Im new to mac so i really dont know that much about it but if you guys have windows on the mac and you can run mac on windows why do you do it the expensive way. Isnt buying a cheaper windows pc an putting mac on it better then buying in expensive mac just to run windows. Alienware is expensive and awesome for gaming and handles programs very well, so why not go that route. Ive always been a pc user and im switching to mac. I still have my pc if i really need to use it for something. I dont know i just dont get it, but like i said im new to mac so maybe there is something im missing and wont know til ive used it for some time.
It has nothing to do with being new to Mac it is also about how much to you know about Technology and consumers.
First there are a couple different groups who buy Macs.
Fashion victims - They no **** about technology, but think it makes them look cool
Fanboys - There are those that know they are a bit crazy and the dumb ones.
These two groups buy it first because of brand.
Next there are people who buy it for professional reasons. That is the old group who often work somewhere where Macs have always been used.
And there are also those that simply don't shy away from OSX and buy MBPs because they are in some respects better than Windows Notebooks.
There are few Windows Notebooks with a screen with decent contrast ratio, colors and brigthness. Dell XPS 15 is one and the good screen is a 200 upgrade on a notebook that starts at 500 something. With a matte screen there is even less choice and you usually are well past 1000 till you find one. Try getting your hands on a Notebook that is as slim and fast with Windows is not easy and they are often not that cheap. To cut it short really good Windows Notebooks aren't that much cheaper than a MBP. And since you mention Alienware, they are for kids or teenagers who lack any taste at all. You can carry a Dell Latitude or a Lenovo to a business meeting but with an Alienware you might have problems to be taken seriously (unless you work in certain industries). If you are a gamer you probably shouldn't buy a MBP in the first place. It works for some games every once in a while but you certainly pay too much for too little if you play games often.
I personally think Windows 7 is the better OS. It is faster, needs a lot less RAM to work well, supports new technology better and is also more stable if set up correctly especially considering on how many different machines it is run one really cannot compare it to OSX which manages to run on one system good. Most importantly not just Games run better, many programs are great in Windows but the OSX versions are nothing but cheap ports. The problem is the OSX GUI is in many respects better especially in combination with the touchpad and bettertouchtool. I also much prefer the Terminal and the whole Unix system for programming. It is like Linux with less battery issues.
I use Windows for gaming and any work that doesn't work well on OSX, but most of the time (95%) I use OSX.
If you read through most post you will see that they actually said they use Windows only next to OSX but still spend most time in OSX. There is a difference. For some stuff though it isn't worth the hassle to do it in OSX.
