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CCM:

--- Quote from: Daniel270 on June 06, 2008, 03:34:34 pm ---Why not dual boot between Mac OS and Linux?

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That's not gonna help run everything windows runs....

AtomSmasher:
I agree with pretty much everything Shmokes said, although I'll be sticking with a pc.  Macs are good computers, but the only way they run everything a pc can is by actually running windows on them, and theres really no reason to get a mac if your not going to use OS X. 

Windows XP is now a very stable and reliable OS, and there are plenty of excellent and free anti-virus programs for it, so I would say that it is just as virus free, crash free, and freezing free as OS X.  Windows Vista is a different story, so just stick with XP for now  ;D

A friend of mine recently went against my advice and took his brothers advice (who has been a die hard mac fan for years) and bought a Mac.  My friend regretted his decision since a lot of the software he needed could only be used in Windows, so he ended up just running windows on it.  Take a close look at the software you currently use and make sure they all have mac versions before you make your decision.

DrumAnBass:
I have been a Mac user since '86. In the old days Macs, were far superior to PCs for design and music, which are the 2 things I do for a living. Almost all the decent design software started out as Mac only products. After many years, eventually all were ported to the PC.

Now, almost all the software I use can be found on either OS. And I have used both for work and pleasure.

I find that on the mac platform there is less fighting with the OS. The OS is more transparent. That is not to say there aren't a ton of stupid things in OS-X, but in general I find there is less frustration, less work trying to get things configured, and a more pleasant experience. All the built in iLife software in general is excellent and they do a good job of talking to each other nicely.

The whole spyware/virus thing on Windows is reason alone to abandon it. I have spent countless hours trying to deal with Virus/Spyware issues... So much needless frustration.

But at the end of the day it is all about software. My mame arcade machines are PC based because the front ends available are far superior to what is available for OS-X. My home theater system is a PC. But for general day to day computing, OS-X is a much better more enjoyable experience for me.

Wanna try OS-X for yourself on an off the shelf PC? See: http://www.osx86project.org/

Goz:
I'm in the process of evaluating migrating to OSX from Windows and there are a number of ways to bridge the gap between OSX and Windows. There is Parallels which is a virtualization solution that can be almost seemlessly integrated. What I mean is you can run it and have Windows execute windows apps from right clicks of a file. Example would be a right click on a WMV file and Windows Media Player plays the WMV. I've got this running on my Hackintosh (home built OSX machine) and not had a single crash in more than a week. OSX is definitely more stable than Windows. As for the virus', etc... There are virus' and trojans that infect OSX but they are so rare that its unlikely that you run into them. There are software suits that you can install to deal with / block them just like on Windows. So far I've been able to run a ton of Windows apps on my Hackintosh.

OSX seems to more efficiently use the hardware as do most NIX type OS'

slycrel:
I'd say go for the mac unless you have a specific reason to avoid it.  If you want to play PC games (other than world of warcraft) stick with a PC or dual boot the mac.  There are usually software solutions for most everything else out there except very specialized software.  I recently bought a mac laptop and I'm very happy with it.

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