Macs vs. PCs — Page 2

I have a PC at home, I'm constantly running virus scans and trying to get rid of spam and adware.

I used to have a Mac at my office. If what you're doing is more art or graphics oriented, the Mac is the way to go.

I never noticed a problem with the "one button" mouse, after we got our new (at the time) G3s, we had "no button" mice, you pressed down on the body of the mouse to click it. Never had a problem!

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I like PCs better, but that's probably because I've been working with them since I was 3 or 4, and we were still using DOS. :P If you've been working with PCs your whole life, the switch to Mac will be annoying. It annoyed the **** out of me when I had to really learn the OS for school. Then again, learning Linux was even worse. And Macs are less vulnerable to certain viruses and adware programs, not necessarily because their software is better but because their smaller numbers make them less attractive targets to hackers.

Got to stick to PC...my fave genealogy program is PC only and I don't want to have to switch to Reunion. Don't know if PAF will work with a window emulator.

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I like Pcs a lot more because its easier (for me) to use. I cant stand my uncles macs. PC's are more widley used too.

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~This is the 2nd darn double post I've had in 5 mins! My computer is so weird today--isn't that really ironic that is't on this thread?

iflit2 ilives!

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I'm thinking of getting a new computer soon (thanks, holiday overtime!) and I think I'm going to get a MAC, too, mainly because they have the double whatever now that lets you run Windows on the same computer. I have a lot of peripherals (like my Creative Zen) that only run on Windows, so I'll need to be able to install their software...but that seems a good compromise.
I'm tired of watching my Dell crash.

I have a Mac at work and a PC at home. I like both.

I produce motion graphics at work, so we're all on Macs there... except for our 3D (Maya) guys. They're all on PCs. Until recently the Maya program was only available on PC. Now it's available for Mac as well, but the processors and particularly the rendering speed aren't as fast as a PC. So, all our 3D artists prefer PC, but all other graphic designers where I work are on Macs, myself included.

And the Mac-loving designers are VERY vocal about how much they hate PCs! I believe it's because they honestly can't figure them out. If you were "raised on a Mac" you have trouble with PCs. If you were raised on a PC, switching to Mac (like I did) wasn't hard at all. It's much easier to go from "PC to Mac" than "Mac to PC."

There are advantages and disadvantages to both platforms, but they differences between them are growing smaller with each new updated system. The OS X system is UNIX-based, and the newest version of it will be able to run a virtual Windows-based desktop while on the Mac. So, pretty soon you won't even be able to tell the difference, from a user POV.

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Updated On: 8/9/06 at 11:02 AM

Get yourself a Mac, they're a hundred times eaiser to use and mine is extremely reliable. Having a Mac is like having the best of the PC (Word, Excel...pretty much all the Office applications) but with a much better package, much better media, and much better other stuff.

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Have you seen the new macs that were announced this week? FAB. But my favorite is my Imac. So simple. And never a problem. I can't understand why anyone would still buy a p.c.

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I'm so ready to make the switch over to mac. I've always had pc, but it's time for a change.....just need to save some $$ and do it.

I've been through wars with both Mac and PC. Trust me.

The new OS X platform is much more stable than OS 9 was. But we really TAX our computers at work, and there are stability issues on both sides with "crashing" and hard drives going down (actually that happens more on the Mac side than the PC).

They're both good... and for different reasons.

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