Well i have been a windows user all my life and ever since i got the touch i have been thinking about getting a mac laptop. I have a dell laptop right now and would most likely sell it. So i have some questions. How often do mac people get left out in terms of programs? I am not a big gamer anymore so i am not too worried about this. Please leave your thoughts. THanks!

I am in the same boat as you. Although I am a gamer, and I am going to keep a high end pc, I am also looking to buy a newer mac for my music recording needs. I think that Mac's are altogether better built and run smoother than pcs.

ok..i can say from experience (being a recent switcher myslelf) get a mac..i have found it to be good, if not, better than windows machines in terms of compatibility. it looks nice, no viruses, and expose(google it) is a big thing for me. also i am not one for gaming either by the way.

if you have any other questions, ask and if i know ill help you out.=]

EDIT: also, if you absolutely have to run an application that is ONLY for windows, then u can use virtual machines, or boot camp. (google thoes too)


i loled at ur avatar..haha

Well i have been a windows user all my life and ever since i got the touch i have been thinking about getting a mac laptop. I have a dell laptop right now and would most likely sell it. So i have some questions. How often do mac people get left out in terms of programs? I am not a big gamer anymore so i am not too worried about this. Please leave your thoughts. THanks!

I am in the same boat as you. Although I am a gamer, and I am going to keep a high end pc, I am also looking to buy a newer mac for my music recording needs. I think that Mac's are altogether better built and run smoother than pcs.

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You'll probably come across a lot of programs that won't work. I don't think theres many hardware upgrade options for mac's either. As for viruses, its pretty hard to get them, just stay clear of downloads and porn websites you don't know:rolleyes:

You could get a PC and install linux if you want so it does not seem so much like a PC if it makes you feel better. In fact I see a lot more programs compatible with linux then mac.

If you plain to do some professional video editing, people I know with businesses tell me macs are by far the best for that usage. If your not then you will probably regret getting a mac.

yea, macs are good for music, movies and other media. Windoze is good for... well getting somebody pissed.

Linux FTW!

I personally prefer Windows over Mac anyday. I must admit though Leopard and its features do seem very nice. Mac obviously can't compete in terms of hardcore gaming, multitasking, and whatnot, so it excels as multimedia especially images and movies. Though for real processing power I'd go with windows.

buy a mac, never go back

From my experience with mac they dont seem to freeze as much or be as slow.
Windows always freeze's on me... Which I hate.
Im only 13 so any thing I do isnt gonna be for money or something.
So I really just want it for media...

multitasking is an easy fix, with the core 2 duo you can a lot at once, and with spaces its even easier. My mac way out performs the pc i built. i put a 2.4ghz core 2duo in that, and i have 2.33 ghz in this, and this is MUCH faster than the pc. plus with fusion i run xp osx and linux all at the same time for their seperate purposes.

just get a pc with a quad core procesor and decent ram and run vista thats what im running now and i love it.

I bought a new Mac last night, a MacBook 2.2GHz to be precise. It's awesome, great speed, build quality and Leopard is awesome. The spaces tool is really useful, and the way is equally shares tasks between the two processor cores is far superior to Vista.

GET THE MACBOOK! Read the reviews [not by reviewers] on Windows Vista. They bash it. Look up 'Windows Vista Sucks' on YouTube. See how many results there are. Windows Vista is not compatible with most current hardware - including Logitech Mouses. A lot of your current software will refuse to work with Windows Vista. Get a MacBook. [sigh] and if you really feel the need - you can run Vista too.

I just got a new Gateway Notebook this year...
For the most part I like it, But vista takes everything it has to run...
I know it dont have the best specs in the world but XP would run better and I like XP but just decided to stick with vista...
But the next thing I get is going to be a MacBook as soon as I get the money.

GET THE MACBOOK! Read the reviews [not by reviewers] on Windows Vista. They bash it. Look up 'Windows Vista Sucks' on YouTube. See how many results there are. Windows Vista is not compatible with most current hardware - including Logitech Mouses. A lot of your current software will refuse to work with Windows Vista. Get a MacBook. [sigh] and if you really feel the need - you can run Vista too.

now that is bullcrap! Windows vista works excellent for me and it has never, ever crashed. All my programs for great for me... So yeah I don't know where that bullshyte is coming from.

Two of my cousins have Windows Vista machines and they have been very buggy and quite a few programs and accessories have refused to work. The machines they're using aren't like the budget machines either.

Mine was 800$ (I guess you could call that a budget machine)
But mine is EXTREMELY slow.

Two of my cousins have Windows Vista machines and they have been very buggy and quite a few programs and accessories have refused to work. The machines they're using aren't like the budget machines either.

Mine was $1500 and it works excellent.:)

LMAO mine was 400$ it is a amd comp with 1 gig of ram a nvdia ge froce 6600
and vista works like a charm no probes, of coure itunes don't work and ever now en then u'll hit abump but ti's okay

I've got no idea how you guys get windows to freeze that often. I NEVER ever have any freezes, bluescreens, crashes or anything. Sure some programs crash, but that's almost everytime a software problem, not windows itself. I do like my Ipod Touch a lot. But I would never even consider buying a mac over a pc.