Neville

currently i have

WINDOWS XP

b0n3ZA

Linux.

Gozer_1

Vista, but I think about a Mac everytime I turn on my PC. The next one is gonna be a Mac. You can get Mac Office and the only other things I use my PC for are photos, videos and internet. So, I think Mac is the computer I'm looking for. My Vista Laptop is less than a year old though so I think it'll be awhile before I can get an iBook. I have too many fish related purchases planned first.

In case you were wondering, DO NOT UPGRADE TO VISTA UNTILL AT LEAST SERVICE PACK 1.

Sorry I love/hate Vista. It has some nice features but it is not fully functional yet. I have a lot of dumb crashes.

COBettaCouple

microsoft still has a lot of work to do in their attempt to copy OS X, unfortunately.

b0n3ZA

Both windows and OS.X have a lot of work to do to catch up with Ubuntu Linux.

Gozer_1

You hit the nail right squar on the head there. A lot of Vistas "new features" (i.e. the Aero "experience") feel like Mac features. They even changed from an hour glass to a little spinning circle. Very similar to Mac or atleast iTunes which I assume is much like OS-X. Honestly, I don't think it is unfortunate that Microsoft has not yet copied OS-X fully. I think the Mac catching speed will bolster the industry. It's been a one dog show for way too long. At some point someone has to do something new, different and better. That said I know nothing about Linux, so bOn3ZA tell me what makes it better.

Bonochick

I'm a total Windows girl.

travie

Can I say both?

King_Snuggles

windows for school alot of the mac stuff dosent transfer over, and all the schools (well all the schools i have been in including my college) use windows

MagpieTear

BLASPHEMY!

It depends on what you want, and what you're willing to do/put up with/tolerate. I'm all Mac at home, forced to use Windows at work. Windows is great if you like to get geeky, play with permissions and crunch numbers. It's an IT administrators dream. Mac is more single user orientated, and a programmers nightmare. All the work is forced onto the development side, so that the user is free to focus on getting the task done. Hence the smaller volume of malware, viruses and other nasties associated with them. (Mac users, don't kid yourselves, there are nasty bits of code out there, it's just they rarely get distributed and are so easy to block with common sense precautions. But we're not immune)

Big question to the Original Poster is; What do you want to accomplish with your home computer? That will determine what system you end up with.

Also, pay no mind to the cries of Mac's are expensive, PC's are cheap. Look at total cost of ownership. From unpacking the box to replacement of the system. Price is about the same in those terms. Just with the Mac, you pay it all up front, PC's a bit here, a bit there, a chunk today, another chunk tomorrow.

Shaina

I got Windows on my newest computer, but mostly because the things I like to do are on Windows, and I didn't feel up to trying to figure out what was compatible... The people I know with Mac's really like them too though, lol.

COBettaCouple

I spent years on a PC and didn't consider Macs, but after working on a system with Mac OS X, I was impressed with the stable OS and switched over. If I had a PC, I would put Ubuntu on it instead of Windows.

Cherrry123

Windows is far better then any mac. In my opinion, that is

Narcicius

LOL, Mac. Only get mac if you just need it for fishforums. If you want to play games of any sort you need windows, mac charges way to much for their gaming machines. Just bought two new computers after doing research for months(ironic because new technology rises atleast every month) all that I found was that for nearly identical performace I was saving a few hundred dollars, and yes Macs can and do get viruses, its just that the computer won't tell you about it. Hope you make the right choice.

COBettaCouple

95% of all malicious programs from viruses to adware target Windows. Linux-based operating systems are practically free of that stuff and in 4 years, I've not had one.

I've used every version of Windows, from Windows 4.0 (Chicago) to Vista and that's why even on a PC, I wouldn't install Windows.

On the new macs, you can run Windows better than on a PC using a piece of software called Parallels.

For gaming, I'd get a PS3.

AggieYen

Mac. Definitely Mac. I grew up on a PC, but then switched to Mac when I started working in a branding agency. I would/could never go back. The graphics are better, it's more stable, and it's a lot more secure.

I've got a MacBook (with the Intel chip), but I refuse to install Windows on it

Gaming... World of Warcraft is all I need.. and that's on both Windows and Mac. Woot. Heh.

COBettaCouple

LOL. That's the nice thing about Parallels. Windows isn't on permanently. But I wouldn't even use that really. If I dual-boot, it's to Mac OS and Ubuntu or even Solaris.

Cherrry123

But more people have PC's then Mac's