MAC versus PC your ( value comments of people that have switched from PC to mac)
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Try one of these sites for Mac networking information:
http://www.atpm.com/network/
http://www.themacintoshguy.com/MacTips/archive/tip30.shtml
Most of the other sites I found about Mac networking involves networking between Mac and Windows.
http://www.atpm.com/network/
http://www.themacintoshguy.com/MacTips/archive/tip30.shtml
Most of the other sites I found about Mac networking involves networking between Mac and Windows.
More on the keyboard for Mac. I don't like my Macbook keyboard that much but then again, I don't like any laptop keyboard. But what I do is when I'm home, I plug my Mac into my desktop monitor and a desktop Apple keyboard. So this way, I have a bigger monitor when I'm home and I can use the new Apple keyboard instead of the laptop one. The new Apple keyboards are a real pleasure to use and they are so darn thin that they don't take up much space.
The only complication I found with Mac so far was that I had to buy a special adapter to use for external displays and projectors. And for some reason, I can't use powerless mics anymore with the Macbook as you need a powered mic.
But apart from that, I would never go back to PC. And for those of you who absolutely need PC software and can't find any Mac equivalents or open source substitutes, you can run Windows on a Mac via a program called Parallels or Mac's own program called Bootcamp. The result is that you end up running Windows on a better computer than most PCs.
The only complication I found with Mac so far was that I had to buy a special adapter to use for external displays and projectors. And for some reason, I can't use powerless mics anymore with the Macbook as you need a powered mic.
But apart from that, I would never go back to PC. And for those of you who absolutely need PC software and can't find any Mac equivalents or open source substitutes, you can run Windows on a Mac via a program called Parallels or Mac's own program called Bootcamp. The result is that you end up running Windows on a better computer than most PCs.
I think everyone in the end chooses what is best for them. I enjoy building my own computers, so Mac is not the choice for me. I like choosing the specific brand of RAM, motherboard, graphics card, sound card...etc, and cap it off with a nice power supply to feed that monster. All for the price that is half of what a Mac costs.
If Mac allowed their operating system to work on a non-apple computer I might consider it as an alternative(I know it is available with certain hacks but thats not my thing). They will never endorse such an idea because one of the reasons Macs run smoothly and play nice with other Apple products is the standardized hardware (i.e. no driver issues).
So it depends on how you use your computer and how you shop for one. I can't say I have any loyalty to Microsoft, but for better or worse they supply the OS that is meant for any PC, and not just tied to a specific hardware platform. In my personal experience my computer has always performed within the parameters I built it for, and I never suffered any major stability issues. I never had any problems with viruses, trojans...etc in over 10 years. I never had any problems getting my digital camera, scanner, cell phone or any other periphery to work on my computer. If I found myself "suffering" under Windows, I might reconsider.
As far as laptops though, I might consider a Mac at some point in the future. I have 17" Dell and while its great and does everything I need of it, it is hell on my shoulder when I have to travel with it. My next laptop will definitely be something smaller and lighter
If Mac allowed their operating system to work on a non-apple computer I might consider it as an alternative(I know it is available with certain hacks but thats not my thing). They will never endorse such an idea because one of the reasons Macs run smoothly and play nice with other Apple products is the standardized hardware (i.e. no driver issues).
So it depends on how you use your computer and how you shop for one. I can't say I have any loyalty to Microsoft, but for better or worse they supply the OS that is meant for any PC, and not just tied to a specific hardware platform. In my personal experience my computer has always performed within the parameters I built it for, and I never suffered any major stability issues. I never had any problems with viruses, trojans...etc in over 10 years. I never had any problems getting my digital camera, scanner, cell phone or any other periphery to work on my computer. If I found myself "suffering" under Windows, I might reconsider.
As far as laptops though, I might consider a Mac at some point in the future. I have 17" Dell and while its great and does everything I need of it, it is hell on my shoulder when I have to travel with it. My next laptop will definitely be something smaller and lighter
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switching and comparing...
