I don't care that nobody will probably read this. I don't care that most who do will be either crapple supporters or PC supporters, and you will either agree or flame denial at me.
All I want, is the opportunity for someone to read my eloquent as fark summary on some reasons why a PC will always kick the ass out of a mac. I won't be replying to comments made. I wrote this to post as a response to someone else's rather inarticulate article about why mac's suck. Mostly in support, but also to teach better spelling/grammar.
Here it is, to anybody who cares.
Firstly, the overpricing issue:
I built a high end PC for $800 (with a 25 inch monitor). It's not high end any more, but I did this at least a year ago.
It's still good.
Specs are as follows -
core i8 2.4ghz
8MB DDR4 Ram 1200Mhz
7700 Radeon HD
2x 1TB HDD
Benchmarking shows my PC runs almost any game on super-max settings with at least 35 fps. It's not perfect, sometimes may need to bump antialiasing or anisotropy down from 24xeq down to 16x and 8x to 4x respectively. But hey no biggie there, barely notice the difference.
Do that on your mac worth nearly 3x as much and don't really even come close to pulling the same frames/settings ratio.
That's a win. Not a small one either.
Next, let's tackle the 'virus issue' a.k.a. the go-to excuse for mac idiots when they're inevitably losing their debate as to what is superior.
Now, I'm a higher end user than most, so I'm not going to say anyone who doesn't know as much about running windows cleanly as me is dumb.
But.
When you get infected (and really, if you pirate stuff or get things for free using pirated software/torrents etc. you will eventually run into malware of some form), all you have to do is, backup important data, format, reinstall OS/drivers, and continue. It's rarely more than that.
Not that this process is different on a mac, but I worked tech support for IBM, who has the account for tech support on all mac products (most anyway from iPad/iPhone to macbook and whatnot.) and my experience is this: Customer has an OS issue, who knows how it started, people are NEVER honest when they call tech support, because they think if the problem caused was their fault, they have to pay (protip, you do, it's true).
So their system is locked up or all messed up and basically not functioning.
Me to customer 'ok sir, we're going to do a backup and restore, it's a simple process' (trained to say that btw even though it rarely ever IS that simple)
We start out strong, files are backed up, computer basically re installs it's own OS (don't get me wrong, I like that part, finding windows discs IS a pain in the @$$) but somewhere between re installing the OS and moving files back over, some sh!t inevitably goes wrong, and now we need you to find your closest apple store (oh what, you live in the country, you don't say. Are you willing to drive 4 hours to your closest mac store? yes? great.) They call us back and the problem apparently was so serious they need to keep the damn thing and mail it back - half the time they're back on to tech support within a week with a similar issue, ie; not fixed, not really.
OR
They need to mail it in, because they can't get to, or are unwilling to travel to, the closest mac store. That's a pain, right?
Often, in between the finding and getting your system TO a mac store, your apple care has lapsed. It's ok though, you can extend your apple care, so long as it hasn't been lapsed for longer than a few weeks. It's only another hundred bucks though, right? no biggie.
Except that the fault the 'geniuses' found, was user caused.
So now you're being billed another $250 for services. (apple tech staff, by the way, are trained to equate practically any problem down to user error/misuse). Ever kept your iPhone in your handbag? Ever been outside while it's raining? (don't lie, you so f*cking have) Well you've tripped the moisture sensor with humidity. Cha-ching. More cash for apple.
So let's say you don't encounter ANY more problems with this process (and I've seen a 'tech support then repair' loop with no joke, 8 or so rotations of; call in, diagnose problem, pay to fix problem, repeat). Cha, f*cking ching.
You're still out at least 3 days with no computer because of your tiny little issue, you've paid out nearly 400 dollars, and likely, when you get your piece of crapple (see what I did there?) back, your files are gone.
My pc? If I REALLY can't figure out the issue, $80 bucks to the local PC store and it's fixed. My files are safe, even if deleted/formatted, they're totally recoverable. Easily. Just TRY keeping my pc for 3 days, I will burn your store to the ground because that is UNACCEPTABLE. For some reason, it's fine if it's a mac though.
PC win. Just.. it just is.
Now, the issue about keyboard/mouse/general OS difficulty.
