PC vs Mac

re: PC vs Mac

JohnnyBGoode — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:45:18 GMT

Mac really won’t drop prices for one or two reasons.

1.) They won't sell out to third-parties to put trial software on their computers. That’s why pre-built PCs are so cheap because third-parties pay for their trial programs on the PC computers

2.) Mac will most not ever likely let anyone buy Mac certified parts to build their own. This is why Macs work so well when you don’t put third party software on there, because everything is designed for itself.

All-in-all if you are a graphic artist or a know-nothing about computers person Mac is a good choice because you are not used to a Windows PC. If you are ever looking for power then PC is the way to go (unless you can shell out $5000+ for the retardedly insane Mac tower they have with a full 4 GB of RAM!!) <--being sarcastic about that part

Macs do have advantages over PCs, but I find it funny how people think the world will go back to Mac, why would it? Businesses have put millions of dollars in to PCs, it would not be wise of them to spend money to replace all that hardware and software. Macs could win the home users however and maybe the new schools that are being built. But that is so small compared to the businesses out there.

BTW, I build my own PCs and continually try to teach my grandparents how to use their Mac computers, so I don't hate Macs just because, I dislike them because I see no value in them like other people do.

PC vs Mac

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PC VS MAC Price vs. performance, will you choose MAC? Created by Capt. Insane , 07-30-2008

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RjBass — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:58:48 GMT

Interestingly enough now is the fact that even Adobe products don't work better on Mac's. While they did not to long ago, Adobe is no longer making their products Mac capable, meaning that if you want the latest Adobe products with the latest support and the best performance, your much better off with a PC now.

I too am perplexed as to why and how Apple can charge so much when you really get so so little. But I guess when your cool, you can do that. lol

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DRoboto — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:09:06 GMT

Macs are getting a premium for their products because they are "in" this just shows how much good marketing and astetic design are worth. there is really no argument that one can buy a pc for a lot less money than a comprable mac or build one for even less. OS 10 and Vista are close enough to each other that it's safe to say the price difference is not related to OS. Most people buying computers are not the type of users who will appreciate or even notice the problems associated with proprietary hardware, and are going to be swayed much more by what they see on TV. Mac gets away with charging three times the price by catering to people who don't know any better and want the one that looks cooler. EOL

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IronMan77 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:45:46 GMT

DRoboto: "Mac gets away with charging three times the price by catering to people who don't know any better and want the one that looks cooler."

Well Said.

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Burge97 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:46:19 GMT

Macs are great for art majors, english majors or just those weird kids who say that they're "sticking it to the man" or "I like to live outside the box" type people

I guess its really expensive to stick it to the man which is why i prefer to pay only manufacturers and Newegg.com to build my PC :)

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Capt. Insane — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:53:13 GMT

I'm an English major, and I still use PC

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TheLarrikin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:01:31 GMT

I'm an Art major, and I still use PC

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PROACEX1 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:32:05 GMT

This is a bit, er, odd, I guess these were pingbacks since I linked your blog in mine and it came up as a comment?

Odd...

Anywho, really love the article, I agree with the points about Macs...They kinda suck in many different ways...

Respectfully,

PROACEX1

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re: PC vs Mac

Gametech — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:26:45 GMT

JohnnyBGoode: "Mac will most not ever likely let anyone buy Mac certified parts to build their own. This is why Macs work so well when you don’t put third party software on there, because everything is designed for itself."

Maybe true but in my experience it dosen't help their performance at all, in fact I would find the MAC I had to use in college crashed 10 times more than my PC ever did.

That was a rule in art classes, always have your zip disk in the drive and save every 5 minutes because you never knew when it was gonna crash.

If you can't tell I'm a PC guy all the way, but I do own and iphone if that counts.