Sometimes you feel like a Mac, Sometimes you don’t

Differences of opinions have always occurred throughout time.  Be it the North or the South, Republican or Democrat, gas or diesel, paper or plastic, smooth or crunchy, plain or peanut – people have always taken sides and had their followers.

These days, when it comes to computers, we hear the pros and cons about PC and Mac.  Traditionally, corporate America has been PC users and educators and graphics people have chosen Mac.  Can the two co-exist or do you have to make a choice?

Some of the arguments for Mac are:

• Macs give you the ability to run OS X and Windows both (legally).
• Macs are less prone to computer viruses, although they can get viruses.
• Apple uses quality parts to manufacture Macs.
• Macs are trendsetting, designed well, and visually appealing.
•  Macs give you out of the box access to the iTunes Store, if you are an iPod or iPhone user.
• Out of the box, Macs are not loaded with trials and additional software.
• Apple has top of the line phone support.

Some of the arguments for PC are:

• You can build a PC from the ground up, picking each individual component. PCs give you maximum customizability.
• PCs are generally cheaper in price. You can get the same processor, amount of RAM, and hard drive capacity for much cheaper with a PC.
• PCs have better software compatibility. You can find practically any software for PC. Macs are more limited in selection.
• PCs generally have better backwards compatibility. You can run Windows 7 on a 5 year old PC. You cannot run Snow Leopard on a Power Mac G5.
• More people use PCs. Thus, PCs have a larger support community behind them.
• The majority of businesses use PCs.
• PCs are better for gaming.
• PCs have more compatible accessories than Macs.
• PCs are more upgradable.

So, which one is better? It's all personal preference. Whether or not you agree, that is the best answer. Both of them have some great advantages. You’ve seen the commercial, “I’m a Mac…I’m a PC” – that’s the way of the world, although I suppose the well adjusted person has both PC and Mac!  Regardless of your choice, it is like everything else…it's all an opinion, a preference, a choice.

By the way, in case you are wondering…I prefer creamy peanut butter, but M&M’s with nuts!  Go figure!