Mac vs. PC

Posted by Infinity_Plus on Oct. 30, 2010, 11:53 a.m.

I've been seriously considering getting a Mac, since I just recently found out that GM is compatible with it, and that aside from making games in Game Maker, all I do is type documents and edit videos. Does anyone else here in the community use a Mac? I've always enjoyed their design but have avoided getting one because I thought that Mac's couldn't run GM, and that would have destroyed me.

…Now I wonder if Google Chrome is Mac compatible…

Just checked, yes it is.

Now I really want one. Buy me an iMac 27", 64D!

As always I love you guys.

Feel free to argue Macs vs. PC's below, if you like. I'm a fan of both :)

Comments

Rob 14 years ago

Also, flash stopped being pre-installed on some types of Macs IIRC. I forgot which ones, airs? I dunno.

DSG 14 years ago

Well, if you won't be doing any SERIOUS computer work, sure, get a Mac.

colseed 14 years ago

-_-

Because obviously computer science and physics research isn't real computer work.

PY 14 years ago

If you think installing flash is in any way difficult, then yes, get a mac.

Wait, uh-oh.

Tasm 14 years ago

THE WII HAZ BETTR GRAFX LOL

RhysAndrews 14 years ago

Mac OS X is a great operating system. It's really powerful. Yes, you're spending extra for hardware which is largely aesthetic. Go hackintosh if you're that money conscious, although you may run into troubles getting it setup.

The Mac version of GM isn't great, I've got it purely for porting my games and making them available for Mac. I'm just not comfortable doing that sort of work in a Mac environment. I feel I've more control on my PC. Also, GM8. But there's nothing stopping you dual booting or even VirtualBoxxing, although I'm not sure what sort of video problems you'll run into using GM on Virtual Box.

Josea 14 years ago

If I had the money I'd buy a Macbook Pro. There's little you can do in Windows that you can't do with another operatin system, nowadays I rarely leave my Ubuntu desktop.

BP Scraps 14 years ago

Quote:
I believe Qwilderwibben is thinking of the "No flash on the iPhone or iPad" controversy, which is only iOS. Flash runs fine on OSX.

Oh yeah, you're right.

ME DON'T DO RESEARCH SO GOOD SOMETIMES

Sorry for the misinformation Infinity_Plus. :3

F1ak3r 14 years ago

Okay, but when you get tired of running those same six programs, don't come right-clicking back to me for sympathy… because you won't be able to anyway.

Moikle 14 years ago

but gm8 is… different