First time really looking at monitor colors and printing (mac vs pc)

So I was working on my work PC and had my Macbook up side by side. While taking a break I started editing some photos and after uploading them I noticed a huge difference in the photo's appearance between the two devices.

Now, I went and grabbed some posters/photos I had printed in the past and compared them. They resembled closely to the photos on my MacBook Pro.

Is it safe to say Macs seem to have better calibrated colors or have I just been getting lucky?

Here are the two photos I've been dealing with. On my mac they look warm on my work PC they look really cool and desaturated. Any insight?

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …taylorhockman/6​415385605/

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …taylorhockman/6​415704211/

What browser?
Safari displays images with embedded profile colormanaged.
IE for instance does not.

On my calibrated PC...the first one looks spot on.
the second one...just a wee bit warm.

Monitors can be adjusted to have different warmth characteristics. ..not a Mac vs. PC issue
Different brands and different models of monitors have different warmth and color accuracy characteristics...not a Mac vs. PC issue

Thanks guys!

I browse using FireFox on my Mac and IE on my work PC.

I havn't touched calibration on either one of them. I never really thought it was an issue until I had the two side by side. On my PC the colors look terrilbe on my Mac they look perfect (because thats what I edited them on). Im assuming its just the calibration differences between the the two. I know now it has nothing to do with the OS.

FireFox 3.5 and later have color management turned on by default for images with embedded profile. So the image should look identical in FF and for instance LR or PS on your Mac.

If you calibrate the screen on your PC and use firefox there as well, the image should appear about the same.

If there is one thing mac does well it is their choice of monitors. They use IPS panels in almost everything they do, which alone gives them greater color depth and viewing angles, but as others have stated every monitor is different, even two of the same model when it comes to white balance. Proper white balance can only be had through calibration which is incredibly important for photographers.

Unfortunately the cause of the color differences is never ending, but a good portion of it is just the screen in the mac. Not that the mac is better but simply that when you pay twice the price for something you get a better display. Do yourself a favor and invest in an IPS display for your PC.

Get yourself a calibration system like the Spyder 3 pro (or express) and calibrate both systems. otherwise you're shooting in the dark.