Question for Mac users. What do you prefer the Mac OS or the Design of the Mac?

[Zaap]

Definitely OSX. I love the OS. Using it on my own choice of desktop hardware spec is icing on the cake.

As far as I care about 'design' the MacBooks can't be beat. In the case of a laptop, good design does translate into better user experience, and the MacBooks deliver.

AOIs to me are for old folks who are practically computer-illiterate, and tech noobs- I know it's probably an unfair assessment for a lot of people who prefer them but aren't either of the above, but that's my opinion. Maybe I'll own them when I retire- along with a car the size of a boat.

Love the MacPros- had virtually every revision of them at work. I couldn't care less about the case or the 'design' of the internal layout as none of that gets my work done or pays me any more than another set of standards (and there are many in the tech world) for a tower Mac would. But they are very nice machines.

The newer Minis are pretty cool as HTPCs and mini-servers and such.

 

[Eug]

Heh. I use an all-in-one iMac i7 as my primary machine. I'm typing on it now.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Love the hardware. The OS is ok, but Windows 7 is still preferable for getting real work done. (I only own an '11 MBP).

 

[alfa147x]

Love the hardware. The OS is ok, but Windows 7 is still preferable for getting real work done. (I only own an '11 MBP).

11 inch MacBook Air
or
13 inch MBP?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

2011 13" Macbook Pro.

 

[MotionMan]

Love the hardware. The OS is ok, but Windows 7 is still preferable for getting real work done. (I only own an '11 MBP).

What real work can you do in Windows that you can't in OSX?

MotionMan

 

[TheStu]

What real work can you do in Windows that you can't in OSX?

MotionMan

Yea seriously, I have been taking my 11" Air into work lately to get additional little things done on the side since it is so much easier to do it in OS X over windows.

This is just a small example, but I get sent images and pdfs on a daily basis, proofs of delivery, and signed forms that are being returned to me. It is a matter of a few seconds to take those and correct the orientation (A lot of them come in upside down), resave them from a .tif or .png or whatever else to .pdf, and to rename the files. The biggest advantages that OS X has there is that you can rename files (from the Finder) that are open, and you can look at files without opening them.

Plus IMO, OS X window managament is better, especially on a smaller screen.

 

[wantedSpidy]

I personally love the hardware a lot. I love OSX for whenever I'm using the mbp for general computing, surfing etc. As for productivity, I'm so used to windows it will take me a while to ditch it in favor of OSX. As of now I think the best computing solution for almost anyone is MBP + bootcamp Windows 7. Best of both worlds imo.

 

[Ns1]

What real work can you do in Windows that you can't in OSX?

MotionMan

office for windows

lol

 

[MotionMan]

office for windows

lol

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products

MotionMan

 

[TheStu]

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products

MotionMan

Office for Windows works better.

 

[MotionMan]

Office for Windows works better.

Probably for 90% of users, if not more, there is little to no difference.

MotionMan

 

[TheStu]

Probably for 90% of users, if not more, there is little to no difference.

MotionMan

Office '11 on my MacBook Air is slow and laggy, iWork launches right up, and Office '10 on my Windows 7 VM is also fine.

Like I said, Office for Windows works better. It is like iTunes on OS X.

 

[wantedSpidy]

Office '11 on my MacBook Air is slow and laggy, iWork launches right up, and Office '10 on my Windows 7 VM is also fine.

Like I said, Office for Windows works better. It is like iTunes on OS X.

I would also have to agree with this part. Doing excel work is a pain esp with all the shortcuts already programmed in my head.

 

[kubani1]

i use office '11 for my mac, most of the short cuts are the same, then again, i might be a light user, but i use it for work and its just fine, i had a dell for a while, but i don't use it anymore, office fires up quicker than iwork on my mac and i have no compatibility issues with any of the windows user i work with (which is about 90% of my colleagues).

i use word for my ongoing studies and excel for work.

 

[Ns1]

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products

MotionMan

Office for Mac =/= office for windows.