I am looking for a new computer, why do some people consider the MAC to be superior to a PC?

Answer 1

That's a big misconception actually. For years Apples produced superior graphics and audio for developers. (although the best games and gaming systems were always and still are PCs) Plus the push of having these systems in every school, a lot of younger people grow up using them instead of PCs and just purchase them for their own computer when it comes time to buy something because they are familiar with them.

Other then in schools you'd be hard pressed if you walked door to door in your neighborhood and found more then 1 Apple for every 100 PCs.

I don't hate on the Apple computer. The systems today are being built very similar to PCs. Intel chipsets, IDE drives and more. The new Mac's can run Apple's OS, Linux or Windows XP because they are so like PCs now. (PCs can also run all three flavors now)

It's true that Apple doesn't suffer from Viruses as much as PCs do. That's mainly due to the fact that there are millions and millions more PCs in the world then Macs. OS X just had a critical virus/exploit discovered that allowed a user complete remote access to any Mac running OS X. It's impossible to keep any system that's online completely safe from Viruses or exploits. Apples don't have some magic hardware that prevents these applications from running. They just don't have anyone that cares to infect them.

As far as ease of use.. I personally think Windows machines are so much easier to use the Apples. Go to your local library and play around on both machines and decide which one you like better.

Apple is also known to have terrible technical service. Take that into consideration. Ask your friends.. do they have apples? can they help you if you have problems? Ask 10 people what type of computer they have at home.. at work..

Answer 2

First off, there are no virus problems with Macs at this time (there has been some talk of some in the news, but those were never true viruses that actually did any damage - you had to purposefully install the "virus" and try to get it to actually work, which they never really did much of anything).

Secondly, the software you get when you by a new Mac is far better than what you get when you buy a new Windows-based computer.

iMovie vs. Widows Movie Maker - as far as I know, you actually had to pay Microsoft to fully unlock the features that came with it - so an additional $35 to MS, whereas iMovie does more and comes free.

iPhoto is just awesome for storing and sorting your pictures, not to mention there is so much you can do with them!

GarageBand is an awesome loop-based music editor that you can also hook up microphones and instruments to and create your own music. Lots of fun!

Overall, just really good software and almost everything you might need from the get-go!

The current generation of Macs also allow you to install Windows via BootCamp. This way, if you still need Windows for gaming or other software programs that aren't available on Mac, you can still use those other apps.

The Mac community online, in my opinion, is much more helpful than any Windows-oriented group that I've come across. This seems to be true when it comes to Shareware and Freeware as well - great, fresh apps always being developped!

As for ease of use, my sister borrowed (actually she still has it 2 years later) an older Mac of mine and now has trouble using Windows. It takes almost no time to learn the basics, and if you delve into the online Mac communities (http://macaddict.com/forums and many others) you will find so much more about different apps that you can get, and learn so much more about the computer/operating system than anywhere else!

Answer 3

pretty much the only reason is that MAC's have no virises out for them so they are more secure. but besides that there not much else. they are really user frendly though

Answer 4

they are not and the can get viruses

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