Mac VS Pc
Hola a todos ... ultimamente he tenido muchas platicas con mis amigos acerca de que es mejor si una Mac o una PC . Yo soy partidaria de la Mac (aunque no es perfecta ... es casi la Diosa en su mundo cybernetico). Desde que conocí que es una Mac , puedo decir que no me arrepiento de darme cuenta de que habia algo mucho mejor que una PC. Pero como también hay que darle su punto valido a las PC . He encontrado un discernimiento basico de esto que creo les va gustar a aquellos niños y niñas bilingues y aparte amantes del cyber espacio y el diseño gráfico .
Mac vs. PC
How it' taken me so long before I delve into the whole "Mac-PC" quagmire is beyond me! First, in terms of function, I think they're more alike than different. One can do virtually the same types of things on each--in fact much software is made for both. So let's be clear, we're not talking "apples and oranges" here, it's more like, "apples and... um, apples" ;-)
For objectivity sake (if such a thing exists between the fanatical Mac & PC peeps), for the past few years I have used a PC at home and a Mac at work and I'm intimately aquainted with each. My current Windows machine is a cheap ($500) AMD K6 450 put together by a small outfit on the west coast that speaks broken English. It runs Windows XP. My office desk sports a 2nd generation iMac 333 mhz slot loader running OS 9.2.
Every computer runs an "Operating System*" which is what everything on the computer runs "on." Windows (3.0,95,98,me,xp etc) is the PC's OS* and Mac's OS is originally named, "OS" ;-)
The Mac OS is simpler, period. For those who question that statement, consider this:
1. Go the folder on the hard drive of any PC labeled "Windows" and open it---GREAT GOOGILY MOOGILY!!---what all that stuff is for is ANYBODY'S guess! A friend of mine runs a computer business and he's not sure what it all does or what is needed and what is extraneous.
2. It's easier to find, move and delete files & programs on a Mac. To delete a program on the Mac, simply grab it and place it in the trash. Empty the trash and now it's really gone. Simple.
Grab a program in Windows and place it in the trash and only God knows how many bits of it are still littered all through Windowsyou would need a disc utility or reformatting of the hard drive to get rid of it all. Unless you go to the control panel and choose "remove program" you're in trouble. Mac-ers always argue that the Mac OS is more "intuitive" but I can't observe that's true in my experience; Unless it's more intuitive by the fact that the OS is simpler, thus easier to find files.
3. Reformatting a Mac hard drive* is simpler than the PC. A few years ago I completely wiped my Mac hd* and reinstalled the OS by myself, with only a couple of suggestions from a more experienced user. Simple.
I've seen my good friend, Bob Shappell spend HOURS reformatting an old PC I had. It was ridiculously complex in comparison. (I ultimately gave it to him out of guilt for how much time he had in it!) In short, the Mac's simpler OS is better suited for maintenance without having to call tech support.
A word on Mac's latest OS X: This is touted as more stable, more and better "blah-blah-blah" than ever before. I don't doubt or refute that. They did a great thing with OS X. The only problem is it's ahead of its time in 2002. Few programs will run on it. Of course Photoshop & Final Cut Pro and other video/graphic intensive programs will. In time as more programs are made for OS X, I may like it more, but for a non-graphic user such as I, it makes little sense to upgrade and have to use TWO OS' (OS 9 & OS X) to run all my programs, or to have to buy new versions of programs I already own.
I upgraded to Windows XP last year and aside from having to spend $38 on a new modem, it was financially and otherwise painless.
When it come to graphics and video it is simply a Mac world out there! Print companies for example, may have PCs in all their cubes and offices, but in the production area, it's Macs---with the two Seminole programs, Adobe Photoshop and Final Cut Pro among others. Although one would have to admit the gap is rapidly narrowing. You can now produce high quality graphics and video on a PC when that was not the case only a few years ago. I predict this area will become a dead heat in few short years, but that's total speculation on my part.
Esthetically, I bow to the design and style of Steve Jobs' influence on the Mac. The iMac although not without it's jeers and criticisms, did more to radically change electronic design than anything in recent years. (Even the George Foreman grills now come in "iMac" colors.) And the new iMac (pic above) is changing the rules yet again. Both old and new iMacs challenged the design of conventional computers and were also competitively priced (something heretofore out of character to the Mac).
It sounds very Mac-handed so far! Now, for the other side
I am convinced that dollar for dollar one can buy more PC for the money than you can Mac. Any day of the week, you can buy a beige box with a 1,000+ mHz processor, a ton of memory, CDROM or CD burner, 17" screen for easily under a $999. () Bill Gates has done a lot of things, but one is getting prices down on PCs and making them more available to the average guy. You can get a nice basic PC for $500 any day of the week (that will handle the needs of most non-gaphics users). Also, peripherals (things you add to a computer) like: scanners, CD burners, etc, are cheaper in the PC world. Programs are cheaper too. There's also more free PC programs on the internet than Mac.
