaded VLC, so i dont need quicktime anymore

[cotis]

Thinking about getting a new laptop to take with me on the fly, will be doing video-editing and stuff like that which requires quite a bit of HDD space as well as RAM and a fast processor.

MAC or PC?

[Halo69]

MAC! for video, photo, audio editing is the best! Reason: ILife 11

[cotis]

That's just software - I'm talking about specs.

Can I get more specs in a PC laptop than a MAC laptop for the same price? Just asking to see what people have encountered before...

[Genesis]

Yes you can. If you want you can get a mobile desktop replacement - which is basically a bloody fast desktop extreme edition processor with tons of memory and a high end mobile graphics card (or two) in a mobile form factor - assuming you can are okay with the price, lower battery life and weight. You can also find laptops with gradually decreasing specs from here to manage the three downsides I mentioned.

None of which you can do with a Mac.

[LongGoneDay]

I work in graphics, art production and animation.
When I first started working here, we were both Mac and PC.
Then a glorious thing happened, the PC died.
It is not missed.