Windows or Mac?

Stephentlig

Hi folks, which would you rather buy and why?

I'm not that good at computers to be honest, but my wife has a mac and I have windows vista, I find the macs very troublesome, and diffilcult to use, which one do you think is best and why?

Pax Christi
Stephen

stovelid

PC.

This is why

ejmaztec

Definitely Windows, but I do have an old Mac that I wear in the bushes at my local park.

starbelgrade

I don't know what the new Vista is like, but the last one is absolute muck.

ejmaztec

starbelgrade wrote: »

I don't know what the new Vista is like, but the last one is absolute muck.

Vista was complete and utter total sh1te, but that new 7 does good windows.

Earthhorse

stovelid wrote: »

This is why

Oh no, you can get The Onion on Macs now.

Herbal Deity

Some people are 1337er than others

Fizman

Avoid Windows 7 at all costs. Windows 2000 is close to three hundred times better.

starbelgrade

Fizman wrote: »

Avoid Windows 7 at all costs. Windows 2000 is close to three hundred times better.

Can you still get 2000?

5uspect

Pfft, 3.1 is where it's at.

+1 for Tux.
Ubuntu is a nice Linux distro.

5uspect

BTW Win7 is excellent.

iMax

PCs for 12 years, bought a mac four months ago & loving it. Trying to figure out how I can get rid of my laptop now and get an MBP instead. Never going back to PC (if I can help it)

Mars Bar

Mac and will never be going back to PC. Have had my Macbook for 18 months now and haven't had one ounce of trouble with it. It takes a while to get used to the layout but once you have that down, you will never look back.

Anyway, you should go to the Mac and PC forums as there is many a debate on PC v Mac.

EDIT: Oh, and I do have a Windows XP and used Windows for 7 or 8 years. My sister hated the Mac at first coz she couldn't use it but now she only uses the Windows because it's at home when I have the laptop for college. But the Windows one has been broken for the past 3 weeks and no one wants to go near it to fix it. It's like it's diseased. I think it's my sisters cunning plan for getting a mac.

partyatmygaff

Windows 7 for compatibility. Mac OS X for flashy looks and not much else.

Vista wasn't all that great or bad. Windows 7 though is a masterpiece of an OS. Microsoft did an excellent job with it.

anothernight

I much prefer mac. Can't actually see myself going back to windows. But at the end of the day, as long as your OS does what you need it to do...

littlefriend

I have a pc and a macbook laptop. Love, love, love my laptop and am trying to figure out a way to ditch the pc and replace with mac desktop. I'm broke though so not getting too far with that.

ejmaztec

Fizman wrote: »

Avoid Windows 7 at all costs. Windows 2000 is close to three hundred times better.

That's nearly as old as CPM 2.2:eek:

chopperbyrne

Fizman wrote: »

Avoid Windows 7 at all costs. Windows 2000 is close to three hundred times better.

Or just completely ignore what this guy is saying because Windows 7 is excellent.

RichTea

Was PC all the way until I got my MacBook for college this year. It's all sleek and I'm a big fan of the layout and Apple's software. So it's Mac for me.

bnt

If you ask me, the answer is Neither. However, your applications should be the deciding factor. The operating system is primarily there to make your applications work, a fact that some people tend to forget ... :cool:

SadieSue

I have a second hand dell but I have Ubuntu on it. It just works a lot better for me than windows did.

Mac for one big reason... It separates work and play since I use Windows in the office.

Naikon

stovelid wrote: »

PC.

This is why

I am a Linux man myself. Nothing wrong with Mac or Windows if they work for you. I just prefer using Linux for my own reasons. Each to their own and all that.
Oh, and a Mac IS a PC. Sometimes I feel like banging my head off the wall when someone claims a Mac is not a PC. If it's got a generic X86 chip in it, it's a PC.

Naikon

Naikon wrote: »

I am a Linux man myself. Nothing wrong with Mac or Windows if they work for you. I just prefer using Linux for my own reasons. Each to their own and all that.
Oh, and a Mac IS a PC. Sometimes I feel like banging my head off the wall when someone claims a Mac is not a PC. If it's got a generic X86 chip in it, it's a PC.

