That is a drawback of Macs. They aren't so easy to fix, and even if you know how, apple doesn't sell many individual parts, so its a lose-lose situation if your mac breaks.
Macs break just as often as PCs. Their software might be less susceptible to viruses, but their hardware is identical and thus has the same rate of malfunction.
I'm using a Mac right now. I would have stuck with a PC but my future rests on my ability to use Macs. I prefer PCs but that might just be because I have always used them.
The only difference is the opperating system. And I would say they are equal in that, except for that there are more windows OSs in use thus there are more viruses and more chances for bugs to show up.
except for that there are more windows OSs in use thus there are more viruses and more chances for bugs to show up.
It could be good to have many OSs. It would mean your trying to keep up with the times, stay ahead of hackers, but then again a new OS usually just brings about new loopholes for hacking.
Alot of PCs dont have them though, thats the point I'm trying to make.
I just went to Dells website, they have 44 desktops that come standard with core i3,5,7 along with 22 laptops. Thats just one PC maker. As for the Xeon, it is about equal(the ones apple sells only in the Mac Pro) to the high end core i7s. Also just for fun I took a Dell Studio XPS 9100 and a Mac Pro and tried to make them equal parts. I found I can make the XPS a better computer for $3000 less than the Mac.
The reasons Macs are so expensive is because of their OS and all of the features it contains. Yes they overprice all of the stuff but if you get everything at its lowest price then it's an O.K deal.
Macs are pretty expensive, I own one, but I think it's worth it. I've had a few PCs and they all ended up running horribly and I just didn't like the way they were set up. I personally prefer Macs, but ya know, it's just my opinion. But I do hate a lot about owning a Mac, there's a lot of things I can't do. I used to play Sims 2 on my PC, and when I got a Mac instead, I can't even play my games anymore. If I wanted to play them on my Mac, I'd have to go and buy all new copies of the Mac version. They are hard to find and it'd cost me a LOT. Sooo, I guess there's those disadvantages.
