[tedwinder]

I have both an iMac G5 and a Windows XP. Which is better? I personally think that MAC RULES!

[Yankee Rose]

I agree with you.

I used to teach the Windows environment to secondary students and worked independently as the owner of a CompTIA A+ Certified Service Center. Made the "switch" almost 5 years ago, as I am a non-conformist by nature and love a challenge. I was becoming bored by Windows, too and all of it's security issues. Looking into becoming an Apple Specialist now.

Anyone who has used both (especially OS X versus XP) usually agrees.

It's one of those things that once you put it to the test, you're hooked.

Be warned, though -- this site is full of Mac bashers. (Especially ones who've never tried it.)

[loserOlimbs]

Well I have used both. The last Mac I used was a Dual G4 with OS9. something... was a few years back.

I used a few of those, and what was at the time the neatest Apple toy, the eMac.
There were things I liked, how smooth the GUI ran most of the time, the speed of certain apps.

Eventually though I felt as if the GUI were clunky. Maybe I have been in the Windows enviroment too long, but I would rather stay here, or Linux once I get more profecient at it.

I am looking into buying a new Mac soon, once the Intel bugs get worked out. I wish the had made a contract with AMD!
I am looking at a good system to dedicate to 3d rendering (my current project).
We'll see what happens I guess.

[D0C_Hol1d@y]

Windows OS doesn't hold a candle to Apple's OS so don't even try that argument. The hardware is getting even closer as you can see Apple uses Intel chips now. I can show you systems that would leave the PowerMac Quad in the dust that are x86 computers (that is a computer other than Apple Power PCs). Apple is going to be x86 or is now with the Duos to my understanding. In that case I'll buy my own hardware and make it blistering fast and then buy Tiger when it becomes the x86 version available to anyone.

You made a thread that is inconsistant and wrong. You are comparing Apple which is Hardware with it's own OS (operating system) to an OS alone. Either restate or drop it. If you are going to retate it. Restate it to this; Which operating system is better? I would then answer Apple's Tiger is better than XP. When you just say a Windows computer compared to a Apple it's not even fair or correct. Let me know if you want to see the computers that would kill the Quad and I'll post a link. These are computers you can buy and they have more features in the hardware alone to warrant buying one regaurdless of the operating system.