are mac computers or pc's better?

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are mac computers or pc's better?

Answer 1

You might as well have run up and kicked over a hornet's nest with this question... you are going to get buzzed with a constant back and forth from camps on both sides and a lot of rhetoric!



In actuality, each has its place depending on your needs and no one is "better" than the other.



Macs have an advantage when it comes to security and virus resistance. Because they are built on a UNIX-style core and the OS X operating system is more "locked down," Macs are very resistant to viruses. That resistance comes at a cost... Mac systems are far less customizable, both with hardware and software, are more expensive to buy, maintain and repair and have less software, especially games, available to them. One also must remember that part of the reason that Macs resist viruses so well is that Mac is a VERY small fraction of the home computer market place, hovering at around 10%. Because of this, there's no great push to develop malware for Macs... there isn't enough profit in it.



PCs are much more susceptible to viruses... but are head and shoulders more customizeable than a Mac. You can build your own PC, with hand-selected components, to do exactly what it is you want it to do. If you're the adventurous type, you can even use a non-Windows OS on your PC; something like LINUX. Because PCs are a much larger part of the market, finding replacement parts and upgrading a PC tends to be far less expensive than their Mac counterparts. Of course, all this flexibility means you deal with viruses, malware, blue screens and driver issues.



Whether you should use a Mac or PC is entirely dependent on what you wish to use the computer for, how much you like to mod and tinker with your computer and how much you want to initially spend on the system. Only then can you decide which one is better... for your needs.

Answer 2

well just to some things up for you, a PC is a personal desktop, not really an operating system, Windows, is an operating system, an theres over 3000 operating systems out there. It depends what you need and what your budget can accomodate Plus sides to Mac OSx Secure, based on UNIX, very few virus' powerful, easy to use GUI (graphical user interface) powerful programs which apple can provide for you (some of these programs television and movie editors will use) run windows in mac os x, at the exact same time through virtualization or something called boot camp. you just buy a copy of windows (which ever version youd like) then install that into a program called VMware fusion, or into boot camp, then thats windows on your machine Cons If you have used windows all your life, it may be a bit confusing to get used to i.e. with the use of one click button mouse an no start bar at the bottom not EVERYTHING is compatible with MAC, i know that virgin media routers arnt, well i dont know if its been updated, but there will be things which wont work since there are no drivers for it COST THE COST OF A MAC IS HUUUUUUUUUUGE Pros of Windows (im going to base this on XP) Well, everyone uses it, the only driver you wont find are for well, nothing, i dont know anything what wont run on a windows based machine everyone uses it, simple GUI with some nice, but not really needed effects cheap and cheerful Cons VIRUS' i dont think i go a week without a message appearing up in the bottom left hand corner from my antivirus saying "we have discovered a virus trojan O|J SIMPSON" or something like that nothing is ever perfected in windows, they just release it when its not fully completed, look at vista, way too many flaws in it, XP, i bet no-one remembers how awful that was when it first came out, windows 7, that seems to be the first time they have ever released a copy of windows, where they actually listened to the Beta testers. Then annoyingly found an actor to say that they told microsoft to do this, just to find out, someone else did across the pond Cost to manage, granted i did say the OS is cheap, but you have to make sure your protected, which is where anti spyware, malware, virus' adware, virus' and trojan, is needed really, id just tell you to go an get Ubuntu, an this is why Cost of the Operating System FREE Cost of the Office Suite FREE Cost of the Image Manipulation Programs FREE only downside is, you might not like the look and feel of it so, and also the programs are free, on windows too, not sure about mac, the office suite is Open Office, and the image manipulation is called GIMP i hope iv helped you abit

Answer 3

When you say "better" what do you mean? what do you think of in regards to computers?

Knowing what you are trying to get at would be helpful in giving an honest direct answer.



Mac's are better looking and that's why most people want one...like sure...I carry my iMac everywhere I go...



Cost...Mac more PC less



Appearance...Mac more Pc less



Stability..OS Mac better PC's not so reliable



Assuming you really want some type of intelligent response what do you need to know?

Answer 4

Macs are a distraction to keep stupid people from having a good computer. Although PC's are more powerful, have better games, cost less, and are more valuable for work, research shows us that idiots always pick the shiny thing with the logo. It's kind of a huge joke the world plays on Apple users, we allow them to feel smug and superior while we all laugh at them behind their backs.

Answer 5

It depends on what you do. If you are "tech-savy" you can do more with a Windows/Linux based machine. If you are not, Mac seems to make everything very user friendly, to the point of annoying the technically smart.



Mac's are also good for Photo/Video/Designing. Things like that.



I game a lot, and have 5 laptops and 1 desktop I built, I run Windows 7 on all but 1 which hosts my Apache web server. (I run Ubuntu)

Answer 6

It depends on what you want just because they are different in a lot of respects but it seems to me that pcs have a lot of customizations to them and offer a lot of specifics for people with different needs. Macs are very dependable but probably don't offer a wide selection like pcs do.

Answer 7

Some people swear by Mac's, others swear by Windows.

Personally for me, I use Windows and prefer them, but it isn't always a question of being better.



You can get much more in a windows PC for your money, Apple mac's are expensive but run very fast and are extremely reliable.

There's more software, games and programs though for windows.



The choice is yours, but for me stick with Windows.

Answer 8

Macs are the kings of putting obsolete, years old hardware and selling it for a ridiculous price and profit margin. PCs are much better in every way.

Answer 9

Well i see that MAC is good for businessmen but i prefer PC because it's so easy for me to use :) Good Luck!

Answer 10

macs get less viruses, and don't mess up as much. they cost more though.



also, there seems to be more programs for windows, if that matters.

Answer 11

They are but have limited hard drive space