Should I get an iMac?

Question

Hello I am thirteen and I am going into high school this year. I really want an iMac because it looks nice and it performs a lot better than a windows XP. I currently have a windows XP service pack 1 and its a real pain to upgrade a lotta things. Im not sure if i really want to change to an iMac because i want a computer that has everything in it such as word document, slideshow presentator, and entertainment programs. Oh, and also I heard of Peripherals and i heard that you can do windows applications but you cant print anything. Is that true? Or can bootcamp do that?

I dont really play computer games.

Answer 1

It comes down to this: if you like to play computer games, and I mean enough where you're not willing to sacrafice this, just stick with the PC, and deal with the bad security and the lack of advanced movie/music/entertainment programs like you have on the iMac. If you are a more creative person, and will want to experiement with making movies or editing pictures or creating slideshows, I would definately go with the iMac. I have a PC, but only because there are computer games which I want to play that aren't made for iMac.

Answer 2

a mac is another PC nothing more, it just forces you to use mac os x. If you wanted to play 3d games on it, kiss that goodbye, after all there are less than 10% of computers in the world would be apple, well over 90% are true pcs. Even a PC with linux (superior then os x (freebsd based linux) is better.

Answer 3

Ignore the first idiot who obviously doesn't know that you can run Windows on a Mac. In my opinion, there's no reason NOT to have a Mac any more, because they run excellently, OS X is the best operating system around, and you can still run Windows when you need to.

Answer 4

i have a mac and i love it but there is a lot of stuff you cant download.

Answer 5

imac is a better pc, anyday.