Sick Of Windows, Thinking of getting a Mac!

I bought a second hand iMac so I could learn how to use Final Cut Pro, now that I've learnt it I'm going to sell it, I much prefer Windows, to me everything in Windows seems more simple.
 
squiffy said:
I've seen plenty of unstable Mac's. Mac's are generally overpriced, with limited software and customisation.
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The customization available to OSX users has inspired countless Windows programs and styles. Widgets were on OSX first, high quality icons, themes, etc. The customization in Miranda IM now was inspired by Adium. Sure the hardware isn't *as* customizable as a PC but that can be a good thing. How many people are always shouting at Creative, Nvidia or ATI for terrible drivers? Hi I'm cykey and I switched to OSX. Why? Well I was bored of Windows. I didn't want to switch to Linux because Adobe didn't make Photoshop for it. So it was either stick with Windows or move to OSX. I chose OSX because I don't game as much as I did on my PC these days so if you take gaming out the equation things are a lot easier. OSX is basically Windows without the hassle. No weekly patches, driver updates, virsus checks, spyware checks, and things. Imagine back to the Win2k era. Good stable OS with nothing to worry about. The OS is customizable and you can spend hours beautifying your desktop. I'm really glad I did make the switch.

Now, the bad things. I'm not some blind OSX user who thinks Steve Jobs is God (He is though ;)). My MacBook Pro has crashed 3 times. Those 3 times were when I resumed from standby and it kernal paniced. Finder has crashed a few times too. I don't know why. So yes, apps and the OS do indeed crash. Just like they can on Windows. My Mac runs very hot and can be annoying sometimes, but the good things far out way the bad. I still prefer my RAW workflow on Windows. I had things nicely setup and was happy with it. I'm not yet there on OSX. Aperture is fantastic but I still prefer RawShooter. Both Adobe and Macromedia software will run slower than they should as Adobe won't release Universal Binaries for Photoshop and Dreamweaver at this time.

There are issues but I do prefer OSX to Windows. Maybe in 5 years time I'll be moving to Linux due to Mac viruses and spyware, who knows. For now I enjoy a less stressful computing experience.
 
In my experience I have never had an unstable mac and the two PM G4s we have atm are fab, never ever ever had to reinstall OSX because it ****ed up, only times it did get reinstalled is for a new version, even then my dad just did an update and all is good. I've had 9 macs from a Performa 630 to a G4 iBook all fab :cool:

Don't need to run spyware checks etc, defragging? Nope, nothing it just works.

If I was offered £10k to get a mac or a PC I would have the mac every time, because it just works.

I've had HD failures in macs and in PCs, along with most componants, so you can't blame apple for that :rolleyes:

I've used OS X and XP side by side for years, since I was 12 infact. OS X has always been the better system. Things are just easier to find and use. Infact I think OS 9 is better than XP. The amount of problems with XP is just ******* me off tbqfh. Only reason I have a PC is to play games and fold. Mac does everything else from work, internet, emails and backups - because I can trsut ti will do what I've told it.

So from my point of view is yes, get a mac. Don't get put off by the difference, after a few months you WILL love it. I've managed to switch 4 friends to 3 iBooks and a PowerBook :cool:

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Edit: First gen macs are always flakey, combine that with a new system compilation and new componants then you are gonna have problems. :p
 
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dont get a mac if you really wqant another os then download linux to disc and you can use the os without installing it on your system and if you like it you install it but if you dont like it then dont install it :D
 
cyKey said:
Windows without the hassle. No weekly patches, driver updates, virsus checks, spyware checks, and things.
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Welcome to my world. I'm running XP Pro SP2, and I dont do any of the above - except for driver updates for my gfx card. My PC is as clean as a whistle, & as solid as a rock.
If you dont install stupid junk (dodgy screensavers, wallpapers, p2p software or "things"), then you wont have anything to worry about.
 
unde4d said:
Welcome to my world. I'm running XP Pro SP2, and I dont do any of the above - except for driver updates for my gfx card. My PC is as clean as a whistle, & as solid as a rock.
If you dont install stupid junk (dodgy screensavers, wallpapers, p2p software or "things"), then you wont have anything to worry about.
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I didn't but I still checked for Spyware, viruses and such things as a precaution. I don't even have to think about those things with OSX. Windows can run nicely, I'm not saying it can't. I'm saying that I personally wanted to try something else and not having to worry about those things at all is a breath of fresh air.
 
Make the switch and you'll thank yourself later. Resist the temptation to run XP via boot camp whenever you get frustrated or confused. Making the switch is not as hard as it seems and you'll discover that things are very nicely arranged in most cases.
 
