212RikanMofo Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 i am planning on purchasing a new tibook pretty soon and was wondering if any of you here have switched over to mac, and how did you like it compared to the PC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 Moved to Mac Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron901 Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 i got a powerbook, still prefer pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted May 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2002 i envy you :p i want a tibook so bad... i know dazzla likes his new mac :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 I just switched from pc to mac about 2 months ago. My only regret is that i wish i would have switched sooner. Seriously i love the mac. OSX is great. Some of the apps i used on pc aren't on mac, so i had to find some replacements. Most were better than the pc counterpart. I don't do much gaming, but every now and then I'll miss the pc for that. But i'm making do with the Mac and my PS2. Unless you are a gamer, I would recommend to anyone they should get a Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzkrg Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 mac's are garbage. only apple would tell the whole world how stupid it's customer base is by giving them a 1 button mouse. they dont think you are smart enough to use a mouse with more than 1 button, and if you bought a mac, neither do i.. /my 2.66666667 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanecorp Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 i have a g4 imac..lets just say that i would never get rid of my pcs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted May 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2002 Originally posted by blitzkrg mac's are garbage. only apple would tell the whole world how stupid it's customer base is by giving them a 1 button mouse. they dont think you are smart enough to use a mouse with more than 1 button, and if you bought a mac, neither do i.. /my 2.66666667 cents Yeah, well done. Thanks for that amazing contribution to this thread. One thing we do agree on, what it says above your avatar. As for switching to mac's, yeah. I bought my iMac about 6 weeks ago now and I haven't used my PC once. All depends on what you use it for as well, although I don't think that there is anything I can't do on my mac that I can do on my PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebOrbiter Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 I have an iBook and the only thing I use my PC for now is a gaming console, I love my Mac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riven_uk Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 Mac's look extremley sweeeet and work well too, my cousin has got a Power Mac G4 and a PowerBook G4 he's a graphic designer and I have to say I wouldn't mind if he "donated" eithier one of those little beauty's to me hehe. However, PC's are just fine for me does everything I need/want. I couldn't live with the mac's lack of gaming functionality tho. In short if I had to choose between a mac and my pc - I'd choose both ;):) [greedy s.o.b. or what? ;)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted May 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2002 Originally posted by blitzkrg mac's are garbage. only apple would tell the whole world how stupid it's customer base is by giving them a 1 button mouse. they dont think you are smart enough to use a mouse with more than 1 button, and if you bought a mac, neither do i.. /my 2.66666667 cents this is a joke right, like haha funny, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted May 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2002 Originally posted by riven_uk I couldn't live with the mac's lack of gaming functionality tho. Yeah, definately not. Especially if you're a hardcore gamer. I play games every now and again, I play RTCW on my iMac, maxed out and it plays well, I've got a few other games as well, but If you are someone who has got a massive gaming collection and a kick-ass PC for gaming then you won't switch to mac. Unless you're like riven_uk and get both and be greedy ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autodefe Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 The first computer I called "my own" was a Macintosh Plus... It sucked. After that I got a Pentium Pro 120mhz .. and have used AMDs after that. I will never switch to a Mac unless they decide to buy out the entire PC industry therefore causing a monopoly and forcing me to conform to the Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 Originally posted by blitzkrg mac's are garbage. only apple would tell the whole world how stupid it's customer base is by giving them a 1 button mouse. they dont think you are smart enough to use a mouse with more than 1 button, and if you bought a mac, neither do i.. /my 2.66666667 cents Thats an amazingly mature, well thought response.:right: You must have years of experience with Macs.......right? I find what it says above your avatar extremely ironic. As for me, I haven't switched yet, but I plan on buying an iBook this summer. Just have to make a few more bucks. I am a little hesitant sice I have never used a Mac for more than an hour but I have read a lot and I am confident I will love it. I honestly cannot wait.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted May 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2002 damn, you're getting one too gator? grrr, i swear everyone but me is getting one! