http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/ Switched Comments for Mac vs. PC 6 http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/Aug 6th 2008 8:10AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/Aug 7th 2008 1:01AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/Aug 6th 2008 11:01AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/
I work on a mac and also do a bit of system admin (UNIX and Linux--both stable operating systems). People bring me PCs inundated with spyware, viruses, trojans and other junk. Why don't schools teach basic care & feeding of the PC? Gotta have protection--Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and a Firewall--and you HAVE to keep them updated and RUN them REGULARLY.

I develop on a mac because I'd rather produce than fix things. As far as I know, the only way to screw up a mac is to drop it or take a baseball bat to it.]]>Aug 12th 2008 11:24PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/
As for the comment about a Mac being the overall "less-expensive" purchase, this is just downright ignorant. A Mac has and will always be far more expensive to own that an PC, plain and simple. For instance, I just purchased a Vostro 410 from Dell that has a Q6600 processor, and a 22 inch widescreen monitor, 250gb hard drive, and 128mb video car with Dual DVI capability and a DVD burner for $759. After the computer got here I purchased the Microstar motherboard that is capable of holding 16gb of ram with a 64 bit OS, for $218, and then purchased the 16gb of ram from Kingston.com for $828 dollars. And since I already have a copy of Vista Ultimate, it came with the x64 version of it. Installed, wallah! I now have a computer that will absolutely smoke any computer built by Mac that hovers in the price range of $15000 or more, all built for $2000. Now, what was that about a Mac being overall the less expensive and better performing purchase?]]>Aug 6th 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/who believe that they are "forced" into purchasing Vista. This is the
definition of a near-sighted comment. If you purchase
a vehicle that is a 2008 model, and that company has released a new
engine in it that particular year, then you get the new engine with
the vehicle. No one "forced " you to purchase the vehicle. Even
better, you can still purchase a Windows XP set and WOW, install it
yourself!

As for the comment about a Mac being the overall "less-expensive"
purchase, this is just downright wrong. A Mac has and will always
be far more expensive to own that an PC, plain and simple. For
instance, I just purchased a Vostro 410 from Dell that has a Q6600
processor, and a 22 inch widescreen monitor, 250gb hard drive, and
128mb video car with Dual DVI capability and a DVD burner for $759.
After the computer got here I purchased the Microstar motherboard
that is capable of holding 16gb of ram with a 64 bit OS, for $218,
and then purchased the 16gb of ram from Kingston.com for $828
dollars. And since I already have a copy of Vista Ultimate, it came
with the x64 version of it. Installed, wallah! I now have a computer
that will absolutely smoke any computer built by Mac that hovers in
the price range of $15000 or more, all built for $2000. Now, what was
that about a Mac being overall the less expensive and better
performing purchase?]]>Aug 6th 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/Aug 6th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/Both company’s have issues, and until the market is penetrated by viable competition to both brands they will continue to stifle us with either inferior or incomplete products or insanely high priced fashion devices.
In the past, it could have been said Macs cost more because they have a higher quality build, and better parts.
Well, now that Macs have Intel chips Nvidia graphics and Samsung monitors why on earth is a Mac vs. pc comparable model 30-60% higher in cost? Is it so you can look “cool” in the library? Or so when your swigging down your starbucks latte with your Gucci sunglasses people will look at your Mac and know you must be a good person! Or is it for when you talk to your friends you can talk down to them for being lowly PC users, because you have a MAC!
It’s an operating system not an extension of who you are..
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I like both PC's and MAC's but its because I know how to work them instead of them working me. I will also say, PC's are best for gaming and MAC's are good for video and audio editing. ]]>Aug 6th 2008 3:55PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/
Vista just has a negative pressure coefficient. ]]>Aug 6th 2008 2:17PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/Aug 7th 2008 1:31AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/Aug 7th 2008 4:09PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/06/mac-vs-pc-6/
1. The CPU (which is now identical to its PC counterparts)
2. A few ASICs created by Apple (long since gone when Apple
moved to Intel Processors)
3. BIOS is still on PC logic boards.
Intel Macs use EFI. only 64-bit versions of Windows XP/Vista
and Windows Server 2003+ and some LinUX versions
support EFI on PCs.

When you compare Macs to PCs you need to compare a Mac to an
identically configured PC:

- Intel Core2 Duo T5600, T7200, T8300, T9300 processors with identical
FSB, L2 Cache.
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600MCT graphics card with 512MB
- built in web camera (iSight is on a MacBook Pro)
- On Laptops, same size LCD Displays with support for 1440x900 native
on a 15.5 inch display and support for 1920x1200 native on a 17 inch.

- same number of USB Ports
- same number of Firewire 400 and FireWire 800 ports
- DVI support
- Gigabit Ethernet
- 802.11n (draft)
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR

A comparable Dell Studio 15 costs $1600. A comparable Sony Vaio costs a lot more. Apple is definitely in the ballpark on costs.

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