Mac vs PC/ PC vs MAC

Well a lot has been said about this topic and I thought it was time I put in a little of what I thought to see if we can at least come to a common understanding or at least get the truth about all this. (The truth is out there…x files)
When I first heard of a Mac, well I guess I was in late primary school, I had seen it in the movie blank cheque but that doesn’t really count. I have been using PC’s most of my life and frankly, I don’t see a good reason for getting a Mac any time soon, unless that is they start making really good products that are really impressive not just in the design and make but also in the performance sector(that sounds a little not true now maybe…read on).
What Apple knows to do best is market their products, when it comes to marketing strategies, well we all have to give it to the late Steve Jobs for doing such a good job. The design team also does an impressive job, we all know for sure that an apple computer is one of those cool looking gadgets to have around but the question then arises, does everything add up really??
Well for most people (many people I know actually) want to own a Mac because they are “cool”, that’s true, Macs are cool, everyone knows that but today am not going to be looking at the physical description of the devices, I am going to compare these two devices based entirely on the components inside, when it comes to operating system performance and the aesthetic value, that’s going to be a story for another day.
Before we can make the products comparisons, it is also good to point out that Apples’ Steve knows the market he targets; mostly the youth. You all agree with me that young people like shiny things, there are many examples I can give many examples to support my theory if you want to argue:
1. Bling your favourite rapper likes to show off in music videos
2. Those shiny thingy’s girls wear around there eyes
3. Those shiny trousers I see people wearing everywhere(I don’t like these ones)
4. Supras are shiny right?
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I could go on and on about this and the list would be endless but you didn’t come here for that now. Getting that out of the way, ask yourself why over 90% of Mac’s (and other devices from apple) are made of shiny Aluminum finish, why most Macs come with a standard glossy screen, do you get my drift here? Job’s knows that a Rose by any other name would still smell as sweet but he also knows that we all judge a book by its cover or better still some of us judge a book by its movie thus the good looking and sounding Ad’s they produce I mean, watching an Add made by Apple will make you want to get whatever they are talking about right away. A good example of what am talking about here is some Add I came to watch about the new i-Mac’s. Its common knowledge that any manufacturer out there can’t make a big screen…… by big am talking 26 inch….++screens without a high resolution (have you ever heard of a 42 inch screen with a 1024 by 768 resolution) that would be well, very stupid or just not clever at all. Well this guy (am not mentioning any names here) makes a big deal about the new Mac’s having a resolution that is well beyond full HD in such a way that you would think nothing like this has ever been done before. This guy makes something so obvious seem like well, a miracle.
Don’t get me wrong, am not saying that this guy is a liar, just that he is telling us something so obvious in an extraordinary way that it sounds fictious yet it’s true, and that’s what I call marketing. By making it look like such a big deal, you actually have to buy this new i-Mac and see for yourself, and that’s where they get you.
Most of you out there own PC’s and I don’t really have much to say about them only that there is a very huge collection to choose from when it comes to PC’s that what you buy actually depends on your user needs. We have all types of PC’S out there, from your basic internet browsing document editing machine to that monster machine with a quad core and two graphic cards connected in SLI (or more depending on the number of slots you have and also the cooling system) . When you want to buy a PC, you will be led by the money you have, your needs; availability is not an issue in this case. When you want to buy a Mac…most people are led by the marketing strategies that Apple employs and nothing else really (remember I have said many people).
When you want to buy a Mac, most people are led by their looks, the perception that Mac’s are for the few who can afford them (because they are more expensive, which is also true in many cases) and the security features of the operating system’s platform among other reasons.
My advice, when it comes to choice between Mac and PC, take your time to go through all the options available to you. If you want a machine that looks cool, that your friends will like and that will probably cost you more, then go for a Mac, if you want a machine with all the above options, then go for a high end PC but it might probably cost the same and even perform better than a Mac with the same price (but different configuration of course). You might think this is not true and that I really don’t like Mac’s but that’s not true at all. I really love Mac’s and will be glad to own one very soon when I can afford it but for the time being I am still happy to be a PC user not because the operating system is the easiest to use but for the mere reason that I get value for my money all other factors put into consideration.
Some comparisons between the new Mac Book Pro, a standard PC (Lenovo t520) and Hp envy15all are 15 inch systems but let’s see the differences for ourselves:



Summary
1. From the above comparisons, its clear what system to go for when you want a general machine for office work and some gaming on it too, go for the Lenovo.
2. If you want a media based machine and you don’t mind the heat generated go for the Mac Book Pro (this machines are known for getting very hot during running of CPU intensive tasks e.g. gaming)
3. The Hp comes in third since it has been beaten by both the Lenovo and the Mac over the processor, while it does incredibly well in the RAM sector but it has two major disadvantages and that is the price and also the heat generated, from the above it can be seen that the price is the same as the Mac Book Pro.
Remember, it is not always how the device looks, also consider the components durability, longevity and also expandability. Lenovo knows a thing or two about durability and longevity that the two companies could learn from. Have a great week ahead. My name is Musangi Meshack, and I approve this message. Note: All the information from the above table was collected from the corresponding sites, I actually assembled the device and checked out the price except for the Hp where I had to fish for the info, any errors are highly regretted; any additional info and comments will be highly appreciated. Find us on Google+