On my windows machine, I open a window, I browse my files. Stuff is easy as hell to find. The file tree and the way it's laid out, just makes sense. Can't find it? just do a search. Bingo, there it is.
My mother wanted to find where she'd saved a something or other on her mac, so I ask her, where do your documents save by default.
She said 'I think, it's here' and took 5 minutes in finder (the worst thing I've ever seen EVER) to navigate to her typical documents folder, the windows equivalent of, clicking 'My Documents' on the start menu. (I'm sure there is an easier way but she's a typical aged mac fanatic, can't learn new stuff so good but refuses to use a windows machine, even though the learning is easier by far).
But it wasn't there. So now, I have to go through finder and try to navigate the file tree. Now, it's not that much different REALLY in the way it's structured, but you tell me why it took me damn near all day to find my way to wherever the hell it ended up saving, because the search turned up either a: nothing or b: practically everything.
We decided at that point, to just move all the offending documents scattered across the four winds to her typical 'Documents' style folder.
Attempted what I thought would be a cut and paste. Nope, copied the files, gotta go back and delete them. Ok, that sucks, but I know where it all is now, so no big whoop.
She (being a mac advocate who knows nothing) is all, OH why don't you just click and drag? huh. HUH!
So fine, not wanting to have another argument with her over why her system sucks, winning, and not getting my birthday money bc 'I'm such a smart ass', I tried it.
Oh dear. We didn't arrange our open windows in exactly the right way so that we could just bam drop them right into where they are meant to go. Sh!t is flying across the screen as I feebly attempt to navigate to the open folder where stuff is going. Try again, put the origin folder on the left, the destination folder on the right, highlight, click and drag, release.
What's this? duplicates? didn't we just deal with this issue?
Are you telling me, there is NO cut and paste? Copy and paste sure but NO cut and paste? Only copy and paste and delete and then delete again (because putting crap in the recycle bin doesn't even MOVE the offending file away, just 'tags' it for deletion). Damn those sly apple bastards. No wonder people with macs spend all their time on them, it takes three times longer just to do something simple. I've no doubt an experienced mac user could do it in ten seconds, totally admitting that. But a novice PC user could do the same on a PC. My 4 year old can do it on a PC.
Why do we need to be experts to move files around. Simpler OS my Australian bum.
Another issue; how to right click on the default apple mouse (you know the robot hamburger, as my son calls it, looks like a white plastic burger patty).
Oh it's easy, boasts my mother, you just hit command (or control or apple symbol or freaking something, I don't recall) and click, then it gives you a menu. Ok fine a stupid system but not insurmountable. How about deleting stuff then. Couldn't be simpler, says my mother, you just *whatever button* click it, hit delete, go into the recycle bin (Or is it called trash can? can never remember) empty it, get an error saying the file is in use, try in vain to close the offending program, get annoyed, call someone who knows, not be able to follow their instructions because of it being needlessly complex, happen upon a brain aneurism, die, and go to heaven, which has nothing but PC's. And never encounter this problem again.
Same deal trying to uninstall something, won't go into it again, literally, exactly the same process.
Why have so many function keys to do such simple things?
The most complex key sequence in windows is good old ctrl + alt + delete, for task manager, the program killer. Right click end process bam just TRY and not close you biatch. (don't even get me started on trying to close stuff on a mac. Roll a d6. If it lands on a number, your program will fail to close properly.)
On my windows machine, I highlight and hit delete (sends to recycle bin), I empty the recycle bin, and it goes away. I have never (I repeat, ad infinitum, NEVER EVER EVER) found a file to be in use while in the bin.
OR
I just shift + delete the files, bypasses the bin and *poof* away they go.
Oh snap, deleted the wrong thing, well then let's just recover the files. Because they're not gone until you've written over that part of the hard disk.
Won't go into this too far, but, the damn beach ball style 'your computer is busy' icon. You know. The scourge of your existence.
Open iTunes. Beach ball. At least 5 minutes of summer beach fun.
Try to close it. Once again. Someone get a volleyball net. We'll be here a while.
Save an important document, helloo, you need to work on your tan, we're providing you with this lovely beach ball, free of charge. No you can't use your computer while you have the ball, don't be antisocial, get out there and play! This response is long enough, so I won't give any particular long winded examples of this.
