I'm thinking about switching over to the other team.
 

Well... One of the things ruined in the recent basement flood was one of my computers. So, after a little thought I'm thinking about switching over to Mac. Now, I always swore that I would never buy a product from a store that gives you a backpack for a bag, that is just at home in the mall as it is in the local gay bar, but I guess I could buy it online or something.;)
Ayways, what are the pros and cons? It seems like these days there are very little software compatibility issues, any insight? One of the main reasons I'm thinking about switching is because I really really hate how slow windows gets over time. I dont download anything illegally or anything like that, and still my PC is painfully slow. Do Mac's bog down like PC's over time? Viruses? Do they extist on Mac or not, I've heard that they do and that they do not. How about spyware? Is it hard to get used to the Mac OS. Enlighten me on this one guys.

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After owning a Power Mac G4 for 4 years I can't imagine using, let alone owning, a PC ever again. In 4 years I think my Mac has frozen up 2-3 times and that was only because I'd totally overloaded it. Making movies is a friggin' breeze. Actually, everything is a breeze... except getting a virus.:jump:

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Only dirty queers and Propel drinkers use Mac.:jump:

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Don't do it.

If you primarily use PCs, a Mac will be useless. You will end up using VirtualPC almost all the time and it will be slow. All that crap about Macs is not true, my powerbook crashed all the time, it was annoying. Virus... not many for mac, but how many have you had on your PCs? Software compatibility issues, yes... lots. Look up programs you use and see if it's available on Mac, if it's not Photoshop then probably not! Yes, they can get bogged down like any other computer.

I've used PCs all of my life and could not get used to my powerbook, I ended up running VirtualPC on it 90% of the time and pretty much using it as a wireless monitor for my PCs using vnc.

You can get a lot more computer for the price as well.

To prove how much Macs suck... watch when DRTY quotes this and can't even get my name to show up properly! :giggling:

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There's a way to turn that feature on, but I'm too lazy to find it and like when your name is obscured.:fdance: :jump:

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I dont really run any programs on my PC. 90% of the programs I do run are to try and make this POS run faster, which has all been in vain. The only program I run that I cannot (to my knowledge) run on a Mac is Napster, but I can hold on to my junker laptop for that and any other PC programs that I just have to have. If my computer could only have one sole purpose it would be internet. I guess I'll have to suck it up and force myself to go to that god awful place known as "the mall" and try one out for myself.

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MAC PC

VIRUS 80 8000+++

SOFTWARE some into infinity

PHOTO/MUSIC XXXX 00

SPEED LASER 22 short

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I'm running XP Pro and a can't remember having this lock up and I've never had a virus. It's been a long time since I've used a MAC so I won't bash those, but if you turn on Automatic Updates for the o/s and run a decent virus protection program you should be fine as far as that goes.

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Whew, Carey. I thought you were going homo on us all.

Oh wait, that's who Macs are marketed to.;)

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That's what I thought as well, going homo or jeep on us. :giggling:

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Even though this is like the old Ford versus Chevy conversation?..I?ll bump in.

Mac versus PC:

The big thing people always compare is virus/scripts/spyware type stuff.

But, it?s relative to scale??
If 90% of the world uses PC and Internet Explorer, then by a stroke of nature 90% of the virus/spyware/scripts are written towards PC/IE/Windows.

Don?t think for a second that spyware/virus/scripts are not written to MAC?s or Linux.
The other 10% are written to attack these platforms?..they are just not as prevalent in our liberal slanted media you read daily.

Like someone said above, leave automatic updates on, make sure your firewall is protecting you, run anti-spyware weekly, and make sure you have a good anti-virus program installed and you will never have an issue.
2 free programs I suggest these days are Adaware SE anti-spyware, and Avast Home Edition anti-virus. If you want to pay,
Windows Live OneCare is by far the best for XP, and will take care of both and has some extra features to backup/defrag/etc that are really nice.

Sit back, think, and take it to the bank in either case??..ultimately it?s your choice.

:beerchug:

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Haha, I don't have a Jeep, but someone else sure does....:giggling:

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Commies Mac's Jeeps Dummy Crats all synonyms with Canadian draft dodgers!:o

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:jump: :jump:

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This sentence gives me a pretty good idea of why you are having problems with your PC.

We run Macs with Final Cut Pro as online editors at work and they have as many problems as the PC based machines.

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Originally Posted by d?i???????
Don't do it.

To prove how much Macs suck... watch when DRTY quotes this and can't even get my name to show up properly! :giggling:
There's a way to turn that feature on, but I'm too lazy to find it and like when your name is obscured.


:giggling: great entertainment :beerchug:

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:giggling:

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I have to agree with D, on almost everything. MAC besides popular beleife crash lots and ltos of times unless you baby it. The PC crashes about the same as a MAC, when overloaded a mac would crash just as easily as a PC, its just that MAC users dont do much that requires so overloading, hehe, maybe they do.

The thing about Viruses, forget about that mith, might have been true once but not anymore, MAC will get viruses, they are not invisable machines and their code is not written by an imortal.

