Mac vs Windows

[Josh-H]

Can't this be closed yet? It's turned into a flame session.

[Nick.]

Can't this be closed yet? It's turned into a flame session.

AAMOF, All it is is a heated debate.

[HotelUser]

Jesus christ, here we go again. No wonder these threads get closed straight away on other forums. Anyway, I shall state what I want to say.

When I first got Windows Vista and used it for about a year or so? Maybe 2 not sure. I think it was a great operating system, better then XP with the new GUI, features and such. But did find the UAC annoying, but yeah you can get around it. Feb 2008 I got my first mac. Why? I wanted a change. I wanted to see what was good about them, to have an experience. I loved it. I loved every bit of the operating system they offered me with some great features, security and some wonderful applications out there you can't have on a Windows Computer. Yes I used to be one of them "Mac Fan Boys" you like to call them, Where I shall stick up for mac all the way. But to be honest, I can't be bothered. Because it won't get anywhere because no operating system is better then another. both have advantages, disadvantages, lack of features, security and such. I know Mac isn't a gaming system, I didn't buy it for that. The UAC on Vista does get annoying when I have to run a few applications as administrator and have to keep pressing "Allow" but meh. I like the way the OSX does just puts a box to enter your password which I find more efficient then the Run/Allow options we get on Windows. But then again thats my opinion. Although I do see where Mac Users like myself and the others are going because if you looked over youtube on the channels who used to make Mac videos for the community, guides, reviews and such. And these so called "Window Users" have gave them so much grief such as racist comments, personal attack comments like their family. And I think to myself, what the hell? Why all that just over an operating system. So thats why I really stopped because I think its just gone too far. Well anyway thats my post. To my youtube part, I don't think I have ever seen or heard that mac users on youtube do them sort of marks to Windows Users. Although I do like the OS Leopard very much with its interface, features and other things also.


This makes me laugh as well, even Google/Youtube know about it:





Oh and by the way, I use both systems. But only Windows when I want to play Flight Simulator.

Nice picture .

Ok then, I conclude that IMO, Vista is far far better at almost everything

And I will say that IMO XP is far far better at almost everything .

The fanboy remarks are annoying. HotelUser seems to be the main culprit by saying "BETTER ON A MAC" and all the other annoying, one sided arguments.

No. I am pro Windows, not pro MacOS, read my posts. I am Also Pro XP, and anti Vista.

Vista also isn't bloated, you must be talking about stone aged Vista which was bloated. Vista with SP1 is quite close to XP with "bloated"ness. and as with all new systems, they hog resources more thus you get computers with more resources - When you bought an XP computer when it came out, it came with 512mb, it felt quite bloated. You get Vista computers with 1GB and aren't quite bloated, but approaching it. This is of course with low end computers. High end ones or mid class ones come with 2GB - 4GB of memory. So there's no real difference between buying an XP computer when it was released, and a Vista computer when Vista was released. Stop talking crap basically...

I rather have a Q6600 with 4GB of ram running XP either way, it will run better.

I find Vista loads faster than Macs, but I've not used alot of them. All I remember is that Vista logs onto the internet right when you see the Welcome Screen while Macs wait a few seconds. This of course might of changed (note that I am not basing my opinions as fact, rather pre-supposing them lightly, which some Mac and PC lovers really should learn).

Right out of the box, from my experience, both load slower.

[Jordy]

No. I am pro Windows, not pro MacOS, read my posts. I am Also Pro XP, and anti Vista.I rather have a Q6600 with 4GB of ram running XP either way, it will run better. Right out of the box, from my experience, both load slower.

There's no need to be anti-Vista though, I understand you prefer XP and fair enough but it's unjust to be anti-Vista IMO.

[GommeInc]

No. I am pro Windows, not pro MacOS, read my posts. I am Also Pro XP, and anti Vista.I rather have a Q6600 with 4GB of ram running XP either way, it will run better. Right out of the box, from my experience, both load slower.