There's roughly 10:1 PCs to Macs in the world, so it's a numbers game---more people buying them allows prices to come down. Also more people on PCs means manufactures make WAY more programs for Windows than Mac. That also means odds are good that someone you know is PC savvy to help you out when you have questions.
Our office is all Macs and we're on a network with ISDN access. I recently set up a new PC laptop for one of our "rogue" employees (many other empoyees now have PC envy). A nice plus to the PC is it recognized when the ISDN line was hooked up to it and automatically adjusted for it, leaving nothing for the user to change whether at home using dialup or at work with ISDN. Our Mac laptop users have more hoops to jump through when switching back & forth between dialup and ISDN.
I am not a "Power User" when it comes to computers. I use Microsoft Office more than anything. I use Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, Palm Software, and a ZIP drive every day. I also use a scanner and printer. Based SOLELY on my experience here's some of my observations based on my "no name" 450 mHz AMD K6 PC and my 333 mHz 2nd generation iMac, both running an external ZIP drive:
(It's important to note my computer is far from a "brand name" machine as one of the Mac's claims has been that because they make the hardware, their machine quality will be higher.)
My PC runs multiple programs at the same time FAR better. I often have Word and PowerPoint open at the same time copying text between each. The Mac absolutely sucks---it plods along and will freeze up after a while. I do this task solely on my PC at home now. (Yes, I have plenty of memory allocated to these programs on my Mac.) My PC blows the processor off of my Mac in this setting.
My iMac crashes like Stevie Wonder at LeMans. Seriously, rarely a day goes by without a frozen screen. I've recently wiped the hard drive and reinstalled everything and increased the memory--it hasn't stopped the crashes. My PC rarely crashes. (A friend recently suggested I get a program to find and fix corrupt fonts on the Mac. It's only $69 for that program---$69 to fix a problem that never occurs on my PC)
I do like the quality of the monitor on my iMac and have to agree that Mac hardware quality is high.
When I have to upgrade computers at home I will opt to buy a PC at this point. For my needs, I can buy more computer for the money while programs and peripherals are cheaper too. Also, my kids will use a PC at school. (I have heard from friend's kids from grade school to college have had issues with Macs being compatible with certain classes or projects.) My "cheapie" PC has proven more stable than my iMac, which is hard for me to ignore. (Although I am aware there are many stories out there that are quite the opposite.) Although I still like the simplicity and easy of maintenance of the Mac.
For users similar to my needs I think either PC or Mac will suit you. It's a matter of style, personal preference and "Benjamins."
Mac vs. PC
How it' taken me so long before I delve into the whole "Mac-PC" quagmire is beyond me! First, in terms of function, I think they're more alike than different. One can do virtually the same types of things on each--in fact much software is made for both. So let's be clear, we're not talking "apples and oranges" here, it's more like, "apples and... um, apples" ;-)
For objectivity sake (if such a thing exists between the fanatical Mac & PC peeps), for the past few years I have used a PC at home and a Mac at work and I'm intimately aquainted with each. My current Windows machine is a cheap ($500) AMD K6 450 put together by a small outfit on the west coast that speaks broken English. It runs Windows XP. My office desk sports a 2nd generation iMac 333 mhz slot loader running OS 9.2.
Every computer runs an "Operating System*" which is what everything on the computer runs "on." Windows (3.0,95,98,me,xp etc) is the PC's OS* and Mac's OS is originally named, "OS" ;-)
The Mac OS is simpler, period. For those who question that statement, consider this:
1. Go the folder on the hard drive of any PC labeled "Windows" and open it---GREAT GOOGILY MOOGILY!!---what all that stuff is for is ANYBODY'S guess! A friend of mine runs a computer business and he's not sure what it all does or what is needed and what is extraneous.
2. It's easier to find, move and delete files & programs on a Mac. To delete a program on the Mac, simply grab it and place it in the trash. Empty the trash and now it's really gone. Simple.
Grab a program in Windows and place it in the trash and only God knows how many bits of it are still littered all through Windowsyou would need a disc utility or reformatting of the hard drive to get rid of it all. Unless you go to the control panel and choose "remove program" you're in trouble. Mac-ers always argue that the Mac OS is more "intuitive" but I can't observe that's true in my experience; Unless it's more intuitive by the fact that the OS is simpler, thus easier to find files.
3. Reformatting a Mac hard drive* is simpler than the PC. A few years ago I completely wiped my Mac hd* and reinstalled the OS by myself, with only a couple of suggestions from a more experienced user. Simple.
