A work horse computer, made for reliability and usability. Based on unix. Similar to a work truck, not the funnest thing to drive, but gets the job done and is always there when u need it. It is also used in creative projects, such as video editing, flash, websites etc. My pc may not have been as costly and may be alot more performance orientated, capable of playing all the latest games and programs. But sadly enough, sometimes, it just doesn't perform...
Most macintosh perspectives are based on outdated or misinformed opinions, common reference to those macs used in elementary school, those computers did suck, and are not to be confused with a modern OS9+ model powermac, which most people have never had the chance to operate. While both pc's and Mac's are both great computers in their own light, if u wish to go the extra mile and cash out a few extra bucks for a real reliable and secure computer, then my suggestion would be a macintosh. That or atleast a stable linux system.
Most macintosh perspectives are based on outdated or misinformed opinions, common reference to those macs used in elementary school, those computers did suck, and are not to be confused with a modern OS9+ model powermac, which most people have never had the chance to operate. While both pc's and Mac's are both great computers in their own light, if u wish to go the extra mile and cash out a few extra bucks for a real reliable and secure computer, then my suggestion would be a macintosh. That or atleast a stable linux system.
1. My macintosh is just as fast as it was when i bought it 8 months ago. It was just as fast yesterday. It was just a fast today, and i think ill put my money that it will boot up tomorrow and be just as fast.
2. My pc may not boot due to failing hard drives, bios difficulties, bootloader failures....that and windows.
3."When my pc starts cussing me out, i just pull the plug and turn to my mac, thats if im not on it already."
4. The rolls royce of personal computers, sleek, powerful, well designed and reliable, Owner-" So what do i owe you?" mechanic " What are you talking about? Rolls royces dont break down"
2. My pc may not boot due to failing hard drives, bios difficulties, bootloader failures....that and windows.
3."When my pc starts cussing me out, i just pull the plug and turn to my mac, thats if im not on it already."
4. The rolls royce of personal computers, sleek, powerful, well designed and reliable, Owner-" So what do i owe you?" mechanic " What are you talking about? Rolls royces dont break down"
by skallywaggsta April 10, 2006
Get the macintosh mug.A computer sold by Apple. Sometimes shortened to mac. Use the Mac OSX operating system. Macintoshes are used by mostly students, designers, artists, and similar professions. Beaten down by PC (Windows) audience for not being good for gaming. That's why they aren't designed for gaming. Otherwise Macs perform as well as computers with the same specifcations as them.
Normal Macintosh User: I own a mac and I don't play many games on it. If I wanted to play games, I would buy a PC.
Normal PC User (in this case a gamer): I HATE THOSE F***ING MAC USERS. MACS SUCK, THEY HAVE NO GAMING CAPABILITIES WHATSOEVER AND CAN'T GODDAM RIGHT CLICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Normal PC User (in this case a gamer): I HATE THOSE F***ING MAC USERS. MACS SUCK, THEY HAVE NO GAMING CAPABILITIES WHATSOEVER AND CAN'T GODDAM RIGHT CLICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by jjsixty6 April 8, 2007
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Macintosh is a computer operating system that is created by Apple to try to make computer life fuller, crisper, cleaner, and better on many levels. The Macintosh website has many legitimate reasons to buy a Mac that PC fanboys will claim are stupid, myths, or standard on their PC.
Unlike other computers, Macintosh comes with programs you will use and programs that make it easier to manage your files.
Those who give thumbs down to this entry are PC fanboys, and have probably never tried a Mac, and believe any PC is just fine with an anti-virus, even though, to an extent, it does slow the computer down.
Macintosh is also a computer assembled completely in one place by the people who write the software. Apple builds their own computer, and therefore, know what runs best with their Operating system, whereas other operating systems are hit-and-miss.
Unlike other computers, Macintosh comes with programs you will use and programs that make it easier to manage your files.
Those who give thumbs down to this entry are PC fanboys, and have probably never tried a Mac, and believe any PC is just fine with an anti-virus, even though, to an extent, it does slow the computer down.
