Quick question:
Are you a Mac or a PC 
I see that more and more drivers are switching to the mac. As far as i’m concerned Apple computers are far superior.
Just wondering
TruckerGeek
Mac’s are great but expensive,PC’s are cheaper but Windows is crap! I use a cheap Toshiba laptop and although Windows is on it,I never use it. Download an instal Linux Mint 7(Gloria),you’ll never use windows again! It’s all free 
. Never crashed or had a virus since.
Hi Innova:
I use Linux on my home machine(Desktop) and my netbook. I am currently running Fedora but I will check out Linux Mint. Thanks for the tip
I have windows my had has apple laptop and I found it really complicated suppose its because im used to windows I know how to work it sometimes ignorance is bliss
I’ve had Mac’s for nearly 3 years now and I’d never ever go back. Expensive but you certainly get what you pay for. My old Mac was 2 years old when I gave it to my sister and it would still blow the doors off a brand new windows machine when it came to speed, even with the hard drive full. I only gave it away because I wanted a ■■■■ new aluminium one! It’s also nice having a work of art in the cab as opposed to another anonymous black box.
i bought an apple macbook last year after many years of laptops running windoze.ive had it 6 months without any problems compared to the endless crap i had before.no virus’s,more stable,better built etc etc.yeah,they’re expensive,but they’ll last twice as long and as the old saying goes…you only get what you pay for 
Can you run Microsoft autoroute on a mac? If not they would be no good to me. I run a windows laptop and never really have any problems with it, I keep my virus programs up to date and have never suffered any virus problems. We have a mac laptop at home, and according to my daughter it is the mutts, but all I need is good mapping and some Internet/email, and a PC fits the bill
jimti:
Can you run Microsoft autoroute on a mac? If not they would be no good to me. I run a windows laptop and never really have any problems with it, I keep my virus programs up to date and have never suffered any virus problems. We have a mac laptop at home, and according to my daughter it is the mutts, but all I need is good mapping and some Internet/email, and a PC fits the bill
I would have thought so, all my windows programs to to be happy on a Mac, I had Windows laptop maybe 10 years ago, it asked one to many questions once to often, still have the bits in a bag somewhere. I have XP pro running on a couple of my Macs running a couple of fairly hefty visualiser programs, no problems at all. The company I work for in Denmark have Mac laptops, but only running in Windows. The price tag has always been a turn off for many folk, but I find them very good value for money in the long run and very easy to deal with without a need for computer knowledge.
I have a fairly new iMac 24" at home. I bought it because it certainly looked good and the display is excellent - I was definitely drawn in by the appearance and reputation!
Now that the novelty has worn off . . . . . it still looks good and takes up less space on the desk, although that new found (neat) space is now cluttered with (not neat) piles of paperwork ref moving house etc, plus a couple of files from work (didn’t have enough time at work to get finished so brought some ‘work’ home!). The ‘office corner’ at home don’t look any better than it did before. 
Performance - for sure the iMac seems stable but I was never stressing my PC anyway. What has frustrated me LOTS is the amount of compatibility issues I’ve experienced!! My really good (and economical) colour lazer printer - don’t work with Mac! My TomTom Home program - very limited functionality with Mac. All my work I used to email home - doesn’t work with iWork; tried Open Office - not much better - had to buy another copy of Office (2008 for Mac) - more expense. My (not new but faithful) scanner - no driver for Mac. The VOIP telephone - limited compatibility with Mac. Wifi router and home phone hub - a zb’ing nightmare to get it working with a Mac (again a drivers issue). Bought a new ‘all-in-one’ (scanner, printer, copier, fax) - eventually find out that ‘Mac has known issues with this fax’ FFS!!!
I had given my PC tower et al to my 7 year old (the 12 year old has a laptop). She isn’t that daft, bless her!! When I mentioned about her having the nice new computer (iMac) in her room, as I was angling on getting my PC back, she said “No thanks - you’re always swearing at it and saying it’s sh(zb)”.
I have on a few occasions, when I couldn’t be arsed with the compatibility issues, got my old (underpowered, XP Pro) laptop out to use. Ahhhhh, it’s like putting on a pair of comfy old slippers . . . . . . . . .
Just to add, I never had any virus problems. I just kept my free anti-virus software up to date.
All good points marcustandy, when I sent my Laptop down the stairs and put am order in for a dinky white iBook I did think that I might regret the loss of software I had bought, it was less than I thought, but yes I use Word and Excel over the Apple options, so had to buy that again. I have found in the past lots of things that are not Mac supported, particularly a USB broadband thing from hell when I lived in the UK, but concede that type of point. In my line of work Windows programs are the norm, to which I got a Dell machine to deal with those, but soon after the Intel Macs came along and from there on I see no point, I can do all my business with one machine, my older Macs are around various family members, they seem happy, the Dell is somewhere in the loft.
I really like the product, Apple as a company I am less happy with, they do lock it down a bit to whatever they think is best, when I put snow on my Mac it refused to say hello to my printer as an example, but on the whole I am happy, the company makes the OS and the machine, rather than a machine with lots of manufactures involved in the process with someones else’s OS in there. All the problems I have had seem solvable and I am not savvy with computers at all, I wouldn’t even consider another Windows machine again, its never crossed my mind in years.
For the price of a Mac, you can get an awful lot of PC spec lets face it at the end of the day.
drew128:
The company I work for in Denmark have Mac laptops, but only running in Windows.
I think the above quote says lots! I don’t know whether to take it that Windows is a good OS or that Mac make better hardware!!
Touché
The type of software we use in the entertainment business has a small user base, its unlikely that those companies have the resources to create Mac versions, if I design lights its a trip into Windows land, my lighting desk is Windows embedded, although my new lighting desk will run both OS and linux.
The IT guy at the company said the reason the company did this was the stability of the hardware and the that the core business is performed on Windows software.
Ask me how I update my TomTom, well I fire up Windows on my Mac as the Mac version of home is very bad
I just tried to instal Autoroute on my daughters mac and it wasn’t having any of it
I will be staying with my trusty PC.
Acer 17.1" PC laptop.
Brilliant value for money, stable, loads of room (2 sata hard drives) and great performance (Core 2 duo 2.1ghz and 4 gig ram and subwoofer)
What more could the mac do for me?