A Civil iMac Versus PC Thread - Read OP before you go PCFanboy-ing.

[Cybertails1998]

APPLE WINDOWS OS7

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Imagine your grandma beating you in COD.
Mortifying, isn't it.

[Colten]

Get her a nice netbook. All shell really need is internet and a webcam if she wants to chat with you.

[LegoEggo]

Get her a nice netbook. All shell really need is internet and a webcam if she wants to chat with you.

actually tbh this. Unless she really wants a desktop for some weird reason a netbook would be best.

+1 netbook

[Blockoman]

Another thing-- and I guess this is what's meant by more "user-friendly"

I'm going to make a stupid metaphor. Imagine that the two different OS are bridges to wherever.

The Mac has guardrails; the Windows doesn't. You may say "only autistic newcigarettes will fall off the bridge, that's why Macs have them" but that's not true.

For example: rather than it all coming down as a list, to put the computer to sleep in Windows 7, you click on the arrow next to Restart and then some more options appear. If you move the mouse ONE LITTLE bit less, it will suddenly restart without asking for confirmation, closing all your windows and logging out without even seeing if you're sure.

There are so many LITTLE things like that that just make Windows worse to use.

[yuki]

ill agree with "overpriced" but macs are far from garbage. They can do most everything a PC can do and better (except gaming)

PC's are much more versatile than macs. Macs are garbage because of how expensive they are for mediocre computing power. For the same price as a Mac, I could build a PC that is 3x more powerful. The only things a mac can do better are image-related things, but for what reason I don't know. For absolutely anything else, a PC has it dominated.

Also FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP SAYING PC VS MAC WHEN YOU MEAN WINDOWS VS MAC. Jesus TITS there is more than one OS for PC.

[Skateaton]

Civil

IMPOSSIBLE

[General Nick]

Another thing-- and I guess this is what's meant by more "user-friendly"

I'm going to make a stupid metaphor. Imagine that the two different OS are bridges to wherever.

The Mac has guardrails; the Windows doesn't. You may say "only autistic newcigarettes will fall off the bridge, that's why Macs have them" but that's not true.

For example: rather than it all coming down as a list, to put the computer to sleep in Windows 7, you click on the arrow next to Restart and then some more options appear. If you move the mouse ONE LITTLE bit less, it will suddenly restart without asking for confirmation, closing all your windows and logging out without even seeing if you're sure.

There are so many LITTLE things like that that just make Windows worse to use.

Nope, it is true that only autistic forgets can't figure out how to use Windows.

Linux/ubuntu suck. no full support from most manufacturers.

Macs suck ass too. you pay quadruple for a piece of stuff that costs only $800 from any other manufacturer that isn't macs (especially considering apple is the only manufacturer of products with OS X).

Windows doesn't get viruses unless you're a handicap. If you actually fall for a stupid advertisement that claims you will be able to download a better piece of hardware, digitally over the internet, then you deserve to have your computer fried.

I have no hardware failure problems either. I don't understand what most people don't get when they try to shove DDR3 RAM into a DDR2 motherboard or a Core i7 onto a LGA 775 socket. Or when they try to run Vista on a GeForce 5500FX just for DirectX 10 with 512MB RAM and can't figure out why they can't even run DX10, probably because the card can't even run DX10.

tl;dr; you are an idiot if you think windows sucks because you can't operate it.

It's not "oh mac is just easy and there are tiny complications with windows that only i seem to dislike slightly", it's "mac is built for handicaps by handicaps who are rich because they don't know stuff about computers and blame microsoft for the virus they got from the child research they tried to download".

[Freeze]

Windows
Pro: Newer OS's are easier to use, can support games.

YES BECAUSE YOUR GRANNY IS GOING TO BE PLAYING HALF LIFE 2 ON HER COMPUTER AT NIGHT.

Anyway.

PC
Pros: Can support more tools that she may want to use
Cons: Harder to get the hang of

Macs
Pros: Easy to get the hang of and comes with some tools
Cons: Not as many downloadable tools

Overall, I think a mac would be better for her to get. Even though us kids prefer PC's.

[Colten]

Get her a nice netbook. All shell really need is internet and a webcam if she wants to chat with you.

Quoting this because a bunch of idiots debating which OS is better flooded it :(

[Blockoman]

Nope, it is true that only autistic forgets can't figure out how to use Windows.

It's not "oh mac is just easy and there are tiny complications with windows that only i seem to dislike slightly", it's "mac is built for handicaps by handicaps who are rich because they don't know stuff about computers and blame microsoft for the virus they got from the child research they tried to download".

You're a perfect example of the rude, oblivious, money-tight redneck that is currently destroying the Earth.

If that was civil, then I'm your brother.

[Bisjac]

If macs are so cool, why do only uncool people use em?

/trolls

[Blockoman]

If macs are so cool, why do only uncool people use em?

/trolls

OGM Y U CAL ME UNKEWL!!1

[General Nick]

You're a perfect example of the rude, oblivious, money-tight redneck that is currently destroying the Earth.

If that was civil, then I'm your brother.

Oh yes I'm obviously an oblivious money tight redneck. It's obvious because I just find it hilarious when someone tries to point out flaws with Windows but can't without having to find some silly minor detail that doesn't even make a difference.

I'm also money tight because I just spent $1000 on a nice Windows 7 based gaming computer.

I'm also definitely a redneck because I obviously live far in rural western America with no internet whatsoever, and the fact that I actually live in a condominium in Baltimore with fiber optic internet, TV, $3000+ worth of computers in my house in total, $500+ in games and a 55" LED TV totally makes me redneck.

Nice sophisticated bullstuff talk though. It was fun reading it.

[Tom]

PC's are much more versatile than macs. Macs are garbage because of how expensive they are for mediocre computing power. For the same price as a Mac, I could build a PC that is 3x more powerful. The only things a mac can do better are image-related things, but for what reason I don't know. For absolutely anything else, a PC has it dominated.

Nowadays it isn't the argument of versatility. You  can do the same amount of things on both of them. It's pretty much an argument of price and quality.