If you want compatibility, go PC, if you want yuppie design and need to make a trendy fashion statement, go mac. Bottom line, many more programs are created for the pc, and in the crunch, it's much easier to find a free program that does exactly what you need, be it from download.com or a torrent. If you're doing media editing, then maybe mac's a good decision, but otherwise, after selling 'em for the past two years, I've found that mac's just an overpriced fashion statement.
haha, silly people still flaming on apple products as a "fashion statement." mac OSX is an interesting OS and like Ben mentioned, it's like a half-way point to Linux. it's also a very good idea in general just to know OSX and various other operating systems, especially if you're going into an IT or CS.
i've been a windows user for the majority of my life. recently, i decided to switch to the dark side and get a macbook for my college laptop. it does everything i need it for (web, media, chat). i do enjoy my macbook and wouldn't trade it for another laptop. the only thing i dislike is the time it takes to launch up parallels/VMware so for me, i just dual boot with bootcamp.
another thing to think about: don't think of the macbook as a gaming machine ever. it'll run warcraft 3, counterstrike, but battlefield 2 or half-life 2...don't even think about it. but that is why i have a desktop with vista for my gaming and bittorrenting.
your completely wrong. hl2 runs perfectly on a macbook pro. actually everything runs perfectly in boot camp. its probably the best running machine i've used. i choose it for most of my production cad work as well as gaming over my dual screen custom built pc. it runs smooth, and w/ parallels i can work w/ my mac applications as well. plus i've had nothing but great experiences w/ apple support (yes, i know... some can't say the same). buy a mac. you won't regret it
... maxxwizard has a Macbook, not a Macbook Pro which is probably why HL2 and BF2 doesn't run too well on his machine.
If you're not going to be gaming, get a macbook. If you're a casual player, get a macbook pro with boot camp. Hardcore gamers should look elsewhere i.e. not in mac land.
For Uni/college purposes (i.e. taking notes, writing assignments, organising photos, watching movies and listening to music), I'd say get a Mac. I have both a windows laptop and a macbook at home and I must say, I pick up the macbook everytime.
Mike, You just gave the right words to my thoughts.. I have been a PC user and as a new fangled fad, began windows-bashing in favor of Linux but eventually realized that the 2 things that I "really" like to do, ie. Playing Need For Speed and watching videos, were the easiest to do on a PC "ANY DAY" . I find it extremely complicated to do on Linux. And as you rightly say, I cringe at the thought of paying twice the price of a PC for same funcitonality in MAC.
I don't think you know anything about Mac. Did you even read all the previous post? For compatibility, go for PC? Haha, what a joke... Mac OS X is already compatible with pretty much anything from windows world, but now we can run Windows on a Mac, it's totaly the opposite: for compatibility, go Mac! They are the only computers that can run any now a days OS... Mac OS X, Windows XP, Vista, Linux, Solaris...
The only bad thing about Mac Laptop, is not the price or the compatibility, just the customability... I must say Dell ones are far more customisable... can choose the resolution, the graphic card, etc., whatever the model you choose. On a macbook, you don't have such option... that's probably what make it as affordable as a equivalent Dell... with much more style and built quality! ...
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If you want compatibility, go PC, if you want yuppie design and need to make a trendy fashion statement, go mac. Bottom line, many more programs are created for the pc, and in the crunch, it's much easier to find a free program that does exactly what you need, be it from download.com or a torrent. If you're doing media editing, then maybe mac's a good decision, but otherwise, after selling 'em for the past two years, I've found that mac's just an overpriced fashion statement.
in b4 bootcamp, parallels, ect.
haha, silly people still flaming on apple products as a "fashion statement." mac OSX is an interesting OS and like Ben mentioned, it's like a half-way point to Linux. it's also a very good idea in general just to know OSX and various other operating systems, especially if you're going into an IT or CS.
i've been a windows user for the majority of my life. recently, i decided to switch to the dark side and get a macbook for my college laptop. it does everything i need it for (web, media, chat). i do enjoy my macbook and wouldn't trade it for another laptop. the only thing i dislike is the time it takes to launch up parallels/VMware so for me, i just dual boot with bootcamp.
another thing to think about: don't think of the macbook as a gaming machine ever. it'll run warcraft 3, counterstrike, but battlefield 2 or half-life 2...don't even think about it. but that is why i have a desktop with vista for my gaming and bittorrenting.
you are an idiot.
maxxwizard
your completely wrong. hl2 runs perfectly on a macbook pro. actually everything runs perfectly in boot camp. its probably the best running machine i've used. i choose it for most of my production cad work as well as gaming over my dual screen custom built pc. it runs smooth, and w/ parallels i can work w/ my mac applications as well. plus i've had nothing but great experiences w/ apple support (yes, i know... some can't say the same). buy a mac. you won't regret it
Ah saxStriker87...
... maxxwizard has a Macbook, not a Macbook Pro which is probably why HL2 and BF2 doesn't run too well on his machine.
If you're not going to be gaming, get a macbook. If you're a casual player, get a macbook pro with boot camp. Hardcore gamers should look elsewhere i.e. not in mac land.
For Uni/college purposes (i.e. taking notes, writing assignments, organising photos, watching movies and listening to music), I'd say get a Mac. I have both a windows laptop and a macbook at home and I must say, I pick up the macbook everytime.
Mike, You just gave the right words to my thoughts.. I have been a PC user and as a new fangled fad, began windows-bashing in favor of Linux but eventually realized that the 2 things that I "really" like to do, ie. Playing Need For Speed and watching videos, were the easiest to do on a PC "ANY DAY" .
I find it extremely complicated to do on Linux. And as you rightly say, I cringe at the thought of paying twice the price of a PC for same funcitonality in MAC.
I don't think you know anything about Mac. Did you even read all the previous post?
For compatibility, go for PC? Haha, what a joke... Mac OS X is already compatible with pretty much anything from windows world, but now we can run Windows on a Mac, it's totaly the opposite: for compatibility, go Mac! They are the only computers that can run any now a days OS... Mac OS X, Windows XP, Vista, Linux, Solaris...
The only bad thing about Mac Laptop, is not the price or the compatibility, just the customability... I must say Dell ones are far more customisable... can choose the resolution, the graphic card, etc., whatever the model you choose. On a macbook, you don't have such option... that's probably what make it as affordable as a equivalent Dell... with much more style and built quality! ...