Purchasing decision - Mac vs PC (no trolling please)

zolly said:
Just on the subject of frame rates, I don't consider 30fps very good.

Starcraft 2 1280x720 medium texture settings core i5-3570K 29.3 FPS

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30 FPS is perfect for most. Also, Iris graphics is much better than HD 4000. Also, I'd think overheads are different between Windows and Mac, so not the best way to compare. Lastly, pro players play on low. ;)
 
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Sauron has the wrong type of RAM in his drawer and the correct type works out to R1300 for the pair - that's a [-]bit[/-] lot more than I want to pay.

Anyone know where I can get PC2-5300 DDR2 667 MHz or PC2-6400 DDR2 800 MHz cheap?
 
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AfricanTech said:
My daughter's MacBook (2009) is getting a bit long in the tooth now (Yosemite didn't help) so I'm looking to replace it.
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I'd say keep it. Upgrade the drive inside to an SSD and consider adding more RAM (add 1-2GB only). Both of these should not cost you a lot. Your machine will be as new. You can use TRIM enabler to enable the older OSX to use TRIM with your new SSD.

Unless you run heavy duty apps, or watch 1080p HD video, your 2009 machine should easily cope with the modern internet.

I have a 2008 Pany Let's Note and it's still more than good enough with Win 8 and because Pany make the best machines in terms of build quality surpassing Macs easily, it still looks good and the 1.8GHz Core2Duo/2GB RAM are fast enough for the internet and Office as well as 720P H264 video.
 
Space_Chief said:
I'd say keep it. Upgrade the drive inside to an SSD and consider adding more RAM (add 1-2GB only). Both of these should not cost you a lot. Your machine will be as new. You can use TRIM enabler to enable the older OSX to use TRIM with your new SSD.

Unless you run heavy duty apps, or watch 1080p HD video, your 2009 machine should easily cope with the modern internet.

I have a 2008 Pany Let's Note and it's still more than good enough with Win 8 and because Pany make the best machines in terms of build quality surpassing Macs easily, it still looks good and the 1.8GHz Core2Duo/2GB RAM are fast enough for the internet and Office as well as 720P H264 video.
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Have decided to keep it.

Will put in a hybrid drive and more ram if I can get it at a reasonable price.
 
AfricanTech said:
Have decided to keep it.

Will put in a hybrid drive and more ram if I can get it at a reasonable price.
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Try to get a proper SSD, there are specials sometimes. Even a Samy Evo. You don't need to go the "Pro" route.
 
If she is a student chances are at some stage she might get study material / training software that she might have to run on the machine in this case it will most likely be windows based software. I would rather go for the Windows and the money saved can be spent on other things she might need for her studies.

I have used both Mac and Windows and they are both easy to use once you get to know each and the shortcuts to get different stuff done. I also use Windows 8 on a daily basis and don't know what all the fuss is about once you get used to it.
 
TheBossMan said:
If she is a student chances are at some stage she might get study material / training software that she might have to run on the machine in this case it will most likely be windows based software. I would rather go for the Windows and the money saved can be spent on other things she might need for her studies.

I have used both Mac and Windows and they are both easy to use once you get to know each and the shortcuts to get different stuff done. I also use Windows 8 on a daily basis and don't know what all the fuss is about once you get used to it.
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Yeah, will cross that bridge when I get to it - enough Windows 8.1 machines in the house if swaps are required.

Anyway, I figure the hybrid won't ever be a waste - easy enough to transfer to any future machine.
 
TheBossMan said:
If she is a student chances are at some stage she might get study material / training software that she might have to run on the machine in this case it will most likely be windows based software. I would rather go for the Windows and the money saved can be spent on other things she might need for her studies.

I have used both Mac and Windows and they are both easy to use once you get to know each and the shortcuts to get different stuff done. I also use Windows 8 on a daily basis and don't know what all the fuss is about once you get used to it.
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VM. :)
 
PostmanPot said:
30 FPS is perfect for most. Also, Iris graphics is much better than HD 4000. Also, I'd think overheads are different between Windows and Mac, so not the best way to compare. Lastly, pro players play on low. ;)
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Pro-players play mostly on low remove any additional visual information that isn't necessary to victory and to ensure that their frame rate stays as high as possible during a game.

30 fps is fine for console/single player games.

Many games look much better when played at a higher frame rate (see Last of Us PS3 vs Last of Us PS4), or any other game that exists on console and on PC. You can tweak the PC version down to look like it's console counterpart, but it will still look better because it's running at a higher frame rate.

But as mentioned earlier, if you're buying a Mac you probably don't spend that much time gaming anyway, so it probably won't bother you.
 
zolly said:
But as mentioned earlier, if you're buying a Mac you probably don't spend that much time gaming anyway, so it probably won't bother you.
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Exactly. But you still can if you want to, and it's better than ever with HD 4000 and Iris (considering rMBPs which people think has too high a resolution for games). And there are plenty of games, Steam, etc.
 
Used to iMac, has iPad and iPhone...unless cost is a serious issue the choice seems obvious. And thats coming from a PC fan...
 
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