To Mac or not to Mac - that is my question

HarryofOz · To Mac or not to Mac - that is my question

My PC is getting on a bit and not functioning at its best - I am low on space on my hard drive, windows updates don't work, lutv video clips don't work and now I'm having problems getting onto certain websites (not porn but hotmail, yahoomail and various sports sites of all things).

I was thinking of getting a new pc anyway given the age of my one. I was going to go for a new pc (windows based) as I have now but a mate of mine suggested that I go for an apple macs

Was in the shops today and was given a good spiel about apple mac - how many applications work just as well on mac and how you can still use word, excel and PowerPoint (which I need). That the internet works just as well using a mac. In fact he mentioned a bonus that with the mac's inbuilt security you don't need extra anti-virus etc programs to protect your computer from viruses and spyware and so on.

So does anyone have a mac?
what's it like compared to a pc?
would you recommend it?

Tommo

Not being very PC literate I cannot give you any advice, but I bought my latest PC from Dell, had it about a year now and not had any problems at all.-

cardboardbox?Youwerelucky

Macs are meant to be the Dogs Bollox

The inbuilt security is meant to be second to none - the friend of mine who fixes computers has never had to fix a Mac as they don't often break down and they are meant to be a much more stable and reliabel system than windows.

The only reason I have never had one is the cost Sad

Baldy · Re: To Mac or not to Mac - that is my question

HarryofOz

Thanks for the replies and advice.

Baldy

HarryofOz

Gopher

Thats nice H. Cool

Get a mac, if you can afford one. Cool

raveydavey

Check if your ISP is Mac friendly - some aren't (like mine) so you might have to change provider if you take the plunge. Also check and double check everything you are going to need will work on it.

I know they are a bit pricey and if you're going to have to start buying new applications etc it all mounts up - although I've heard lots of good things about them...

That said with internet ready PC's available over here for £200 brand new, I don't think I'll be getting one.

ArmleyWhite

This so called "in built security" is a bit vague. It's not that the Mac's are better protected, but more like that the majority of viruses are NOT written to operate on Mac's! when I had one it had several hundred viruses on the HD, but didn't affect me, cos they could not use the Mac code! So they sit there harmlesslesy. The main virus that attacks the Mac's is a DOS (Denial Of Service ) virus. What that does is stop you using applications or the t'interweb. So it is still well advisable to have a seperate anti virus prog for macs as well!

The only reason I don't use on now is price. Also additional software, ie, MSOffice etc is very expensive.

out of the PC / Mac debate. For sheer performance and quality, Iwould go for mac, but as Ravey said, price wise, PC every time!

Baldy

So Harry, you made your mind up yet ??

raveydavey

Just a thought - Leeds United went for a Mac and look at the trouble that has caused.... Twisted Evil

wewantourdarbyback

I have a PC for my desktop as its easier to have considereing all my other usage of compy's will be with PC's, but i really want an Apple laptop,

Mac OS is so much better than windows

HarryofOz

I chickened out and have taken the safe route, the known route and am getting a Windows PC.

ArmleyWhite

such a shame H, a cracking opportunity missed imho!

To Mac or not to Mac - that is my question

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