Mac or P.C.

[Bayzan]

Just wondering which is better between Mac and PC.

[MrRazot]

Mac for multimedia and/or hipsters with lots of money
Pc for gamers and/or everything else

Both have their merits and flaws.

[Bayzan]

Oh, thank you. Near future I'm gonna get a PC

[MrRazot]

One downfall of the Pc -viruses

[Bayzan]

Can't you install a anti-virus software?

[MrRazot]

Yea you can, just keep it up to date
Don't go onto the internet AT ALL unless an anti-virus is installed.
I recommend Avast, because it's free and has boot scans.

[Bayzan]

Oh, ok

[Timmy Fox]

If you ask me, I'd tell you PC is overall better.

If you know how to follow some steps and do some hacking you can effectively build a "Hackintosh computer" which is basically running the Mac OS on a PC if you see any benefits in using a Mac over a PC. The benefit of this is that you can run Mac OS without paying a premium (Hackintoshes commonly have better hardware than your average Mac whilst costing less).

PC is also much more customizable and lets you have pretty much any hardware configuration you want.

One downfall of the Pc -viruses

This isn't necessaily true. Whilst there does exists more viruses for PC, there does also exists ones for Macs and there have popped up more and more over the past few years. So I'd recommend antivirus for macs as well.

Then for a final note, a PC =! Windows, you might very well run Linux or Unix on a PC if you want to.

[WingedZephyr]

I have both a Mac and PC. I like both. They are different and both have pros and cons. I don't believe one is ever really "better" than the other, because it just depends on what you need it for.

Along with what's already been said, a lot of software is default made for PCs. Only when it comes to media software (graphics programs, video editing, etc.) does the software selection tend to favor Macs. Valve is pretty much the only game company that makes decent games available for Macs, so if gaming is important to you, a Mac is not the way to do it.

There are options for being able to run both Windows and Mac on the same computer, similar to what Timmy said. So if you're into multimedia and really want the Mac but need the PC for games, there is software out there that allows you to use both.

As for viruses, the Mac is definitely superior. Yes, Mac viruses exist, and you should protect against them, but there is no question about PCs or Macs having more issues with it. I've been using my Mac for three or four years and haven't caught a single bug; with the same kind of use, my PC is always getting stuck with one thing or another. I like not having to stress so much about keeping my computer clean.

I also personally like the fact that my desktop Mac is entirely contained within the monitor. It's certainly less customizable, but I like not having to make space for a tower. It suits my needs.

[anoni]

If you want to game then you should get  a PC as PC's are compatible with DirectX
If you want to use editing and multimedia software than get a Mac

Generally, I would go with PC, In my opinion, they are cheaper, more customizable, more detailed and just generally work better.
Macs are just shinier

[Nrein]

Going off what Timmy said, PC's are a lot less proprietary. Even if you buy a pre-built PC, laptop or desktop, you can still customize and upgrade it yourself down the road.

Not to mention, I personally believe PC's are easier to fix, as well. Sure you can get viruses if you aren't safe with how you use it, they can also be easily managed.

Granted, Macs are amazing in areas that PC's may lack in, but those are a pretty few areas.

[Jyynx]

Mac beats out PC with video and visual and any sort of audio editing/producing by a clear longshot, and Iff I could, I'd upgrade my studio to Logic pro 9, but for any of the "flashy" things and common everyday use, then PC is better because it's operating system is made specifically for that

[sebflynn]

it really depends what you have used so far if you have been using any thing but a mac i would really suggest a pc just plainly because macs seem to have a very alien lay out to people who might have been using a pc or Linux. The rest has all ready been covered above in much better detail than I could ever go into.

[Tails]

im useing a pc

[Timmy Fox]

Honestly I don't see how come Mac's are said to be so much better for media other than the stock software. Now I haven't tried a Mac, but 3rd  party software such as Vegas Pro or Adobe Premier Pro/After Effects tend to run very well for me. Though my PC does sport an i7-2600K CPU and 16GB of RAM..

For my personal use, all media software I've ever used and familiarized myself with exists on the PC as well as the Mac (except for Vegas Pro) and they work just fine on there as well. These software are Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe After Effects and Sony Vegas Pro.

I also believe 3rd party web browsers work better with Windows than with with Mac (especially notable is Firefox). The Adobe Flash plugin is also known to perform way better on Windows than any other platform even if it's performance and usefulness is arguable with HTML5 on the rise and these goodies.