Apple Leopard or Windows Vista?

Question

Which should I go with Apple Leopard or Windows Vista?
I will be using it for word processing, a ton of web surfing, music and photos. Also, is iWork compatible with MS Office and is MS Office compatible with iWork?

Answer 1

HI,



I would choose Vista Ultimate SP1 over Leopard or any Mac always. Don't believe the



nonsense about no problems with Macs. Do a Google search to see the awful results of their



current OS and the update that made things worse. And no virus problems? That too is



nonsense. XP & now Vista are perfectly safe as long as you do what most folks do and



maintain your system properly. Macs certainly can and do get infected. I regrtfully tried a



Leopard with it's new OS on the advice of a collegue who owns a previous Mac. Big mistake



and one my friend regrets recommending. I took it back and bought Dell XPS, Vista Ultimate



SP1 and couldn't be happier.



If you wish to continue using iWork then you will likely have compatibility problems



with MS Office. It's not 100% compatible. Many of the companies I deal with and most



individuals have switched over completely to Office as it's just as powerful if nt moreso



than iWorks. If you do decide on Vista perhaps MS Office is a switch to consider. OTOH there



may be a bit of a learning process if you have not used MS Office before so that may be a



determining factor.



Best wishes on your decision,

Answer 2

Touching upon the OS. I would choose Windows rather than OSX. Because, there are more programs and games for Windows. Most of the web-sites comply with Internet Explorer rather than Safari. There are more hardware drivers for Windows. There are more free services for Windows. Graphic User Interface of Vista much better than OSX in my opinion. The OSX 's apple menu bar is so much confusing when you work with several applications and you cannot maximize your window to concentrate in one application. The maximize button in OSX just increases the window it does not cover all the screen. Besides, taskbar with thumbnail previews is much more effective than the dock. Yes leopard's finder has cool coverflaw and previews, but you can do almost the same in Vista preview pan with no animation. Leopard's backup system (Time Machine) is also cool but you need an external hard drive (extra money) but in Vista there are shadow copies that do not require external hard drive and restore your data in one click.



Regarding Office suites, I think MS Office 2007 is unbeatable. The iwork office suit also looks pretty but it is so much limited in comparison to Ms Office (even 2008 in Macs). Most of the companies use PC and MS Office. So your presentation made by Power Point will address more people than the one made by Keynote.





Lasttly, it is easier to upgrade windows machine than mac.

Answer 3

I was about to answer but Agatha K beat me to it with a great response. I have had a very similar experience with Leopard & their newest operating system and wholeheartedly agree that Vista Ultimate with service pack 1 is the one and only way to go. Macs have gotten real sloppy as of late and have never run even a third of the programs I want to use.



Don Toronto

Answer 4

Definatly Leopard. Its faster, has better versions of Word, the fastest browser in the world (safari), and has a much better user interface that vista or XP. Also vista has been known to be kind of blotchy.

Answer 5

LOL, you're begging for a war of words in the answers to this question.



Have you used either? Do you know a lot about computers?



If you have no previous experience on either and you're not a "computer nerd" I'd probably recommend you go with OSX.



I personally like Windows better than Mac for a number of reasons. I've used both in work and personal environments for a number of years. I know them both very well and I like Windows a LOT more. I'm a pretty hard-core geek, though.



I would much rather give my parents or grandparents a Mac in hopes they don't call me everyday with questions. :)

Answer 6

LEOPARD! You can use boot camp to boot vista too! Go mac no viruses and all the software is compatible. also resale value is high!

Answer 7

same apple and vista dont have all the drivers for " not even" old printers scanners etc...

Answer 8

I rather ... Windows XP