What are the general pro's and con's of owning an apple mac?

Question

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Answer 1

Both Apple Macs and Windows have good points and bad points in comparison. I started off almost 20 years ago using Apple Macs as opposed to the early windows 486 versions and foun macs to be more user friendly and responsive.

The trouble is Windows has more specific software applications today than Apple Macs. Windows has different ways of doing the same function compared to a Mac.

If your more interested in photos, design, music, quality graphics and user friendly functions and software then the Apple Mac is the one for you.

Answer 2

pros -

*Easier to use for someone who has never used a computer.
*Comes with a variety of programs that make it instantly usable.
*Generally speaking the Mac is more stable than Windows.
* Less susceptible to virus', malware, spyware etc.. than Windows.

Cons

*Costs more than an equivalent Windows machine.
*Not as many applications are available for Mac O/S as there are for windows.
*For the applications that are available for both Windows and Mac, the updates for the Mac always lag behind the Windows version by months if not years.
*Much smaller user community, therefore more difficult to find help if you need it.
*If your used to Windows, moving to a Mac can be frustrating. You can do the same things, it's just different. There is a learning curve.

Answer 3

Pros: A robust operating system. It is much more reliable than Windows. The Apple OS is underpinned by Unix and is properly designed. Most of the problems faced by PC owners is down to Windows (of all generations). In addition, there are many PC manufacturers that don't have good quality control. Look in Yahoo! answers and you'll find lots of examples. Apple hardware is, in my experience, much more reliable, though not faultless. Because the operating system is more robust the system as a whole is more usable. From a corporate point of view this reliability and usability results in lower costs of ownership - which is an indication of some of the gains from a user point of view (http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/06/13.9.shtml).

Cons: Ownership is about 3% of the computer market (similar to BMWs share of the car market). This means that there will be some programs that are not available. However, this has never stopped me doing anything. There are lots of equivalents out there. I use MS word, excel and powerpoint on my Macs, without having to run Windows (though running Windows on a Mac is possible). Initial purchase price might seem to be higher - but you need to make sure you compare performance and not things like processor speed. Apple architecture means that a slower processor is still able to support high performance because of things like bus capacity and graphics quality.

Reliability: Over the years I've owned a range of machines, both Apple and Windows. A Mac SE (c.1988) lasted about seven years until the hard drive failed. An LC, and two performas lasted a similar time. They didn't break, I just stopped using them.

Problems: nothing's perfect Mac or PC.

Mac
An ex display iMac (bought from John Lewis) stopped working at 3pm Saturday (after 1 week's ownership). I called john Lewis, who put me on to Apple. Apple diagnosed it and told me to go back to John Lewis for an exchange. By 5pm on the same Saturday I had a new Mac.

My son's macMini had a faulty remove control. This was replaced by post, no problem.

Another son's iBook developed a fault after c.3months. At the Apple store the fault was diagnosed. they removed the hard-drive from the faulty machine, fitted it to a new machine. Problem solved, walk out.

Windows
Tiny Pc, corporate purchase - hard drive failed within the year. Tiny had gone bust, so warranty was inoperative.

Compaq was mostly okay (had to get the service packs for Windows to make stuff run). The CD drive had an intermittent fault. It stopped working at about 4 years.

Toshiba Satellite Pro had lots of faults: two power supplies, two motherboard problems, a screen, a sound board, a comms board, a case problem - I forget them all.... In all cases I had to return the machine to the workshop and use a loan machine while the repair was effected. In the end the screen went four months after its repair and outside extended 3yr warranty, making repair uneconomic.

Talk to Apple users, visit an Apple store if you can, and play with the hardware and the software.

Finally, sorry it's a long answer...

Alexander Chancellor
Friday June 8, 2007
The Guardian

While in New York, I paid a visit to a glamorous downtown computer shop in the hope of being tempted. Although I have a laptop that works perfectly well, I wanted an excuse to buy a new one, especially as computers are much cheaper in America than they are in Britain.

With my friend, Mike, a patriotic believer in the American way of commerce, I approached one of those knowledgeable and personable young salesmen that Macintosh employs to encourage customers to part with their money.

"What kind of computer do you have?" asked the salesman. "A PowerBook G4," I replied. "A PowerBook G4?" exclaimed Mike, striking his forehead with his hand in mock horror; for he knew that I wanted to be persuaded to replace it. "That's a good machine," said the salesman. "How old is it?" "About five years," I said. "Five years old!" shrieked Mike. But the salesman said: "I'd hang on to it if I were you. It should be good for a while yet."

"Who on earth trained you to be a salesman?" asked an astonished Mike before we left the shop empty-handed; the young man just smiled. I am beginning to be worried about the future of the United States.

in: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,2098261,00.html

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Answer 4

ok well with a mac you won't get a virus and with a pc you will get tons. its easy to use. all the programs like windows, excel, powerpoint you can get on a mac. all the things you like to download you can on a mac. if something happens to go wrong with your mac send it in to get fixed and 2 days later you will have it back, with a pc it will take months. also if there is a mac store near by you can go there for help with your mac, ipod etc. its really a great product/company. i used to be a pc girl and now that i have a mac i'll never go back. haha get one and you'll see what i mean.

Answer 5

Everything worth having is made for Windows. Mac's Cost way to much, dont even try to upgrade them.

As for pro's well... they look pretty

Answer 6

96% of computer users use PC's. Use a PC if you dont want compatibility issues or use MAC if you want to be different.

Answer 7

pros: they make you look rich, they have ALOT of space and most are 3GB RAM, theyre pretty, they are WAY more easy to use than windows and linux, and they come with built-in virus, malware, and spy-ware protection, and they are way more faster than windows and linux


cons: none that i can think of