Poll: Mac or PC?

It is a battle royale the slim and slender Mac, or thebusiness powerhouse Pc?

The choice is yours-

Rules: Bashing is Allowed, but no personal attacks

• You must make a valid point
• Dont say anything if you dont know what your talking about
• Vote and Vote and o yeh vote

The Contenders-

• Macbook Pro vs Professional Grade Windows Laptop
• Mac Pro vs Windows Workstation
• OS10 vs Windows Vista

Keep it clean Guys!

Why would I buy a Mac?Bourbons3

[QUOTE="Bourbons3"]Why would I buy a Mac?frizzyman0292

macs all the way!

macs all the way!

queenfan66

'nuff said

PC because that's where the software is.

Beyond that, they both have there own issues so it's a tit for tat thing.

Macs might not get viruses, not because they can't but rather because there market is so small there's really no reason. Who would you rather infect 100,000,000.00 or 100?

Macs do run well for the most part, beyond the whole font manager issue that ironically deals with things like the mac itself and adobe font managers. I support this for work and it's such a nightmare it's funny.

PC's in general have few more hang ups, but then again as I stated in the beginning it's worth it for the software by far.

Oh and the one last reason why I don't use macs, they are intentionally marketed for people who aren't "smart" enough to use a PC. I find that one very funny. They put out commercials about people who can't figure out a pc, but then they push one button on a mac and they are "saving christmas" or some such nonsense. Or even better... I can't work a PC... and I'm a police man in your town. Yikes. What does that say about the police men in my town.

Anyway, yeah macs feel the need to bash PC's in commercials because they need to. PC's on the other hand quietly rule the world and don't bother with there little brother mac machine.

This sounds like I'm totally against mac's, I'm not. I even find them superior to pc's in a few ways. But not enough to make me see the value in actually switching to one. Before I do that I'll just go Ubuntu for free and get the same experiance.

Mac, because they work and are enjoyable to use. Using Windows is as fun as smacking your face against a wall.SolidSnake35

agreed!!! mac no virus things don't crash on you and you can make it threw the day without picking up your computer and throwing it out of the window mac all the way!!

I like my pc because i can modularly upgrade it. if i need a new video card, wham, pop it in, install drivers and I'm home free.

upgrading a mac however is done in 2 steps:

1. Throw it out the window.

2. Buy another.

I don't know why people say Macs don't crash, because I see them crash all the time...especially the macs at school (I'm a lab assistant there..), usually when someone's running a program, then tries to access Finder, and you get the 'spinning wheel of death', as we call it...and more often than it should happen, I go to click Shutdown, say Ok on the prompt, and then the screen goes grey/black, displays a few different languages in case I don't speak English, and says something about how OS X just crashed and I need to manually shut down the computer. This black screen thing shows up even when we do nothing to it! All I did was click Shut down, there were no programs open! Nothing was plugged in or out of the computer either :T

Also if you're doing 3D like we are at school, mac is not ideal to use at all...to get the same amount of render/display power as a pc you'd end up paying wayyy more money (as in hundreds and maybe thousands).

Sometimes the macs won't launch OS X, and they're stuck at that grey loading screen or the plain blue screen inbetween... so I try to PRAM it, and more often than not PRAM doesn't work...I get no chimes (and yea the speakers would be on)... it's like luck of the draw. Sometimes though if I leave it just long enough (like 20-30 min!) OS X *might* load...

I prefer pc desktops and apple laptops. I voted pc because I've owned around seven or eight pcs, but only one apple. it's a nice laptop, but the (over-)price really can be prohibitive.

I should add that the apple works wonderfully as a work computer, even in IT-heavy roles.

I have three Macs in my house (two 20" iMac G5s and a 17" Macbook Pro). But honestly, I'm happy with any computer that I can use iTunes with and just get on the Internet and have it load up pages quickly. :)

Games and all the extra versatility is just a plus.

People here seem to be confused. You don't like PC's, you like windows. And as we all know, windows can run on a mac. BlueTimber

as i said, mac osx runs on proprietary machines. which is suck for people who like to physically work on their pc's

The only, only, only, only time I ever touch Windows is if I want to play video games. The rest of the time is spent on Ubuntu Linux.

Linux has the most security out of the three, including virus protection. It doesn't have those annoying quick-launch items on the task bar, though you can add them if you like, and you can add multiple task bars and much more. Windows is kinda designed to destroy itself because of the Registry and DLL files, Linux is based off of Unix, which is definently stable.

