Mac do you really like it?

annafalcon

Question to Mac users, do you really like it? I mean i was always using windows and i am going to buy new laptop and i do not know which system to choose.

jc84

I love my mac, I had a pc but bought a mac for hd video rendering and web design, haven't regretted it, much faster and simpler than windows, but macs aren't for everyone, I know a lot of people who don't like them, the os is quite different to windows but doesn't take long to get used to, it really depends on what you want it for?

annafalcon

jc84 wrote: »

I love my mac, I had a pc but bought a mac for hd video rendering and web design, haven't regretted it, much faster and simpler than windows, but macs aren't for everyone, I know a lot of people who don't like them, the os is quite different to windows but doesn't take long to get used to, it really depends on what you want it for?

This is professional answer, i was waiting for something like that, i use my laptop for many hours every day and many times i have problems with windows.

HugoBradyBrown

jc84 wrote: »

I love my mac, I had a pc but bought a mac for hd video rendering and web design, haven't regretted it, much faster and simpler than windows, but macs aren't for everyone, I know a lot of people who don't like them, the os is quite different to windows but doesn't take long to get used to, it really depends on what you want it for?

Since I use both for different purposes, I am unshakeable in my belief that Macs are streets ahead of PC / Windows technology, certainly when based on MS OS. (Linux changes the game a bit.) On every parameter except price, Mac wins hands down. And even the price premium is justified in terms of TCO, taking security, upgrades and general upkeep into account.

annafalcon

The laptop what i use is just 8 months old, but because i use it very often the windows crashes often as well, i know that i can reinstall it and will be fine again, but for how long? The situation will repeat again. That is the reason i am thinking about Mac right now.

jc84

annafalcon wrote: »

This is professional answer, i was waiting for something like that, i use my laptop for many hours every day and many times i have problems with windows.

sorry about that, just didn't know what you wanted it for, it's never crashed once for me, whereas my windows pc is forever freezing and crashing, you should go for mac then

annafalcon

jc84 wrote: »

sorry about that, just didn't know what you wanted it for, it's never crashed once for me, whereas my windows pc is forever freezing and crashing, you should go for mac then

Thanks, i think i will get one, many people recommend Mac, what is the best place to get any software for Mac? I am totaly new with this.

jc84

annafalcon wrote: »

Thanks, i think i will get one, many people recommend Mac, what is the best place to get any software for Mac? I am totaly new with this.

well you'll get a lot of built in software with the mac, the apple website details all the software that comes free, theres an app store for the mac now too, works just like for iphone etc, lots of apps there.
the thing about mac's is that a lot of the software you might already have may not be mac compatible, what kind of software would you be looking for?

Hobbes

annafalcon wrote: »

Question to Mac users, do you really like it? I mean i was always using windows and i am going to buy new laptop and i do not know which system to choose.

Yes. I prefer it over windows machines I have and use in work.

Solair

I use both all the time, and I have to say that Mac OS X is far less troublesome than Windows. It's also a lot more intuitive and less annoying to interact with.

I seem to spend a lot of time fixing niggling problems with Windows that I never have with Mac OS X.

Windows 7 has been a major improvement, but in general I still find it clunky and inconsistent compared to Mac OS X.

nightster1

annafalcon wrote: »

Question to Mac users, do you really like it? I mean i was always using windows and i am going to buy new laptop and i do not know which system to choose.

Im running macs for years and wouldn't dream of going back to pc. my present macbook pro runs windows 7 too:)

Freddie59

annafalcon wrote: »

Question to Mac users, do you really like it? I mean i was always using windows and i am going to buy new laptop and i do not know which system to choose.

Go for the Mac - you'll never go back.:)

ashleey

And you can still run windows on a mac but not the other way round.

HugoBradyBrown

ashleey wrote: »

And you can still run windows on a mac but not the other way round.

Well, Windows is an OS, Mac is not!

mathepac

HugoBradyBrown wrote: »

Well, Windows is an OS, Mac is not!

Windoze, any flavour or any version, is a huge pain in the butt to keep running, Mac is not

HugoBradyBrown

mathepac wrote: »

Windoze, any flavour or any version, is a huge pain in the butt to keep running, Mac is not

Yes, as my previous posts may have suggested, I agree, though I might reach for different language in which to express my views.

partyatmygaff

ashleey wrote: »

And you can still run windows on a mac but not the other way round.

