Butler
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Which do you use? Ive been using a mac for about the past 2 years, would never look back. Was always getting viruses on my old Windows PC. Ive definately noticed more people using Mac books around and about. What about you? Not really a geek day question, just wondering generally.
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DannyB
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Windows 
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
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Windows.
Mac is to Windows what Minidisc was to CDs 
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Huwsi
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Registered: 27th Apr 07
Location: Bangor, Gwynedd
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Windows without a doubt
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ssj_kakarot
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windows because i dont download viruses :/
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Steve X16XE
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Windows..... my mate has just formatted my pc so it works again. Said something about viruses.... i don't know about all that stuff.
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Dom
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use both, Windows for Games, Office, Free/Shareware apps, Macs for my studio/music recording work.
Both have their advantages and disadvantages.....
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Butler
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Macs definately arent great for gaming, although you can run windows on a mac.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
Macs definately arent great for gaming, although you can run windows on a mac.
Yeah mac's aren't the best with games, espiecally Macbooks and Macbook Pro with the mobile GPU chipset issues. Although there are a handful of decent games out for the mac - COD, Quake, Doom etc.
Saying that, bootcamp has it's issues. A lot of the drivers apple supply are fudged, ie: No audio over firewire (believe it's just on Macbook Pro's and Macbooks with Firewire).
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jacko198
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Registered: 1st Mar 07
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Apple for me. Ever since i have started using protools on them, i havent looked back.
Everything just works with them.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko198
Everything just works with them.
Not really true, they have their faults (both hardware and OSX) and 10.5 is a little bit shite really - still a load of bugs that should have been sorted before it was released. Have a focusrite 26 that doesn't completely agree with OSX, throws a wobbler every week or so - just fires white noise to the outputs, great if you're monitors are directly connected! 
And try Protools HD on 10.5.3, fecking shocking. HD is still a little rusty on 10.5.5, i've had the digi driver randomly close a few times - Digidesign blames Apple, Apple says it's Digidesign's dodgy programming...... 
10.4 on the other hand was solid as, never had a problem.
Still, i'll happily agree that Macs, well OSX, is superior to Windows when do anything hardcore - Video editing, Music work, Graphics etc.
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Neo
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If i could afford a good one, a Mac, however i know little of them and prefer windows feel.
Tbh unix ftw 
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jacko198
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by jacko198
Everything just works with them.
Not really true, they have their faults (both hardware and OSX) and 10.5 is a little bit shite really - still a load of bugs that should have been sorted before it was released. Have a focusrite 26 that doesn't completely agree with OSX, throws a wobbler every week or so - just fires white noise to the outputs, great if you're monitors are directly connected!
And try Protools HD on 10.5.3, fecking shocking. HD is still a little rusty on 10.5.5, i've had the digi driver randomly close a few times - Digidesign blames Apple, Apple says it's Digidesign's dodgy programming......
10.4 on the other hand was solid as, never had a problem.
Still, i'll happily agree that Macs, well OSX, is superior to Windows when do anything hardcore - Video editing, Music work, Graphics etc.
Ha, that is true. We only have tiger still at college on olddd mac's.
But i think we are planning on upgrading to protools 8 hd as soon as it come out With a new mac pro.
For what i use my macbook for, editing and mixing, with my mbox micro, it works absoloutly fine for me, with 10.5.5
If i wanted to do more tho, i would probably have to upgrade alot!
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PaulW
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Linux
Windows & Mac FTL
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Kevxx
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quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
Linux
Windows & Mac FTL
win!
windows and mac resource eating crap
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Sam
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Mac's OS is based on a Linux variant is it not? 
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mwg
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Windows. Just what I have always used and feel comfortable with
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willay
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
Mac's OS is based on a Linux variant is it not?
Mac OS is based on FreeBSD, a variant of UNIX not Linux.
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Sam
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OK well similar platform then (*nix)...
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willay
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similar but nothing like it, different userland, different kernel etc.
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AdZ9
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Where's the option for both?
I use a Mac all day at work for my graphic design, and then at home I use a PC for games and I have a Macbook which i use for freelance.
Both have their pro's, both have con's
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RichR
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Our office runs on a MAC based system call Helix; all the admin and day to day stuff is on the MACs; The design office however uses PCs as we can't run the software on the MACs; tbh the MAC server gives us nothing but headaches
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Whittie
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quote:
Originally posted by ssj_kakarot
windows because i dont go on porn sites to get viruses :/
Corrected.
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Joe
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I have a Mac. Is it supposed to be impossible to get a virus on a mac? As I had some Virus/trojan thing on mine not long ago.
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willay
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Not impossible, its just that virus writers tend to target Windows because of how popular and bug ridden it is.
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