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Mac over PC?

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Biscuit75, Jul 8, 2010.

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  1. Jul 8, 2010 #1
    Biscuit75

    Biscuit75 Road Train Member

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    So a couple years ago I was in a car accident. Finally I am getting a settlement from the insurance company and can afford to get a new computer. I have had laptops with Windows all along, but have always wanted a MacBook since I first using a friend's. Money was always the one hold up and now it's not.

    So I basically just want to hear from people who have had Macs or switched from PC to Mac. Are you happy? Has anyone switched back? Are they that much easier to use as all my friend's who have one say they are?

    I'm not interested in being talked into other Windows alternatives. I'm not a gamer. I don't do a lot of business stuff. Most of my usage is movies, music and internet. I love my iPhone, I'm sure I'll love a Mac too.
     
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  3. Jul 8, 2010 #2
    Lilbit

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    I'm a PC person myself. Hubby has a mac that a friend of ours sold him. He doesn't like the selection of games on the mac. He says there isn't much difference between the two for the most part, other than the software availability.
     
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  4. Jul 8, 2010 #3
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    Mac
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    Mac
    Mac
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    You will not regret it.
     
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  5. Jul 13, 2010 #4
    PFC_Sanchez

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    PC, well because you get more for your buck.
     
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  7. Jul 13, 2010 #5
    end of the road

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    More time fixing
    More time tweaking
    More time debugging
    More money buying peripherals
    More Viruses
    More Spyware

    Yep, you get lots more with a PC
     
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  8. Jul 13, 2010 #6
    MrMustard

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    I agree, Windows is awful. But I buy PC's, format the drive and put Linux on them that way I get all the benefits of a Mac without the added cost. Plus I can tweak it, customize it to make it look like anything I want, I can even make it look so much like your OSX you'd have a hard time telling the difference. (This link is a photo of ArchLinux running the Mac4Lin theme)
    http://xabbott.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/mymac4lindesktop.png
    The only downside is that I can't run new software off the shelf, but there are thousands of programs I can run, and 99% of them are absolutely free, just like my OS.
     
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  9. Jul 13, 2010 #7
    Lilbit

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    I use F-secure for my anti-virus/anti-spyware . . . nothing gets by that software.

    Don't need to buy too much for my puters. I rarely have problems with any of my pc's, contrary to the message of the commercials, etc.
     
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  10. Jul 13, 2010 #8
    Mastertech

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    I have always wanted to give a Mac a shot as well, but I have had people tell me that if you are use to a PC that going to a Mac will be very frustrating for you to navigate and learn, however I am not thoroughly convinced that is true.
     
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  11. Jul 13, 2010 #9
    Lilbit

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    MT - it's not that frustrating. Once you get use to how to get around on the things, it's not much different at all.

    So much of the software that I already own is for PC that I stick with them to make things easier for me. That, and I can get a pc much cheaper than a mac for my uses, including graphics and photography.
     
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  12. Jul 13, 2010 #10
    MrMustard

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    I can download Windows viruses for fun if I wanted. Totally immune!
     
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