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i'm sorry, but i thought this was a mac or pc thread, where you state what you use and perhaps why you chose it. all of you are arguing about things that most of you know nothing about.
i build computers. i can build a PC for $1800 that will wreck a Mac in everything except how good it looks. it's a simple matter of knowing a little something about computers. You shouldn't be thinking of Mac as the anti-PC. Think of Apple as just another PC company like Dell, and you'll realize there isn't much of a difference between PC and Mac except the operating system. Everything you can buy in a pre-built Mac, you can buy in a pre-built PC. There are pre-built PC companies that will build PC's with the latest and greatest tech in them, and sell it to you for less than it's actually worth. You can buy PC's for upwards of $4000. shocking, i know, but it's true. these are the PC's that perform at the top of their game. the best part is, if you're a die-hard gamer or you simply need a computer that will hack the CIA, you can constantly upgrade your computer, instead of having to buy another one. Everything that is top of the line today, there will be something better than it in less than 4 months.
To the people saying Macs have 8 cores, that is just what Mac tells you, the same way AMD is trying to scare people by saying that they are releasing "true quad-core", which in fact simply has better aesthetics than todays quad-cores.
I have used the latest and greatest Macs, they do not perform above and beyond anything I could build, for a much more fair price as well. I am not saying they are not good computers, but they are not the best. The people here who own Macs and say that the gaming argument doesn't work, you're wrong, it works perfectly, because real gamers need to constantly upgrade their systems to keep up with the revolutionary games that are coming out. The $1800 system i mentioned before plays Crysis, Assassins Creed, World In Conflict, etc., at a higher framerate than a Mac Pro.
What it all comes down to is Macs are nice if you don't need the best, same as Dells are nice if you don't need the best. If you want to hack, you need a PC. If you want to game (and have at least 17fps more than a Mac user), you need a PC. If you want a computer that comes pre-built with programs that are pretty good, and looks good next to your futon or your chihuahua, you want a Mac. If you want a computer that looks better than a Dell, but performs just as well, you need a Mac. If you want a computer that is really great for hackers to enjoy fucking with, you want either a Mac or a PC running Vista. Vista sucks, btw, and people who know shit about PC's run XP instead.
Mac commercials are shit, and rather rude, they hate on Microsoft even though Microsoft builds a lot of the programs that come with a Mac. But I guess if you can virtually sucker-punch your friends in the face on TV, you must be doing well. Oh, and Bill Gates doesn't use Windows. And Steve Jobs doesn't use OS X. because they both suck compared to any Unix-based OS. So just think about that.
