If a Mac and a PC are sharing the same network, which computer would have better internet connection?
My boyfriend is a PC, and I’m a Mac. So we got into a little debate about what computers we’d get when we’re living together, and I claimed that I would have a laptop and it would be a Mac. He wants PC desktop computer, and he claims that "my Mac and his PC would be in a duel to the death over internet, and he’d win." So I’m not sure if they’d be able to work smoothly online on the same network? Thoughts, please!
Depends on the network card they’re packing. Maybe, one machine is configured to receive standard N or standard G and one is configured for standard B. I know for, a fact, that Macs are easier to configure to internet connections. They have no problems finding and connecting to networks (especially in comparison to Windows XP machines, but Vista and Windows 7 machines are on par with them.)
December 25th, 2009 at 5:16 am
There would be no faster connection. Unless network bandwidth is delegated more towards one user, it will essentially be "shared" (in other words for the most part, equal) kind of in layman’s terms. I don’t feel like typing out the scientific answer, but I hope that kind of resolves your conflict!
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December 25th, 2009 at 5:31 am
Depends on the network card they’re packing. Maybe, one machine is configured to receive standard N or standard G and one is configured for standard B. I know for, a fact, that Macs are easier to configure to internet connections. They have no problems finding and connecting to networks (especially in comparison to Windows XP machines, but Vista and Windows 7 machines are on par with them.)
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