<p>I have a pc now. All my friends are getting macs, but my dad says get a pc.....
whats everyone getting?</p>
<p>PC myself.</p>
<p>i personally prefer mac os, but you get WAY more bang for your buck with a pc. you can get a pc with way better specs than a mac for hundreds less. and i dont know if this is still a problem, but the ibook g3 was pure CRAP. i have had 3 separate ones break in the past 3 years. and the current one is in the process of breaking down for the 3rd time. (i swear i take very good care of it) but now they dont have the ibook, so iono. but if you're looking at a laptop especially, i would go pc.</p>
<p>oh, and i'm getting an hp btw.</p>
<p>i don't know. The macbook is seriously the sexiest piece of technology on the planet. I recently bought a Dell XPS m140 (great laptop by the way). And the macbook omg. Comes in black. </p>
<p>That's the superficial me speaking though. Get a PC because you will never face OS compatibility issues with windows. Also, PCs are much lower in price and like "i am NIECK i am" said, you get more bang for your buck.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you like to do video editing, get a mac.</p>
<p>PCs are cheaper and better for games. That's all Microsoft has on Apple.</p>
<p>here is a word of caution: once the apple kids find this they are gunna try to throw their crap apple propaganda at us about all the "innovation" and crap. let this be your warning.</p>
<p>i had a pc and while living on campus i had a virus get in through a windows glitch (so i wasn't browsing any questionable sites or opening up strange e-mails) -- my comp didn't have any anti-virus software except what i installed for free because i assumed that if i use it appropriately, nothing will happen, so i didn't wanna spend extra $$ -- with my computer 40 or so other computers on campus were infected and all of us were cut off from the internet (so i get back to my dorm in the eve to work on project due the next day and discover i have no connection)</p>
<p>my windows would usually also slow down afer 6 months of use, and after 1 year it would get slow to the point of irritating -- i admit i am an impatient user, but mac os survives my use better than windows</p>
<p>with a mac i stopped having such problems plus it looks way nicer than what i had for a pc -- of course it was more expensive -- i saved up some money from work and gave it to myself as a gift for 20th birthday -- so far it has been the nicest gift i received in years -- sometimes you can find some good deals on macs -- UCSD bookstore was selling 12 inch powerbooks for $900 just last week i went there</p>
<p>and also majority of profs have macs -- they migh get a cheap pc to carry around but in office most have macs -- so i think this wouldn't be if macs weren't better to use</p>
<p>Get either.</p>
<p>Mac:
+More user-friendly
+Stylish
+More variety in software
-Compatibility issues (I'm aware it does contradict with the aforementioned positive before it)
-More expensive</p>
<p>PC:
+Compatible with almost everything
+Cheaper
+More common
-No iMovie (drats)
-Unless built yourself, looks generic</p>
<p>Anyway, if you need any help building a computer, feel free to ask me. I can help assemble a rig during orientation or after it's all over. The only difference would be is buying a Mac/Unix OS, Windows OS, or even a Linux OS.</p>
<p>oh. another positive of mac is there are less users of macs, therefore, less viruses for it. especially if you use firefox instead of ie.</p>
<p>Firefox has been cracked by many third-party agencies. I use Opera now.</p>
<p>good job.</p>
<p>somewhat unrelated: my friend was trying to decide weather to get a new computer for school or not, and one of the reasons for not getting a laptop is this: "my brother can build me one and make it really pretty with lights and stuff!"</p>
<p>lol. it made me laugh. and yes, she is going to ucsd. =]</p>
<p>I would have said PC had it not been for Boot Camp. Why get a standard PC if you can get a "PC" Mac made by Apple? Of my friends already doing this, I haven't heard a single complaint, and this is on beta software even. A few claim they are even experiencing a smoother-running Windows on Mac machines than they ever did before with PCs.</p>
<p>Basically, if you can get the computer which has both Windows and Mac OS, why not? </p>
<p>I personally am going to hold off until both Vista and Apple's new OS come out before i switch over to whatever the newest model of the MacBook is at the time. Perhaps a year more to wait for the kinks to be ironed out.</p>
<p>Only argument for PC would be if its for a desktop machine that you want for pure, high-end gaming. I can understand that. Not exactly what I'm looking for in a laptop, though. If you are that individual, though, you probably should be building your own machine already and not be wasiting your summer on this pathetic forum ..........=P</p>
<p>i've used pcs all my life, but for college i'm getting a mac.
mainly because macs are aesthetically pleasing, and i'm all about the pretty. haha.
i'm getting a macbook pro, because to me it's the best of both worlds. double boot windows? i'm there.</p>
<p>UCSD is having a very nice sale on Macbook Pro's... (I hope there are still some by tomorrow afternoon).</p>
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<p>Well, I just "switched," so I'm not quite "in the fold," but I do have to say that there is something nice about the Mac experience. It definitely feels like a system on the bleeding edge, but I'm not going to say that you can't have that with other makers. I'd say that for build quality, any Lenovo is comparable.</p>
<p>PC.
I've also used PCs all my life, and even though macs are supposedly easier, I don't like its simplicity, haha. I'm so used to my desktop/laptops crashing on me, which consequently forces me to curse at it and maybe smack it a bit. It's a vicious cycle to which I'm far too attached.</p>
<p>Either will work but a PC is less expensive and capable of running far more software applications than the Mac and that's the real purpose of the computer in the first place. The new Macs can run both Mac-OS and Windows but you should do a price check before deciding.</p>
<p>Regarding viruses: this happens more on PCs than Macs because 90% of the PC/Mac computers are PCs rather than Macs so it's a bigger target. Regardless, the university requires that you have updated anti-virus software installed on your PC and you can lose network priviledges if you don't. Besides, you'll want to protect your PC anyway. </p>
<p>Make sure you check out the prices on the laptop/desktop and especially software at the bookstore since they can have some very good prices.</p>
<p>If you bring a laptop, I suggest getting a laptop locking cable so you can lock it to your desk or bedframe. Laptops are easily stolen but if you lock yours down they might just steal your neighbor's laptop instead.</p>
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<p>Yes...and no. What good is having tons of software if none of it applies to you and most if it is crap to begin with? While I'm not saying that there isn't a lot more software for Windows, the Mac isn't suffering from a lack of software, either. Nor is most of what's on Windows really worth having. Then again, neither is most of what's on the Mac.</p>
<p>Oh well, so my point sucks. But really, I'd pick quality over quantity any day.</p>
<p>apple says they purposely make their stuff uncompatable in order to maintain quality.</p>
<p>quality over quantity is good only if you have enough quality options. im not saying apple doesn't have it, im just pointing something out in addition to UCLAri</p>