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okay guys as i roamed around this site i noticed one thing in common in many blogs and forums... the un dying battle between Mac users and windows users...
1) well usually i can adapt to any OS(windows, Ubuntu Linux...etc), but i found that working with mac is kinda complicated and utterly annoying and altho many people say its inexpensive i have to disagree... the Mac system might be inexpensive but if you look at the overall price of the upgrades u might realize than in fact mac is kinda expensive in a way not to mention the limited amount of upgrades and limited peripherals to it ...
2)next to come is that mac software only form a merely 1% of the markets software even tho nowadays many software companies allow their programs to run on both OS's but many don't 99.9% of the software in the world is made to work on windows and using them on mac can cause to unexpected behavior or non execution of the program... anyways the new features of apples mac include the use of new intel microprocessors instead of Motorola , freescale or powerPC ones thus this problem is slowly vanishing.
2) unattended updates in mac software many software like AOL or MSN messenger even tho they run in mac the mac version are updated rarely.
3) Mac is very lacking in the gaming department (for gamers die-hard ;D)
ADVANTAGES OF MAC:
1) easier to use
2) nicer interface and looks
3) safer (lets face it guys altho windows have a lot of advantages i have to admit that the programmers are kinda lame and did lots of stupid mistakes along the way and left lots of gaps open for hackers to use...they even helped in the development of a lot of new viruses for example the Outlook Meliss virus...)
The main advantages for either side really depend on what you're going to use the computer for. However, I will say that Windows does have better support and a wider range of compatible hardware/software. Also, as I read somewhere else, normal PCs are more customizable because you can choose which operating system the run (and come with), and set up the hardware the way you want it, whereas Macs are pretty much pre-assembled and can't be changed (nearly as much).
1) well usually i can adapt to any OS(windows, Ubuntu Linux...etc), but i found that working with mac is kinda complicated and utterly annoying and altho many people say its inexpensive i have to disagree... the Mac system might be inexpensive but if you look at the overall price of the upgrades u might realize than in fact mac is kinda expensive in a way not to mention the limited amount of upgrades and limited peripherals to it ...
2)next to come is that mac software only form a merely 1% of the markets software even tho nowadays many software companies allow their programs to run on both OS's but many don't 99.9% of the software in the world is made to work on windows and using them on mac can cause to unexpected behavior or non execution of the program... anyways the new features of apples mac include the use of new intel microprocessors instead of Motorola , freescale or powerPC ones thus this problem is slowly vanishing.
2) unattended updates in mac software many software like AOL or MSN messenger even tho they run in mac the mac version are updated rarely.
3) Mac is very lacking in the gaming department (for gamers die-hard ;D)
ADVANTAGES OF MAC:
1) easier to use
2) nicer interface and looks
3) safer (lets face it guys altho windows have a lot of advantages i have to admit that the programmers are kinda lame and did lots of stupid mistakes along the way and left lots of gaps open for hackers to use...they even helped in the development of a lot of new viruses for example the Outlook Meliss virus...)
The main advantages for either side really depend on what you're going to use the computer for. However, I will say that Windows does have better support and a wider range of compatible hardware/software. Also, as I read somewhere else, normal PCs are more customizable because you can choose which operating system the run (and come with), and set up the hardware the way you want it, whereas Macs are pretty much pre-assembled and can't be changed (nearly as much).
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Permalink Reply by Dust on -
name a software of common use that doesnt have mac version or an alternative?
mostly is just in your mind, expecially the second point, linux doesnt have more software than mac, and is still more than enough.
the majority of the sw suite work and are fully updated on mac, not to talk about multimedia sw, there is a so large choice that you cant even image.
if you find hard working with mac, is your problem, i learnt how to make everything works, in few days.
i have more experience with windows and linux than mac, but no OS has never let me down.
about gaming, well there is wine, but not only that..you can find a nice list of games for mac too nowdays, not even close to window s one, but imo dev just started to porting games to mac.
diablo3,and bioshock will come out for mac too, for example.
except the mac pro, imac and macbook, and mac mini, are all like a notebook, you can upgrade ram and hdd, and choose differents videochip, but is an all-in-one after all, they dont need to make more hardware compatibility, cuz you are supposed to run osx only on mac, if you want to run it on pc, is your problem.
linux lack much more in software and games than mac, and if linux is good for some(me too) why osx shouldnt?
i can do pretty much anything on any OS, but when you need a specific piece of software, is there that you make choice.
for the average user any OS is equally good!!
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Permalink Reply by TonyZMGLM on -
^^ well i really enjoyed my mac too till it lasted (my bro broke it in his epic breakdown lol :p) just had to point some pointers out ... like i said the addition to the new intel microprocessors to the Mac systems is decreasing the software unavailability problem the only thing to figure out next is the upgrades compartment ^^ like i said before as well the computer is not what counts what counts is what you do with it
and about Linux thing im a big fan of it too ^^ my computer is dual OS i mostly use my linux OS tho its safer and more user friendly ^_~
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Permalink Reply by Johannes S. on -
Using a Mac complicated? After I switched to Mac, my first though was "Why did I bother learning everything there if it's so much easier here..."
Microsoft Messenger for Mac is not updated a lot because Microsoft knows we know it sucks and very few people actually use it. Adium is a lot better.
