Mac vs. PC

[JacobReaper]

which one do you like better, mac, or pc, not wich one you have but, what do you like more?? just curious

 

[kellyan95]

This poll is a bad idea. We all know where it will lead.

And in the spirit of what I know to be the end result of this thread, I have this to say:

Windows XP Pro SP2 is the best OS on the market, bar none

 

[KDH]

I use Linux... on PC hardware... but I made KDE look like OS X, for a while anyway.

 

[kellyan95]

To add to my first post: I triple boot Win XP (best) Ubuntu (#2) and Vista (blah, but DX10 is awesome)

 

[acidrain]

Glad to see I'm not the only one here running linux. But I also use WinXP for some games and software I can't get to run on linux.

 

[mthrnite]

Oh boy...

*waits for inevitable train wreck*

In the mean time... love my macs... like my pc's.

 

[Mangofett]

wheres the option for dos

cd C:/PORN
del tree C:/PORN/LAZYTOWN

 

[babelfish]

Mac:
+ Highly usable
+ Extremely sexy to look at
- Only runs on Apple hardware
- A bit pricey

Linux:
+ Very customizable
+ Also damn pretty if you use Compiz / Beryl
+ Free!!!
- Very customizable, ie confusing to noobies

Windows:
+ Large software library
- Crappy security
- Viruses up the wazoo
- People in Redmond are watching you...

That said, I've been happily using Linux for over two years now, and can't imagine going back to Winblows (oh yeah, I went there

). I've stuck with Fedora Core (now just Fedora) since version 3, although I've tried a few other distros as well (Ubuntu, Knoppix, DSL, Puppy, etc).

Still have WinXP installed though, just so I can use El Semi's CPS3 emulator to get my Street Fighter 3: Giant Attack on

 

[Beware]

Mac is way over priced and entirely proprietary, all the way down to its file system. Windows requires a ton of processes running non-stop that eat up your CPU just to get it to run. Linux is very confusing for anyone who doesn't have a lot of computing experience.

The fact is, if you are a regular user who just wants a computer to browse the internet, do word processing, and other simple tasks, Mac is the way to go.

If you are more of a gamer or power user, then Windows is your OS, period.

If you want complete customization of your computer and have a lot of experience with computers, Linux is your best bet.

 

[Icarus]

Am I the only one who never had a problem with viruses with Windows? And that's including WinXP and Vista.. Ever heard of the term "anti-virus" ? It's nothing more than just an excuse. Hell, I'm happy with my PC, I can find all kinds of programs in no time and play all the games without a problem.

 

[kellyan95]

I have a hardware firewall and low footprint software firewall. Never had a virus. I don't know what Windows haters all talk about, but they've not tried hard enough.

Windows XP Pro is very stable (never had a BSOD), obviously has the most software, people that get viruses deserve it because they are stupid (a little harsh?). Runs games better than anything else, do I need to go on? It's hardly a resource hog, and not slow in any sense of the word. My high-performance instalation has 19 processes running, and 86mb of ram being used. And it has all of the functionality of a fresh instalation, even more so.

 

[TLSpartan]

I use Ubuntu for all of my needs. I use to do alot of gaming but, all I play is Soldat and that does me fine. I also found its faster then Windows

 

[kaleida]

I'm a happy user of Mac. I've been using it for years and I love it. It probably is not the best OS (which could be probably Linux) but in order to use lionux you really have to KNOW a lot of Stuff. Mac is, from my point of view, very handy for non experts on computers.

 

[retman]

i don't see the sense of this poll.

Linux is a OS not a hardware device. Linux can run on mac's and pc's.

why add a opperating system option to a hardware poll?

the poll should only be pc or mac.

if it was about OS's then yes linux would be involved.


i think someone needs to invest/read into linux and understand what the difference is between a hardware device and a OS is....lol.

 

[kellyan95]

I'm going toward the dark side.....I turned my hardware firewall all the way up (gives me problems with DS homebrew, but I don't need a software firewall now) and am now using Vista x64. Modified heavily with vlite, it's faster than XP x86 (igames, apps launching, ect...)

 

[JPH]

I use PC...but I want a Mac so badly!
I wish they weren't so expensive...My friend has a Mac Mini...that'll probably be my first Mac.

Gotta keep my hands out of my piggy bank for a while though!

 

[outphase]

The PC label is archaic these days. It dates back to the days where Windows-based systems ran on IBM-PC compatible computers. Eventually IBM dropped from the name.

Windows, OSX and Linux can all run on "PCs"

 

[Taras]

The only people that think there's an actual rivalry here are the Mac users. And their machines are overpriced kiddie toys useful only to artists &/or heroin addicts.

 

[When Im Gone]

Dual boot XP and Ubuntu

 

[Samutz]

XP Pro on my laptop (gaming/work).
Kubuntu on my home desktop (server/storage/backup).
SuSE on my work desktop (novell stuff).

I had Mac OS X on my laptop too for a while, but I found myself hardly using it and needing more space.