10 Dec 2011, 6:46 pm
DemonAbyss10
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11 Dec 2011, 1:38 am
even in the latest generations the only point where they are up to par with what one can build yourself is the cpu.
and one actually pays more for that disservice, no thank you, make your os generally compatible and let people tinker themselves and then i would on the day build me a mac desktop.
A PC will look better on paper, sure, but specs don't really matter. I've used a brand new high spec PC which was as slow as f**k because it comes with so much damn bloatware, for example. Plus, all the drivers and different apps are made by different people.
With a Mac, the software is built specifically to work on the hardware, so in the actual real world, rather than the world of benchmarks and "what has the biggest numbers on its spec sheet?", Macs come out on top.
Besides, in the long term, a Mac is cheaper because it's more reliable, and the build quality is excellent.
Plus, as I said, if you're using it for creative stuff, as the OP is, a Mac is certainly more ideal than some crappy netbook. That's what Macs are known for, after all. The big animation studios and graphic design companies use Macs for a reason.
Well I use a self-built desktop, thus I don't have all that junky bloatware on it. As for specs, It really does matter on what you are using it for. I built mine specifically for gaming, Macs don't have the freedom of tweaking with hardware as much, yeah you have the windows emulation/dual boot capability, but emulation isn't really that good when it comes to gaming. It basically all comes down to which OS is best for my uses.
Any Mac made since 2006 has an Intel processor, and thus is able to run Windows natively without the need for any emulation whatsoever - so Windows will run at full speed just like on a PC, but you know, more reliably, because it's better hardware
You can spec a Mac out however you want. When you order one from Apple, you can choose to upgrade the HD, RAM, and so on. If you get a Mac Pro, you get full customisation just like a homemade PC - you can open that baby up and fit any part you want into it.
I don't have enough buck for a MacBook Pro atm, so I'm going to settle for an HP or Toshiba for now. Thanks for your imput, everyone!
Your computer will spend more time in a repair shop than in use by you, but hey, at least you're not getting a Dell, those are really bad
There is also the fact I enjoy fixing stuff as well as tweaking around with my set-up (most entertaining being messing around in either Mandriva or Ubuntu.) So each to their own. I accept the OSes as equals, don't really care for the whole "This OS >>>>> This OS" Argument. Id also rather put together the computer myself than have another individual do it, it just doesn't feel right if I haven't done it myself. It makes me feel as if I personally know my machine as more than just a machine but as an artificial lifeform type deal. (In laymans terms I treat building and tweaking and modifying as an artform, I really dislike having something 'made to order'.
(To above poster, it really isn't a flame war so much as an open discussion. (although the classic spectrumite behavior of firmly only going by your own viewpoint that most of us on here fall into can cause many an issue. There are plenty of examples throughout the forums as to what I mean, you yourself should know what I mean Asp-Z)
11 Dec 2011, 6:08 am
I get where you're coming from with the customisation thing, DemonAbyss10. Though I greatly prefer Macs, I will confess to having a few old PCs lying around on which I install various distributions of Linux and all sorts of other systems for me to muck about with. And, ironically, I've always found Windows a lot more stressful to get going than any Linux ditro
Building a computer is something I've wanted to do for ages actually, but it'd have to be OSx86 compatible.
In fact, when I go to uni, I'll probably be given a PC laptop, and at the moment I'm trying decide whether to sell it to put towards a MacBook Pro or install Linux on it.
But yeah, I can certainly say that I prefer Macs and OS X, but at the same time, I'm not completely hating on PCs. I just think that, if you want good value for your money, and you want a reliable computer for creative tasks, a Mac is your best bet. But if you're really into tweaking and installing a new OS every week and having ten different partitions and custom building the computer, obviously a PC is more ideal (though I personally would still install OSx86 on one partition at least).
11 Dec 2011, 7:39 am
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