Mac or PC? Options

[Mr.Scruff]

title pretty much explains this topic. give me your input why you like which one more, etc.

[Rainier_Wolfcastle]

I agree with Steel and radiation. It just depends on what you are doing. For me as an engineer, Mac's are a fancy paper weight since they do not have the horse power to run the applications I use. Since I do alot of 3D CAD modeling, Mac's are pretty useless for me. Thats not to say they are useless for everyone. Ideally I would love to have an SGI since they are the BEST, period, for 3D modeling abilities. Also I think PC's are superior for gaming with the advent of 16X PCIexpress interface. The bandwidth of PCIexpress outperforms Mac's non-PCIexpress interface. I am not a MAC guy and have not used one in years.

As far as the virus thing goes, it makes more sense to write a virus for windows since the majority of the world uses that platform. You can cause more damage that way.

[HammaTime]

Personally, I don't feel there is an argument here. This is like asking the question, which is better Ford or Chevy, but I do enjoy pointing out the obvious lack of information people have when it comes to Macs.

Rainier_Wolfcastle, PCI Express is available in all Macs. Also there is no "horsepower" difference between Macs and Windows machines. Macs are currently shipping with the Intel Dual Core 2 duo. This is the same chip that is shipping in all top of the line Windows machines at the moment.

So, the difference between the two platforms now boils down to: Do you want Mac reliability, consumer satisfaction and the ability to run Mac OS X, Windows (all iterations), Linux or Unix on one box? If so, buy a Mac. Otherwise, stick with the tried and true Windows machine.