The Great Debate

Macintosh vs. Windows.  It's a topic that is sometimes more strongly debated than politics or religion.  While there are plenty of hardcore Apple fans, PC fans are also quite prevalent.  Still, there are many that don't care what computer they use.

When people look at purchasing a computer, they will normally look by price range.  If your an Apple fan, you should know that you're not going to get anything for under $1,000.    On the contrary, most PCs are under $1,000.  Macs are pretty high-end computers, therefore selling for a higher price.  But if you were to compare a windows computer with similar high-end specifications, it's price is usually lower.  The market for computers running Windows is also much larger than computers running Macintosh.  Apple only offers a few different computer choices, while the PC world has hundreds of different options to fit your need.

Most Apple fans argue that their computers don't get viruses.  But in reality, this is just slick marketing by Apple.  Hackers want to infiltrate the largest number of users.  Since the number of PC users is quite large compared to Apple users, a viruses on PCs are more prominent.  But since the number of Macintosh users is growing, they should realize that they are not completely immune to hackers.

Macintosh is also quite a bit more easy to use than the Windows operating system.  But with Windows 8 being released, it makes the computer a bit more simple for new users.  But I still believe that Macs are more slick and easy-to-use.

The largest problem with Macs, is it's compatibility with other products and programs; as well as it's ability to be repaired.  The amount of software available to Macs is out shadowed by the millions of programs available to PCs.  PCs are also much more compatible with gaming.  Much of the computer gaming market is aimed at PCs rather than Apple products.  The biggest issue (I believe) with Macs, is the fact that they cannot be easily repaired.  Apple fuses their computer casings shut.  Although this offers a sleek look, it doesn't offer the same access to it's internals.  So if you need a new hard-drive in your Mac, you should probably just start looking for a new computer, or bring it to a special Apple Genius Bar and pay quite a bit to have them repair it.

As most of the people reading this have probably realized, I'm a PC fan.  I tried not to be biased, but it's quite difficult for me.  But in reality, really the only difference between the two is personal preference.  If someones an Apple fan, a PC fan isn't going to convince them to change their ways and vise versa.