Why switch to a Mac?

[CJ]

Yeah but i've been doing a lot of research on the gaming industry and why they did things so I wanted to use that knowledge. I find it interesting that we go from HUGE developments in games to bull shit over the last 10 years. The SNES was 3mhz.... and they had shit like rotoscoped animations, mode 7 graphics, and all sorts of other innovative shit, then we got AMAZING cpu's and stopped programming intelligently. anyway i'm going off on a tangent.

I worked in the game industry for a while, I still do on occasion. What happened is the console market.

[Danny46]

I've had a couple PCs and had a pretty constant plague of problems with them, i.e. slow computer, viruses, crashes etc. I started switching over to Mac after I got an iPhone and will not be going back. Seems like the decision is highly based off of what you do though. I need a computer that will run a photo editing software, I can surf the internet with and watch movies videos on. I also really love the build quality.

I have an iMac for home use and recently got a Macbook Air for travel. The Air is amazing for travel, nice screen good sturdy build and surprisingly faster than I thought it would be. You just have to make sure and keep it backed up and cleared off so it stays that way.

[abecx]

I worked in the game industry for a while, I still do on occasion. What happened is the console market.

I blame playstation, Sony and Nintendo should have worked it out.

[CJ]

I blame playstation, Sony and Nintendo should have worked it out.

Games are limited to their platform. And platform designers do not like leaving their cash cows.

[mustang_revival]

I use both daily, but life would suck without my mac.

The portability of the BSD backend rocks your face.

For gaming - PC

[Crue]

I love PCs for Gaming & my job (Windows XP/Vista/7 fails = Job security)

I love Apple devices for their integration & simplicity. I use my iPad daily, almost constantly.

Why switch when you can have both. :-)

[danielhv]

Im a windows user, my ex had a mac book... couldn't stand the damn thing. I think it's like the old Ford vs Chevy argument... they are both nice, but most people just prefer one or the other. People that start with Mac, usually stick with it. And those that become proficient in Windows, usually stick with Windows. 90% of the viruses and shit on PC are contracted due to ignorance on the end users behalf.

[Ratt]

I wouldn't mind having one, especially a macbook air, but it would be wiped with a windows/linux load on it REAL quick. Awesome ultrabook.

[red95gts]

I deal with Windows on a daily basis at work. Why the hell would I want to come home and deal with it's bullshit? The only Windows machine we have left is my wife's Win7 laptop and it's a constant source of problems. The iMac and all the related Apple products work flawlessly together and that's exactly what I need them to do. I get paid to troubleshoot - I'd rather not do it on my own time if I can help it.

One of the biggest hurdles of switching to OS X was re-thinking how to do certain functions and training my brain to not think like it's Windows. I started using Handbrake to rip movies from Netflix. I travel a lot and wanted to watch the movies on the iPad so I needed to import the .m4v file into iTunes. I went through all the menus and didn't find anything that really jumped out at me. I expected there to be a menu option that I would choose, then navigate to the folder where the file is, choose it, etc - just like Windows.

In the end, I realized all I had to do was drag and drop the .m4v onto the iTunes icon in the dock. Done. I was over-thinking it.

[32valves_of_pleasure]

the OS and hardware run well together. That is one thing apple has almost always gotten right. They design the OS and pick (or design) the right hardware for their platform.

[32valves_of_pleasure]

Yeah but i've been doing a lot of research on the gaming industry and why they did things so I wanted to use that knowledge. I find it interesting that we go from HUGE developments in games to bull shit over the last 10 years. The SNES was 3mhz.... and they had shit like rotoscoped animations, mode 7 graphics, and all sorts of other innovative shit, then we got AMAZING cpu's and stopped programming intelligently. anyway i'm going off on a tangent.

PC gaming has always kept doing new things. Console and PC gaming studios are hampered by deadlines, there are a few that aren't and they are the ones doing the good stuff.

[talisman]

My nearing-2-year-old macbook air 11" is very light and convenient to travel with.

Completely identical circumstances here. I love this damn computer, and haven't had any problems out of it a reboot didn't fix. I'll probably never buy another PC again. I just need something that WORKS, has a word processor, and does a good job with my music and picture libraries and puts me on the web without screwing around and having a virus every ten minutes. The extra cost has been more than made up for in lack of frustration.