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I’ve finally had it with my Mac, here’s why!

Sorry Apple Fanboys, this one might hurt a little!

Back in January, I purchased a brand new, super sleek and SEXY MacBook so I could start working on some “soon-to-be-announced” iPhone products. Being a PC user and (former) mac-basher, I was eager to see for myself how much better the mac had gotten. In the little bit of usage that I had done prior to the purchase, it seemed like it would be a very pleasant improvement to my “somewhat” outdated PC. I deliberately waited a few months before posting this video, because I wanted to make sure to give the mac a fair trial. Well, the verdict is in:

Macs are good, but STILL leave MUCH to be desired.

Yeah, PC’s CAN suck, but after a day of configuration, my PC wipes the floor on my mac in most situations.

Being perfectly honest, I don’t HATE the mac. It does have some nice features and it IS a really powerful machine and in SOME applications, it does run better than my PC. It has some really sexy attributes like gesture recognition and predictive computing…so for those features, I LIKE my mac.

But what I DON’T like is the fact that people WORSHIP the mac and think it’s SOOOOO much better than the PC. It IS better than the PC, but….by a hair, DEFINITELY NOT by the over $1000 extra I had to pay to get one of them.

That’s MY two cents. Now tell me why I’m wrong…

18 Responses to “Why My PC Can Beat Up Your Mac”

1. David Risley Says:
   April 21st, 2009 at 2:11 am

   Hehehe…I think I might need to do a response on Youtube. Just sayin’. ;-)

   Weird that you’ve had so many issues with that thing. I wonder if their build quality dropped with the new models. I have the Macbook Pro as well as the Mac Pro and have had ZERO issues with either one. Compare that to the PCs I used before them and it’ll wow you.

   BTW, I think my Mac Pro will beat your PC. ;)

2. JR Griggs Says:
   April 21st, 2009 at 2:47 am

   lol, love it bro! I know a few apple fan boys who have had their macs crash and had to send them off to be fixed. If I have an issue with my PC I look up the issue on Google, then I FIX IT MYSELF. And cheaply too! Most people who have problems with their PC’s don’t belong near any computer!

   I just read a post recently where someone was bashing Windows Vista. In the post he tells how he installed Vista on his 18 gig hard drive and lost half the space. Did you see that?! He put it on an 18GIG HARD DRIVE!!!!! And he is complaining about the performance! I got an idea how about I put a corvette engine in a smart car and see how things go? lol

   I love my Vista and rarely have issues and if I do it is usually some software. ie I am thinking of kicking Outlook to the curb.

   Great post bro! You probably already knew I would comment lol

3. sidney champagne jr Says:
   April 21st, 2009 at 3:26 am

   APPLE SUCKS!!!! YEAH!!!

4. Chef Patrick Says:
   April 21st, 2009 at 4:04 am

   Good post…funny as hell for the “Mac Boys”.

   I will never buy an Apple, the prices are crazy. I have three PC’s running in my house and I’m happy as can be.

   What you said about putting crap on the PC is completely true. I had a crash, I cleaned up the hard drive and never had a problem again.

   You tell them Kyle…

5. James Delong Says:
   April 21st, 2009 at 4:17 am

   I am totally with you on the price thing.
   But this is what I have to say about the PC vs. Mac
   Ya get them both.

   I run a desktop PC 24/7 and then I have the macbook that I travel with.

   There are just things you can’t do on one or the other so if you can spare the loot buy them both. Start off with a PC and then move on to the reg macbook.
   The only reason I would consider getting the PRO is b/c of the firewire port and larger monitor. But the small size for portability is why I got it in the first place.

   Great vid by the way.. tell us how ya really feel.

6. Kyle Says:
   April 21st, 2009 at 4:25 am

   Gotta say I agree with you James. If you can afford it, go ahead and get both, you get the best of both worlds. If tight on cash, just treat your PC kindly by not putting trash on it and it will never disappoint!

7. Armen Says:
   April 21st, 2009 at 6:34 am

   Hey Kyle!

   I’m a long time PC user, but have owned a MBP for over a year now.

   I agree with you on a lot of things. Particularly the price issue. Anyone who says Apple isn’t over-priced, talks rubbish.

   However, the tendancy for PC’s to be sluggish is far greater than Macs. That’s a fact. And it seems to me, you need a lot less hardware power to make a Mac run efficiently than a PC.

   For this reason, Macs definitely tend to be the better choice if you need a laptop. Windows based laptops just don’t compare. Yeah, they’re more expensive for the most part, but even similarly priced Windows laptops (with much higher hardware spec than the Mac) still run sluggish by comparison.

   I’m not a fan-boy. I don’t think Apple do everything right (no matte screen option for the new MBP. Hello?? What idiot at Apple thought of that??). But for now, because I need portability, I’ll be sticking with Mac.

8. Jaybot Says:
   April 24th, 2009 at 11:27 pm

   Isn’t one a laptop and the other a desktop? You can’t compare features and price wish such a glaring difference.

