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Finding out which platform most used by community

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I'm a PC man, and always will be until Mac can run the same games I play.

Being a gamer, I have little choice but to choose PC. I'd be interested in a Mac, as I liked my old Mac back in the day.

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Eh, besides not really wanting one and not really ever seeing one except for a few rare screenshots, I can't say I'm very well versed in the differences between the two except that one runs more stuff than the other, or so it seems. Saying 'Mac' conjures actually conjures up an image of all those primitive computers we had in the elementary school computer lab, but I know the platform has advanced considerable since then.

What exactly are the advantages and disadvantages of a Mac versus a PC?

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By platform, there are more than PC and Mac in the gaming universe. I use both Mac and Windows. The poll should of had Linux as a platform too. (for all us dual platform users)

Edit Off Topic Post: As for my video game platform of choice, hands down it's PSP and PS2. Later on, it's going to be PS3...but at the steep price of $375... :eek: ?

[ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 06:48: Message edited by: Jeros ]

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Mac. The only change I want is a NEWER Mac. This one is almost as old as I am. :eek:

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quote:
Originally written by ben4808 [1950 - 2100:
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What exactly are the advantages and disadvantages of a Mac versus a PC?
A flame starting question. Use google, it will give you much more information than me or anybody else in this board.
Edit reason: wrong pronoun. Fixed

[ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 06:57: Message edited by: Itsuart, the altered ]
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quote:
Originally written by Jeros:

The poll should of had Linux as a platform too.
No it shouldn't. Nor Linux nor Windows (MS DOS, Unixes,Mac OS, PC DOS, OS/2, BeOS, Minuet etc) are platforms. They are OSes.
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Forgive me for being so bash, but I thought we weren't supposed to double post around here and that those two posts could of easily been edited into one post. Food for thought.

Itsuart, you are right about Linux not being a platform. It's an OS. Thanks for correcting me. As for platforms, you should of included the other gaming systems in your poll, such as PS2, XBOX, Gamecube, etc...

I'm pretty sure they're platforms...

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quote:
Originally written by Jeros:

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You have my forgiveness :).Read below about your mistake.
quote:
Originally written by Jeros:

As for platforms, you should of included the other gaming systems in your poll, such as PS2, XBOX, Gamecube, etc...

I'm pretty sure they're platforms...

They are, you right. But I'm interested not in just gaming platform, but in every-day-work / gaming platform.
Looks like Merphy's law in action: If there is any chance to be missunderstanded - you will. :)
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I use a Windows XP but I really want a Mac because XP crashes and I'm pretty sure Gates included viruses in the computer when it was manufactured.

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quote:
Originally written by Toenail1000:

I use a Windows XP but I really want a Mac because XP crashes and I'm pretty sure Gates included viruses in the computer when it was manufactured.
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Oh that was realy funny, thank you!
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quote:
Originally written by Jeros:

Forgive me for being so bash, but I thought we weren't supposed to double post around here and that those two posts could of easily been edited into one post. Food for thought.
It is okay to double post when quoting two different people.

I'm on a Mac, and I would never switch to PC.

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Same as above.

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I've been using a Mac for years now, and am very happy with it.

It's nice to see that in the poll results everyone so far is happy with what they have. :)

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I am always for Mac, but I may, at one point, want a PC just because here are many more games for PC.

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Im a mac user, but I'm migrating to PC. Oh, I'll still be a Mac user, and will always stand up when others smack-talk Mac, but I'm a natural gamer, and its really hard to get mac games in sweden, short of ordering. Then I have to go through my dad and his creditcard. He wouldn't let me.

For the record, Im an xbox user. Will get the 360, but probably the PS3 as well. The e3 presentation was just too blamming awesome.

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I'm a satisfied Mac customer. Since I can't buy and play through all the games I'd like to buy and play through on Mac, getting a PC would only make it more painful. If there were any truly games to die for not released for Mac, maybe I'd consider switcing (consider only, mind you), but I can't think of any examples.

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quote:
Originally written by Jeros:

As for platforms, you should of included the other gaming systems in your poll, such as PS2, XBOX, Gamecube, etc...

I'm pretty sure they're platforms...

And I think you should of spelled that "have", not "of". :P

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Poll results show 2/3 of people use PCs. Over half of posters in the thread use Macs. Interesting.

I use a PC, but don't have a preference. If Macs ever becomes significantly cheaper than PCs, I'll switch.

[ Wednesday, August 17, 2005 14:55: Message edited by: Zeviz ]

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PC, since we are strictly on the platfrom it seems, the hardware is sound enough, and replacement parts seem more available.

Though in the future I would consider getting a Mac also, maybe a laptop or something, though I doubt it would make me toss my PC in the bin.

A PC with Linux on it runs quite happily as far as I'm concerned.

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quote:
Originally written by...yours truly, the Great Jeros The Creator:
As for platforms, you should of included the other gaming systems in your poll, such as PS2, XBOX, Gamecube, etc...

I'm pretty sure they're platforms...


And I think you should of spelled that "have", not "of". :P
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That's two grammer typo errors you've caught on today, Aran, that I've made. Yes, you are correct. It's supposed to be "have" instead of "of. It's just that some people usually say it improperly with "should of" instead of "should have". :cool:

It's like how the word "ain't" is not even a word, but is corrected as "isn't"... :D

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quote:
Originally written by Jeros:

It's just that some people usually say it improperly with "should of" instead of "should have".
No, not really. It's that "should've" and "should of" sound the same if slurred together. The contraction "should've" is completely correct.

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I make that mistake pretty much every time I write it. And then Kel corrects me.

Anyway, I am a PC. Not by choice or anything, its just the one my parents got. I don't mind it though.

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Originally written by Spring:

Anyway, I am a PC.
Really...

I'm a Mac user by preference but I'm also literate with Windows. I have to be, as quite a lot of useful software in my field is only available for one platform; some is only for Mac, some is only for Windows.

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I'm a PC user by twist of fate, since I grew up around them. I don't necessarily prefer PC's to Macs. In fact, some things are much easier to do on Macs, such as video-editing.

If I had the money, I'd have both. But since I don't I'l just use Macs when I can/have to.

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