Yo, i'm a fellow mac user, i think macs are way better than PC's, we should have a mac section for mac users to talk, my dad got vista and he's had problem after problem with compatibility issues and also programs keep freezing, the computer is like 1-2 weeks old and it's crashing constantly.
I have a home computer and it's completely useless, got millions of virus's. No wonder i got a mac and thank god i did

Macs Rule

Everyone get one!

*nix baby... check the dev history of macOs : D

@Lewisthemusician: Please post in the correct section next time. This is not a tutorial or how-to topic which is where you posted before. We do have a Mac section and I have moved it to the proper area...MacOS

Your dad is probably having issues with that computer because it's using Windows Vista. No one said it was a stable OS...heck even Windows XP is not 100% stable. But I'm sure if he goes back to using Windows XP, it will be much better in terms of performance and using other programs that he's having compatibility issues with.

The war will never end between these two operating systems (Mac and Windows). I personally am a Windows user but love how the Mac works. Simplicity is one word that comes to mind. But for those who have been a long time Windows user (like me), converting will not be as simple. For your every day newbie user to computers in general, if they have to start off using a computer, I do recommend the Mac over Windows. Better yet, get one of the newer Macs where it will run Mac and Windows (using Bootcamp). The "better" or two worlds in one computer

Yep. The MacOS code does seem to have some *nix code in it, which is why it's very robust for the most part when compared to Windows. Unix is a very old operating system, but when you want stability and better performance, I think it's hands down one of the best operating systems to use.

I know a ton of people who run some pretty serious software and hardware on vista and love it. Others hate it. Similarly I know alot that love macs and alot that hate macs. Hardware and operating systems will be a battle that is probably never ending as long as we're given the choice especially since people like a variety of things. Windows, *nix, MacOS, all of them have pros and cons regardless of what you want to admit. Windows has more commercially supported software, *nix has more power and flexibility, macos does what it does very well, but has some limits in the realm of software variety.

True, I just recently got my first Mac since I've been dying for one since 8 years ago when I was 8. I finally got one after my new HP bricked on my 3 times (3 separate laptops). With no better alternative, I made the fateful leap by smacking down double the price to get the Mac. A bit less features, but got what I wanted, a Mac with MacOS X, and a great machine.

Macs are gaining a lot of grip at my school, with the laptop segment almost 60% PC - 40% Mac (of all people who uses their laptops at school, not counting ones at home). It's most popular amongst the grade 9 and 10s. Not so much the older grades. However, the trend is shifting to have the whole school.

If I split that estimate even further, Apple overtook HP and Acer in one school year. People say it's just the Intel processor. I say it's because Apple finally nailed the correct laptop solution, but it so happens to have an Intel chip instead of the great PowerPC chip, which I'm still disappointed that they ditched it. They were so close to closing a deal with P.A. Semi to produce the next generation PowerPC chip that ran at about only 25W TDP (desktop, dual core).

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Thats the thing though Mac computers have been a been a huge deal in schools for the last 10+ years, of course when you get a used outdated one they are fairly cheap then getting a brand new computer. For me though I have hated mac computer since the 1990 with the constant crashing and BWONG sound repeating itself over and over when it does crash. Of course the one thing Mac computers are having a problem on is playing games though, and although I have been out of touch on what Mac's can do, their set up could never play that many games, So has that change or are most Mac computers limited to what games can still be played on it?

The only thing I know Mac are good for is heavy duty multimedia designing, I believe pixar uses Mac computers for their movies.

EA has announced that starting with Command & Conquer 3, Need for Speed: Carbon, Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix, Battlefield 2142, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008 and Madden 08; that they will simultaneously launch with PC versions during WWDC 2007 (as what I've heard).

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Yep! That's true. I've been playing Command & Conquer 3. It's my first game for my iMac 17" (old version). It's fun to play but sometimes it's lagging. Moreover, mac game need more specifications and space compare with windows.

Ehh..Macs..not that bad.

I guess you don't have the glass and aluminium iMac with the powerful ATi Radeon HD 2600 PRO eh?

That thing is a monster!

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