The OSX one works BETTER.

not as good as a Mac

Tawm: 4. UAC can again, be disabled, but its like Mac's equivalent, only better.
You: Better...better? How is it better!?

My opinion is that the OSX's search looked much better.

I did read what you said, you're pro-Apple, not pro-Windows, because you would have the sense to realise that Vista is better than XP in all ways possible and that you're arguing with no real point because everyone has counter-argued your points. You either have a terrible laptop/desktop or really have bad troubles getting to grips with Vista, even though it is incredibly easy :/ My 80 year old nan finds Vista easier to use than XP, and she's terrible! Your arguments seem to have no real source and I question if you really have used Vista :/ You have no justifiable information to be anti-Vista because what you seem to complain about is wrong or justfiable. All new systems tend to use alot more space or memory, look at past Windows systems :/

I think someone is a pettifogger, concerning themselves with trivial details

[Johno]

Apple and Microsoft are big boys now, they don't need everyone arguing trying to defend them! Do you honestly think they care if you, one measly user stops using their product?

Anyway, I use both and prefer both. I like Windows, it what I am used to and it just works. But the same can be said for the Mac, I only have had my mac a week so I don't really have the same experience as others but I have to say the compatibility with OSX is great - I plug something in and it works, Im not saying that the same doesn't happen on Vista - I haven't used Vistal in a proper manner, only when at computer stores etc and what I saw was an OS that did look pretty good but also seemed to work well.

Me and my friend (who is quite a big Apple fanboy) even decided that although certain things on each of the operating systems may perform better, neither would be where it was without the other. The fact that Vista didn't go down too well when launched, poses a problem and thats really why people dont think Vista is any good.

I mean as I sit and type this I am on my mac, what would be the bloody difference if I was on windows? In this first week, I haven't done anything that windows couldnt do - but the mac does it very well and makes it look flashy at the same time and Microsoft kinda picked up on this with Vista and tried to make it more flashy.

Anyway, to wrap this post up - I use both, and like both. I couldn't choose between them, I use Windows for totally different reasons to why I use Mac. I use a mac now because I had the money to get the computer, and I wanted a mac. I could have undoubtedly gotten a much better Windows PC but I wanted to try a Mac.

I think they both excel in their own specific areas and simply, thats why I am planning running both on my mac when I can.

[Recursion]

I rather have a Q6600 with 4GB of ram running XP either way, it will run better. Right out of the box, from my experience, both load slower.

But to use all 4GB you need XP x64, which has crap software and driver support compared to Vista x64

[HotelUser]

But to use all 4GB you need XP x64, which has crap software and driver support compared to Vista x64

x64 xp is sexy.

I did read what you said, you're pro-Apple, not pro-Windows, because you would have the sense to realise that Vista is better than XP in all ways possible and that you're arguing with no real point because everyone has counter-argued your points. You either have a terrible laptop/desktop or really have bad troubles getting to grips with Vista, even though it is incredibly easy :/ My 80 year old nan finds Vista easier to use than XP, and she's terrible! Your arguments seem to have no real source and I question if you really have used Vista :/ You have no justifiable information to be anti-Vista because what you seem to complain about is wrong or justfiable. All new systems tend to use alot more space or memory, look at past Windows systems :/

I think someone is a pettifogger, concerning themselves with trivial details

That is the most observed thing I have ever seen you say rofl. Because you don't like my opinion you categorize me as a Mac fanboy.

There's no need to be anti-Vista though, I understand you prefer XP and fair enough but it's unjust to be anti-Vista IMO.

I am not "burn vista now!" I mean I prefer XP.

[Recursion]

And so Orinoco or w.e his name is didn't close the thread...

[DrLacero]

And let me tell you this, there is no way to get DX10 on anything below Vista right now.

It's very possible and I'm trying to do it on VMWare but the installer for the new workstation isn't working so instead posting a screenshot of it in dxdiag, just read this page.