Yes, I make most of my living writing about Windows and PCs, but when it comes to recommending a computer for my friends, I have to go with the Macintosh.
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\nA computer is a computer. It’s hardware. What matters is the software. So the question of computer ownership comes down to what you plan on doing with the computer, plus the issue of support. For the most part, the Mac remains a better deal on both issues.<\/p>\n
When people ask me about buying a computer, their number one issue seems to be reliability. The Mac wins on that point hands down. Because Apple makes both the hardware and the software, the end result is a reliable computer. It just works. For most folks, that key issue beats out the notion that the Mac is more expensive than the PC.<\/p>\n
Well, let me be honest. Hell yes: The Mac is<\/em> more expensive! I can qualify that by saying the Mac is more expensive than the low-grade crap PC most people mistakenly buy at a big box store. The Mac is not a crap computer, so it will cost you money. Quality costs money. It’s worth it.<\/p>\n Yet while I recommend the Mac, there are two things it doesn’t do well.<\/p>\n First, the Mac is not a game machine. Sure, there are games for the Mac, but not the variety and potency of games available for the PC. If you want to play games, get a high-end, quality PC game machine. Maybe when the Mac increases its market share you’ll see more games available, but until then, games remain a weak point in the Mac’s software lineup.<\/p>\n Second, specifically for people in business, the Mac has a lousy version of QuickBooks accounting software. If you run a small business, you need QuickBooks. There is a Mac version of QuickBooks, and despite the chairman of Intuit being on Apple’s board of directors, the Mac QuickBooks is a tepid and frustrating program.<\/p>\n Bottom line, if you need a new PC, consider a Mac. You’re not really losing anything over getting a PC, and any notion of “costing more” will vanish the instant you recognize how reliable the system is. Recommended!<\/p>\n Post Script.<\/strong> If you do plan on getting a new Mac, wait a few weeks! Apple will most likely introduce new Macs next month, and at different prices. Next post I’ll discuss the Apple Curse<\/em>, which is something you’ll need to get used to if you plan on becoming an Apple Freak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yes, I make most of my living writing about Windows and PCs, but when it comes to recommending a computer for my friends, I have to go with the Macintosh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-main"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":345,"href":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}