iPOD Owner with Mac or PC?

[BlueRhino]

Just wanted to know what people are using...

[krmathis]

I am a PC iPoder at the moment, but seriously considering bying a PowerBook 15"! ;)

[thenightfly42]

Why do I hear Glinda from the Wizard of Oz asking this question?

[BlueRhino]

Originally posted by thenightfly42
Why do I hear Glinda from the Wizard of Oz asking this question?
You're suffering from Night Depression?

[quickriddle]

What about linux iPoders?

[krmathis]

Originally posted by quickriddle
What about linux iPoders?
If you run Linux on I386 your a PC iPoder, but if you run Linux on PowerPC (Mac) your probably a Mac iPoder!? ;)

[mookiemeister]

I'm PC iPoder. I might get a Mac in the future though.

[Erty]

I'm both :)

[tauntingpillow]

that strikes me as funny that there are more windows ipoders than mac ipoders seeing as the ipod is made by apple, but actually, since macs are only like 3% of the pc market, it makes sense...

[sailgreg]

I am an OS X Panther user, best OS and best computer ever (see sig)!

[vertigelt]

I voted PC, because that's what I use for work AND school (work lets me use my laptop for school), but if they made AutoCAD for a Mac, I'd be 100% Mac, instead of 25% Mac like I am now (funny thing is, my wife and I own four computers, three of which are Macs)...

[January2712]

I wanna buy an 15' powerbook also.....very cheap now.....$1000.....

[malemacuser]

i have a mac an emac 700 to be exact and i wont go back to a pc ever i have one in the closet collecting dust.

[tao]

mac iPoder- G4 733, 10.1.5 :o
really want to get Panther though, it's a must!

[Christophillis]

Mac iPodder- Digital Audio G4 733

[Default]

PC, using ephpod

[jonmon]

Mac

g3 ibook 800 12"
ox 10.2.8

:)

[xigaa]

I'm a PC ipoder, happily switched over to itunes from musicmatch . . .

[CanaMacPod]

Originally posted by thenightfly42
Why do I hear Glinda from the Wizard of Oz asking this question?

Who's the good witch and who's the bad witch? ;)

[yinyang]

more PC users than Macs, but the Mac users have no issues about saying so LOL

i'm thinking about the move to panther, but only because i'm also thinking about the new iBook, but can i hold out till the new G5 iMac...? :D

[Giaguara]

i am 100 % pc-less. :D :)

[TrappedOnEarth]

Originally posted by Giaguara
... My home is where my Mac and my iPod are.

I like your signature... I must agree!

[legofreak769]

well i kinda use both

[Rankinfile]

I too use both Mac and PC but I use the PC version more because my older Mac won't run the latest version of iTunes.

[olimorgan]

pc, coz i play games loads and its the best for networking with mates who have a family pc not their own comp. Now with Itunes for PC and specially windows Ipods its easier to be a pc owner with firewire.

[malemacuser]

mac of course just gave mom my pc months ago

[Phoenix]

PC... but really wanting to turn to Mac :) (only that i have no money -_-!)

[iPOD]

iPOD Owner with Mac or PC?

Are you a Mac owner or do you have a PC Vote now:)

[armless]

i wish i had a mac

[SocksRule]

I too would love a mac....but my dad is a pc guy so I'm stuck with a pc.....grrr

[dino]

I really want a Mac.

[baggss]

WOW! Is it really that hard to use an iPod with Windows? Or do you just wish you had a Mac for other reasons as well? :confused:

[mookiemeister]

I got a PC!!! No Mac.

[jiggins]

I currently use my iPod with a Dell Dimension 8300, but I just ordered a new PowerBook 15"....YAY!:D

[slipeightyfour]

Mac user all the way. I switched a few years ago now and have never looked back. I even gave my little brother my PC. :)

I hope I can afford to get a new one this summer though. My 450 G4 is really starting to show its age.

[Nicholas]

PC. But i would like a Mac, but will probably never get one.

