Should I get a mac?

[poorman]

A poster before (obviously a mac fan) stated that if you don't want crashes or viruses get a Mac. Well that is just a untrue statement. I have seem Mac's crash programs just as much as Windows or Linux GUI based apps do. Apple Safari being a major offender of unexpected program crashes. Viruses exist on all platforms too. How well the vendor keeps up with patches and updates varies of course. Granted Windows has new holes being discovered on a daily basis, who is to say that a hacker tomorrow morning won't discover a big security flaw in Mac OS Tiger that just cripples it.

Bottom line, there is no "better" operating system. You really need to evaluate how you plan on using your computer. Either for just doing school work and watching and listening to music. Or running a public server etc etc.

 

[Brinson]

The fact that you can easily spend $10k on a macbook proves my point

 

[saladfork]

It was a workstation G4? or sumin like that with a whole bunch of crap he would prolly never fully utilize... That price also included two 30" screens and a couple other peripherals.

And I'm sure I could easily spend 10,000 on a pc... will I ever? Once I'm a millionaire ;]

 

[nu2duo]

It was a workstation G4? or sumin like that with a whole bunch of crap he would prolly never fully utilize... That price also included two 30" screens and a couple other peripherals.

And I'm sure I could easily spend 10,000 on a pc... will I ever? Once I'm a millionaire ;]

If I worked for George Lucas and my job depended on working with video(the next star wars)or some kind of digital graphics motion picture, then I would spend 10k on either a pc or mac.
But it's stupid to spend that much just for fun, IMO. In 3 years that pc or mac will be considered old. 10k, Nah, I'd rather save that for my kids college fund!

 

[saladfork]

If I worked for George Lucas and my job depended on working with video(the next star wars)or some kind of digital graphics motion picture, then I would spend 10k on either a pc or mac.
But it's stupid to spend that much just for fun, IMO. In 3 years that pc or mac will be considered old. 10k, Nah, I'd rather save that for my kids college fund!

Stupid? no... Stupid fun!?

YES.

 

[Brinson]

10k on a pc...would be difficult...my IDEAL pc costs less than 2k...

 

[Nick]

A poster before (obviously a mac fan) stated that if you don't want crashes or viruses get a Mac. Well that is just a untrue statement. I have seem Mac's crash programs just as much as Windows or Linux GUI based apps do.

im not a MAC fan ive used PCs all my life i was being sarcastic

 

[Peter.Cort]

you can build a really good mac for under 2k too... and yes there viruses on macs but how many do people get? most get 0

 

[Nick]

most windows users get 0 viruses unless they download porno and it turns out to be a keylogger,

 

[Brinson]

you can build a really good mac for under 2k too... and yes there viruses on macs but how many do people get? most get 0

You can build a GOOD pc for $600...you can build an ELITE pc for 2k...

I'd never advise anyone to spend more than ~$1200 on a pc...