Switch campaign - the other way round

[Tigger]

Apple has its switch campaign going to get Windows users to the Mac platform.

Now, with Apple don't getting quite the performance on par with the current PCs, I found myself thinking about buying a PC as my next Computer.

Now I thought it would be interesting to see how many of us also have such bad thoughts.

[xaqintosh]

for a while about half a year ago I was thinking about WHY I think Macs are so much better. I had actually considered a PC :shudder: I came to my senses though and I'll never think about it again.

[Urbansory]

I use a Mac at home and sometimes a PC while in class at college. PC users maybe be happy, but I do not see the appeal to Windoze. I would rather use an Amiga Commadore, take it back to the old school if I'm going to waste my time. PCs bore me, and are a pain to design on. Many things have changed, or should i say have been copied from Macs over the years. The Mac is the trend setter, and the PC is the follower. There can only be so many leaders, other must follow, and those that follow tend to out number those that lead. Not to put down any PC users, I believe in equal computer use. I just prefer a MAC.

[jocknerd]

I run both. I have a Pentium 4 at work running Debian Linux. I've got a Pentium III 667 at home running Debian Linux. My wife's PC is an AMD Athlon 1.4ghz dual booting Windows 2000 and Debian Linux. And finally I've got my Apple iBook G3 500mhz running OS X.

I would love to have an Apple that ran as fast as my PC's. I do think that OS X is the best all-around OS available today.

[voice-]

right after .mac was announced I was so disappointed with Apple, I started fantasising about Linux on a AMD-powered tower...I snapped out of it thou, much with the comments of simX

[serpicolugnut]

although I've used PCs at work for the last couple of years, and I've owned a home made PC since 2001, a few weeks ago I sold my Powerbook G4/500 and needed a replacement that would be my main computer for the next couple of weeks while I live in hotel while my new house is built. My main needs are Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Lightwave 3D.

I have to admit that I seriously looked at getting a Toshiba Satellite 5105-S701. It was about $600 less than the PBG4/800, and it had a much better graphics chip (GF42GO) and a larger HD (60GB), not to mention a crisper screen with a higher resolution (1600x1200).

However, in the end, I decided to stick with the Powerbook G4/800 for a couple of reasons. The first being that all the software I own is Mac. I could have gotten warez copies of the same apps for PC, but I like to be legit. The other reason was weight. The Toshiba was about 2.3 lbs heavier - almost 50% of the weight of the PBG4. The last reason was OS X 10.2 . It's just that good. XP pales in comparison.

XP still has it's place, but even though Apple has thoroughly teed me off over the .Mac pricing, I'm sticking with them for another year.

[skrillerd]

I just recently "switched" to a Mac
(before the ads, mind you) and I don't regret it for a second. The new mac I bought is 100mhz slower than the dell i bought 2 years ago. Do i miss those 100mhz? No. Are there other more important things that make up for it? You bet. Like the ad says, "it sends other unix [window managers] to /dev/null"

I've used PC's since I was like 3. When you get used to them they aren't so bad. The whole competitve-marketplace-for-apps-and-hardware thing makes them pretty attractive, and keeps their performance on the cutting edge. If you're into having the hardware for its own sake, get a PC. But as I'm getting older and more jaded, well, ok, FEELING older and more jaded, performance is meaning less and less.

Games and servers aside, does all that performance really get you anything? You have to wait on the HD for most things anyway, so really what's the difference between 1 and 3 GHz? If you work with graphics, then maybe you've got a bone to pick, but most other applications won't notice the difference. The last "killer-app" to seriously tax computer hardware was the web. All computers now can pretty much deal with it. Until the next big thing comes along, what do you need more mhz for? (like i said, games and servers aside)

Who cares if you can do things quickly if the things that you are doing suck? It's all about the operating system. Most of your time is spent interacting with it. Windows is aggravating and Linux is a chore. If I could buy a cheap, fast machine with mac os and a sleep function like mac's, i would. But i can't. And good thing for Apple, too. Would you buy a car with 500hp if the seats were wooden and gave you splinters? Ok, bad example maybe, cause driving fast is a lot more fun than typing fast, but you get the picture.

Everybody assumes that computers will just keep getting faster and faster and if you get left behind the wave, then you won't have any fun. Think about this: If suddenly all computer manufacturers vanished, and no more computers were made, would you be happy with the one you have NOW? For the rest of your life? I would. I couldn't say the same about any computer before this one (700mhz iBook that has yet to prove underpowered for anything important)

[culo77]

I SWITCHED BACKKKK!!!!!!!!!!

Got your attention huh?

I only switched back cause over a year ago I got my iBook (Orange clamshell) stolen Man did that suck Azz.... And before OS X too ughhhhhh

I had and still have a PC, even with the mac.
I think my PC does serve its puprpose (well untill i save for a powerbook 800).

I like my PC, its a intel 850mhz runnin "Windoze crashME". I am not a man that needs the fastest thing out there, so the speed of my PC is great, i just need more memory. Its a great machine butt IT RUNS WINDOWS ME. yes i have thrown my keyboard out my window three times out anger. (its getting expensive to replace).

When I get my Powerbook (or iBook if i dont save enough) I will still keep my PC just so i can continue playing the NBA LIVE (I got an awesome franchise going). and cause I am to ocheap to buy Vitural PC and M$ office, thats $700 for two programs i wont use