Poll: Computer Choice

[Captain_Caveman]

windows for games

osx for productivity

linux for browsing the net

 

[Horticulture]

I use all three, but primarily windows. The only Mac of mine still in service is pretty old (pre-Intel), and Ubuntu is on my media/browsing PC.

I prefer the UI under OSX to XP/Vista/7 and Ubuntu, but the expense of Macs and compatibility minefield of hackintoshes, as well as limited application support for games and niche software, has kept me from buying another one.

Windows has more advanced video-editing tools and a wider selection to choose from.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

I have always wondered why Macs are considered to be the more artistic computers and have a large following of people who consider themselves indie and experimental with their computing.

Even as a Mac user, I have never understood the "Macs are artsy" crap. Most of the decent or widely-used music software is used on Windows and you are limited to Garageband and a few other things on a Mac. Photoshop is not exclusive to Apple computers. Windows has more advanced video-editing tools and a wider selection to choose from. And it's not like Mac had such things first or had them before anyone else for years because such applications have been around FOREVER. Sure, early on Apple might have had better tools, but a lot of them were produced by 3rd party companies.

Honestly, it would be more logical to market them as a computer for those who surf the web with reckless abandon, as there are significant less viruses and trojans made for the OS in comparison to Windows (partly due to Macs being unable to read or use exe files), since it certainly isn't a gaming console due to licensing issues over DirectX.

There are some cons about Macs which Apple is completely guilty of such as being upgrade-unfriendly (you can get Windows 7 on an old piece of shit laptop if you have enough Ram, but you need to buy a new computer to get Snow Leopard if you're still using a iBook G4 such as myself) and difficult or impossible to add in new hardware to allow for such upgrades because of near-sighted thinking, and there are others that they can't help such as specific types of hardware which Microsoft has the rights to (ie. a lot of shit they acquired in the 90s), meaning they have to manufacture their own shit, which is extremely expensive, meaning higher prices to break even.

Congrats, I now NEVER EVER EVER want a Mac.

 

[Phoenixlight]

I currently use windows but I'll be switching over to linux on my laptop when I can be bothered to. And I just dislike apple.

 

[Small Waves]

Congrats, I now NEVER EVER EVER want a Mac.

Unless you only use a computer for internet and seedy porn sites, there are very few reasons to own one. Personally, I want to sell mine, but I don't think I can get someone to take it off me for $300, which couple with the money I have now, would get me a cheap decent laptop with a two-year warranty. When I get a job, I would totally save up and get a decent laptop with lots of HD space and 4 Gigs of RAM and keep the Macbook in case I do something insanely retarded.

Sure, you can get Windows on a Mac, but only the more recent models with Intel can support Bootcamp, and I definitely don't have the cash for a laptop like that and people on Craigslist around my area are still asking for a hefty amount.

Horticulture: Windows has Sony Vegas and a shitload of screen recorders to choose from.