Comparing two systems, ones a Mac the other a PC?

im in the market for a new system and i need help deciding whether i should get this mac system:

2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB memory
640GB hard drive1
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics

or this dell system:

http://www.dell.com …cs=19&l=en&ref=​dthp&s=dhs
or any suggestions that you guys might have. thanks.

anyone?

The dell will demolish the Mac system.

I think people are tired of the debate... for now. Why don't you just get what you want? If you love Mac's then get a Mac. If you don't know if you love Mac's then go use one for a while - say, for an hour. There are thousands of debates out there, just Google "Mac vs PC" and start reading.

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit

vs

OSX

That's what it comes down to.

Personally. Mac (I have a Vista machine for games only).

MaxxuM wrote in post #7953729
I think people are tired of the debate... for now. Why don't you just get what you want? If you love Mac's then get a Mac. If you don't know if you love Mac's then go use one for a while - say, for an hour. There are thousands of debates out there, just Google "Mac vs PC" and start reading.

i havent tried the mac. but have been using vista. im not debating on any of these systems im merely asking for suggestions between those 2 exact systems i posted.

jeromego wrote in post #7953803
i havent tried the mac. but have been using vista. im not debating on any of these systems im merely asking for suggestions between those 2 exact systems i posted.

What would you choose? A BMW M5 or a Corvette Z06? They are about as similar as the two computers you are comparing.

Go test drive them and pick the one that best suites your style and fills your requirements.

jeromego wrote in post #7953803
i havent tried the mac. but have been using vista. im not debating on any of these systems im merely asking for suggestions between those 2 exact systems i posted.

And the answer is that it really comes down to the operating system you prefer. OSX is based on Unix, so it's more stable and because Macs use their own hardware, they can utilise the resources slightly better.

PCs have more flexibility when it comes to upgrades and you can play games on them (they also get a lot more viruses ). A lot of people like PC because of the flexibility.

You can't directly compare the RAM etc. because they use it differently.

So the debate always comes down to operating system preference.

MaxxuM wrote in post #7953848
What would you choose? A BMW M5 or a Corvette Z06? They are about as similar as the two computers you are comparing.

Go test drive them and pick the one that best suites your style and fills your requirements.

+1

Since I don't own a Mac, so PC is obviously better

Honestly it doesn't really matter IMO. Just buy what you like and as much power as you can afford. PC's/Mac's are simply appliances now (i.e., nothing special) and whatever you go with it will be slow enough to make you itch for another upgrade within 4 years.

having come from a pc to mac, I can honestly tell you that the mac is just easier to use and mine boots up in less than 30 seconds. opens cs4 in under 10.

hooookup wrote in post #7954017
having come from a pc to mac, I can honestly tell you that the mac is just easier to use and mine boots up in less than 30 seconds. opens cs4 in under 10.

What was your pc specs? I don't see how a Mac is better than a PC and yes I have both.

mikez wrote in post #7954054
What was your pc specs? I don't see how a Mac is better than a PC and yes I have both.

I have both too (latest OSX and Windows Vista Premium 64bit).

Mac is much more stable... so on, you know the drill.

Vista is OK... you can play games.

I recently made the vista machine. But I got my mac about 2 years ago. I still prefer the mac (faster despite being "older").

Stealthy Ninja wrote in post #7954261
I have both too (latest OSX and Windows Vista Premium 64bit).

Mac is much more stable... so on, you know the drill.

Vista is OK... you can play games.

I recently made the vista machine. But I got my mac about 2 years ago. I still prefer the mac (faster despite being "older").

And what's your specs? You are full of yourself if you think Mac is faster. Faster in what way? stable in what way? We can do a test now to see which is faster.

mikez wrote in post #7954468
And what's your specs? You are full of yourself if you think Mac is faster. Faster in what way? stable in what way? We can do a test now to see which is faster.

I'm not going to debate this. Really not worth it.

I suspect you're a troll.

Unsubscribed.

jeromego wrote in post #7953803
i havent tried the mac. but have been using vista. im not debating on any of these systems im merely asking for suggestions between those 2 exact systems i posted.

What do you want to do with your new computer?

It terms of performance the Dell is several generations ahead of the Mac, and will walk all over it if your multi tasking, batch processing, handling large image files, processing video etc.