Brewology

Posted: **Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:19 pm**

So my mom works for a certain place and they sale their old computers for really cheap. Mostly HPs and IBMs but their graphics design team uses Macs.

Now, i know what to really look for in a Windows and yes i have used Macs (School and Hackintosh) but is there anything major different spec to look at when deciding on a Mac compared to a PC?

EDIT: Yes, i am aware of RAM, Processor, HDD, ect. :wink:

And the reason i want one is because we have a graphics design class im taking now in High School and wanna test gfx on a Mac

Posted: **Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:34 pm**

Pretty much everything in side of a mac is made by apple. I guess the only difference would be the brand and operating system. Ummm either way if you get a mac or pc, as long as it has good ram and graphics card. You are set for graphics.

Posted: **Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:48 pm**

Mac's are more expensive for the same specs and you really can't open a Mac up and replace parts- You'd have to buy an entirely new Mac to upgrade.

Posted: **Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:06 pm**

To be honest, I wouldn't compare macs to pc's in terms of hardware. imo, there isn't even a challenge between hardware you can buy off newegg and apple hardware, the price is just so ridiculous. So yea, if you get one just go with what you would with pc's, I mean they are both computers. The only difference between a pc and a mac is the brand of parts and the pre-installed OS on mac's.

Posted: **Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:42 am**

They are basically the same, just a different OS. Go with the same processor/ram/HDD/etc that you would want with a Windows PC.

Posted: **Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:10 am**

i <3 my Macbook Pro. :3

Posted: **Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:42 pm**

I just havent looked into how much RAM it may take ect.

Snow leapord is right around the corner and il probably update to that then if i get one.

Posted: **Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:22 pm**

I personaly don't like macs but im predudices against them Like all gaming hardware i think is total Bollox (dnno if that was too rude to put stars in) Personaly Pc has always beeen my friend has always been the best. If you dont mind shipping i recommend a Toshiba Notebook 4 Gig ram 2.16 Ghz 250GIG Vista Laptop, The only badside to it, is that if you are fully using it and take it off the blug it last like a hour before going to sleep. But as i hardly ever take mine out for a walk i don't worry about it.
Also has inbuilt microphone and inbuilt webcam For selling yourself on the internet and making horny sounds at the same time.
Thanks, Alex.

Posted: **Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:12 pm**

Yea Alex, i could hardly read some of that. I loved my hackintosh and want the real thing now.

The end. I already have a good Dell.

Posted: **Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:18 pm**

Windows = better for gaming
Macs = Better for production
Linux = hybrid of both.

End of story

Posted: **Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:21 pm**

Some1Guy wrote:Windows = better for gaming
Macs = Better for production
Linux = hybrid of both.

End of story

Wrong, Macs best of both worlds (parallels) can't do that on Windows or Linux

Posted: **Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:26 pm**

Some1Guy wrote:Windows = better for gaming
Macs = Better for production
Linux = hybrid of both.

End of story

Windows = Better everything
Mac = Sometimes prettier to look at
Linux = Who the hell plays games on Linux in the first place? Who uses it for working?!

Posted: **Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:02 am**

crait wrote:
Some1Guy wrote:Windows = better for gaming
Macs = Better for production
Linux = hybrid of both.

End of story

Windows = Better everything
Mac = Sometimes prettier to look at
Linux = Who the hell plays games on Linux in the first place? Who uses it for working?!

+1 rep, That is so damn true...
Thanks, Alex.

Posted: **Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:05 am**

.Yunoko wrote:
Some1Guy wrote:Windows = better for gaming
Macs = Better for production
Linux = hybrid of both.

End of story

Wrong, Macs best of both worlds (parallels) can't do that on Windows or Linux

I run OSX on my dell

Posted: **Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:39 am**

Alex Finlay wrote:
crait wrote:
Some1Guy wrote:Windows = better for gaming
Macs = Better for production
Linux = hybrid of both.

End of story

Windows = Better everything
Mac = Sometimes prettier to look at
Linux = Who the hell plays games on Linux in the first place? Who uses it for working?!

+1 rep, That is so damn true...
Thanks, Alex.

Definitely +15 rep