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01/04/2009 02:18:17 PM · #1 |
The title pretty much says it all.
I want a computer that i can edit photos on, surf the web and play games on? (High end games)
So what do people think, and what model would you choose?
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01/04/2009 02:38:27 PM · #2 |
I use both and there are features of both OS's I like. If I could put OSX on a beige box, that would be ideal. I am currently building my new PC, which is going to have Vista on it. I actually can put OSX on a beige box, but it takes some work. One of my longer term projects is going to be building a "Hackintosh".
As far as your original question, it depends on several things. What is your budget, and have you used a mac before? There are just enough differences from Windows to drive you crazy for a while. Do you value compatibility with almost any application you can buy in a store, or are you happy with just a handful of the apps you need?
For high end gaming, I think you would want to go with windows and a powerful graphics card. That's the gamers platform. You might be frustrated with gaming on the Mac since most of that activity is centered around the more open Windows platform, and you can just pop in a killer video board upgrade. teh Mac will be more limited on hardware upgrade paths.
The Mac has a reputation as being better for photo editing. Some PC fans would argue the point, however.
Message edited by author 2009-01-04 14:42:42. |
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01/04/2009 02:49:49 PM · #3 |
most high-end gaming companies (at least the ones that I usually play) only run on a PC. I know that such things exist as PC emulators for mac but I personally don't have any experience with that, it sounds way too complicated for me to even fathom and I'm not even sure if it would be a stable enough environment to run a complicated high graphics PC game.
I chose a PC for this very reason (also price was a factor) -- I can't live without my MMORPG's... I do find a PC frustrating at times, however; sometimes I wish that the gaming industry would hurry up and catch up already so I can switch to a mac for good. |
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01/04/2009 02:52:29 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by kivgaen:
sometimes I wish that the gaming industry would hurry up and catch up already so I can switch to a mac for good. |
I don't think that will happen until the Mac is a larger percentage of the home PC market. I think it will eventually happen, though. |
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01/04/2009 02:53:58 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by yospiff:
You might be frustrated with gaming on the Mac since most of that activity is centered around the more open Windows platform, and you can just pop in a killer video board upgrade. |
Windows, open? lol |
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01/04/2009 02:56:30 PM · #6 |
| Not Windows, but the hardware platform itself is wayyyyy more open than the Mac. |
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01/04/2009 02:57:37 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by yospiff:
Not Windows, but the hardware platform itself is wayyyyy more open than the Mac. |
Ah, Intel-based PCs. For a minute I thought you were suggesting the Windows OS was open.... ;-p |
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01/04/2009 02:59:24 PM · #8 |
I would recommend using Windows instead of Mac, for lots of reasons. If you want to play high end games, you're gonna need a fast CPU and a good graphics card, so you can just buy those and pop them right in. Not so for Mac. Windows is designed to run on universal hardware, that means on almost any hardware, however Mac is built to only function on Apple hardware. It's a big difference.
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01/04/2009 03:05:46 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by maximz2005:
I would recommend using Windows instead of Mac, for lots of reasons. If you want to play high end games, you're gonna need a fast CPU and a good graphics card, so you can just buy those and pop them right in. Not so for Mac. Windows is designed to run on universal hardware, that means on almost any hardware, however Mac is built to only function on Apple hardware. It's a big difference. |
Yes, and here is that difference. The Mac comes with two graphic cards built in, one dedicated to high-end gaming, in a notebook at that. |
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01/04/2009 03:05:52 PM · #10 |
There are about 15 gazillion threads on the subject.
I don't think the issue was settled in any of those.
On the game issue, get a Wii. It's way better than any Mac or PC based game. |
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01/04/2009 03:06:13 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by maximz2005:
I would recommend using Windows instead of Mac, for lots of reasons. If you want to play high end games, you're gonna need a fast CPU and a good graphics card, so you can just buy those and pop them right in. Not so for Mac. Windows is designed to run on universal hardware, that means on almost any hardware, however Mac is built to only function on Apple hardware. It's a big difference. |
You mean 'Windows instead of OSX' - Mac refers to the hardware, OSX is the operating system. |
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01/04/2009 03:09:33 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by scarbrd:
On the game issue, get a Wii. It's way better than any Mac or PC based game. |
Yup, agreed - What you'd spend on a high-end graphics card for a PC would be better spent on a console (XBox, PS3, Wii) You have the guarantee that the games are designed to run on that configuration, there's a massive catalog, and no risk of the operating system getting a virus or in some other way screwing up. Just put in the game and away you go - Plus, the controllers are custom-buit for gaming, you're not bashing your PC keyboard to death.
Spending $2000+ on a PC for gaming just doesn't make sense anymore. Not when you can buy a high-end console AND a bunch of games for the same price. |
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01/04/2009 03:15:49 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by JH:
Originally posted by yospiff:
Not Windows, but the hardware platform itself is wayyyyy more open than the Mac. |
Ah, Intel-based PCs. For a minute I thought you were suggesting the Windows OS was open.... ;-p |
More open as less integrated. |
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01/04/2009 03:16:41 PM · #14 |
| Th simple answer is both. Get a Mac and run OSX and Vista... agree on the Wii though. |
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01/04/2009 03:22:23 PM · #15 |
Just throwing THIS into the mix as an interesting option. It might be the best of both worlds.
Message edited by author 2009-01-04 19:53:29. |
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