Mac vs PC

[Mdwall]

Having roughly 10 times the experience using windows products as I have OSX I can already say that I much prefer the way the Mac and OSX operate.

 

[ronjon10]

The java devs at my company mostly prefer macs.

Both OS's let me launch apps by clicking a button and offer access to a terminal window. I prefer macs for the build quality.

 

[iPoopeh]

I've used Windows Computers ever since I was 4 years old. Once I went into Elementary school, that was my first experience with a Mac computer, (5 years old). The design of the iMac amazed me since my grandfather had these beige 'boxes' in the house. I grew up always thinking Mac was for schoolwork only and preferred Windows for 'fun' activities. Now that I'm older, and had my own Mac for almost 3 years now, I have a better understanding of both OS's.

Windows is great for games... And games only for me. Once I moved to Mac, I did miss playing MMO's and demo's of games that I could play on my DELL. Even though my Dell Struggled with a lot of games because the Graphics Card was crap, I still had fun.
Mac is just plain gorgeous. Once I booted up my Mac for the first time I was just overwhelmed and happy. My Mac hasn't crashed or caused me any problems since I had it, unlike my Dell. Within the first 6 months it had a Virus and crashed, and within a year, it slowed down immensely... This irritated me greatly, so 5 years after dealing with a slow, always crashing Windows Desktop, I finally got a iMac in 2010. Will never go back to Windows as a primary.... However I shall use it as a gaming tool.

 

[Chub]

In my opinion Apple makes some of the best laptops since they usually have the best battery life in class and they are generally light and reasonably powerful. However I am not too fond of the iMac as I feel a Windows Desktop will quite often beat one providing it was built on roughly the same budget.

I just feel that the MacBooks offer more over a Windows laptop than an iMac would over a Windows desktop.

 

[iostalker]

Best of both...

Hi all, new to the forum, long time reader.

I've been using Mac since '98 and have thought they are the best of both worlds after the intel switch in 06. OS X is my primary platform, but sometimes windows is needed for work or gaming. I think the bootcamp option is amazing and has eliminated the need for me, at least, to use a physical PC.

Just my two cents, to each his own.

 

[sofianito]

I've used Windows Computers ever since I was 4 years old. Once I went into Elementary school, that was my first experience with a Mac computer, (5 years old). The design of the iMac amazed me since my grandfather had these beige 'boxes' in the house. I grew up always thinking Mac was for schoolwork only and preferred Windows for 'fun' activities. Now that I'm older, and had my own Mac for almost 3 years now, I have a better understanding of both OS's.

Windows is great for games... And games only for me. Once I moved to Mac, I did miss playing MMO's and demo's of games that I could play on my DELL. Even though my Dell Struggled with a lot of games because the Graphics Card was crap, I still had fun.
Mac is just plain gorgeous. Once I booted up my Mac for the first time I was just overwhelmed and happy. My Mac hasn't crashed or caused me any problems since I had it, unlike my Dell. Within the first 6 months it had a Virus and crashed, and within a year, it slowed down immensely... This irritated me greatly, so 5 years after dealing with a slow, always crashing Windows Desktop, I finally got a iMac in 2010. Will never go back to Windows as a primary.... However I shall use it as a gaming tool.

Haven't you ever seen the Mac BSOD, have you?

 

[takeshi74]

In short, albeit expensive, Macs are decent for casual users. Past some point, one will find that Macs can't satisfy niche interests. Some examples
1. Gaming

3. Corporate work. iWork is ok for casual users, but for professional work, it is a joke (except from Keynote). Numbers are no match with Excel. Pages can't edit some of Words features. We have Office 2011, but features are still limited compared to the Windows version, and Office 2013 has been out in Windows for a long time.

I use my MBP all the time for 1 & 3. This is the problem with these sweeping generalizations. Gamers and people that work in corporations aren't all homogeneous groups with identical requirements.

 

[CTHarrryH]

I like - buy a mac book - sign on with my iCloud ID and within minutes all my contacts, all my calendar etc. are there. I can iMessage from the laptop and get all messages sent to anywhere.

Maybe you can do that with a windows machine but I guess not as easily.

 

[ls1dreams]

I've posted something similar before, but I'll write it up again here.

I finally made my switch to apple for 2 primary reasons in 2011:

1. CPU power finally got to the point where it didn't matter very much. In the past, you could get processors on PC's that were 2x as fast as macs for the same price. It made a big difference in those times. Now, the base model i5 is plenty to power everything. Additionally, OSX started supporting x86 which was also crucial for running software in bootcamp/virtual machines.

2. I switched to using a laptop instead of a desktop. The touchpad + magsafe combo on macbooks alone make them worth it to me. I haven't found a PC touchpad that comes even close, but then again I haven't looked in a while.

That said, osx/macs still have plenty of cons:
- The resolution on my MBP 13" is garbage (1280x800). Yes, I know I could upgrade to retina. No, I don't want to pay $1800 for a laptop. I'd also prefer a 14" IPS screen to a 13" TN screen.
- If you're not using an SSD, the base 5400rpm drive in macbooks is a joke
- Finder is total crap for file management
- I don't really like the dock. Windows is faster when you don't have too much open, because any window can be accessible with 1-click. That's not the case in OSX - you're usually 2 clicks/actions away.
- I still find myself needing to boot into Windows for plenty of software. Lots of interesting small utilities exist on windows that just don't for mac. Other industry specific things also don't work (solidworks, all of my poker clients and software, software for flashing my car's ECU, etc)
- Similar to the last note, MS Office for macs blows. That's a huge point for me

At this point I'd still buy a mac for a laptop, but would stick with PC for desktops because you get so much more power for your money.

 

[m98custom1212]

I like - buy a mac book - sign on with my iCloud ID and within minutes all my contacts, all my calendar etc. are there.

Maybe you can do that with a windows machine but I guess not as easily.

Yes you can its just that easy... Google Services or Outlook