PC or Mac?

crash_override · 03-31-2011, 12:41 AM

VS.

I pick the rock, and it's not even close.

RVCA · 03-31-2011, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

I didn't say Macs could do something that PCs couldn't. I even said that PCs can run more applications than a Mac. But I don't really use that many applications, as I said. So it's actually kind of perfect. My minimalistististist design aesthetic goes hand in hand with what I need. I actually thought the other day that I honestly could live with toast and butter and water. I'd be set.

This whole thing kind of reminds me of the long battle between niche and design fragrances. But to get into that would be pointless.

Wrong forum.

Wait... so you're happy paying more, for less? I don't understand why you couldn't just hide or delete the features you didn't need on your PC.

CanwllCorfe · 03-31-2011, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

Wait... so you're happy paying more, for less? I don't understand why you couldn't just hide or delete the features you didn't need on your PC.

No I'm not "happy" about paying "more" for "less". It's not like that. The ability to own more software that I don't need is pointless. And the average program will have versions available for most all platforms. Well, reliable ones anyway. By that I mean ones that are well established and whatnot. The Mac and PC are the same thing, they just do it differently. PCs are not SO much better than Macs and Macs are not SO much better than PCs. Both are fine. As you can see with this review, and many others (unbiased), they really are damn close.

For me it's, once again, that the Mac's design and aesthetic go hand in hand with what I like and need. And do know that the design is not just visual, but also involves how they work. The principles of form follows function, constraint, and the aesthetic usability effect are all involved. Amongst others.

s_k · 03-31-2011, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by oojay

Google's Chrome OS has started shipping. Won't touch Windows or Mac, it basically a suped up Linux kernal.

MacOS is a suped up Unix kernal too

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The only OS that doesn't do unix seems to be Windows.
Well, and OS/2, but that's something else.

RVCA · 03-31-2011, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

No I'm not "happy" about paying "more" for "less". It's not like that. The ability to own more software that I don't need is pointless. And the average program will have versions available for most all platforms. Well, reliable ones anyway. By that I mean ones that are well established and whatnot. The Mac and PC are the same thing, they just do it differently. PCs are not SO much better than Macs and Macs are not SO much better than PCs. Both are fine. As you can see with this review, and many others (unbiased), they really are damn close.

For me it's, once again, that the Mac's design and aesthetic go hand in hand with what I like and need. And do know that the design is not just visual, but also involves how they work. The principles of form follows function, constraint, and the aesthetic usability effect are all involved. Amongst others.

Alright well I guess I'm just not understanding the appeal of this Mac "design and aesthetic". As far as I can tell, you can even make your PC look and function exactly like a Mac, aside from the physical design and logo, that is...

Burning Down · 03-31-2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

MacOS is a suped up Unix kernal too

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The only OS that doesn't do unix seems to be Windows.
Well, and OS/2, but that's something else.

Did you know that you can also run Windows on a Mac? The ones at school have the hard drives partitioned so both OS's get 50% of it.

s_k · 03-31-2011, 10:57 AM

Well I have successfully been running MacOS on a PC.
It runs better on a mac, but it's a start.
As far as looks go, a PC can look exactly like a mac indeed. I wouldn't want it to (I hate that dock!) but it can be done.
Google 'stardock'

And it's not so hard building a PC into a mac cabinet.

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Did you know that you can also run Windows on a Mac? The ones at school have the hard drives partitioned so both OS's get 50% of it.

Yeah sure, that's because Apple finally discovered that Intel processors are better than their G5's and such. So it's pretty much a 'normal' PC that can run Mac OS, now. But I wouldn't see the point of buying a (overpriced) Mac only to run windows on it.

CanwllCorfe · 03-31-2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

Alright well I guess I'm just not understanding the appeal of this Mac "design and aesthetic". As far as I can tell, you can even make your PC look and function exactly like a Mac, aside from the physical design and logo, that is...

You could, but I don't understand why you would want to. All the time and effort into making a PC like a Mac when you could just get a Mac. And I wonder why no one ever tries to make a Mac like a PC? That's sayin somthin right dur. I mean, you can get a PC for cheap, and Macs you can't. However, if you want to get a PC that's comparable to a Mac, the price won't be that far off. In the case of the review that I posted before, the comparable PC was $400 more than the Mac and still didn't have performance that was quite as good. It was very close though. But in my opinion the Mac won the looks contest by a mile.

But as I said before, I really think it's mainly about preference. There's pros and cons to both.

s_k · 03-31-2011, 07:44 PM

A comparable PC $400 more than a mac?
A 6GB memory expansion for a Mac Mini overhere costs more than a comparable PC.
And I'm not kidding at all. Really really not kidding at all.

Freebase Dali · 03-31-2011, 07:55 PM

Y'all wanna know what I just ordered from Newegg?

Hint: It's not a Mac, but it will knock the balls off your children's children.

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