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Just the facts...OSX Vs XP
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<blockquote data-quote="Avalon" data-source="post: 37467" data-attributes="member: 5184"><p>I'm a recent switcher too, but have always been attracted to Apple before...just couldn't afford one ;-)</p><p>As IT Administrator, I know all MS OSes, from DOS to WinXP, and allthough I'm not a big MS fan at all, I have to admit that WinXP has become a grown up OS.</p><p>At home, I use a Mac, at work I use Win2k, and I administer also Win 9x and WinXP machines, at work and privately. I can say that there is really nothing a Windows PC can do witch a Mac don't. Only at a professional level there are some restrictions because of software that simply isn't available for Mac, like AutCAD or CATIA, for example.</p><p>WinXP has become pretty good, but nevertheless Mac OS X simply feels a lot better.</p><p></p><p>Just one big general advice for Win users: DON't use IE or Outlook for Internet and mails... Mozilla does those job just much better und much securer, no virus has been written to spread itself via Mozilla.</p><p></p><p>Windows still has it's registry that is easily messed up, (un)installing software/hardware is a task that has a variable easyness, going from incredibly easy to a big pain in the ass (sorry for the expression).</p><p> </p><p>You can't generally tell that Macs are better, or PCs are better. It's generally a question of what you want and what you like. You can do everything with both, just that each one has it's specialities. Macs are still Nr1 for Musicians and professional Audio, and for Video editing. PC's with Windows are Nr1 if you want a gaming machine, the choice of games simply is bigger (if you have the very newest Graphic card, off course) and PC's with Linux are the cheapest and securest network servers.</p><p>But for any thing else, it's just a choice of taste and money...</p><p></p><p>As for myself, I'm really happy with my Mac, and I definitely won't switch back to PC. The community of Mac user is very friendly and (mostly) tolerant. I can understand why people love Macs, but I don't agree with too much fanatism.</p><p>Working on a Mac, for me, is simply much more pleasant and easier than with a PC, but we shouldn't forget that both simply are computer, and as somebody else already said, computers are tools as long as they work, and if they don't work anymore, they are just simply expensive paperweights.</p><p></p><p>But hey, a dead iMac or Cube is still a **** good looking paperweight, isn't it? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Avalon, post: 37467, member: 5184"] I'm a recent switcher too, but have always been attracted to Apple before...just couldn't afford one ;-) As IT Administrator, I know all MS OSes, from DOS to WinXP, and allthough I'm not a big MS fan at all, I have to admit that WinXP has become a grown up OS. At home, I use a Mac, at work I use Win2k, and I administer also Win 9x and WinXP machines, at work and privately. I can say that there is really nothing a Windows PC can do witch a Mac don't. Only at a professional level there are some restrictions because of software that simply isn't available for Mac, like AutCAD or CATIA, for example. WinXP has become pretty good, but nevertheless Mac OS X simply feels a lot better. Just one big general advice for Win users: DON't use IE or Outlook for Internet and mails... Mozilla does those job just much better und much securer, no virus has been written to spread itself via Mozilla. Windows still has it's registry that is easily messed up, (un)installing software/hardware is a task that has a variable easyness, going from incredibly easy to a big pain in the ass (sorry for the expression). You can't generally tell that Macs are better, or PCs are better. It's generally a question of what you want and what you like. You can do everything with both, just that each one has it's specialities. Macs are still Nr1 for Musicians and professional Audio, and for Video editing. PC's with Windows are Nr1 if you want a gaming machine, the choice of games simply is bigger (if you have the very newest Graphic card, off course) and PC's with Linux are the cheapest and securest network servers. But for any thing else, it's just a choice of taste and money... As for myself, I'm really happy with my Mac, and I definitely won't switch back to PC. The community of Mac user is very friendly and (mostly) tolerant. I can understand why people love Macs, but I don't agree with too much fanatism. Working on a Mac, for me, is simply much more pleasant and easier than with a PC, but we shouldn't forget that both simply are computer, and as somebody else already said, computers are tools as long as they work, and if they don't work anymore, they are just simply expensive paperweights. But hey, a dead iMac or Cube is still a **** good looking paperweight, isn't it? :D [/QUOTE]
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