Krawlin
Quarry Creeper
Mac/Apple IS AN EVIL PLOT THAT I WILL NOT BUY INTO!!!!!!!
Everytime I have to use a Mac at school, I think of this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxd1W3wqjtY
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- Thread starter NoblesvilleKid
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Mac/Apple IS AN EVIL PLOT THAT I WILL NOT BUY INTO!!!!!!!
Everytime I have to use a Mac at school, I think of this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxd1W3wqjtY
Or find much in the way of software... LOL!
binaryterror
I wanna be Dave
Thats funny the new Intel Mac will run XP and Vista faster than PC's. They also run all Windows programs when you use Boot Camp and run Vista/XP.
Funny Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator open files easily 5 times faster on my Mac than my brand new bloated XP Pro Dell, built by Adobe's PC recommendations.
I have a few coworkers wih Macbook Pro's on the Intel chip. Their laptop and mine very close in specs (they have a tad more processor than I do) and they made the same statement as you. So I challenged them to a test. Set both laptops next to each other. Then it was a race to boot up and open two files...a 40mb Photoshop RAW image and an 8mb Illustrator file. I am on XP Pro and they were on OS X (whatever was just before Leopard). They did not open 5 times faster, they in fact opened after mine. Granted it wasn't much after mine (maybe 10 seconds at most) but it was after mine.
As far as software goes, there are more titles available for a PC over a Mac. That is just a fact. I know you can dual boot a Mac to run XP/Vista, but it isn't perfectly compatible. I have tried to run more than a few programs using Boot Camp that just didn't work.
As far as the two platforms go, I think anymore the only edge that Mac has over PC is virus'. There are less out there on a Mac, but if you properly protect yourself on a PC, it becomes a non-issue.
If you are in the market for a laptop and don't have a preference on platform, look at them both and make your choice based on specs, price and how comfortable you feel using it. I work with both PC and Mac and my preference is PC. I build my own computers (desktop anyway) and like the fact that I can go to any computer store to by components and be able to shop around for the best deal. If I had a Mac and needed an upgrade, more often than not, I would have go to Apple to get stuff.
kawika
Quarry Creeper
"As far as the two platforms go, I think anymore the only edge that Mac has over PC is virus'. There are less out there on a Mac, but if you properly protect yourself on a PC, it becomes a non-issue."
On a laptop with a small screen spaces and expose are beautiful additions to OSX that make working with multiple windows and programs open almost seamless. Go to the apple store and play with one of the macs before you make a choice.
On a laptop with a small screen spaces and expose are beautiful additions to OSX that make working with multiple windows and programs open almost seamless. Go to the apple store and play with one of the macs before you make a choice.
Although I cannot stand Vista, they have a similar solution. I have no problem alt-tabing between screens on my computer. It is a purely functional laptop, no pretty frills. I can do them, but it does nothing for productivity.
At this point I think we are at the apples and oranges stage. I think the buyer here needs to go and test drive a bunch of units (Mac and PC) and see what he/she is comfortable with. That is really what matters. For my uses (which is heavy web and multimedia authoring, things that at one time a Mac was better for, not anymore) I prefer a PC.
kawika
Quarry Creeper
I agree.
binaryterror
I wanna be Dave
Likely this user wants a PC...I strongly recommend XP Pro or XP Home over Vista if at all possible. I'd install Opera or firefox and avoid Internet Explorer except for Microsoft Updates.
Personally I would say Mac, but obviously many still think PC laptops still have a chance.
Personally I would say Mac, but obviously many still think PC laptops still have a chance.
Jeckler
Rock Crawler
My 3 kids, ages 9, 5 & 4 run their Intel E2140 machine ragged. It's a Vista machine that I haven't had to touch since we bought it. My main machine is a Q6600 running Vista Home Premium and having no issues whatsoever. You gotta get good hardware, that's a fact. No way you're going to get good results running a 1.8ghz P4 and 512mb of RAM.
This conversation happened back in 2000/2001 too, but substitute XP for Vista.
With that said, has anyone picked up an Asus EeePC?
This conversation happened back in 2000/2001 too, but substitute XP for Vista.
With that said, has anyone picked up an Asus EeePC?
