Mac vs PC debate. Their biggest advantage is their biggest disadvantage.
PC's are alot more compatible than Mac's. There's a much bigger software and hardware market for PC's which does help lower the price due to competition. The problem with all this compatability is that because PC's support so much more they are more prone to break down.

Mac's are more exclusive. Since there's alot less for a Mac to support it's alot more stable. It also means that prices get hiked and if you want to open a disk of work you did in OS8 you're fcked.

For a Mac and PC network I prefer PC's. A PC will let a Mac use the printer attached to it, a Mac wont do the same for a PC.
( Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Thu 24 Sep 2009, 15:04, 3 replies)

which is why we dont get viruses
and anyway - who pays for their own computer
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Thu 24 Sep 2009, 15:05, closed)

pff

Myth: Macs don't get viruses.

Truth: although Mac viruses are rare (due to Macs having a negligable market share), they do exist. However, the average Mac user is too complacent to run AV software, and thus will not notice.

Also, it's worth noting that the Mac fell first in this year's 'pwn2own' competition. It was hacked within a few minutes. Vista lasted until day 2, when the parameters for penetrating the machine are extended, and the Linux box survived unscathed.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 21:53, closed)

I pay for my own computer
It's a Mac. I have several Macs actually, two of which are in regular use and the rest are just taking up space in my house.

PCs are more compatible, yes. But only with themselves. Macs are in general PC compatible these days.

Neither is 'better', per se. It's all a preference thing. Apple manufactures hardware and system software, and keeps it tightly controlled, so the chances of Macs going wrong due to conflicts are much less. But it does mean that you can't build a Mac from scratch, or buy a cheap one. And there are certain software packages which aren't available for Mac, including many games.

Each to his own.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 24 Sep 2009, 16:04, closed)

Does it have..
A special tray for Coffee and croissants?
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Thu 24 Sep 2009, 17:08, closed)

Yes.
Yes it does. Two, actually.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 8:30, closed)

"if you want to open a disk of work you did in OS8 you're fcked"
Eh? OS8 is an operating system. It has nothing to do with what work you did, that is down to the actual programme it was created in.
A bit like stating it won't open as you now have a new chair.
(turtles head is touching cloth poked a dwarf on the forehead at, Sat 26 Sep 2009, 19:03, closed)