Mac vs. PC: Roadside Edition

chip side = both x86/x64
functionality = mac is better

popularity = windows is widely known by a shady binding contract

user base = windows win, it is hard to teach lazy dogs new tricks :D

i am neither a windows fan nor a mac fan.. just plainly telling the truth. most people will be so lazy to learn new things and even way lazy or scared to try something out of his comfort zone. that is the reason why we mostly retain the ever first products we have used and afraid to try the other things even if they can be better or cheaper.

windows is only great for games but not reliable on everything else.

Apple since 2006, have shipped their mobile and desktop units using the much maligned Intel processor. The title of this blog should be changed to PC vs. PC.

P.S.

All Mac fanboys/girls out there… welcome to the PC users club and pedestrian computing!!! (hugs and kisses)

@ vhortex, forget it man, i dont think the pc/windows guys would accept peace with apple fanbois. Besides, i dont think mac/iphone owners would really like everybody switching to mac.

why buy a mac that can only do 1/10 of windows/PC? :D

CNN is an Apple iFan, using Macbook Pro and iPad combo -seen on these video http://bit.ly/cpZeOn :D

@manong

I love your analogy!!! LOL!!!

Mac all the way!

why?

It just works!

it seems that this is a partial contrast between the two…

been using windows since 98. i dont know why everyone keeps saying windows crashes alot. maybe its because of all the shity programs users try to use in it. well macs dont have it because of their proprietary software but it has its trade off.

and price? mac’s expensive? uhmm. NO, have you actually seen how much branded desktops cost, and even for laptops. prices are almost the same.

Mac or PC… pareho lang yan galing China lahat yan

nakakita naba kayo ng Mac na Made in Cupertino? wala!

overprice ba yung mac eh bakit yung sony mas mahal pa sa mac hindi naman sila naka aluminum unibody or backlit keyboard sa laptop

mac = maganda…hindi na kelangan i customized
pCs = panget.. kelangan pang i customized

pCs = madaming viruses at sakit sa ulo (BSOD)
mac = meron din hintay lang wala pa eh

mac = mahal…mahal mamahalin mo talaga (gastos eh)
pCs = mura…mumurahin mo (mura naman parts eh)

mas marami akong nakikita na naka PC laptop sa Starbucks at sa mga WIFI places keysa naka Mac pero sa mga creative or ad agency company (McCann, Ogylvy, Leo Burnett, BBDO etc) majority halos eh naka mac (imac) at macbook, may workplaces sa gma 7 at abs na naka Mac lahat, sa mga TV shows, movie (twilight, sex in the city 1, the proposal) halos lahat mac ginamet pati si Michael Bay gumamet na ng iPad sa Transformer 3…andame na naka Mac pero PC pa rin ang may mas malawak na market share

Mac vs PC rivalry parang

GMA vs ABS
TV5 vs RPN 9 SolarTV
Eat Bulaga vs Wowowee Win na Win (Fail)
Sony vs Samsung
Nikon vs Canon
Google vs Yahoo vs Bing :)
Harry Potter vs Twilight
Boston vs Lakers
DLSU vs ADMU

hehe

may different opinion tayo about dyan..

but the point is kung saan mo ba gagamitin yung computer mo mapa mac man yan o pc.. kahit cellphone, tablet pc, laptop, o music player man yan

it depends on your lifestyle kung anong klase ang iyong pipiliin

wala yan sa presyo, sa dami ng applications o sa size

PC-User: “How do I shut off my PC”.
Tech Support: “Click the Start Button…”
Pc-User: “No, I don’t want to start up my PC, it’s already started. I want to shut it down!”.
Tech Support: “Yes sir, go to the Start Button…”

I would want a Mac too but it’s very expensive. mainly the reason why there are more PC users than Mac users.

I bet a lot of PC users want to try a Mac too, they just don’t have the money to spend for it.

For a long time I was a window user till I switched to mac a year ago. Mac boots faster and mine has no crushes yet. My present window computer takes forever to boot.

they’re both just working perfectly..but on different user. plus, a lot of laptop pc are copying mac physical form..

Err… analogy, you say?

I’ve been using my ultra-reliable Mac Powerbook G4, be it for personal or business use. Bought this in 2006 as a replacement for my first iBook and very much satisfied to date.
I don’t have that much money to buy an iMac so I just decided to install Linux Ubuntu installed on my 10 year old AMD Duron home PC and it works great!!!
Ubuntu gave it a new lease on life!
It’s got OpenOffice (which is very much the same as MS Office) and Firefox, plus ANYONE can use it for working on documents and Surfing the Net without getting worried of virus infections, and nobody complaining “ANG BAGAL!!!”

I’m a computer technician (hardware and software), and I still recommend WINDOWS to my customers.
REASON: If I recommended them to buy a Mac, wala na akong ire-repair na sirang computer, wala nang ire-reformat, wala nang kaialngan ng upgrade, at mawawalan na din ako ng trabaho!!!

wrong analogy. the more appropriate one would be segway vs motorcycle. one gives you a proprietary, smooth, expensive, and easy to use experience, the other you can keep as stock, or customise however you wish.

I’d give up my Windows desktop and notebook for one of those new Macbooks.

Don’t get me wrong though. I’m having quite a good experience with Windows. I guess the 10hr battery life and the Garageband software (included in iLife) is really the highlight as to why I want one of those.

