Mac OS X: Difference betweet Mac and PC
Difference betweet Mac and PC
by Rob10 - 8/17/06 6:44 AMI am one of the many folks who use a PC and have been considering a Mac. I have read many posts on the subject of Macs vs PCs, that the Mac OS is more stable, doesn't get infected with viruses or spyware (I would assume virus/spyware writers go for the biggest target, Windows), and is ''easier'' to use.
Can someone please explain in plain english how a Mac is easier to use? I assume there are similarities like the use of file architecture and ''windows'', but why is Mac's way of running say Photoshop Elements better? Why, specifically, is the Mac OS better than Windows if you take out the virus/spyware issue? BTW, maybe I'm lucky, but in the 3 months I've been running XP, I haven't had a single crash, blue screen, or virus. Of course I'm knocking on wood!!;-)
Thanks!
A video that covers some of this.
by R. Proffitt
- 8/17/06 7:07 AM
In reply to: Difference betweet Mac and PC by Rob10
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6568126976002236046 not only is telling about the trend in complexity but how the Mac OS and Windows differs. You may or may not enjoy this video but I think most will.
The interfaces on today's machines and software are sometimes idiotic. I agree that we need to feedback more about this.
Bob
(NT) watch it just for Pogue's tech-support S&G song!
by udayan71 - 8/17/06 7:50 AM
In reply to: A video that covers some of this. by R. Proffitt
(NT) Thanks Bob, very entertaining!
by Rob10 - 8/18/06 6:48 AM In reply to: A video that covers some of this. by R. Proffitt
Simple...
by Jonthin - 8/18/06 3:35 AM In reply to: Difference betweet Mac and PC by Rob10The answer to your question might be found in asking yourself whether you would prefer to live in the old USSR or the USA/UK etc.
In one, the state runs you and the other you run the state.
Moving to Mac is exactly like moving out of the USSR into the free world.
Mac is easier because it dosn't interfere with you or your work. It exists to serve you, nothing more nothing less.
With Windows you must look after it. With Mac OSX it looks after you.
I could go on and on and on but you get the message. There are a million little things that go to make up the differences between Mac and PC. But the overall affect once you make the change and live with it for a week or two the difference is huge.
I really suggest you try the Mac to see for yourself. If you don't I can assure you you will kick yourself for not switching earlier - like I did.
MAC info
by doc127 - 8/18/06 5:39 AM In reply to: Simple... by JonthinSince I am about ready to replace my PC laptop, I read your reply with interest. However, the software I use a lot, Delorme mapping & GPS, photo editing, and CD/DVD making are all written for PC. How would the new MAC handle PC software? In the past, I seen people complain that the MAC did not do a easy job of simulating the PC. HAs something changed with the MAC notebooks to make it work better with PC written software?
Either Parallels or Bootcamp
by Rob10 - 8/18/06 6:01 AM In reply to: MAC info by doc127I'm of course speaking about things of which I have no experience with, but sounds like your talking about Virtual PC, which I heard didn't work too well. However, when Apple went to Intel processors the whole world for them changed. Now, from what I've read you can install Windows on an Intel-based Mac. Then run either Bootcamp, where you have a dual-boot config between Windows and OSX, or Parallels where they run simultaneously. That way you can run your Windows programs. BTW, what photo editing and CD/DVD software are you needing to run? I heard Mac's own software does a pretty decent job.
yessir, something has dramatically changed.
by udayan71 - 8/18/06 6:02 AM
In reply to: MAC info by doc127
Macs now run on Intel processors which means they can run Windows on a separate partition. Using Apple's Boot Camp software, "www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp" you can make a separate partition on your own hard drive and run Windows natively.
The other option for running Windows on a Mac is Parallels Desktop "www.parallels.com" which is a virtualisation software, letting you run Windows in a separate window within Mac OS X.
My suggestion would be this, since both Boot Camp & Parallels require you to have a fully licensed copy of Windows, you might want to try to find alternative software that exists on the Mac. CD/DVD burning is built into OS X and you can get Photoshop, GIMP, Fireworks or any number of photo editing software for Mac.
Udayan.
