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drego · 09-30-2007, 09:07 PM

Mac vs PC.....man this is a debate that never gets old. Being a long time PC-fanatic my initial uneducated and completely personal opinion would be to sit here and scream "PC!!! DEAR GOD WHY WOULD YOU WANT ANYTHING ELSE??", but this is not what you're asking.

I think it boils down to you. What do YOU want to do with the computer? Mac has a very obvious performance lead over PCs when it comes to things along the lines of video editing and compilation (although with the advent of multi-core 64bit cpus, that gap is closing), where as PCs offer a plethora of software options, as well as a gaming market that can't be beat.

I might as well throw out there the fact that with Intel designing chip sets, Macs are turning into over glorified PCs that basically base their OS off of Unix, but that's just the bitter PC-er in me.

A safe solution might be a dual boot. From what I hear of Bootcamp it offers a lot to those who need or want to straddle the OS line, so to speak.

So once again, what do you want to do with your new computer?

~Drego

09-30-2007, 09:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
drego Upright Location: WA......somewhere....I hope......	Mac vs PC.....man this is a debate that never gets old. Being a long time PC-fanatic my initial uneducated and completely personal opinion would be to sit here and scream "PC!!! DEAR GOD WHY WOULD YOU WANT ANYTHING ELSE??", but this is not what you're asking. I think it boils down to you. What do YOU want to do with the computer? Mac has a very obvious performance lead over PCs when it comes to things along the lines of video editing and compilation (although with the advent of multi-core 64bit cpus, that gap is closing), where as PCs offer a plethora of software options, as well as a gaming market that can't be beat. I might as well throw out there the fact that with Intel designing chip sets, Macs are turning into over glorified PCs that basically base their OS off of Unix, but that's just the bitter PC-er in me. A safe solution might be a dual boot. From what I hear of Bootcamp it offers a lot to those who need or want to straddle the OS line, so to speak. So once again, what do you want to do with your new computer? ~Drego __________________ There is no such thing as "Bug Free" software....there is only software with an acceptable (and documented) level of failure. Hack the Planet!!!! Last edited by drego; 09-30-2007 at 09:12 PM..