Who told you that? Mac OS X has been running on PCs more or less fine since they transitioned to Intel.

You'd swear Apple use special hardware components in computers by the way some people think Mac OS X can only run on a Mac. The hardware components Apple uses in their computers are the same as any other computer maker. They don't get Intel, Samsung, Hynix, Nvidia, AMD or any of the other hundreds of hardware OEMs to make special "Apple-exclusive" products barring of course their motherboards which obviously have to be built to spec when it comes to laptops. They use the exact same pool of components as everyone else.

If for some reason you were dead set on using Mac OS X you could always get a decent Windows laptop and run Mac OS X on it. For almost half the price you'd pay for a Macbook Pro you could get yourself a Samsung Series 7 Chronos and buy OS X Lion. The difference between installing OS X on a PC Laptop and installing Windows on a Macbook is that on a Macbook running Windows will get you rubbish battery life due to a lack of good power management whereas on a laptop like the Chronos you'll get good power management hence good battery life on both OSes.

Hobbes

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Who told you that? Mac OS X has been running on PCs more or less fine since they transitioned to Intel.

There are known issues, and it isn't supported. Hence "more or less".

But the thread is a question to Mac owners "Do you really like it", not Apple vs Windows.

annafalcon

ashleey wrote: »

And you can still run windows on a mac but not the other way round.

Is it really possible? I mean to run windows on mac, i have never heard about it.

partyatmygaff

Hobbes wrote:

There are known issues, and it isn't supported. Hence "more or less".

Issues such as? There are many hardware configurations which run OS X flawlessly. Apple don't use magic components.

Also, last time I checked this is an operating system forum, not a hardware forum.

But the thread is a question to Mac owners "Do you really like it", not Apple vs Windows.

When was it ever Apple vs Windows? I was merely clearing up a misconception.

Hobbes

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Issues such as? There are many hardware configurations which run OS X flawlessly. Apple don't use magic components.

It is still unsupported by Apple. Also if you even read the Hackintosh sites you will know you can't just stick Lion any any old windows machine.

Also, last time I checked this is an operating system forum, not a hardware forum.

The OP asked a question if people liked using Mac, he didn't ask for peoples opinion on windows, or a hackintosh.

Personally I would not recommend a Hackintosh as a new system, mainly because it is unsupported by Apple. More as a try before you buy.

Sad Professor

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Also, last time I checked this is an operating system forum, not a hardware forum.

It's forum for Mac computers, which are both software and hardware combined. It's placement in the operating system sub-category is actually a mistake that nobody has been bothered to rectify since. As I argued in Feedback a while ago, it should be under C&T.

And hackintosh discussion (how to do it, etc) is actually against the charter. I wouldn't recommend that anyone do it anyway because in my experience it has major stability issues, which are not easy to fix. Nobody has every claimed that Apple use "magic components", but they do design their operating system with particular hardware configurations in mind.

K.O.Kiki

annafalcon wrote: »

Question to Mac users, do you really like it? I mean i was always using windows and i am going to buy new laptop and i do not know which system to choose.

Yes.

knotastic

Macs are built for a consistent use of professional software that rely on a computers that wont break down from software or hardware problems. Being macs they seem to contain some inherent value that the programs are built on a mac are made for a mac.

partyatmygaff

knotastic wrote: »

Macs are built for a consistent use of professional software that rely on a computers that wont break down from software or hardware problems. Being macs they seem to contain some inherent value that the programs are built on a mac are made for a mac.

That's odd. If they're built for "a consistent use of professional software that rely on a computer that wont break down from software or hardware problems" why aren't they ISV certified?

Hobbes wrote: »

It is still unsupported by Apple. Also if you even read the Hackintosh sites you will know you can't just stick Lion any any old windows machine.

I'm well aware. As for Apple not supporting it, so what? Do you need Apple's support? Surely an OS as stable, as secure, as mind-blowingly intuitive to use as Mac OS X wouldn't need you to ask for help from the developers? Why, from what I hear the only reason you should ever need to call Apple is in the event of a hardware fault. Surely, Apple's support or lack thereof is irrelevant when you're only using the OS?

The OP asked a question if people liked using Mac, he didn't ask for peoples opinion on windows, or a hackintosh.

