So you think you might want to buy a MAC?

[ronmac]

I have to admit a couple of things right off the bat:

1) I have never owned a MAC, not unless you count the IIC I bought for my son ($1K used in 1984, just trashed it last year!).

2) I have had a MAC fantasy from time to time. They are sleek looking and they seem to be the toy of the hippest and coolest...

3) I have seriously considered buying an IBook of some sort for my next portable recording rig.

Then I ran across this: http://www.happynowhere.net/mac_parody.php (make sure you have the dvix codec (link on site) before you stream the file) 

I think I'll stick with a PC.

Oh, and just to keep the record straight, please don't consider this a political thread (although some MAC/PC owners may consider this to be a religous statement).

[roknroll]

I actually think both actually serve a great purpose. MACs are awesome for recording music, graphic design and editing movies.  LOVE the MAC OS!  It's gorgeous.  PCs are 100,000x better for gaming...which counts for A LOT :GRN>  Funny freakin video, ron!  I like when he drop kicks the imac. Both are easy to use if you know what your doing.

[Gemnoc]

That video was hilarious! ^_^

My first and second computers were Macs. I was kind of a zealot back then. I was member of a local user group, and made my pilgrimage, the trip to the Mecca that all Mac users should do in their lifetime: the MacWorld. :TON> (I went to the one in NY just the year after it switched from Boston, in '98)

Over time I became tired of a few things. Contrary to what every Mac user was shouting to whomever wanted to hear (or not), the Mac had its problems and they were not minor. The MacOS prior to OS X was unstable and totally obsolete. Steve Jobs' decision to terminate the OS and hardware licencing contracts (a few companies like Motorola, Umax produced Mac-clones for a couple of years - I owned one) infuriated me because it was condemning the Mac to a niche market. The whole Holier-than-Thou attitude from a large majority of Mac users is the last reason why I made the switch. Oh, plus the fact it couldn't run most games or CAD apps.

In hindsight, Jobs took the right decision. Of course he had the interest of Apple's shareholders in mind. Apple is a huge success and a trend-setter. They always have really nice products, well designed.

[Gemnoc]

BTW roknroll, now with the Mac-Intel and Boot Camp (they sure have a nack for catchy names!), all the PC games are available.

P.S. This weekend my mother is making the switch!!! She'll throw away her old Mac (actually it was originally mine!) and start anew on an IBM laptop with WinXP I'm bringing her. I hope she will keep an open mind.

[roknroll]

gemnoc, maybe you can help me with this problem...ever since I upgraded my video card, to a 7600GT, whenever I watch a DVD on my computer, at certain scenes the movie becomes choppy, like it can't handle what's going on.  It runs games fluidly though.  I can't figure it out for the life of me.

[Atlanta_Mark]

I love my MAC. Never had a virus (unlike my old PC, which was constantly infected). Easy to use -- you just turn it on, don't need a phd on computers. I just works.

[poki]

my very first computer was a Apple II GS given to me by my father after he got another mac.  all i ever did with it was paint pictures for a few weeks then stopped using it.  5 years latter i got an IBM Apitva win95.  been using PCs ever since.  i have no plans on doing any switching.  macs have some pluses over PCs but not nearly enough for me to consider changing.  my father now has both macs and PCs but still seems to prefers macs.  never once had a virus in any of my PCs by some miracle, knock on wood.

[Gemnoc]

No miracles needed poki, just a good antivirus that updates automatically and firewall and you're set. ^_^ I know a lot of people that don't realize their antivirus program, for reason unknown, stopped updating itself a long time ago. It's like changing oil in your car, you have to do some maintenance on your computer. :WNK>

roknroll, I'm afraid I won't be of much help. First thing that comes to mind and you may already have checked it, have you installed the latest drivers for your card? If not I'd suggest to go to nvidia's site.

[danijoe]

Then I ran across this: http://www.happynowhere.net/mac_parody.php (make sure you have the dvix codec (link on site) before you stream the file)   

Loved the video - watched it on my PC!  :rolleyes:  What do you think of the ads that are currently on about Macs & PC's? There are 2 guys (one a conservative older fellow (PC)) and a young hip (Mac) guy discuss the merits of each. Of course the Mac always comes out ahead.

To be perfectly honest, the best computer I ever owned was a Commodore Amiga.

Joe

[ronmac]

Gibson v. Martin, etc. You can believe the marketing or you can use what works for you.

In my case, I have thousands of dollars invested in software for my PC, most of which is not available for the Mac. I have also invested thousands of hours in learning and using products that work for me. It would be tough to start all over.

[dermot]

i run em all... (and that clip was based on the old classic OS BTW.. wwwwaaaayyyyyy out of date)

the dual G5 Mac's run "Shake", good software, slow machines
the PeeCeeee's are much faster... quad Xeon's running Maya & Combustion, WX8200's running DS|Nitris
the Linux machine even faster yet.... WX9300 running "Smoke"
soon to be running windows on another WX9300 for DS8 & Scratch

i just bought a coreduo MacBook for email and such.. never, ever, never a virus

personal machines are always Mac's.. work machines are what ever get the job done.. used to be a 16 proc SGI Onyx that's the size of a fridge.. now i can run uncompressed 2K on my Acer coreduo lappie.. and do all the time.....

I think i still want to buy a Mac ;-)

Ta,

d.