Macintosh is also a computer assembled completely in one place by the people who write the software. Apple builds their own computer, and therefore, know what runs best with their Operating system, whereas other operating systems are hit-and-miss.
User 1: Dammit, man, stop trying to send me stuff, I told you, my Windows vista just crashed from viruses and won't work anymore. You know what it is right?
Smarter guy: No actually, I don't have to worry about that with my Macintosh.
User 1: Yeah, I bet that thing took forever to download all your programs.
Smarter guy: No actually, all the programs I use came with my macintosh already installed.
Smarter guy: No actually, I don't have to worry about that with my Macintosh.
User 1: Yeah, I bet that thing took forever to download all your programs.
Smarter guy: No actually, all the programs I use came with my macintosh already installed.
by KT JDDD August 10, 2010
Get the Macintosh mug.A computer some people seem to think sucks and is "overpriced" when building a PC with the specifications of a Mac Pro is EXACTLY the same price! Actually a little less! It is because they don't understand because of it's previous failures from OS9 to Panther. But now it is known as the most advanced operating system in the world due to it's ability to surpass almost any PC on the market in benchmarks. That TAKES SKILL M$ you can't even make an OS capable of running well on your own platform! Reasons any Mac hater is wrong:
1. Macs are no where near overpriced, go build a computer with equal specs and make sure you don't skimp on the quality of your parts you will see the Mac Pro is under-priced! FB-DIMMS are expensive as are 2 friggin Xeons!! THAT'S 8 CORES so don't complain ONLY 2 GIGS!!?!? FOR $2799!!!??! you want overpriced? Go see how fucking expensive Windows 7 is going to be and how many versions there are going to be with almost nothing added between 100s of dollars.
2. It can edit videos, pictures, and audio better than any PC on the market can hence almost everything you do related to media was done on a Mac those retarded "I'm a PC" ads DONE ON A MAC!! FAILURE M$
3. They run fast for life because they don't open every goddamn application at once upon start-up and there are almost no viruses out there for them.
4. They can run every OS on the planet efficiently and sexily.
5. The one thing I will admit is they suck for gaming...but that is all they suck at.
6. It doesn't crash when you insert a flash drive or play a video.
AND PLEASE DON'T THUMBS DOWN ME BECAUSE YOU LIKE WINDOWS BETTER. I do not hate Windows by any means I just think OS X is better...
1. Macs are no where near overpriced, go build a computer with equal specs and make sure you don't skimp on the quality of your parts you will see the Mac Pro is under-priced! FB-DIMMS are expensive as are 2 friggin Xeons!! THAT'S 8 CORES so don't complain ONLY 2 GIGS!!?!? FOR $2799!!!??! you want overpriced? Go see how fucking expensive Windows 7 is going to be and how many versions there are going to be with almost nothing added between 100s of dollars.
2. It can edit videos, pictures, and audio better than any PC on the market can hence almost everything you do related to media was done on a Mac those retarded "I'm a PC" ads DONE ON A MAC!! FAILURE M$
3. They run fast for life because they don't open every goddamn application at once upon start-up and there are almost no viruses out there for them.
4. They can run every OS on the planet efficiently and sexily.
5. The one thing I will admit is they suck for gaming...but that is all they suck at.
6. It doesn't crash when you insert a flash drive or play a video.
AND PLEASE DON'T THUMBS DOWN ME BECAUSE YOU LIKE WINDOWS BETTER. I do not hate Windows by any means I just think OS X is better...
Dude I just built myself an 8 core PC instead of a Macintosh!!
Really how much did it cost?
Uhh...$2800
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Really how much did it cost?
Uhh...$2800
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
by Alucard Hellsing February 16, 2009
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A. Macintoshes are upgradable. I'm sorry, is PCI/PCI Express not good enough for you?
B. Macintoshes are way faster than Winblows. It's been proven in benchmark test after benchmark test. Just because a computer has a higher clock speed doesn't mean that it's faster. Ever heard of CHIP STRUCTURE? Kthx.
