What does a PC do better than a MAC?

Question

Okay we've all seen the commercials that point out the PC's flaws and shows everything a MAC can do better than the PC. I was wondering what a PC does better? Ive always owned a PC and am considering buying a MAC. What are the negative aspects of the MAC?

Answer 1

Although I am a lifelong PC user, I agree that Mac's are better. So why do I stick with PC's and Window's? Its a little something called uniformity. I can take a word document just about anywhere in the world and open it on a Windows-based machine. I can work on projects at school, then bring them home and work on them on my own computer. Also, 95% of all software out there is designed for Windows machines.
Mac's are indeed better computers, but they just don't have the flexibility of a PC. Think of it this way: Why learn the Japanese language if nobody in your circle of friends or fellow workes knows it? Sure, it would be kinda cool, but it would serve no practical purpose.

Answer 2

Well if you even make it this far down the list.....

Here is the thing, a mac is a pc!

A mac runs an intel processor that is fully capiable of running windows.

The mac's operating system is based off of linux, which just happens to be a pc operating system.

What does a pc do better than a mac? Nothing really, a mac can run windows so its capiable of doing the same things.

Now you ask why should I continue to purchase a PC then, leaving behind the fact that I feel the mac os is designed for idiots(its a good operating system, just not enough for me). The PC is an open platform, meaning that theres literally thousands of different choices for video cards,ram,hard drives, and so much more. Not only is there bigger choices, but you can do it yourself if you want. Then to top it all off a pc of equil speed is well below half the cost! (and no mac lovers before you say a mac is faster than a pc, that is not possible, macs run the same processors as pc's do, the difference mac marks them up a hell of a lot)

Answer 3

PCs and MACs can do almost all of the same things. One big difference it that the MAC is better thought out from a HMI (Human Machine Interface) point of view. This means that a MAC is easier to use right out of the box. If contains all most all of the things that a casual user wants; things like built in microhones and video cameras, and video input interfaces.

There are more software titles available for the PC but software for the MAC will also generally have the same attention given to the HMI and therefore would be easier to use.

For this you pay a bit more for the computer.

Answer 4

I'm going to answer this from a different angle. Many people either already have, or will have a job that involves using a PC. Using a PC at home gives you a more marketable skill set than using a MAC. Yes there are a few companies that use MAC, but very few compared to PCs. Just another thing to consider. Also, I think the MAC commercials are hilarious but also are mostly just MAC propaganda. PC is and always will be the leader in market share.

Answer 5

Macs only have one button on their mouse!!! That drives me crazy; I use all the buttons.

Macs don't have the software that PCs have, and what software they do run is always buggy. My secretary has a Mac, but can never get it to print. She upgraded OSs, but now all the stuff from an earlier version won't work unless she boots up in that version. Granted, she's not a computer expert, but soooo many problems.

And, the software that I've seen bundled with Macs is not that good, and what if you don't need a webcam? Are those commercials really pointing out flaws in PCs? None of them sound entirely accurate to me.

Answer 6

Should put it as Microsoft windows PC instead, cause PC could also mean Linux PC these days. Good thing about Windows PC is Microsoft brew a piracy culture worldwide over decades already set a foundation so deep that hard to root it out. As per side effect, 90% of the PCs are windows based and over1/3 or it are illegal licensed version. That also mean we don't afraid of no softwares support or files incompatible and it's convenience.

Unlike MacOS, windows PC allow us to pry open our box to mess around, at our cost. Upgrade is pretty simple, unless you are using box from big firm with unique format, we could easily get peripherals such as Mobo move to the next generation technology to save some bucks. Not in the case for Mac user.
You could upgrade internal Hardware yourselves only limited to certain time frame. The close architect made it very inconvenience.

MacOS is a superb OS. But problem is the OS could help generate enough benefit for people who rely IT business to survive. Unless your work has something to do with artistic or scientific research, you will be out of of business very soon. Not in the dace of Windows PC. Always people messed up their PC then need helps. Always people trying to break into flaws create panic and end up more Jobs for IT workers. Another reason is, many equipments and hardwares makers, for convenient purpose, 1st is make their driver in Windows based due to majority of PCs are Windows.

Unless Linux succeed taking over in the next 20 yrs replace Windows as default PC, I don't see why MacOS will take back it realm in the 80's. Especially MacOS is still a Ferrari consider to many, not everyone could afford it even if there are equally plenty of softwares out there to support it.

Answer 7

They are both relatively equal. Most software for mac, windows, and linux can both run in the other with appropriate emulation software. The newer mac hardware has become intel based and can run windows, and has been able to run linux.

I'd say that a PC is more customizable in the hardware department.

I've never been able to get used to the single mouse button on a mac. It drives me crazy every time I use one.
Mac's biggest user base as I have observed is in desktop publishing (newspapers, magazines) and secondly in audio production.
I think there is better audio/DAW software available for Linux, though Ardour is also available for the MAC.

Answer 8

For everyone that said something about "only having one button."

I'm assuming that you are referring to the one button on a mouse and you miss the "right click" option. Macs have that. On most other Macs if you hold ctrl and then click, the same drop down menu appears as right clicking on Windows. Also a newer feature on the MacBook (it may be on other Macs as well, but I have only seen it on a MacBook) if you tap the track pad with two fingers, it is the same as a right click.

Answer 9

Most software is generally more compatible with a PC than a Mac. While most software is Mac supported, not all is.

Answer 10

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