PC vs Mac

[Pago Warrior]

About ready to pull the trigger on getting an iMac with Intel Core Duo, 4GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, & 21.5 inch monitor.  I realize that I could get up to 3 decent PCs for the same price, but there's just so many cool features to a Mac not to mention the reduced concerns of viruses.

Anyone out there able to talk me out of doing it?

[rocky_warrior]

I'm personally not a mac guy (mainly because of the premiums they charge), but hey, if it's what you want, and you can afford it - get it!

Well, as long as it's MUScoop compatible 

[MU B2002]

Hey if Justin Long is your spokesman, that is a good enough reason for me to stay away.

[Hards Alumni]

I will never buy a Mac.

ever.

I could build you that computer for far cheaper...

I never saw the upside of Mac.

[Chili]

Macs are such a pain in the ass unless you are dealing with other Macs. I mean the other night we couldn't get an avi file to open on a mac without jumping through hoops. PC's are just simple and open. Macs force you to use Apple stuff and it is expensive. Just not worth it.

As for virus's, just get a good anti-virus (AVG is free and great) and you should be fine so long as you aren't on some sick bukkake site.

[Benny B]

If you don't mind the price premium... go for it.  I've owned two Macs since my last PC went to the "blue screen of death" and destroyed a 25-page research paper I was working on many years ago.  Eventually, I was able to recover most of the data from the hard drive, but for some reason, the one .doc file I needed was corrupted.  I vowed on that day never to buy a PC again.  Stubbornly, I refuse to go back on that vow, even though PC's have improved.  The day will come when a Mac will evoke my wrath, but by then, I'm guessing another mainstream platform will have emerged.

To each their own.  A PC will save you a lot of money, but a Mac functions better out of the box.

[jfmu]

ill buy a mac the day they the stop using one-button mice...so annoying

[mu_hilltopper]

Macs are a niche product.  

When Windows 7 came out .. it took a whole 4 months before the installed base of Win7 machines overtook the number of Macs.   FOUR MONTHS.  

That's not to say Win7 is better or worse than Mac's OS.  It just tells you that the world runs on Windows by an enormous margin.

[Moonboots]

Former PC lover, current Macbook Pro user, since freshman year of college.  Won't ever go back.

[Skatastrophy]

ill buy a mac the day they the stop using one-button mice...so annoying

In 2005 Mac started supporting normal 2x button mice.

That said, I have no use for a Mac unless I had a couple thousand dollars to waste on an underpowered computer that can't play most video games.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I'll buy a MAC right after I buy a Prius and have my balls cut off.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

I'll buy a MAC right after I buy a Prius and have my balls cut off.

Geez.

Those are some strong feelings.

[MUBurrow]

mac user and prius driver here. love both.

add to that my 2 balls and you've got four sweet items.

... okay so i dont have a prius.  just wish i did.

[ChicosBailBonds]

To be fair, I like the MAC a lot more than the Prius.  

If you're into games from time to time, Mac is out.  The lack of an upgrade path drives me crazy.  If I want to upgrade my PC graphics card....easily done.  On a Mac...ugh.


Here's an article on Macs and their suckitude from December.

http://collegetimes.us/top-10-reasons-why-mac-sucks/

[reinko]

I'll buy a MAC right after I buy a Prius and have my balls cut off.

Thaaaaaaaaanks!

[ChicosBailBonds]

I'm fine with Hybrids....just not the Prius....anyone that lives out here in California will know what I'm talking about.

[MUBurrow]

tell me about it. and yet the newest energy efficient car is called the leaf!?!

they just dont get it. more than a little frustrating.

[4everwarriors]

I'll buy a MAC right after I buy a Prius and have my balls cut off.

Balls removal? Getting close to that stage in life anyway. 
As for the car, I don't know if you realize what you're missing until you drive the 405 in the hybrid lane.

[mu-rara]

I'm fine with Hybrids....just not the Prius....anyone that lives out here in California will know what I'm talking about.

There is no economic justification for owning a Peeus.   If you want good gas mileage at a great price, buy a Mazda3.

[Skatastrophy]

There is no economic justification for owning a Peeus.   If you want good gas mileage at a great price, buy a Mazda3.

If you're planning on buying a chick car like the Mazda 3 just buy a Jetta TDI.  Way better gas mileage and decent performance.

[wyoMUfan]

I have to agree w/ chico
I have an IMAC at home can't upgrade....
an Airmac which is basically a glorified type writer...


HOWEVER

at work i have an 8core g5 and it blows the socks off of anything I have ever used, for video its the perfect system.

I haven't used windows 7 but in comparison to every other microsoft OS, mac os is a pleasure in comparison.

[wyoMUfan]

wait....did I just say i have to agree w/ chico...oh man

and after i hit "post" I realized I wasn't quite sure what we were agreeing on. lol

[rocky_warrior]

buy a Jetta TDI.  Way better gas mileage and decent performance.

That is, when they actually work.  VW = terrible quality.

[Jumping Jesuit]

I use both Mac and PC (work and home).  I much prefer the PC only because it works with almost all applications that are out there.  With that said, I would never purchase another Mac.  A few years ago, my wife's Mac Book went on the fritz.  We took it to our local iStore (or whatever they are calling it), and the sales people were such arrogant pricks.  The wait time for one of their "geniuses" was like an hour.  I told the guy that I would just leave it with them, then.  He said I couldn't do that.  They thought they could make us walk around the mall for an hour until THEY had time for me.  I understand that they were helping other people, but how hard is it to get my name, a description of what is wrong, then call me when they looked at the computer.  I took the Mac and never went back to the store. I then called their customer service number, and some guy told me to make an appointment using the internet.  I told him that my computer was broken so, therefore, I couldn't make an appointment on the internet.  He told me I was SOL.  Apple--their way or the highway.  Their hardware sucks, their software is whatever, but their marketing is pure genius.  Thanks for letting me get that off my chest! 

[Ron Paul]

http://collegetimes.us/top-10-reasons-why-mac-sucks/

That is all, I bought a Mac last year and would NEVER buy another one.  Anyone who claims that they are just easier has lost their minds.