I can do anything I want on a Mac, and yes, playing games is a part of it. Gaming on a Mac is A LOT easier to achieve (you buy the game and you put the disc in your Mac and you drag one file (or folder) off of the drive into your Applications folder... On windows you go through installs, troubleshooting drivers, serials, etc...
For example, sunday night I had a friend over. We both wanted to play Call Of Duty 4 but didn't have it installed (I had both the disc for Windows and the one for Mac). Keep in mind our laptops have very similar specs.
What we both had to do. (I'm a Mac user, he is a Windows Vista SP2 user)
(Mac:) I had to slide the disc in my SuperDrive, wait 30sec for it to load properly, drag one file to my Applications folder and wait a couple of minutes as it copied and then I opened and played the game.
(Windows:) Whereas he had to open his disc slot, put it in the slot, shut the disc slot, wait 20-30 seconds for it to load, open My Computer, open the Disc's folder, click on an exe, wait for it to install for 20 minutes, try to run it AND.... it still didn't work. We then proceeded to reinstall the Graphics Card drivers, which helped for the single player mode. But the multiplayer mode, which we really wanted, still didn't work. We then googled for info, but it was nearly useless. When he accidentally plugged in a microphone is when we realised that for some f***-knows what reason Call of Duty 4's multiplayer only works with the microphone plugged in...
My point is, whatever you do with windows, it's probably easier on a Mac.
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Permalink Reply by TonyZMGLM on
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well like i said read below the advantages for mac it says
1) easier to use please read before commenting .... i guess i was at fault there too. i meant to say it was partially annoying not complicated... sorry about that and about the games thing not all games can be played on mac yet but as i said the software compatibility problem is vanishing.. sort of i say again im not against Mac i just wanted to point out some of its annoying disadvantages... ^^ im no big fan of windows either especially the vista series that thing is full of gaps like a trashy sieve lol nothing better than Linux but still wouldnt it be better if Mac had many of the advantages of Windows? as cheaper and more upgrades?
that's all i was trying to point at until that goal is achieved i still label Mac systems as under development...
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Permalink Reply by Johannes S. on
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Well, Windows laptops with the same hardware, and i'm not only talking about the specs here, same build quality, same Aluminium or Polycarbonate unibody shells, LED backlighting, beautifully backlit keyboards (not some neon blue garbage), multi-touch trackpads, magsafe adaptors, etc.... They are pretty much the same price. But it's hard, if not impossible to find one with all those features. It's never just about the specs...
And OS upgrades are either $10, $30 or $130. Depends on when you've bought your Mac and what version you are upgrading to and from.
Not all games can be played on a Mac, but (in my opinion) one of the best games in the world works better on a Mac than on a Windows PC (as I previously stated).
There is NO software compatibility "problem" per se. It's just not compatible with Viruses, Adware and Spyware - the three types of Windows software I would like to live without.
And most software (except for Autocad) have equally, or sometimes even more capable Mac versions.
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Permalink Reply by TonyZMGLM on
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well as i always say: "if you live all ur live eating pears u might want to know how an apple tastes before tasting it" ^^ lol 8D
and well ive seen a lot of people who changed to mac and now they are wishing to come back .... me myself i can use any OS no problem just pointing out the idea behind the main title "ask before you buy" as for the rest of ur comment i concur except that u cant deny the fact that for normal computers upgrades are cheaper and easier to install even 20$ make a great difference... as for games, me myself i don't play games all i need is a good computer to do my work on ^^ and for me mac or Linux is good... windows i give it a 8.5/10 grading XD ( like i said in the last block: "The main advantages for either side really depends on what you're going to use the computer for.")
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Permalink Reply by Dan on -
"one of the best games in the world works better on a Mac than on a Windows PC " LOLOLOL! this obviously is not "across the board'. If this was the case everybody would be playing on a Mac.
One thing you have to remember JS, is if a Mac doesn't have the specs/capabilities for higher end games, you are screwed, you can't upgrade or make your Mac more beefy to accept the next level, unless you have a Mac Pro, which IMHO is a lead boat anchor. The only real answer to decent gaming is an upgradable gaming machine, for any sort of rewarding "gaming experience". Once the incredible graphics and smooth speed are seen on a good gaming machine, you will never go back to anything else.
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Permalink Reply by Johannes S. on
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Yes, all that is true. But to RUN the game, (read my first post about Modern Warfare and Mac vs PC) - it's easier when you are using a Mac.
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Permalink Reply by Dan on
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I hear you, but I don't believe this to be the norm. Ford Pintos "run" too... :D
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Permalink Reply by Johannes S. on
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Well, cars are generally a good analogy when talking about gaming.
But in terms of gaming, I'd like to think of them as a Honda Accord and a Ferrari F430 Spider - one of them very reliable, but not very good in performance terms and the other one having incredible performance but lacking in reliability. (again, read my earlier post about Modern Warfare Mac V PC)
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Permalink Reply by Dan on
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Certainly. It's just a matter of the smaller "details" in how one would like to make the comparison.
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Permalink Reply by Dan on
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Its amazing how I can put a game CD/DVD in my PC and it auto-installs in minutes. Apparently there are differences between computers built for gaming and those that aren't.
"My point is, whatever you do with windows, it's probably easier on a Mac". Ummm... no. Maybe SOME things, but not everything. My experiences with Mac have driven me so far away I wouldn't have one if there was ANY OTHER OS available, even a Commodore.
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