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Mac versus PC

  • 03-04-2009 8:56pm
    #1
    elgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭


    I'm putting together a list to build a PC
    Quad cpu - 4gs of ram etc,
    One of my friends has bought a Apple laptop and suggested I consider Apple Mac as an option. I thought that Apple were primarily for graphics and the likes, not my area. Linux & VMware is what I'm into. Has anyone experience in both camps who might advise?
    I' appreciate the feedback


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  • #2
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,418 ✭✭✭Dartz


    If you want to run Linux.... you'll pay much more for the same hardware, if you buy Mac, than if you buy a PC. I mean, for my laptop, and a Macbook pro with the exact same hardware specifications, the Macbook was nearly 1000euro more expensive....

    Yeah. That kills it.


  • #3
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    ^^ what he said. Unless you want to run Mac OS X, there's no reason to buy a Mac unless you're willing to pay big money for nice design. Today's Macs use the same x86 hardware as any other PCs.


  • #4
    Sparkicks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭Sparkicks


    Everyone has a preference. Honestly about 99% of peoples 2 cents on the matter is biased and probably doesn't have a lot of experience to back it up other then what they read on the internet but here are some of the facts (and probably biased as well) that i have for you...

    If you're happy with it then its the best. I know people of all catagories that go for linux mac and pc so to say one is for only experts or noobs is complete rubbish.
    Its common to say macs are for graphics and so on but i don't think thats true any more. they do have an outragous amount of ram capacity which is brilliant for video editing but i've never used one so i couldn't be more specific.
    Pcs are the most common right now so software developed is probably more likely to come out on the pc. (commercially windows and open source linux)

    Probably the best advice for you is go and use his mac for a while and see how you enjoy it and what you can do and decide from that. What do you plan to do with it? as in graphics programming gaming to name a few?


  • #5
    elgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭elgan


    I have 2 more years in college VMWARE - Linux. I was going for a PC but a friend mentioned considering an Apple & it made me unsure.
    Thanks for all the input- I can see why people just ring Dell.!!


  • #6
    uberpixie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭uberpixie


    elgan wrote: »
    I have 2 more years in college VMWARE - Linux. I was going for a PC but a friend mentioned considering an Apple & it made me unsure.
    Thanks for all the input- I can see why people just ring Dell.!!

    build a cheap PC and spend the money you save not buying a Mac on drink/trips away/preventing yourself dying of starvation while in college....

    Macs do have advanatages, you can dual boot it with XP/linux etc.., the software you get with a mac is nice and all.
    I wouldn't bother unless you want to learn about OS X and are willing to pay the Mac tax. Or want to buy a neat all in one unit like the 20" iMac or a macbook for around €1000-1200.

    A PC will be cheaper, much cheaper. Hardware spec will be much higher. You can build it yourself and learn a lot about PC hardware and troubleshooting.
    And get a lot of flexibility on upgrades especially for PC gaming, adding a couple of new harddrives for file storage etc..

    You can also get a quadcore for running multiple session of vmware all at the same time, without spending mad money. You can easily build a nice core to quad if not an iCore7 rig for less than a grand with a dacent 1TB harddrive and a dacent gfx card.


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  • #7
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    uberpixie wrote: »
    Or want to buy a neat all in one unit like the 20" iMac or a macbook for around €1000-1200.

    Other manufacturers do all in one units. HP have their touchsmart range (quite a bit bigger than the macs though), dell have the xps one and philips have one as well I think.


  • #8
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    This just about summarises it:
    operatingsystems.jpg


  • #9
    uberpixie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭uberpixie


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Other manufacturers do all in one units. HP have their touchsmart range (quite a bit bigger than the macs though), dell have the xps one and philips have one as well I think.

    Funnily enough I have poked at a HP touchsmart PC is a PC World recently and thought it actually wasn't all too bad to use at all. Was pretty impressed with the level of spec for the price as well.

    Would make a decent livingroom PC for playing movies back on.


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