November 8, 2010

Mac or PC



Which Comes Out Tops for Business and Home Use

There will never be a clear winner in the age-old debate of whether a Mac beats the PC, or the PC trumps the Mac, but it is infinitely clear that each enjoys a staunch following of devoted fans.
The confusion between which is the better of the two, really comes to light if you are a unbiased consumer looking for the machine that best suits your needs, or a business owner fielding requests from individual employees, arguing the necessity for their preferred platform.

What's the Difference?

Apple creates both the hardware and software applications for its products. This means that Apple determines specs, costs, and retailers allowed to carry them, and all their software runs seamlessly on their OS X operating system.
Both use new technology like the Intel Core Duo processor, which means that all PC apps are now able to run on a Mac.
Microsoft's Windows is the operating system associated with the majority of PCs in the world. This means that PC manufacturers each have their own deal with Windows for software, and are able to be ultra-competitive in the features and pricing of their hardware.

FAQ's

Both Mac and PC supporters usually take a hard-lined stance on their favoured platform's strengths, and the competitor's perceived weaknesses. From a strictly unbiased perspective, these are the need to know facts on Macs and PCs:
  • Why are Macs more expensive than PCs?
    This is a two-part answer because although the up front cost of a Mac may be higher, the long-term cost can be substantially lower than a PC.

    Apple targets a higher market to begin with - above creating their own software and hardware, they use more expensive components and parts, which results in a higher up front cost. When you buy a Mac however, it is preloaded with the Apple line of software and it literally ready to use right out of the box, with no additional set up or software uploads required.

    PCs open the door for users on a tight budget because competitive prices are within reach of most consumers. Your basic machines at the lowest end of the pricing scale are only capable of email, surfing the internet, and creating basic documents. The costs in upgrading the operating system, increasing memory, or upgrading the software that most PC owners use on a day-to-day basis, is where the long-term costs come in. Depending on what you intend to use your PC for, or how you upgrade it will significantly affect the total cost of your computer.
  • Are Macs best for multimedia, and PCs for business?
    Macs have traditionally held the market in publishing and design, while PCs are the standard in business. It is most likely that Macs will continue to be the go-to in the publishing sector and because of their price and readily available support, PCs are probably going to dominate the business world for some time to come.

    It should be noted however that both platforms are able to perform similar – if not the same functions, with the help of software specific to that use.
  • Can Macs run Windows programs?
    Yes – you are even able to run Windows simultaneously with the Apple OS X platform. Popular Windows programs like Microsoft Word and Excel are also available in a Mac compatible format, however these obviously come at an additional cost.
  • What's with PCs and viruses, and why do they seem so unstable?
    Given that PCs make up the majority of all computers in the world, it makes sense that hackers are more inclined to create viruses for the operating system on which they can cause the most damage. Mac's operating system on the whole, is considered to be more stable though and generally requires less maintenance than a PC. That being said, PC technical support is cheap and easy to come by, while support for a Mac can be a little more challenging to find.




So here are my questions : Do you own a PC or a Mac? Why did you choose it?

35 comments:

  1. Macintosh is just better in my opinion. Better design, speed, many other things. good post

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  2. I like to play my games... without going through torturous methods to do so...

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  3. very well done post, i like pc better

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  4. PC simply for price man. Good info here though on both sides

    http://www.quarterqwerty.com/

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  5. I do all my gaming on consoles and use linux on generic pc hardware.

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  6. PC because its all I've ever known, gaming, and of course price.

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  7. I have one of each and I love them both for different reasons

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  8. i own a pc, good one tho, and i only have it coz didnt pay a cent for it.

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  9. PC is always better. Unless you only work.. which is just boring.

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  10. I run 7 on my desktop and Ubuntu Studio on my lappy.

    I really couldn't hate mac OS much more. The interface is fiddly and horrible, they're insanely overpriced and there's no personality atall to the aesthetics or software.

    Apple try to make everything pretty by rounding off the edges and throwing a facade over everything. Yes they usually run smoothly, but I've had just as many mac systems crash on me as windows.

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  11. Gotta be pc. Functionality, usability, and the overall ability to tinker with each and every aspect. Not to mention games!

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  12. Always been a windows pc user. Windows 7 is their best OS so far IMO. I find that some of the people who switched to Macs were those with old or low-performance pcs. Then they blow 2 grand on a mac and think it's a lot better...

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  13. PC, always. I don't like to throw my money away.

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  14. personally i like mac ONLY for the built in software. garageband is pro editing BUILT IN. and imovie is way better than movie maker

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  16. I own a mac and to be honest I chose it because of the hype. At the moment i didnt think much about it, but in retrospective i should have look more into it. I feel that PC are much more versatile.

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  17. I own PC becuse of its bigger compatibility with other programs and also games

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  18. Im a pc guy. they make sense to me

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  19. mac is a computer, the parts inside are just like in a pc. The only difference is the operating system, which you can crack and install on a pc anyways. So pc is the real winner

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  20. holy crap, that video was funny. it went places i never would have expected

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  21. PC can run almost anything and it can be old OR new. Not like MAC, it can either only be old and new.

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  22. ahh a never ending battle between mac and pc

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  23. I really dig the design of the mac but also like to play my games and tweak my components...would go with a mac book for work and to enjoy myself i'd stay with my pc

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  24. Pc all the way. So much easier to use and such. If i had worked with something graphical tho, i might have gone for a mac.

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  25. I've had problems with both, they both have their advantages though.

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  26. Getting a new system soon, wouldnt dream of getting a mac for my own personal reasons, but many of my friends have macs and love them, i guess there alright in thier own way.

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  27. Macs can not run all Windows software. Also their Korean RAM will never beat my American RAM.

    If Windows is a brick wall with windows in it. Macs are the brick wall with no windows and a locked door. Linux is the pleasent green field outside.

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  28. @runewake2

    Haha, I liked the comparison! Makes me think about doing some search about Linux and post something related to this!

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  29. Maybe i will choose a PC, but Mac have a great design, Mac OS, and some games are working on it :D

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