Mac or PC?

Question

what computer system do you use. would you consider changing? why, why not?

Answer 1

http://www.apple.com/getamac/?cid=CDM-NA-3060Q#see_reasons



Used and fixed PC's for 15 years.



Switched to a Mac in May this year, and I love the smooth sleek sophistication of my iMac - cost a little more but its quality, and unlike PC's they hold their price very well. And literally so simple to use...took me a couple of hours to figure out the structure and methods for installing stuff. The graphics are super.



The moment I plugged my Mac in - I never used my PC again - I grabbed my files and sold it at a loss of £400 (2 months old)



My PC was custom built and had 4GB of Ram - My iMac came with 512mb (now upgraded to 1GB) and the Mac far out performs the PC.



I have found all alternative software for the Mac online for free and can open every file type etc that I personally used on the PC before.



It really is a hassle-free "working system" and I personally love my Mac! Its a pleasure to use after spending hours each day sorting PC/Microsoft woes.



Good Luck

Answer 2

I grew up tinkering with PC's and the DOS/Windows operating systems. It is just what I feel more comfortable with. All of my friends come to me when they need help with their PC computer problems, but when someone asks me about a Mac, I am completely lost. I guess the new Mac have the ability to run Windows now, so I guess that takes away some of the decision making process. PC's are generally better from gaming while Mac's are better for clerical/design uses.

Answer 3

I use PCs at home and macs for skool, I prefer macs for art (dreamweaver, photoshop, flash) while I use PCs for homework and "business"

I do not know if I will change since I use Macs for school for computer art, and the comps never freeze up to the point of my force quitting or force restart, while on my PCs, I had to force quit appilcations. Pcs are better for downloading stuff.

Answer 4

I have two Macs and love them both. The Mac is a much better made computer and Mac OS is such a nice OS. I love how it looks and how much easer it is to use then Windows(after the first month or so of getting used to it).

Answer 5

You had to ask... BUT, doesn't MAC, (funded by Microsoft for $150 million, in 1998) represent the same business model as MS?



I have repaired and maintained computers, of all platforms, since 1965 (mainframes and systems in the Air Force - 20 years), and 'Personal' terminals, PCs, Apples, Macs, since 1979.



I currently service Macs (in an Apple Service Center), and PCs at a co-located shop, plus, donation systems for the non-profits, and private/home schools.



I run 10 computers here, online constantly, Five(5) are Linux on PC hardware, where the old Pentium II 300mhz systems run as fast as the one XP Pro system running on an AMD XP 2.0 processor (1,667mhz).



Four are old Macs. A G3(OS9) laptop, PowerPC 6500/200mhz (OS9), a Beige G3 8600/266mhz tower ( OS X!), and an iMac Blueberry Tray 300Mhz (OS9). Like the Linux systems, they never crash, and all are virus free, hacker proof. Soon, bringing in a slot loading Grape iMac (OS X) that I rebuilt down to component replacements, and am hoping to acquire a G4 or 5 tower, soon.



In fact, the only system that ever gave any problems is the XP Pro system (FAT and NTFS filesystems burn up drives)! Only one with 150,000 "Microsoft Virus Definitions" that includes Trojans, malware, spybots, botware, and more. Has to run ten special programs to remain 'safe'.



The other 70 systems on the shelves range up to 1400 AMD Athlons, and all of them run Linux. Even the 1993 DEC Alpha! Use them all for testing. Six are dual processor systems that run properly in Linux and BSD. MS can't even boot them right.



Microsoft.com, Hotmail.com, MSN.com all run on 45,000 Linux computers! Google.com runs on Linux on 100,000 PCs, clustered! Those Fortune 500's are rich and smart, so I pay attention to their decisions. I profit from their example.



Yahoo runs FreeBSD! Hard to find anyone running anything Microsoft ever made! FreeBSD is just one more Unix Clone, but, it is the pioneer, from BerkeleyUC, circa 1984. Have one or two systems here that have run it.



Linux, BSD (Mac OS X), run 50X faster than Microsoft, so they can run on older hardware, and be equal or even faster than, any 'new' 2 Ghz system running Microsoft.



The 'Nixs are all multi-processing, multi-tasking, concurrent processing, systems, with multiple desktop environments, efficient memory allocation.



Microsoft runs consecutive processing. One program step at a time, in a chain step of fools, until one fool fails, and the whole system comes tumbling down. Also, v e r y s l o w .



I will continue to recommend users try out the LiveCDrom of http://pclinuxos.com on just any PC.



But, if they are truly clueless, get a Mac, as, the extra expense is about 13% over a similar outfitted PC, but, Macs have the best service and support for Software AND hardware, on the planet, bar none!



The quality of the Mac is superb, and we still see 7 to 10 year old Macs pulling some good money, as the resale value is stable!

Most PCs are worthless on the market after only three to four years! (CU, August AND Sept. editions, 2006)!



So, folks donate to me their stuff from two or three generations past, and it runs very fast and true, in Linux!

Answer 6

i have a whoopass Windows pc. they have so many virus problems though!! i would get a Mac if i had the money. they are very expensive. they have no problems with viruses though, and the new OSX and Tiger support most windows programs. they are very fast too and they look soo nice. if you can front the cash, get a Mac. they are awsome.

Answer 7

I use a Dell Inspiron 6000 with Windows XP pro. I would switch to a mac in a heart beet if I had the money!

Answer 8

i have PC...i like it but the Mac is really nice...but i wouldnt change b/c im already used to the PC and i have used the Mac in my school and its a bit confusing...everything is backwards...

Answer 9

unless you want to spend loads on virus protectors, ad removers, spyware removers, etc. get a mac. they are quicker, more intuitive, better looking, and more powerful. and the no virus thing is awesome too.

Answer 10

I use PC and it's good for what I do(not multimedia related stuff).