Mac or PC?
 

I need to upgrade my desktop. I don't think I will use it for gameplay, I have Xbox360. Mostly email, pictures and eventually video. Pros and Cons from those in the know would be great.

Thanks!

Mac.

+ Better screens. Better interfaces. iPhoto is nice. iLife in general, very good. Fast. Good amount of memory. Reliability. Pop-ups (or lack thereof).

- I can't think of anything at the moment.

Mac, but Apple bashers will tell you otherwise :confused: I have both and always gravitate to Leopard.

Here is a PC guy who would advise him to get a Mac for his needs. Photos and Video is much better on a Mac...Email can be done on any machine so it is not a factor.

Both have their merits but you can run windows if you need to on a Mac.
Having said that here's another resource....http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache...&client=safari

From your above requirements, definately a Mac :thumbup:

Honestly, search the site. There have been a billion posts on this...


odd...for a BMW site :)

The problem with a PC is that the "new" operating system Vista has issues, get a MAC.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/m...-enough-for-s/

Get a Mac, "it just works" :D

OT...
I wanna 'puter like they have on "24", lol!

Speaking of 24, when does that start again?
I need a Jack fix.

I have a PC but I'd vote for a Mac with the OP's
intended usage.

Mac for sure....Especially for your purposes...Once you learn the Mac operating system which is 50 million times better then Vista (and it actually works properly unlike Vista). You'll be very happy.

+2 here. :thumbup:

It depends. If you are used to PC and Windows systems. Dont buy a MAC just because others tell you to because when it comes to installing software, fixing your computer on your own, you have no idea how to do it on a MAC since you have done it thousands times on PC but none on MAC.

That's the point. As a PC guy I'm tired of "fixing" my computer. I've still not figured out all the issues with Vista and I've finally given up.

You don't have to troubleshoot Macs. Changing over to Leopard is easy. Also installing cards etc is a breeze on Apple machines.

Definitely a Mac. I switched 4 years ago and am on my 2nd Mac getting ready to update again and would never switch back.

Unfortunately still use a PC at work and profoundly hate it and Vista.

I guess you didn't know that you were posting your question on "X5world and Appleworld" forum ;) There's a little bias here...

^Well it's for good reason. ;)

I switched from a crappy Windows XP in '05 and wouldn't switch back.

:noadd:

http://images.cafepress.com/image/19383256_125x125.jpg

What she said! :iagree:

Anything other than Windows Vista is good. Even a calculator may work better.

:iagree: :confused:

"There's a little bias here" for Mac's??... well .....Not really.

I think by far there are more PC users around here. They just refuse to post because they would rather avoid the debate. Personally i don't blame them. And in their defense they have made their choice based on their needs and that's a good thing..:thumbup:

If this advice is the only criteria to make a decision i would avoid the advice. Why because unless I am mistaken, XP is still the standard in the PC world. No one HAS to use Vista.

You know what I meant. Those that will take the time to post how good one OS or platform is better than another are typically Apple fans.

Others of us have been using PCs for many years (20 in my case) and are quite comfortable with Windows Vista... I wouldn't throw a Mac away if it arrived at my door but I see no reason to buy one.

I'm also not here to defend Windows XP, whose faults are many. My point is simply that if you are buying a new computer to run Windows applications, XP is the right choice; Vista is the wrong choice.

Sound like the bad and the really bad.

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9770230-7.html

I have ZERO problems with XP on my Mac.... ;)

Oh my god we both agree get a MAC.:thumbup:

I believe the OP was trying to get opinions from both sides so i expect he was looking for people who have been using PCs for many years. So your knowledge and and detailed description of the pros and cons from your perspective would have been helpful. In doing so i believe he would have been able to determined that you preferred PC's.

I suspect that you want to argue and disagree with everything I post.

Most Mac's and PC's are based on an Intel chip, the primary difference is the operating system. XP Windows is old, Vista the replacement is flawed therefor get a Mac, it comes comes with a good current operating system. I own both a PC and a Mac I did use Windows for many years, right now a Mac is better; you know that why argue?

What are you talking about goofy. That post you quoted was for Brian. :confused:

OK, I think that this should be my last post in this thread. I am not a fan boy of any operating system.

