Switching to Mac

[visualizeperfection]

What does getbig think about Macs in general.

Are they the way of the future? Or am I late to this party. I have a laptop, HP Pavillion, with Win 7. I want a desktop and I am considering a iMac.

Gimmick? Or worth the many monies?

[Uncle Junior]

What does getbig think about Macs in general.

Are they the way of the future? Or am I late to this party. I have a laptop, HP Pavillion, with Win 7. I want a desktop and I am considering a iMac.

Gimmick? Or worth the many monies?

Best decision you will ever make.

[visualizeperfection]

Best decision you will ever make.

Even better than switching from 6-8 reps to 12-15?

[ESFitness]

my next trading platform will be a trio of 24in Imac's... till then, I'm cool with windows.

I'm a bit afraid of getting away from excel though. lol

[Uncle Junior]

Even better than switching from 6-8 reps to 12-15?

Better.

You will more pussy with a Mac and this is no lie.

[A Righteous Sort]

Macs are great.

Everything seems much more streamlined on Mac.

PCs seem to last longer though.

[visualizeperfection]

Better.

You will more pussy with a Mac and this is no lie.

Can sluts just smell the hipster funk about a man in possession of an apple product?

[visualizeperfection]

Macs are great.

Everything seems much more streamlined on Mac.

PCs seem to last longer though.

Like in terms of them breaking down? Or in terms of them being 'cutting edge'?

[Hulkotron]

Even better than switching from 6-8 reps to 12-15?

Let's not get carried away here.

[Vince B]

I tried a friend's Mac Pro laptop. Slick machine and screen top notch. However, no thanks to that operating system and anything with an i in front of it. Maybe if you know how to use them but a PC is preferred.

I find the Macs user unfriendly. I built my own PC many months ago and am enjoying it. Still don't have Windows 8.1 but have used it. Microsoft and Apple have no clue about people.

[visualizeperfection]

I tried a friend's Mac Pro laptop. Slick machine and screen top notch. However, no thanks to that operating system and anything with an i in front of it. Maybe if you know how to use them but a PC is preferred.

I find the Macs user unfriendly. I built my own PC many months ago and am enjoying it. Still don't have Windows 8.1 but have used it. Microsoft and Apple have no clue about people.

Did you save a great deal of money constructing your own setup, as opposed to buying a proprietary machine?

[Vince B]

Did you save a great deal of money constructing your own setup, as opposed to buying a proprietary machine?

Hell no!  I started out wanting to replace the motherboard. Then I needed a new CPU and cooler. A new graphics card was next and then I thought, what the heck, and upgraded everything including a new case.

Cost over $3000 when I was finished. 48Gb Ram, 1200 watt power unit, coloured fans everywhere, 256 Gb SSD ( I should have bought a 500 Gb one), Hi Fi Sound card, plenty of USB 3 ports, etc. Goes with my 30 inch monitor.

At least I know how to access the files on this computer so installing programs, etc., is straight forward unlike on a Mac.

I solve all of my IT problems by myself.

[visualizeperfection]

Hell no!  I started out wanting to replace the motherboard. Then I needed a new CPU and cooler. A new graphics card was next and then I thought, what the heck, and upgraded everything including a new case.

Cost over $3000 when I was finished. 48Gb Ram, 1200 watt power unit, coloured fans everywhere, 256 Gb SSD ( I should have bought a 500 Gb one), Hi Fi Sound card, plenty of USB 3 ports, etc. Goes with my 30 inch monitor.

At least I know how to access the files on this computer so installing programs, etc., is straight forward unlike on a Mac.

I solve all of my IT problems by myself.

quite the setup, holy shit.... are you in the business of editing "seedy" films or something? Or just like to Getbig at lightspeed?

[A Righteous Sort]

Like in terms of them breaking down? Or in terms of them being 'cutting edge'?

Breaking down.

Hard drives dying, also power cords seem to burn up a lot.

