Do you use PC or Mac?

Question

I currently have Windows Vista Home Pre. I hate it it freezes all the time and basicly just a lot of problems. I am thinking to switching to mac because of it's high reliability. The only thing I don't like is that I can't upgrade the hardware. Which is something I like to do. Also is the performace of a mac lower than that of PC? Should this keep me from buying a Mac? If you have switched from PC to Mac was it worth the change, and how long did it take you to learn the OS?

Answer 1

There is really no learning curve on the OS, you just click on an icon, or the start tab (it's called something else for Macs). But it really only makes sense to buy a Mac if you are going to be video editing, writing music, using photoshop, and other multimedia programs. Also, Macs are not for gaming AT ALL, their monitors have very high response times (14-15 ms) which you start to see, when you consider the ram is around a 5ms response time, the cpu is like 5ms, the video card is like 8ms, one everything adds up you need your monitor to be around a 5ms response time for gaming. So macs are great for multimedia, but bad for everything else. And to the girl Amber who said macs have better graphics, wtf does that even mean? And anyway, PC's have MUCH better gpu's (graphics processing units).

Answer 2

Hardware-wise, PCs and Macs are not too different. A Mac is basically a PC, but running OS X instead of Windows. I use both, but I prefer PCs because of the open nature of PCs.



You see, I'm a technology enthusiast, and I love building my own machines. Not only it allows me to have a machine just the way I want it, but it also costs less than if you buy a pre-built one. I cannot build a machine and run OS X on it (at least not legally).



Don't get me wrong, I think OS X is a great operating system. I do believe it is better and easier to use than Windows, but to use OS X it means I have to purchase an overpriced and pre-built piece of hardware that is not nearly as optimized as the machines I build myself.



So I stick with PCs, and I mostly run Linux on my PCs. Ubuntu Linux to be more precise. Ubuntu Linux is a stable and dependable operating system that will fulfill most of my PC needs, with exception of gaming. Gaming is the only reason I still have Windows installed on my machine.



Mostly what I'm trying to say is that there isn't such thing that PCs are better or that Macs are better. Are macs reliable? Sure they are, but so is my PC running Ubuntu. And I don't have much problems with my Windows box either. It's all a question of how well maintained you keep your machines. A well optimized Windows box with protection software and good maintenance will have a rock solid performance.

Answer 3

You can't compare performance with mac and PC. Look at the minimum requirements OSX 10.5 you only need 512 MB of ram and vista you need at least 2GB. I have had a Mac since last December and I wonder what took me so long. I have never heard of anyone buying a mac and wishing they would have go a PC. And now you can run windows on a Mac for 79 bucks.

Answer 4

Well it's hard to compare performace as Macs are generally used for different things as PC's. I prefer PC's but with Windows XP, not Vista.

Answer 5

It really depends like are you for business or home comp or gaming? Because a mac would be great for business it runs neat and is easy to setup? For gaming I definately reccomend the PC Windows XP its easier to run then vista and its better on games for macs? And for a home computer its really more of a preference hope this helps :)

Answer 6

Mac and PC are both sides of the same coin.



But I personally hate the Mac. One button mouse, I have 7 on my pc mouse. Instead of right clicking I have to look through the top row of buttons for the menu i need. I find MAC to be more time consuming. Their's no real benefits.



Perhaps you should reformat your PC with Windows XP instead? Cheaper than buying a whole new computer.

Answer 7

This goes out to Blah Blah: the Apple Mighty Mouse is not a one-button mouse. There are four actual buttons--one on each side and two on the top. Even the Apple Mighty Mouse is better than what will come with a PC!







First off, 2GB RAM is basically standard at this time.



Now, to answer your real question, I am currently stuck using a Windows-based PC. There are two in my house right now--one with Windows XP and one with Vista. The one with Vista is probably about seven-years-old and very slow (has been for five years now--slow, that is) and the newer one, with Windows Vista, isn't even one-year-old and it's already slowing down.



My last year in high school, from 2007-08, I was enrolled in two classes in which I used eMacs (sold between 2002 and 2005). Not only were the eMacs faster than the seven-year-old Windows-based PC I have, but they were also much faster than the new computer I have.





Here's some facts about Macs and the Mac OS X:



The Mac OS X is built on a UNIX foundation which ensures security and resists crashes. This means that Macs don't get viruses and that they very rarely crash. The truly ignorant PC-only users will try and say that Mac OS X Leopard isn't even as stable as Windows Vista, but Mac OS X Leopard much more stable. For one, there are somewhere over 118,000 viruses that Windows may become infected with. However, there are zero viruses that Mac OS X may become infected with (not just Leopard, but Tiger and Panther as well).



