Microsoft vs. Mac ( intosh )

2006-09-05 08:51:14

#76

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7139

Marlboroman82 wrote:
cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
this ones from a teacher who used only a mac:

why did they create boot camp... you bought a mac for a reason... and why do you need to run xp? why dont just buy a pc if you want to run xp...
i don't want to use a windows, but unfortunatly i can't play bf2 without it. Apple realizes that some people have to use apps that are not universal(like auto cad, .net, etc) so why not allow them to do both on one machine instead of forcing them to purchase to different machines.

well thats one point but.

mac for universal and pc for gaming

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2006-09-05 09:10:24

#77

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7046|Camp XRay

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Marlboroman82 wrote:
cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
this ones from a teacher who used only a mac:

why did they create boot camp... you bought a mac for a reason... and why do you need to run xp? why dont just buy a pc if you want to run xp...
i don't want to use a windows, but unfortunatly i can't play bf2 without it. Apple realizes that some people have to use apps that are not universal(like auto cad, .net, etc) so why not allow them to do both on one machine instead of forcing them to purchase to different machines.
well thats one point but.

mac for universal and pc for gaming

ninjas always have to get the last word in against penguins

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2006-09-05 09:13:43

#78

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7139

Marlboroman82 wrote:
cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Marlboroman82 wrote:

i don't want to use a windows, but unfortunatly i can't play bf2 without it. Apple realizes that some people have to use apps that are not universal(like auto cad, .net, etc) so why not allow them to do both on one machine instead of forcing them to purchase to different machines.
well thats one point but.

mac for universal and pc for gaming
ninjas always have to get the last word in against penguins

we still pwns you btw were getting a 2142 server in california

2006-09-05 09:16:32

#79

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7046|Camp XRay

good, i need some more dogtags

2006-09-05 09:19:32

#80

ShowMeTheMonkey: Member; +125|7125

Macs are good, but too fasionable and expensive. (iPod anyone?) Yes they are good, but compatability for me is an issue. Everyone had windows, so if I get a mac then I can't borrow/lend games and stuff.

Windows I find easier, though Macs are deffinately better. But not for games, and the only reason we're here because we are gamers!

2006-09-05 09:22:14

#81

Towelly: It's A State Of Mind; +399|7014|Your attic

Viper007Bond wrote:
...............

And can anyone name anything features really that a Mac has and a PC doesn't?

I still want this question properly answered

2006-09-05 09:24:32

#82

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7139

Towelly wrote:
Viper007Bond wrote:
...............

And can anyone name anything features really that a Mac has and a PC doesn't?
I still want this question properly answered

shiney desktop?

2006-09-05 09:25:48

#83

Towelly: It's A State Of Mind; +399|7014|Your attic

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Towelly wrote:
Viper007Bond wrote:
...............

And can anyone name anything features really that a Mac has and a PC doesn't?
I still want this question properly answered
shiney desktop?

Seriously, wow I think I'll go and get one!

Anywho, glad to here the ninjas are getting a server, obviously it'll be raided now and then, but with love and affection.

2006-09-05 09:27:14

#84

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7139

Towelly wrote:
cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Towelly wrote:

I still want this question properly answered
shiney desktop?
Seriously, wow I think I'll go and get one!

Anywho, glad to here the ninjas are getting a server, obviously it'll be raided now and then, but with love and affection.

mmm pussy mmm yummy!

2006-09-05 09:30:50

#85

messfeeder: Member; +31|6951|Gotham

Bernadictus wrote:
PussCat wrote:
Microsoft brought home computing to the masses. What did Macs do?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.11 < Windows 3.11 1992

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_os#.22 … 84-2001.29 < Mac OS 1984

Well damn, they took over 8 years to re-create something that was already invented. By the time MS released 3.11, Mac OS was already up to version 7.

So kthxbyenow, and don't come back.

Kommie-Killah wrote:
Microsoft all the freakin' way.
hello i'm a mac. AND I'M A PC. hey, what's that? THIS IS CALLED A VIDEO GAME, IDIOT. OF COURSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S A VIDEO GAME, ALL YOU EVER TALK ABOUT IS PHOTOSHOP, DUMBASS. a video what? A VIDEO GAME. YOU KNOW? SOMETHING THAT'S ENTERTAINING. what does that mean: entertaining?
Here mr. Capslock. > http://www.apple.com/games/

messfeeder wrote:
Different markets. Apple runs in the hardware market, whereas MS runs software on any IBM based machine. I'd say that the only thing keeping Apple afloat right now is the ipod. Honestly, my PC can do all of the video, photo, music no problem. Arguing for one or the other between PC and Mac is like arguing that Chevy is better than Ford. Same shit, different names. It comes down to personal preference and brand loyalty.

