Mac's vs. PC's

For starters...no viruses, spyware, adware, etc. on Macs. And Macs can now run Windows if needed.

I can't think of any disadvantages of owning a Mac with the possible exception of initial purchase price.

Have you seen the site?
http://www.apple.com/getamac/

Disadvantage used to be that there was so much software out there that was Windows only... Now that macs can run windows as well as any other PC, there's really not much to be said on that point.

Cost between Apple and others is not that different either- try building a system comparable to a MacBook or Mac Pro on Dell's site and the Mac will come out either the same or cheaper.

lol. looks like the only thing you need to do during the speech is just show the TV ads from apple. They pretty much summarize everything for you already.

With the exception of Lenovo, Apple computers are some of the most reliable in the business. The one big selling point apple has above Lenovo (other than the design) is the wonderful OS X. This system is by far infinitely more stable than Windows, while being far more user friendly than the UNIX-based Linux. The primary advantages are pretty much as said above. The number of exploits for OS X are indeed minuscule, if at all present at this time. File access and finding data in larger folders is exceptionally easy thanks to spotlight, as opposed to windows search function which is rather cumbersome in comparison. the intuitiveness of apple's user interface with OS X makes it a dream of an operating system. Being almost exclusively a windows user for many years i see a very big difference.

The only real disadvantages of OS X depend on what your purposes for owning the computer are. If you're a big gamer, and your computer is primarily a gaming device, a mac is probably not the best choice, since windows has a wider variety of games on the market. Being a PS2 man myself, I see no disadvantage whatsoever. Macs have all the same support for word processing and office software as windows does, and with no real need to purchase third party software to protect against malicious software for the home environment, the only other disadvantage one could try to come up with is the general cost of macs. But just remember, you get what you pay for.

The lightest current MacBook is 5.2 pounds and so very light portability goes to the PC side. Thinkpads start at 2.75 pounds (X60) and many other notebooks are in the 3 and 4 pound range, some with and some without optical drives.

MACS are unreliable Machines
PCs are generally reliable

The RSS problem is unbeleivable. What is even more unbeleivable is the fact that Apple has been unable to fix the problem for months!!!

I think you should change your title to 'Windows vs OS X", or better yet 'Microsoft OS vs Apple OS". The way things are going tech wise I feel the lines will begin to blur between hardware while the software side of the whole computing experience becomes the focus.

In 10 years or so I can see Apple and Microsoft hiring out 3rd party hardware designers while they concentrate on that which they have full control over. OS's and software.

Advantages: No spyware, viruses, adware, ect...
User-Friendly Operating System
Simple/Elegant Aqua Interface
Top of the Line Tech Support

Disadvantages: A Bit more expensive than a PC of the same configurations, but you get what you pay for, so it is worth every penny!

Macs ARE RELIABLE computers:
- They never crash
- Smart and fantastic OS, opposite to Windows which is unstable and full of malicious software
- They have a nice design
- Of course, they run windows too!

Simple, you can run the best applications made for OS X, and run the less fun apps with windows (i.e. Paint)

In my opinion with the addition of Boot Camp, Macs are better in every single way except one (which is a major one): Price. Macs are fantastic computers (Used to own a mac mini before returning it). They are reliable, quick, amazingly designed and include a "cool" factor that PCs don't have. For example the Apple Remote and Frontrow. The OSX operating system is also much cooler and appealing with features like Dashboard, Expose, Automator and Spotlight. However, they are, despite what people have said here, quite a bit more costly.

In my case I was on a very tight budget (Not having a job- just got a bonus before i quit and stuff etc.) so i had a set limit of 1K CAN to spend including tax, monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, ethernet cable and router. So i had to get a mini or no mac at all. (although i would of prefered a Imac or Macbook). The mini was great but i ended up returning it because i realized for the same price i could get a Athlon 64 PC with 1 Gig Ram 160 GB HD great video card etc which suited my needs better.

So basicly it comes down to this. If you don't need a super powerfull computer to play games and such go for a mac because they are high quality, reliable and cool. If you do need more power get a PC. Simontaneasouly, if you need a more powerfull computer but 300-400$ isn't going to ruin your life get a mac. In my opinion it's well worth the extra money (if you have it).

My next computer purchase is defenatly going to be a macbook now that i have a sufficient desktop PC.

yes they do, mayb the design is too advance for you to see it.

then i guess the next thing you gona say is mac mouse still ***** cos they dont have 6-7 buttons like pcs' mouse do.... thing is, macs only needs 1 mouse button to get most things done quickly, where as windows needs 6.

there is a right click?

please tell me how to use it...

i miss being able to right-click words in a Word documents to be able to instantly fix bad spelling of find synomyms...

Every year PC Magazine asks their readers to participate in a survey of notebook and desktop computers in reliability, support, etc. For the last several years Apple computers come out FIRST in both notebooks and desktop for all categories. The last survey was published in the September 16, 2006 issue of PC Magazine.



MacPro 2.66ghz, Macbook Pro, Macbook, PowerMac G5 Dual Cores Mac OS X (10.4.8)

To answer both your issues:

A) your RSD problem:

i) it would have been fixed already if you'd taken it back to your Apple dealer or called support but...
ii) now it seems the new firmware update will fix it anyway. I can't confirm because my (admittedly annoying) RSD was repaired in-store. Go to Software Update under the apple menu (apple symbol, top left)

B) there is a right click?

Yes:

i) for the Macbook: go to System Preferences. Click "Keyboard & Mouse" and check "Tap trackpad using two fingers for secondary click". Best feature ever. I don't know why it isn't activated by default, other than Apple's stubborn insistence that right-click isn't necessary ("ok... we'll give it to you if you insist, but don't expect us to tell you where it is") unless you...

ii) buy the Mighty Mouse ("now the right-click you never needed, hidden in the fine print")

iii) buy a $20 windows mouse. They plug straight in and work no probs. They always did.

System Preferences > keyboard and mouse> trackpad> two finger tap for secondary click or something like that.

Then a two-finger tap on your trackpad produces the right-click menu.