PC, or not PC, that is the question.

[rosiedoes]

Okay. At the end of August, I'm planning to buy a new laptop (on finance, I'm not that loaded).

The question is, Macbook or PC?

Convince me.


(Bearing in mind that the one time I used a Mac in the past I was just really confused.)

Comments

[klo-the-hobbit.livejournal.com]

*is currently asking her flist the same question* I'm leaning towards mac right now. Probably cost me a bit more but I don't want the headache of all that time searching for patches and codecs to get vista to work the way I want it to. Mac software seems to be consistently reliable and I reckon it won't take that long to learn my way around a new operating system. At least, I'm hoping....
But its dependent on the answers I get from current mac users. Shall be keeping an eye on what your flist recommend too!

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

XD Awesome.

I shall tack your post.

Macbook

[(Anonymous)]

Macbook can use Windows too remember? :P I will choose Macbook :P

Re: Macbook

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

So?

[returntosender.livejournal.com]

I've been converted to Macs, but I wouldn't say I dislike using PCs. It depends what you want to use your computer for, really. I like my very old G3 because it's pretty, the OS (which isn't as old as the computer) is easy to use, I can do everything I could do on my PC - and even though it's older, it seems more stable, keyboard shortcuts are way more useful, iTunes is better, I love firewire, I can be a bit more slack about viruses etc. On newer models - particularily laptops - the quality of the screen is breathtaking, the built in webcam is clever, the airport card is your friend!!!1!

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

What's an airport card?

I also just found that the max hard drive size they sell is 200GB. WTF is that shit? I just saw a PC online with a 400GB hard drive.

[returntosender.livejournal.com]

Internal, inbuilt wireless.

Whu? I'm afraid you're talking a foreign language now. My computer is so old that it has a 10 gigs hardrive. 10 gigs. I also have an external hardrive - something to opt for whatever choice you make, because while 400gb sounds nice, don't put all your eggs in one basket, please.

[ashe-frost.livejournal.com]

I'm buying a Macbook when my student aid check comes in. Macs don't get as many viruses, and also, you can run them in PC mode so if it's not being as user-friendly that's the problem you can do that.

They also have bigger screens, built-in webcams, and I think they are generally better for media--graphics making, movie making, etc.

PCs, of course.. Well.. You know what they can do. But I want a Mac. PCs are fine but I'd like to have a computer that doesn't accumulate viruses and things the way my PC has. Though I suppose that's really my fault.

Oh, but Macs are way more expensive. If you can get a student to buy it for you, though, you can get a free ipod nano.

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

It depends how much time you have on your hands to learn a new OS and loads of new software. Even software of the same name on the two platforms is different. And often there isn't a Mac version - you'll have to look for a 'like' replacement for that item. In officialdom, the software is more expensive, and in unofficialdom you will probably struggle to find certain things.

This is where a Mac user jumps up and mentions Parallels. While the idea of installing XP to run on a Mac sounds great, the reality is that Macs come with much smaller HDs as standard - as you already noted - and any attempts at running two operating systems are going to seriously cut into your drive space. And to be honest, it begs the question of the point of spending the extra money on a Mac to use it as a PC. I know for a fact if I had that capability, my Mac would spend most of its life in 'PC Mode' - I might as well use the money to buy a higher spec PC laptop and a copy of XP to replace Vista. I could probably even add a sizeable external HD into the equation as well.

Mac users are full of bragging about how Macs seldom have the problem of viruses. The same would be true of PCs if everyone in the world secured them properly with a decent firewall and anti-virus suite. I've had the grand total of ONE virus in 10 years of owning a PC. Mac users only enjoy the lack of viruses because they are in the minority of computer ownership. If the tables were turned and PCs were less common, they'd be singing an entirely different tune.

And srsly, the single mouse button thing really irks me...I like my context menus without having to press buttons on my keyboard.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Okay. You've convinced me. PC it is.