| Mr.Jingles 25.04.2007 12:39 |
OK, I know you're probably fed up with those annoying TV ads, but what intrigues me is that this debate has gained so many biased opinions that now they're pretty much equal to arguing about politics, religion, or sports. From my own perspective (as a person who has always owned a PC, and used Macs on the side) I'm quite confused about what to choose. Back when I was a computer graphics major (6 years ago) all that was used in my school were Macs. I started to gain a lot of hatred towards Macs for being trendy, overpriced, and overhyped by the Mac fans. I came to the realization that Macs had the exact same problems PCs had, and were definitely not worth spending the money on. However, over the past years I have been particularly impressed with the practicality and functionality of the latest version of the MacOS and their compatibility to accept Windows made for products. My dilemma with Macs is that they are still way overpriced. I know Mac fans will call me cheap, but I still see that Macs have some of the same flaws as Windows (such as ocassional freezing... although not as common on Macs). I will admit that Macs have shown good improvement, but is it really worth spending double the price on a Mac that has the same technical specs as a PC? Any opinions? |
| Lester Burnham 25.04.2007 13:46 |
It depends what you want to do primarily with your computer. I own a Mac, have owned several Macs since I was a computer user, and my parents have been primarily Mac-centric. In my line of work (book designing), no one uses a PC unless you're an editor. If you're heavily into gaming, do not get a Mac, unless you really like anything Sim-related (or Myst). Yes, Macs are trendy, and Macs are expensive, but I've never had a problem with my computer; never had to take it back, have it repaired, or anything like that. I got my first Mac (an iMac) in August 2001, and replaced it four years later because I needed something faster, and upgraded to a Mac Mini. For my whole upgrade, it only cost about $1000, including a nice flat-screen monitor that wasn't made by Mac. If you want a nice, cheap Mac, go with a Mac Mini. I find that the debate between Macs and PCs is pretty stupid. They both have their merits, and they both have their drawbacks, just like anything in life. It really depends what system you'd be most comfortable working in. I know that whenever I jump on a friend's PC, I feel like I'm in a foreign land and I instantly become technologically retarded, so I always feel much more at home on a Mac. e: oh, and in all the years that I've owned a Mac, it has never frozen, even when I had several programs (QuarkXPress, Photoshop, iTunes, etc.) open at one time. |
| Mr.Jingles 25.04.2007 14:11 |
Hey Lester... I should have probably mentioned this on the other thread, but YOUR BOOK KICKS ASS!! My girlfriend got it from Barnes & Noble the other day, and I never expected it to be so full of information and compelling. It's absolutely the closest thing that's even been written to be called the "Queen Bible". I liked how you even dared to include in actual quoted words the harsh criticism of the band by the music press. Most authors would only focus on the positive, but your book has a lot of perspective. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! P.S. How long did it take you to write all of that? |
| deleted user 25.04.2007 14:20 |
Linux nuff said |
| user name 25.04.2007 15:50 |
Get an Intel Mac. |
| deleted user 25.04.2007 16:56 |
<b><font color=666600>Music Man wrote: Get an Intel Mac.and install Linux over it. lol |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 25.04.2007 19:02 |
I've used a PC since I was little, so I guess I'm much more used to that then a Mac. Since I started Music Technology at College I've had to use the Macs over there. Which is good of course for the Music and Media programs that I have to work with everyday. I myself prefer PCs though. |
| Micrówave 25.04.2007 19:06 |
Apple II forever! |
| Lester Burnham 25.04.2007 19:42 |
Micrówave wrote: Apple II forever!Nuh uh man, Commodore 64! Also, thanks for the kind words, Jingles... I'm glad you and your girlfriend are enjoying it! I tried to be as subjective as possible, no sense in sugar-coating everything when that's all other writers do. Took me about six years overall. |
| user name 25.04.2007 20:09 |
Can I have some information as to this book? |
| john bodega 25.04.2007 21:31 |
