i hate to ask, but why do MACs perform smoother than PCs?

**Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE** · 03-30-2009, 03:13 PM

Originally posted by F-U-Jimmy

I use Photoshop and open huge layered files of 2 + gigs with no issues, but i have installed a minimum of 8 gigs RAM on most of our office Macs with more than 4 TB storage for each.

In Window's defense, I'm running an old Dell Dimension 3000 with 512mb of RAM, Dreamweaver and Photoshop open along with FireFox 24/7 and my Photoshop opened my 12+MB header PSD without any problems at all...

That being said, I am currently in the process of replacing my work machine with a iMac, and buying 2 MacBook Pros.

**mynameisjim** · 03-30-2009, 03:26 PM

What Phil above said, they control all the hardware and software interactions so there is a huge advantage to that when it comes to what you are talking about. For PCs there are literally millions of hardware and software configurations the OS has to deal with. The disadvantage is you can pay close to 3X the price for a 10% gain in some areas of performance when choosing an Apple.

They are nice machines though, no doubt about that.

**hypedough** · 03-30-2009, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by Ambergirl

Helmy...the answer as to why Mac's run better than PC's...is because it's a MAC! ;)

Yep. And Windows is inferior in structure.

**Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life** · 03-30-2009, 03:36 PM

Originally posted by A1R3K

once you go mac, you don't go bac.

ya, i think they say the same thing about sucking cock. faggot.

**DarkJedi** · 03-30-2009, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by HELMY

I've been a PC user for the longest time (prior to my beloved Amiga).

Got a Macbook laptop for my wife's bday recently - and I love how when you open/close the lid, the machine turns on/off almost instantly (no warm-up like a PC).

What's the secret? does the instant on/off experience apply to mac machines running WinXP? (i know, i know)

same thing happens with a notebook.

close the lid - it goes to sleep
opent the lid - it wakes up from the point where you stoppd working.

Sony Vaio

**DarkJedi** · 03-30-2009, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by hypedough

Yep. And Windows is inferior in structure.

windows 7 owns everything

**Brujah** · 03-30-2009, 07:58 PM

OS X is just a better operating system.

**stickyfingerz** · 03-30-2009, 08:15 PM

Each mac computer contains a tiny vial of Steve Jobs sperm...

**qwe** · 03-30-2009, 09:02 PM

it's like a gay party here with all the happy mac users lol... i'll leave you guys alone

**2012** · 03-30-2009, 09:17 PM

isn't a mac a personal computer ?

**SmokeyTheBear** · 03-30-2009, 09:19 PM

wait till you actually want to DO something besides turn it on and cant

**potter** · 03-30-2009, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by Phil21

Because Apple controls the whole hardware/software stack, and can thus plan accordingly.

It's the same reason console games (xbox, ps3, etc.) run "flawlessly" compared to PC games. The developers only need to code for one configuration, vs. literally hundreds of millions of different possible hardware configs.

Something like sleep sounds easy, but in practice has been implemented in so many different ways depending on the individual manufacturer it becomes quite complex. Since Apple knows what hardware they need to support beforehand, they can simply code to those specs vs. trying to support 300 random buggy implementations of the same thing.

There are lots of "advanced" features modern PC's support these days, that most OS's simply don't even try to take full advantage of yet.

This is the biggest reason.

**potter** · 03-30-2009, 09:23 PM

Second being *NIX operating systems inherent superiority in handling shit.

**Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE** · 03-30-2009, 09:27 PM

Originally posted by qwe

it's like a gay party here with all the happy mac users lol... i'll leave you guys alone

I'm a Windows user...

**KillerK** · 03-30-2009, 10:20 PM

Windows 7 is really really FAST!

i hate to ask, but why do MACs perform smoother than PCs?

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