Personman - Latest Comments on Choosing an OS

Tim [Visitor] in response to: Choosing an OS

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:53:53 +0000

Um…Linux.

Tim [Visitor] in response to: Choosing an OS

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:53:19 +0000

You’re right. Few switch back. I doubt I would. My iMac is about 3 years old. It’s crashed once, but it was probably my fault. It’s terribly easy to use, and the multimedia capabilities are phenomenal. I’ve made lots of DVD’s that a guy can be proud of. The only reason I would buy a Windows/Linus machine would be for (1) gaming, or (2) because I want a laptop. Mac laptops aren’t worth the price, in my opinion. My only complaint about the Mac is that the file system is a bit confusing. When I had my massive AMD-K6 Pentium 200 mHz (which is now in your hands…and I don’t think I ever got back to you about how you can totally wipe the hard drive…sorry), if I wanted to go into the file system and view the printer drivers or something, I could easily find them. On my Mac, I don’t even know where my cached Internet files are. And don’t get me started about the printer drivers. Other than that, it’s a top-notch machine. But you probably knew how I felt.

dan [Member] in response to: Choosing an OS

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 23:55:05 +0000

Of course it would take some getting used to. In the very little time I’ve spent on Macs I’ve been mostly clueless. But, I was mostly clueless for several weeks in front of my Linux box, but in time I got comfortable. I need to hear from some people who have made the switch. You hardly ever hear of someone switching back.

hundiejo [Member] in response to: Choosing an OS

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:53:45 +0000

I have used other people’s Mac occasionally. From talking with the owners they do seem to be very well made and the software right up to the OS is top notch. However, I am a creature of my habitat and I think I would get more use out of a windows machine. I have grown out of the standard windows fanboy to where I resect Macs, they are just not suited to my needs as of yet, that I know of.

dan [Member] in response to: Choosing an OS

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:17:15 +0000

This is a good idea. Buying a Dell or something like it is probably the cheapest way to get hardware anyway. So I would have the Windows OS and probably go with a dual boot setup. But then I would still have the chore of maintaining Windows (read: Windows Updates and anti-virus software) even if I only boot into it once a month.

Have you used Macs much? They do have this whole style and elitism thing surrounding them, but I think they also work very well.

Honzo [Visitor] in response to: Choosing an OS

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:32:26 +0000

That is a tough choice. For myself, I wnat to game and I don’t really do all that much with multimedia.

I would problably go with a Lunix / Windows system. Go with a dual boot setup. If you have enough space on the HD you can get the best of two out of three worlds. Costs are the same as the straight windows setup, although you need more HD space. With your linux proficiency I think you can manage such a set up and actually get something out of linux.

To me tha Mac seems like a novelty.