I am thinking about buying a new laptop. I'm deciding between a PC and a Mac.?

Question

I am leaning towards getting a Mac (my cousin the computer expert says that they're waaaayyyyy better) but I realize that there are so many Windows programs, so I don't know if I should get a Mac. I have some CDs that I use for school, and I need Windows to use them, is there any way I can use them on a Mac?

Answer 1

Mac.

Macs can have multiple operating systems loaded. You can be running in native OSX, and run windowze through parallels (we have one at work doing this) so we can used the ONE PC app we need, that isn't available for a Mac (Publisher).

For some inexplicable reason, PC people seem to have the odd idea that Macs are only good for graphics. A little reasoning here. Graphics are the single most operation intensive procedure any computer can perform, and Macs do it well because they have serious process operation ability. All that other junk a PC does, a Mac does without even breathing hard.

Let's address a few cherished myths from the MS Fanboy club.


Having a UNIX BSD base, OSX is a far more stable and secure system, and not prone to viruses. And for those who still insist on quoting that tired old myth about market share and viruses: UNIX varients are the most widely used operating systems outside the home, yet they suffer none of what windows suffers.


Apple does NOT make all the software for Macs. They make the operating system, the iLife suite (bundled with Macs), and a couple of others. I use Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Dreamweaver, Acrobat Pro), MS Office (Word, Excel, etc), and a smattering of other apps for my work. It is true you can't walk into Best Buy and find Mac Apps, but you can go into Fry's, CompUSA, and of course any Apple Store. Mac apps are available online by the thousands. I have the same apps at home, plus a few dozen games, including the best sellers.


They're very easy to upgrade, and come with pretty good hardware out of the box. The kind of set-up most PCs upgrade to. If you were to configure a Dell to the same specs as an iMac or MacPro, and add comparable software that Apple includes, that Dell would cost a little more than the Mac. You get what you pay for.


Peripherals are plug and play, and yes, Mac's come with multi-function mice now. They're dead easy to upgrade, and there are hundreds of periferals and upgrades available for many, many companies.


I've used both systems. Windowze is clunky and bloated by comparison. A pain in the cyber-butt.


The next Mac OS, OS 10.5 "Leopard" will be out this fall. Apple moved all of their software engineers over to the iPhone project to get it out in June.


Apple innovates.
MS Imitates.

Answer 2

Mac is great mainly because of the Macbook Pro. But the Pro is only worth spending the money for if you use it for what it's made for, like editing film and pictures, audio recording, mixing and mastering. If you're just using the computer for personal use, the PC is probably better for you. However, Macbooks tend to be a little safer from viruses and have a few cool features(mostly for the webcam) and are a little more personalize-able. They're also lighter and more compact. It's probably not worth the extra money though.

Answer 3

ok i have seen the best of both worlds, and i can honestly say that pc is much better. i have a dell pc at home and i use one of the latest mac desktops at work. you can just do so much more on a pc especially when it comes to using any kind of software. i have never had any problems with my pc, but the mac i use has already crashed twice! very frustrating. it takes forever to download anything from the internet on a mac; even if its just trial software!

i think the selling point for mac is that it looks good. people think that because of all the nice animations and cool looking os, that it must be good.

so basically think about what you want your computer to accomplish. if you want to use your computer to do real work, get a pc.

Answer 4

You can run both OSX and windows on the new mac's, since they are using an intel chipset and CPU. So you can get the best of both worlds if you buy a mac. However they are more expensive than the equivalent PC of the same speed.

Answer 5

Get a Mac, you can always run Windows on it if you need to. Don't listen to people in this thread telling you that you won't be able to "send files or anything" with Windows users. They have no idea what they're talking about...and they have no business answering questions in this forum.

Answer 6

Do you live with anyone that has a PC? Because if you do and if you get a Mac you won't be a abe to send files or anything.

Answer 7

Ive heard from the 'Mac' people that they are better--but why then is everyone using pc? I use pc because more people do and you can get info from more peeps if more use pc.

Answer 8

Bootcamp.