Should I buy a MAC?

Originally Posted by Oliver Quite honestly, it would be hard to argue that a PC is less functional than a Mac in any respect. I'm not interested in seeing my windows glide about and bounce all over the place; it's just a waste of time and an even more egregious waste of resources and computational power. I would agree that Mac's are fine for simpletons, but if you would like any real usability out of a computer, they're not for you. There is almost nothing a PC cannot do faster or better, for less money. To argue otherwise would just be patently incorrect.

I've never been so pleased about reading a post, finally reading something written by someone with a brain who understands what's going on! Not to cause offense to anyone else but "Mac's are fine for simpletons" sums it up better than I could ever put it.

The reason mac users find PC's slow is because in a lot (NOT ALL) cases they are half wits and don't know the 1st thing about how to manage using a computer (properly), resulting in them simply messing it up without even trying... something which is impossible to do on a mac. If you don't have a clue about using computers then macs are a good choice; if you want full usability and couldn't give two ****s about being in with the mac crowd, then a PC is the only choice.

Originally Posted by Josh.UK I've never been so pleased about reading a post, finally reading something written by someone with a brain who understands what's going on! Not to cause offense to anyone else but "Mac's are fine for simpletons" sums it up better than I could ever put it. The reason mac users find PC's slow is because in a lot (NOT ALL) cases they are half wits and don't know the 1st thing about how to manage using a computer (properly), resulting in them simply messing it up without even trying... something which is impossible to do on a mac. If you don't have a clue about using computers then macs are a good choice; if you want full usability and couldn't give two ****s about being in with the mac crowd, then a PC is the only choice.

Did you know a Mac is a PC, so, I think you need to say Windows?

http://www.apple.com/science/
So, usability wise, they give no use to anyone, right?

This thread is all about preferences, all I have seen is the Mac users saying why with their experiences (in which, they were mostly Windows users at first), and Windows users saying Macs suck without trying them (Besides Oliver).

I think the last paragraph sums it up.

You are buying the Operating System as I have said before, so you can run programs that you would rather use. Like Final Cut Pro over (Windows version), Logic vs Vegas, etc.

Oliver : i'm pretty surprised by your statement , even more if you have macbookpro that is the top laptop of mac

i "only" have a powerbook and it's working very well , i would never come back to windows that's for sure !

it's more logical , stable , easier to use than windows

i never regretted a single second to have switched even when i had trouble (it happens two me 2 times in 2 year )

before i switched i never used a mac but i wanted Expose (integrated option that allows you to display instantly all the open windows on your screen and then allows you to easily switch from one window to another , simple and sooooooooo useful ) so badly that i had to get a mac

i had been using a PC since forever, last year i switched to the iMac, had no problems and it is perfect in every aspect. No errors, no crashing, i haven't needed to reboot (i just use sleep mode) in months and have seen no slowdown.


If you get one, you won't be disappointed.

I have not experienced what Oliver has said, the programs on OSX are great and open almost instantly. Even if for some reason you don't like certain Mac apps, you can always install windows and dual boot.

- How easy is it to get used to? Very easy and once you get some productivity addons like quicksilver, you will be doing things much faster than on windows.

- Would you rate it better or less for what you need to do? much better.
- Is it MEGA-COOL? ofc.
- Should I get one? Why? Let BSOD be a thing of the past. There is no downside really, you can even use windows at the same time as running OSX.

If you have to ask a designer community if you should get a mac than you don't want one. 90% of the people here are designers and probably fell for Apples advertising scheme of getting all the designers and developers to buy a Mac. Everything you can do on a Mac you can do on a PC, but not everything you can do on a PC you can do on a Mac.

I would stay where you are and spend the $2000 buying a new mac on something that can actually effect your live, buy some furniture or a new website to make money. Or spend it fixing up your current site.

As you can clearly see I am not a Mac fan boy and therefore my comments are probably harsh. I do not wish to argue on my stance I am simply providing it to the thread creator as a "stance point".

- Steve

Originally Posted by BetaOrge Everything you can do on a Mac you can do on a PC, but not everything you can do on a PC you can do on a Mac.

Sorry, but such as?

Originally Posted by BetaOrge If you have to ask a designer community if you should get a mac than you don't want one. 90% of the people here are designers and probably fell for Apples advertising scheme of getting all the designers and developers to buy a Mac. Everything you can do on a Mac you can do on a PC, but not everything you can do on a PC you can do on a Mac. I would stay where you are and spend the $2000 buying a new mac on something that can actually effect your live, buy some furniture or a new website to make money. Or spend it fixing up your current site. As you can clearly see I am not a Mac fan boy and therefore my comments are probably harsh. I do not wish to argue on my stance I am simply providing it to the thread creator as a "stance point". - Steve

Who else was he to ask then? Was he supposed to say, don't reply if you are a designer or developer because I don't need your input because it will be biased. What other input does he need then?

If your going to say everything you can do on a Mac you can do on a PC, then you can say the EXACT same thing for vise versa. I have been able to be more productive by ten fold on a Mac. With TextMate and CSS Edit alone. You could say I am being biased, but he is asking us for our opinions and why he should get one.

Not only do applications on the Mac run natively fast (in my opinion, which Windows applications run fast as well). The only install process on a Mac is drag and drop (unless they need to install bootloaders, etc.), and to delete, you can just put it in the Trash. That simple, not 5 minute uninstalls, or 5 minute installs.

Originally Posted by Garrett Not only do applications on the Mac run natively fast (in my opinion, which Windows applications run fast as well). The only install process on a Mac is drag and drop (unless they need to install bootloaders, etc.), and to delete, you can just put it in the Trash. That simple, not 5 minute uninstalls, or 5 minute installs.

I makes me wonder why microsoft don't make it this fast and simple...

Originally Posted by n9com I makes me wonder why microsoft don't make it this fast and simple...

Because you have more customization options in windows.

Been a PC user most of my life, however I made the transition to mac about 4 years ago. I personally found it easy to move to mac and very easy to get used to. I now find it hard to get used to windows again; as I've been without my MBP and iMac since I went on vacation. Anyways...besides the point..

Mac OS X runs perfect for me on my iMac, it's booted with 3Ghz and 4GB Ram. It also runs Bootcamp with XP Pro and that loads quickly too.

I found that a few years ago the Mac OS was a lot quicker, Tiger I would say is better than Leopard, imho, I have found little annoying things happen to me in Leopard...One thing that took me a while to get used to was font smoothing, being on windows you're used to the fonts being pixel..thats just a little weird thing that took me a while to get used to.

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