Apple vs. Dell (quote, band, Computer)

Barnard17 · 02-25-2007, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

I play a fair amount of games, the last few games that I have played seriously were Guild Wars, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Diablo, Baldur's Gate (basically games my brother gives me when he gets tired of them)

If you intend to game on the movie, don't go for a Mac because they require either 1) specifically bought Mac compatible games (which aren't massively available) or 2) the knowledge of how to aquire and install an emulator such as virtual desktop. On a laptop you don't really want to be wasting time, space and memory on sorting out an emulator unless you have good knowledge of it already. If you want to game, go for Alienware. If not, go for Mac - OSX is a stable system whereas Vista is new and you'd be looking at seeing a lot of security updates. Yes, you do get virus' for Mac but they're much harder to come across. Pretty much all the "incredible new features" that Vista users boast have already been on OSX for a number of years.

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

And for compatablility do you know what is usually the type of programs it has compatibility issues with.

Most programmes you'd buy from a shop. BUT - a lot of officey programmes (eg Photoshop) will sell Mac counterparts, it's just games where you'd be having problems, as I mentioned you can get a windows emulator. As for things such as Microsoft Office, yes you can get it for Mac but why waste the time/money when you can also come across open source programmes that are free to download and mostly come in whichever system you're using. Or download it illegally.

Kevorkian Logic · 02-25-2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by skindredluver

Apple cause I get stock in it

You don't strike me as the finical type

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Originally Posted by Sound Devastation

Don't get a laptop.

Desktop PCs are much better spec for your money (the same spec will often cost double in a laptop) and much easier to mend if they go wrong. Dell aren't really the ones to go for either. Go for an Intel processor though. for about £1000 now you can get some amazing desktops. Make sure you put £100 aside for the basic Microsoft office cause they don't come with it any more.

(if you're buying one soon, try getting one with XP. they all come with a free Vista upgrade but are about half the price of pre-installed vista PCs)

and id say definately get a PC over a Mac. Macs are made for music and pictures and stuff which is all very cool and fun until you want to want to do something useful with it - then it gets stuck. I couldn't do even my everyday stuff with a Mac..

I have 3 Dell desktops at my house. So I don't really want another desktop.

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Originally Posted by Fal

If you intend to game on the movie, don't go for a Mac because they require either 1) specifically bought Mac compatible games (which aren't massively available) or 2) the knowledge of how to aquire and install an emulator such as virtual desktop. On a laptop you don't really want to be wasting time, space and memory on sorting out an emulator unless you have good knowledge of it already. If you want to game, go for Alienware. If not, go for Mac - OSX is a stable system whereas Vista is new and you'd be looking at seeing a lot of security updates. Yes, you do get virus' for Mac but they're much harder to come across. Pretty much all the "incredible new features" that Vista users boast have already been on OSX for a number of years.

Most programmes you'd buy from a shop. BUT - a lot of officey programmes (eg Photoshop) will sell Mac counterparts, it's just games where you'd be having problems, as I mentioned you can get a windows emulator. As for things such as Microsoft Office, yes you can get it for Mac but why waste the time/money when you can also come across open source programmes that are free to download and mostly come in whichever system you're using. Or download it illegally.

Thanks, that's really helpful information.