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Have you gone back after going Mac?

Have you gone back after going Mac?

  • No, are you insane?

    Votes: 261 73.9%

  • Yes, because I had to.

    Votes: 19 5.4%

  • Yes, because I wanted to.

    Votes: 57 16.1%

  • I've never owned a Windows computer.

    Votes: 16 4.5%
  • Total voters
    353
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The only time I'll use a PC is when I am at school.
 
I used Macs exclusively from 2004 up until my first year of law school, 2009 (an iBook G4 and a white Intel MacBook). I bought a ThinkPad because, well, everyone recommended them. I liked Windows 7 when it came out. However, after 10 months of the ThinkPad (one of the "toughest" laptops around) cracking twice, needing to be sent to Lenovo for repairs, and drivers not working properly on Windows 7, I bought a MacBook Pro (mid-2009 model).

This MacBook Pro has not had one single issue. Almost two years later, it's running great and the battery is not doing too poorly.

I was not originally happy with the upgrade to Lion, and considered going back to Windows. However, I use Windows 7 at work, and there are so many little things in it that bug the hell out of me, dating back to Windows 95 and XP.

Further, I've seen what Windows 8 wants to be. Lion isn't perfect, but I cannot imagine going back to a laptop with a crappy trackpad, poor battery life, and running whatever OS Windows 8 thinks it might be.
 
djshack said:
Further, I've seen what Windows 8 wants to be. Lion isn't perfect, but I cannot imagine going back to a laptop with a crappy trackpad, poor battery life, and running whatever OS Windows 8 thinks it might be.
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I really am tired of hearing people talking out of their rear about Windows 8.

Windows 8 is pretty much a revised Windows 7. The Metro UI is optional and should be turned off for those users running Windows 8 on a desktop.

If however, you're running it on a tablet then feel free to turn it on. MS just wanted to simplify things by having only one product to manage.

Yes majority of laptops out there for Windows don't have the build quality of the Macbook Pro, but then again, majority of those laptops are significantly cheaper.

Most laptops for Windows that cost the same as Macbook Pros are just as good as Macbook Pros in my opinion.

Just because we enjoy using OS X doesn't mean we have to be ignorant about the rest of the tech world.
 
Nope. I still use PCs at work sometimes, plus there is a software I use for work where the Mac version is not compatible with the PC version so I have to use the PC version. But I can't see myself ever going PC again.
 
bimmerfreak0 said:
Mac's can't touch windows in the HTPC realm.

No cable card.
No blu-ray.
No HD audio.
No custom cases...I need to hold at least 6-8tb. Mac Pro maxes at 4 hdd's. I would prefer a case with at least 6. 5-6 for storage and 1 for OS.
Horrible pricing for Mac Pro. (At $2500, it comes standard with 3gb of ram...and apple delusionaly charges an extra $225 for 3gb....oh geee, what a great deal!).

That's a massive deal killer.

Also, at least in the legal world...there are so many programs that are windows only.

Bootcamp works, but that is cheating...you're only using Mac Hardware then.

I use my Macbook everyday for school and casual use...probably always will. However, for my HTPC uses and work, windows forever since Job's said Apple would never adopt Blu-ray.

And yes, I have over 400 HD movies on my HTPC.
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With the purchase of an iMac, I was happy with my purchase and could care less about the amount of HD I could put into the system. iMac ftw :D
 
refurbished said:
That seems pretty pointless. Or do you actually watch those 400 movies over and over again?
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:D He'll grow out of it. I used to do the same thing until I had an epiphany and realized it's really only a couple dozen movies I'll watch over again (Clint Eastwood, a couple fav's like Gladiator, Blackhawk Down, etc. and the kids' Pixar movies)...streaming FTW. Most movies are only worth one watch anymore.
 
Risasi said:
:D He'll grow out of it. I used to do the same thing until I had an epiphany and realized it's really only a couple dozen movies I'll watch over again (Clint Eastwood, a couple fav's like Gladiator, Blackhawk Down, etc. and the kids' Pixar movies)...streaming FTW. Most movies are only worth one watch anymore.
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Same here...I had tons of movies, but realize I don't even watch 80% of them lol.
 
I ended up switching to a ThinkPad (T420) because for my usage my MBP had two flaws that I didn't think Apple would ever fix:

1) Lack of a docking station. I plug/unplug 2-3 times a day atleast and having to detach usb, display, power all the time is annoying. The Thunderbolt display is a very expensive (and still partial) solution.

2) MBP 13" 2011 had around 4-5 hr "working" battery life (under Lion. SL was marginally better). Since Feb 2011, people have complained and apple has neither acknowledged nor fixed the issue. With non swap-able batteries, this is very limiting for a > $1k laptop. My current ThinkPad has 6 and 9 cell batteries giving me around 6 and 9 hours of work, and around 7 and 11 hours of browsing.

This wasn't a big deal to me, but it also annoyed me that installing an SSD in the superdrive slot voided my warranty. My thinkpad has 3 spaces to install an SSD/HDD without voiding my warranty (mSata, Drive bay and normal HD slot). All accessible with 1-2 screws.

Wish Apple would fix these issues (but like I said, fat chance), because OS X is definitely superior to Windows or Linux.
 
I haven't "gone back". I'm still using my MBP for every day use. I had to get a PC though for gaming. The Mac is awesome.. but for gaming it is unfortunately not enough :/ I'm hoping Apple makes more gaming-able computers and most importantly; game-developers makes more games for Mac! Also graphiccards-companies makes drivers for Mac aswell.
 
