PC or Mac.... which do you use?

[clamum]

Windows PC since v3.1. Don't see that changing anytime soon.

 

[Lonyo]

Win7 on NAS, HTPC, main desktop
Win8 on tablet and upcoming Win8 desktop (touchscreen monitor system).

Win7 on work laptop.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I have Windows 7 on 2 computers, windows XP on one desktop and one laptop, and Slackware installed on one PC.

The Windows XP computer also has freebsd, slackware, and ubuntu installed.

I'd like to retire my slackware box as it's an old P4 with 1Gb of DDR1 and I have a phenom 2 and 8GB of DDR3 to replace it, but i haven't felt like dealing with it yet.... When I do, It'll be running freeBSD as host OS, and then I'll be running my servers in slackware VMs (1st vm for Minecraft dedicated server, vanilla, 2nd vm for Minecraft edicated server w mods, 3rd vm for ventrillo, ftp, and possibly additional games if I choose to do so.)

The fiance has a kindle fire that she uses a ton (she reads a LOT, and uses it to stream music) and a laptop with windows that she uses from time to time, mostly for her podcasts)

 

[Krazy4Real]

Windows 7 at home and at work.

 

[Shadowknight]

Macbook Air (2010)
Main Desktop: Ubuntu 10.04
HTPC: Xubuntu 12.04
Secondary HTPC (media extende)r: Ubuntu 11.10, though I'm going to upgrade to Xubuntu 12.04 soon
Spare computer: Blackbuntu 11.10(?)
Work Computer: Windows 7

Oh, and on my Macbook Air, I keep a copy of PC-BSD to fool around with in Virtualbox.

 

[brianmanahan]

Games no question, but Office really hasn't been an issue since Office 2011 for Mac came out. Outlook works great, and all the other productivity apps have given me zero issues with file compatibility. Everything just works as it should. (I bought a 2-license pack for my Macbook and my wife's, and used the Home Use Program to get Office 2010 on my Windows desktop. Everything plays nicely together.)

well i wouldnt use a mac, i would rather use linux and not pay for apple's ui wrapper and limited overprice hardware :awe:

 

[z0mb13]

I am using a thinkpad laptop for work, and SERIOUSLY considering to switch to the mba 11 or 13 inch just for the lightness..

But the problem is MS office for mac sucks, and I use office a lot (ppt and heavy excel modelling). So If I buy a mba and use parallels for windows, or dual boot into windows, will this work? or just defeats the purpose of owning a mac in the first place

 

[lxskllr]

I am using a thinkpad laptop for work, and SERIOUSLY considering to switch to the mba 11 or 13 inch just for the lightness..

But the problem is MS office for mac sucks, and I use office a lot (ppt and heavy excel modelling). So If I buy a mba and use parallels for windows, or dual boot into windows, will this work? or just defeats the purpose of owning a mac in the first place

There's other light computers. You don't have to buy Apple for that. You also won't stuck with the embarrassing lit Apple on the lid :^D

 

[Childs]

There's other light computers. You don't have to buy Apple for that. You also won't stuck with the embarrassing lit Apple on the lid :^D

That lit apple signifies straight cash homie!

 

[CA19100]

I am using a thinkpad laptop for work, and SERIOUSLY considering to switch to the mba 11 or 13 inch just for the lightness..

But the problem is MS office for mac sucks...

Just to be sure, have you used the 2011 version? I agree wholeheartedly on the 2008 version, but I like the 2011 version.

So If I buy a mba and use parallels for windows, or dual boot into windows, will this work? or just defeats the purpose of owning a mac in the first place

Yes it'll work. And yes, it'll defeat the whole point. Even its awesome trackpad doesn't work as well under Windows; must be something with the software drivers under OSX.

 

[halik]

Apparently they've really improved it, it = the single USB port. Which you'd have to hook your ethernet adapter to anyway, so good luck with that.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...air-magsafe-ethernet-modem-bluetooth-2.1.html

Take your lone USB port and $29 adapter and shove it.

