Mac or PC, which do you prefer to have while in school?

lizmatt · Jun 23, 2006

I have a Mac Laptop and a PC desktop and a Pocket PC PDA .... it is just what I ended up with. I am in the process of going totally Mac because My Powerbook is very new - so my next purchase will be a palm PDA so that I can use it with my Mac - then I will be able to give my PC to my children to play with.

Mac's are awesome ... so easy to use. As long as you go with the palm PDA you should be OK.

Bala Shark · Jun 23, 2006

How come there are so many mac users here? You know in the real world, it is all PC in business and everywhere..

Bonny619 · Jun 23, 2006

Because stats show that Mac users are among the most intelligent. I guess we're a smart bunch.

Annabelle57 · Jun 23, 2006

Another proud Mac user... once you go Mac, you never go back!

I love my iBook - just got it about a month ago, and so far it has been fantastic. No problems downloading anything, and I also have Office for Mac, too, which has been a huge help. My school submits pretty much everything online, and no one has had any problem opening/downloading documents I've sent from my Mac. A friend in the program has a Palm and an iBook and says the two work great together.

I've been a lifelong Mac user (well, ever since they came out) and I have to say that I have never, ever had any problems with my Macs crashing, losing documents, or any of the problems that crop up so often with PC users. My hubby's PC sucks - crashes all the time, does that "illegal operation/must shut down" BS about once a week, usually in the middle of something important. It's only a year old! Macs never do that.

IMHO, it's worth plunking the extra few hundred for the peace of mind, the user-friendliness, and the loyalty of your computer to you. It will save you that much more in headaches and repair costs!

karmyk · Jun 23, 2006

Because stats show that Mac users are among the most intelligent. I guess we're a smart bunch.

That's where you're wrong.

Linux users > all

speedykicks · Jun 24, 2006

I used a PC for the fist semester of nursing school. I bought an ibook at the start of the second semester. I had used Macs before, but it was years ago. I love my Mac and I will never, ever go back to PC. Palms sync fine, and I have Office for my Mac and have never had any problems opening any files from PCs.

veggiegarden · Jun 24, 2006

I have a Mac (iBook) that I got for school, and there were several applications that I had to open that would only open for a PC ("MS-DOS.exe" files especially--got lots of those!). Super frustrating. This is in addition to the CDs that come with the books (including some NCLEX books)--they won't run on my Mac (well, some say that I need an *older* version of Mac OS--which I don't have--to run the CD apps). So I'd hesitatingly recommend a PC because of compatibility issues you may encounter. "Hesitatingly" because I got so fed up with PC crashes, freezes and vulnerabilities that I wanted to switch over. But the switch came with it's own set of problems. Oh, and Macs don't come with a forward delete button--a key I still miss having (you can still forward delete, but with two keys clear across the board from each other). I havn't been really won over with either a Mac *or* a PC. :rolleyes:

NY Nurse · Jun 24, 2006

I love my mac. Easy to use and hardly ever have any problems.

suni, BSN, RN · Jun 24, 2006

Could you explain the differance between a Mac and a pC, I thought macs were just PC's made by a differant company. I have all the problems mentioned with my Dell and it is only 2 years old. Freezes, illegal operation message etc. I got it while doing online classes but am wondering how user friendly a Mac would be and the cost, I am looking to buy a new computer for Christmas for my son.

irwin · Jun 24, 2006

I just bought a new laptop...circuit city had a really good deal, it's light as a feather also so I'm sure carrying it around wouldn't be a hassle at all. I got windows XP and it syncs perfectly with my palm TX and the laptop has a built in memory card reader so I got alot of skyscape products on one memory card, and then I put my micro notes on the other, and then just stick them in my palm as needed, take it out, stick it in the laptop, type up the notes, then right over to my palm again. It's a perfect system, if anyone has anyquestions on it just email me [email protected] ill be happy to help! :penguin:

NaomieRN · Jun 24, 2006

Pc is preferable for me. I have never use a mac.

darlanow · Jun 25, 2006

I'm surrounded by PCs, Dells to be specific. The one I'm using now is supposedly the best of the bunch, but it's been nothing but a lemon! Just last week I spent hours on the phone with Dell Gold Tech support AND the Geek Squad. Dell is basically replacing my machine one part at a time rather than just giving me a new one under some "lemon law"... so far a new hard drive and motherboard, plus memory cards (how many more big parts can there be??)

Anyway, I'm thinking of getting a Mac and setting it up alongside my Dell. I'll surf the web and risk trojan horses, viruses, spyware etc. on the machine that should be a boat anchor and use my pristine Mac for papers, etc.

Are Macs easier to use? Given the elegance of the iPod design, I've got to think so...