mac vs pc (non-fanboy answers)

[cgkades at gmail.com (Brett Y)]

One reason I can't justify buying a Mac is the companies "my way or the
highway" attitude. The new Macs now have the batteries built in, so bringing
an extra battery on a business trip is out of the question. They get rid of
every useful type of port you can think of. They are twice to three times
the cost of a PC. I wish I had the link (and i dont feel like googling right
now), but there have been occasions that major security flaws in OS X have
been pointed out and ignored by apple.  I have a 4 year old laptop running
linux and windows (dual boot), and it runs perfectly. I was considering
buying a mac, but all of the reasons above have prevented me.




On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 5:16 AM, Butturini, Russell <
Russell.Butturini at healthways.com> wrote:

> I've been wondering the same thing.  What is the benefit of OSX vs. buying
> a PC at a lower cost, blowing it away and loading your favorite Linux/BSD
> distro? I'm not saying that's necessarily the best way, but like Robin I'm
> curious about the advantages of one vs. the other.
>
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> pauldotcom-bounces at mail.pauldotcom.com] On Behalf Of Robin Wood
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> I've been looking at getting a new laptop for a while and I'm trying
> to compare a PC and a Mac. I know that a lot of security people are
> moving to Macs and I'd like to know why. For half the price, or less,
> I can get an high spec PC so why are people moving? Is it OSX, is it
> availability of tools, hardware quality or what?
>
> I'm particularly looking at the Macbook Pros, probably the 15".
>
> I know this will probably start a fanboy fight but I've got to ask.
>
> Robin
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