C. Macintoshes were the /ORIGINAL/ personal computer. GET IT THROUGH YOUR FUCKING HEADS.
D. They aren't paperweights. I'm using a Mac right now damnit. Anyone with HALF A FUCKING BRAIN knows that Macs are useful. Your little Windows mags even use Macs in their art department. Mhm, that's right.
Miscellaneous points from others' entries:
"Then Bill Gates bought Steve Jobs out of NeXT" You've lost your mind. Apple Computer Inc. bought out NeXT under Gil Amelio's reign as CEO.
"Adobe abandoned them" Yes, that's why they still actively develop Mac apps. What a steel trap mind you've got!!
" Then OSX came out on a Linux platform" What the fuck? Stop being an idiot, you don't know what you're talking about.
You may have used Macs at some point in your lifetime, doesn't mean you know everything about them. Stop spreading BS.
" that cant run any good programs." Macs started the desktop publishing revolution, were the first computers to run Excel natively, were the first computers to run Photoshop natively ... the list goes on and on.
"Macintosh is an OS which no common people can find a use for," *SNORTSNORTSNORT* Even Windows magazine publishers use Macs in their art departments. Idiot much?
"out there" - I already responded to your little shitty entry. (: ^ there
"A large expensive paperweight typically favored by granola lovers and those who prefer not to be able to use a computer for anything worth while." You are a fucking IDIOT. Just read above, kthx. And what the hell does granola have to do with Macs? You're obviously some high-and-mighty little egotist ... so please, get over yourself.
There, I pwned all your posts in just one single post! (: Kthx. < 333333
A. Macintoshes are upgradable. I'm sorry, is PCI/PCI Express not good enough for you?
B. Macintoshes are way faster than Winblows. It's been proven in benchmark test after benchmark test. Just because a computer has a higher clock speed doesn't mean that it's faster. Ever heard of CHIP STRUCTURE? Kthx.
C. Macintoshes were the /ORIGINAL/ personal computer. GET IT THROUGH YOUR FUCKING HEADS.
D. They aren't paperweights. I'm using a Mac right now damnit. Anyone with HALF A FUCKING BRAIN knows that Macs are useful. Your little Windows mags even use Macs in their art department. Mhm, that's right.
Miscellaneous points from others' entries:
"Then Bill Gates bought Steve Jobs out of NeXT" You've lost your mind. Apple Computer Inc. bought out NeXT under Gil Amelio's reign as CEO.
"Adobe abandoned them" Yes, that's why they still actively develop Mac apps. What a steel trap mind you've got!!
" Then OSX came out on a Linux platform" What the fuck? Stop being an idiot, you don't know what you're talking about.
You may have used Macs at some point in your lifetime, doesn't mean you know everything about them. Stop spreading BS.
" that cant run any good programs." Macs started the desktop publishing revolution, were the first computers to run Excel natively, were the first computers to run Photoshop natively ... the list goes on and on.
"Macintosh is an OS which no common people can find a use for," *SNORTSNORTSNORT* Even Windows magazine publishers use Macs in their art departments. Idiot much?
"out there" - I already responded to your little shitty entry. (: ^ there
"A large expensive paperweight typically favored by granola lovers and those who prefer not to be able to use a computer for anything worth while." You are a fucking IDIOT. Just read above, kthx. And what the hell does granola have to do with Macs? You're obviously some high-and-mighty little egotist ... so please, get over yourself.
There, I pwned all your posts in just one single post! (: Kthx. < 333333
by Mac user gal April 23, 2006
Get the macintosh mug.A computer made for idiots (idiot proof) when in actual fact the complexity of windows means windows is idiot proof - it won't work for idiots who will run to the mac anyway.
by WIlliam Gator July 15, 2008
Get the macintosh mug.PC users (and many Mac users) miss the central tenet of Macintosh.
The Macintosh was designed as an 'information appliance.'
It was never designed to be opened and messed around with.
The software has better 'integration' with the OS, an OS that wasn't 'shoe-horned' into a platform that was never designed to run a GUI to begin with.
