Mac or PC? And what does it say about you?

[merithyn]

Infographic on what it means

In an infographic that's bound to cause arguments and perhaps fistfights, researchers at Hunch placed data from about 700,000 of its website visitors onto a deep illustration that shows just how different users of Macs and PCs are.

They came up with interesting correlations between users' chosen computing platforms and their demographics and personalities, as well as tastes in food, fashion and media.

Did it sort out like a comparison between Tea Party members and liberals? Are PC users geeks and Mac users hipsters, in keeping with common stereotypes? Almost. Mac users are more educated, eat more hummus, prefer modern art over impressionist art, and are 21% more likely than PC users to say that two random people are more alike than different.

Dive into the infographic below (feel free to click the graphic for an enlargement), full of insights and data, drawn from a huge sample. Of course, there are exceptions to every trend. Please let us know in the comments if you think its data is accurate or not.

[Eddie Teach]

PC. It says I'm not a pleats wearing hipster. 

[merithyn]

PC. It says I'm not a pleats wearing hipster. 

Don't forget a hummus eating liberal.

[HisMajestyBOB]

I run Windows XP on my Macbook

[Slargos]

 

Ya'rly.

[Razgovory]

Hooray!  It's non-scientific!

[garbon]

Not really sure what to do with that.

[Zeus]

PC is better in every way. Yes, even that way.

[merithyn]

Hooray!  It's non-scientific!

Not really sure what to do with that.

I thought it was beyond ridiculous (22% more than what?), but figured it was worth sharing nonetheless. YMMV

[LaCroix]

PC is better in every way. Yes, even that way.

so much so that its complexity proves the existence of a higher being

[Duque de Bragança]

I run Windows XP on my Macbook

For games, as intended.

[Norgy]

My personal choice is a desktop PC. As for laptops, I'd just as well go for a Mac with Windows 7. I simply don't like OS X. I can, however, see why people choose Apple. It's simple, relatively decent hardware and does what it says on the tin.

The PCs main strength is also its biggest weakness; the multitude of hardware configurations possible makes it nigh-on impossible to make drivers, software and even the OS run completely as expected. I like the PC because I can build a system based on what I want it to do, not what Steve Jobs expects me to do.

[Slargos]

My personal choice is a desktop PC. As for laptops, I'd just as well go for a Mac with Windows 7. I simply don't like OS X. I can, however, see why people choose Apple. It's simple, relatively decent hardware and does what it says on the tin.

The PCs main strength is also its biggest weakness; the multitude of hardware configurations possible makes it nigh-on impossible to make drivers, software and even the OS run completely as expected. I like the PC because I can build a system based on what I want it to do, not what Steve Jobs expects me to do.

So now you're telling me that it is infact up to the individual to determine what's best for them.

Do you know better than Steve Jobs? 

[Eddie Teach]

So now you're telling me that it is infact up to the individual to determine what's best for them.

They can have the Model T in any color, so long as it's black. 

[citizen k]

So now you're telling me that it is in fact up to the individual to determine what's best for them.

Is Norgy turning into a libertarian?