Are Macs better than pcs

Answer 1

"Yes macs are heaps better. Pcs suck"

Well, you couldn't be more wrong to be quite honest - but in the same way you'd be wrong if you said PCs are better than macs.

The fact is they use what is essentially the same technology, and if you look inside a mac it will look just about the same as what you'd see if you look inside a PC.

Macs use RAM, HDDS (or SSDs) motherboards, PSUs and GPUs just like PCs, and just like PCs there are cheap components and there are expensive components, each with their own specific purpose - for instance you dont really need a high powered GPU unless you're playing modern computer games or running demanding 3D applications. As such, a PC can use EXACTLY the same hardware as a mac and therefore neither is better than the other.

HOWEVER, the same performance you could get from a mac costing say, £1000, could be bought for a PC costing about £400, and this difference in price only increases the further up the performance ladder you go. For example, a high performance Alienware system might set you back £1700, but a mac of the same specifications, with EXACTLY the same parts will easily cost you £2600. Just for reference, a system with those kind of specs would probably cost about £1000 if you built it yourself. Obviously, both Alienware and Apple need to make a profit, and will inevitably charge you a bit for the branding as well, but whichever way yoou slice it, Apple are always going to give you less for your money.

The bottom line is that if you buy a mac, you will be paying several hundred or even over a thousand pounds for the OS (Operating system), which let's face it doesn't make very much difference at all because most people are happy with Windows, and a bit of software that is comparable with that which can be bought seperately and installed on a PC anyway. So I guess now you can answer your own question - they're the same it's just that one costs more money...

Answer 2

"Macs are easier to use when you get further into a computer than the basics. PCs have more than 1 million known viruses, but Macs have less than a dozen.

Using the program Boot Camp, Mac users can use Windows XP on their machine, so it's like having a two-in-one computer when using that software."

The virus thing is true, but irrelevant because for the money you save by not buying a mac could be used to buy a decent anti-virus like Norton, and you'll STILL have saved money.

The fact is they use what is essentially the same technology, and if you look inside a mac it will look just about the same as what you'd see if you look inside a PC.

Macs use RAM, HDDS (or SSDs) motherboards, PSUs and GPUs just like PCs, and just like PCs there are cheap components and there are expensive components, each with their own specific purpose - for instance you dont really need a high powered GPU unless you're playing modern computer games or running demanding 3D applications. As such, a PC can use EXACTLY the same hardware as a mac and therefore neither is better than the other.

HOWEVER, the same performance you could get from a mac costing say, £1000, could be bought for a PC costing about £400, and this difference in price only increases the further up the performance ladder you go. For example, a high performance Alienware system might set you back £1700, but a mac of the same specifications, with EXACTLY the same parts will easily cost you £2600. Just for reference, a system with those kind of specs would probably cost about £1000 if you built it yourself. Obviously, both Alienware and Apple need to make a profit, and will inevitably charge you a bit for the branding as well, but whichever way yoou slice it, Apple are always going to give you less for your money.

The bottom line is that if you buy a mac, you will be paying several hundred or even over a thousand pounds for the OS (Operating system), which let's face it doesn't make very much difference at all because most people are happy with Windows, and a bit of software that is comparable with that which can be bought seperately and installed on a PC anyway. So I guess now you can answer your own question - they're the same it's just that one costs more money...