I have had PC s all my life but now im interested in Macs, I am getting a new computer but dont know.....?

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I have had PC s all my life but now im interested in Macs, i am getting a new computer and i am really interested in Macs (iMac) but ive never even used one...i heard they are alot faster than PCs but i dont know what to get? Please Help!

Answer 1

Depending on what you want to do with your Mac, it IS faster than a PC.
I work for a printing company.
We deal with HUGE (500+ MB Photoshop files) daily.
We have both Macs and PC in the pre-press dept., and a 2.0 GHz Mac G5 is faster doing the same photoshop filter, than a 3 GHz PC.

So in some (Not all) applications, Macs are faster.

Answer 2

A Mac is NOT faster anymore. They are no longer using PowerPC cpus, but are using Intel cpus and parts. Yes that's right, a mac is a PC now PERIOD. Problem is now MAC OS X is NOT supported my most software companies, PCs are. For the best choice in games, programs, ect, get a normal pc. If you don't want MS windows, use Linux OS on a PC, far better than a PC with mac os x on it. Normal PCs are easy to get exchange parts, MACs try to force to use ONLY their stuff at a much higher price. Do some homework first before deciding.
And Note: PCs are 90% of the market, Macs (at best) only 10%.

Answer 3

I wouldn't say they are a lot faster, but they certainly are much easier to use. Windoze machines need constant updating and tinkering, but the Mac just works, as they say.

I've got both a Mac and a Windoze PC and I much prefer the Mac. Don't let people tell you that there are more programmes available for Windows so Macs are bad. It's true that there is more stuff out there for Windows, but you can still find comparable programmes for Mac that will do the same jobs.

Also, with the new intel chip iMacs, you can run windows programmes through an emulator.

Answer 4

Macs are for people who want to use a pc in their daily existance but don't want to put up with all the settings controlls and what these people call small nuances of PCs. Essentially a MAC is like a PC with very little if any modification you can do with it. There really isn't any BIOS. You can't make processer upgrades easily. You will find that everything is spelled out and very easy to use. It's very fisher price looking. You will get bord easily.

Answer 5

I bought a mac mini last year and found it very easy to work with - even after years of PC practice. I've since bought a macbook and quite like it, too.

There are differences between the two types of operating systems, but nothing that a reasonably competent computer user can't handle.

I dunno if it's really any faster, and I suppose that really depends upon what you do with your computer. If you're like most and use it primarily for e-mail and surfing, you'll be hard pressed to find much difference between the two systems.

I think mac is all about style, and I love it.

Answer 6

The Macs are not faster by any means, it is just not loaded down with Spyware and viruses taht you would usually get surfing the internet on a PC

i know you may not want to hear this, but the setup of Mac is fairly hard to learn and you may not like it after using Windows.
Windows is just a modded version of mac though
but made very very user friendly.
so another words, don't try it unless you have time on your hands to get use to it

Answer 7

You will have a little bit of a learning curve moving to a mac. Especially if you are going to do any networking with it. You may also have some compatability problems with some of the software you are used to.