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volvoman
Joined: Dec 15, 2002
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From: Cumbria, England
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I am thinking of changing to the Mac operating system from Windows as I am sick and tired of the blue screen when it crashes. My Computer and laptop are only about one year for the desktop and six months for the laptop old. But as I have used windows for years I updated my hardware to brand new stuff after years of second hand stuff in the hope that this would stop my problems with the windows operating system. Unfortunatly all to often it crashes and I have been told that the Mac system is a lot more stable and more enjoyable to use. Any one out there got any views on this as your advice is most welcome. |
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Zand
Joined: Jan 31, 2002
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I have used Mac now for a year. It has been great. Almost no crashes or problems. I own a iMac and Powerbook and I'm very pleased. Just ask if you have any spesific questions!
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wanderlust444
Joined: Mar 03, 2003
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Used both for years. There is no comparison. Mac is the way to go if you're going to invest in a computer. Be warned, using it can be addictive and may take up more of your time, not because you're trying to get it to work, but because, frankly, it's so much fun to use. Welcome to the "light" side.
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volvoman
Joined: Dec 15, 2002
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From: Cumbria, England
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Sounding good so far what is software like for them is there a lot of it and what is the performance like, I notice they only seem to have 600-800 processors is the mac software smaller in size or does it need less power to run it. |
CrazyStud17
Joined: Dec 10, 2002
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Mac has a different bus architecture compared to PCs. On a regular computer 600-800 MHz ain't fast, but for Mac it's their prime speed. Honestly, Mac is faster and produces less crashes than Windows.
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volvoman
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that explains it then so a Mac it is then will go out and look around at prices and see what I can do. Will have to sell my laptop and desktop and get myself a Mac.
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AntonioX
Joined: Apr 05, 2002
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Lol u have fallen in to th mhz hype the powerpc is a better processor than a intel 3 or 4 u need 2 look in 2 in 2 that and 4 any i say different the n look in 2 ibm' powerpc agenst intel p4. Intel is running scaired from it and a mac is a better computer go for it
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decoy7
Joined: Feb 06, 2002
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From: NW London
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i once asked an avid MAC fan to go to a website where i would find him a PC that was more powerful than any MAC currently available...he then opened his web browser and it crashed...dont beleive all of what you read cos some people talk sh**.
MACS do look nice though. |
Zand
Joined: Jan 31, 2002
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I can't see the point in lying to a person wondering if he will convert to MAC. I would not say that it is super-stable and great if it wasn't! |
volvoman
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Still not totally convinced it is the right thing to do but one main question which been a coach driver it is very important. Can I use a autoroute with the mac laptop and desktop as I use this for job pricing giving me millage fuel cost driving time and so on so it is very important to me that I am able to use such a program. |
digitalic
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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you are in the same boat as me, thats why i switched to macs last year, i got tired of putting up with windows and all of its problems, i couldn't nothing done... so i decided to take that chance and bought me a mac, lemme tell you this is my 1st mac ever and i can never be in love so much with a computer ever in my life, this thing is beautiful! and i can say the same goes to OS X, the most advanced, beautiful elegant OS i evered used before, windows can't even compare to it, i been a PC/windows users all my life... i can't believe i didnt switch sooner, yes definetly get a mac... you will enjoy using it, i love using my mac, i am so addicted to using this thing, the user experience on OS X is much more higher than windows...  |
ThreeX
Joined: Dec 21, 2002
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From: Sweden
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Well.. I have one Windows XP PC, one Imac and one PC running Unix (FreeBSD) And the way i see it is:
Unix/Linux: Great for web servers, sucks as desktop OS
Mac: Way too expensive software (This depends on if you actually pay for all your apps and the OS itself)
PC/Windows: Best compromise really, fastest CPU´s available (sorry Mac-fans, PC IS faster, get over it. Both Intel and AMD are using basically the same CPU arcitecture as Motorola nowadays. The only reason some apps run smoother on Mac is that they were originally ported for Mac.
Bottom line: If you have loads of money and don´t care about new games and loads of apps, go for MAc otherwise PC/windows is the way to go.. |
Sony Ericsson Indonesia
Joined: Oct 08, 2002
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From: Sony Ericsson Land
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Mac is faster Bull$hit
this is my laptop
3.06 Ghz Pentium 4
1024Mb DDR RAm
I can beat any mac
oh and also look down
http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/2002/11_nov/reviews/cw_macvspciii2.htm |
digitalic
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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whatever, faster wow, is that all you PC users care about, who cares if your machine is like 6GHZ, it may be fast but look at the shitty OS, windows, whats a fast computer if you cant even use it w/o crashing and having to reboot, i rather be productive any day over having just a fast machine... your machine might beat mine, but then crash during the process, while mine is stable and finishes... but lets not turn this into a pc vs mac war... |
drdownload
Joined: Mar 08, 2003
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If I'm honest,
1) by comparing the pure processor power, high end PCs are a lot faster then high end macs, however if you're not doing professional video cutting or photoshop with many effects, you'll never see a difference in speed when working with applications. As the OS and most applications are better in usability, you'll do your jobs faster on a Mac.
2) Desktop Macs are very overprices, thats real. At this time (till the IBM 64bit Processors will be introduced) I would never buy a Desktop Mac. Opposite Situation on the Laptop Front: If you compare Powerbooks with equal equiped PC Notebooks, you'll see that there are a very good deal (exept the GHZ issue). The 12" Powerbook is from my point of view one of the best Laptops on the market at an competitve price. If you decide to switch then get the 12" PB. |
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Posted: 2003-03-09 00:52