I like your comments, Rollingstone! I think you bring out very important points here. If you want to build or play with the hardware possibilities of your computer, then MAc is NOT for you. Macs are made in a very standardised fashion, so there are little surprises when you try to run an app designed for it on a Mac machine. With PCs, it's variable...
Now as far as switching and comparing:I am exposed to both, at home and work. Since going Mac, I've never had to reboot my computer for cause of it freezing on me while running multiple apps. Whereas with PC-Windows, I would have to re-boot once a week, easily. (there is no difference with relative RAM size and size/number of programms running).
I've also found that I spend about 75% less time running/performing maintenance tasks on my Macs than on my PCs; if I did not perform those tasks on my PCs, they would crash a lot more...
Finally, whenever a problem arises or if I want to learn something new, I find it much easier with a Mac to find my way through it all, more intuitive--I am intuitive also generally speaking.
Oh, alsmost forgot: I don't like the new Mac OS X Leopard. I re-installed Tiger after 4 months of Leopard. Multiple little reasons, which all together were simply not cool for me, but then I had been running on previous OS X for some years and had gotten quite used to its ways. If you're a new Mac user, you'll probably like it more.
Now I think if you're a "power user", i.e. if you understand programming and networking to a higher level, you may discard my comments and think it is not much more complicated on a PC than on a MAc. My sister's BF is a programmer and runs only Unix-based OS and that's what he would tell me all the time (i.e if you know what to do, it's not complicated...).
Sorry fo rthe lenght of this!
rollingstone said:
I like your comments, Rollingstone! I think you bring out very important points here. If you want to build or play with the hardware possibilities of your computer, then MAc is NOT for you. Macs are made in a very standardised fashion, so there are little surprises when you try to run an app designed for it on a Mac machine. With PCs, it's variable...
Now as far as switching and comparing:I am exposed to both, at home and work. Since going Mac, I've never had to reboot my computer for cause of it freezing on me while running multiple apps. Whereas with PC-Windows, I would have to re-boot once a week, easily. (there is no difference with relative RAM size and size/number of programms running).
I've also found that I spend about 75% less time running/performing maintenance tasks on my Macs than on my PCs; if I did not perform those tasks on my PCs, they would crash a lot more...
Finally, whenever a problem arises or if I want to learn something new, I find it much easier with a Mac to find my way through it all, more intuitive--I am intuitive also generally speaking.
Oh, alsmost forgot: I don't like the new Mac OS X Leopard. I re-installed Tiger after 4 months of Leopard. Multiple little reasons, which all together were simply not cool for me, but then I had been running on previous OS X for some years and had gotten quite used to its ways. If you're a new Mac user, you'll probably like it more.
Now I think if you're a "power user", i.e. if you understand programming and networking to a higher level, you may discard my comments and think it is not much more complicated on a PC than on a MAc. My sister's BF is a programmer and runs only Unix-based OS and that's what he would tell me all the time (i.e if you know what to do, it's not complicated...).
Sorry fo rthe lenght of this!
I switched from a Wang PC running Windows 3.1 to a Performa 630 running Mac OS 7 back in 1995 and I haven't looked back since. Yeah the US government bought millions of Wangs just before the company Wang went out of business. My tax dollars at work.
Since 1995 I've used: a Mac IIe, Performas, Quardas (68030 Processors), Power PCs with the 601 to 603e processors, the mac Clones (Starmax, Power Computer, and Umax), the original Bondi Blue Tead Drop iMac with the G3/233 Mhz Processor, to the towers, to my current system which is a Intel Core 2 Duo iMac 1.83 Ghz, and I just purchased a new 2.4Ghz iMac earlier today. My 1.83Ghz iMac will be going to my parents to replace their G4 eMac.
As for laptops, I have a G3/400 Mhz "Pizmo" powerbook, which I bought in 1998 and still use today for recording TV using Elgato's Eye TV device. I also have a 2.0 Ghz MacBook which I use for travel, and a PowerBook 520 (monochrome) which has sentimental value.
Now I've also purchased Windows machines from Gateway, Dell, Toshiba, HP, IBM and Sony, for my company and I'm familiar with troubleshooting stuff on Windows 95, 98, NT & XP.