But alas, I quit my job to become a full-time student. So even if I manage to sell some of my stuff, I’d still be short of cash as to the accessories that I’ll need to protect that thing. And also additional software (like maybe Microsoft Office for Mac).

Maybe when I pass the bar I could buy one for myself. But until then, I guess my PC and notebook will have to do.

Awts, I was a hardcore PC user. I needed a PC because of my work environment – Electronics Engineering. Most simulation softwares work only on PCs, and Mac can’t tear down that fact.

I just shifted to Mac last Saturday. I’m a lot satisfied and every time Snow Leopard greets me, I become stress-free. A Mac can give a dose brand coolness for my ego. It’s a lot secured. It’s also UNIX-based, so I can play around with the Terminal.

On the other side of the spectrum, I thought I would still need the power of Windows. Simple problem to solve: I installed Windows 7 on my Mac via BootCamp.

I beg to disagree Mr. Yugatech. I’m a mac user and just like what phoenix_down10 said, Mac can be customized according to your liking. I know that Mac is more expensive but if you’re looking for longevity, a Mac is worth every centavo. It won’t crash on you and you need not install and run virus scans. You also get free system/application upgrades from time to time. Mac solved my simple problems: I don’t want a computer that keeps on hanging, I want a computer that’s easy to use and I don’t like a computer that crashes all the time! Boo PC. :P

nice analogy.. definitely the mac losses there (one Mac VS the rest of the PC Windows machine hehe )

but they still have their iPhone OS devices versus the rest of the Android smarthones (iPhone OS Vs Android)

if you’re a pro gamer most likely you’re using a PC or a Windows machine…

Gaming on a Mac = Stability but less Framerates (FPS)
Gaming on the PCs = Sky High (fps) but less stable

Source from Arstechnica
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/05/mac-lags-windows-in-gaming-performance-excels-at-stability.ars

Also, said Newell, “what’s sort of surprising is how much more stable our games are on the Mac.” Looking at the early data available from the Steam client, “the Mac is five times more stable than Windows” when using the metric of minutes played versus number of crashes.

Mac OS X has never been the preferred platform for gamers, despite its support for the OpenGL 3D graphics framework. Part of the issue is that graphics hardware drivers for Mac OS X just aren’t as well optimized as they are on Windows. In an OpenGL benchmark comparison between Mac OS X 10.6.3 and Windows 7 x64 by Phoronix running on identical Apple hardware—in this case, a 9400M-equipped Mac mini—Windows 7 trounced Mac OS X in terms of raw speed.

Valve founder Gabe Newell said the Mac platform and its support for OpenGL represents a great opportunity for the company. “We’re definitely not as mature on the Mac as we are with our work on the PC,” he said.

“We’ve been shipping games for years on Windows; we’ve been shipping them for a week on the Mac,” said Mitchell.

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you can install Windows 7 (supported by Microsoft) on a mac and experience the same gaming experiences on a PC or much better

Still don’t have idea about Mac until i read this one, well thanks for the analogy. It really shows that MAC has different better features.

contrary to popular belief, macs can be customized. the latest mac pro can reach up to 12 cores and more than 8gb of RAM. video cards can also be upgraded. but after all of these, iiyak ka sa hirap.

when you talk about macs as computers, i say macbooks are still the leaders in the portable computing world. nothing beats that 10 hour maximum battery life. i once had to write a test for my philosophy class in a coffee shop without any wall plugs left. from 6pm to 11:30pm i worked without even needing to charge and i stilll had 2 hours of battery life left. of course netbooks can achieve something like this but a macbook is a laptop, not a netbook.

But i guess the mac versus pc debate is a stalemate after all. macs are expensive, and you can get more bang for your buck for a pc. with the release of windows 7, snow leopard now has a rival in the scene.

btw, i use both pcs and macs. i still tweak desktops at home, build them, and fix em. i use xp, vista, and 7. i dual boot osx and 7 on my macbok.

try it both before making any comment. if you can’t/didn’t try it then you don’t have the right to comment. otherwise your comment are just hearsay. no substance.

I love Mac so much…

PC rocks! \m/

It’s EASY when you know HOW. ;)

do you mean an apple mac is an overpriced bicycle while a windows pc is crash-prone motorcycle?

and linux? maybe a free bus ride with a hostage-taker inside…

versatility/function/apps/games/familiarity (read: computer lessons since elementary)/productivity/price value = windows

hardware/software integration/premium feel/user-friendliness/stability/rich people/simple ui= mac

Supporting corporate business, we’re still using windows and i bet we will be using windows until eternity… at home im using Linux!

A Mac is still a personal computer.

P.S.

and if you like mac, then buy a real mac!

When I go for a desktop computer I choose PC

When I want a laptop I choose MAC end of story

I mostly just surf the web, email, watch some movies- Windows XP on a used Dell works fine for me. Macs are quite overpriced.

Ouch! Sakit mo naman magsalita, Abe. :D

Uh, on the other hand, a lot of people in the tech industry uses macs, ie:

google
http://venturebeat.com/2010/05/31/googles-answer-to-internal-security-drop-windows-use-mac-or-linux-instead/

gizmodo
http://gizmodo.com/5018985/why-i-still-use-windows-despite-the-peer-pressure

A lot of the arguments you have are really just prejudices. Now, if it were iOS you were talking about…

Not to mention that the Mac which doesn’t even come with tassels on the handlebars is priced more expensively than the PC.