I just went MAC.

MY pc had been giving me a lot of problems lately with viruses, malware and hardware issues. I got fed up and went out and bought a 24in IMac. My goodness, the difference is night and day. The Imac boots up in a second. There is no noise ( my pc ran noisy fans all day.) It is so sleek and streamlined in both looks and performance. I dont have to install virus protection. This is how a pc should be designed. There is a lot to be said about standardisation. One company making the hardware and software. It is perfection.

Are there any other Mac owners in here? Do you miss pc or regret going Mac?

Macs are nice if you can afford them. But if you want to keep up with the new games, you'll have to dual boot Windows...-GeordiLaForge-

[QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"]Macs are nice if you can afford them. But if you want to keep up with the new games, you'll have to dual boot Windows...Videodogg

[QUOTE="Videodogg"][QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"]Macs are nice if you can afford them. But if you want to keep up with the new games, you'll have to dual boot Windows...-GeordiLaForge-

I like a good mac computer, they do a great job for office/home work situations. Just don't become an arrogant fanboy :)

[QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"][QUOTE="Videodogg"] Yeah, i am not much a pc gamer, so i have no intention of loading god awful windows in my Mac.Videodogg

Stop visiting shadey sites, I have never had a virus on my Desktop. You payed how much for an old dual core, outdated gpu, and ddr2 on a nForce board with a slow hard drive? I'll admit that it does come with a quality panel and like you said the design and noise is very nice but not enough to justify the price, imo.

You can't blame a PC for getting viruses. That is the users fault. How can a computer get viruses by it's self?

MY pc had been giving me a lot of problems lately with viruses, malware and hardware issues. I got fed up and went out and bought a 24in IMac. My goodness, the difference is night and day. The Imac boots up in a second. There is no noise ( my pc ran noisy fans all day.) It is so sleek and streamlined in both looks and performance. I dont have to install virus protection. This is how a pc should be designed. There is a lot to be said about standardisation. One company making the hardware and software. It is perfection.

Are there any other Mac owners in here? Do you miss pc or regret going Mac?

Videodogg

Hey I got a Macbook for college and I agree it is wonderful but other then writing term papers and playing flash games, you can't do much else with them. That why I bought a desktop computer so that I can actually have fun with it!

It really is a difference. If you don't play games often then get a Mac and a x-box but if you love games like I do, get both and your world is in perfect harmony!

BTW the reason that Macbooks hardly have viruses is not the programming. It is becuase there is such a small small small percentage of Macbook owners compared to regular Windows owners. Anybody who makes and designs malware and the like target the Windows more so then Macbook. Of course this doesn't apply to everything but it does account for a large number of viruses and bugs out there.

this is why people hate mac users cause they actually think Steve Job's blesses every mac before it leaves the manufacturing floor, and thats why it never gets a virus. 1st of all you will probably get a virus on your mac too since its the operators fault not the computers fault. Not as many obviously cause no one cares enough to make a virus for such a tiny demographic.

BTW the reason that Macbooks hardly have viruses is not the programming. It is becuase there is such a small small small percentage of Macbook owners compared to regular Windows owners. Anybody who makes and designs malware and the like target the Windows more so then Macbook. Of course this doesn't apply to everything but it does account for a large number of viruses and bugs out there.

Fuseking

MY pc had been giving me a lot of problems lately with viruses, malware and hardware issues. I got fed up and went out and bought a 24in IMac. My goodness, the difference is night and day. The Imac boots up in a second. There is no noise ( my pc ran noisy fans all day.) It is so sleek and streamlined in both looks and performance. I dont have to install virus protection. This is how a pc should be designed. There is a lot to be said about standardisation. One company making the hardware and software. It is perfection.

Are there any other Mac owners in here? Do you miss pc or regret going Mac?

Videodogg

Any computer is going to have problems with malware and hardware issues, MACs aren't invulnerable to these things.

If your PC's fans were noisy, then buy quieter fans.
If you care about looks, then buy a different case.
Use NOD32 for malware protection.
If the PC was slow, then find out what's making it that way and change it.
If you prefer the MAC GUI over Windows, you could've loaded a MAC dock or even other ways to personalize your desktop experience. In the end you would've saved a load of cash and still use the leading platform of the computer industry.
Apple does not make all of their own hardware and software.
I'd like to see a video of it "booting up in a second".