[baggss]

Originally posted by slipeightyfour
Mac user all the way. I switched a few years ago now and have never looked back. I even gave my little brother my PC. :)

I hope I can afford to get a new one this summer though. My 450 G4 is really starting to show its age.

Don't shell out for a new one (unless you REALLY want to). You can get a nice processor upgrade for less that $500. My PoweLogix 1.3Ghz (actually 1.2Ghz) upgrade cost me $325 and my old G4 (formerly 400Mhz) zips along GREAT. I figure that upgrade bought me at LEAST 2 more years on this machine, maybe more....:)

[slipeightyfour]

Originally posted by baggss
Don't shell out for a new one (unless you REALLY want to). You can get a nice processor upgrade for less that $500. My PoweLogix 1.3Ghz (actually 1.2Ghz) upgrade cost me $325 and my old G4 (formerly 400Mhz) zips along GREAT. I figure that upgrade bought me at LEAST 2 more years on this machine, maybe more....:)

I've been considering doing upgrades pretty seriously. I could do a processor upgrade, get a new drive (my music collection is eating up at lot of space and my design work isn't helping the situation), more RAM, etc. The problem though, is upgrading the video card. The Sawtooth motherboard doesn't support the correct voltage for an ADC connection. So, getting a new video card is a pain.

So far, I've added a new CD-R drive, a gig of RAM, and another 40 gig drive. I could really do for a 120 gig drive, a new video card, and a little more umph in the processor area.

It just depends on what comes out this summer, essentially. New G5s? G5 Powerbook? We'll see. ;)

[mdobilas]

you can have my PC when you pry it from my cold dead fingers

heh

Have nothing but love for Mac users, but I enjoy PC's far too much to switch

[EvilDude]

Wow...more PC users than Mac users. (I'm a PC user too). I'm sure Apple is glad they let iPod work with windows.....

[W9FIF]

1Ghz Athlon W98se, soon to be owner of new G5 dual processor PowerMac. What culture shock?

UPDATE! Dual 2.5 liquid cooled processor G5 due during 07/04.

YES!! ;-)

[baggss]

Originally posted by slipeightyfour
I've been considering doing upgrades pretty seriously. I could do a processor upgrade, get a new drive (my music collection is eating up at lot of space and my design work isn't helping the situation), more RAM, etc. The problem though, is upgrading the video card. The Sawtooth motherboard doesn't support the correct voltage for an ADC connection. So, getting a new video card is a pain.

So far, I've added a new CD-R drive, a gig of RAM, and another 40 gig drive. I could really do for a 120 gig drive, a new video card, and a little more umph in the processor area.

It just depends on what comes out this summer, essentially. New G5s? G5 Powerbook? We'll see. ;)

As far as the Video card goes, this is the first I've heard of that. My G4 Sawtooth has the AGP graphics card and there are several options for Video card and I plan on picking one up soon. The ATI Radeon 9000 (I think it's the 9000?) sells for about $150.00. I only have a VGA monitor and the card comes with an ADC/VGA converter. Look at my sig below. All those drives are internal. If you go for a drive over 120Gb your going to have to get a new ATA Bus card, about $90 or so.

Also...No G5 iBooks or Power books this year at all....

[lp1968]

I have owned MAC then PC an now MAC again. I will NEVER switch back!

[AndyH]

Been using Macs since the very first 128k model purchased back in 1985. :D

[slipeightyfour]

Originally posted by baggss
As far as the Video card goes, this is the first I've heard of that. My G4 Sawtooth has the AGP graphics card and there are several options for Video card and I plan on picking one up soon. The ATI Radeon 9000 (I think it's the 9000?) sells for about $150.00. I only have a VGA monitor and the card comes with an ADC/VGA converter. Look at my sig below. All those drives are internal. If you go for a drive over 120Gb your going to have to get a new ATA Bus card, about $90 or so.

Also...No G5 iBooks or Power books this year at all....

