macs suck., pcs rule. Options

[sadolakced acid]

well, really, it's just a friendly mac v pc thread, and i know it's been posted before, but really, more people will click here if i name it 'macs suck'

my beef with macs-

i used mac OS way back when. bad experiences. not too much a legitimate reason today, but a reason none the less.

but the major one:

proprietary.

i don't know about now, but i know before that everything apple makes, they make it proprietary if they can.

for example, a PC owner can easily upgrade thier optical drive. they could pop in some more memory, or add in a new sound card.

now, sure, mac hardware may be good already, but you won't deny it's not the best, that would be much too expensive.

and as time goes by, it means the only way to upgrade is with a totally new computer.

i mean, sure, it works fine for people who don't want to be bothered to upgrade thier computers, and for the average user, macs are probably pretty good.

but i can't be hassled to buy a new comptuer if i want a CD burner and don't have one.

now, maybe apple has changed and i'm not up with the times. but irregardlessly, i severly dislike and avoid any company that insists on proprietary measures at any time.

which is why i do, and probably always will, hate apple.

[*mipadi*]

You're both focusing on the upgradeability issue as though it is the Holy Grail of computing, and it's what every user wants to achieve. This is not the case. Some users value other features of a computer than simply upgradeability.

If being able to upgrade a graphics card is the most important part of your computing experience, then no, a Macintosh is not a good option for you. But just because a graphics card cannot be upgrade, does not mean the computer "sucks" per se. Upgradeability is not necessarily the most important feature for all users.

What I'm getting at is that everyone has a preference when buying a computer. Furthermore, a computer is a tool, and some tools are better for some jobs than others. If upgrading all parts is important to you, then no, don't buy a Macintosh. But also realize that some people don't care about upgrading every single piece of hardware on a computer.

And you're both operating under some misconceptions about the Macintosh. Many parts can be upgraded—the RAM on an iMac, for instance (I don't know where you got the idea that it cannot be upgraded). And almost all the parts on the Power Mac can be upgraded, just to give you the requested example.