PC or Mac?

[Robi]

I think some very good points have been made, although the main issue I was worried was software based. I know that Apple Care is very good and that Mac's are known for running Adobe programmes well etc, is the software (i.e ms word) the same or similar? price difference?

Also, I was considering the 13" Macbook Pro (taking a look and looking to play about on it etc) but noticed the 15" is over £500 MORE just for 2 inches? That's a joke.

[Recursion]

I think some very good points have been made, although the main issue I was worried was software based. I know that Apple Care is very good and that Mac's are known for running Adobe programmes well etc, is the software (i.e ms word) the same or similar? price difference?

Also, I was considering the 13" Macbook Pro (taking a look and looking to play about on it etc) but noticed the 15" is over £500 MORE just for 2 inches? That's a joke.

The 15" also has better graphics etc. Macs DO NOT run Adobe programmes better than Windows.

[Robi]

The 15" also has better graphics etc. Macs DO NOT run Adobe programmes better than Windows.

Ah okay, I heard the 15" has better speakers, not that it matters. Regarding the Adobe thing, must of read that somewhere :S Hmm.

[Conspiracy.]

I'd go into a shop and try a Mac out first. I used them in college when I was doing Art & Design which is where I fell in love

Personally, I vote for Mac. I find them easier to use, they're more reliable, they're a LOT less prone to viruses/malware/whatnot and let's face it, everything is nicer to look at. You get what you pay for in my opinion.

As for the software there are a LOT of Mac Alternatives out there.

http://alternativeto.net/

That site was so handy when I first bought my Mac.

[Robi]

Thanks for the link Conspiracy, have bookmarked that if I do get my Mac. Will go into a shop and have a play, maybe talk to their "genius" people..

[:.justben.:]

That was such a helpful post and I'm sure we'll see both your unneeded reviews of two totally incomparable platforms.... never?

How they unneed if he asked which is better? Im trying t help so shut up

[Recursion]

The amount of Apple fanboyism and false information floating around in this thread makes me want to smash my head against a wall.

[GommeInc]

Judging by your location you could go over to Bluewater Shopping Centre and try out an iMac/MacBook Pro in the Apple store there and see if you like it, and then compare it to a Windows machine. That said, I'm not aware of computers like iMacs, MacBook Pros, Windows 7 desktop PCs or laptops running any development tools on display machines in stores, so just go with whatever is your focus for development - Mac or Windows based.

Asking these sorts of questions online is never going to work though, too many strong opinions fighting against each other and no clear understanding of what you see or want in a product.

[Conspiracy.]

here's a video I found

http://www.videojug.com/film/mac-or-pc-2

It is outdated but most of the things he mentions are still right.

[xxMATTGxx]

here's a video I found

http://www.videojug.com/film/mac-or-pc-2

It is outdated but most of the things he mentions are still right.

Well they aren't because it's still outdated for both sides, Windows and Macs. I also kinda stopped listening when he mentioned viruses and malware.

"Macs are stable and secure"

Windows is stable and secure - It's just their is more viruses and malware for the PC but it doesn't mean Apple Macs don't get them. Anyway: Microsoft do a very good Anti-Virus for free one called "Microsoft Security Essentials" and there are many other alternatives as it's user choice on that. It also helps if the user has common sense!

"Good for multimedia out of the box" - Well so is a PC to some aspect and if you really wanted to more advanced stuff then you would buy software on Windows and a Mac.