Eh, isn't Mac Unix based? Terminal and all that lark..

Creamy Goodness

every computer is a bloody pc, it's a personal computer. it's yours, it computes things, it's a PC.

5uspect

yep it's basically a heavily modded unix kernel.

Naikon

bnt wrote: »

The operating system is primarily there to make your applications work, a fact that some people tend to forget ... :cool:

WHAT? Everyone knows Linux is not for "real work" like messing about with spreadsheets and word files;)
Here is one of the reasons Linux is fun to mess around with: http://tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/
Who woulden't get a buzz out of writing code that has the potential to hose your box:D

/sarcasm *KMP still fun though*

tipperaryboy

windows for compatibility with almost everything.mac nice to look at and takes a while to get familar with the layout also there is a lot of software that just wont work on it.

Twilightning

Oh boy! I've been waiting for this thread!

DON'T DO IT!

BLAM!

Designed for the human hand... kinda!

True story!


No games! ):

Naikon

Deleted User wrote: »

Eh, isn't Mac Unix based? Terminal and all that lark..

I don't use the Mac because it does not feel like a traditional Unix box to me. Sure, it's fully POSIX compliant because Apple can afford to pay the royalties, but it feels a little foreign to me. I was more than
a little freaked to find that some of the Unixey traditions are lost in the process of moulding Unix into a "consumer friendly" commodity. The day I will take Mac systems seriously is the day they decide to get
off their moral highground and release a version of OSX for non Apple machines. The whole "Apple can make a more stable platform by only allowing apple hardware" is mostly bull.

RoadKillTs

Computer says no

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

WTF is mac??? :eek: :P

Naikon

Naikon wrote: »

The day I will take Mac systems seriously is the day they decide to get
off their moral highground and release a version of OSX for non Apple machines. The whole "Apple can make a more stable platform by only allowing apple hardware" is mostly bull.

Just use Hackintosh..

RoadKillTs

WTF is mac???

MAC = Masquerading As a Computer

DerMutt

When I was young and foolish, well... anyway, when I was younger I used to enjoy wasting spending hours of my time banging my head off the wall trying to figure out which bit of the Windows OS/PC was causing the latest "issue". I built, rebuilt and upgraded dozens of the damn things for myself and others.
Then, just over four years ago I bought one of the first Intel iMacs, which I'm looking at right now. I've updated the OS from Tiger to Leopard to Snow Leopard without having to change anything except the keyboard (on which my daughter spilled some sort of liquid). It's running tight on space in the Hard Drive so that might be a problem but, on balance, I think I made the right decision.

ejmaztec

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

every computer is a bloody pc, it's a personal computer. it's yours, it computes things, it's a PC.

I'm a PC.

projectmayhem

ejmaztec wrote: »

I'm a PC.

I'm a Mac.

Couldn't recommend them more. Aside from being reliable, beautiful devices, they cater to consumers far better then Windows could ever aspire to. Even the best bits of Win7 (which is their best in years) are "borrowed" from OS X.

The ease of use, lack of problems and design philosophy of applications are just unreal. Well worth it.

If budget is an issue I would recommend getting a cheap PC, wiping the hard drive and installing Ubuntu.

Fizman

Fizman wrote: »

Avoid Windows 7 at all costs. Windows 2000 is close to three hundred times better.

starbelgrade wrote: »

Can you still get 2000?

ejmaztec wrote: »

That's nearly as old as CPM 2.2:eek:

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Or just completely ignore what this guy is saying because Windows 7 is excellent.

I take it you guys didn't quite get my original post.

aidan_walsh

Windows, Mac and Linux for different tasks. Main computer is a Mac.

Fanboys are just myopic idiots who have never tried the alternatives and weighed up the pros and cons for themselves.

rainbow kirby

Have been a happy Mac owner for the last 6 years (started with an iBook G4, replaced it with a Macbook Pro just over 3 years ago)

Dudess

Windows... although apparently a Mac will make everything all right if you live under a repressive regime...

