Why would anyone buy a Mac instead of a PC?

**SGMD1** · 11-26-2007, 02:01 PM

Apple MacBook Pro:
15" Glossy Screen
2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
120GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
Integrated Webcam
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 128MB SDRAM
$1999

Dell Inspiron 1521:
15.4" Glossy Screen
2.2GHz AMD Turion? 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-64
1GB Memory (2GB from Crucial costs $55.99)
120GB Hard Drive
CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Integrated Webcam 2.0M Pixel
ATI RADEON Xpress1270 HyperMemory Graphics
$889

Why do people spend an extra $1100 for the exact same hardware? I'm not trying to be biased...I just know so many people who swear by Apple computers and I don't really understand why. The one reason I always hear is that Macs have fewer viruses but I use XP on a Dell with a free antivirus program and have never had a single problem.

Am I missing something?

**ChefPhalBignuts** · 11-26-2007, 02:02 PM

To be apart of the "in croud" or the "movement"

Otherwise, they are ****ing retards

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**user17220944** · 11-26-2007, 02:02 PM

I don't know either

**TinyTex** · 11-26-2007, 02:03 PM

obviously you have never actually used a mac.

Look up hackintosh, make your own mac for $800

**Toffee Nose** · 11-26-2007, 02:03 PM

y are u comparing mechanical specifications?

its the operating system that is different

**DRob27** · 11-26-2007, 02:04 PM

I could never own a mac, simply because I don't use my computer for editing, I use it for gaming

**SGMD1** · 11-26-2007, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by Toffee Nose

y are u comparing mechanical specifications?

its the operating system that is different

$1100 for an operating system? Is the Mac OS significantly better than XP/Vista? If so, how?

**dts1789** · 11-26-2007, 02:06 PM

Use a mac and then see which one you like better.

**ChefPhalBignuts** · 11-26-2007, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Toffee Nose

y are u comparing mechanical specifications?

its the operating system that is different

lol how come everyone that works for Apple uses Linux as their OS?

**spartan-wannabe** · 11-26-2007, 02:06 PM

it's not $1100 better!

**ChefPhalBignuts** · 11-26-2007, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by SGMD1

$1100 for an operating system? Is the Mac OS significantly better than XP/Vista? If so, how?

XP, no. Vista, yes

**monk3yman** · 11-26-2007, 02:08 PM

if you in to music, photo, or movie editing or flash then there good computers.

they have a lot of cool things like the widgets and some nice features. but i would never pay that kind of money if i was just going to go on the internet and talk on aim

**coke** · 11-26-2007, 02:08 PM

i switched from mac to pc. will never go back. get so much more performance/$ with a pc.

**louisdorkman** · 11-26-2007, 02:09 PM

unfortunately there are still stupid people in this world.

**Mr. Jingles** · 11-26-2007, 02:09 PM

Because they are hippies.

**ChefPhalBignuts** · 11-26-2007, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by monk3yman

if you in to music, photo, or movie editing or flash then there good computers.

So you cant do any of this on a PC

**pantera02018** · 11-26-2007, 02:10 PM

macs a re great for certain functions.

but they are VERY overpriced. not to mention good luck doing hardware upgrades yourself on your mac.

**br0_r0gan** · 11-26-2007, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by SGMD1

Apple MacBook Pro:
15" Glossy Screen
2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
120GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
Integrated Webcam
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 128MB SDRAM
$1999

Dell Inspiron 1521:
15.4" Glossy Screen
2.2GHz AMD Turion? 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-64
1GB Memory (2GB from Crucial costs $55.99)
120GB Hard Drive
CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Integrated Webcam 2.0M Pixel
ATI RADEON Xpress1270 HyperMemory Graphics
$889

Am I missing something?

actually the macbook is a hell of a lot better than the dell you listed but i see your point. This is a much better comparison:

PROCESSOR: Intel? Core? 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows? XP Home Edition
LCD PANEL: 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display
MEMORY: 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
HARD DRIVE: 160GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE: 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator
VIDEO CARD: 256MB NVIDIA? GeForce? 8600M GT

$1074

**Ultra_Magnus** · 11-26-2007, 02:15 PM

Vista > Mac > XP imho.

**moondg29** · 11-26-2007, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by Ultra_Magnus

Vista > Mac > XP imho.

Whhhhaaaatttt?!?!?!?!?!

**ChefPhalBignuts** · 11-26-2007, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Ultra_Magnus

Vista > Mac > XP imho.

I thought that when I first got it, but now I think its going to give me an aneurysm. XP/Linux dual boot FTMFW

**blueadept33** · 11-26-2007, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by pantera02018

macs a re great for certain functions.

but they are VERY overpriced. not to mention good luck doing hardware upgrades yourself on your mac.

if its a notebook who cares. if I wanted a desktop I would build an intel quad core. but for a portable I love my macbook pro. Operating system doesn't even need a key and I can restore all or parts of it from back up which it does automatically for me. programs work together in a way that is just nice, and using automator to macro pretty much anything I need done in the operating system from organizing porn to adding MP3s after I torrent them to itunes then deleting original files (b/c it copies them to itunes).

I love it, but yes the hardware itself may be overpriced. The macbooks are still a steal in my opinion though.

**Zmoke** · 11-26-2007, 02:18 PM

im pretty sure that at $2000 you can get a hell of a lot better PC than with a $2000 mac

**derickonfire** · 11-26-2007, 02:18 PM

PC fo life, nigz.

**coke** · 11-26-2007, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by agh2415

actually the macbook is a hell of a lot better than the dell you listed but i see your point. This is a much better comparison:

PROCESSOR: Intel? Core? 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows? XP Home Edition
LCD PANEL: 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display
MEMORY: 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
HARD DRIVE: 160GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE: 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator
VIDEO CARD: 256MB NVIDIA? GeForce? 8600M GT

$1074

x2, much better comparrison

**Johnny Rotten** · 11-26-2007, 02:19 PM

If you needed a Mac you would know. I need one and I depend on my Mac to run my business. Many software applications in the entertainment industry are proprietary to the Macintosh OS. Also, OSX is Unix based so it is MUCH more dependable than Windows. I could go on but I won't.

**blueadept33** · 11-26-2007, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by RockStar911

im pretty sure that at $2000 you can get a hell of a lot better PC than with a $2000 mac

Because you can build it yourself. Can't really build yourself a mac and have it fully supported. If OSX supported all hardware configurations the prices would be the same, actually OSX would be way cheaper than vista ultimate.

**user456419778777721321** · 11-26-2007, 02:20 PM

I have a PC but macs are sick! I love using them at my friends or families house. even though that the price is high, I would buy a mac instantly if I had the money

**derickonfire** · 11-26-2007, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Johnny Rotten

If you needed a Mac you would know. I need one and I depend on my Mac to run my business. Many software applications in the entertainment industry are proprietary to the Macintosh OS. Also, OSX is Unix based so it is MUCH more dependable than Windows. I could go on but I won't.

The same could be said about PC.

Too many software options won't work on macs.

Care to give me an example of an industry where a Mac is 'required'?

I can't think of any.

**Ultra_Magnus** · 11-26-2007, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by PhalC1

I thought that when I first got it, but now I think its going to give me an aneurysm. XP/Linux dual boot FTMFW

Vista is much better at managing memory, cpu power, and network traffic than XP. Apllications dont ever crash the OS either, which can happen sometimes on XP.

I duel boot ubuntu linux and vista.

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