The Ever-Crazy Mac vs. PC debate

[Joe Matt]

I use a Mac and PC. I perfer the Mac over a PC. I also own an iPod.

[Jay H 237]

I will have to go with the pc. I grew up with Windows, use it everyday, my company uses nothing but pcs so that is what I know and am comfortable with. I will say the Macs are good machines but I have limited experience on them and are somewhat lost and uncomfortable when using them. I also build my own computers, customize, and upgrade them and I also don't know of much support and vendors for doing this in the Apple world.

[Jonathan M.]

I have a PC that I got cheap. I've worked on the best of both, played on the best of both, and surfed on the best of both (OSX, XP) and I most definatley prefer Macs. They use up so much less sytem resources, and are better all around, no crashes (or at least very very few). The general look of the mac is better, but that's not nearly close to being on my top reasons for preference. The audio and video codecs are awesome, they are generally faster (though pentium pro rules), and well Mac laptops just can't be beaten. There are so many more reasons why I prefer a mac but a combination of being tired, and knowing that most people who prefer windows will not change their mind. Because human beings in nature are creatures of habit.

[evulish]

Originally Posted by Jonathan M.

They use up so much less sytem resources

Uhh.. what!? OSX is pretty resource-heavy. Well, you can turn off all the super-fancy stuff and really strip it down.. but then it's not pretty!

Ive used both. I hate both, but I'm going to stick to my PC. Back in high school the yearbook staff used Macs with adobe pagemaker and photoshop ranging from OS 8 to OS 9.2 and I tell you that OS 9.2 is total garbage. I've yet to check out OSX, but aparently from what I've read and heard its a major improvement from the previous versions. The one thing that really urks me about Macs is the file server that they purchased to store the yearbook. That thing was down more then it worked. I think they sent it back and had it replaced/repaired at least 3 times over an 18 month period. If it wasn't for making backups on zip disks, the 02 yearbook would never have been finished. The other thing that bothers me is pricing. The cheapest non-student discount computer that I've seen is 799. The laptop I bought in September was 100 dollars cheaper (after rebates and stuff). It may not be the most powerful machine ever, but it does everything I need it to do. I'm not convinced that its worth the extra money for what I need, especially on a college student "budget." Maybe one day when I aquire some money I'll purchase a mac. For now, i'm sticking with my pc.

[Aaron Knight]

Originally Posted by D.J. Fluck

Ive used both. I hate both, but I'm going to stick to my PC. Back in high school the yearbook staff used Macs with adobe pagemaker and photoshop ranging from OS 8 to OS 9.2 and I tell you that OS 9.2 is total garbage. I've yet to check out OSX, but aparently from what I've read and heard its a major improvement from the previous versions. The one thing that really urks me about Macs is the file server that they purchased to store the yearbook. That thing was down more then it worked. I think they sent it back and had it replaced/repaired at least 3 times over an 18 month period. If it wasn't for making backups on zip disks, the 02 yearbook would never have been finished. The other thing that bothers me is pricing. The cheapest non-student discount computer that I've seen is 799. The laptop I bought in September was 100 dollars cheaper (after rebates and stuff). It may not be the most powerful machine ever, but it does everything I need it to do. I'm not convinced that its worth the extra money for what I need, especially on a college student "budget." Maybe one day when I aquire some money I'll purchase a mac. For now, i'm sticking with my pc.

Your sig, on the other hand, indicates some connection to having used Mac OS X, does it not? That is the "Aqua" window bar present in OS X....

[Bharat Nain]

Windows - Gaming, Some graphiics stuff which does not work on Linux and Mac

Mac - Anything and everything possible. I love that thing.

I've just had bad experiences with Windows. I feel a mac is much more secure and reliable. In my eyes, Windows has too many flaws.

[evulish]

Well, I'm sure any OS would have just as many security flaws if 90% of all home PCs ran it. Although I do agree that a Unix-based system offers more security due to user priveleges, the biggest part to security is the user. Windows users range from 3-year-olds, grandmothers, and hackers (jargon file meaning). I don't think my Grandmother would be able to figure out the difference between a screensaver I emailed to her or a virus that was spoofed using my email address.

(Wow.. I'm really arguing both sides here.. oh well )

Originally Posted by Aaron Knight

Your sig, on the other hand, indicates some connection to having used Mac OS X, does it not? That is the "Aqua" window bar present in OS X....

It was the only banner from Listen-To.com that would fit in my signature w/o it getting too overly large.

[Aaron Knight]

Originally Posted by D.J. Fluck

It was the only banner from Listen-To.com that would fit in my signature w/o it getting too overly large.

...oopsie .......

[Kyle Fenton]

Macs are so much easier and simpler to use. Especially when it comes to multimedia.

I have used both extensively and love how much OS X is intergraded with everything.

Most of the people who hate macs, don't know anything about macs. I have heard all of it, and trust me none of it make sense, and they often present mis-information.

Personally I don't care which OS people use. But I believe that people should look for alternative OSes instead of just Windows.

[gsensel]

I have used both, and worked on both.
In my opinion as many others have said they both have their advantages. Windows are good for games and Macs are good for multimedia and also are becoming good for games.
My solution to this is virtual PC which in it newest version was bought and is now owned by Microsoft, so it should work fairly good.
And to DJ's comment about the 2002 year book they only had problems becasue I was not there due to not passing a class and having to retake it, or I had graduated since he wasn't clear which one he talked about.