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Realized your old computer is slow, and you've got a bit of cash to burn? First check if your computer can be upgraded. If not, then get a new one. Wait a minute! Which one do I get?! PC or Mac? Here we go...
WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
Before getting a new computer, stop for a minute and ask yourself: "What will I DO with it?" This is step 1. In general, PC's shine when gaming is brought up, and Macs shine when more professional work is brought up. This may include video, photo, sound editing, or other artistic reasons. This doesn't mean you can't play Bioshock on a Mac, or put a dog's face on your ex with Photoshop using a PC. This is just what most people use their respective product for. Why is that? They both can perform very well in these categories. That said, if your going to be playing games, I reccomend a PC wholeheartedly. Same goes for Adobe After Effects on a Mac. NOTE: When it comes to business, either one is very useful (although you might want to sync you iPhone with you Mac for conference calls.)
HARDWARE
So you decided you want to play games. Good job! You figured it out. But now what? Go out and buy whichever one's specs are highest? NO! Even if you buy a High end Mac Pro with its dual graphics card setup, you can always install Windows to it using the built in Boot camp Assistant program. Personally, I prefer using Apple's hardware, so I do. But you can't put Mac on a windows... Or can you? Check out this: http:// link for tutorials and explanations how to make your own hackintosh. NOTE: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. THIS IS A LONG AND HARD PROCESS AND SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT WITH COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.
All in all, choose the hardware you want best. Lots of people like PC towers for their upgradability and ease of access. So first off, choose your hardware and move onto the next step.
SOFTWARE
So you decided to get a PC. Good for you. But with that shiny new PC and preinstalled OS with all those cool features and updates comes needless programs that are... Less than ideal... I personally wipe the hard drive and reinstall the OS with no other programs than what I want to get rid of spam and processes to slow down my shiny new computer. But that begs the question... What software should you use? I like to use both a dual-boot configuration. Windows for all of my gaming, and Mac OS X for my programming and development. (I am a programmer.)
That said, dual booting on a Mac is much easier than dual booting on a PC. If you do this, prepared to be repairing that table you just flipped...
PRICE
So you want that new 5k iMac.. (I do too...) But you can't afford it. This is another thing PC users hold over the heads of Macs. The Price. Wether you use $, €, or even £, your going to need a lot of them to buy a Mac. This doesn't mean a Mac is necessarily overpriced, it just means that their lower end models have higher end hardware compared to their PC counterparts... The overpricing comes in when they charge more for their smaller all-in-one design. This is why I have a PC tower set up as my main computer with enough power for gaming on Windows, or Video editing on Mac OS X.
In the end though, I don't think it's good to outright reject a PC or Mac for being different. Most people I know are so one-sided that it's painful to use the other hardware/software in the same room as them! At least try the other one out before you make your final decision.
I hope this guide allowed you to choose a better computer to fit your needs, and I'll see you guys in another tutorial.
WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
Before getting a new computer, stop for a minute and ask yourself: "What will I DO with it?" This is step 1. In general, PC's shine when gaming is brought up, and Macs shine when more professional work is brought up. This may include video, photo, sound editing, or other artistic reasons. This doesn't mean you can't play Bioshock on a Mac, or put a dog's face on your ex with Photoshop using a PC. This is just what most people use their respective product for. Why is that? They both can perform very well in these categories. That said, if your going to be playing games, I reccomend a PC wholeheartedly. Same goes for Adobe After Effects on a Mac. NOTE: When it comes to business, either one is very useful (although you might want to sync you iPhone with you Mac for conference calls.)
HARDWARE
So you decided you want to play games. Good job! You figured it out. But now what? Go out and buy whichever one's specs are highest? NO! Even if you buy a High end Mac Pro with its dual graphics card setup, you can always install Windows to it using the built in Boot camp Assistant program. Personally, I prefer using Apple's hardware, so I do. But you can't put Mac on a windows... Or can you? Check out this: http:// link for tutorials and explanations how to make your own hackintosh. NOTE: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. THIS IS A LONG AND HARD PROCESS AND SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT WITH COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.
All in all, choose the hardware you want best. Lots of people like PC towers for their upgradability and ease of access. So first off, choose your hardware and move onto the next step.
SOFTWARE
So you decided to get a PC. Good for you. But with that shiny new PC and preinstalled OS with all those cool features and updates comes needless programs that are... Less than ideal... I personally wipe the hard drive and reinstall the OS with no other programs than what I want to get rid of spam and processes to slow down my shiny new computer. But that begs the question... What software should you use? I like to use both a dual-boot configuration. Windows for all of my gaming, and Mac OS X for my programming and development. (I am a programmer.)
That said, dual booting on a Mac is much easier than dual booting on a PC. If you do this, prepared to be repairing that table you just flipped...
PRICE
So you want that new 5k iMac.. (I do too...) But you can't afford it. This is another thing PC users hold over the heads of Macs. The Price. Wether you use $, €, or even £, your going to need a lot of them to buy a Mac. This doesn't mean a Mac is necessarily overpriced, it just means that their lower end models have higher end hardware compared to their PC counterparts... The overpricing comes in when they charge more for their smaller all-in-one design. This is why I have a PC tower set up as my main computer with enough power for gaming on Windows, or Video editing on Mac OS X.
In the end though, I don't think it's good to outright reject a PC or Mac for being different. Most people I know are so one-sided that it's painful to use the other hardware/software in the same room as them! At least try the other one out before you make your final decision.
I hope this guide allowed you to choose a better computer to fit your needs, and I'll see you guys in another tutorial.
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