i am a PC user and was wondering if i shud switch to a Mac ?

Answer 1

Im a computer engineer with years of experience in the business. Read on.....

If your buying a computer - buy a Windows PC. Why?

First: PC's dominate about 92% of the market. Its what the world uses. Apple only has about 4%, followed by Linux. When you ultimately go for a job, which operating system do you think you'll be using? You'll be at a disadvantage if you use a Mac.

Second: The hardware technology curve is heavily biased towards PC's. They are completely customizable and upgradeable for astonishing prices. The very best hardware is available for PC's first (Dual Core and Quad Core processors, as well as Nvidia GPU's)

Third: Software availability. PC's simply have more availability of software than Apple. Period. Professional and gaming software companies generally write for PC's first and Apple second. You always hear of games being "ported" over to Macs.

Fourth: Windows is not nearly as complicated to use as people perceive. I used Macs years ago and simply found them different that Windows machines. Although Vista has issues because it is so new, OS10 was riddled with bugs when it came out. Once the patches were fixed by Apple, it was more acceptable - just like Vista will be. Max OS also gets hit hard by viruses and malware. You only hear about WIndows getting hit by them because the world uses PC's and the "damage" is on a much larger scale.

Fifth: Bang for buck. Compare a PC to that of a Mac and see what you actually get for the money. Since PC hardware is not owned by any one company (like Apple), you get fierce competition for your dollar. All the software you get is nothing more than a throw in. The real value comes from the hardware you purchase.

Just remember that you will get a lot of opinions on this topic but the fact of the matter is that PCs dominate the world while Apple only has a fraction of it. There is a learning curve to ANY operating system (PC/Mac/Linux) and each will have problems by those who dont know how to use it.

Just make sure you do your homework before you buy ANY machine and make sure you do comparisons to maximize your dollar.

GL!

Answer 2

Its a personal preference thing. And with the new macs, since they have the intel processor, you can emulate windows (or even dual boot windows/mac) so it doesn't matter much anymore. The old arguments were that there wasn't as much software and stuff available for macs, and if you wanted to upgrade any of the parts, you had to find a mac retailer and pay a little extra for parts that would cost considerably less if it were a pc. Now the macs are so close to being a standard pc, that argument isn't there anymore. Now its all about the functions and included softwares.....the new macs have all the bells and whistles you use to have to buy to get onto them.....I-life is the bundled software. And the overall interface is easier to navigate, there is a small learning curve when switching from a pc to mac, but if you can navigate a pc, its not too difficult. If you have the money and want a piece of hardware that will work a couple of years longer than a pc, go for it......if you are strapped for funds, stick with a pc as they are the less expensive route.....and there are programs out there that let you emulate a macs interface into windows so you can get used to it before deciding to go full switch.
Check out Knoppix or any of the other linux builds as they are the closest thing to running a mac without having a mac.

Answer 3

Its the age old question, Coke or Pepsi, PC or Mac. In truth, it doesn't really matter anymore. With parallels and boot camp Macs can run windows and its software. PCs can run Mac OS and the same for Linux.

Now as for support, PC is the major player. Hardware and software is easier to find and get help on. Mac has a smaller cult like following that you need to find before you can have all your thinking box questions answered.

Question is, do you need a MAC? Its higher price for less off-the-shelf functions. Generlly has high-end hardware. Do you need to crunch numbers for say, video editing or graphic programs.

PC offers a wider range of specs and cost. Then there are the crackers, spyware and virus/trojans you have to deal with.
All of which is pretty easy to retard with the masses abouts of 3rd party software around.

Answer 4

I use both PC and MAC.
For more straight forward, and an easier way of doing things, I prefer the MAC.
Yet, for abundance of software and tricks , I stick a PC on my desk as well.

Using the MAC is easier, and you hardly need any support, my 7 years old uses it to do things I fail to do in half the time she does it if I use the PC.

Need I say more, MAC rules, but PC has the popularity ...

Life is just like that sometimes :-(

Answer 5

This boils down to a couple of things, I'll give you my expieriance and then you decide.
I owned a $3,000 Gateway, a $1,500 No Name and both were PC's I spent the majority of my time just trying to keep them up and running.
I own a Dell right now that has been the best Windows based machine I have owned.
I have an Old Obsolete iMacG3 350MHZ and a Powerbook G4 The older one I have had for 7 years and the Newer one for 4 years and I have never had as much as a hiccup from either one they are by far and away the best computers made.
Don

Answer 6

A PC does what a Mac does, but a MAC sometimes can't do what a PC can do. So why bother to change? Unless you're sick of reformatting your hard drive and fishing out spyware/viruses, then maybe it's worth a think about.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Mac's good but unfortunately lots of good things in this world won't work on a Mac

Answer 9

Good idea but mac has lesser support than pc u can still run windows vista on mac laptop .....

Answer 10

It is your choice no matter what anybody thinks. You need to see which platform will fit you needs but with the new Intel Macs you can run windows in a dual boot.