[mythtv-users] Re: New Mac Mini - one unrelated informal benchmark...

[Brad]

Really don't want to get wrapped up in a circa 1990 mac vs PC flame 
war. But, I'll tread carefully...  ;-)

I just want to say that, using both platforms extensively, I find 
that using a completely outdated Mac from around 2000 (a G3 iMac), I 
can typically get more of my day-to-day work done faster and easier 
with that than a state-or-the art PC box. And, as a bonus, no worries 
of pop-ups, trojan horses, virus', or spyware. Really, it just works.

Of course a G3 iMac is no powerhouse, so for some specific 
(particularly modern) tasks its seriously unable to compete. My only 
point is that the whole PC/Mac flame war always fails to take into 
account the only important factor - Which machine makes you more 
productive?. For me, the Mac platform has always been the hands-down 
winner in this category.

Nobody really cares which platform some propeller-headed geeks think 
are better anymore. Macs talk seamlessly to PCs, PCs talk seemlessly 
to Macs, and the Internet lets everyone talk to each other without 
barriers. Get whatever computer you think will serve your purposes 
best. Personally, I think 80% of the public would be better served 
using a Mac - they should at least consider it.