   You’ll always get more bang for your buck with desktops. There are no portability tradeoffs. Not to mention, the battery itself isn’t necessary. Finally did you include the price of that big monitor in your cost calculations? A pc notebook of the same horsepower as that mac would run much closer to the price of the mac.

   $400 vs $1200 isn’t fair. I’d like to see an HP Laptop for $1K stack up against a Macbook at $1200. It won’t.

9. JR Griggs Says:
   April 26th, 2009 at 1:11 am

   I have a $600 HP laptop with a Pentium dual core and 4gigs of ram running Vista with no problems. I love it! I actually use it more than the desktop I built for $1,000 3 years ago. So yeah a $1,000 HP laptop would blow away a $1200 Macbook

   I love that he compared he monitors I need to use that one on my Mac friends who try to say that the hardware is better and that is why they are so expensive.

   Also every time Apple releases an update to OS X you have to pay $129. When Microsoft released an update for XP it was free. I have seen estimates of $700 total cost for OS X over time with all the updates!

   Apple knows they have a cult following and they will pay the $129 every time and if they just change the name a bit the fan boys will not notice? lol

   If Microsoft was charging for each update or service pack, the Apple loonies would go crazy with it!

   All that being said the one area I am leaning towards Apple is the iphone. My Windows Mobile phone just has some annoyances I am kind of tired of.

10. Matt Davis Says:
    May 1st, 2009 at 2:40 am

    I do IT for many different companies. I am a apple convert. The main company I work for is almost all mac because it is a printing company. At first I was a hater against them. You know those stinking things are so complicated and frustrating.

    But after working with them and another office that has many pc’s the mac office has far fewer problems. I actually own over 4 macs. One being a mac book pro now. I love it. I have about 5pcs and one pc laptop. All comparable. The macs preform longer and have less issues.

    As for someone’s comment about Apple releasing an update to osx and it being 129 and Microsoft’s update for XP being free, clearly has never looked at anything.

    os X is the main revision as in the change from windows 9x to xp and above. they still run the same core now. Osx updates are new eversions the same way xp, vista, windows 2000 are all different. And from my experiences purchasing windows os’s are terribly expensive.

    And as for not being able to troubleshoot it, it has the most to do with learning the new environment. I only go to the apple store when I have hardware problems that I can not isolate. And although problems do exist with macs, they are generally far less catastrophic.

    Have you ever taken a PC to a support place, they dont guarantee the data either, and they make it harder to backup than time machine in osx.

    All in all, it has to do with adaptation, and understanding. I believe the Macs are a better value especially since the addition of intel, and I have had my Macbook pro for 4 years and use it every minute, even though I have a beastly PC and a G5.

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16. HitGSpot Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    Hi Kyle,

    This is quite an interesting post, I have never seen anyone boldly declaring that an Apple sucks this much! Actually, I was considering shelling out some £2,000 for an Apple laptop, but after reading all the comments and counter-comments, I am left a bit sore to shell out on a Mac now.

    The interesting about it all is that you have been on both sides of the wall and know what you are talking about. However, I know a few folks who have used both types and sing differently.

    My conclusion is that a Mac may be sweet to use (no doubt), but a PC is not far behind BUT you also get more flexibility on your machine without always buying overtly-expensive cables and sorts! If you treat your PC well by not putting crappy software in it, it will serve you well – that’s a fact! I have been a Dell laptop user for the past 10 years and each of the times I have had an issue were due to crappy softwares (I have learnt my lesson though). For these reasons, I may never bother with having an Apple in my lifetime.

    Thanks for this lovely insight, Kyle. You have now won another fan!

17. Paolo Says:
    January 31st, 2010 at 11:51 pm

    PC’s are a lot bettern than MAC for a number of reasons:

    1. Customization. Now Im not talking about branded computers like DELL or HP where overclocking is not allowed but what I would like to mention is custom-built computers. You can do almost anything out of these fellas. Custom-Built computers can be tailored to suit the needs of every user, from office and home consumers to multi-media and hard-core gamers. You get what you pay for.

    2. Parts. Try breaking a MAC and you’ll end up shipping it for repairs. Imagine the trouble you’ll end up if you are in a country without a local MAC Store/Shop. Oh did I mention you can’t simply upgrade it? That’s not the case with PC. Destroy the processor, smash the HDD and you’re only worry would be partially emptying your wallet. There are so many parts and brands to choose from and finding a replacement is no problem. With a little knowledge about computer parts and you can even do the repairs yourself.

    3. Games. For an avid gamer like me this is a big consideration for a computer. I both like surfing the internet and playing the latest games available. This would be a big issue for MAC. On a PC you can simply change/upgrade your graphics card esp. with the SLI & CrossFire configuration now available for some MotherBoards. For a MAC putting two or more graphics card is impossible. And the worst part is you can’t do it yourself, you need to bring it to one of there stores. Also most companies create games based on a Windows platform which means there are limitless options to choose from.

    4. Price. This is a big issue for me. For a middle-class consumer like myself Im a bit more consious on my spending so I would rather built my own system rather than purchase a branded computer with all it’s parts and software exclusively available to them. For something like $ 1,500 I can built a system that would do most task that a MAC can’t.

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