I need to get a new 'puter. I'm undecided between another pc or getting a mac. I use my pc for work as well as leisure - what are the limits benefits of either? Please help, I need to be getting something soon as my pc is slowly dying a death of s thousand cuts.
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However, I also love my MacBook Pro - it's gorgeous.
Hmmmmm
Plastic coat or a Mac ???
Defo a plastic coat cos macs are too long and can get caught in the spokes of the back wheel.
[whispers] And really old people wear Macs
the alternative YODS is to replace the OS on the PC with Linux which is both free and easy to use - I had an old laptop which was giving grief under Windows but I replaced with Ubuntu which is probably the most usable of all the various Linux distros - it looks and feels like a standard PC. it has been given a new lease of life doing that
and head over to Google Apps for free word processing etc - it's just like MS Office but is free and accessible from anywhere.
the upcoming ChromeOS looks interesting but is only at the beta stage - it will take off I am sure when freely available. www.google.com/chromeos if you're interested......
then there are the tablets - Apple v Android
so many choices
The difference between design applications (such as PhotoShop) for Windows and PC is so trivial these days that unless you've already bought in to hardware and software it's of no consideration.
The bottom line is that you should chose based on your own bottom line. I got mine because I wanted it - the screen is superb, the whole thing looks fantastic, and you needed OSX to develop iPhone/iPad apps.
People associate PCs with dinosaurs and BSOD because they've not used modern ones with the latest processors (the same as those in Macs) and the latest operating system - Windows 7 is so much better than Vista, the Windows ME of its day.
with more and more programs being run from the cloud, everything is becoming more browser based anyway which is where the tablets are now scoring well in that you don't need large amounts of drive space so the boxes are getting simpler - that's why the ChromeOS and the box it will run on is VERY interesting
errrm - MacOS, iOS??? can't download and run them on unapproved devices.....
iMac for me... but I've binned the crappy keyboard and mouse.
Is it still true that Macs are less likely to suffer at the hands of viruses?
For info., you *can* install MacOS on non-Apple devices.
sure ChromeOS is limited but if you look at the market they's pitching at - those who just need access to the internet, social networks, e-mail and perhaps some office (Google Apps) applications - I suspect it's on the button. with a netbook like form and a standard keyboard, I think it will do well. and because it has no big memory, no large drive, no DVD it will be quite cheap as well - that will appeal to many
I'm not knocking the ChromeOS machines at all. I like the idea of fast, light notebook, but they're not mass-market, and by the time they're available tablet devices may well have too strong a grip on the casual market. Perhaps that they offer a sub-set of features over netbooks will give them an edge over small laptops. As an option for students they're probably ideal, but the storage issue is a massive consideration for many. What about people who use digital cameras? A ChromeOS device could only viably be a second machine, just like an iPad2...
It'll be interesting to see what happens with 3G/4G data packages to make it a viable mobile device.
I can also see a market with sales reps on the road, utilities guys, field staff of all sorts - a lot of these guys need simple data access and for reports with SaaS products. and they tend to like keyboards for this and cheap prices for the companies as they would be bought in bulk.
tablets are seen as a lifestyle product, ChromeOS could end up being a good business product. remember the Psion netbook in the 90's and their earlier MC range?? they were ahead of the game with a small portable PC - ChromeOS could be the product that the Psion could have been.
but as you say the rate limiting factor will be the data packages - if the ChromeOS boxes are wi-fi only, they'll die.
For everyday stuff, photos, music etc my Mac just works and is really easy and instinctive to use. For work stuff, I have to put in a bit more work to track down what I need - but when you find it, it works well, is usually cheap, and often I am surprised by the genius of what can be done.
Also battery power on my MacBook Pro is incredible. I can get 8 or 9 hours out of it if I am not processing too much stuff at once. I have to travel a lot, and this is a really big plus to me.
I have absolutely no idea, but I saw this today and it made me think of this thread ......
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