Comments on: Mac Vs PC Again

By: Gamer

Gamer — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:28:25 +0000

Sure, Bootcamp can run Windows. It can also install Windows games, as I have done with Halo 2. And what happens when I click Join Game? I get graphics remniscent of Doom 1 and a guy teabagging me almost instantly. I’ve had better gaming incidents with a laptop on no plug and minimum performance. Now, if you are a casual gamer who plays games like the Sims and want to join the “in” crowd, the Mac is for you. It’s stylish, user-friendly apparently, though I have trouble navigating, and everybody’s using it.

By: Gaming Forever

Gaming Forever — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:21:33 +0000

I have heard the countless arguements that Bootcamp allows you to run Windows games. That is completely true. My sister uses a Mac and I have indeed installed Halo 2 onto it. And guess what? I’ve had better performances with a 3-year old PC. Ok, no, but it’s just horrible. From personal experience, I can tell you that despite Bootcamp, you will get lagged so badly every frame you see is of someone teabagging you.

I’ve had better plays with a laptop without a charger and on minimum performance. At least there are pretty graphics and actual movement.

However, if you’re a casual gamer and play games like the Sims and want to join the in crowd today, get a mac.

By: cj

cj — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:35:12 +0000

I’m thinking about getting an iMac. But can the iMac network with my other PC computer?

By: WunHungLo

WunHungLo — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:56:05 +0000

I just built myself a PC this past weekend for about $1600. Here is what i built:
CPU= Quad-Core q6600 Overclocked to 3Ghz – $178
Motherboard= ASROCK P43TWINS1600 – $79
RAM= 4 gigs G.Skill DDR3 1333- $124
Hard Drive= 500 gig Western Digital SATA2 – $69
Video Card= Nvidia 260 GTX w/896 mb RAM- $200
Sound Card= Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality Edition- $140
Power Supply= Enermax 1000Watt – $254.99
Optical Drive= LiteOn 20X SATA DVD RW- $23
Vista Ultimate= $200
Reused Case i had from previous PC= $0

I configured the closest thing i could on the Apple Website:
One 2.8GHZ Quad-Core Intel Xeon
4GB (4×1GB)
500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
One 16x SuperDrive
Apple Mighty Mouse
Apple Keyboard + User’s Guide

Total: $2999

Major Differences-
MAC= 8800gt pushes 57.6 Gb per second
PC= 260GTX pushes about 120 Gb per second
= PC FTW
the optical drive-
Mac= gives 16x Superdrive
PC = 20X DVDRW
= PC FTW
PRICE-
PC $1600
MAC$ 2900
= PC FTW

It is plain to see that macs cost too much for less processing power and smaller library of software.
= PC FTW

By: brunetteblogger.com » Why Windows Vista + Office 2007 will turn you into a Mac user

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:44:01 +0000

[...] OK, it’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of Microsoft Products. I went through a period where it seemed to be working (last half of 2004 lol) and I wasn’t as vociferous, but I feel as though I really need to warn people about Windows Vista and Office 2007. It gives me daily fits and starts, and negatively affects the productivity of my business. Here are the top ten reasons why you’ll want to buy a Mac after using it, and computer maven Chris Pirillo is way ahead of me on this. [...]

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:55:33 +0000

I do not agree mac hardware is overpriced. You pay for what you get. The design and built quality should be put into consideration. Besides, unless you are building your own system, you won’t get a similar hardware for half the price of what Apple is charging you. Most vendors selling the same specs are at best charging 80% of Apples price. And you will most likely not have firewire, LED backlight screens and IR remote just to mention a few.

If the only reason you use a computer is to game, I suppose any system will do, since game run in their own runtime and don’t really use any OS level APIs. All you’ll need to do is launch the game and there’s no more Mac vs PC debate :-P

However, if you do anything more than that on a computer, a mac will most likely do things better and faster than a PC.

By: Macintosh Vs. PC/Windows | teamsugar - Women's Social Network & Community.

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:11:59 +0000

[...] It all boils down to whether you need to do high end video editing or not as the MAC frame rates are sync’d to broadcast quality. But check out this link: http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/02/02/mac-vs-pc-again/ [...]

By: dude

dude — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:11:22 +0000

Please get a clue. There are no drivers for OSX from nvidia, ie, you are stuck with the limited amount of cards offered by apple store. Same thing applies to ATI. So no, no gaming for you!

By: nfakied

nfakied — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:26:45 +0000

What a mouthpiece. lol

By: vancityguy

vancityguy — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:50:48 +0000

Very well put video. Well done Chris.

By: helimeef

helimeef — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:20:21 +0000

Only reason I’m using Vista right now is for gaming, I built a really nice gaming PC with two 9800 GTXs :D
I WISH they had DX10 for XP though, since Vista is hogging my memory during gaming…
But no way could I recommend Vista to an average (well, non-gaming) user (I build custom PCs for people as a side-job).

By: Weber7385

Weber7385 — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:15:00 +0000

It’s Gloss. I’m no fan of windows [I run a linux box with a cedega compilation] but xp is very stable, it’s user friendly, and not filled with fluff. Again, Vista is a piece of crap. Apple and Windows are just as bad. Mac charges an out landish price for “style” even though their pro looks like a cheese grader. With that, if you want to purchase upgrades for your mac, you have to purchase it from mac, which you will pay a premium.

As far as vista, why anyone purchases it is beyond me.

By: helimeef

helimeef — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:14:06 +0000

Oh sorry FutureChuckNorris is another account I made since I ran out of favorites again…

By: FutureChuckNorris

FutureChuckNorris — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:12:57 +0000

A resource hog? Are you serious? I can run Leopard on a G4 processor with 256MB of RAM. Smoothly.
However I do agree with you about the high prices of their computers. I mean they are very well built and sturdy, but their prices are a tad high sometimes.
And Mac OS isn’t “gloss” IMO, if you’re talking about the “perty colours” that windows fanboys complain about, there IS no color to the Mac OS (it’s white, black and grey), and the animations are to add smoothness and realism, not just eye-candy

By: Weber7385

Weber7385 — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:57:15 +0000

MAC OS is gloss. It’s a resource hog. Granted, Vista is a piece of shit, I will give you that, but mac is nothing special. Why? Mac OS is a knock off of Linux. You want a mac os, get linux. My point is, he makes it sound like that money isn’t a object and shouldn’t be considered when purchasing a mac. Thats just not true. Why would I spend 2,799 [the average price of a mac pro] when i could build a pc that would blow it away for less money.