Just use both, it's what I do. The two network quite nicely, and if there's something I can't do on one, I get on the other. Having said that, a computer is only as good as it's user.... if it's not maintained properly, it's pretty much always going to be a sluggish pile of shit, no matter what fruit it's named after. To me, the Mac OS is better. Windows has been playing catch-up for the better part of 15 years or whatever, and still isn't as good - I saw a couple of videos showing how derivative Vista is... talk about a belly laugh. I hope Apple don't take any cues from Microsoft though.... OSX is beginning to show a couple of signs of bloatware if you ask me. Updates get bigger, the features more frivolous..... I'm happy with it the way it is, Mr. Jobs. Don't fuck it up!! |
| iGSM 26.04.2007 04:33 |
Macs do look pretty, yes, yes. *signals for Mac rep to run* |
| BradJarre 26.04.2007 05:13 |
mac sucks as hell. it cant run games software sucks and the processors are slow as shitt |
| john bodega 26.04.2007 06:51 |
"mac sucks as hell. it cant run games software" Well that clinches it, I'm going to throw mine out right this instant. Never mind all the useful shit I've been able to do with the Apple machines I've had since 1995...... (yawn) |
| Mr.Jingles 26.04.2007 07:32 |
<b><font color=666600>Music Man wrote: Can I have some information as to this book?link |
| PieterMC 26.04.2007 08:53 |
Lester Burnham wrote: Nuh uh man, Commodore 64!Now THAT is a computer!! |
| Saif 26.04.2007 14:15 |
David Bowie made a Mac program called the Verbasizer with a friend...what a genius.
innuendo1990 wrote: mac sucks as hell. it cant run games software sucks and the processors are slow as shittYou must take a long time to shit because my shit is pretty fast. |
| user name 26.04.2007 15:40 |
Mr.Jingles wrote:Wow, LB wrote this? I will certainly look into buying it then.<b><font color=666600>Music Man wrote: Can I have some information as to this book?link |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 26.04.2007 16:00 |
Saif wrote: David Bowie made a Mac program called the Verbasizer with a friend...what a genius.LMAO. What the.... xDinnuendo1990 wrote: mac sucks as hell. it cant run games software sucks and the processors are slow as shittYou must take a long time to shit because my shit is pretty fast. |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 26.04.2007 16:28 |
im still using a zx81 |
| Adam Baboolal 26.04.2007 17:22 |
I hate the mac vs pc debate. And the mac os versus windows debate as well. I like to be happy with what works and don't feel the need to belittle others for their opposite choice to say, my own. I've always used PC's. Plus a Spectrum and a commodore64! And I have gotten along with pc's brilliantly. Better than how others seem to, i.e. crashes and BSOD. Not much for me. And like it has been said, it's how you treat your machine that will bring about those bad vibes. I used Macs at my music college for around 2 years and didn't come away thinking, wow, I need to change my ways! No. In fact, I didn't see what all the fuss was about. You know, those Mac users that say Macs do it better and feel the need to get one over on windows?! lol I saw a video of S.Jobs and one of his cohorts talking about windows. He said something about how over the last 5 years they've developed a number of OS versions (5-6 I think) and then compared how many versions of windows there had been over that same time, i.e. one. And I just thought, eh??? So, they're boasting that they've developed all these different versions, whereas windows has been XP that whole time. How is that worth boasting about? I didn't get that. And sometimes wonder if Apple are getting a little cocky. Anyway, rant over. I do video editing, music production and the general usage like web browsing, games or say word processing on a pc. As far as I'm concerned, you like what you like and you don't like what you don't like. Simple as that. Interestingly, I recently installed Mac OS X on my laptop along with Windows XP Pro. It was nice, but didn't get to do much with it. Just scrapped it in favour of getting the space back for more virtual instruments! You can never have enough!! lol My name's Peter Griffin. Good night everybody! Adam. |
| BradJarre 27.04.2007 13:42 |
ive trade my mac today for a compaq and the guy installed windows xp in front of my eyes. and i get magix music maker 2007:D |
| Sweetie 28.04.2007 01:37 |
Mr.Jingles wrote: OK, I know you're probably fed up with those annoying TV adsI like them, they're funny |
| BradJarre 29.04.2007 03:41 |
yeah like the one from the atari2600. youve got this and you can get... THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS for 99dollars:D very fynny |
| great king rat 1138 30.04.2007 09:11 |
<i>Donny Mars wrote: Linux nuff saidYou knows it! Ubuntu is the way forward! |