The only reason why I don't use Mac is because it doesn't have the games I want and don't feel like laying down more cash for an extra computer when I already have one.

The only, only, only, only time I ever touch Windows is if I want to play video games. The rest of the time is spent on Ubuntu Linux.

Linux has the most security out of the three, including virus protection. It doesn't have those annoying quick-launch items on the task bar, though you can add them if you like, and you can add multiple task bars and much more. Windows is kinda designed to destroy itself because of the Registry and DLL files, Linux is based off of Unix, which is definently stable.

The only reason why I don't use Mac is because it doesn't have the games I want and don't feel like laying down more cash for an extra computer when I already have one.

Vax45

Is unbuntu really as hot as it seems?I just don't like the way they present the product.Seems so shady.

Like the thing is gonna **** up my computer or something.

People here seem to be confused. You don't like PC's, you like windows. And as we all know, windows can run on a mac. BlueTimber

Nope, I'm ambivalent on windows, but I like pcs. they're cheaper and have more hardware flexibility - you can build them yourself! :D

The only, only, only, only time I ever touch Windows is if I want to play video games. The rest of the time is spent on Ubuntu Linux.

Linux has the most security out of the three, including virus protection. It doesn't have those annoying quick-launch items on the task bar, though you can add them if you like, and you can add multiple task bars and much more. Windows is kinda designed to destroy itself because of the Registry and DLL files, Linux is based off of Unix, which is definently stable.

The only reason why I don't use Mac is because it doesn't have the games I want and don't feel like laying down more cash for an extra computer when I already have one.

Vax45

I've heard some pretty amazing things about Ubuntu. Maybe we need a new poll? :D

[QUOTE="Vax45"]

The only, only, only, only time I ever touch Windows is if I want to play video games. The rest of the time is spent on Ubuntu Linux.

Linux has the most security out of the three, including virus protection. It doesn't have those annoying quick-launch items on the task bar, though you can add them if you like, and you can add multiple task bars and much more. Windows is kinda designed to destroy itself because of the Registry and DLL files, Linux is based off of Unix, which is definently stable.

The only reason why I don't use Mac is because it doesn't have the games I want and don't feel like laying down more cash for an extra computer when I already have one.

BlueTimber

Isunbuntureallyashotasitseems?Ijustdon'tlikethewaytheypresenttheproduct.Seemssoshady.

Likethethingisgonna****upmycomputerorsomething.

Pleasefortheloveofgodusespaces.

The only thing I use Linux for is media stuff and browsing the internet. I do have plans for running a server. The main reason why I use Ubuntu is because I hate MS and their evil ways. Ubuntu won't **** up your computer. You can run it from the CD if you'd like and try it out first.

Pleasefortheloveofgodusespaces.

The only thing I use Linux for is media stuff and browsing the internet. I do have plans for running a server. The main reason why I use Ubuntu is because I hate MS and their evil ways. Ubuntu won't **** up your computer. You can run it from the CD if you'd like and try it out first.

Vax45

and if i were to want to run unbuntu, i'd have to re-partition my hard drives. does it have that feature?

[QUOTE="BlueTimber"]People here seem to be confused. You don't like PC's, you like windows. And as we all know, windows can run on a mac. jodamn

Nope, I'm ambivalent on windows, but I like pcs. they're cheaper and have more hardware flexibility - you can build them yourself! :D

Hmm.ThisshouldhavebeenWindowsorOSX.IdofeelthatMac'sareoverpriced.AtleastthemacbookPro.

Notsomuchthemacbook,butthemacbookproiswayoverpriced,especiallyconsideringtheonlydiscount

youcangetareonrefurbishedorstudentdiscount.ButIt'sworthitforOSXImo.

And I love spaces, but this board doesn't like Opera, and my post end up like that sometimes.

Screwthis.IguessIhavetouseFFwhenpostinghere,andONLYhere.I'veneverhadthisproblemanywhereelse.

[QUOTE="Vax45"]

Pleasefortheloveofgodusespaces.

The only thing I use Linux for is media stuff and browsing the internet. I do have plans for running a server. The main reason why I use Ubuntu is because I hate MS and their evil ways. Ubuntu won't **** up your computer. You can run it from the CD if you'd like and try it out first.

blooddemon666

and if i were to want to run unbuntu, i'd have to re-partition my hard drives. does it have that feature?

It has an option to use the rest of your empty space on your hard drive. I used Magic Partition before I installed it though, so I don't know how well it works.

It has an option to use the rest of your empty space on your hard drive. I used Magic Partition before I installed it though, so I don't know how well it works.

Vax45