Why Mac for science?

Why Mac for science?

Science students and educators need serious computers for their work. Look no further than Mac.

Macs are being used by the world's leading researchers in areas from plasma physics to the computational modeling of protein folding. And when you need a computer for writing papers, creating presentations, email, instant messaging, internet browsing, and blogging, the Mac will seamlessly handle all of that, too.

Combining the power, security, and stability of UNIX with the simplicity of the Mac interface, the Mac OS X operating system gives you the ideal platform for scientific computing. Need to run a Linux or Windows application? Not a problem, the Mac can run those too.* Whether you're learning Mendelian genetics or teaching discrete calculus, the Mac will enable you to do virtually anything you need.

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[Gimmt61]

Why PC for research: SHEER RAW CALCULATION HORSEPOWER.

[musashikyo]

wow total BS..

If these researchers had any brain they would be using linux

[oldVideoGamesChannel]

@busrel Odd, because I could say the same thing only the other way around.

[jeonyx89]

First off, they're all biologists. Real complex scientific computing is all Linux based, with Windows scattered every now and then. Second, the Mac Pro isn't fast enough to do some of the stuff mathematicians and physists do.

[khi195]

All these researchers do biosciences. Anyone doing computational physics would use Linux.

[nrgshkl093]

@musashikyo exactly

[busrel]

Mac for science?!?! r u fuxking kidding me? being a science grad for years, and attended at least 3 universities, all I can say is that we all use PC with Linux. Some times even mainframe clusters. 100% of scientific softwares run on PC and sometimes exclusively Unix/Linux.

[samthewildone]

Not so sure about the open part.

[Gimmt61]

@emilclaudell Not all of them (Servers and such), but I get your point. It's just something we say.

[emilclaudell]

@Gimmt61 yo do know that all computers are a pc right?

[IgnorantPCFanboys]

@pcgame28 post links like this: h ttp://w ww. zdnet. com/blog/btl/apple-dominates-p­c-customer-satisfaction-hp-del­l-acer-improve/39420

every dot needs a space and H t t p and w w w

substitute bmw for ferrari

[pcgame28]

@IgnorantPCFanboys Well i can not seem to be able to post links on here... not sure if there is away.

however comparing cars to computers is not a valid comparison. As to the car question however, you would find Toyota's usually have 4 seats and are practical for everyday use, where the Ferrari is not.