I've seen my good friend, Bob Shappell spend HOURS reformatting an old PC I had. It was ridiculously complex in comparison. (I ultimately gave it to him out of guilt for how much time he had in it!) In short, the Mac's simpler OS is better suited for maintenance without having to call tech support.
A word on Mac's latest OS X: This is touted as more stable, more and better "blah-blah-blah" than ever before. I don't doubt or refute that. They did a great thing with OS X. The only problem is it's ahead of its time in 2002. Few programs will run on it. Of course Photoshop & Final Cut Pro and other video/graphic intensive programs will. In time as more programs are made for OS X, I may like it more, but for a non-graphic user such as I, it makes little sense to upgrade and have to use TWO OS' (OS 9 & OS X) to run all my programs, or to have to buy new versions of programs I already own.
I upgraded to Windows XP last year and aside from having to spend $38 on a new modem, it was financially and otherwise painless.
When it come to graphics and video it is simply a Mac world out there! Print companies for example, may have PCs in all their cubes and offices, but in the production area, it's Macs---with the two Seminole programs, Adobe Photoshop and Final Cut Pro among others. Although one would have to admit the gap is rapidly narrowing. You can now produce high quality graphics and video on a PC when that was not the case only a few years ago. I predict this area will become a dead heat in few short years, but that's total speculation on my part.
Esthetically, I bow to the design and style of Steve Jobs' influence on the Mac. The iMac although not without it's jeers and criticisms, did more to radically change electronic design than anything in recent years. (Even the George Foreman grills now come in "iMac" colors.) And the new iMac (pic above) is changing the rules yet again. Both old and new iMacs challenged the design of conventional computers and were also competitively priced (something heretofore out of character to the Mac).
It sounds very Mac-handed so far! Now, for the other side
I am convinced that dollar for dollar one can buy more PC for the money than you can Mac. Any day of the week, you can buy a beige box with a 1,000+ mHz processor, a ton of memory, CDROM or CD burner, 17" screen for easily under a $999. () Bill Gates has done a lot of things, but one is getting prices down on PCs and making them more available to the average guy. You can get a nice basic PC for $500 any day of the week (that will handle the needs of most non-gaphics users). Also, peripherals (things you add to a computer) like: scanners, CD burners, etc, are cheaper in the PC world. Programs are cheaper too. There's also more free PC programs on the internet than Mac.
There's roughly 10:1 PCs to Macs in the world, so it's a numbers game---more people buying them allows prices to come down. Also more people on PCs means manufactures make WAY more programs for Windows than Mac. That also means odds are good that someone you know is PC savvy to help you out when you have questions.
Our office is all Macs and we're on a network with ISDN access. I recently set up a new PC laptop for one of our "rogue" employees (many other empoyees now have PC envy). A nice plus to the PC is it recognized when the ISDN line was hooked up to it and automatically adjusted for it, leaving nothing for the user to change whether at home using dialup or at work with ISDN. Our Mac laptop users have more hoops to jump through when switching back & forth between dialup and ISDN.
I am not a "Power User" when it comes to computers. I use Microsoft Office more than anything. I use Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, Palm Software, and a ZIP drive every day. I also use a scanner and printer. Based SOLELY on my experience here's some of my observations based on my "no name" 450 mHz AMD K6 PC and my 333 mHz 2nd generation iMac, both running an external ZIP drive:
(It's important to note my computer is far from a "brand name" machine as one of the Mac's claims has been that because they make the hardware, their machine quality will be higher.)
My PC runs multiple programs at the same time FAR better. I often have Word and PowerPoint open at the same time copying text between each. The Mac absolutely sucks---it plods along and will freeze up after a while. I do this task solely on my PC at home now. (Yes, I have plenty of memory allocated to these programs on my Mac.) My PC blows the processor off of my Mac in this setting.
My iMac crashes like Stevie Wonder at LeMans. Seriously, rarely a day goes by without a frozen screen. I've recently wiped the hard drive and reinstalled everything and increased the memory--it hasn't stopped the crashes. My PC rarely crashes. (A friend recently suggested I get a program to find and fix corrupt fonts on the Mac. It's only $69 for that program---$69 to fix a problem that never occurs on my PC)
I do like the quality of the monitor on my iMac and have to agree that Mac hardware quality is high.
When I have to upgrade computers at home I will opt to buy a PC at this point. For my needs, I can buy more computer for the money while programs and peripherals are cheaper too. Also, my kids will use a PC at school. (I have heard from friend's kids from grade school to college have had issues with Macs being compatible with certain classes or projects.) My "cheapie" PC has proven more stable than my iMac, which is hard for me to ignore. (Although I am aware there are many stories out there that are quite the opposite.) Although I still like the simplicity and easy of maintenance of the Mac.
For users similar to my needs I think either PC or Mac will suit you. It's a matter of style, personal preference and "Benjamins."
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