If I want to work myself I use a Mac, but if I want people to think of me as "useful" I get them a Windows machine, as the amount of stupid problems I receive about windows keeps me employed...
Since 1995 I've used: a Mac IIe, Performas, Quardas (68030 Processors), Power PCs with the 601 to 603e processors, the mac Clones (Starmax, Power Computer, and Umax), the original Bondi Blue Tead Drop iMac with the G3/233 Mhz Processor, to the towers, to my current system which is a Intel Core 2 Duo iMac 1.83 Ghz, and I just purchased a new 2.4Ghz iMac earlier today. My 1.83Ghz iMac will be going to my parents to replace their G4 eMac.
As for laptops, I have a G3/400 Mhz "Pizmo" powerbook, which I bought in 1998 and still use today for recording TV using Elgato's Eye TV device. I also have a 2.0 Ghz MacBook which I use for travel, and a PowerBook 520 (monochrome) which has sentimental value.
Now I've also purchased Windows machines from Gateway, Dell, Toshiba, HP, IBM and Sony, for my company and I'm familiar with troubleshooting stuff on Windows 95, 98, NT & XP.
If I want to work myself I use a Mac, but if I want people to think of me as "useful" I get them a Windows machine, as the amount of stupid problems I receive about windows keeps me employed...
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hormone said:
I'll be honest, I can't even remember the last time I had to reboot my XP desktop because of a crash. I used to have that problem long ago, and I have found that its more or less caused by the built in sound/graphics/network cards that come with most motherboards today. Ever since I started disabling all those functions and solely using dedicated cards I haven't really had any issues. But someone who doesn't tinker with computers much won't realize that.
That being said, there are a number of things with Windows that do piss me off now and then:
1. Deleting files sometimes takes an unreasonable amount of time. There have been times where I hit cancel after a few minutes, open a DOS prompt and then just execute a deltree command and its done in a second.
2. I wish the accessibility options were off by default. If I am playing game or doing something that requires one of the function keys or Shift/CTRL/ALT to be clicked frequently, XP assumes that I need that button held all the time. It then just keeps the button pressed automatically. Disabling that feature is a pain.
3. Restarting after updates. If I install some updates it keeps prompting me to restart, and in most situations I don't want to restart until I go to bed or something, but it keeps popping up every few minutes. Really annoying.
Oh and no Mac vs PC discussion would be complete without this video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLbJ8YPHwXM
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See things like this keeps my job secure:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/01/16/virus.downadup/index.html
Yeah job security!
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/01/16/virus.downadup/index.html
Yeah job security!
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The real question isn`t about MAC or PC. The real question is why a new thread on a topic that`s currently active...
Can we suspect a lack of effort? Better stick to a MAC, it`s a closed environment so it requires less effort to keep it rolling...
https://merb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=43946
Can we suspect a lack of effort? Better stick to a MAC, it`s a closed environment so it requires less effort to keep it rolling...
https://merb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=43946
Considering that fact that Macs and PCs run on basically the same Intel hardware today, the only difference in video editing ability is related to your software (and video card which can be vastly superior on PCs). For basic video work, a PC will do just as good a job as a Mac. Considering that you can get a much more powerful Windows based lapop with more powerful video hardware for much less than a Macbook, I would go with the Windows laptop.
If someone is serious about video editing, I would not purchase any laptop at all and would stick with a desktop system which are more suited to the task.
As in any discussion between which is better, Mac or PC, buy whichever one you are comfortable with and meets your requirements and price point. Any decent computer on the market today is more than powerful enough to meet the average user's needs, be it surfing the net, photo editing, audio editing or video editing. It's no longer a discussion about which one is 'better'. It's more a question of personal preference.
Techman
If someone is serious about video editing, I would not purchase any laptop at all and would stick with a desktop system which are more suited to the task.
As in any discussion between which is better, Mac or PC, buy whichever one you are comfortable with and meets your requirements and price point. Any decent computer on the market today is more than powerful enough to meet the average user's needs, be it surfing the net, photo editing, audio editing or video editing. It's no longer a discussion about which one is 'better'. It's more a question of personal preference.
Techman
