Thread: PC vs Mac

Hi Mowog,

Good comparison, the Toshiba notebooks are solidly built so a fare comparo. What are the resale on those notebooks like? Is the 2nd hand market for PC based laptops any good? It never made much sense to me that the Apple laptops had such good resale... Actually it never made sense that any consumer electronic device has ANY resale...

Do yourself a favour and learn a few of the bash commands and unleash the true power of a *nix based system and you may never return to Windows.

Have you used a Mac much previously to this experiment? The reason I ask is that you might change your opinions as you gain more experience using the Mac.

Some of the other "myths" you might like to test are things such as - does it ever require a reboot, do you have issues with virus/malware etc.

Anyhow - good post - I look forward to hearing what you think longer term.

My day job is as Software Tester specialising in Automation. So I get use to new systems/software pretty quickly.

I have had about 3 weeks with the MacBook Pro, and before that I helped my Daughter with her iMac.

I do like the MacBook Pro I just dont see any improvement over my PC experience.

Both PC and Mac are excellent systems. The debate for "me" comes down to a value based thing.

When I was looking for a new desktop I did spec a Mac Pro based on the same level I was looking at in a PC. You would have to be pretty hard core Mac to want to spend over twice the money for the Mac Pro.

My observations here are based on my experience and requirements. Others of course will have different requirements / experience.

Experiment with how long you can leave it running without a reboot vs windows. I have a 2.4ghz core 2 duo that apart from 2 power failures (and it's set to auto restart) has never been off. And as said bash commands FTW.

Originally Posted by Scallops

Some of the other "myths" you might like to test are things such as - does it ever require a reboot, do you have issues with virus/malware etc.

Anyhow - good post - I look forward to hearing what you think longer term.

Did you know Mac slipped an anti virus program in with 10.6.* this not an advertised feature but it is there.
I have had to use Force Quit on a number of applications.

Reboots... My Win 7 64 bit PC only gets reboots for updates. A well built PC with well matched components running a properly patched OS is pretty stable. The problem in the PC world is the number of components and varying quality along with the simple user abuse that causes unstable systems. Mac have an advantage here in that they have some control over the components. To some this may also be a disadvantage as Mac tend to charge a little to much for additions.

Originally Posted by mowog

Did you know Mac slipped an anti virus program in with 10.6.* this not an advertised feature but it is there.
I have had to use Force Quit on a number of applications.

Reboots... My Win 7 64 bit PC only gets reboots for updates. A well built PC with well matched components running a properly patched OS is pretty stable. The problem in the PC world is the number of components and varying quality along with the simple user abuse that causes unstable systems. Mac have an advantage here in that they have some control over the components. To some this may also be a disadvantage as Mac tend to charge a little to much for additions.

I didn't know - that's just the point - I don't have to do anything!

As for force quit - I've never needed it - so I guess different machines, different experiences - just like PC's. My PC was nowhere near as good an experience as is my Mac, so personally, I'm happy and glad I bought it.

For me it came down to Thinkpad vs. Macbook. Went the Thinkpad for the keyboard. Not always about the OS.

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

For me it came down to Thinkpad vs. Macbook. Went the Thinkpad for the keyboard. Not always about the OS.

Thats the point I am trying to make.

They are both good systems and it simply comes down to what your needs are.