Concorde Rules said:
I've had HD failures in macs and in PCs, along with most componants, so you can't blame apple for that :rolleyes:
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I do blame Apple, not because they're Apple, but because they're an OEM, and all OEMs (on the PC side as well) frequently compromise on build quality and reliability of components in order to cut costs! Don't assume I'm an Apple-basher or a PC fanboy, I'm simply aware of the realities of the market: on an Apple you're stuck with whatever carp Apple saddle you with, on a PC you can go buy from an OEM like Dell, or you have the self-build option. Of course, self-building entails some problems of its own: you need a little knowledge and experience, and you have to be able to put the time into building and configuring it yourself (and diagnosing it if anything goes wrong). Therefore, if I were a busy professional and needed a PC for work, I probably wouldn't self-build (unless I were doing it purely as a hobby but then I wouldn't use my work PC for that), and in that case Apple would weigh in equally with OEMs building Windows machines and I would make my choice based on which OS I wanted rather than the considerations above. But since my PC is for leisure as well as work, and I enjoy fiddling with it anyway, I elected not to buy an OEM machine, and, having seen the problems people who have owned machines from Dell, Apple, Acer and Compaq are having, I feel entitled to **** off all OEMs equally without being labelled a fanboy!:D
 
Hi there,

I own an apple Mac power book G4 19” OSX I’ve had it for about over a year and a half. I use it mainly to take round the misuses house or to do some website work and show people etc. I have had to change the hard disk once as it slid off the table once:E after nothing has happen at all no crashes all straight forward each time. Its nice to work with and the software is also as expensive as a pc (maybe a bit more) Google Mac osx (3rd one down) and you will see a forum which is very handy indeed if you want more inspiration. But I as I have both Pc and a Mac I mainly use the Pc more to play games.
 
Try Linux, its very stable. Im running Ubuntu and Windows dual boot. It's so easy to set up!

Go to www.ubuntu.com and download the Live CD. This way you can try it without it affecting your hard drives, as it uses RAM as a disk
 
mac crashes are always hardware related like memory errors or hard drive failiers.

Windows boxes on the other hand crash because of both software and hardware misconfigurations. Iv'e been a Windows user since windows 3.1. Well time to go to back. I'm waiting to save up wont be long maybe 2 months. Then I'm gone.
 
Bought a Macbook just over a month ago (only touched a Mac for about 15mins total prior to buying it). Although i do love it, i have manged to crash it a couple of time, while i can't say the same about my PC.

Do like having the Unix back end... sooooo much better than command prompt in Windows.
 
You can install osx on a normal pc anyway. So no need to buy one of their extortionate laptops, or even worse their desktops.
 
Energize said:
You can install osx on a normal pc anyway. So no need to buy one of their extortionate laptops, or even worse their desktops.
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You can only install it on a few chipsets and CPUs and even then it's illegal. It's not even worth considering.
 
So your advice to him to so save money by pirating software? :rolleyes: If that's the case I recommend that you all stop buying software and just pirate it all, especially Windows, Photoshop, and games. That's not a valid solution, especially not on these forums where pirates are personae non grata.

Energize, why do you troll Mac threads so frequently?
 
BillytheImpaler said:
So your advice to him to so save money by pirating software? :rolleyes: If that's the case I recommend that you all stop buying software and just pirate it all, especially Windows, Photoshop, and games. That's not a valid solution, especially not on these forums where pirates are personae non grata.

Energize, why do you troll Mac threads so frequently?
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I have to agree. We mac users don't have money spilling out of our ears yet we buy there stuff. Why? BECAUSE IT BLOODY WELL WORKS.

Can't do that with a PC :rolleyes: sometimes you get a decent setup that works, like my nForce 2 XP-m rig, even that took a few goes to get right.

Apple isn't spilling out there software because it would be in the same situation as Windows, having to code for Billions of combinations. That is the main reason. They dont want to tarnish OS X with poor performance/stability issues because of **** drivers and software.

Mac > PCs. Always imo
 
BillytheImpaler said:
Energize, why do you troll Mac threads so frequently?
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I think your thinking of someone else, that or you don't know the difference between trolling and advice. Since I haven't posted in a mac thread for some time you must be thinking of someone else.
 
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Energize said:
I think your thinking of someone else, that or you don't know the difference between trolling and advice. Since I haven't posted in a mac thread for some time you must be thinking of someone else.
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How can you think that telling someone to use pirated software, is "advice". :rolleyes:

Have you actually used a mac for more than a month?
 
Energize said:
Since I haven't posted in a mac thread for some time you must be thinking of someone else.
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I'm quite sure it was you. I got rather tired of it so you were the only poster to ever grace my block list. I thought I was being a bit harsh so I expunged the list.
 
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