The Gate Keeper
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Mac are not inferior at all. I would not deem them better then windows, but they aren't at all worse off.
The main issue i have with Mac is the amount of software you can get running on a Mac OS, which is very limited, and what's available is normally VERY expensive. Hence why you can now get Windows using Bootcamp on your mac.
Yes, it is true that there are very few viruses or spyware, i think there has only ever been 3 or 4 viruses in Mac's existance. But think of it this way, if you were a virus maker, who would you go after? Those that have a mac? or those that have windows? Of course, you'd go after the majority. I'd say like 1 in 20 have a mac, the rest are all running windows. Of course, there are those with Linux and that, which is quite a good OS from what i've read/heard, but still the factor of finding things available for Linux, that's a drawback.
At the end of the day, the main consideration should be, what are you going to be doing with it? how much are you willing to pay for it? What size do you want it? as in 15.4", 17", 12.1" 13.3" (first 3 are dell screen sizes, 13.3" is MacBook)? And whether you plan on buying a new one later on, as in, do you need it just for short term or long term.
Have we confused you people enough yet?
The main issue i have with Mac is the amount of software you can get running on a Mac OS, which is very limited, and what's available is normally VERY expensive. Hence why you can now get Windows using Bootcamp on your mac.
Yes, it is true that there are very few viruses or spyware, i think there has only ever been 3 or 4 viruses in Mac's existance. But think of it this way, if you were a virus maker, who would you go after? Those that have a mac? or those that have windows? Of course, you'd go after the majority. I'd say like 1 in 20 have a mac, the rest are all running windows. Of course, there are those with Linux and that, which is quite a good OS from what i've read/heard, but still the factor of finding things available for Linux, that's a drawback.
At the end of the day, the main consideration should be, what are you going to be doing with it? how much are you willing to pay for it? What size do you want it? as in 15.4", 17", 12.1" 13.3" (first 3 are dell screen sizes, 13.3" is MacBook)? And whether you plan on buying a new one later on, as in, do you need it just for short term or long term.
Have we confused you people enough yet?
