Mac vs Pc
Mac vs. PC: The Everlasting Debate
In the world of computers, the choice of systems can be a complicated one. There are two competitors out there, PCs and Macs. Everyone has their own opinion on which is better, and there are many die-hard fans in each camp. The truth is, PC's are far more popular, and for good reasons, yet the Mac system is actually the more durable and useful of the two. Firstly we will consider software availability. The majority of computer users own PC's, both for work and recreational use. Therefore, software companies find that it is far more profitable to develop software that is for use on a PC instead of a Mac. There is such a variety of software written for PC's that is unavailable for Macs that it could be a topic unto itself, yet Macs do have an advantage in one area. Mac computers have some highly specialized software for media production, and have been ahead of PC's for quite some time. Recently, however, many different kinds of advanced media editing software has been written for PC's, so PC's are no longer very far behind in that aspect (Kaufman, 2003). Another area in which PC's have Macs clearly beat is in gaming. For some, gaming isn't very important; for this reason, many features of the PC are never truly realized. The vast majority of games have been designed for the PC. Mac systems do have a variety of games available, but there are far more made for PCs. The game play quality is also generally better in a PC than in a Mac. This is because there are many tweaking options available to PC owners that Mac owners just can't do with the same ease. With the PC, it is a simple matter to overclock the graphics card and other similar modifications, but with the Mac, you are plagued everywhere with passwords, and the Mac designers made it difficult to change such settings (Destinys-Child, 2000). Settings changeability aside, Mac is easier to use. First-time users have an easier time doing things on the Mac
In the world of computers, the choice of systems can be a complicated one. There are two competitors out there, PCs and Macs. Everyone has their own opinion on which is better, and there are many die-hard fans in each camp. The truth is, PC's are far more popular, and for good reasons, yet the Mac system is actually the more durable and useful of the two. Firstly we will consider software availability. The majority of computer users own PC's, both for work and recreational use. Therefore, software companies find that it is far more profitable to develop software that is for use on a PC instead of a Mac. There is such a variety of software written for PC's that is unavailable for Macs that it could be a topic unto itself, yet Macs do have an advantage in one area. Mac computers have some highly specialized software for media production, and have been ahead of PC's for quite some time. Recently, however, many different kinds of advanced media editing software has been written for PC's, so PC's are no longer very far behind in that aspect (Kaufman, 2003). Another area in which PC's have Macs clearly beat is in gaming. For some, gaming isn't very important; for this reason, many features of the PC are never truly realized. The vast majority of games have been designed for the PC. Mac systems do have a variety of games available, but there are far more made for PCs. The game play quality is also generally better in a PC than in a Mac. This is because there are many tweaking options available to PC owners that Mac owners just can't do with the same ease. With the PC, it is a simple matter to overclock the graphics card and other similar modifications, but with the Mac, you are plagued everywhere with passwords, and the Mac designers made it difficult to change such settings (Destinys-Child, 2000). Settings changeability aside, Mac is easier to use. First-time users have an easier time doing things on the Mac
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