which is better: Mac or PC?

[mrt144]

I see what you did there

Also, though, I have to say I'm maybe a little surprised by how quickly this perception of Macs has arisen - since I think there really is good evidence that the original Macs performed well and could have beaten PCs on a number of criteria - the major problem still and always being that no one used Macs, so no one else used them. But I'm guessing a lot of the current perception has taken off far more on other Apple products - iphones and the like. At any rate, bad news for Mac, despite their heavy advertising of the hip liberal arts guy

Our marketing department is so bad with this where they try to pick fights with the IT department about which is better when A. we don't care B. It all comes out of their budget to support their Macs. So while they while they piss and moan about the $29 and say how neanderthal and uncool PCs are, we get work done.

All with the help of Win2k3, Exchange 2k7, and 50+ Machines with XP.

 

[Earthling]

Yes, well, I figured since CFC is very highly overrepresentative of people who are in technical fields, or at the least computer-literate, more folks would have objective judgements on Macs vs. PCs. But I still think in the general public, who often for practical purposes do and care little for anything where a major difference would be seen between the two, the backlash is a little surprising, considering the advertising and how many people jump for the expensive gadgets anyway. It also, at least in the US, seems quite a geographical/demographic thing as the advertising tries to make out - the "urban coasts" versus anywhere else.

 

[Gilder]

Also, though, I have to say I'm maybe a little surprised by how quickly this perception of Macs has arisen - since I think there really is good evidence that the original Macs performed well and could have beaten PCs on a number of criteria - the major problem still and always being that no one used Macs, so no one else used them. But I'm guessing a lot of the current perception has taken off far more on other Apple products - iphones and the like. At any rate, bad news for Mac, despite their heavy advertising of the hip liberal arts guy

At best, Justin Long comes off as a smug jerk.

At best, John Hodgman comes off as... John Hodgman.

 

[Zelig]

Can run Windows programs

PCs can do this too.

Super Fast boot times

PCs can do this too.

relatively safe

PCs can be this too.

Light weight (for PC)

PCs can be this too.

Expensive!

PCs can be this too.

PC cost less then half the price of a Mac and you STILL get more hardware for your money.

Boutique PCs can cost as much as a Mac for similar hardware.

PC because macs are for the gays

Straight people can use PCs too.

PC becoz its cheaper

You can get expensive PCs similar to Macs in target.

tinyxp all the way; followed by xp. macs are lame but they look pretty and have nice keyboards.

XP sucks compared to any modern operating system. And Mac keyboards suck.

PC. Macs frustrate me with how ugly they are.

You can get ugly PCs too.

PCs, definitely. Simply and overall: nothing runs on Macs.

You mean nothing runs on Mac OS? Macs run Windows and Linux too.

Macs lost the market war decades ago and they're not making a comeback - if everybody was using Macs, then everybody would use Macs, but that's not the way it is.

Macs are doing better than they have in years thanks to the ipod effect.

What's most suspicious about Macs to me is the fact that they never promote and I never hear of any actual superior applications of theirs these days. (at most, they just promote ease of access+lack of viruses and stuff, but that's way down the list for any user excepts grandmas)

Do you see any boutique PC manufacturers promoting? (I don't actually watch/read/listen to any media with ads, so I actually have no idea about this)

From what I've see around university work, you'd think can handle less than even I know they should...always incompatible with various languages, having trouble with programs like Mathematica or MATLAB... Why, even if something as frivolous/consumer oriented as high-end gaming, I've never heard of Macs excelling or working well at all.

It's compatible with all of that if you boot into Windows.

Of course, the flip side is the impression that stuff overall is a lot more compatible with anything these days, and people can make Macs work...but I don't think it's work the effort.

Mac OS X is a very good operating system.

PC. Far superior performance for the price, at least for what I want to do.

I mean, a Mac Pro costs $2500. You could build a PC with similar specifications for less than $1000.

You're comparing apples and oranges, Apple sells something like 90% of PCs over $1000, they don't care about the low profit-margin segment of the market. You need to compare Macs to other boutique systems (Alienware, Falcon Northwest, VoodooPC, etc.), not to Dells and Compaqs.

PC cause im not a fag.

Fags can use PCs too.

Losing all your data is about the worst thing imaginable.

Not worse than having someone steal your data.

Macs are a total vanity purchase for people that flirt with conspicuous consumption despite thinking they don't.

As are PCs which compete against Macs.

I think Personal Computers are much better than Macintoshes.

Macs are personal computers.

 

[SG-17]

This.

This squared.

My former art teacher's "computer" room was all Macs. Needless to say I dropped that class right away.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Depends on the purpose of the computer and how rich the user is.

 

[Kraznaya]

I participate in hate crimes against Mac users.

 

[uppi]

Macs are PCs, nowadays.

 

[bigdog5994]

Straight people can use PCs too.

thats what i said, gay people use macs and normal people use PCs

 

[Darth_Pugwash]

Peeeee Ceeeeees!

 

[Akka]

Apple marketting alone makes PC better than Mac

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Pea Sea.



I don't really care much about music or pictures, so there is no reason for me to use a Mac. I despise single button mice and the inability to right click. I'm not a fan of the Mac layout. The old Mac desktop (probably only about the age of my laptop) which my sister just replaced with a new PC laptop sucked, and by the end was too slow to do anything. Macs aren't compatible with almost any program I need for school or will need for a job eventually. Macs can't (yet) run any decent mods because they can't use custom DLLs. Macs are generally a waste of money.

I've been meaning to try Linux, but haven't yet. Georgia Tech had a little seminar thing at the beginning of the year to show people how to run Linux and even install it for you if you want, but I was busy that night and have a bunch of stuff on my harddrive I wouldn't want to risk loosing. If they have that again in the spring I may take the new laptop I'm probably getting for Christmas there, after backing up everything from my current hardrive to move to my new one anyway.

 

[Speedo]

The only real difference between mac and pc today is in the OS. While MacOS is arguably better in some aspects (generally easier for computer illiterate people to use, "prettier" interface, etc) it also come with some very big downsides (over-reliance on security by obscurity, lack of software availability, etc). When the downsides of the Mac are coupled with its much higher price, I don't really think there's much reason to get the mac.

 

[GenMarshall]

PC, because there aren't any games for a Mac OS platform. Plus they are expensive as well.

 

[bhsup]

Why hasn't anyone come to the defense of the 3rd choice? I still got my TI-99/4A somewhere. It rocks. It even has embedded basic.

 

[Perfection]

Other than price, I don't see a big difference. However, a lot of people just keep using macs because of inertia Which strikes me as a not particularly irrational strategy.

 

[amadeus]

Link to video.

 

[mrt144]

As are PCs which compete against Macs.

That encompasses what % of PC purchases vs. at least 50% of Mac purchases.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

PC because Windows 7 rocks.

 

[Aegis]

Why I like Macs:

Everything is designed to work together & requires little setup, configuration or troubleshooting.

Why I like PC's:

Customization & cheaper price.

The only real downside to PC's that I see is that you have a computer made up of a mish-mash of parts from a dozen different manufacturers which may or may not be compatible with one another & all require a dozen drivers that need to be compatible with your OS in order for it to work. It can be a real pain in the ass to get a system working properly.

My former art teacher's "computer" room was all Macs. Needless to say I dropped that class right away.

How dare an art class use computers & software that is best for graphic design!