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considering switching from PC to a Mac

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Bastardous Bassist:
I'm going to have to agree with you there, Luke.

Anyways, I want to get a Mac at some point.  My first computer was...  Well, my first computer was a Commodore 64, but my second and third computers were Macs.  As a result, their operating systems just make more sense to me.  A lot of people who try it out say that Macs just end up being easier than Windows machines, but I can't speak on their experience.

My next box, however, will most definitely be a gaming machine, which means Windows.  I'm not able to make these new games look as pretty as I'd like, which means it's time for a new computer.  I'm playing a bunch of gigs, though, and should be making a reasonable amount of money.  When I find out how much I have, I'll be back asking you more knowledgable people what hardware I should pick up.

Ozymandias:
PC has long been a synonym for an IBM-compatible computer, ever since the  80s when this debate first started and IBM created the "PC" moniker.

Here's my opinion on Apple vs. PC:

Apples are very stable, pretty computers that are a bit overpriced for their power. The OS is designed for both a very user-friendly interface and hiding as much of the inner working as possible from the user. It's good for lots of artistic endeavors and multitasking on the fly. However, whenever something goes wrong, it goes wrong in a big way and errors tend to be fatal and the out-of-the-box philosophy causes a lack of upgradability.

PCs aren't as stable, but are extremely utilitarian. They can do anything you want because they're designed to do anything you want. They are fully upgradable and completely modular. However  the price of this is that errors are a lot more common, so programs crashing happens quite a bit, though they rarely take the entire computer with them. Plus, you generally have to deal with Microsoft in your dealings which means lots more susceptability to viruses and security holes.

In the end, it always depend son what you want. If you use your computer just to surf the web, write papers, listen to music, etc. then a Mac is definitely a viable choice. If you enjoy gaming and having a computer that can conform to your individual needs, a PC is far superior.

In my dealings(I work in a computer lab with both), I far prefer PCs. Especially since I sometimes have to fix the darn things and a Mac is hell on earth to try to fix, though 'fixing' a PC is generally a temporary solution that doesn't fully fix the problem or symptoms.

est:
pretty much everything that needs to be said has been said here.  closing this so that it doesn't degenerate as all the others tend to do

Mnementh:
But I need advice on how to put more gigabytes in my MACS.

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