So, for my money, once again, it's a PC win.
Lastly, a small section on the ability to upgrade your mac/PC.
Short answer, PC yes, cheaply. Easily. So cheaply and SO easily.
Mac, kinda. Very expensive for not much and also not that easy.
You also don't get your pick of parts to replace. Need more processing power on your mac? Buy a new (ridiculously overpriced) mac. Want better graphics capability for gaming? Let's assume you can even FIND more than 2 games worth playing on a mac that would need a better graphics card. What do you do?
You go out, right. You buy, get this, BUY, a whole new (omg, overpriced!) mac.
PC win. PC win win win.
Seriously, are you mac people just... not understanding, or what? I mean.. I don't get it. Logic dictates. Intelligence, dictates. Freaking unimpeachable EVIDENCE dictates.
But no. No your thing is just.. it's just better.
Well... it isn't. By a very, very wide margin.
Now on to the disclaimer (I could continue but this post is ridiculously long as it is).
As I will inevitably cop flame from you macwits (see what I did there?) for posting this, let's just get a few things straight.
I'm a mac simpleton. I just don't get them. It doesn't. Make. Sense.
Anyone who uses them frequently would certainly have less gnashing of teeth and rending of garments trying to find the document I just saved or picture I can't find. That's all well and good.
My point here, is you shouldn't NEED to be adept to operate 'the simpler OS', that's how it's marketed. And it's not true. Not for anyone.
Sure, some people setup their mac and never have issues. I mean... I haven't heard of any, but people mention them all the time. They must exist. Right? I mean.. they can't ALL be making these people up. Can they?
My experience and the reason for posting this comment/article (I'm really sorry about the wall of text, I articulate. Can't help it), is that a simpleton PC user has less problems with their windows machine than a higher level mac user has with their terrible machine.
Windows is easier to learn, it functions, sure you hit problems with software now and then, but hot damn if you can't get the 2 second answer googling the problem and fix it just as easily.
Googled a problem for a friend who had just bought a mac once, sent the link to their skype, on the PC they were looking to upgrade from.
My friend (bless his soul) tried every single god damn fix suggested and STILL didn't solve his iTunes issue. 1 month later, sold on the mac and just had me build him a cheap as hell next generation beautiful PC with the cash from the sale, and guess what. He had $700 left over to blow.
You mac people, you are zealots, you've bought into the marketing scam perpetuated by apple, and are annoyed (deep down) that you wasted money (triple what you needed for a windows machine) and time (takes at least twice as long to learn to use mac OS than windows) and don't want to admit, you were wrong. You like your club, you will defend your decision, even in the face of overwhelming evidence of the fact you dun' goofed.
You can like apple stuff if you want to. I support freedom of choice. Just stop being cultists of the church of job's. Please.
Stop shoving your crap down our throats, stop trying to convince us to be 'one of you'. You are wrong, misinformed, won't back down, and it's irritating. You're the scientologists of the tech world.
You care more about image than function.
And I know what it's like to be too proud to admit you're wrong, especially if you don't know that, because it's deep within your soul.
But you might realize it, the very next time you're handing all your excess income over to apple over a simple OS brainfart. Or you command clicked when you should have apple clicked and now your macbook is a large and unwieldy paperweight. Oh also, don't update ANYTHING until the update has been out for at least 2 months. Remember the iPhone 3.0 update that bricked the world - I was working for apple tech support then.
Special 2 week training course on how to reassure people we had NO IDEA it would do that, even though we freakin' well did know that. And how to not accept any responsibility for it on apple's part, while also not expressly blaming the customer (I could tell you some stories about that period, it was NOT graceful. But GOD did apple make some cash repairing those damn iPhones.) Just try and tell me apple isn't an evil corporation whose one true skill is marketing. Just try it.
I could so continue, but that's enough, isn't it? It's not just kicking someone after they're down.
It's kicking them after you've kicked them so much they are human fruit leather.
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Jun 08, 2010 The reason Mac OS is bad for games is that the hardware drivers are not as good as PC versions due to Apple not giving enough support to the hardware developers and Mac OS being locked down so much. This is why Valve games do not run as well on native Mac OSX compared to XP/ Win 7.