Yes, I'm aware they did. I use Mac OS X fairly regularly (On Apple hardware before you think i'm using a hackintosh) and while I don't hate it I don't prefer it to Windows. I'm entitled to give my opinion as much as anyone else. They didn't ask for as much praise of OS X as possible. They just asked whether or not users of Mac OS X really like it.

Snowie

annafalcon wrote: »

Question to Mac users, do you really like it? I mean i was always using windows and i am going to buy new laptop and i do not know which system to choose.

Hi I've just made the switch I bought a second hand macbook pro (second hand 3 years old mid 09) .. I've always used windows..

Being honest mac has stood there and said hello I went to, work on xp even win 7the other day and i got angry. cause its just so frustrating... to use.

Heres just why i like it

Lion for me is
intuitive its easy and productive to work with, its just so simple and enjoy able the way they've brought touch screen to a computer with pinching scrolling.. the 3 finger swipe which lets you go to other programs your using..

The spelling program the spells the word, for me and bare in mind I'm dyslexic so its made my life so much more simple as it corrects my spelling as I type windows doesn't do that or maybe my windows didn't...

I swear I think apple have made an Os that is second to none, Its made my life easier.

well my

2 cents

hmmm

I don't find Macs any more or less easy to use than Windows, but with Macs I seem to spend less time fighting the operating system and more time doing stuff. Windows PCs in particular seem to deteriorate over time, whereas the Mac tends to just keep doing what it always did.

Linux is worth a go too - Ubuntu used to be a very stable OS which didn't get in the way of getting stuff done, unfortunately recent releases have left the side down badly.

Freddie59

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Who told you that? Mac OS X has been running on PCs more or less fine since they transitioned to Intel.

You'd swear Apple use special hardware components in computers by the way some people think Mac OS X can only run on a Mac. The hardware components Apple uses in their computers are the same as any other computer maker. They don't get Intel, Samsung, Hynix, Nvidia, AMD or any of the other hundreds of hardware OEMs to make special "Apple-exclusive" products barring of course their motherboards which obviously have to be built to spec when it comes to laptops. They use the exact same pool of components as everyone else.

If for some reason you were dead set on using Mac OS X you could always get a decent Windows laptop and run Mac OS X on it. For almost half the price you'd pay for a Macbook Pro you could get yourself a Samsung Series 7 Chronos and buy OS X Lion. The difference between installing OS X on a PC Laptop and installing Windows on a Macbook is that on a Macbook running Windows will get you rubbish battery life due to a lack of good power management whereas on a laptop like the Chronos you'll get good power management hence good battery life on both OSes.

Can I ask why you appear to be so vehemently opposed to Macs?

partyatmygaff

Freddie59 wrote: »

Can I ask why you appear to be so vehemently opposed to Macs?

The hardware's good (Yet not top class), the software's adequate but not excellent but the real kicker is the lack of value for money the further up the range you go. The Macbook Air is the only computer product they sell that I think is relatively good value for money. The Macbook Pro on the other hand is vastly overpriced for what you get.


To put it simply, if someone bought me a Mac, i'd be very content to use it (With bootcamp of course ). When it comes to me spending my own money, i'd never buy a Mac. It's not because the price is too high but because I can get a far better computer at the same price point.

partyatmygaff

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Who told you that? Mac OS X has been running on PCs more or less fine since they transitioned to Intel.

You'd swear Apple use special hardware components in computers by the way some people think Mac OS X can only run on a Mac. The hardware components Apple uses in their computers are the same as any other computer maker. They don't get Intel, Samsung, Hynix, Nvidia, AMD or any of the other hundreds of hardware OEMs to make special "Apple-exclusive" products barring of course their motherboards which obviously have to be built to spec when it comes to laptops. They use the exact same pool of components as everyone else.

If for some reason you were dead set on using Mac OS X you could always get a decent Windows laptop and run Mac OS X on it. For almost half the price you'd pay for a Macbook Pro you could get yourself a Samsung Series 7 Chronos and buy OS X Lion. The difference between installing OS X on a PC Laptop and installing Windows on a Macbook is that on a Macbook running Windows will get you rubbish battery life due to a lack of good power management whereas on a laptop like the Chronos you'll get good power management hence good battery life on both OSes.

Hmm kernel panics.

Colonel Panic

Colonel Panics are way better.