Mac or P.C.

[Rinny]

I have a PC at home and am personally a slave of microsoft (PC, Xbox, Zune, Windows phone..not all on purpose though) The one reason why I didn't go with mac is really because of my funds. At work we use a Mac because it can run a really great program that keeps our stock in check, has all items in the system and has a great connection with the register. Mac is GREAT for professional use. If you're just using it for casual internet, applications, gaming then stick with a PC.

If you're into graphic design, music, video, or in a professional business I agree that the price is worth it and saves a lot of headaches that PC could cause.

So personally? PC
Professionally? Mac

[sebflynn]

rinny is absolutely correct in terms of funds my family is fairly wealthy so higher middle class and we would struggle to afford a new mac i also have a brother he is a fairly high rank ict tech i have never seen him use a actual mac for any thing. also this seems to be a very one sided chat. 0.o

[Rinny]

Aw why one sided, sebflynn? :c I think this is all just personal experience.

[sebflynn]

every one here seems to be pro pc

[Rasui]

I am a PC. But i have used a MAc Before. As well i have used few linux and Unix systems.
But to keep it on the Mac and PC conversation.
Mac's even though are starting to get more user fiendily are still designed for the power used end of computing. Sure PC can do the same thing even the right parts and the money to get them.
For PC's which are vary.. and i shall stretch vary out. Is a user friendly. PC's are jsut there to give less headach for every one out there. I mean there ppl out there that have not touched a computer and some who really should not


Either way i like both rather one better over the other is vary long arugment that should never be started

[Bayzan]

Now another question. Which one is more affordable?

[Rasui]

It would depend on how much you want to spend, or what you can afford.
I look at it this way.
Mac you can not upgrade the parts. Well you can but the mac was not designed for it. As well does not take up much space.
PC. can take up bit more space, but in the long run you can upgrade it the performance.
Again it would have to depend on your spending budget

[Tails]

Now another question. Which one is more affordable?

there round about the same now but when they first came im like nope

[WingedZephyr]

Now another question. Which one is more affordable?

If you're talking about brand new - PC. Almost certainly, with only maybe a few exceptions.

Apple does offer refurbished Macs for a fraction of the price that are like-new though, if you'd really like a Mac instead but can't afford the brand-new price.

[Nrein]

To be fair you can build an amazing yet cheap PC these days, that'll do anything you need it to.

[Kamoku]

PC is the cheapest and the best.  And if you really wanted to and knew how, you could run OS X on a PC outside of a virtual machine (I've managed to get as far as a kernal panic upon boot up but still, it ran).

PC does NOT equal Windows however (as PC stands for Personal Computer).

If you need something that works with everything then go with Windows (but look out for viruses).  If you need something that's very stable, does not get viruses, is free, and works very will with what works on it but doesn't work with most of the things you're already used to, go with a Linux distro (Ubuntu is one of the most user friendly ones and is very stable).  As for OS X, OS X is really only good for multimedia applications.  However, OS X also does get viruses.  Not as much as Windows, but it still gets them (as for Linux there are currently no known current viruses, and if there were, a security patch would be put out very quickly (within a week)).  The thing about OS X, is that Apple updates all the software for it themselves (well, most of it; such as java) and because of this, security flaws in those programs don't get patched nearly as fast (which means after the flaw is known there's a lot of time for people to make viruses for it, before a patch is out or even being worked on).  For example, there was a patch for flash (I think) which was VERY important.  Apple never updated it and now thousands of Mac's are part of a botnet due to the delay in patching (not sure if they've patched it yet).

Anyways; you're best going with Windows as it's compatible with everything, but if you're worried about viruses and want a very stable system you should go with Linux.  If you're big on multimedia creation you should go with OS X (Windows can do multimedia but OS X is the best at it (or so I've heard)).  There aren't many multimedia programs out there for Linux however.

If you get used to the OS X terminal or Linux terminal you can use most of the commands on either system (as they use many of the same commands (or so I've heard)).

[Kyriin]

If you have a grand or two to throw away, buy a Mac.
Else, invest in a PC. Mine's got at least twice the power of my Mac and cost half the price.

If I said any more I'd be repeating what everyone else has already said. Mainly, it depends on your needs. It might help us give you the information you need, or suggestions, if you tell us what you need or plan to use the computer for. If it is just for web browsing, chat, etc. then you may want to take a look at some netbooks which are inexpensive and do the job if you don't heavily use a computer. There's no point in buying a $1,000 Facebook machine, is there?

There is nothing wrong with Apple, regardless of what people may say. The one thing to be considered is that their products are expensive due to the amount of detail they put into how it looks rather than its specifications. Ultimately, you're either paying for what you see and not what's inside. If you want to pay for what's inside, buy a PC.

[Timmy Fox]

There is nothing wrong with Apple, regardless of what people may say.

Bit off topic, and not to start a different discussion, but honestly whilst I agree mostly, I do strongly dislike their ways of marketing as a company. In the smartphone market they are currently bullying others with extremely stupid "patents" asking to BAN the competitors they accouse...


Please stay on topic.
WingedZephyr

[MrRazot]

Apple advertise that they are the best of the best and achieve this with their lower range of products, namely the ipod.
if we can buy an ipod and love it, we can buy an apple computer and love it too as it goes with the ipod.


Apple is just overpriced, but you know that you are going to get quality goods/service for that price.
PCs are priced how they are because they don't get warranties, they age particularly fast and if it breaks, you fix it or pay to get it fixed.

[Timmy Fox]

Apple advertise that they are the best of the best and achieve this with their lower range of products, namely the ipod.
if we can buy an ipod and love it, we can buy an apple computer and love it too as it goes with the ipod.


Apple is just overpriced, but you know that you are going to get quality goods/service for that price.
PCs are priced how they are because they don't get warranties, they age particularly fast and if it breaks, you fix it or pay to get it fixed.

Whilst a generally agree, the latter not necessarily true; custom build PC's usually are equally priced or cheaper than premade ones and tends to be of higher quality. Of course you gotta put it together yourself (of find someone to do it for you) but you get warranty for each individual component rather than a universal warranty for the computer itself which only lasts 1-2 years. Some components such as graphics cards, several manufacturers offer up to LIFETIME warranty! And many brands in these markets are very serious about the quality and support. It is, as mentioned, rather a hassle if you are unfamiliar with it and don't know what you are doing but in the end you do get the good quality and all that you get from Apple.