Apple: what's a third party?
Apple is kept afloat by the iPod? Oh my. You must be teh intarnat haxpert!
Why don't you hop back to that patch-ill w32 system of yours, while I enjoy my crash free Apple.
Oh and concerning the afloat issue. What the WWDC06 keynote.

Sure your computer can do the same stuff as a Mac, that is why all the large broadcast companies work with PC's!
Ow wait, no, they don't. A Mac is build for graphics, it is graphics. It is a damn Unix system that has more eye candy and usefull features than Vista will have!

I bet you haven't even used a Mac to it's full potential.

Actually, Mac is what I have learned photo and graphics programs on. But I still hate it. With state funding, I'm pretty sure the college Macs I go on are pretty top of the line. And I don't have trouble with my PC crashing. Actually, the Macs at school are the computers that I have noticed do weird shit, not my PC at home.

You should really check your biases. I did not bash Macs at all (except for pointing out that there is relatively little 3rd party support) and you automatically got very defensive. Sure, I prefer PC, but I can see the advantages to both. You are what we on the internet call a fanboy. I bet you are one of those people who have at least 3 of those "Calvin piss on [insert brand here]" decals on your car.

2006-09-05 09:32:51

#86

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7139

PC's dont crash as much... crashing is always due to hardware being overheating

2006-09-05 09:35:52

#87

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|7046|Camp XRay

ShowMeTheMonkey wrote:
Macs are good, but too fasionable and expensive. (iPod anyone?) Yes they are good, but compatability for me is an issue. Everyone had windows, so if I get a mac then I can't borrow/lend games and stuff.

Umm expensive? Like I said before the latest macpros are cheaper than their dell counter parts. "fasionable"?? Anyways, who doesn't like a good looking computer? Beside you I guess. The latest macs can run windows xp as well, so you can lend barrow games. All though if you had read the post before you would know this.

ShowMeTheMonkey wrote:
Windows I find easier, though Macs are deffinately better. But not for games, and the only reason we're here because we are gamers!

Windows easier than a mac?? Have you used a mac for longer than five mins? Of course macs are better. I have not bench marked our new macpro at work, but I am pretty sure it is on par with most gaming rigs. Also I am here to have a good time, check out what people are talking about, and stare at cyborg's sig. Not just to talk about games.

PS Try using spell check.

2006-09-05 09:37:11

#88

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7139

the great things about pcs is that easier upgradebility... w/ macs... its kinda voiding warranty doesnt it?

2006-09-05 09:51:16

#89

Marconius: One-eyed Wonder Mod; +368|7117|San Francisco

Nope, you can upgrade/replace your hard drives, RAM, video cards, add in or remove PCI cards and wireless cards, plus swap out the CD/DVD drives to replace them with anything else without voiding the warranty. If you try overclocking or modifying the original hardware on the motherboard, then you'll run into voiding issues.

If you are talking about swapping motherboards and processors, the idea with a Mac is that you don't have to do that. That is something that many PC enthusiasts fail to recognize, and obviousy their distaste about it comes from the fact that they are Enthusiasts and are not normal users. Macs are built to be plugged in and used, not to be eternally tweaked.

2006-09-05 09:53:45

#90

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7139

Marconius wrote:
Nope, you can upgrade/replace your hard drives, RAM, video cards, add in or remove PCI cards and wireless cards, plus swap out the CD/DVD drives to replace them with anything else without voiding the warranty. If you try overclocking or modifying the original hardware on the motherboard, then you'll run into voiding issues.

If you are talking about swapping motherboards and processors, the idea with a Mac is that you don't have to do that. That is something that many PC enthusiasts fail to recognize, and obviousy their distaste about it comes from the fact that they are Enthusiasts and are not normal users. Macs are built to be plugged in and used, not to be eternally tweaked.

ahh thnx for clearing it up coz i doubt most OC'ers want a mac lol. but ive seen a G5 w/ built in liquid cooling (from apple)

2006-09-05 12:28:28

#91

Marconius: One-eyed Wonder Mod; +368|7117|San Francisco

Yeah, I have the liquid cooling model as a production machine at home. It's done it's job, but I'm going to get a Mac Pro either by the year's end or next year.