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryoujikaji Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 I'm a ex-mac user turned to the darkside, pc's :D I just cant think of gaming without a pc macs just arent up to par, with pc gaming. Sure they got the hardware to do it, they just got ****ty titles which to macs are new but to pc ppl came out 2-3 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 Originally posted by BroChaos damn, you're getting one too gator? grrr, i swear everyone but me is getting one! :p I need a laptop for school next year so it is only for educational purposes..................yeeeea right:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 i used to work with macs until about two years ago. i had an imac (the first ones that came out.. green, powerpc, 233mhz, 32mg ram with macos 8.1). i really enjoy macintosh. it's very intuitive, very sweet and works very well. but then comes the update problem. the hardware and software are too expensive if you want to keep it permanently updated :( one of the arguments that mac users defend is that when you buy a mac you don't need to update so often as the pc users. sorry, but i do not agree. like in a pc, there are also new updates being released constantly. i wish macs get cheaper in the future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted May 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2002 Well, I just got the internship I wanted to day. So, with financing, I'll most likely be getting a new iMac this summer (toward the end). Let me just say, I'm WAY too excited :D Between that and the upgrades to my AMD box (aka. "The Rig") I'll have all the gaming power I need, plus all the Aqua goodness I can stand... JOY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 Originally posted by ian one of the arguments that mac users defend is that when you buy a mac you don't need to update so often as the pc users. sorry, but i do not agree. like in a pc, there are also new updates being released constantly. i wish macs get cheaper in the future... Well it really isn't an opinion. Byte magazine did some research on it. Macs last 4 years, average pc less than 2. Bottom line, is that the current G4s will last for quite a long time. I don't see Mac doing anything with OS X that will outdate any current Macs within 4 years. But with PCs, Microsoft tends to outdate everything with every new OS release. Next up is Longhorn and Blackcomb. Each of those will put a hurt on pcs. The more Intel and AMD run up the mhtz war, the quicker your current pc will be out of date. Software developers will take as much power as they are given. Whereas Apple releases 2 maybe 3 big hardware updates per year. Slower releases equals longer life for current machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted May 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2002 Another thing I've jsut learnt about my mac is the ability for file sharing and accessing it from anywhere. Simple click of a button and it's on. Apache built in, how sweet is that. I leave my iMac on 24/7 so when I go to college, I still open and save all my documents on my iMac. How cool is that! Call me a simple dumbass, but that's what Apple are best at, talk about ease of use... Knowing me though, I've probably opened the doors for everyone now :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 i'm not using a mac yet, but might get one in a year if the specs are right lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickedkitten Veteran Posted May 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2002 Originally posted by blitzkrg mac's are garbage. only apple would tell the whole world how stupid it's customer base is by giving them a 1 button mouse. they dont think you are smart enough to use a mouse with more than 1 button, and if you bought a mac, neither do i.. /my 2.66666667 cents yeah I know exactly what ya mean, I switched from using a razer boomslang and a ms intellimouse both of which you can use by plugging it into a usb port back to the apple pro mouse just because of the fact that mastering the one button mouse seemed a bit more challenging. Unspec can actually use the apple pro mouse on windows with no probs at all, I think some people are just too lazy/stupid to learn keyboard shortcuts and so they are intimidated by the lack of a second mouse button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 Heh, Macs, an IT guys worst nightmare :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted May 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2002 Originally posted by Wickedkitten yeah I know exactly what ya mean, I switched from using a razer boomslang and a ms intellimouse both of which you can use by plugging it into a usb port back to the apple pro mouse just because of the fact that mastering the one button mouse seemed a bit more challenging. Unspec can actually use the apple pro mouse on windows with no probs at all, I think some people are just too lazy/stupid to learn keyboard shortcuts and so they are intimidated by the lack of a second mouse button. lmao :D :D I gave up using the one button mouse after about 20 minutes. I tried, I really did. I must be one of those dumbasses that Apple sell to, to even contemplate using it. Intellimouse suits me down to the ground, at least MS do something right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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