<p>Title says it all. Is a mac better or a pc better. I've been using PC my whole life and not having a right click would be very awkward. The compatibility issue also worries me on the mac. But I've heard macs are much better in getting a wireless signals and other things.</p>
<p>I'm majoring somewhere in science. Most likely neuroscience.
Pros and Cons of both types?</p>
<p>Pc************************</p>
<p>Mac seems to be a more popular choice among art, music, film majors. PC is more popular among science, math and engineering majors IMO.</p>
<p>somebody who said he worked at the student technology services says that PC wireless never works and it needs to be fixed every semester while a Mac's wireless always works and you never need to see tech support.</p>
<p>^^ LOL right....</p>
<p>fastfingers, go try a mac. if you like it, then switch. otherwise, don't. if you've used windows all your life then it seems logical to stay with it.</p>
<p>It's not PCs that don't work per se, its all the crud that people install onto their PC's without even doing a Google search to see if the same file can be found from a reputable site, or if the file has any known problems, that make them not work. Mac users don't have that problem since they don't have such a wide range of software to choose from.</p>
<p>Ever seen the "Mac Gamer" parody?</p>
<p>And yeah, just stick with Windows XP, no need to try to switch over to Macs just to be 'cool' or 'trendy', my laptop gets a wireless signal just fine, and yours probably will too, as long as you don't get a GQ brand computer -_-</p>
<p>Anyone know what kind of Mac is appropriate for editing films on? How powerful does it have to be? Our PC is awful for that, even though I just upgraded and my new laptop is supposed to be made for it.</p>
<p>If you're into serioys video production(on the scale of vidcasts or movies), spring for a Mac Pro. Otherwise, an iMac or Macbook Pro should do.</p>
<p>Mac!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Macs don't get viruses, they don't BSOD all the time, they don't have driver issues, they just WORK.</p>
<p>i think i've heard this argument before</p>
<p>my $.02: get a Mac. i had a PC my whole life, got a Mac before coming to school and dont regret it. you can still "right click"--hold ctrl and the mouse button.</p>
<p>oh, and they dont give you the BSOD, but that Beach Ball from hell can be a pain</p>
<p>oh my god, not another one of those mac vs. pc debates...</p>
<p>GET A MAC. Period, end of story.</p>
<p>The beach ball IS a pain in the ass, but not as much as a BSOD. Most of the time when a PC BSODs they delete everything you have on your computer.</p>
<p>"wireless signals blah"</p>
<p>lol
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Seriously, if you don't game, get viruses all the time, go ahead and get one. I like my PC because I can fiddle with it. and stuff.</p>
<p>Don't forget that macs can now run windows completely - no emulation. So you get the best of both worlds.</p>
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<p>You're kidding...right?</p>
<p>You must be thinking of the BSOD from Phantasy Star Online for the Gamecube, not a desktop computer.</p>
<p>its much easy because most computers on campus on PC, and its much easier to interact PC-PC than PC-Mac</p>
<p>why is there so much talk about BSOD. isn't it quite rare to get it? I've personally never seen it before. Is it more often seen on a laptop than a PC?</p>
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<p>NOT KIDDING. This happened like once every three months or so, and come by and delete everything I have on my computer, then I had to take my computer in to my school tech center and the tech people had to reinstall XP, then I'd lose everything....Actually not most of the time, EVERY TIME.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear that, but I'd have to say that you either had a faulty hard drive, a screwed up mobo, or somebody was putting a lotta crud on your computer that shouldn't be there. Did you do a lot of file-sharing stuff, download a lot of shady files from shadier websites, and/or not use anti-virus protection and a firewall? Because I'm going to go out on a limb and say that 98% or more of PC users do NOT experience BSOD's 4 times a year that wipe their hard drives clean.</p>
<p>I've never seen BSOD in my life on my desktop computers. I've used 5 of them over the last 8 years.</p>