Dell or Imac

**Piddler** · 27th July 2009, 05:20 AM

Hi,
I am looking at an Imac or Dell studio 19.

I have no idea which way to go any suggestions?

Cheers

**discopete** · 27th July 2009, 06:27 AM

I bought an iMac 6 months ago. My first mac and couldn't be happier. Go the mac.

Pete

**disco2hse** · 27th July 2009, 06:37 AM

Mac, Good

Dell, meh OK

Alan

**Scallops** · 27th July 2009, 06:39 AM

Ha ha - you serious? If you get a Mac, I bet you won't regret it.

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 27th July 2009, 07:06 AM

For a PC, Dell is ok as their configurations are always compatible with Windows. However you still have all the usual windows pain with them like viruses, spyware, bloatware, MS patches, rebuilds, buying or stealing software to do simple stuff etc. Also, I guess you'd get Vista with a Dell, and then you'll want to buy Windows 7 in a couple of months for $200.

Just buy a mac and be done with it. You won't regret it. Apple are basically giving their new OS to people that buy now as well.

You can see the IMac buyers guide here.

**cartm58** · 27th July 2009, 07:48 AM

If you went iMac you won't go back to Windows PC

I do everything with ease and simplicity compared to my partners HP Laptop, recent example connecting to the xbox360, just connect via iMac connection360 program couple seconds, Kathy took over 5 minutes to configure and adjust the HP Laptop via windows.

**abaddonxi** · 27th July 2009, 08:23 AM

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**Grover-98** · 27th July 2009, 01:08 PM

No competition mate! The mac will be far better!

Got my first mac 12 months ago and ill never go back!

ozzirt · 27th July 2009, 03:07 PM

Macs are the "Betamax" of computers. They were once undeniably technically superior, but have pretty much lived on their past glory for a number of years. Evidence if this is best demonstrated by the fact that for many years now, Apple have been trying to develop a dual system with PC architecture. The same is certainly not true of PC systems.

If you are a fiddler and like to mess with your software, Macs and their software are hopeless, however if you are merely a "user" you can take your choice. I like some Mac software, and find that it's good quality but very expensive, and inflexible for my needs. PC software is cheap, and very adaptable (hackable)

It's a bit like comparing a heavy truck with a sports car. Both are very good at what they do,... you just have to decide what you want out of your 'puta

**MacMan** · 27th July 2009, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by ozzirt

Macs are the "Betamax" of computers. They were once undeniably technically superior, but have pretty much lived on their past glory for a number of years. Evidence if this is best demonstrated by the fact that for many years now, Apple have been trying to develop a dual system with PC architecture. The same is certainly not true of PC systems.

Cough... That's an imaginative take on things. I'd call it c-wap but that's rude.

Mac market share has been on the rise over the last few years. Your analogy regarding the fact that Apple was bridging the gap and that making them "betamax" doesn't make sense. Microsoft is too busy trying to make their software work the hundreds of different varieties of the PC platform to do anything else, and it wouldn't make good business sense for them to do so if they weren't. Microsoft don't make hardware. None of the Linux authors make hardware. Apple makes hardware, OS, applications.

MS Office for Mac is not expensive, certainly no more so than the PC version. I use open source alternatives. My Adobe CS software is expensive either way! I'm not a gamer so I care not about the lack of games.

My advice - if you just want to work, try a Mac!

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