PC or Mac?
November 7th 2009 20:25
I asked this simple question on Facebook yesterday and war has erupted between factions. If you were raised with Mac you are a dedicated Mac person and same if raised with PC. Over 20 comments in 3 hours and some people seem willing to die for the cause. Whichever computer I get it must be able to handle high end gaming. Mainly World of Warcraft but I want to be able to run Crisis. I also write a lot - especially on Orble and I also use a lot of photo editing - mainly Photoshop. Being a movie buff I also need to be able to watch trailers and films for reviewing and I do like to have multi programs running and the option of two monitors.
The question I am asking here is what do you use and if you have used both what do you prefer? The arguments on Facebook have been quite entertaining and educational. Here are my two favourite opposing comments:
Argument for PC care of IT hottie Dan:
Do you want to feel 'unique', suffer with large incompatability issues, pay extra money for all software//hardware upgrades and look trendy at coffee stores?
Then Mac is for you.
Do you just want a computer that'll do what you tell it to, don't care what it looks like and not have to take it to a pretentious Apple store where a pair of headphones costs half your paycheck?
Get a PC...
Argument for Mac - care of Troy - Orble's old poster boy
Just get a MAC!! The software is no more expensive, you'll never have to worry about it freezing, it won't need to go in for rebuild every 12 months and best of all you won't be stuck using a peace of shot opperating system - like Vista... And fuck all the "windows 7" bullshit, the marketing spin is the same old rhetoric, and if Microsofts past is anything to go by "7" will be just as useless as every other systems they've released since, well, ever!!
The Mac I have been looking at is the new 27" iMac - it is probably the sexiest piece of equipment I have ever seen. This is one of the redeeming features of the Mac's - they are all so aesthetically pleasing and without the actual PC box as a seperate attachment are better on space. This Mac costs $2800- AU and these are its specs:
2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive
ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
8x double-layer SuperDrive
Apple Magic Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (International English) and User Guide (English)
The PC I am kind of looking at is below. This system on Ebay comes in at under $2000-. I have been searching on the net and mainly on EBay for a good deal - this appears to be the best deal. If I am spending this money I really want a bigger monitor and this one comes with a 24" monitor. Not quite Mac size but definately a huge difference from my 19".
Quick Specification :
CPU : Intel Core i7 860 QuadCore Processor (2.8Ghz, 8MB Cache, Socket 1156)
Case : ThermalTake V9 Game Casewith Huntkey Green Star 550W 14CM Fan
Motherboards : Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3 MB
DDR2 memory : 4Gb DDR3 RAM
Hard Drive : 1TB SATA Hard Drive
Video card : Nvidia GTX 275 896M Video Card
Optical Driver : 22x Dual Layer DVD Super All Write Drive
Sound Card : Intel High Definition Audio (onboard)
Network Card : Ethernet network adapter (onboard)
Input Device : Rock Multimedia Keyboard and Optical Mouse Combo in USB
Monitor : BenQ G2420HD 24" FULL HD HDMI LCD Monitor Black
Let your inner geek out and help me peeps.
The question I am asking here is what do you use and if you have used both what do you prefer? The arguments on Facebook have been quite entertaining and educational. Here are my two favourite opposing comments:
Argument for PC care of IT hottie Dan:
Do you want to feel 'unique', suffer with large incompatability issues, pay extra money for all software//hardware upgrades and look trendy at coffee stores?
Then Mac is for you.
Do you just want a computer that'll do what you tell it to, don't care what it looks like and not have to take it to a pretentious Apple store where a pair of headphones costs half your paycheck?
Get a PC...
Argument for Mac - care of Troy - Orble's old poster boy
Just get a MAC!! The software is no more expensive, you'll never have to worry about it freezing, it won't need to go in for rebuild every 12 months and best of all you won't be stuck using a peace of shot opperating system - like Vista... And fuck all the "windows 7" bullshit, the marketing spin is the same old rhetoric, and if Microsofts past is anything to go by "7" will be just as useless as every other systems they've released since, well, ever!!
The Mac I have been looking at is the new 27" iMac - it is probably the sexiest piece of equipment I have ever seen. This is one of the redeeming features of the Mac's - they are all so aesthetically pleasing and without the actual PC box as a seperate attachment are better on space. This Mac costs $2800- AU and these are its specs:
2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive
ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
8x double-layer SuperDrive
Apple Magic Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (International English) and User Guide (English)
The PC I am kind of looking at is below. This system on Ebay comes in at under $2000-. I have been searching on the net and mainly on EBay for a good deal - this appears to be the best deal. If I am spending this money I really want a bigger monitor and this one comes with a 24" monitor. Not quite Mac size but definately a huge difference from my 19".
Quick Specification :
CPU : Intel Core i7 860 QuadCore Processor (2.8Ghz, 8MB Cache, Socket 1156)
Case : ThermalTake V9 Game Casewith Huntkey Green Star 550W 14CM Fan
Motherboards : Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3 MB
DDR2 memory : 4Gb DDR3 RAM
Hard Drive : 1TB SATA Hard Drive
Video card : Nvidia GTX 275 896M Video Card
Optical Driver : 22x Dual Layer DVD Super All Write Drive
Sound Card : Intel High Definition Audio (onboard)
Network Card : Ethernet network adapter (onboard)
Input Device : Rock Multimedia Keyboard and Optical Mouse Combo in USB
Monitor : BenQ G2420HD 24" FULL HD HDMI LCD Monitor Black
Let your inner geek out and help me peeps.
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Comment by Lara M
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I've used both (and still have to use both...work is PC
No worries about freezing, viruses, cables running everywhere and having to find space for each piece of equipment to make it work.
It's not just a pretty *face*...
Comment by Morgan Bell
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i use a PC but i acknowledge Windows is incredibly flawed and you have crashes and restarts with increasing frequency as the computer ages, they are also prone to viruses
i just like the familiarity of the formatting and filing systems etc, i even alter the PC settings to make it appear like its from the mid 90s haha
if they made a Mac that looked exactly like a PC inside and out then i would probably buy it
Comment by Jason King
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But currently I am leaning towards PC for cost reasons. Can get a better faster unit for less than the mac and save about $500- but more people are telling me to go Mac so the thinking cap is on and am going mental studying them. I look like a geek sitting down and reading PC mags!
Lady Morgan - it is THE one and ONLY!
It is one thing that scares me - if I go Mac I have to learn how to use it all again - with a PC I know what I am doing.And if they made Macs that look like PC's there would be NO point in making them
Comment by IandMe
I have used more computers than most people even realize exist. In the small, i.e., PC and Mac size it should be hard to choose but isn't. The Mac would always be my choice, except for one small problem. My business requires me to use the PC because that's what most of the rest of the world uses.
My next computer will hopefully be a Mac, if I can afford it. Mac, in the configuration I want costs a whole lot more than the PC. Financially I'm stuck with the PC. Hopefully one day the Mac will be even more than competitive than the PC, in which case it will be something that I can justify buying. Right now I can't.
Basically the Mac wins hands down in almost every field, and to me it's comeback from almost oblivion is absolutely amazing.
Comment by Jason King
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