PC or MAC? Opinions!

[skylers mom]

Hello ladies! I want to buy a new desktop because all I have is a laptop. I was leaning toward buying an HP but several guys that I work with say that I need to buy a MAC because they don't crash and don't get viruses the way the PC's do. I don't know that much about computers and am in need of opinions. I do alot of scrapbooking and photography on my computer. Which is best?

[Megan Turnidge]

I thoroughly despise my PC now... and I'm replacing it with a 27" iMac in February. It's true... they don't crash as often and there are VERY FEW virus threats against them. They also handle demanding programs like Photoshop a lot better than a PC. They are lots more expensive, but I'm tired of replacing my PCs every 18-24 months.

[BrattyMeg]

I agree with the Mac. I got an iMac last Christmas..I don't have Photoshop on it though so I still use my PC quite often but I do like the Mac so much better

[Traci Reed]

MAC!!!

[MamaBee]

There are people that are definately Mac people and other's are PC people... I use both... my desktop is a Mac (and I think I got a lemon, lots of problems with it and it is only 2 years old... can't run Photoshop) and I have a PC for a laptop. Macs do cost more and software costs more... when I was in the market for a new laptop... I shopped on price. I wanted the most computer for a limited budget.... the Windows version gave that for me. Knock on wood, I've had very few problems with PC... and I've been using them for over 10 years.

[Traci Reed]

this is a very old debate on this forum..LOL

[MamaBee]

Originally Posted by Traci Reed

this is a very old debate on this forum..LOL

LOL... and I won't admit that a little piece of me dies when someone announces they are typing on a new Mac..

[ColleenSwerb]

My husband will never let me get a Mac, lol. And my father would probably disown me if I got one.

I never have issues with my PC, so I'm not inclined to try and convince Jordan I need to go Mac, lol.

[skylers mom]

My husband does not really want a Mac either but I have had a lot of trouble with my pc lately and am just frustrated! Thanks for the feed back ladies!

[lauren grier]

hi.. I'm a pc

LOL..
honestly, I think you can have problems with both, and have great experiences with both. I've had this computer for almost 6 years now- I DID have to wipe my HD 1 time.... but seriously, it wasn't a big deal. She was back up and running and I did it all myself. I don't get attacked by viruses or have insane amounts of crashes -- and the ones i DO have is merely due to the fact that I have a teeny tiny HD and teeny tiny amount of RAM. that has nothing to do with the fact it's a PC. That's just me not upgrading my space on an old computer If I wasn't designing, this puppy would never ever have a single issue.
Anyway........ I've heard plenty of people having the same stinkin issues with Mac's as people do with PC's.. they're not invinsible.. and I don't have that kinda mula.

[mrs_jb]

I switched to Mac after a bagillion PC's and I will never go back. But I'm HARD on a computer... I use it so much for work, plus scrapping and photography, so I tend to find out quickly if it's good or not.

IMO the MAC is just simpler once you get the hang of things, I also like many of the features that it offers that windows doesn't... I know there was mention of there being some bugs with the new Snow Leopard OS and PS, but I haven't encountered any problems. I use both Snow Leopard OS and Leopard OS.

[tlcaudle]

I vote MAC! I have not had any issues with my MACs. We have two Macbooks, our desktop is a PC and we hardly ever use it. The only reason we have it, is for a few of the programs we have are not directly compatible with a MAC. There is a way of running windows programs on a MAC, but I don't use those programs often enough to buy the necessary software to do it.

Good luck with your decision!

[g8rbeckie]

PC girl here!

I considered trying a MAC about a year ago - but you have to purchase a Mac book PRO for $2K in order to run Photoshop. I got a totally pimped out PC notebook for a fraction of that (which I could customize, WAY beyond the standard two offerings from Apple).

I've had 2-3 PCs at a time (we have a lot of computers in our house) for 10 years and we've never had any virus issues with any of them. We keep our anti-virus software updated, which is available free (I use AVAST).

As for crashing...you just have to have enough RAM in your system to run properly. I run CS3, ACDSee, Lightroom, and IE all at once and NEVER have any issues. Except for ACDSee crashing, which is entirely an ACDSee problem.

Apple/Macs are proprietary, which I don't like either.

Just my $.02...

[aggiefamily]

I have both and love both. Well, I love my Dell laptop but not Vista.

My iMac has very similar specs to my Dell (almost the same processor, same RAM, same size graphics card/memory) but runs so differently. So much better and faster!

For me they both have their pros/cons. I like the Dell laptop for simple tasks, internet surfing on the couch and scrapping on the couch. I use the desktop mac for design work.

And my mac has not crashed. But that does not mean that PS hasn't crashed. Having a mac does not insure that the programs you run on a mac won't crash.

[pam4gators]

I have photoshop on my mac laptop, it is not a macbook pro, it is the older macbook that is like $999, photoshop runs just fine on it, I have a pc and a mac, the pc really drives me crazy with all the freezing up, it is newer than the mac and have had sooo many problems. I never intend to switch from Mac from now on.

[Nettio]

I grew up in a very PC family. My dad has worked for Compaq, HP, IBM so I defintely knew my way around a PC. But over two years ago, I switched from a PC to a Mac and you couldn't pay me to switch back to a PC now. I love my Mac.

I really think the Mac vs PC debate isn't about the hardware. It's about the software. I'd much rather use the Mac OS than Windows. To me it's the difference between a luxury car and a basic car. Both will get you there - one just does it with a whole lot more style and pizazz.

A Mac isn't going to be infallible - it's a machine just like anything else. But the overall experience defintely outweighs any negatives for me.