Software cabailities, big issue. You wont find out how big the issue is untill you get the MAC. Even simple software that you would think is universal is not there for MAC. I had a MAC about a year ago, for about 2 months, and gave it away as a present cauze it sucked so much, couldnt get any software for it, that i needed, only some gay video software.

I did like their user interface, but Vista is matching that rite now. Donno how much vista is an improvement over XP but so far it seems like alot. There will be patches and things coming out probably to fix small things, just like in a first year model car/truck.

My school just upgraded 7 of the 30 some laboratories to Vista and they are booked all the time, the XP labs and the 4-5 MAC labs are almost empty. I used Vista several days ago, and it is much faster at loading programs compared to XP, it looks better, and apperantly it is safer (for some). Viruses are nothing to worry about if you know how to protect yourself. On my other computer I have absolutely no antivisrus or antispyware program installed and have not received a virus ever. (I do an internet scan once in a while so that I know).

So my advise is if you have used windows, get a Vista Premium computer and enjoy, you wont be dissapointed. Im looking at some HPs rite now cauze im palnning on buyng too, and they are awsome.

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In my 13 yrs in the IT field - Mac users = Non attractive, socially disassociated, self righteous, egotistical a$$holes.

:shhh:

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I had to use a Mac for an art class I took, and I hated it... I would stick with Windows! -Easy, reliable, easy.

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Mac for life here, G5 is great! :clapping: I also have a 17" Powerbook G4 for over two years now and no problem at all, I can't wait for the G5 notebook to come out though, (probably not) but the Macbook Pro is really great. :popcorn: Apple is the only way (for me).

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Meth is baaad........Mmmmmkay?:D

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go with windows!!!! The new windows vista is awsome, and so are the new sony laptops to go along with it thats what i have!

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Switch to Mac....do now!

Check this out - http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...clm=MacBookPro


Sweet!!!

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Thats what I've been thinking about. But, only in 17 inch screen.

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Check this out, for teh price of the mac, you can get this baby loaded and it'll be tons better than the mac. This is turning into an advertisement campaigne.:D

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iS'NT GOING HOMO AND OR BUYING A JEEP THE SAME THING?:beerchug:

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Uhm... What is it? ;) :D

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HAHA, sorry about that forgot the link:o :D here it is http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&ca tegory=notebooks&a1=Usage&v1=Travel%2Fmobility&ser ies_name=tx1000z_series

as i said you can get this laoded and it will still be cheaper than the mac, and tons better. Its also a tablet pc!!!!

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:iagree:

I am a (MCSE) Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and I couldn't agree more. If Macs are so much better, why do Apple users continually feel the need to bash PCs? Most guys I know in IT that own Macs end up working on Microsoft or some type of UNIX in the workplace because very few companies use Macs. Mac has some nice eye candy, but I think Vista will narrow the gap. Just make sure you can buy the fastest PC you can afford for Vista.

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Every mac I have ever seen has Windows on it (Virtual PC or some variant)

:clapping:

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You're INTEL is so outdated you sound like a fool the new macs run on intel processors, and can actually run windows, if you choose, virtual PC is over. I have used Macs since the apple IIE and have not had a virus ever. As far as your crashes are concerned were they in Virtual PC because that would be attributing the crash of your mac to a windows failure. VPC was almost always spotty anyway. If you need PC only programs by all means stick with a PC. If you like to surf the web, manage and alter photos, movies, music, video, need a spreadsheet, word processor, presentation, database, cad, animation, calander, contact management, basic tax or accounting, or email program you will do well with a mac and you'll do it with style and very intuitively. There I think I've covered the needs of 90% of the universe. Oh that's right if you have no life and really want to play cool games all the time buy an xboxor ps3. Macs cost more but a lot of the extra items you need to add to a pc ,like a wireless card for instance are already built into the mac, so the mac is good for people who want their computer to do things straight out of the box rather than requiring some Best buy IT a*hole to set it up for them.I have used both systems and can't emphasize enough how so many things that are so easy on a mac are chores on a pc. Now lets talk about where every PC innovation comes from.......... APPLE their operating system continuosly tries to emulate the mac os when are you dunces going to realise this. Every new use for a computer comes out on a mac first and then the PC world tries to match it.

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You have fun with that :OWNED:

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Hmm most people in the IT field are Non attractive, socially disassociated, self righteous, egotistical a$$holes. And I have no idea why.:giggling:

This has got to be the most ridiculous argument made yet. As far as the non attractive thing goes if 90% of the computers owned are pc than chances are alot more of you are going to be nasty ugly. That is if I were to use one of your own's der logic.

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Exactly what I was saying - for the price of a mac you can get a pc loaded with everything the mac already has.! :popcorn:

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self :OWNED:

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You need to get out of the house more.

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OK, here is my Mac running AutoCad 2007, Visio, Project, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Photoshop, browser, mail, word, excel, filemaker, address book, outlook, remote desktop, and a few other apps without an issue. My mac can run any PC or Mac software. Macs rule.

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i hope you have a 30" monitor.
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