Why should I buy a Macintosh?

June 30th, 2009 | by admin |

I have to buy a new computer. Friends have been trying to convince me to switch from Dell Windows laptop to a Mac PowerBook, but I’m not so sure. I use a computer for:

1. Access to the web & email. Yep, can do that on a Mac.

2. Write. Yep, can do that on a Mac. But I use OpenOffice as my office suite; not well-supported on a Mac.

3. Manage my finances. Eh . . . I guess I can switch from MS Money to Quicken. What a pain, though.

4. Play games. Oh boy. The Mac really comes up short here.

It’s that last one that hangs me up. Games that I love, like Madden NFL and Grand Theft Auto, just aren’t available on the Mac.

To get around the games requirement, a friend suggested I buy a Mac and an Xbox. But a Mac is already significantly more expensive than a new Windows laptop, so that doesn’t seem very financially viable.

Plus, since Apple is switching Macs from PowerPC to Intel chips sometime in 2006, now seems like a bad time to buy a Mac.

I think, with your requirements, you should go for a dell or, if you want a really good one, get IBM. Windows is much more compatible than mac. You’d be giving up quite a bit if you decided to get a mac. The mac has good graphics and speed in all, but in the long run, the Dell is best for you.

  1. 3 Responses to “Why should I buy a Macintosh?”

  2. By Marino on Jul 1, 2009 | Reply

    I’m the happy owner of an iMac G5 20" and for the use you want to give to your computer, you should buy a Intel PC.

    Macs are cool, neat, and whatever yoyu want to call it. But the best computer is the one which does what you need it does.
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  3. By love_guddu04 on Jul 1, 2009 | Reply

    No offense, but it’s always a bad idea to buy a Mac. Just kidding, fellas. I own a Mini Mac and two PCs (laptop and desktop). There are times when I can’t live without my Mac, but other times I hate it (eg: games for instance).

    Anyways, it seems like you should buy a PC, but if you have some extra cash, get the PowerBook also ;)
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  4. By Ryan on Jul 1, 2009 | Reply

    I think, with your requirements, you should go for a dell or, if you want a really good one, get IBM. Windows is much more compatible than mac. You’d be giving up quite a bit if you decided to get a mac. The mac has good graphics and speed in all, but in the long run, the Dell is best for you.
    References :

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