There is a problem with using the Radeon 9000.

http://www.barefeats.com/sawgraf.html

From the article:

I can't recommend the ATI Radeon 9000 Mac Edition for the "AGP Graphics" Sawtooth even though it is a very good card. It offers a DVI and ADC port. That's great for the other G4 Power Macs with ADC support built into the AGP slot, but NOT on the Rev 1 "AGP Graphics" Power Mac. The 9000's ADC connector does fit the connector from an ADC display, but nothing happens... why? because there's no power sent from the "AGP Graphics" Power Mac through the Radeon 9000's ADC connector to the ADC display. Got it? So the ADC connector is useless and dual display support is not an option with this card on an "AGP Graphics" Sawtooth Power Mac (first model to offer AGP). It only supports DVI and VGA. (See Apple's tech articles referenced in first paragraph.)

And I plan on running two monitors on mine. ;)

[baggss]

WOW! Thanks for that info. Guess I'm gonna buy a Radeon 8500 instead. Of corse it is like $50 more, but still....

Thanks for the info!...:D

[iluvmyibook]

What's a pc? :rolleyes:

Mac all the way.

[Suebee42]

Been a Mac freak since '92... :D

[MikeM]

Originally posted by EvilDude
Wow...more PC users than Mac users. (I'm a PC user too). I'm sure Apple is glad they let iPod work with windows.....

Considering Macintosh is about 2-3% of computer market, its not surprising at all.

[vandell barrett]

now theres a result.... i'll be MACked out for ever,(Dual 1GHz G4 1.25GB DDR 10GB 2nd generation ipod ... Locked Tight

[zachary80]

self-built PC

[mongoos150]

I love my PC and I love my Mac. Both=Happiness!

[baggss]

Originally posted by zachary80
self-built PC

I'm sorry...:(

Jut Kidding! ;)

[dinsomnia]

PC...
I'll probably buy a Mac laptop, but that's not to say I don't love my current systems.

[yinyang]

hoping to get a new 15" powerbook in july, though i'll miss my lcd iMac..!

[Calculus]

PC all the way baby o yeah!

Wish i had an apple..

[iBookiPod]

Mac

[iPOD]

What do people think about this?

If Apple had rolled out the iPod and iTunes for Windows and Mac users at the same time, its dominance of the digital-music player market might have been far more complete and achieved far more quickly.

[cirix]

PC user since 89 and still loving it but i might get a Mac laptop when the time comes for me to buy a laptop for school.

[Adamz]

i have 2 pcs and 2 macs, one G3 and one G4 but i hardly ever use my pc. My sisters use the pc and me, my bro and my dad all use our macs. I find them more comfortable to use and are way easier to use your ipod with :)

[Kurt8374]

PC guy right HERE!!

Macs are pretty sweet though, but i'm happy with my pc.

[CEB]

Yes Macs do look nice (so can a pc too tho)
Yes MacOS is better in many ways

But I find their usefulness runs out quickly, lack of support for most things. Then theres the biggest problem... the rip off prices, as a PC builder I find that apples prices for hardware are usually four times if not more than PC parts... staggering.

[mvague]

OF COURSE I OWN A MAC.

anything else just isn't a mac, and then what would be the point?

(I actually own 3 of them, plus a 3g 10gig ipod)

guess this one will p*ss off some people, but hey, truth hurts.
my wife and son have made the switch, and they say they'll NEVER look back.

[Asian_N02]

PC guy here who wishes he has a Mac...maybe sometime soon!

[Pinkerton]

Using my dad's old G3, but lately it's been having problems, so when I get a job, I'll save up for an eMac because those are so nice. :)

[graks]

Mac ofcourse! :) I never use my pc anymore, it is collecting dust in a corner... that virus infected piece of ####! In the autumn i am going to buy a G5. :)

[krmathis]

Mac, of course! ;)

[FabuTee]

Windows XP user, rought my computer and iPod a week apart

[graham697]

I have a PC now and just purchased an Acer TravelMate C302 Tablet PC, but for college I will probaly buy a PowerBook! =)

[baggss]

Originally posted by CEB
But I find their usefulness runs out quickly, lack of support for most things.