I sounds like you just flat out didn't even try. And standardisation? If my computer starts malfunctioning, I wouldn't want to have to send it to the manufacturer to fix it or have to pay for expensive Apple proprietary hardware. No thanks.

Read more here.

Yeah i'd also like to add that the viruses are your fault not the computers.

you went Mac? oh goodness, so sorry to hear that, I hope things turn out well for you

[QUOTE="Videodogg"][QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"]Have you tried Windows 7? I love it... BTW, what version OS came installed on your MAC?artiedeadat40

Stop visiting shadey sites, I have never had a virus on my Desktop. You payed how much for an old dual core, outdated gpu, and ddr2 on a nForce board with a slow hard drive? I'll admit that it does come with a quality panel and like you said the design and noise is very nice but not enough to justify the price, imo.

[QUOTE="artiedeadat40"]

[QUOTE="Videodogg"] It came with 10.5.7. I have not tried Windows 7 beta. I am scared to use any windows now because of all the virus and malware problems i was having. I may still want to play some pc games, but, there is a new "crossover" method that allows you to play pc games without loading windows...i need to try that out.JohnBasedow

Stop visiting shadey sites, I have never had a virus on my Desktop. You payed how much for an old dual core, outdated gpu, and ddr2 on a nForce board with a slow hard drive? I'll admit that it does come with a quality panel and like you said the design and noise is very nice but not enough to justify the price, imo.

Don't lie ;)

[QUOTE="artiedeadat40"]

[QUOTE="Videodogg"] It came with 10.5.7. I have not tried Windows 7 beta. I am scared to use any windows now because of all the virus and malware problems i was having. I may still want to play some pc games, but, there is a new "crossover" method that allows you to play pc games without loading windows...i need to try that out.JohnBasedow

Stop visiting shadey sites, I have never had a virus on my Desktop. You payed how much for an old dual core, outdated gpu, and ddr2 on a nForce board with a slow hard drive? I'll admit that it does come with a quality panel and like you said the design and noise is very nice but not enough to justify the price, imo.

dont like windows? Use ubuntu... whats the point spending three times what the hardware should cost?

i have a mac, ive been using it for around 2 years now, its a fine piece of hardware, i do miss the gaming capabilites though, i cant even play a game as streamline as spore

[QUOTE="artiedeadat40"]

Stop visiting shadey sites, I have never had a virus on my Desktop. You payed how much for an old dual core, outdated gpu, and ddr2 on a nForce board with a slow hard drive? I'll admit that it does come with a quality panel and like you said the design and noise is very nice but not enough to justify the price, imo.

[QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"][QUOTE="Videodogg"]Have you tried Windows 7? I love it... BTW, what version OS came installed on your MAC?Videodogg

Isn't crossover based on wine? If so, it's not technically an emulator :P

BTW, I've used macs, they are incredibly useless, they look nice oooohohohoh. That's it btw, they can't run exe files since they are based on UNIX, making them almost completely useless, and they aren't good for server oriented stuff, so they are even more useless. They suck for being a desktop, I mean what's so good about them? I've used them, "programs load faster, boots up quciker" No they don't. BTW Macs aren't that much safer than Windows, sure there are less viruses but they are more exploitable than Windows. Wasn't there that hacking competition? Macs got cracked first, then Windows but it took much longer. Let's see...

1. They can't run exe files/games (Though this isn't really their fault, it's based on UNIX, but they want it to be a desktop replacement)

2. Overpriced.

3. Not any better than Windows.

4. Useless.

5. Only useful for people who are complete idiots who go on websites and clicking random porno links. Then they complain they got a virus, get a head. Oh and torrents are another good source for viruses.

Also to the OP, you do realize you can just build your own computer with it's own case to your liking? My server is silient, sleek, and faster and more useful than your Mac will ever be.

