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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
sorry, but that's just a bunch of balls-- xp is a fine OS, does what you ask, it's stable as a rock; and media center seems to be great for people who use it-- better than mac in that respect as a matter of fact (for what i understand anyway). but mac looks better without the hardware upgrades.
what vista does is a few things better, and it sure looks a lot better, but i don't give 2 fucks (for now anyway). i'm waiting a couple of years until it's fully debugged before i upgrade. well, maybe less, we'll see. i'm sure they'll be releasing a number of service packets in no time though. let the early adopters take it up the ass.
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No need to get touchy !@#$%!. I agree that pc's have their purposes and advantages, but let's get serious here. Macs have the upper hand in many ways. They don't only look good, like most pc die hards say. They last longer, crash less and give you the assurance of getting the job done every time. My experiences are that
standard pc's are great for doing stuff like internet, web design, DTP, music, gaming(especially), etc.
The thing is that if you want to get a pc to run as smooth as a mac, you need to spend a lot more money than you think. Maybe more than you would pay for a standard G5. I have friends that own well calibrated pc's and they work fantastic, but these guys know what they're doing. Geeks, so to speak. Your average dell, HP, whatever, that you by at walmart will probably give you hassles within a year or two. I personally couldn't be bothered with configuring hardware. I'm only interested in using software applications for video editing and web/design. I've tried using pc's in the past, but wasn't very successful. Maybe it's just me, but I'm happy to use a machine that works as stable as mine.
ps: luxinterior. I wouldn't be disappointed by purchasing XP a couple of months ago. Look at it this way, if you hadn't bought it then, you'd have to pay the full dosh for Vista. Now you'll only have to pay for an upgrade, which is half the price.