Macs are really only worth the extra price tag for two reasons:
1. People who work in video editing/videography. Macs do excel in this area.
2. People who have too much money and want to let everyone know they can spend 2-300% more for their computer.
Macs do, overall, run a bit better in general, but not worth the price tag for just that. And if you want to play a game, you’re mostly stuck with, um, about nothing. Starcraft II and thats about it.
Not true at all. All the good titles are eventually ported for Mac. But if you can't wait, you can set up a windows partition.
I will say this. If you want to really scream, go Hackintosh. It is truly the best of both worlds.
I’m on my I-pad right now. I only have an I-pad because hubby got it for me for mother’s day and and I just couldnt take it back! But apple has always rubbed me the wrong way. When I was in college every computer in the computer lab was a Mac. The guy that ran the computer lab said that apple practically gave macs away to colleges and high schools to get kids hooked on the brand. This was in the early 90’s. Not until I met my husband and he had a decent PC did I realize macs weren’t that great and cost way to much. Plus no adobe reader on my iPad. But this thing is good for reading free republic while watching the news! Oh and I hate how the kids iPods have to get everything from iTunes and iTunes just seems very intrusive on my PC.
Macs are far superior to pc’s in the area of pro-sound/studio recording also. Logic Studio 9 is an incredible product. I’ve recorded & released CD’s using pc’s & Mac’s over the years. For the money I have invested in Logic & my Mini, there is no comparison in quality.
When it comes to games there are a LOT of choices now. Personally I play Warhammer Online on my Mac Mini and it looks & plays great! Online Game Content provider, Steam is also selling many good games for the Mac platform now.
TOTAL FUD !
It has been posted 100s of times. Mac are CHEAPER than any comparable hardware or software. The OS is cheaper. The hardware configurations are cheaper. The built is more solid. The screens bigger and brighter. And the resale value is significantly better.
300% more? Not even. The fact is Mac is 10 - 15% LESS costly.
And none of that price reflects the user experience or convenience or time savings of use.
And Warcraft.
I don’t consider myself much of a gamer, but it seems to me the serious gamers are playing on systems like Playstation and Wii.
I don’t think there’s much difference between Macs and PC’s in terms of gaming experience. Except of course, the installation of games. (I’ve never had problems installing games on a Mac)
Also it seems to me the newer PC games all have a Mac counterpart.