2006-09-05 13:22:48

#92

Sgt_Sieg: "Bow Chicka Bow Wow." The correct way.; +89|7198

Bernadictus wrote:
Sgt_Sieg wrote:
Hey, Macs don't get viruses! And you use intel chips to do everything PCs can ALREADY do! Oh wait... what about that whole virsus for PCs thing... and the whole Macs can use PC hardware... crap.

Oh and the mac commercial with the "new camera" that speaks the "same language" as the Mac? HOLY SHIT A PC CAN DO THAT TOO?!?! It's almost as if the people who made the commercials intentionally didn't put that fact in to make their product look better! What is the world coming to?
Actually, you can plug-in just about every BT, USB, FW or other connected device and the Mac recognizes it.
Unlike a PC where 8 out of 10 times I need a CD with drivers. This is done because lots of manufacturers build their hardware in cooperation with Apple for example Cannon EOS > Aperture etc.. etc..

I actually have to put a CD into my CD tray (!!!) and install the regognition software using up 3 whole minutes of my precious life? Sorry, still not a selling point in my book.

2006-09-05 22:57:28

#93

Sarrk: O-O-O A-O A; +788|7079|Brisbane, Australia

Bernadictus wrote:
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Expose rules.

Sarrk wrote:
Mac = School Work, Professional editing, Flash, Photoshop, anything creative, ect

Microsoft = Games, and High Performance
Uhm. PowerMac? Quad Xeon 3.0Ghz? Quad 7900GT? Dual Quadro's? 16GB RAM? 2TB Swapdisk?

You want to talk performance?

Traditionally, sheesh, PC fanboys -____-

Whats all that performance going to do if there are no DX games?

Apart from Rendering and Creating stuff

2006-09-05 23:05:04

#94

Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|7198|Noizyland

Honestly, I wouldn't mind getting myslf a Mac. You can do some awesome graphics stuff on Macs that you just c't do on a Microsoft machine. Take my comics fo example: my PC slaughters them while I reckon a Mac would turn them into something decent.

I'd really like one of those tablet PCs... man that'd be SWEET!

[Blinking eyes thing]
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/tzyon

2006-09-05 23:12:40

#95

Shadow893: lel; +75|7115|England

I voted Microsoft purely because I have no experiance with an Apple system, only about 5 minutes playing around with ne in the store. I am only 15, so I guess that puts out of the question of getting one, but I would really like to try one and see just how much better it is.

2006-09-06 01:00:39

#96

mikeshw: Radioactive Glo; +130|7261|A Small Isle in the Tropics

Towelly wrote:
Viper007Bond wrote:
...............

And can anyone name anything features really that a Mac has and a PC doesn't?
I still want this question properly answered

well..from me, two features at least..

1) Ease of use (most times you can delete an unwanted programme by dragging it to the trashcan, can't do that with PC)
2) Most (not saying all) Mac users are spared virus attacks

2006-09-06 02:17:00

#97

Sarrk: O-O-O A-O A; +788|7079|Brisbane, Australia

Tyferra wrote:
Honestly, I wouldn't mind getting myslf a Mac. You can do some awesome graphics stuff on Macs that you just c't do on a Microsoft machine. Take my comics fo example: my PC slaughters them while I reckon a Mac would turn them into something decent.

I'd really like one of those tablet PCs... man that'd be SWEET!

I kicked myself when I missed the Woot off on www.woot.com they had a tablet!!!

2006-09-06 02:47:11

#98

Viper007Bond: Moderator Emeritus; +236|7228|Portland, OR, USA

SgtSmokem wrote:
Anyone in Microsoft land ever run Mac OS on your PC? Didnt think so.

Why would you even want to?

And that's not the fault of the PC, that's the fault of the OS programmers who made it Mac only.

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2006-09-06 02:49:31

#99

Viper007Bond: Moderator Emeritus; +236|7228|Portland, OR, USA

mikeshw wrote:
Towelly wrote:
Viper007Bond wrote:
...............

And can anyone name anything features really that a Mac has and a PC doesn't?
I still want this question properly answered
well..from me, two features at least..

1) Ease of use (most times you can delete an unwanted programme by dragging it to the trashcan, can't do that with PC)

Oh noes, Add/Remove programs is so hard!

mikeshw wrote:
2) Most (not saying all) Mac users are spared virus attacks

Well Windows users would be too if it had the market share that Macs had. Few people have Macs which makes them a small target for virus makers.

2006-09-06 02:52:45

#100

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|7055|Finland

Right click.

Can't do that with a mac, can you?

I need around tree fiddy.

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Mac ( intosh )	12%	12% - 27
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