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Addius:
If I'd ever buy a PPC I'd probably just install Gentoo on it anyway so I don't really se the point. A note on the "MACs don't have neither viruses nor spyware".. It isn't true. It is not widespread, nor does it have the same "hatred" towards it, but do I need to point to the safari-hole? The more people that switches to Apples alternative the more viruses will spread and malware infest.
nihilist:
--- Quote from: Matteh99 ---Mac's don't really cost all that much more than PC's.. Just to see I just built a Dell with basicaly the same features as the middle model imac.
--- End quote ---
I tested this out. The mid-leve iMac is a 2GHz processor, 512MB DDR RAM, 160GB HD, Radeon 9600. Cost in CDN moose money: $1849. A Dell 8400, which is nearly the top of the home PC line, with a P4 3.2 (the new one with 2MB cache), 1GB DDR2 RAM, 250GB HD, ATI Radeon X300. Amount of beavers require: $1968.
So, for $120 more, you get a significant boost in power. At least games would play nicely on the 8400.
So, I'll get back to my basic point. x86-based computers are generally cheaper and more powerful, but don't run OS X. Which, in my world, is not a problem. Windows XP is very stable for me, and hasn't crashed once in the past year, 18 months. Oh, yeah. The point. It's a personal choice thing.
Mebbe I'll install PearPC and give Tiger a go. :p
TheCourtJester:
XP is stable enough that if there's a crash, it's most likely a problem between the keyboard and the chair, if you catch my drift.
I PREFER Windows because I do loads of video editing and like Premiere Pro 1.5 more than any of the other editing programs I've tried. I used to like Vegas because the old Premieres were INCREDIBLY buggy...then Pro came along :)
My last experience with a Mac (a fairly new one, no more than a few months ago) put me off of it. It was like the computer decided "I am gonna FREEZE now!" for no reason. I didn't like the interface or the programs either. It's all amatter of preference. I built the PC I'm working on now and haven't had any problems. BTW it's got an AMD 64 3200+, GeForce 6800 GT, 1 gig RAM, 200GB SATA HD (which is now all but 5% full because of the video stuffs), and a kickin soundcard with good speakers. All for well under the price of the afforementioned mid-range Mac.
It is NNNEAT.
Addius:
nihilist, that X300 would hold you back if you planned on playing any videogames. PCs mostly come to their real justice in price when they are built from scratch.
nihilist:
As an entry level videocard, the X300 is still better than the 9600. Granted it's not an X850 or 6800, but it is functional.
Built from scratch generally makes it more expensive. When I go out to buy a new computer, I spend months researching all the parts I want, and generally end up getting the best that I can find. That's how I ended up with a dual Athlon MP 2800+ as a workstation. (Which is now a server, and my current workstation is a P4-based system.) Tier one or tier two vendors make some compromises, but because of the quantities they buy, etc, they can put pretty good systems together for not so much cash.
Unless it's Alienware. They're stupid pricey.
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