Should I get a Mac or a windows?

[AwlAmericanDawg]

I (AM) getting the Wii and 360 but not PS3.Too many problems with the cell processor i've heard and also I heard somewhere that PS3's are bein recalled in Japan.

Anyways I went to the apple store and when I saw the 17 inch iMac I was thinking "I am not getting th iMac" it just looked plain weird especially all that space at the bottom.I'll just get a Mac mini.

[N1cky1]

get a PS3and not a 360 wiis are great i got mine twelve on the dot i stood in the shop for 3 hours in a que anyway get a windos vistas coming out soon and theres no point in getting a mac only to try toontown (if they were free id get one)

[Classic Gamer]

Id say get the newest OS of mac. But if your going to play toontown on it, wait a couple more months cause its really laggy on mac right now. But if your relly desprate, go ahead and do so XP.

[xtoontown]

Originally Posted by AwlAmericanDawg

To make a long story short my dad is gettin another computer and he is going to use mine but I dont really like to share computers.I like it when I have my own.

So anyways should I get a Mac or Windows?It's been bugging me fore the past 3 days

(at least im not forced to buy a windows anymore just to play Toontown lol)

Depends what you like to do on the computer besides toontown. If you like making videos, iMovie is much better than windows movie maker. But if you'd like to see glowing text, different scrollbars, code better, than get a windows. As for editing graphics, I prefer windows for downloading brushes and such. Hope this will help!

[Toontown4ever]

windows! get windows!

[moosegirl]

in my opinion u should totally get Mac!!!!!!

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[rmsuperstar99]

Get a mac! If you don't like Mac OS X (for some reason), install Windoze!

[BlasterMaster555]

Originally Posted by AwlAmericanDawg

Man if I get a Mac there is a slim (10%) chance of me regretting getting one.

If I get another windows computer there is a 45% chance of me regretting it...

Here are some of the basic specs for the comp that WAS MINE now my dad wants it.It's not thebest compter but here it is.

-Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2 with SP2
-AMD 64 Athlon 3500+ 2.19 Ghz
-1 GB RAM
-ATI Xpress 200 Inergrated graphics (128 mb shared memory) plus I hate inergrated
-250 GB HD (mostly the reason why my dad wants it)

But if I get a Mac what should I get? Should I get a MacBook,Mac mini,or an iMac?I'm only picking out of those 3.I need something cheapt but I also need something good too.

So far I'm thinking Mac mini since it's the cheapest thing there (NOT INCLUDING THE KEYBOARD MOUSE OR MONITOR) but still can run Toontown and sooner Mac OS X Leopard and boot camp to(hopefully) run Windows Vista on it.Also I can choose any monitor rather than stick with the same one with a iMac but still an iMac is pretty good.

What do you guys recommend if I get a Windows PC?

Last time I checked, iMacs (even the MacIntels) use Integrated Graphics. You say you hate integrated graphics. Therefore, just build another x86 or x64 monster. I wouldn't spring for Vista just yet (I got to beta test it RC1), but at least with a DIY PC you can put a mega graphics card in a PCI-E (or two and use SLI) and run the latest games without letup. To be frank, I have used lots of computers with Integrated Graphics, and they ****! The adapter card version of the same onboard chips get more bandwidth, almost double the rendering speed, and don't eat your system memory for lunch.

Still want a Mac? There is a way to install MacOSX for x86 on computers like the Intel Core 2 Duo, Pentium 4, and even AMD systems. As long as your graphics is ATi, your audio and Ethernet are integrated, you can have a non Mac running OSX86. I did this before, but I died when I realized that there are no nVidia drivers for OSX86. Could it have something to do with the "mother of all motherboards and no room to upgrade" archiecture?

EDIT: I just saw a video on you tube of a 3DMark05 Benchmark on a Mac mini. The only test that will run is "Return to Proxycon" where a bunch of space pirates land on a starship and shoot everything that moves. The detail is reeeeeeealy high and will put to shame anything that is not "brand spanking new" in terms of graphics cards. Anyho, the Mini ran at a real speedy 3 FPS through the whole benchmark. My OC'ed P4 computer (3.15 GHz) with a nVidia GeForce 7600 GS AGP (a budget card, not even a good one like the 7600 GT) can do 15 FPS through that entire benchmark.

This will make a BIG difference when you do end up playing games that require your GPU to work for a change. It hurts to have to turn DOWN all the graphics options to the minimum to squeeze out that extra frame per second (9 FPS vs 10 FPS, gimme 10 any day), at the expense of everything on screen looking like big colored squares.

While I respect the performance of an iMac in terms of moviemaking and desktop publishing, a powerful gaming rig it is not.

If you think I am just a Windows fanboy, that I am not. I Have used Windows 3.1 all the Way to Vista RC1, then Linux RedHat 7.1 to Fedora Core 4, SuSE Linux, Ubuntu, Knoppix, and even the SLAX that boots from my 1 GB Flash Drive. Good to use when you don't want to go through using Windows on a school computer. I once installed OSX on my P4 computer, and it worked well, aside from the problem involving my nVidia graphics and Marvell Gigabit Ethernet. I also a long time ago used an LC-II with OS 7.0 on it! I have two iMac G3s stashed downstairs, one that will run Ubuntu PPC and the other that will still be OS9.

[BlasterMaster555]

Originally Posted by snowy2004

I hate to break it to you but I doubt it's the brand. You probalby bought yourself a system that might not be passing TT's minimum requirements. That wouldn't matter if it's from Dell, E-machines, HP or the rest. That, or you don't have a verry fast internet connexion.

No, the reason to not buy e-Machines is because they are such poor build quality that they literally explode in about 6 months.

[Coolchick]

Mac is the best you can get and is worth the money of buying. Windows is still a good one but i'd recommend a Mac.

[Ulgychunkywonderpop]

well a mac is limited in some ways. you cant play all the games you could with window. so i would pick windows. but its your choice

[LaurJake]

Do I even have to answer this question? It's for sure a Windows.

[moonbeam45]

Macs do run better then windows the problem is many games you may want to play wont work on Mac they might only work on windows PC's I use either Linux or Windows if you like playing Computer games

[Coolchick]

It does depend on what you want to use it for. If your a kid and want to download games get Windows.