Sparrow15 Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Hi, I'm replacing my 4 year old hp PC before entering med school this year, and am trying to decide between a Mac and a PC. Looking for all your past experience with performance and durability and any advice! Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Macbooks are awesome. I highly recommend it. *biased advertising at its best* well...it depends what you use it for. I find macs to be somewhat easier to use because of the OS; but I actually want to go back to PC after some printing hassles that I did not have a fun time dealing with....still haven't fixed it either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 Well, I have extensive experience with both. MacBooks pros are indeed beautiful pieces of hardware. However, similar quality hardware can be had on mid-high end windows machines. I also find windows much more intuitive since it emphasizes function over form. For example, have you used Office on Mac? It's terrible...I mean TERRIBLE compared to Offfice 2007 or 2010 on windows. They have some great software for MACs, true, but everything works on windows and windows 7 is by far the best OS Microsoft has ever created. Free Windows Live Mesh is amazing too. I have a laptop and desktop (home) and then a desktop at my lab. I have windows live mesh on all of them and it syncs my important files between all 3 computers, plus the cloud, whenever a change is made. Anyway, I would go for a windows machine. Let the flaming begin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 ^spam bot, pretty smart. But time to ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 I think that Mac is best then the Personal computer. In Mac we did not have to worry about the application performance. Mac is new version of its Netbook. They provide high speed and better accuracy to user to perform work and easy to carry any where. WTF are you blabbing about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drax Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Although I had been using PC's all my life, once i went mac, i couldn't go back. Simple to use and fast, more hassle-free than my previous dell. Plus you can get it at student pricing, get a free $100 printer and the back-to-school deal just started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosco Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 I was die hard PC fan, but had to switch to Mac for work. After 1 week getting used to the Mac, I was in love. However, I have been through 4 hard-drives on my Macbook pro (previous model). I had apple care and the customer service was very good, replacing it each time. However, data loss and program reinstallation is not insignificant. My husband has a 5 year old macbook and it has had zero problems. I have a 27' iMac at work and home, no problems there either. I have had to run parallels at home for a few programs, but software for macs is no longer limiting. I would caution that Office can be unstable when working with very large files. Endnote is iffy as well. If you do switch to mac, you will have difficulty going back to PC as the shortcuts and features that make a Mac so wondrous are missing (I get extremely frustrated on a PC now). Definitely spend some time looking up all the tricks on line - it is well worth the time investment. That being said, seeing what you can buy in the PC aisle for the same amount of money may make you question a Mac purchase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123coco Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Like most, I grew up using a PC. Roughly 5.5 years ago, I purchased a macbook. It worked really well and I had virtually no problem (although as it got older, it started to slow down quite a bit). Five months ago, as I was on my way to school, I noticed that an old juice box that I completely forgot about blew up in my bag. Unfortunately, it seeped into my mackbook and zapped it...lol. Being on my last dime, I couldn't afford to buy a new apple so my BF bought me a toshiba laptop. I've been using it non-stop and find that it's been working really well. In conclusion, I'm getting as much out of the PC as I got from the Mac. If you only run word processor, internet and other basic programs on your computer, I think either system will do so why spend the extra money on a mac? But if you demand a lot out of your computer, maybe a mac would be more suitable. I loved my mac but I'm happy with my cost-effective pc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samy Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 PC ! I bought a brand new 13' Asus Notebook for 700$ 2 months ago. It can do everything a MAC can do... for half of the price ! 8-9 hours battery (I tested it!) 3,7 pounds 2 years complete warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 But if you demand a lot out of your computer, maybe a mac would be more suitable. That would depend on how much flexibility and customization that you want with your computer (generally those people I know who want a lot of customization will go with PC (or Linux) because Mac is so locked down). People I know into photography/video seem to flock to Macs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 I use both. A Mac is generally more idiot-proof. Not saying you're an idiot but if you know a lot about computers and know how to take care of them, then either should be satisfactory. I use a PC more often simply because I'm more comfortable with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoswim Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 I've never used a Mac, always had a PC. I did spend a few years running minimalistic linux window managers when I was doing my masters, but customizing everything can become addictive! Mac's are generally too expensive compared to PCs for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMD Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 I've been using a Macbook for over 4 years now ... What I especially like about it is that I can dual boot to Windows if I ever need to ( which is REALLY rare because I use my laptop for school works mainly and OSX ( Macintosh's Software ) is compatible with a LOT of apps. .. I even have UptoDate on it ! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdunks Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 With macs using the same hardware as pc now I would say go with mac simply for the build quality. You can put windows or linux or literally anything on a mac. No other laptop can beat the build quality of a macbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carebear15 Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 pc sucks. the only operating system that was half decent sadly is windows xp. be cool and get the mac. and if you really need windows just run it in parallel with vmware fusion or parallels desktop. once you go mac, you never go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Used DOS and Windows PCs (Macs are PCs too aren't they?) all my life. The old problems of Windows and blue screens are a thing of the past. My parents have a Mac which they have endless problems with. I'm always being called asked how to fix problems on it, and not knowing how to use a Mac I can't help. If they're so user-friendly you would think that wouldn't happen. One time my nephew went in there and hit a bunch of keys on the keyboard and screwed up the display resolution. I spent half an hour looking at display settings trying to switch things back and gave up. A printer they had that worked with Windows is not compatible with their Mac. Next computer they get is going to be on Windows. Long story short, Macs are more aesthetically pleasing and that's really all you are getting with all the extra money you are shelling out for one. In exchange for this alleged simplicity of use (which I've yet to see), you are getting way less functionality and customization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 (Macs are PCs too aren't they?). Technically yeah, macs are ''personal computers'', but when we refer to a PC, we generally mean a non mac computer. It's a bit like anti semitism, is it just racism against jews or against all of the mediterranean people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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