Re: Windows or Mac?
Originally posted by SmoddenTurns out MC Mike beat me to it.
I'm getting a laptop soon, before I go off to college, and I'm quite torn between PC(windows) and Mac(apple)...I've used windows all my life and quite frankly it's become annoying, bothersome, and unreliable. I've had experiences with macs and they've been pretty pleasant...but my sister says not to get one because you can't run a lot of programs on them...but if I get Windows, what's the point of having programs if they crash all the time? I don't know what to do, and I'm making a decision soon!
Get Linux.
Don't get Linux unless you are a purist who believes that the only way to interact with a computer is by typing cryptic commands. Hey don't get me wrong, I've have Macs, Windows and Linux boxes at home. I used to use Linux primarily for file serving and web development, but since Mac went OS X I haven't had a reason to keep one around. Sure Mac OS X comes out of the box quite insecure, but if you know what you're doing to can protected it just as well as any Unix box.
But all that doesn't help. Unless you're going to study computer science, forego Linux. If you simply must play games, PCs definitely get the best games first.
If you're going with a Laptop, go Mac. I have both a Sony VAIO and a G4 15". The Sony's not bad but I just can't stand the Windows interface and the fact that it crashes and keeps loosing its connection with my wifi router, and the fact that Sony offers such poor support and has such poorly documented and yet proprietory hardware/software integration.
I use my G4 15" PowerBook almost exclusively even though I have a Dual G4 tower under my desk. OS X since Panther has never crashed on me, and the software/hardware integration is flawless. Mac is definitely the way to go if you plan to do graphics, design, or media. All new Mac's come with iLife pre-installed which means you get iMovie, iDVD (which would be wasted, however, if you don't get one with a Superdrive), iPhoto, iTunes and Garageband, which basically means you get a media management and amature video editing system straight out of the box.
Originally posted by MC Mike
Or just get a Linux and almost all your virus-worries will be gone, plus the damn thing is free.
I was waiting for someone to say that!
And it seems i must be the only person who found Mac OS easy to get to grips with first time round, im an XP user, and i used a mac for the first time around a month ago, and i could use it just as well as XP straight away, didnt find it confusing at all.
the only thing that got me first of all is that it has a weird "flower key" thats used as the shortcut button, but after about 3 mins that was all fine.
But at the end of the day, im a gamer, so i would always choose PC by default, but i do love macs aswell.
Re: Windows or Mac?
Originally posted by Smodden
I'm getting a laptop soon, before I go off to college, and I'm quite torn between PC(windows) and Mac(apple)...I've used windows all my life and quite frankly it's become annoying, bothersome, and unreliable. I've had experiences with macs and they've been pretty pleasant...but my sister says not to get one because you can't run a lot of programs on them...but if I get Windows, what's the point of having programs if they crash all the time? I don't know what to do, and I'm making a decision soon!