Mac vs PC

[wtd]

AznTiger @ Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:45 am wrote:

i personally find PCs easier to use

Perhaps you could be more specific about what you find easier about Windows, and what you find lacking in the Mac.

[Tony]

I'd just like to point out that it's a 3 day job to completely re-install Windows and bring it to full function.

Day 1 -- clear HDD. Figure out why WinXP can't find the hard drive. Figure out the BIOS SATA settings to actually make it work (WinXP doesn't come with SATA drivers on install). Go through the installation process.

Day 2 -- download and install all the driver updates from IBM. Download and install all the updates from Microsoft.

Day 3 -- some drivers still don't work (wireless and audio are especially difficult). Troubleshoot.

[rdrake]

Tony @ Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:28 am wrote:

I'd just like to point out that it's a 3 day job to completely re-install Windows and bring it to full function.

Since when? I'm able to completely reinstall Windows (including all my required applications) in a day. Installing Visual Studio takes a while, but still nowhere near 3 days.

[Tony]

Well, I guess in my case "a day" would have only the time between dinner and midnight~ish available. Hours wise, it would all fit into a single 24 hour (well less than that) slot, if it was all continuous.

It would also depend on the machine. Some are better about their vendor drivers than others. It's just a horrible user experience when you finish the installation, but it's missing the drivers for the ethernet port, that you need to download all the missing drivers...

[jernst]

Whatever you do, don't buy an uber expensive gaming laptop and then spill soup on it. It's definitely a waste of far too much money haha.