UnderseaLcpl |
12-27-08 06:07 AM |
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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter
PC. Has more software available, is compatible with more games than Macs are, comes with editing software (you have to pay for the ones Apple offers), and is generally well-rounded IMO.
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Somewhat true. But I think the PC's greatest strength is uprgradeability.
That being said, Mac can run anything a pc can. OS/X Leopard:up:
I'm using Vista(:shifty: ) on my Mac right now. Even better, when windows inevitably suffers some catastrophic failure, I can reinstall Vista and keep all my data, because it's backed up on the Mac side of my hard drive.
I don't really take a side in the Mac/PC battle, but I will never forgive Microsoft for Vista. It's like they combined the most annoying auto-features of XP with a paranoid system that questions every user command in the GUI. I have yet to have Vista ask me if I wanted content from an online source, or detail said content, or block it when harmful. And it takes around 512 MB of RAM and costs $200 as well!
Mac, on the other hand, requires me to take my iMac to the Apple Store to upgrade the video card:down: . You can pretty much forget about upgrading the CPU, cooling system, or motherboard as well. It's nice that my monitor is also my tower (Flatscreen, widescreen, and very portable as well:up: ) , but I'd rather have the option to upgrade comparitively cheaply. A new iMac costs upwards of $1500, and a simple video card upgrade can add $200 to the price of the card tself.
IMO, neither firm has it right just yet, but I'll stick with a Mac simply because I won't have a catastrophic failure that will force me to buy a new computer. Obsolescence sucks when it inevitably happens, but it's better than an OS failure that causes you to lose all your data.
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