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Mac vs. PC

Spending my whole life with PC, I always defended PC. PC has taken it’s place in the world as over 90% of all computers. There is a PC almost everywhere you look. It’s a system that is very upgradeable. My first computer was an i386 that I put together myself, running Windows 3.1. It was so rewarding to piece together my own system and upgrade parts when needed. For a while that was a hobby of mine. I enjoyed tinkering around with different computer parts. But, over the years my interests changed.
PC and Microsoft are very dominant in the computer world. You have PC gamers that love their computers. You have Microsoft office, which I have to say is very useful and an excellent suite. I have always used it and I still do. You cannot go wrong with Microsoft Office. I run Microsoft Office for Mac now. It actually seems a little better than the Windows version, but I haven’t had a lot of time with it.
Throughout my years of using Microsoft’s Windows, I have had nothing but problems. I have had enough problems to begin to think that these things were normal. I believed that it was normal to have to reboot on many occasions. I have had to reinstall Windows on many occasions. Many people say that they have no problems at all with Windows and the problems people have are operator error. I can believe that most of the problems are operator error. But, I don’t seem to have any operator errors with Mac. I can do what I need to do much easier and enjoyable on my new iMac. I still use a PC at work because that is what the navy provides and the ITs stay busy. I actually had to call then 3 days in a row and neither problem was fixed. I have not have any problems at all with my new system. I have yet to find any faults. I know that discussions like this one usually start a Mac/PC war. But I just wanted to share my thoughts on this subject. I never really had a point to discuss when I was using PC.
I’m really enjoying my Mac and I have absolutely no problems! I was impressed as soon as I took it out of the box…

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3 Responses to “Mac vs. PC”

  1. marcus says:
    7. May 2010 at 15:26

    I hate Vista, and I seriously considered purchasing a mac laptop last year when it was time to replace my old one. After configuring the macbook pro I wanted, I then went to dell and configured a laptop that was nearly identical. I say nearly because the dell had a slightly faster processor, 1 GB more RAM, and a larger hard drive (these were all the minimum specs for the same size laptop at dell). The difference in price? The Dell was $700 less than the Mac for better hardware.I really hated Vista, but I just couldn’t justify spending an extra $700 on a less powerful laptop. Some would argue that you’re getting a more powerful OS, but I don’t think it was worth that much money.

    I’ve been doing tech support for 15 years on just about every computer and OS out there. Apple makes some very sexy machines, and really pay attention to the details when it comes to creating the user interface for the systems, but for my money, it’s just not worth it.

  2. Algernon says:
    7. May 2010 at 16:59

    I couldn’t agree with you more about the price. The price difference is scary. I was a big HP fan. I had two HP laptops. I got such great use out of them. For the money it was great. Like I said I have used PC all of my life until recently. My opinions on ‘Mac vs. PC’ are very new and fresh. I have had my new iMac for about 2 months maybe a little longer. I have yet to find anything to annoy me, or frustrate me. Marcus, as of right now, I would have to agree with the people that argue that you are getting a more powerful OS for the money. I still haven’t had a chance to do all that I want with my new iMac. I’m deployed right now, so I can’t even put in online yet…:-(
    I also have to bring up what I read in John Harrington’s Best Business Pratices for Photographers… Buy the best for your business. Right now I think Mac is the best for my photography business.
    Tech support for 15 years? Wow… I used to want to do that but I guess over the years my interests have changed.
    Marcus, you are right about Apple paying attention to detail… It’s expensive but I had to try to get the best I could afford for my needs…

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