Mac power cards aren't cheap either.

I'm talking about laptops. Not sure about desktops.

Either way, Mac is very good about fixing their products. You can take them in to any Mac store and they'll try to fix it there or ship it out.

Weighing the pros and cons, I wouldn't want to go pc ever again.

[A Righteous Sort]

I find the Macs user unfriendly.

I find the total opposite to be true.

When I first switched to Mac, a relief washed over me in an awesome wave.

No bloatware, tons of useful software right out of the box. Everything is intuitive and in congruence.

[visualizeperfection]

I find the total opposite to be true.

When I first switched to Mac, a relief washed over me in an awesome wave.

No bloatware, tons of useful software right out of the box. Everything is intuitive and in congruence.

In the same manner that it does, when you, say... get a good table at a restaurant?

[Vince B]

quite the setup, holy shit.... are you in the business of editing "seedy" films or something? Or just like to Getbig at lightspeed?

I need the Ram for stitching large panoramas. I once did one with 115 photos in 8 rows of a waterfall. I would go to bed and when I woke the stitching would be done.

Now it wouldn't take nearly as long. I can have several applications running at the same time such as Photoshop and Autopano Giga.

Have never edited any videos or movies. The speed of the internet is based on the ISP plan and where I live. Soon to have super high speed internet.

[tu_holmes]

The Mac Monitors are ridiculously nice... Nicer than pretty much anything else.

The Macs are great for Audio / Video and the like... Suck for gaming.

I have a 12 core Mac Pro and a 8 core AMD Gaming rig... They are both great for different things.

What will you be doing with your Mac.

[A Righteous Sort]

In the same manner that it does, when you, say... get a good table at a restaurant?

A good table and an even better sea urchin ceviche.

[el numero uno]

The Mac Monitors are ridiculously nice... Nicer than pretty much anything else.

The PCs are great for Audio / Video and the like... Suck for gaming.

I have a 12 core Mac Pro and a 8 core AMD Gaming rig... They are both great for different things.

What will you be doing with your Mac.

wat? I alway thought PCs were ten times better than Macs for gaming.

[tu_holmes]

wat? I alway thought PCs were ten times better than Macs for gaming.

You are correct... Corrected my comment.

Was just typing away and my fingers got carried away... No homo.

[visualizeperfection]

The Mac Monitors are ridiculously nice... Nicer than pretty much anything else.

The PCs are great for Audio / Video and the like... Suck for gaming.

I have a 12 core Mac Pro and a 8 core AMD Gaming rig... They are both great for different things.

What will you be doing with your Mac.

Mostly just standard shit. I dont game, My n64 gets more playing time than my playstation. I do some sales online, but that doesnt really require anything too crazy. I do kind of like the idea of everything being streamline...iphone/ipad/imac... then I unlock the final level and can outfit my icar with iapple istickers ietc. ietc.

[Roger Bacon]

I do not approve VP, not one bit... Owning a Mac is a secret homo signal...

[tu_holmes]

Mostly just standard shit. I dont game, My n64 gets more playing time than my playstation. I do some sales online, but that doesnt really require anything too crazy. I do kind of like the idea of everything being streamline...iphone/ipad/imac... then I unlock the final level and can outfit my icar with iapple istickers ietc. ietc.

If you don't game, get the Mac.

But make sure you get Mac Monitors as well... You will need them both.

[Vince B]

Apple make slick products. I have had the first three iPads. Everyone I showed them to wanted one. Fun to use, etc. However, I absolutely detest iTunes and how they almost require you to use it to upload stuff such as music and photos.

Sure, you can get apps to do it wirelessly but it isn't that convenient. You still are limited by what Apple lets you do.

I want a tablet that is larger, has a high resolution screen for showing photos and has USB 3 plugs to upload data. No way I am buying anything Apple again. A real shame.

I want access to programs and the operating system. I want to control how I upload and download things from my tablet. I am sick of the control that Apple imposes.