Question on Licenced copy of XP
by Rob10 - 8/18/06 6:51 AM In reply to: yessir, something has dramatically changed. by udayan71
I currently own an Upgrade copy of XP for my Dell. Is it likely that Microsoft will allow me to install this if I choose to buy a Mac? I heard they will sometimes allow installing on a second computer.
Licensed Copy of XP
by biabb1 - 8/18/06 7:46 AM In reply to: Question on Licenced copy of XP by Rob10Hi, I'm a Mac owner at home and a Windows Tech by day.
Once you have "activated" your copy of Windows XP on your Dell, you aren't allowed to install it on another PC (or Mac). This is obviously a feature set in place by MS to keep pirating from happening. It used to be that one could have 1 copy of Windows and go around & install it on as many PC's as you wanted. No longer. 
Understood
by Rob10 - 8/18/06 8:13 AM In reply to: Licensed Copy of XP by biabb1And rightly so. I just thought they would let you activate on one other machine, not multiples.
xp for mac
by clcatalano - 8/19/06 11:11 AM In reply to: Question on Licenced copy of XP by Rob10You have and upgrade which will look for the original and your original is an OEM which can not go anywhere else.
Buy Windows XP operating system with service pack 2 and you will be in business.
I have an iMAC. You will also need to download Boot Camp from Apple before installing the WIN XP. By next year when the apple operating system leopard comes out it will include boot camp -- which allows dual boot.
I have original disc for Upgrade
by Rob10 - 8/20/06 8:40 AM In reply to: xp for mac by clcatalanoWhen I installed my Upgrade version of XP I used my OEM version of Windows ME that came with my Dell. I was assuming I could do the same with a Mac.
Macs.... sigh.
by method961 - 5/13/08 11:53 PM In reply to: MAC info by doc127I have been a Mac user my entire life, my family always had the new mac. i always thought, hey why do i have the computer that never works with anything? (games, software, internet) i decided to buy a pc, i bought a cyberpower laptop for $1400, at the time it was better by a lot than the $2500 macbook pro. i messed around with all kinds of stuff on the pc enjoying the freedom to do anything and there were a few things that didnt work out. i NEVER ONCE CRASHED. i thought that the OS worked great, all the programs worked all my games worked, there was like one window error that i saw a few times. i had heard about the mac OS and how amazing it is. I thought that because of all the hype about the mac OS i thought i should give it a try. i open my black macbook with 2.2 ghz and 4 gigs of ram and remember watching the video that said you can transfer everything from a mac to a pc with a usb cable. what they meant was that macs let that happen, even if the pc's had no way for that type of transfer to occur. that didnt work, i bought a hard drive and did it like that after over 4 hours of on the phone with mac to try and figure it out, i never thought to call pc because i needed mac to solve the problem, and they couldnt. the OS on the Mac (10.5.2) works great. i thought that there were all kinds of new things i could try out, but there werent. the "spaces" system simply dosent work. how can you assign something to a space and then open a window and move it from one space to another when that window can only be in the other space? the "show all windows" button is cool, and so is show the desktop, but all it helps with is a cool little animation of the windows that people think are cool and dosent actually help. "spotlight" is amazing. props to apple, thats works. ive had countless errors in MS Word 08 which is supposed to be the new and completely re-done version of the software, it crashes, recovers wrong, the cursor disapears, the spacing is screwed up constantly. should this software be FLAWLESS if all the freaking hype about macs is how good the OS is? the hardware is a joke, mac LIES on their website "the new macbook pro features the LATEST core 2 due processor" (2.4 ghz) oh but wait, intel seems to have made a 3.0 or higher core 2 due laptop chip............
all in all, the PC can do SO much that the mac cant, which the mac has some cool visual effects that make the windows shift which i guess makes people seem more organized or makes them think they can work better. but the PC can get almost any program, you can fool around with programs that mess with videos, music and games, which a mac can do as well, but for hundreds of dollars in software.
oh another thing, my computer was 1600 with another few for the ram which i bought myself, and the best macbook pro is over 2500... you get what? .2 ghz more of processing speed, a useless motherboard upgrade, and a graphics boost up to MINIMUM for most games and some shiny casing? whats that about???
im not mad, just disappointed that the mac dosent work like i thought it would.
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