My 11" air has 2 usb ports, 3 if you're counting the thunderbolt; what was the last time you used ethernet on a laptop?

 

[Fritzo]

I use both, and they both have advantages. I use a Macbook Pro at home and it's the best laptop I've even owned...it's just so freakin' comfortable. I also use a PC at home in my "Command Center" with a 37" and a 23" monitor. At work I use Windows Vista on a 24" monitor.

Windows just plain gets the job done. IOS is more "casual", but not sure I'd want to work in that environment.

 

[halik]

Just to be sure, have you used the 2011 version? I agree wholeheartedly on the 2008 version, but I like the 2011 version.

Yes it'll work. And yes, it'll defeat the whole point. Even its awesome trackpad doesn't work as well under Windows; must be something with the software drivers under OSX.

I've got 2011 on my mac pro at work and it's still horrible compared to native windows - every function is laggy and loading bigger excel files is like watching paint dry.

 

[xanis]

I use both, and they both have advantages. I use a Macbook Pro at home and it's the best laptop I've even owned...it's just so freakin' comfortable. I also use a PC at home in my "Command Center" with a 37" and a 23" monitor. At work I use Windows Vista on a 24" monitor.

Windows just plain gets the job done. IOS is more "casual", but not sure I'd want to work in that environment.

I feel the same way about the MBP; love mine. That being said, I've used both OS X and Windows enough that I'm productive on either one at this point. I think that since I've been using a Windows 7 workstation at work, though, I'm a little more partial to that.

 

[xanis]

Just to be sure, have you used the 2011 version? I agree wholeheartedly on the 2008 version, but I like the 2011 version.

Yes it'll work. And yes, it'll defeat the whole point. Even its awesome trackpad doesn't work as well under Windows; must be something with the software drivers under OSX.

Say what you will about Macs, but most people who use the trackpad on a Macbook will probably say that it's better than just about any other touchpad they've ever used.

Also, agreed on Office 2011. It feels big and bloated on OS X, not sure why. FWIW I have an i7, 256GB SSD and 8GB of RAM and it still doesn't feel that snappy...

 

[z0mb13]

There's other light computers. You don't have to buy Apple for that. You also won't stuck with the embarrassing lit Apple on the lid :^D

Hmm yeah.. the only windows based laptop I consider is the thinkpad x1 carbon (or the touch version).. but the item is almost impossible to get here in south east asia (or ridiculously expensive, like 50% premiium compared to retail price in the US just because its a "business" laptop)

 

[z0mb13]

Just to be sure, have you used the 2011 version? I agree wholeheartedly on the 2008 version, but I like the 2011 version.

Yes it'll work. And yes, it'll defeat the whole point. Even its awesome trackpad doesn't work as well under Windows; must be something with the software drivers under OSX.

Hmmm ok I will try and see the 2011 office (my wife uses 11 inch mba)

Also if I do get mac laptop, shall I get the 13 inch retina mbp or the 13 inch mba... decisions decisions....
Is the retina display really that much better than the mba display? I saw it at the apple store and to be honest it looks better but not THAT much better

 

[suse920]

Hmmm ok I will try and see the 2011 office (my wife uses 11 inch mba)

Also if I do get mac laptop, shall I get the 13 inch retina mbp or the 13 inch mba... decisions decisions....
Is the retina display really that much better than the mba display? I saw it at the apple store and to be honest it looks better but not THAT much better

I agree 2011 is MUCH improved. I still prefer 2010 on the PC (As I am more familiar with it). Luckily I rarely have to use office for work tasks anymore, and what I do need to do is easily handled by 2011 on OSX.

 

[GregGreen]

Switched from Win 7 to OS X in 2010 when I built myself a Hackintosh. Was taking a grad school course that required use of Final Cut Pro (and included the software on an educational license in the tuition for the class) and was feeling adventurous. Added a 15" Macbook Pro to the stable in early 2011.

