Community weekly poll: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac?
- 3/30/07 9:25 AM
Soo right :-)
by AppleGeekinator - 5/11/07 9:33 PM In reply to: I just switched to a mac and I am very impressed! by crazy4fritzCouldn't have been said better. Macs are no-fuss setup, no anooying registation and countless product keys, Just a mouse, a keyboard, and you power cord, NO POWER BRICK HOORAY!! Most come with built-in Wi-Fi! Built in iSight.... WOOOHOOO!!! Quote Steve Jobs. "Video confrencing right out of the box..."
He he... Yeah, I'm addicted to my new MacBook '13...
~~AppleGeekinator~~ ~~"Warrior against the blue screen of death...."~~
Get a Mac, "You'll thank me later..."
no mac for me
by back_water_tech - 4/3/07 10:10 AM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
uhhh, hey guys. There is a lot of clammoring on both sides here, but it looks like most of the mac side of this debate has missed something.
There is no difference between the new "intel" macs and pc's other than Apple's still mostly inflated pricing and thier Linux based OS. (oops did I say that out loud?)
You want a PC with a kiddie os on it? buy a mac with OS X on it.
You want a PC with a wannabe kiddie os on it? Buy a Vista based PC.
You want a PC that will last a long time, Run correctly and be a great workhorse for years to come? Do your resarch, buy the components, assemble them on your kitchen table, fire the PC up and install Windows XP Pro or Windows 2000 WS.
But if you really want the look and feal of a computer designed for 10 year olds, buy a mac or one of the vista pc's that are out there.
just the way i see it.
uhhhhh
by The_Dude7 - 4/3/07 10:18 AM In reply to: no mac for me by back_water_techdude i know about mac being built on Unix. thats why so many folks like it. ITS SECURE
Verdict: PCs easier to use, Macs don't get viruses or crash
by ellerman88 - 4/3/07 10:19 AM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
"Verdict: PCs easier to use, Macs don't get viruses or crash". That's the truth.
I'll preface with this: I'm on a computer 4-10hrs/day, and have been for nearly 12 years. I've used both PCs and Macs. I am a graphic artist, using CorelDRAW and PhotoPain); PCs sometimes get viruses (I've had only ONE in past 12 years, and I've owned 6 computers, all connected to the web, and have probably received 100,000 emails in my life.The following things that people are saying here are true: how right-clicking on a PC gives 90% of the options you're looking for while Mac gives few or none; a PC's 8 mouse buttons and 2 wheels (a common mouse sold w/ new PCs) is better than Mac's usual one and none; a PC's interface is more intuitive (and colourful & pleasing and easier on the eyes), while a Mac's dull grey is not so pretty; a Mac hardly ever crashes, PCs do monthly or weekly (I haven't had DAILY shutdowns since my Windows 95 system and Still, just 1 virus), while Macs can go years w/out getting one virus. So, the verdict seems to be that PCs are more intuitive and easier to use on a daily basis, while Macs run flawlessly near 100% of the time. Take your pick.
hmm
by The_Dude7 - 4/3/07 10:24 AM In reply to: Verdict: PCs easier to use, Macs don't get viruses or crash by ellerman88well mac's USED to run like that. take a read in the Apple Discussions forums and see the issues the intels have. i mean yes there are issues with the PowerPC ones but hey nothings perfect
My wife's next computer will be a Mac
by Starfish Jim - 4/5/07 8:08 AM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Having been an engineer on the Windows development team long ago, I always had a strong attachment to Windows/Microsoft and thus the PC world. But I'm so disappointed with Vista and all the DRM garbage polluting the architecture that I am starting to consider Apple after being a PC user since 1983.
Debian Linux
by Mendieta - 4/6/07 7:11 PM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
IŽve used Windows, Linux, Mac OS, the only one i will not use again for my own machine is Windows, I own a computer store so iŽll be using Windows on my clients computers, but not for myself.
Switching from Windows to a MAC
by George Stewart - 4/7/07 12:11 PM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I Switched from a Dell Windows notebook to a MAC notebook several months ago and added Parallels Desktop which gives me the ability to use several Windows only programs I have. I am delighted that I made the switch. The MAC is quite a bit lighter than the old Dell that I had been using and all programs respond very quuickly in both Windows and the MAC OS.
I feel that I now have my cake and can eat it too and am verry happy that I made the transition.
I have 3 Macs in the house and LOVE using them
by AppleGeekinator - 4/8/07 9:00 PM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Face it, Windows is still windows. The upgrade to Vista is still gonna get you, Windows. No matter how hard you try to veer away from the old Windows 95 Blue screen of death, you'll still get... Windows.
Mac is DEFINETLY the way to go if you are looking for somthing better than Linux (Linux, whoop-dee-doo) If you are considering switching to Mac OS X, you're on the right track, if not, Get there! Macs are easy to use, attractive, seamless.... you know what, THEY JUST WORK! And if you still can't get over the fact that *Gasp* "It's not Windows!??!" You can get Parallels Mac and run Windows on it.
(Why would you ever wanna ruin a perfectly good Mac by installing Windows on it?!)
Get a Mac, In the words of Adrian Monk, "You'll thank me later..."
Happy Macintosh-ing 
Switch to a MAC ..no way
by ACatwork - 4/9/07 5:39 AM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
1. PC has millions of Titles - MAC hundreds
2. PC easy to fix - MAC only "Specialists" who tell you your processor is confused... I still laugh about that one!!!! gotta love MAC support.
3. All those "New features" that Vista has which it had in the beta way before OS X came out. Gee I was wondering where MAC got those features from.
4. PRICE.. Come on people hello!!!
Why switch?
by Lyndon - 11/22/07 7:34 AM In reply to: Switch to a MAC ..no way by ACatworkI don't really have problems with Windows then why would I switch to Mac. If I'm gonna switch OS it gotta be Linux because it's free and has better game support than Mac.
Dolt's everywhere
by jimzim27140 - 11/22/07 2:24 PM In reply to: Switch to a MAC ..no way by ACatworkStay in the dark, you deserve it.
after retiring from IBM and getting a mac/intel....
by coocooforcocoapuffs - 11/22/07 2:18 AM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
i don't understand why anyone or organization would buy a pc unless it's to torture themselves or their users. the time is past for PCs that are not running OS X or something like it. Just look at the Vista polls and the numbers of downgrades, and the press from the tech-talking-heads. MS has one foot in the tar pity and won't be around long as pc mfg's are not about to be dragged down with them. time's are a changing!
Neither
by rhomp2002 - 11/22/07 2:27 AM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Switched to Linux and very happy with it. Does all I need and with room to spare.
NO, I run OSX on my PC just fine
by lostinlodos - 11/22/07 2:44 AM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I know I'm not the norm, but I run OSX on my PC just fine and see no reason to switch to a Mac system and all the downsides of such a closed hardware format. And yes, there are legal ways to get a full copy of OSX without the hardware attached.
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