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<blockquote data-quote="Juan Largo" data-source="post: 821340" data-attributes="member: 47345"><p>I agree. But the only way to do a true "apples to apples" (no pun intended) comparison of OSes is by running all of them <em><strong>on the same computer</strong></em>. This makes the hardware differences irrelevant. Generally, CPU-intensive tasks, such as multimedia encoding, will be equally fast in Windows and OS X because the CPU is doing the bulk of the work. And you won't see too much of a difference when running video games, because the GPU does the 3D rendering. But as soon as you start running multiple applications at the same time, OS X (and Linux) will really outperform Windows.</p><p></p><p>Of course, speed and ease of use also depends heavily on user experience. Naturally, a Windows "power user" will do things much faster on a Windows computer than a complete novice on a Mac. A newbie versus newbie test won't mean much either, because: a) nobody stays a newbie for long, and b) there really aren't many people who haven't had at least some exposure to computers and who could be called true newbies. If you want a real test, put a Mac expert against a Windows expert.</p><p></p><p>It all boils down to personal choice. I've used Windows since Windows 3.1 first came out, and DOS before that, and I programmed mainframes before that. I've been using Linux for about 3 years, and started playing around with a used iMac G3 less than a year ago (and I'm still learning how to use a Mac properly). Each OS has it's own strengths. I prefer my PC over my iMac simply because it's much newer and more powerful. But a new Mac would perform just as well as my PC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juan Largo, post: 821340, member: 47345"] I agree. But the only way to do a true "apples to apples" (no pun intended) comparison of OSes is by running all of them [i][b]on the same computer[/b][/i]. This makes the hardware differences irrelevant. Generally, CPU-intensive tasks, such as multimedia encoding, will be equally fast in Windows and OS X because the CPU is doing the bulk of the work. And you won't see too much of a difference when running video games, because the GPU does the 3D rendering. But as soon as you start running multiple applications at the same time, OS X (and Linux) will really outperform Windows. Of course, speed and ease of use also depends heavily on user experience. Naturally, a Windows "power user" will do things much faster on a Windows computer than a complete novice on a Mac. A newbie versus newbie test won't mean much either, because: a) nobody stays a newbie for long, and b) there really aren't many people who haven't had at least some exposure to computers and who could be called true newbies. If you want a real test, put a Mac expert against a Windows expert. It all boils down to personal choice. I've used Windows since Windows 3.1 first came out, and DOS before that, and I programmed mainframes before that. I've been using Linux for about 3 years, and started playing around with a used iMac G3 less than a year ago (and I'm still learning how to use a Mac properly). Each OS has it's own strengths. I prefer my PC over my iMac simply because it's much newer and more powerful. But a new Mac would perform just as well as my PC. [/QUOTE]
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