Mac vs Windows PC... let's hear it!!
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after seeing the windows recall being easily scraped, Linux.
Both Apple and Microsoft have terrible anti-consumer and anti-competitive track records. That being said, I believe the Windows PC is the superior product although their recent decisions are making it a bit hard to maintain that stance.
What recent decision are you referring to?
For personal, either is fine. Mac is a little bit overpriced. Windows is clearly better if you have any interest in playing games.
For work I think PC is generally better for most people in consulting or related corporate jobs. Mac could be better for programmers and UX designers, but even then not always true.
I definitely don't have the time to game, I WISH. But I dabble a lot in UX design. I use a mac but I'm seriously considering moving to a Windows PC
Linux is the answer. I only use Windows or Mac when necessary.
The discssion went from win vs mac then hopped on to Linux 😂
there have been studies done that demonstrate the totoal cost of ownership for macs is generally lower on a 3-5 yesr time frame vs. windows.
im running a 5 year old mac and have no reason to upgrade. it's fine.
i dont think i can post links here, so just google "mac at ibm cost of ownership"
Mac costs more but the longevity of their hardware and software evens out the cost over time. In my previous company Windows laptops were replaced every three years while Macs were replaced every five. Honestly, the Macs they replaced at five years still had several years of stability in them. We used to have an option to buy our old machines for personal use after their term and one of those machines had zero performance problems for years after the company swapped it out and I bought it.
Out of the box, Macs offer a hassle-free experience. I haven't had to think about a driver in 20+ years; troubleshooting is rare and, when needed, extremely simple and well-documented; the diagnostic tools built into iOS are user-friendly, minimizing the need to hit up IT for solutions; Time Machine is, beyond reproach, a solid system restoration tool; and most "need to have" business software is available for Mac.
UI and file management options between the two are mostly just operator preference, and the two systems have grown more alike over the years, closing that gap. I don't even use a lot of Apple's native tools (I back up to Google Drive and not iCloud, and I prefer MS Office or Google Suite over Apple's office programs) so that isn't a selling point for me.
I really don’t have a very strong stance when it comes to Mac vs. PC, even Iphones now, they are all doing approximately the same thing. For me PC was always a little easier just because more things are applicable to them, but even that has changed a lot now. Indifferent at best.
Hmm thanks for sharing your opinion though!
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Still a Mac person, myself.
I’ve had great experience with both Mac and Lenovo hardware. HP hardware is absolute crap (cheap but it’ll die on you quickly). My opinion is make your hardware purchases hurt once (understanding that hardware doesn’t last forever).
I prefer Windows OS over Mac OS.
I have run Windows OS on Mac hardware using Bootcamp (basically a dual boot option system) and this was my favorite and most reliable setup. I ran it for many years with zero issues. If you load VMware Fusion (I think I did this on the Mac OS side), then you can boot into Mac OS and also run your Windows partition in a VM. If you create a Word doc in the VM you can write the file within the VM natively back to the Windows partition so that when you close down the Windows VM and then reboot the system into Windows OS giving it all your system resources, the files you wrote to the partition while running the Windows VM are there and accessible (not stuck inside the VM that can only be accessed from Mac OS). This is a great setup which can give you access to the power of both operating systems when you need it without the typical hassles of file managaement (having to copy files out of a VM to some other location, so they can be accessed from some other non-VM OS later).