# what's better for a computer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-for-a-computer/59792>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 28, 2001, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-for-a-computer/59792 "2001-03-28T04:57:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2001, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-for-a-computer/59792/21 "2001-03-29T15:37:48Z")

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It’s kind of fruitless to argue about it seeing that the OP has never wrote back again. Last thing we need is another Mac Vs Pc debate.

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**Author:** ![Aceospades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Aceospades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aceospades)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2001, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-for-a-computer/59792/22 "2001-03-29T19:25:43Z")

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wow, thanks for all the posts. as for the op, i’m looking into pc, not mac; i’m looking into buying a new computer, not an upgrade; and i’ll probubly be using it for general stuff like internet surfing and word prossing, but i would like to get into burning my own cd’s.  
sorry for the late responce, i don’t have a computer at home (yet) and had off from work yesterday.

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**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2001, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-for-a-computer/59792/23 "2001-03-29T21:01:24Z")

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> \*Originally posted by handy \*  
> \*\*It’s kind of fruitless to argue about it seeing that the OP has never wrote back again. Last thing we need is another Mac Vs Pc debate. \*\*

I’ve noticed that **Handy** loves to complain when someone asks a computer question but doesn’t tell what type of machine they’re using. I think it’s safe to assume that unless stated otherwise, the poster is talking about a Wintel platform. Mac users know they’re in the minority and will let everyone else know what they’re using, and Linux users typically don’t ask that type of question here.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2001, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-for-a-computer/59792/24 "2001-03-30T15:54:36Z")

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frogstein, assumption is a dangerous thing.

The reason I think that a Mac would do better with more memory is because Mac software is pretty expensive so it would cost too much to fill a HD. With a PC you can get tons of cheap software & fill that thing up. Macs seem to enjoy extra memory more than PCs. You don’t see memory leaks in Macs too often.

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