I did NOT say that I preferred PC's! I just said that I am comfortable with Windows Vista and see no reason to change... It has been good to me with all my multiple hardware upgrades. And I do like changing things...

I have zero desire to get into a PC vs. Mac debate on X5world. Even PC Magazine says the best O/S is Leopard! And that's probably the tech publication that I trust the most.

Catch up bro.... Read post #5

I was respond to this:

If this advice is the only criteria to make a decision i would avoid the advice. Why because unless I am mistaken, XP is still the standard in the PC world. No one HAS to use Vista.


Anyway its good that we both agree, lets keep thinking positively.:thumbup:

One thing I saw the other day from Apple had me laughing was an advertisement for Leopard. Is said something like Apple is designed for security, 144,000 virus's none of which effect Apple computers.

Please...Most virus's are written for PC's because of the sheer volume of them and the need for hackers to wreck havoc on the maximum number of systems. It has very little to do with security measures put in place by Apple.

Just a little misleading.

It seems like the recent success of Apple is making it a little rotten:
updates that include safari , Iphone updates that once again lock hacked unlock phones, the inability to of time machine to work with network hard drives (expect the new Apple drive) and the whole concept of giving AT&T the exclusive rights to the I Phone.

:iagree: I had to laugh at that as well.

Pc user here, but why get a pc when you can run windows on the mac!
and yes the mac will cost more but you will get a better product!

:popcorn:

Looks like I am late to the party but I like Dell PCs over Mac, I just bought a Dell Vostro 400 for my 7 year old daughter and had it upgraded with all kinds of cool stuff and paid under $1,050.00...I strongly considered a Mac because that's what she uses in school but all of my friends that have powerbooks or Macs have had problems at one time or another. I on the other hand, have owned Dells for over 8 years and have not had one problem (knock on wood) not to mention that by comparison the same loaded Mac would have been at least another $1,000.00. Unless I am missing something I don't think there are any real differences between Mac and PC now adays for word processing and other business applications. Price and quality played a big factor in my decision and that's why I chose Dell...Good luck with your choice.

P.S. That being said my family owns 5 iPods and we love them.

I got into a computer fight with one of my mom's friends who is a computer science person, etc. She was telling me how she made a slideshow with music and put it on a DVD and it took a few days.

In the time it took her to open the file, I had made one of my own.

SOLD.

Its all a matter of what you are doing. If you are using it for strictly personal use (email, photos, videos, surfing web) then Mac.

If you are using it in a professional setting I personally prefer Windows. I use to own a powerbook two years ago. It was ok. Did the job.

True, that is a personal preference. I use Macs for both work and play. My company tries to use only Macs. We have two Win boxes, and there really is no reason for them. Almost anything that is offered for Windows, is offered on a Mac with more stability.

Little known link :) :http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.mspx

get a mac, there are plenty of programs for mac that are equivalent or better than its pc counterparts. Lots of software is free or low priced too and very frequently updated.

You can also run windows on your mac, but you can't run mac osx on a pc.

PDF
 

If you use Word and convert the document to a PDF you will find a issue with the MAC; with each section break Word will create a new PDF also Word (for Mac) has problems making a PDF with large document that have lots of photos. In my case I create the document in using my MAC and then use my PC and Adobe writer to create the PDF.

Not true actually. The solution is to use Apple's iWork, with Pages, Numbers and Keynote. Using Pages (Apple's version of Word), you can instantly create a PDF. You just go to file>export and click on the PDF button. It's that easy. Using the same method, you can instantly convert to a .Doc file that can be read by Word. Ever tried it Blue? It's amazingly simple :).

I don't get it, I have no problems using Word for Mac in creating PDF's from docs... :dunno:

The problem occurs when you printing (pdf) something with a section break.

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4446ff12368c46

Solution Word 2008 only: All versions: In OS 10.5 (Leopard), you can combine PDF files using Preview. Check Preview Help for more detail. In OS 10.4 (Tiger), or earlier OS versions, use a utility such as Combine PDFs or PDFLab to merge the multiple files. Both donationware, both tested and recommended by MVPs. http://www.word.mvps.org/mac/MultiplePDFs.html