Husky
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With my recent streak of using XP for years and years, I recently refamiliarised myself with the awesomeness of Mac OS X (10.5.5 aka Leopard to be specific).
Currently, I really think Mac as the OS of choice for everybody except heavy gamers. My list of positives/negatives.
Positives:
Negatives:
Seriously, Apple rawks.
Currently, I really think Mac as the OS of choice for everybody except heavy gamers. My list of positives/negatives.
Positives:
- You can install Windows XP and Vista onto Intel based Macs and run it perfectly (I have been doing this for about 2 years now, no probs).
- Looks great, performs better.
- 10 second boot time to a usable state.
- All major programs are supported. All Adobe products, Microsoft text products (although there are now better alternatives), 3D Modelling Apps (Maya, Cinema 4D, Poser), Browsers etc, etc.
- No need for anti-viruses/anti-spyware!
- All Blizzard Games (the best ones) supported!
- Can now run Mac's off PC hardware. You can now build a cheap Mac, upgrade them etc (see Hackintosh/OSx86)
- Apple applications are generally 10 times better than Microsoft ones, and a lot more stable (such as iPhoto, iMovie, Pages etc).
Negatives:
- Games... although more of the bigger titles are becoming supported... slowly.
- Minor apps generally not supported, although there are frequently alternatives.
Seriously, Apple rawks.