Earthhorse

Dudess wrote: »

Windows... although apparently a Mac will make everything all right if you live under a repressive regime...

That's a woman liberating a bunch of men in a neat inversion of gender stereotypes. There's no pleasing some people.

GLaDOS

Unless you need it for something specialised I don't think it makes much of a difference, and macs tend to be a lot more expensive

Agricola

Windows everytime. Macs are more fashion accessories than anything else. They're for people whose most important criteria when buying a PC is the shape and colour of it. And whats with paying the price of a small car for a computer and then not being able to improve it in anyway yourself without getting the manufacturer involved!
Komplett parts + screwdriver + copy of Windows 7 = The way to go.

El_Dangeroso

There is one thing PC users can do that Mac users can't.

metaoblivia

Mac. I've been using them since the 1980s. It was problematic back in the 90s when there was really no compatible software for them, but in the last decade things have definitely improved. I've used Windows at most of my workplaces, and I just find that system slow and not very user friendly.

DamoDLK

I use Mac, at the start it was hard to get used to, but after a month or two of use, I was flying with it.

Will be upgrading to a MacBook Pro - hopefully when i get some mula!

Tar.Aldarion

linux = great, not as user friendly for new people.
windows = nice for games etc
mac = let's make a flashy unix and charge a grand more

Only problem with macs is the retarded price, because they know they can get away with it.
Look at the ipad, what a piece of ****. Will still make a mint. Well played to them on marketing, their best attribute.

barochoc

OK, as a person who's used Mac's & Windoze (Sorry windows) for over 20 years I can tell you that Microsoft has been chasing the Mac since day one.

Never have they released an operating system that was better than the current (at the time) Mac OS.

If you don't know a lot about computers & can afford a new iMac, I recommend you do that.

If you have friends who like fixing PC's & re-installing Windows, all the drivers etc over & over... I recommend you get an iMac

If you're stuck for a few quid & don't feel like spending much, I recommend looking for a 2nd hand Intel iMac... or

Pick up a cheap computer (generically known as PC's) & have a friend install Ubuntu on it. It's an amazing operating system with plenty of pre-installed software. It works like a dream, never crashes (Not for me anyway) has Open Office, Firefox (for web browsing), Evolution mail (for email... like outlook but works), it has more free software available than you can count hairs on your head (assuming you're not bald)

All in all it's just so good & it looks great too. It runs fast & doesn't slow down over time like Windoze. You'll have more viruses & trojans than you can possibly imagine after your first week with Windoze unless you purchase about 3-4 different programs that will strangle your performance & lead to you pulling your hair out. You'll then be bald

I wouldn't recommend it over the Mac for the reason that you stated "not knowing much about computers"

Mac all the way. Plenty of support & forums to help. Can run windoze if you really desperately want to revert to an inferior operating system. In fact you can install Windoze on a partition of your drive & choose to boot up with Mac OS or Windoze. The Mac actually runs windoze better than most PC's you can buy over the counter!!!

Once you go Mac, you'll never go back. Don't listen to all the haters who swear by their PC's & Windows 7. Macs are not over priced if you're looking for longevity. They hold their value like no PC can.

Can't wait for the barrage from all the Windoze nut huggers now!!!!

Helix

if you know anything about computers get a pc

macs are for people who cant use pcs without breaking them

Dravokivich

Mac - It works out of the box

PC - Er... yeah... I just need to connect up 4 leads...

Linux - 0100111001011000101001

EDIT:

barochoc wrote: »

It runs fast & doesn't slow down over time like Windoze. You'll have more viruses & trojans than you can possibly imagine after your first week with Windoze unless you purchase about 3-4 different programs that will strangle your performance & lead to you pulling your hair out. You'll then be bald

I'm going to call bullshít on this part of your post...

I got a new PC a around Nov 08. Didn't install any a/v on it untill around... Nov 09.

I had been using it for alot of web browsing... online gaming and downloading through out that period...

hmmm guess what... no virus infections. Just up to 5 months later... still no infections...

Don't do stupid shít online and you won't have a problem with it... Told my Dad that when he installed Norton AV. He had more problems with Norton then anything else.