Most Mac users can also use a PC, every PC user I know can't operate a Mac, normally down to the fact they can't find the 'Start' menu. (This makes PCs preferable to Macs in that toddlers (and my Dad!) etc know exactly where to begin.)
PC users DO tend to be much more intelligent than Mac users though, mainly down to the fact they can perform rocket science type stuff like open up their PCs and fit a new hard-drive or shove in some new RAM.
When I play a DVD, I dont expect to have to open up the player, mess around inside only to find my movie doesn't play 'cause I haven't got the correct drivers installed.
That's the point of Macintosh.
Plus virus, dialer-trojan, worm attacks (for Windows users only of course!)
PCs also have an inbuilt feature were they crash on purpose because a silly Mac user has tried to do something constructive with it.
PC/LINUX users? what's the point when you need to boot into Windows anytime you need to run an industry standard app? Games don't count as 'industry standard.'
(LINUX being a castrated UNIX of course - See MacOS X.)
There are indeed very few games for Macintosh!
(IBM also make expensive, feature rich, minimalist laptops.)
The Macintosh was designed as an 'information appliance.'
It was never designed to be opened and messed around with.
The software has better 'integration' with the OS, an OS that wasn't 'shoe-horned' into a platform that was never designed to run a GUI to begin with.
Most Mac users can also use a PC, every PC user I know can't operate a Mac, normally down to the fact they can't find the 'Start' menu. (This makes PCs preferable to Macs in that toddlers (and my Dad!) etc know exactly where to begin.)
PC users DO tend to be much more intelligent than Mac users though, mainly down to the fact they can perform rocket science type stuff like open up their PCs and fit a new hard-drive or shove in some new RAM.
When I play a DVD, I dont expect to have to open up the player, mess around inside only to find my movie doesn't play 'cause I haven't got the correct drivers installed.
That's the point of Macintosh.
Plus virus, dialer-trojan, worm attacks (for Windows users only of course!)
PCs also have an inbuilt feature were they crash on purpose because a silly Mac user has tried to do something constructive with it.
PC/LINUX users? what's the point when you need to boot into Windows anytime you need to run an industry standard app? Games don't count as 'industry standard.'
(LINUX being a castrated UNIX of course - See MacOS X.)
There are indeed very few games for Macintosh!
(IBM also make expensive, feature rich, minimalist laptops.)
Intelligent PC user- 'Why don't you use a PC?'
Me- 'All my apps run better and faster on a Macintosh, my software is so well integrated with the OS I can meta-link systems from one app straight into an other (see Vannevar Bush and his vision of 'Hypertext', Ted Nelson - 'Xanadu' (not to be confused with ELO.) and Alan Kay for 'meta-media.')
If I really wanted to play games all day I would have purchased an Xbox/Playstation/Gamecube. And dont forget...we kick started (ahem!) 'affordable' DTP!'
Intelligent PC user- 'Oh'
Me- 'You PC users will have the last laugh though! Now that the Mac and PC (since Apples jump to Intel), are basically the same platform in different guises, I'm just waiting for the day Steve Jobs (sold up the river!) announces a jump to Microsoft Windows.
On that day I'm moving to IBM Thinkpad!'
Me- 'All my apps run better and faster on a Macintosh, my software is so well integrated with the OS I can meta-link systems from one app straight into an other (see Vannevar Bush and his vision of 'Hypertext', Ted Nelson - 'Xanadu' (not to be confused with ELO.) and Alan Kay for 'meta-media.')
If I really wanted to play games all day I would have purchased an Xbox/Playstation/Gamecube. And dont forget...we kick started (ahem!) 'affordable' DTP!'
Intelligent PC user- 'Oh'
Me- 'You PC users will have the last laugh though! Now that the Mac and PC (since Apples jump to Intel), are basically the same platform in different guises, I'm just waiting for the day Steve Jobs (sold up the river!) announces a jump to Microsoft Windows.
On that day I'm moving to IBM Thinkpad!'
by Apple are killing the Mac Platform April 15, 2006
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