One reason I stay on OS X (besides already having the gear) is the ease with which I can use all my development stuff on a daily basis. Always running tools that were built in Ruby via Terminal (Sass, Compass, Jekyll) and Node.js and Python. Although a Windows box could use these tools too, it's a bit easier on OS X. And Photoshop/Illustrator/Flash (ugh) is too important for me on a day to day basis (in a work context) that I couldn't go Linux. I do occasionally boot into Win XP and Win 7 VMs via VirtualBox to do cross-browser testing.

I'm starting a new position in two weeks and I think they are going to set me up on a Windows machine. I'm hoping I haven't forgotten everything I used to know...

 

[yinan]

Macbook Pro 2011 running Windows 7.

 

[Rubycon]

Use both, relative newcomer to OSX...

Been on x86 for decades.
Used sparc, DEC Alpha, MIPS as well.
DOS and CP/M those were the days.
Anyone remember S100 systems? Probably the longest lived dinosaur used for control systems. (from late 70s to early 90s when replaced with i386 EISA)

Typing this on a 15" retina mbp...

 

[SP33Demon]

Switched from Win 7 to OS X in 2010 when I built myself a Hackintosh. Was taking a grad school course that required use of Final Cut Pro (and included the software on an educational license in the tuition for the class) and was feeling adventurous. Added a 15" Macbook Pro to the stable in early 2011.

One reason I stay on OS X (besides already having the gear) is the ease with which I can use all my development stuff on a daily basis. Always running tools that were built in Ruby via Terminal (Sass, Compass, Jekyll) and Node.js and Python. Although a Windows box could use these tools too, it's a bit easier on OS X. And Photoshop/Illustrator/Flash (ugh) is too important for me on a day to day basis (in a work context) that I couldn't go Linux. I do occasionally boot into Win XP and Win 7 VMs via VirtualBox to do cross-browser testing.

I'm starting a new position in two weeks and I think they are going to set me up on a Windows machine. I'm hoping I haven't forgotten everything I used to know...

I doubt running "Ruby via Terminal (Sass, Compass, Jekyll) and Node.js and Python" is faster than a Win7 64-bit machine. Performance should be comparable. 32-bit Windows like XP, I see your point though.

 

[Tweak155]

I use my MBA for browsing on the couch. Nice and lightweight for the lap. However I cannot be productive in OSX, so any programming / web development / serious stuff to do is done in a Windows environment. I should be getting my Dell Precision this week.

All in all the touchpad on the MBA is excellent for goofing around, paying bills, anything online (although Safari has compatibility issues with certain sites). But percentage wise, I'm probably 75% Windows and 25% OSX.

If I had to go to Starbucks, I'd likely be packing the Precision. I'd be taking it to get work done, not to goof around. It is nice to do work out of your home environment sometimes.

 

[sourceninja]

I use my MBA for browsing on the couch. Nice and lightweight for the lap. However I cannot be productive in OSX, so any programming / web development / serious stuff to do is done in a Windows environment. I should be getting my Dell Precision this week.

All in all the touchpad on the MBA is excellent for goofing around, paying bills, anything online (although Safari has compatibility issues with certain sites). But percentage wise, I'm probably 75% Windows and 25% OSX.

If I had to go to Starbucks, I'd likely be packing the Precision. I'd be taking it to get work done, not to goof around. It is nice to do work out of your home environment sometimes.

I take it your a .NET developer? Or is there other reason why you can't find it productive to work on OSX for web development?

 

[Hugo Drax]

I recently went into a starbucks and the place was packed (it was a brand new starbucks with a very large seating area and there wasn't a free seat in the place), while I was waiting for my drink I started to look around at each person's computers... they all had books and looked as though they where 'studying....' but not one of them had a PC... EVERY single person had a mac, and im talking there was nearly 30 people there.... almost made me think I was in a mac store....

I myself, currently utilize a PC (Acer to be specific, running windows 7)

so how about you guys?

People do not want to tinker with their computers, worry about Anti virus, fake anti virus, spamware,trojans DLL hell, registry rot, weird crashes, .NET runtime issues etc..


So people prefer to pay more for a Macintosh. Cheaper than all the downtime and the costs involved in sending the PC to get cleaned/fixed every so often.