Then, of course, PC-only users will usually say that Macs can't do as much and that there is much more software that's only compatible with Windows and not Mac OS X. That's completely untrue. For once, Macs can run both Windows XP and Windows Vista through Boot Camp, which comes on all Macs. Because of this, Macs can run the Windows version of Microsoft Office, MOST games (as long as the graphics card in the Mac meets the requirements--just about every other require is met by a Mac), etc.



Then, for iMacs and Mac Minis, there's the size. The Mac Mini is the world's smallest desktop (I've honestly never seen one smaller anyway). At probably about one-inch-tall and only about six-inches diagonally, the Mac Mini is so small that it's smaller than any laptop I've ever seen. Now, the Mac Mini starts off at $600. The iMac, on the other hand, starts off at $1,200. The iMac includes nothing but what appears to be a monitor. Instead of using a tower to store all of its components, the iMac stores everything directly behind the monitor. What's more is that the iMac can have up to a 1TB (1000GB) hard drive. Big enough? Most people won't need that much space on their hard drive. Then, you can have up to 4GB RAM.



Now, many PC-only users will also say that Macs just aren't nearly as fast as Windows-based PCs. Of course, I have used eMacs that were faster than brand new PCs. I've also read (some article online--found it through Google by searching, "Mac vs. PC") that Macs ran Windows Vista more efficiently than PCs did. Sad, isn't it?



Trust me--a Mac with just 1GB RAM will probably outperform any Windows-based PC with 2GB RAM. How is this? It's simple--Apple takes time when developing products. When Microsoft develops products (mainly the Windows OS), they basically take some ideas from Apple and make them about 10 times worse so that the computers that use Windows will be able to be sold for very cheap.



Honestly, if it weren't for the price of Macs, they'd outsell every PC-making company in the business and in a heartbeat!



One last thing before I finish: I would only recommend a PC to those who want to play a lot of computer games. For anything else, including business (typing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint-style work, etc), but especially graphic design, web design, video production and music production, I could only recommend a Mac.



Now, here's a list of all the Mac models (find out info through the links in the source area): Laptops--MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro; Desktops--Mac Mini, iMac, Mac Pro





Check out the included links to find out more about all Mac models, the Apple Keyboard, the Apple Mighty Mouse and the Mac OS X.

Answer 8

if you just wanna dump windows and wanna be free from virus then best thing you can do to yourself is to get linux. you cannot game on linux and this is the same when it comes to mac so if you don't game then get linux as you don't need to buy a new computer and you can upgrade as well.



if you just wanna be free of crashes then get xp and be quick or you won't get it.



anyway, i don't prefer mac as the hardware is originally made by others like

motherboard from asus

graphics from intel ati or now nvidia

processor from intel

and what apple does is to pack it in a shiny case and then load a os which is just a reworked bsd unix or just takes its opensource darwin and adds its api and then loads it andsells it to you at a much higer price.

if you want a mac anyway then build yourself a hackintosh and then but a copy of osx to make it legal.

Answer 9

I use both. It's pretty easy to use both of them. The mac is pretty reliable and I haven't had a single thing go wrong with it since I bought it back in December.

Answer 10

Back to XP... if you don't game nor having colleague compatibility issue by all means a Mac.



But with those issues in your own situation expect throwing a lot money in that Mac and not having it solved satisfactory.

Answer 11

Yeah Mac's are great for like not getting viruses but their hardware is terrible....everything is so close together its way to hot way to quick....also their monitors will get all blurry so the nice HD feature goes away and their webcams get scratched so it gives a bad picture...the software is great but hardware is terrible...

Answer 12

PC, but I have worked on a Mac, and I highly recommend it. Especially if you're looking for something that has a higher graphic performance than any PC. Their capability is amazing.

Answer 13

I use both!!!



But a Mac can run windows aswell!!! So go for mac...

Answer 14

mac is a lot simpler, also, if u like to do audio stuff, movies, music, ect, get mac, it is a lot easier to do those tings, also, macs can't get viruses, well, atleast i haven't heard of any1 and my parents work for apple

Answer 15

macs are the ****. once you start using a mac, i promise you, youll fall in love. other than you run into a couple issues wit compatibility, theyre amazing.

Answer 16

- It's like you're asking what kind of soap do I use?



I personally believe that it depends on someone's preference.



Have A Nice Day!

Answer 17

sounds like you may just need some more memory.

Answer 18

I have a PC and it never freezes on me!

Answer 19

why dont you just switch to xp? couldnt live w/out being able to upgrade........scott

Answer 20

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