Aside from games I have found nothing that I can't do on a Mac. Lack of support for hardware or software? Having used both Macs and PCs for the last 10 or so years, I tend to find comments like this a bit disingenuous. Would you mind elaborating on your statement?

I won't even go into the whole price issue.....:rolleyes:

[Bakerman]

I am using a Mac. Funny thing about that is that I switched about a year ago because of how much I hated the Musicmatch software that you had to use with Windows before they released Itunes for Windows.

I have been pretty pleased with the Mac (Using a 17 inch PB). In another 2 years when it should be time for a new computer, probably stay with the Mac as long as it continues to perform so well.

[bhb399mm]

i've got both :-D

[Hellaphunk]

PC all the way!!!

[liZ]

i have all PCs. i love how Macs look. they are so sleek and elegant! i just find them confusing to use. if only they'd make one that used windows, lol.

[kel123]

PC at home, Mac at work. iPod gets linked to the Mac.

Just wish I could use it on both, but I see from posts here that people have enough trouble getting it to work with two Macs!

[biebseboy]

What if we're one of the lucky ones with both?

Hehe

[Chloe]

PC :D

[inhalation2]

PC Til I die my IPOD loves it!!!

[Neptune22]

I have a PC, but I'm going to be getting a iBook or Powerbook in the next couple of months.

[ihmc]

Macs! Matches the iPod perfectly!

[snafuish]

Mac fan since 1995 with a 540c. I currenty own 3 Macs and 0 PC.

[kespodder]

PC, windows XP with iTunes

[neuronbob]

Mac user since 1986. I have a PC too, but use the iPod exclusively with my Macs.

[mvkorpel]

I have a Mac since last November, an iBook 12 inch. I also have 2 PCs, but I use my Mac more. The PCs run Linux, but the other one also has Windows for the rare cases where I need it.

[blasph]

i just switched from xp to powerbook. i tinkle my pants, i so scared. first bump, moving the data from the ntfs drive.

i shake like a bunny when i think what i've done, but once i press the button and the fruit pops up, the fear drains away.

[Code Monkey]

I'm an ex-Mac user and have no idea why Apple is still in the business of manufacturing computers. The day Windows 98 shipped was the last day that there was a single good reason to pay more money for less computer in my mind.

It's odd, because it's the same attempt at marrying hardware to software that makes me hate the Macintosh platform with a burning passion but makes me love the iPod. Where I find the attempt with the Macintosh to be more monolithic and user unfriendly than the worst things Microsoft does, it works and works well with the iPod :D

[Renesis]

PC, always been a PC fan and never thought I would ever own an Apple product... didn't really like the first iPods but I just fell in love with the mini!!

[BellnoPred]

PC...Two of them in fact and love them both witha passion.

[zena]

how can anyone love a PC ew.. oops breaking forum rules (sorry)

[Ipodresearch]

Just wondering what kind of computer you own. Are you a Mac geek or a fan of Windows? Ever thought of switching?

[Nader172]

I use my iPod on my family's Windows XP. I told my parents to purchase a Mac but they didn't listen. I hope when I go to college, I purchase a Mac Book.

[deathbyneedles]

I have a PC that I built for gaming, but I love the macs at school. I will probably get a mac for college since I plan to go into graphic design.

[Fata1ilty]

i want to get a mac but i am not sure i played around with one for 5 min while at comp usa and i thought that they were cool

[dtcarson]

Windows, always have been. Used Mac in HS to do a class project [it's what we had], and in college to get on a mud if all the IBMPCs were taken.
I don't know if I'm a 'fan' of Windows, MS products certainly could use some improvement, but historically for pricing and availability and widespread usage, IBMPC/Win-compatible apps had the edge.
And now I'm in the corporate world, our building has 500+ PCs running Win2000 or XP, and I send stuff out to hundreds of people who use MS Excel, Access, Outlook and Word, so I probably won't be trying Macs out anytime soon.

[bobb-mini]

if u hafta ask, Mac.

