snowpunk Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Just a quick question. Got to thinking about it and was wondering if people use PC, Mac or Both. Just curious as I seem to always get some this is better or this is better talk. A. PC B. Mac C. both I've never posted a poll so I may have done it wrong. Personally I built my own PC but I have a Powerbook for a laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I build my own PC's, but I bought an Alienware laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I am an avid gamer that wants the latest and greatest in desktop power and HD graphics, so pc is the only way to go for me. The power and speed I get out of my pc blows mac out of the water, as well as xbox 360 and ps3, there is just not too much comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 which is the exact reason I bought the alienware laptop. I bring my laptop around other "gamers" and watch their jaw drop when my laptop puts their $2000+ gaming desktop in the dirt. Alienware: the ultimate gaming machine Alienware: the way gaming should be. nothing implied towards anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I am a teacher. Have to use a mac, but feel like I am missing out on PCs. Love macs but know the value of PC knowledge is useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I guess it depends on what you use your computer for. In my opinion PC's are the way to go unless you are into graphic arts or graphic design than by all means MAC. JMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 In less than ten years it won't matter. We will all be using online apps anyways. In fact, a lot of us use these already. Firefox is probably the most used app on my mac these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I would have to agree with that. Even the new windows "Vienna" or 7 which ever name they choose is running on a smaller core and functioning more like an HTTP index than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Having worked in the basic sciences since '84 have had a lot of Mac exposure as that was the standard in most my labs. On the other hand, I have always owned at least one PC as well and built several over the years (just don't have time anymore with the tank!). I like aspects of both but find that the bang for the buck in PC hardware still can't be touched by the Mac's while there are certain activities (photo/video editing) for which the Macs seem to have better and less glitchy software. Of course, now that the Macs are all intel platforms it's quite easy to run a dual OS machine... I just would not plan to play high end games on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 so far the polls are alot closer than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0lin Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I built my pc, so I voted for them. I have nothing against Macs, but they're too closed off and proprietary for my taste. I love my iPhone though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 I am an avid gamer that wants the latest and greatest in desktop power and HD graphics' date=' so pc is the only way to go for me. The power and speed I get out of my pc blows mac out of the water, as well as xbox 360 and ps3, there is just not too much comparison.[/quote'] This is exactly why I have both. I built my PC 5 years ago, and it's still going strong. Not running circles like it used to but it's still fast enough for all the games I play. On the other hand, I had to have something portable and wanted the perfection the Mac offers. If it wasn't for the games, I think I'd have to take a mac over a pc but thankfully I don't have to make that choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Popeil Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 macintosh. sleek. beautiful. powerful. ive only experienced problems with PCs. and really, the only people who seem to love PCs are those that want to play computer games. for everyone else, apple is where its at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Hi my name is Ryan and I am a PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 ^LOL^ cool....(just to make the post long enough to count) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Having had both I would say that when I had a Mac I liked it better. But there just so much more expensive, and hard to find software for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG CWO Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I have built numerous PC's over the years and as everyone has already stated if your a gamer PC's are the way to go, but for music, video editing, graphic design, Mac is where it is at. I want a new Macbook Pro so bad I can taste it, but whew they are pricey. Household currently has one desktop and two laptops. Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead77 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I've had a mac since 1985, although I use both in my daily life and I work for the #1 PC maker in the world. I always tell people when asked that question, do you want to use your computer or do you want to learn how to use your computer? If you want to just use your computer, then Mac is the way to go. A Mac just works. Right out of the box. Although better than it used to be, a pc is nothing but driver, virus and windows problems. Might I even be so bold to say that Windows SUCKS! Big time. If you use OS X on the mac and then compare it to Vista (or any version of windows), well, there is no comparison. Plus, there has NEVER been a SINGLE virus that has had any widespread affect on the Macintosh platform. Ever! OS X: Stable, secure unix based platform. Vista: Crappy, virus ridden, unsecure, unstable mess. Of course, YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I'm with the "they both serve their purpose" crowd, we have always had pc's at home but use mac at work for our web graphics and printed material for advertising. My daughter took some classes for photoshop,illustrator etc and they were all taught on macs. I did buy her a mac book because I was tired of fixing her computer all the time, she was constantly getting virus's or having other problems. She told me her boyfriend plays w.o.w on it better than his pc right out of the box For the gamers or if you are familiar with, my current build is running FSX on max high all settings and getting 25+fps. I'm going to ramp it up some more to run three monitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I use both, but actually prefer the mac over the PC for the interface and ease of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Pick up a copy of Parallels. For everything other than games, it'll give the (Intel) Mac a better version of Windows than a vanilla Wintel box. For games, it's hard to beat a PC -- but as more and more primo titles are first/co- released for XBox360, PC gaming is getting less compelling to me. I'm finding it harder and harder to justify $250 video card upgrades when my $200 360 plays just fine as it is (just wish it had mouse & kb input for FPS-style games) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Pick up a copy of Parallels. For everything other than games' date=' it'll give the (Intel) Mac a better version of Windows than a vanilla Wintel box. [/quote'] FWIW - our folk have pretty much completely switched to VMWare Fusion for running their dual (or multiple) OS machines and prefer it to Parallels. We have one machine running at least 4 different OSs simultaneously at this point. Pretty slick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Yeah, VMWare is right up there too; VirtualBox is another option (free, too!). I'm experimenting with XP and Ubuntu on Parallels now -- it's nice having a bulletproof sandbox. If it get's weirded out, I just delete it and start over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 PC for me. Cant justify spending 3x the price for a mac, although they do look better imo. I am trying a new system, get a $500 laptop every 2 years as opposed to dropping $1500+ every 5 on one. Everything upgrades so fast that having a cheap laptop is often better for me than an expensive outdated one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead77 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 See, that's the thing. It is not required to upgrade your mac every year or so. They are already so much better at handling apps, especially the OS, that it's just not that big a deal. Whereas with windoze, every time MS comes out with an upgrade you need to upgrade your peecee just to handle it. It seems that MS and Intel have got people by the b***s in this regard. And you're not 3X for a similarly equiped mac laptop versus a windoze model. When you compare apples to apples (no pun intended) and you consider the upgrade cycle they come out pretty close. Yes, you will pay a premium for a mac, but you can't expect to drive a new Porsche for the cost (and quality)of a used Yugo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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