Originally Posted by nathris

PC: Hey Mac, why don't you upgrade to a quad core and some more ram? That would probably lighten the load a little..
Mac: Upgrade?

Originally Posted by trueg50

There are three catagories of Apple users:

1. "Its pretty!!"

2. "It just works"

3. Power user who uses it for its tools, and for the fact that they don't have to waste time doing things in linux.

Originally Posted by RallyMaster

And for the people who keep recommending the Sennheiser HD555, [...] and if any of you weren't sheep, you'd know that the HD555 isn't all that it's cooked up to be.

Originally Posted by halifax1

It is the best of both worlds, and if you justify the price for satisfaction of both worlds, you will be immensely happy.

Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy

Take my dad as example. I built him a PC, he has a problem with it (I'm 200 miles away from him). He can't fix it himself, he runs to the store and buys a Mac.

Simply because he thinks it's better quality. And his neighbour, who knows absolutely nothing about hardware, talked him into it.

You can imagine how pissed off I was.

Originally Posted by RallyMaster

And for the people who keep recommending the Sennheiser HD555, [...] and if any of you weren't sheep, you'd know that the HD555 isn't all that it's cooked up to be.

Originally Posted by oliverw92

Music industry... garage band? Made me rofl lol

People in the music industry use macs for Logic Studio - one of the most advanced pieces of audio software in existence. It is also one of the most popular, if not the most.

Photographers use it because of Aperture (the program not the camera feature) and its seamless integration with the operating system (mail, iCal etc). It can also very easily run on a laptop making it a portable program.

Amateur home computer users have them for mainly simplicity. They ARE very simple to use, and there are LESS viruses for them (i didn't say none). They are also perfect for beginners since they are out of the box perfect. Since the operating system has also been designed to run seamlessly on the apple machines, you hardly ever get issues of compatibility in terms of hardware. It is also very easy for apple to keep OSX up to date with hardware, unlike on windows where it can take a while to get drivers etc.

I beleive alot of people like people on OCN don't like macs because they are different, and in a way that is not suited to them. A recording engineer does not give a flying fork about how overclocked his system is, or about how he can put a pretty window in his computer to make it looks fancy. He just wants to be able to record and mix and digitally edit music. Macs fill this zone very well sine the Mac Pro really is a power house above alot of computers people have on this forum, and for a recording studio, the price tag does not matter in the slightest. The iMac is perfect for photographers since it is semi portable so can very easily be taken to a photo shoot in a mansion or something since it has a huge 24" screen built into the computer. This beats a laptop hands down because you can see the photos you are taking on a large scale and can see imperfections etc much clear. A macbook pro suites a business person very well since it is strong, looks posh (unlike the thinkpads which are dam resistent but a little ugly) which is necessary for a businessman's look and has features such as integration of the calendar, mail, address book, office etc. Also has inbuilt features for video conferencing. A mac mini is perfect for a family computer since it is very low maintenence, very low footprint and very simple to use. It is also hard to break! (trust me i have tried). They also make great loo roll holders if you ever manage to break one...


There are loads of situations where macs are perfect. You just have to have an open mind, and see that macs are essentially identical to PCs. A better way to phrase your question would have been 'why do people run OSX', since a mac is just a normal PC.