Mac Vs. PC - Page 2

macjones · #9 July 21st, 2006, 09:37 AM

Very good explanation. I completely agree. Also good to see NYC graphics represented.

Rhisiart · #10 July 21st, 2006, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fryke

....If this is about buying new hardware for the office and it's your call (dunno...), then let _him_ make a case. I think it's easier to defend here than to attack.

I can see the sense in discussing Mac Vs PC if someone is looking to spend a fair amount of money on a new computer for their home or small business. You obviously want to get the decision right.

If it's a one-up-manship issue, well I'd change the subject to quantum physics, sport, women, flatulence, global warming, whatever .....

tagliatelle · #11 July 21st, 2006, 12:34 PM

The most up to date mac I own is an early mac mini. My Acer notebook Aspire 3633wlmi runs xp, vista and office 2007.

Natobasso · #12 July 28th, 2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by macjones

I am a designer and I work with this kid strait out of college who wont shut up about how much better PC's are than Macs despite the fact that he too is a designer. I know that Mac's are better and why, I just need some quick reasons to list as to why Mac's are the designers choice. Any help?

If he's such an expert he'd know macs are much better at app switching. On a pc you're constantly going to the taskbar down at the bottom of the screen to switch programs. PCs have sucky font aliasing as well (and sucky fonts!)

nixgeek · #13 July 28th, 2006, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Natobasso

If he's such an expert he'd know macs are much better at app switching. On a pc you're constantly going to the taskbar down at the bottom of the screen to switch programs. PCs have sucky font aliasing as well (and sucky fonts!)

I beg to differ on this. You can Alt-Tab on the Windows PC and get to the needed app quickly that way. You can even do this in OS X by hitting Command-Tab. Of course, OS X also has Expose which is a step up from that, but when you don't need to see all the windows that are open and just want to switch to another app quickly, Alt-Tab in Windows and Command Tab in Mac OS X are the way to go.

As for the fonts included with Windows, I think they're very good....some of which (like Arial) have even been included in Mac OS X (although probably not Microsoft's version). The only environment that i say REALLY needs work in the font department is X11 in Linux/*BSD. Those are really bad (and I love using Linux!). As far as the aliasing, it's not that bad either. If you select the ClearType, it's actually quite nice (IMO). But then Mac OS X wins in this area even against Windows and X11 desktops combined.

Natobasso · #14 July 28th, 2006, 07:39 PM

I can't get alt + tab to work on my laptop running windows xp...

nixgeek · #15 July 28th, 2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Natobasso

I can't get alt + tab to work on my laptop running windows xp...

Really??? Something's up there then. I can even do it in Gnome and KDE in Linux. Alt-Tab has always worked in Windows since I can remember, and that's back to Windows 3.x. Have you tried with the other Alt key? Maybe you have a bad key.

Natobasso · #16 August 2nd, 2006, 01:56 PM

Nah, I was just not doing it correctly.

It works fine. So much for that argument. Honestly, these days there's less and less difference between pcs and macs due to the intel chips in macs and goflyakite.com software that gives you a doc and all the os x bells and whistles on a pc...

Still like macs better, though. I don't have to clickthrough three different menus levels just to shut down.