Poll: PC or Mac

[Westaway]

Unless you're an artist, there is no advantage to having a mac; they are over priced facebook machines. I did a project in school, where I compared the internals of a mac book ($1300) to a Nividia ($800) They had the exact same internals.

The argument that macs run smoother or are easier to use is bollocks. Ever operating system is easy to use now, it's not 1990. I seriously doubt you'd hop on a PC after using a mac for a month and not be able to boot up Chrome.

 

[Westaway]

Unless you're an artist, there is no advantage to having a mac;

If I were an artist, what advantages would Mac ownership offer me?

To tell you the truth, I actually don't know. I read a discussion yesterday on the internet regarding the subject. One stated the advantages of using Windows, the other Mac. I didn't understand one word of it, considering I'm not a musical artist, but what I got out of it is that Mac and PC have some software unique to them, and some people prefer certain software, so it's more preference.

I do remember one quote, though.

"The only reason "artsy" people use Macs is because they're just that, artists. They don't know anything about computers, so they use what looks cool"

So yeah, I think Windows is probably better for artists, too.

 

[blackrave]

Defragging is pretty much a waste of time anyway.

And no, Windows 7 is better in every way.

Yeah, maybe that was nostalgia seizure, but I still liked XP more :/

But defragmentation is waste of time only on SSD, on HDD it slightly improves search time

 

[lacktheknack]

I use PCs. At this point, if I bought a Mac, I'd pay three times what I care to pay and would have to learn a new OS. No thanks.

Also, my experience with Macs consists of breaking them. Spectacularly. By doing things like closing a window. Seriously, whoever insists that Macs don't hang or crash has never met me.

 

[direkiller]

Both? Is that allowed? :/

I have my MacBook I use for little things, art, and mobility, and I've got my Windows I use for gaming or anything strenuous (my little 'Book is 5 years old now, but still runs quite well).

I honestly want to understand why Apple gets so much hate. I just don't get it. Someone care to explain?

1.overpriced for the ablility of the computer:
for $2k if you buy the parts yourself you can build a godly PC(including buying the OS)
for the same price you can buy a very good PC from a company
for a mac it will get you a meh computer
27in Imac($1,999.00)
(3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
2560 x 1440 resolution
4GB (two 2GB) memory
1TB hard drive1
AMD Radeon HD 6970M with 1G)

for some perspective that's worse then a high end from 5 years ago except for the screen size

2. Lack of comparability with games(Yes this is still an issue)

3. Lack of an ability to upgrade/switch parts

 

[Paladin2905]

Strongly prefer Windows. Besides the Mac culture that I can't stand, I find that doing about anything on a Mac is subject to the text adventure fallacy; you know, the one where the function you want can only be performed by doing it exactly the way the developer thought of? I've used Macs a few times, and every time come away thinking "you can't get ye flask".

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

Versus threads get locked; just saying.

Personally, I prefer WINDOWS(because that's what we're really talking about) because MAC OS is too restrictive.

 

[DoPo]

Unless you're an artist, there is no advantage to having a mac;

If I were an artist, what advantages would Mac ownership offer me?

Umm, as far as I know it has good software for this kind of stuff. And it ships with the OS (I think), so instead of Paint and audio recording they would have actual good photo editors and audio editors. Or something like that. If that is the case, I guess an argument can be made that you are paying more for that but you save money on other software you need to buy...unless you actually buy it or something.

But let me be obnoxious and ask, are Macs <i.that much[/I] better than Ubuntu Studio [http://ubuntustudio.org/] or Dream Studio [http://dream.dickmacinnis.com/forum/]?

 

[newwiseman]

Macs are toasters, I love how easy they are to work on and prefer them in my work environment because of that. But the damn things are just too expensive for any personal use (though pc prices are going up to match equivalent specs), the intel machines even have a longer shelf life if you install Win7 on them... so ya PC.

What I really love is my Hackintosh Laptop, 4 boots, 10.6, 10.7, uBuntu, Win7. It's my Swiss army knife laptop for diagnostics, and cost less than $500.

 

[bam13302]

Spoiler: Why Im still on windowns

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yea, that about sums it up (though as soon as steam officially supports linux, im done with both)
On that note, i will give mac props for the aluminum laptop cases, its the only reason i ever considered buying one and why i wont by any standard laptop priced beyond $500

 

[Griffolion]

Oh, and for the record, Windows 8's interface is the best I've seen in a long time. Both the tablet centric "tiles" one, and the re-designed desktop. Most people hate it for the sake of hating.

Most people are hating because there is a lack of choice. Why should I be force to used the Metro interface? I prefer the old interface because it's more efficient and familiar, for me, the change is unnecessary as I only use desktop version of windows with a mouse and keyboard.

Sorry, but why did you say "seen"? Haven't you tried the demo version yet?

Hmm I had a pretty okay time switching over to the desktop view rather than Metro. And by seen, that's what I meant.

 

[Microman4]

I prefer the mac overall, but it's annoying that games and programs only run on PC. So I use bootcamp!

 

[hutchy27]

Windows all the way! I used macs at my school and I find them annoying plus there too expensive for my taste.

 

[MammothBlade]

Windows PCs triumph in terms of versatility, moddability, and the sheer range of programs available. They have so many more programs and going for them than mac computers. Not to mention, there is a much greater availability of games both in terms of backlog and current games (although macs get more support than they used to.)

On the other hand Windows 8 sounds like it's going to be horrible, the metro interface looks like crap. The lack of a start button is completely disingenuous. It looks counter-intuitive to the philosophy of Windows operating systems. I hope that dumbed-down catastrophe isn't the future of Windows PCs.

 

[Dangit2019]

PC. I don't have any disdain for Mac, but they just don't have the Gaming support (especially with smaller Steam games) or the open feeling of Windows. Anyone who fights fervently for either side is completely misguided, though.

 

[Lectori Salutem]

You're on a video game community, I think the response to this poll was really easy to predict

 

[Zipa]

Defragging is pretty much a waste of time anyway.

And no, Windows 7 is better in every way.

Yeah, maybe that was nostalgia seizure, but I still liked XP more :/

But defragmentation is waste of time only on SSD, on HDD it slightly improves search time

Windows 7 doesn't need to be told to do it though, when the computer is idle for a period of time it will do maintenance things like defrag.

OT: Windows PC without a doubt. There is not a area now that the MAC comes close to a good custom built desktop PC running Windows 7.