pc or mac?............... just wanna know people opinions.
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pc or mac?............... just wanna know people opinions.
Not really an answer for this question, both PC and Mac’s have their good points. Mac OS X is a great operating system, however their are some great operating systems for PC as well, Most of them aren't Microsoft products, except for maybe XP Pro, which is the first version of windows I've used that didn't suck. Don't know about XP home, haven't used it.
Anyway, Macs have that cinema displays which kick ass, and they are great for doing graphics on. However PCs are as everyone knows great for gaming, well, as great as your OS is anyhow.
Anyway, I actually prefer PCs, just because I like to be able to go play Halo, then come back to Photoshop, oh and their cheaper, which is always a Plus.
PC.
for graphics - mac
for anything else - pc
pc
PC - how can you live without a right click?
If you have a sense of style and a big wallet get a Mac. However, if you have a brain, or at least think you have one, then make the obvious choice and buy a real computer, buy a PC. :D :P
if you're willing to shell out $2000+ for a "decent Mac," you can surely pay another $50 for a good mouse (yes, mice like Microsoft optical ones are supported).Quote:
Originally posted by toddiscool@4 November 2003 - 22:28
PC - how can you live without a right click?
what the difference between xp home and xp pro?Quote:
Originally posted by bob_the_alien@5 November 2003 - 04:39
Not really an answer for this question, both PC and Mac’s have their good points. Mac OS X is a great operating system, however their are some great operating systems for PC as well, Most of them aren't Microsoft products, except for maybe XP Pro, which is the first version of windows I've used that didn't suck. Don't know about XP home, haven't used it.
Anyway, Macs have that cinema displays which kick ass, and they are great for doing graphics on. However PCs are as everyone knows great for gaming, well, as great as your OS is anyhow.
Anyway, I actually prefer PCs, just because I like to be able to go play Halo, then come back to Photoshop, oh and their cheaper, which is always a Plus.
Technically, a Mac is far superior to a Pc.
Motorola's 68000 family chip design has always been better that the Intel offering.
The first true personal computers to give any reasonable computing power were produced by Olivetti in the form of the model M20, which was based on Zylog's Z8000 chip, a clone of the original Motorola 68000 chip. This machine was far more powerful than the IBM pc which hit the market a short time later, but sadly IBM's market presence won the day, and Olivetti had to bow market forces and switch to the inferior Intel product.
IBM, of course, effectively forced the personal computer market into Microsoft's hands too. It is ironic that IBM later pioneered it's OS/2 operating system, which was theoretically superior to Windows NT, and the PowerPC chip (which has had a 64bit version for several years) but neither has managed to grab a reasonable market share.
So it is left to Apple to try to make a success of this chip in the personal computer market. I doubt that Motorola are worried though. It is quite likely that your car probably has several PPC chips, quite a few of your household items (washing machine, dishwasher, etc) are controlled by PPC chips. I would be worried if mine had Intel processors.
Don't really think there is much of a difference, from what I've seen on this board and others, the difference between Pro and Home isn't much, just a more admin options in pro, probably all the policy editing, and computer management, might not appear in Home either..Quote:
Originally posted by 3223@5 November 2003 - 20:57
what the difference between xp home and xp pro?
But as I said earlier, I’ve never used Home, so I can't really say too much about the differences.
Well the question is what would you be doing? any word, graphics ( photoshop, 3-d rendering), internet and multimedia program\use then macs are superior. If you want to game then a pc. Macs do get the pc games, but that is after a fair wait. Also you can get a $700-$800 mac that can use right click. I've been a pc man my whole life, i rember working with windows 3.1 and dos I also was exposed to the first mac with a user interface that is user friendly. Yet recently i have been drawn to macs for their stablity and eye candy. Then the hard core pc gamer inside me says what are you crazy? So it really is your choice, but if you are not going to be do gaming and you can learn irc and some diffrent programs for downloadin (kazaa dosen't run on macs) then go with the mac. If not then go with the pc
PC.. trust me it has 100s of advantages.
My friend chose the mac side, he hates it now cause I download all these games and stuff while he cant get anything but mear Mp3s and porn off a program called Poisen (kazaa for mac)
Oh yea..Suprnova isnt for macs.. heh they barely have any mac software.
You have 90% of useability when you got a pc. 7% on mac, 3% on linux.. etc
TiVo, too. and Microsoft & IBM have just announced this week that Xbox 2 will be based on a PowerPC processor.Quote:
Originally posted by lynx@5 November 2003 - 18:15
It is quite likely that your car probably has several PPC chips, quite a few of your household items (washing machine, dishwasher, etc) are controlled by PPC chips.
no comment on which is "better" though. you can argue till you're blue in the face and never be able to convince people that there is some logic in buying the machine that suits your needs best, and perhaps Apple computers actually do cater to certain people's needs more than PC.
people keep making all those stupid "PC vs game console" threads in gameworld, too, where everyone comes in and says "PC has better grafx, it pwnz!" and "u can do more with PC." yeah, but can you play Dead Or Alive 3 or Metroid Prime on PC? you know? people miss the point, that the software (and especially exclusive software) defines the platform. it's the same deal with Apple-- if you love OSX and Mac programs like Final Cut Pro, then you buy a Mac.
Check this thread: Dissing Macs :lol:
I've heard Macs are the best for music creators, as the best music softwares come in the mac os, and for huges compagny as Mac is has the reputation to have a good custmomer service.
Macs seem to be best with video editing... I try to run anything on my PC like Premier etc... it has an error, other Pc,s i have used also have it... not stable enough... Macs (even the crappy imacs) are awsome with movie editing, and the new bryce 5.0 has network rendering, so i have gone to work (Wichita State University) and they have a complete lab of new emacs... anywayz no one uses them because no one like macs... :D i go and use the one G5 (the instuctors computer with projecter...) and have the enitre lab of 30 plus machines do the work... It gets done as fast as i can puch the buton, and that is with high res 600 pixels per square centimeter!! Anyway, i like to have both available.. for everyday use i go with PC simply because of the fact that PC has the games, and you can't see this website without windows... hehehehehehe :P windows is just endorsed everywhere... they are too powerfull right now for any other OS to get the games too... (although blizard makes there games Mac complient when they first come out... ie starcraft, warcraft) Macs seem to be usable for longer too even after 4 years (not sure but i think that is right) my g3 is still kicking my Pcs ass in performance... if oonly i had something to use that performance on... lol
Macs also make kickass servers by the way i run 2 web servers for macromedia coldfusion... They run reliably make no noise never get too hot... and cost $200 used on ebay... so... if it runs on mac then macs are worth it.. but like many apps today many are forced to wander down the road of PC...
i think you're relying too much on personal experience and not enough on "switch" parodies. i mean, sure, you could actually use a mac and then make up your mind-- but wouldn't you rather have someone else make up your mind for you with a high-larious sendup of ellen feiss?