Poll: Mac or PC

[tanithwolf]

I use my computer for gaming and working so I stick with windows.

 

[George Palmer]

Gotta go Mac. Or in my case MacPro. Better, faster, you can swap out parts contrary to popular belief, has a FAR better OS. Downside, not many games. Then again I have a Playstation and an XBox. The few computer only games that I find worth playing are also available for Mac.

And yeah, just the way it runs and the way Apple thought about how the interface works and should work is YEARS ahead of what Windows is capable of. Want to see how Windows will (kind of) run in 10 years? Look at OS X now.

OS X - Sleek, well thought out, easy to use, easy to customize, and if you want it you can get down to command line level.

Windows - Crashtastic, weak clone of OS X without the well thought out part, constantly resets itself and settings for apparently no reason, BUT you can play a shit load of games.

OS X is to Windows, like the iPhone/iPod is to Zune. Theres just no comparison.

Of course thats just me, I'm a different bread of cat. Kind of like DDKR!!!

 

[BasicMojo]

Here's what will render Macs practically obsolete:

Windows 7. [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/]

For years, the biggest selling points of Macs have been simplicity and security. Now Windows offers all of that with the added benefit of not running on a machine that you have to void your warranty to customize.

Oh, yeah, and you can still run games on Windows.

 

[pffh]

You might as well ask "Which is bigger: Saturn or Earth?"

Obvious answer is obvious.

Well saturn IS bigger yes but Earth is much denser in fact Saturn would float on water if you could find a large enough pool.

Erm.. I'll just show myself out, shouldn't I?

OT I Like the PC more for two simple reasons the games and the fact that I can build my own.

 

[Street Spirit]

Linux by far, as long as you get a decent build version your set, and it's far less hassle(In my experience anyway) plus you can build your own computer with it.

 

[aww yea]

PCs are always gonna be better for games, putting the poll on a gamers forum might not of been the best idea

but personally im a mac man, dont care much about the specs its all about the feel for me and macs feel better to use

plus they're sexy shiny sleek white

PS: pc stands for personal computer...

 

[Bigeyez]

If you like flashy, shiny things you buy a Mac or an Ipod. If you like something that works better, faster, is flexible, and half the price, you buy a PC or alternative MP3.

I have a PC.

Edit: And the argument that Macs are better for media is pretty invalid seeing as third party software is better then most first party apple software on Macs.

 

[gibboss28]

I'm not gonna be touching a mac, and its not because i consider them to be crappy, far from it. If it wasn't for their patronising and fairly insulting PC and Mac adverts I probably would have brought one already. But ah well i'm happy with Windows/Linux.

 

[Draxis]

WindowsXP guy here - Fast, stable, secure, and flexible. The token mac fanatic at work keeps showing me gimmicky stuff I dont care about, and gets offended when I dont react the right way. Some of the video editing software on OSX I would like to have a play with, but I have not seen anything else that explains why some people have such a hard-on for it. The hardware is damned nice, but as others have mentioned, most people only want web access. You dont need to pay £1500 for it.

 

[Sronpop]

Windows, because I can do this to windows.



But I can't do the same to OS X.

People say macs are more customisable, I disagree.

What I have there is windows vista, with a fully functioning dock.

EDIT: Woopsies, was in a rush to post that one, forgot how to work html

 

[Grimm91]

PC its is better for games and does not cost nearly as much.

 

[Iskenator67]

This won't end well.
Windows. It just works better to me.

 

[mikecoulter]

I love both Mac and PC. I did however, vote Mac. Just such quality of build and a great overall user experience. They are however pricey. But by buying a new Mac now, would enable you to use it as your main computer for a good few years to come. So they can pay for themselves.

 

[Chipperz]

I'm a PC man. Macs have a bizarre user interface, an ad campaign that can't come up with one good thing about itself (which is why they have to trash Windows at every opportunity), and a fan base that could charitably be described as twats.

 

[Skeleon]

I prefer PC over Mac because I like customization.
Also, I'm not too lazy to do a little software maintenance (virus scans, defragmentation and so on).
I once owned an iPod and made very bad experiences with it.
Now I got a Trekstor MP3-player for 20? and am more content with it than I ever was with the iPod.
I have to admit I never tried Linux for my computer because I fear I couldn't play all of my old favorite games.
So, I'm a windows user, though I have no quarrel with Linux.

 

[massau]

i have a question
with what does i need i learn the most and with what can i do the most?
and what is the best for gamers? (i have a self build pc if you wane know )
and i wane learn more about pc so any tips?

 

[DerpyDerpyDerp]

Windows all the way. Nothing new can be stated, so I'll just reiterate games.

 

[SnowCold]

Holy crap... 21 for mac... Thats like half the worlds mac users right here... awesome. >.>

Last time they made this thread, it was a tie with a slight learn toward Mac.

For me PC, I started with Windows XP, never felt like changing. It was hard enough to learn to use one OS, why TWO?!

 

[yeah_so_no]

I started out with Macs, moved over to PC for a while, and then went back to PCs without looking back. I worked tech support at my college, and PCs were constantly having problems while the Macs chugged right along, and every PC I personally had was full of fail. Plus, I dislike Microsoft the company a lot--which is why I don't have any Microsoft products, won't buy a 360, and use Linux at work.

Macs work for me, are reliable, I'm comfortable with them (the interface, shortcut commands, etc), and are not to Microsoft.

 

[Zorg Machine]

mac is better pc has more funds.