AddedNeed a third option, I'm both.
I have yet to buy one and let alone try one. Grew up on a PC.Thanks, now as to why...I prefer the stability of a mac but there are some programs that are windows only. So I dual boot my macbook pro laptop thru bootcamp. We also have a pc desktop and an iMac 24 inch desktop.
I had been using PC's forever when I made the switch but it has been worth it. We will always have at least one home made PC desktop in the house but the rest...mac's all the way. And yes, we build our own desktops, have for the last 8 years.
You don't build Mac's except online. I've built more than my fair share of PC's as well and we always keep one in the house. But we've gone thru two PC's in the same time we've owned one iMac desktop. I went thru two laptops in two years (heavy graphics user) before I switched to a MacBook pro which is over two years old and not breaking a sweat yet.I'm a PC, been one for years, don't think it will change. I built over 300 computers, repaired more than I can count, and not once have I ever got to build a Mac. I don't think you can unless you use hacked OS which is not legal.
Mac is too proprietary.
lolI'm on a PC.
You don't build Mac's except online. I've built more than my fair share of PC's as well and we always keep one in the house. But we've gone thru two PC's in the same time we've owned one iMac desktop. I went thru two laptops in two years (heavy graphics user) before I switched to a MacBook pro which is over two years old and not breaking a sweat yet.
I simply got tired of throwing money away.
The desktops we've replaced didn't have graphics problems, they had motherboard issues. It was like a gnat biting at you, one piece would fail, which wasn't critical, then another, then another, and after awhile, it was all critical.Could have been the graphics cards. I have had nothing but good luck from all my parts. I have 6 boxes in one room, 2 run 24/7 folding @ home.
I run these with nVidia cards folding for over 3 years, and still running strong.
Having used both, I disagree. But that is my opinion.The power of mac seems exgerated. Graphic is not inferior in PC. If you pay the price same as a mac may have stronger graphic power.
As mac strength in multi-media presentation. Recently a shool has a promotion seminar in our association, they use adobe pdf.
For function, PC is best choice. For style, that's personal preference.
haha that made me ROFL
just had to. im a linux :D I prefer it because it is like windows & mac together. Just need the right comp. specs and your set.
Even buying high end MB is no guarantee as one we built was the top of the line (at the time) and most expensive intel chip board, sucker was over $200 and that was 6 years ago. At that point, we had built about 50+ pc's so we had an idea of what we were doing. Could not even get it to post. Had to replace it, it's replacement was also bad. So we dropped down into the cheaper range and that one worked for five years. But the last three was like little cuts, first the front usb's died. Then 6 months later the Ethernet died, so we added a network card and hardwired that one, then about year later, more USB ports died. Finally, last year, it stopped altogether...just would not boot regardless of what we tried.I buy all the middle to upper end mother boards. I have an old P4 motherboard (DFI LAN-Party) it still work. I recently (last week) retired it due to old technology and I cant do new hardware reviews with it any longer. It is approx 9 years old, about 2002
7 years ago i built a dual core AMD 4400. As I upgraded I passed to my wife which she still uses to this day. We have a Toshiba laptop with a discrete video card, 3 years old and no problems.
Dont get me wrong, Im not saying Apple is bad. But if I do have a HD, vidcard, MB problem, I can replace any part cheaper than buying a new mac. If a MB goes, they do that sometimes and I cant remember when Ive had a MB go bad, it only cost $200 max for a high end and maybe $80 for lower end.
As for software, Macromedia was fantastic, then Adobe bought it. nuff said.
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