I'm not a Windows fanboy, it's just that everything is built for Windows and it is the ideal desktop platform, because everything is made for it. So keep it that way, we don't need a Mac in there. Also just read thishttp://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=macs_cant

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[QUOTE="Videodogg"] Yeah, Crossover by Codeweavers. It uses X11 to emulate. I tried it before but I mainly play FPS and there is a noticeable amount of lag when you push up the graphics settings. While it is a step in the right direction, I don't think its going to do much because most Mac owners aren't computer gamers. TerroRizing

Isn't crossover based on wine? If so, it's not technically an emulator :P

BTW, I've used macs, they are incredibly useless, they look nice oooohohohoh. That's it btw, they can't run exe files since they are based on UNIX, making them almost completely useless, and they aren't good for server oriented stuff, so they are even more useless. They suck for being a desktop, I mean what's so good about them? I've used them, "programs load faster, boots up quciker" No they don't. BTW Macs aren't that much safer than Windows, sure there are less viruses but they are more exploitable than Windows. Wasn't there that hacking competition? Macs got cracked first, then Windows but it took much longer. Let's see...

1. They can't run exe files/games (Though this isn't really their fault, it's based on UNIX, but they want it to be a desktop replacement)

2. Overpriced.

3. Not any better than Windows.

4. Useless.

Yeah, Windows can do everything MAC can plus tons more. It's very easy to maintain if you take the time to get an AV/Firewall that is worth it's salt like Kaspersky Internet Security or Nod32. You can configure custom hardware however you like as Jiggly said. MAC is just a simplified pretty OS on overprice hardware. You can achieve everything a MAC can do on Windows for much less.Marfoo

[QUOTE="TerroRizing"][QUOTE="Marfoo"]Yeah, Windows can do everything MAC can plus tons more. It's very easy to maintain if you take the time to get an AV/Firewall that is worth it's salt like Kaspersky Internet Security or Nod32. You can configure custom hardware however you like as Jiggly said. MAC is just a simplified pretty OS on overprice hardware. You can achieve everything a MAC can do on Windows for much less.JigglyWiggly_

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]

[QUOTE="TerroRizing"] You dont even have to use windows, you can just load up something like ubuntu for free!SinfulPotato

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]

Isn't crossover based on wine? If so, it's not technically an emulator :P

BTW, I've used macs, they are incredibly useless, they look nice oooohohohoh. That's it btw, they can't run exe files since they are based on UNIX, making them almost completely useless, and they aren't good for server oriented stuff, so they are even more useless. They suck for being a desktop, I mean what's so good about them? I've used them, "programs load faster, boots up quciker" No they don't. BTW Macs aren't that much safer than Windows, sure there are less viruses but they are more exploitable than Windows. Wasn't there that hacking competition? Macs got cracked first, then Windows but it took much longer. Let's see...

1. They can't run exe files/games (Though this isn't really their fault, it's based on UNIX, but they want it to be a desktop replacement)

2. Overpriced.

3. Not any better than Windows.

4. Useless.

once people get a taste of windows 7 there will be no more reason for macs to exist. it's literally the most flawless OS ive ever used. AND IT"S IN BETA! TheMistique

Oh sure mac's are safer :roll:

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23941/53/

mac is okay but from a computer/network technicians point of view there nice to have but 100% unnecissary. the only reason i have one at work is to monitor and update the handful of macs in 1 department at work. which imho is a little wasteful.. its like 20 machines each with 1 user.

[QUOTE="JohnBasedow"]

[QUOTE="artiedeadat40"]

Stop visiting shadey sites, I have never had a virus on my Desktop. You payed how much for an old dual core, outdated gpu, and ddr2 on a nForce board with a slow hard drive? I'll admit that it does come with a quality panel and like you said the design and noise is very nice but not enough to justify the price, imo.

SF_KiLLaMaN

once people get a taste of windows 7 there will be no more reason for macs to exist. it's literally the most flawless OS ive ever used. AND IT"S IN BETA! TheMistique

[QUOTE="TheMistique"]once people get a taste of windows 7 there will be no more reason for macs to exist. it's literally the most flawless OS ive ever used. AND IT"S IN BETA! bluebusiness

[QUOTE="bluebusiness"][QUOTE="TheMistique"]once people get a taste of windows 7 there will be no more reason for macs to exist. it's literally the most flawless OS ive ever used. AND IT"S IN BETA! Marfoo

once people get a taste of windows 7 there will be no more reason for macs to exist. it's literally the most flawless OS ive ever used. AND IT"S IN BETA! TheMistique

[QUOTE="TheMistique"]once people get a taste of windows 7 there will be no more reason for macs to exist. it's literally the most flawless OS ive ever used. AND IT"S IN BETA! NotAFurry

Most of them. And some that did are just installational problems.