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Any PC users here?

I'm like others, I only use Windows at work. It's painful, and everytime I see THE APPLICATION *********** IS NOT RESPONDING, I want to throw the damn thing out the window. Course, I'd ruin my Bosses's car if I did that, but it'd be worth is.

Macs are easy to custom build, especially Powermacs. You can add a lot of stuff to them. Tons of HD's, wireless, lots of PCI type cards. They're great.

My Mac mini needs more RAM, I wish they'd release a cheap version of Xgrid that would help with Photoshop filtering and movie production....
 
Bi-platformist here, as blaskillet4 mentioned.

I use that crappy-pc because it is cheap to upgrade and keep cutting edge :rolleyes: and it plays almost all the games I want it to without hitch. Other than that, I only use it as a music/file server and connect remotely with the Mac. I use my Mac for everything else, from posting on MR to website stuff, photo editing, field shoots, chick-pickuping at the bookstores and coffee spots, etc ;)
 
I've got a Mac and PC here. The PC gets used for gaming (Valve rocks my world), and Visual Studio programming... but I could never use a PC (specifically Windows) as my daily OS. Prefer the Mac for everything else.
 
multiplattform here too

for surfing email etc. running all the time i use the mac mini .. for gaming, linux etc. i use the older PC

don't really have a problem with using windows 2000+ it's not that bad
 
I have a PC at home, but got it for free...I've never actually paid money for one.

Still, I've been using PCs since the DOS 5 days for various things.
 
My first computer was a Dell, I have gave it away to step-father about two years age when I got my machine in signature.

BTW, it was a PIII 800MHz, integrated graphics, 20GB hard drive.
 
I use a PC for those games that can't run on my PB (I'm somewhat of a mobile gamer) and DS stuff (some of the most useful tools out there are Windows only, which is ghey) so I run them and my games in WINE on Red Hat, although I'm thinking of switching to Gentoo
 
I have a 4 year old Dell desktop and a 18 month old Thinkpad. I own the Dell and the laptop's from work. Before I was given the laptop, I had a PowerBook in the Apple online shopping cart ready to buy. I still regret not buying it then, but I'm too cheap (and with two kids to support I can't afford to throw money about) to buy a Mac just because I want to.

I'm still using the Dell because I have extraordinary good luck with PC hardware and software. The Dell just won't die. I've personally never had any problems with it (except when installing SP2 - that was a two day ordeal). And since it was a high end PC when I bought it can still handle anything except for the latest games.
 
leekohler said:
Not no, but HELL no! No PCs EVER AGAIN!! :) Not at work and not at home.
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Hard to avoid PCs at work in the engineering field. If only people could make standards-acceptable CAD programs for Mac....that would be awesome. The ID group uses Macs extensively, as do the photo labs and the fabrics people (anything design or color related gets approved for them) however us enginerds are stuck PCing our minds out. Thank goodness I can bring my PB with me and browse on that while I wait for CAD files to load or restarts :rolleyes:
 
I have several PC's two of them are on loan, one's my TiVo system, and one's a backup server, and I just built a new one (in Sig). I use a PC for several reasons. Mac PVR is not up to par with my PC setup. my iMac can't run Cubase nearly as well as my Dual Xeon or my Dual-Core AMD, and I can't play the games I want on my Mac. Hopefully, I will get a Dual-Core PPC PM when (if) they come out. I would MUCH rather run everything on my Mac's, but I need a much more powerful system, and a bunch of expensive software.
 
strydr said:
I have several PC's two of them are on loan, one's my TiVo system, and one's a backup server, and I just built a new one (in Sig). I use a PC for several reasons. Mac PVR is not up to par with my PC setup. my iMac can't run Cubase nearly as well as my Dual Xeon or my Dual-Core AMD, and I can't play the games I want on my Mac. Hopefully, I will get a Dual-Core PPC PM when (if) they come out. I would MUCH rather run everything on my Mac's, but I need a much more powerful system, and a bunch of expensive software.
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What does it take to setup a PC as a TiVo system?
 
I've got a Dell Laptop at work running *gasp* Windows 2000, and a Dell at home running XP. I don't use either of them all that often, but when I do, they're nice to have.

Sure, I prefer my Macs, or more specifically, OS X, but "PC's" have their uses. My choice is to use the best tool for the job.
 
Unfortunately I'm on a Windoze XP PC ('Family PC') at the moment, as I haven't connected my iBook to the internet yet, but as soon as I do, it will be the last time.

::20ROGERSC::
 
Mac_Freak said:
My first computer was a Dell, I have gave it away to step-father about two years age when I got my machine in signature.

BTW, it was a PIII 800MHz, integrated graphics, 20GB hard drive.
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Did you have something against your step father ? I'd only give my Piece of Cr*p to a person I really disliked. But perhaps it was a way to get your Dad out of a luddite state.
Grey Beard
 
efoto said:
What does it take to setup a PC as a TiVo system?
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OK, here's my exact setup.
Intel D875 Server MoBo
P4, 2.8
1GB RAM
2X 200GB Seagate HDD's in RAID 0
Sony DVD Burner
Haupaugge TV Tuner card (PCI)
ATI All-in-Wonder 9800
SoundBlaster card
Beyond TV software.

I have DirecTV satallite, and the Beyond tv software comes with a low-speed serial cable that connects to the Sat. receiver, to change channels. BeyondTV records to MPEG2, so I can watch recorded stuff from any computer. I can schedule remote recordings from anywhere with Web access, and I can download the shows to anywhere (anywhere I have broadband- a 1 hour show is over 2 GB). I have tried Elgato's EyeTV, and it's missing too many features to make me switch. I have a Mac Mini just waiting to take over PVR duties, as soon as Elgato or someone else makes a product better that my PC-PVR
 
dietcokevanilla said:
I have to use Windows for work :(
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Ditto. Two words: Visual Studio. If they ever come out with a decent version of Virtual PC, I'd throw my Inspiron laptop out the window. Er, actually, I'd just give it back to my boss.
 
jywv8 said:
Ditto. Two words: Visual Studio. If they ever come out with a decent version of Virtual PC, I'd throw my Inspiron laptop out the window. Er, actually, I'd just give it back to my boss.
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Indeed, Visual Studio .NET is the only decent thing Microsoft ever created. I have to use it at work as well (on the most horrible Toshiba in the world BTW). Once they let me use my PB at work because I was doing some Flash stuff. My productivity went up 200% during that period :D (mostly because it takes at least 5 min. to do anything on that stupid Toshiba)
 
For now, but I just purchased a 20" ACD and will be getting a PM G5 soon to replace the Windows desktop :cool:

I did have an iBook about 3-4 years ago.
 
I use both. I have ascended to some kind of computer nirvana or something because both co-exist on the same desktop with no problems.

Windows runs fine if you don't do stupid things to it, like install spyware infested programs.
 
Windows runs fine if you don't do stupid things to it, like install spyware infested programs.[/QUOTE]

Like take it online....... :D
 
MontyZ said:
I was a PC-only user for 12 years before I switched to Macs a few years ago. I much prefer Mac/OSX to PC/Windows. But, I'm not a Mac snob, and still use the PC for some things.
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woah who are you calling a mac snob :p

i have never owned a windows PC in my life ^___^
 
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