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Is buying a MAC (Snow Leopard) instead of a PC really worth it? Why? (pg. 2)
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| leph555 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dance123
quick question for mac users:
in FINDER you have on the left apparently something called PLACES
is it possible to add your own folders to this PLACES list or is this fixed? |
Yes, you can add your own folders |
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| NeoPhono |
| I own both Macs and PCs. You'll get more for your money with a PC but you'll get better longevity and resale value with a Mac. |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
I own both Macs and PCs. You'll get more for your money with a PC but you'll get better longevity and resale value with a Mac. |
I have both too, mostly because certain apps are only available on certain platforms. For example outlook, access, and excel for the PC and Final Cut Pro studio, iMovie, etc on the Mac. |
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| Jackson |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
I own both Macs and PCs. You'll get more for your money with a PC but you'll get better longevity and resale value with a Mac. |
PC = Petrol car
Mac = Diesel
:conf: :conf: :conf: |
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| jdat |
I like the straight forward aspect on Mac os.
It's all a question of personal preference I feel, but the workplace on mac is much more comfortable for me, especially when running 10 apps at once.
My frustration level dropped significantly when I got my mac laptop and my productivity increased so to speak.
I had a mac from 2001 to 2004, moved and had to give it up(the machine was ancient ...99? ... but was awesome, even if a bit slow).
Got another mac machine in 2008 and I am quite content with it apart from some hardward issues I had which were quickly resolved thanks to applecare and good customer service(applecare purchased on ebay at a significantly lower price).
Now I am not a fanboy. I am not going to push someone to buy mac versus windows. To each his own.
Mac can take a little readjustement and I have seen countless morons discrediting the Os because they weren't willing to try and figure it out.
The transition is extremely easy but you need to learn a few things to get around comfortably.
And before anyone comments on the right click "missing" well that's just morons.
I quite like hitting control key to do right click when using the trackpad.
All mouses are right click capable on mac. Yet because of ergonomics and comfort it makes more sense to me to right click with the keyboard control key.
What is the machine going to be used for?
If you are a gamer I would advise you to get windows machine instead.
For everyday uses, and work the machine can do everything.
Most apps are on both OS's apart from a handful of specialized/rare applications.
All in all it's just a tool. How it handles can help determine which you prefer |
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| woscar |
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
I have both too, mostly because certain apps are only available on certain platforms. For example outlook, access, and excel for the PC and Final Cut Pro studio, iMovie, etc on the Mac. |
All of those are available for Mac. Outlook for OSX is called Entourage.
And to the OP: getting a Macbook Pro is probably the best purchase I've ever made. You don't have to worry about viruses, the OS runs smoothly, it's very intuitive, it barely crashes and you don't need drivers for anything. You just plug in and it works. In the 7+ months that I've had it I have not had a single problem with it. No crashes, no freezes, nothing. If you have the money, go out and get one. ;) |
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| leph555 |
I would rather fork over an extra grand for a macbook/imac than deal with that |
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| Enjoy |
i've used a mac for the past 3 years and got a new pc the other week for some specific needs
i would install windows on my mac, but bootcamp was being a bitch and even then my mac would struggle with the windows software that i needed
windows 7 and os x are fairly similar in terms of user experience, there are some nice things in os x like expose but they are not a deal breaker in my opinion
for laptops, i would go for an mbp because of the build quality, screen, touchpad, etc.
for desktops, doesn't really matter |
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| srussell0018 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dance123
But seriously.. i watched alot of youtube videos showing snow leopard and to be honnest it doesn't look that much different from windows 7 i think.. so which are the real advantages of getting a mac then? |
That's because Windows 7 was practically reverse-engineered from Mac OSX. I don't remember where, but some Microsoft employee got canned for admitting this in an interview before it came out. |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Banora
Do you dress like this, for work? If so, then yes, you need a Mac.
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fixed |
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