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Re: Objective! (Reply to this comment)
by lawman67
You are correct, hard to define "a pc" as there is just too much variety. Also, Windows has become something of an industry standard, so naturally I use Windows as the baseline and look at the Mac and how it is better or worse depending on the function.
While I don't state it in my essay, I prefer OSX for most things, but get very heavy use out of Windows Vista run natively in Boot Camp on my MacBook Pro. I really enjoy PC gaming, and Windows is vastly superior for gaming.
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Feb 24 '09
1:18 pm PST
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Objective! (Reply to this comment)
by endaugust
A "Mac vs. PC" comparison without stating which you prefer. Now *this* is objective! I do sense though that this more an article about Mac than PC though as you were really talking about Mac and its pluses and minuses compared to a PC. But I supposed it's hard to talk about a PC b/c there's just too much availability, kinds and models out there.
Good job though!
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Jan 02 '08
5:16 pm PST
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Re: The mini is not a good low end system. (Reply to this comment)
by lawman67
Honestly I doubt many buyers of the Mac Mini, the CHEAPEST Apple computer, spend the $700 for an Apple Cinema display, which while a gorgeous monitor, costs more than the computer itself.
The Mac Mini is not a "performance" system, but rather is designed for casual home use (meaning no high-end games), and for that role it has enough power if the ram is boosted. It comes with 512MB, and antoehr 512MB module makes for a very livable system.
The hard drives are small because they are laptop drives. It honestly makes very little sense to install a larger one inside the Mini, as this is not designed to be modded.
A $600 Mini with a $70 (Apple) or $40 (anyone else) keyboard/mouse pair and a $200 19" LCD (I like Samsung) makes for an outstanding package that costs about half of the one you described.
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Feb 21 '07
7:12 pm PST
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Re: brad's View (Reply to this comment)
by lawman67
Many of your Windows likes are available for Mac, and your Mac features can be duplicated in Windows, they are different, but can be made to be (GUl at least) very similar.
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Dec 23 '06
1:11 pm PST
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brad's View (Reply to this comment)
by brad
Hi Andrew.
Thanks for writing an objective review. Yours is one of the few here at Epinions that qualifies as such.
You regularly use both Windows and Mac, which makes you qualified. Few people can say this.
You didn't resort to below-the-belt tactics in this review and respected the different OS communities with class.
Your review provides valuable insight about both platforms, in everyday use.
My comments wouldn't be complete without a few complaints.
I think the driving factor in people deciding on these systems is, "how comfortable am I using this platform?" I don't think prospective buyers of either system can answer this question, or have an idea of it, without a discussion of the respective GUIs of both systems.
I think it is important to note the differences between the Mac GUI and the Windows GUI.
For example, I like the Windows task bar. I would prefer that Apple incorporated some of the functionality of the Windows task bar into either the Menu Bar or the Dock.
On the Mac side, I like being able to tile windows, use Expose to choose windows, to use Spotlight to search for files (from any application), to use the Finder to organize files and folders.
Those are just some of the things I like about both systems.
It would be nice if another person would write about these things. I try to do it in every one of my installments on this subject (annually), but obviously, I cannot cover everything.
Thank you again for an objective and insightful review. I give you the highest rating. Thanks for all the work and thought you put into this review.
Brad.
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Dec 16 '06
5:39 pm PST
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Excellent points! (Reply to this comment)
by Gr8ful
Thanks for the insight :-)
Gr8ful
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Dec 14 '06
3:42 am PST
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