[Dale42]

im a windows fan, i built a heavy duty gamng maching(actually 2) and they have never failed me. One of my friends owns one hates it to death, even comes over to my place and loads music and updates his ipod at my house can't even use his mac lol

[ArtDamage911]

haha, well im a windows user but im a mac fan?? im buying my brothers 4G iBook off of him this winter for $300. i cant wait, i have always wanted a mac. hence the apple logo.

[wwarthog]

Just wondering what kind of computer you own. Are you a Mac geek or a fan of Windows? Ever thought of switching? I was a die hard PC (pre Windows) user since 1988. Never wanted a Mac. I bought an iPod and now have switched to a Mac Powerbook. I love it and have no desire to go back to windows.

[jhollington]

Ditto on the last comment. My own computer experience goes back to CP/M and DOS 1.0, and I was solidly entrenched in the PC world until I got an iPod a couple of years ago.

I bought a Powerbook last fall, and picked up an iBook for my wife last week. Other than my Windows PC that sits in the corner (mostly for testing), I'm running an all Apple household now.... :)

In fact, I was eager to jump on a Powerbook almost a week after I bought my first iPod, but compatibility was my biggest concern, both in terms of whether I would be able to share business application data with my Windows colleagues, and in terms of the tools that I may need to use as an IT consultant.

The first issue was actually very well addressed by Microsoft Office 2004, which solved the need to shared Word, Excel, Powerpoint stuff with Windows users. I've run into virtually no issues with compatibility between Mac Word and Windows Word documents. For access to my corporate Microsoft Exchange mailbox, I actually find that Entourage does things better in some ways that Outlook does.

To be fair, I never had much use for Mac OS 9 and prior, as they actually seemed more limiting. However, now that Mac OS X is using a BSD Unix derivative under the hood, I find that a Mac is the best of both worlds... On the desktop I have the incredibly cool, stable, and user-friendly interface, and under the hood I have the raw, unbridled power of Unix. I still run a lot of network-related tools as part of my job, and with the Powerbook, I simply run the native Unix code rather than their anemic Windows ports.

[rooster]

Hi, I'm a Mac.

[Code Monkey]

I think I'm one of the odd balls on the forum who started out as a Mac user, used them nigh exclusively for several years, and happily switched to PCs and hasn't looked back.

Just can't see the point in Macs. They aren't any more user friendly once you get past week 1, they're every bit as arcane and complicated once you get past the basic control panel (perhaps even more so now that they're based on the Unix kernel), less upgradable and more expensive.

They're not bad machines, it's just that, in spite of the hype, not any better than a PC, so why anyone wants to saddle themselves with the increased premium is what I scractch my head at. Anyone who says they're truly better has fallen for advertising hype, not experience. I think that once people start to fall for the hype they start to amplify in their minds everything that is poorly designed about Windows and tell themselves that it's so much better under MacOS while at the same time failing to see and admit that MacOS has an equal amount of warts and blemishes.

[~tl]

I've always been a Mac user...

TOM

[Doc Evils]

Mac user for my poddy

[krmathis]

Mac user here...

[pohatu771]

I'm forced to use a PC for now... I'm still reaching for that iMac (which has been upgraded about four times since I decided I wanted it).

[cbmgk]

Just got my macbook a couple weeks ago!!

[ArtDamage911]

Just got my macbook a couple weeks ago!!
sweet man, thats exciting!!
i am currently a PC iPod user but im getting my brothers 12" iBook in December!

[Teh_Crunch]

Both.....so uhhh one of each please.

[JMG]

where is the "both" option?

[brian10161]

im a pc user, i might get a mac, but i dont know. iv been using a pc since i was 7 years old, so it would be a big change. not that i cant adapt, but i just like my pc's. my iPod is great though.

im considering getting an iPod video 30gb black soon too :)

[ipodphoto30]

pc iPodder. I'm really considering the new macbook.

[Waitingfornews]

pc at the moment.

[toothpaste]

OS X and Linux, here. My windows machines is so ancient it takes over 13 hours to update 5000 songs on my ipod, so no more windows machine.

[VipFREAK]

lol, Apple = OWNED.

[Fata1ilty]

getting my macbook within the next week