lonesomexloveus Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 ok, so it's not such a great debate. my macbook pro is almost 4 years old and the poor thing is so sloooow when im editing photos. SO i finally broke down today and ordered a new imac today. now i'm curious as to who here uses what! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 PC. I'll avoid mud flinging and back it up just by saying it's way better for gaming, and a lot easier/cheaper to customize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partysmasher Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 my last two laptops have been macs, a macbook until a few months ago and now a 15" macbook pro which i love. i use photoshop and indesign etc on it a lot and it runs them super smoothly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 PC. I'll avoid mud flinging and back it up just by saying it's way better for gaming, and a lot easier/cheaper to customize. my brother-in-law does tech stuff for a living and as such is a PC dude. we always hate on each other. i doubt i'd ever buy a pc again because macs are so fantastic for the design/photo stuff, but i definitely see your reasoning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 macbook and would never buy anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destroyingthescene Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Long time Mac user here. Plenty of reasons why I use them but it boils down to the fact it just works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 PC for personal use but i use a mac at work, not by choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 i use a Sony Vaio http://www.amazon.com/Sony-VAIO-VGN-FW465J-16-4-Inch-Laptop/dp/B0027P9BYW crushes the mac book pro in just about every tech spec and its about $1000 cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourfourtwo Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Macbook pro 17" and its my baby. Video/Photo editing are smooth, tons of memory (that I don't use cause External HD's are my best friend) so its performance is A+. Going on three years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 NERDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eriathomas Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 PC, because it's cheaper. I don't seem the point in paying almost double the cost for the same or worse specs just for the Apple stuff. I do like the few Macs I've used though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmythescumbag Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Right now I am using a HP Pavillion dv2000 15.4". It does what I need it to (run software like MatLab and Pspice for school assignments as well as general school/personal use). Before that I was on a g4 powerbook that I loved. I still have it, but the monitor doesn't light up anymore, and it isn't practical to use it with an external monitor, so it is stored in its case for now. The mac got a lot of use (school, etc) for close to 5 years before the monitor issue, which I think may be due to a crimped cable, but I never got the guts to open it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 PC, because it's cheaper. I don't seem the point in paying almost double the cost for the same or worse specs just for the Apple stuff. I do like the few Macs I've used though. i think saying it's almost double the cost is exaggerating. today i went onto the dell website for shits and giggles and tried to replicate what i just ordered in imac form to see how much i over paid, and by the time i got everything relatively similar (my monitor is 27", while dell only offers up to 24"), it was only around $300 less, which is maybe a 15% price difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerdave Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 PC with a 25" HD monitor, wouldn't trade it for anything. I want to upgrade my graphics card, but don't have the cash right now. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamitekid Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I use a mac at home and at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markovianprocess Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I'm quite a recent Mac convert, but I'm totally sold and I don't see myself ever buying another PC. I mostly use it for coursework and recording music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pibbals Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Macbook pro 17" and its my baby. Video/Photo editing are smooth, tons of memory (that I don't use cause External HD's are my best friend) so its performance is A+. Going on three years now. Hard drive space isn't memory that affects performance in any way shape or form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pibbals Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 PC, because it's cheaper. I don't seem the point in paying almost double the cost for the same or worse specs just for the Apple stuff. I do like the few Macs I've used though. i think saying it's almost double the cost is exaggerating. today i went onto the dell website for shits and giggles and tried to replicate what i just ordered in imac form to see how much i over paid, and by the time i got everything relatively similar (my monitor is 27", while dell only offers up to 24"), it was only around $300 less, which is maybe a 15% price difference. Sorry to double post but if you're going to get a PC, especially a desktop, and you're using the price argument, a pre built machine is not how you're going to do it. If you want a cheap machine, which is what this exchange here is about, you'd build one(it's not as hard or scary as it sounds, you can't really break anything). Then the double statement would be accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmythescumbag Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Macbook pro 17" and its my baby. Video/Photo editing are smooth, tons of memory (that I don't use cause External HD's are my best friend) so its performance is A+. Going on three years now. Hard drive space isn't memory that affects performance in any way shape or form. I would have to imagine it has a small impact on performance...at least a lack of it does. The reason I say this is because a few years back a desktop (Apple G5) in one of the recording studios at school had less than 5 gigs of HD space on it (before I donated an external HD to the school) and it ended up not working at all and needed to be repaired. I imagine other factors played a role, but I would say the near-full drive played some small part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Got my Dell through UB Micro and it's awesome - top of the line business-class hardware for half the price of competitive level Macs at the same store. I don't need an $1800 computer good for photo editing and shit I'll never use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 i think saying it's almost double the cost is exaggerating. today i went onto the dell website for shits and giggles and tried to replicate what i just ordered in imac form to see how much i over paid, and by the time i got everything relatively similar (my monitor is 27", while dell only offers up to 24"), it was only around $300 less, which is maybe a 15% price difference. Sorry to double post but if you're going to get a PC, especially a desktop, and you're using the price argument, a pre built machine is not how you're going to do it. If you want a cheap machine, which is what this exchange here is about, you'd build one(it's not as hard or scary as it sounds, you can't really break anything). Then the double statement would be accurate i mean, i'd say 90-95% of the population just buy a pre-built computer, so really, a mac isn't insanely more expensive. they're pricey, yes, but not twice the cost of a pre-built pc. i, personally, would not want to build my own computer, and i think that goes for the vast majority of people, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonix Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I grew up with windows pcs.. (well, a few C64s/amegas) I've built most of the computers I use. I like macs but it would never take over as my main computer. I like apple products and would like to get a macbook of some sort down the road. Short story long.. PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I'm a PC lifer I think, though I have to say my GFs macbook is quite nice. I'm pretty broke right now, but my 7 year old Dell desktop is about beat and my 3 year old Dell laptop cheapy isn't doing what I need it to, so I'm kind of in the market, but not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Mac, cause I got sick of PC problems...then Windows Vista happened. Nail in the coffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goraiders Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 PCs all the way, but I'm fine with macs they're just so expensive. I got my most recent tiny little desktop for 400 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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