For the Mac elitists - Page 5

Papa_Complex · 04-02-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

well put it this way, an Intel Mac can run Windows faster than pretty much any PC

An Intel Mac notebook vs. a PC notebook. Unless you're running it as VM. In the past.

thunderex · 04-02-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

I love these net responses, it's the "I'm think I am too good for internet debating, but I am really not" tactic

If you don't actually care, why even post about it?

I said I don't care to get into a fight over it. I was originally just stating that Macs can now run Windows apps fairly easily so if someone was interested in a Mac but was worried about Windows software, it's not that much of a concern. I wasn't trying to spur a debate, I was simply giving a fact.

thunderex · 04-02-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

well put it this way, an Intel Mac can run Windows faster than pretty much any PC

Not really. An Intel Mac will run Windows just at about exactly the same speed as a similar Windows computer. The components are all the same so there's no difference. However, Macs do get the newest processors from Intel a little earlier than other OEMs so there is a slight window where a Mac might run faster than a Windows machine.

I think you're thinking about a PC Magazine article last year that stated the best Windows laptop was a MacBook Pro. But I don't think it was necessarily because the MBP was much faster than an equivalent PC laptop, it's just that they liked the construction of it and considered it the best overall choice compared to the PC laptops they tested.

Homeslice · 04-02-2009, 04:39 PM

It wasn't that article, but there have been tests where they ran Photoshop scripts on a Macbook in an XP environment and it could do it faster than several PC laptops could.

Avatard · 04-02-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by thunderex

Not really. An Intel Mac will run Windows just at about exactly the same speed as a similar Windows computer. The components are all the same so there's no difference. However, Macs do get the newest processors from Intel a little earlier than other OEMs so there is a slight window where a Mac might run faster than a Windows machine.

I think you're thinking about a PC Magazine article last year that stated the best Windows laptop was a MacBook Pro. But I don't think it was necessarily because the MBP was much faster than an equivalent PC laptop, it's just that they liked the construction of it and considered it the best overall choice compared to the PC laptops they tested.

...and it was faster.

They're better PCs than PCs, they're MACs, and can even run LINUX. They're well made, compact, well designed and thought out, and are usually very efficient.

What's not to like? Today's MACs mean not even having to have the Win vs. Mac debate.

EpyonXero · 04-02-2009, 06:12 PM

I love my Mac, I have a newer Windows laptop which I like but I still enjoy using my Mac more. Thats the difference.

Trip · 04-02-2009, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Avatard

What's not to like? Today's MACs mean not even having to have the Win vs. Mac debate.

price, same parts, much more expensive, ooh it's pretty though

Mac - no one cares...

t-homo · 04-02-2009, 09:28 PM

Hilarious.

anthonyk · 04-02-2009, 11:06 PM

now that's some funny shit right there...

Personally, I like the style, even if the rest can be duplicated for cheaper. I'm okay with paying extra for it. We just got a big iMac, and it's the first computer I don't mind having sitting out in plain sight in the living room.

Homeslice · 04-02-2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Mac - no one cares...

yep, mac is lame

04-02-2009, 04:39 PM	#44
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	It wasn't that article, but there have been tests where they ran Photoshop scripts on a Macbook in an XP environment and it could do it faster than several PC laptops could. Last edited by Homeslice; 04-02-2009 at 04:42 PM..

04-02-2009, 06:12 PM	#46
EpyonXero AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Redneck Riviera, FL Moto: 2003 VFR800f6 Posts: 2,531	I love my Mac, I have a newer Windows laptop which I like but I still enjoy using my Mac more. Thats the difference.

04-02-2009, 09:28 PM	#48
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	Hilarious.

04-02-2009, 11:06 PM	#49
anthonyk WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: '01 Aprilia Falco Posts: 1,041	now that's some funny shit right there... Personally, I like the style, even if the rest can be duplicated for cheaper. I'm okay with paying extra for it. We just got a big iMac, and it's the first computer I don't mind having sitting out in plain sight in the living room.