iMac Owners

[parsonsj]

Yep. I run Parallels Desktop to allow Windows programs to run on my iMac as a VM on top of OSX. Best of both worlds indeed.



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[claytonisbob]

... Having the ability to run Windows makes it that much better (best of both worlds?)....

This is one thing that I don't like about Apple in the first place. They make Macs able to load Windows on them, but they do not allow (mostly just HATE it) when people try to put OSX on anyone elses hardware. Why? Even if you buy a full copy of OSX from Apple.

If you're doing graphics or video... yes, I totally understand. Though if you could put Photoshop & 3D Studio Max (or fill in the blank here, I'm not a graphics person) on Ubantu, it would be just as quick, stable, and cheaper than a Mac. But in a real world... I too would throw down $3500 on an 8-Core Zeon Mac Pro given the job.

[Brandon Miller]

I won't buy a Mac. I built my computer at home. I have about $1500 in my desktop. If purchased through Dell or another outlet that sells computers, it would have been over $6K. I only use two virus programs, Windows Defender and Symantec Corporate. I don't worry about viruses with those programs running. 90% of the programs I use at home will not run on a Mac.

Yes Macs are good for iTunes, net surfing, and the like, but if you get into real work with large programs, 95% of the time a Mac can't run the software. I will always stick with a PC.

Speed is not an issue with my computer. That's why I built it the way I did. I have not bogged it down once, not even when opening the 3D model of the LS9 engine from Sema Tech Transfer in Catia. If I want a faster operating system, I load Linux instead of Windows.

[claytonisbob]

If you're going to use a computer for anything related to work, its an easy decision. If you use a VPN to connect to a work LAN from home... you are going to have to get a pc. Unless the portal has been set up for Macs... which I have yet to see.

I agree, there are so many apps I couldn't use on a mac or a linux box. This is mostly because of the work I do, the games I play, and the shallow wallet I have as all my extra money now days is going toward the car ;)

ATS spindles > Mac Mini