The only time I would voluntarily use Windows is for gaming. I love Lion and from a technical and programming perspective, OS X is fundamentally superior to Windows, in my opinion..probably because I grew up learning Unix in school.
 
I've been forced to use Windows at a summer internship but hated the whole thing. Switch back to mac as soon as that internship ended.
 
I love my Mac, but I also love my PC, so I can't say I ever "left". I still like Windows 7, have dual 24" widescreen HD monitors, and I'm also a .NET developer (that technology alone would keep me from abandoning the platform). I actually have a number of personal .NET apps I wrote myself that are installed and I use on an almost daily basis. I still manage my iPod/iTunes primarily through my PC even though I've been able to set things up such that both my PC and my Mac share/edit the same iTunes library off the same external HD (allowing to conveniently plug my iPod into either one and get the same sync result), primarily due to the dual monitors hooked up to my PC.

On that note, I also have a Zune HD that I am in the process of populating from a backup of a failed Creative player I had and manage that on my PC.

I also do some gaming and read Visual Novels (many of which are Windows-only)

My PC still (and for as far as I can see) has a firm place in my home office. I see nothing wrong with it coexisting with my Mac.
 
I still own and regularly use three Macs, a 17-inch iMac (mostly used by the kids, now mostly running Windows 7), 2008 MacBook Pro (still love it, also dual booting Lion and Windows 7), and a 2010 11-inch MacBook Air (very nice).

Also have two great Dell desktops at home, one at work, and a Lenovo S10 netbook which has largely been replaced by the MacBook Air.

When I recently decided to get a new "workstation" class laptop, I thought hard about the latest, greatest 15-inch MacBook Pro and the Lenovo Thinkpad W520. I ended up getting the Thinkpad for the following reasons:
  • Better looks (to me, purely subjective)
  • Keyboard feel (subjective)
  • Windows-friendly keyboard (I was going to run with Windows regardless, so the Apple keyboard layout is suboptimal)
  • Full HD display
  • 4 DIMM slots (cost me less than $100 to go from 4GB to 16GB RAM)
  • Completely modular - can upgrade, repair, or replace just about anything with very flexible configuration options,
  • Express card slot gives option to use mSATA as a second (or third) drive
  • Spill resistant (can pour water straight through the keyboard and it drains out the bottom)
  • Tougher build (according to most sources)
  • Swappable battery
  • Three USB ports (two USB 3 ports, one powered)
  • Available docking station
  • Better battery life (using 9-cell battery)
Things I prefer about the Macbook Pro:
  • Backlit keyboard preferable to Think Light (subjective)
  • Better GPU (doesn't matter much to me)
  • Thinner
  • Much lighter power brick
  • Better speakers

The trackpad is a wash for me. I *love* the trackpad on my 2008 MBP, but I don't like the new one (new gestures, no buttons) nearly as much.

I didn't mention price because it wasn't a determining factor for me, but it certainly didn't hurt that the Thinkpad was half the cost of a similarly equipped MBP (without considering how much it would cost to match the 16GB RAM).
 
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What do you mean go back?

I have always used a Windows computer and always will. I didn't buy a Mac so I would stop using Windows forever. I got the Mac because all my friends did. Yes peer pressure.

I enjoy OS X, but I very much enjoy using Windows as well.
 
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The only time I'll use a PC is when I am at school.
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Same here. I don't really like Windows but 7 is okay.
 
elpmas said:
With the purchase of an iMac, I was happy with my purchase and could care less about the amount of HD I could put into the system. iMac ftw :D
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Yea...iMac ftw until you need to upgrade a part or it breaks.

refurbished said:
That seems pretty pointless. Or do you actually watch those 400 movies over and over again?
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I do...I have over 1000 movies at my place...over 4000 rated movies on Netflix that I have watched. The 400...for the most part are my favorites and ones I do watch repeatedly, or are ones that are watched repeatedly by my wife or child.

Risasi said:
:D He'll grow out of it. I used to do the same thing until I had an epiphany and realized it's really only a couple dozen movies I'll watch over again (Clint Eastwood, a couple fav's like Gladiator, Blackhawk Down, etc. and the kids' Pixar movies)...streaming FTW. Most movies are only worth one watch anymore.
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Really, you must be a real movie snob to say you'll only ever watch 24-36 movies again for the rest of your life.

elpmas said:
Same here...I had tons of movies, but realize I don't even watch 80% of them lol.
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I was speaking strictly for my situation...not the entire population. Again, my point was issues with upgrading a mac...not what fits 99% of the populations use. Ergo, I chose a custom htpc for me instead.

Assimilated said:
4 x 3Tb drives = 12Tb; what's your problem?

I agree entirely about Apple's absurd price for RAM, but you can buy that anywhere and it's trivial to fit.
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My problem? Only one computer made by mac has that capacity...the $2,499 one...the $2,499 one that only has 3gb of ram and is a complete ripoff.

ALL THE OTHER MACS CANNOT HOLD MORE THAN 2 HDD'S, and most are 1 HDD and are relatively difficult to upgrade.

That is my problem.

However, let me reiterate again, I love my macbook for email, office work and school notes.
 
Gone back from a mac? god no

Ive moved back and forth between iOS and Android a few times, cos Android are just as good (imo)

but when it comes to computing, no PC comes close to a mac, in both hardware and software, especially considering that macs nowadays are priced pretty decently too..
 
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