O P IN IO N
APPLE BLAZES AHEAD IN FUNCTIONALITY AND STYLE
PC DOMINATES WITH VERSATILITY AND PRICE
BY SAM WESTON
BY JARED PREBLE
PHOTO EDITOR
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
Mac vs. PC, the time-
k te ste d b a ttle th a t
■ has seen many ask,
■ “W hat is the right
■ m o d e l? ” W h ile
F m any ru sh to the
side of the Mac because
o f its
“user-friendly” software and
sleek design with a pretty little apple on
the back, I argue that what you find in a
Mac is just a sad attempt to normalize the
computer world. A pple’s goal to redefine
how computers should run is just a confusing
and unnecessary attempt at changing a game
they aren’t even playing.
Let me start my argument with a few key
comparisons. One: design. PCs come in all
sizes and colors sporting sleek or bulky
looks depending on the user’s needs. Macs
on the other hand have one look, a simple
greyish white casing that hasn’t changed
since the Macbook came out.
Two: Price. Macs are notorious for the
outrageous pricing o f their tech, and Mac
lovers will always give their reason. “It’s
for the retina display.” “I can’t get a virus
with a Mac,” and, o f course, “It’s just better
quality.” W hile some PCs out there fall
to your standard Mac, I will argue what a
standard Mac costs can get you a better PC,
a virus protection software and a w eeks’
worth o f groceries to feed yourself while
the Mac user continues to argue that his
retina display is better.
Three: overall usability. Like any language
it’s easier to stick with what you know, and
learning another one is immensely difficult
and takes years o f study. However, the
problem with Mac is PC users have no idea
how to use a Mac or navigate the terrible
operating system. PCs on the other hand are
perfectly laid out, you can find, navigate
and use the programs with ease instead of
going through the terrible Finder that Macs
rely on. Programs such as video games,
M icrosoft office and Google Chrome all
function smoothly on a PC while Mac users
are still waiting for the spinning rainbow
to go away.
W hen I look at a
Mac, I don’t see the
p erfection o f a
machine. I see
an attem p t
to m ak e
P C s fo r
anybody
t h a t
wants the
p re s tig e
o f having
the A pple
logo on their
c o m p u te r.
M acs m ay be
u se d by m any
people, but if you talk
to any IT expert or tech'
savvy person, disregarding the
so-called geniuses at the Apple store, you
will more than likely hear that Macs are just
a waste of time. The freedom to do more on
PCs will always be why I recommend them
to anyone wondering whether they should
switch. Apple, stick to phones and music
and let the real geniuses design computers.
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u n k n o w in g ly
an n o u n ced
th e ir p la n s fo r
te c h n o lo g ic a l
d o m in a tio n w ith
th e re le a s e o f th e
A pple I I , a n d th e y
haven’t slowed down yet. With the user-
friendly softw are and a fair number
o f m odels to choose from ,
you c a n ’t go w ro n g
w ith a M ac.
W
h i l e
W in d o w s
o f f e r
v e r s a tility
th e ir
o d e 1 s
and can
be re p u r
posed for
num erous
task s, i t ’s
th is v e ry
fact
th a t
a llo w s A p p le
to take the upper
hand. The everyday
consum er is looking to
get th e ir w ork done in a tim ely
m anner w ith an OS th at allow s them to
perform said w ork w ith ease.
M ost people don’t have time to catalog
all the d iffe re n t W indows m odels that
M icrosoft pum ps out and w ould p re fe r
to instead buy a q uality com puter w ith
only a single vendor to see should they
th e c la c k a m a s p rin t.n e t
encounter problem s, th a t vendor being
A pple.
A p p le w a tc h e s c lo s e ly o v e r th e
han d fu l o f com panies they e n tru st to
construct th eir com ponents and ensures
th at no other co m petitors have access
to the sp ecific hardw are used for th e ir
com puters.
T h e re fo re th e ir su p p o rt sy stem for
their com ponents is much stronger than
M icro so ft’s. In contrast, one m ight find
th em selv es w ith fistfu ls o f th e ir own
h a ir w h ile try in g to fin d th e p ro p e r
v endor to purch ase a new com ponent
from w ith a PC. Sound con v en ien t? I
thought not.
Something we cannot ignore though is
cost. Yes the Mac costs a good chunk o f
change, but you’re getting your m oney’s
w orth. To build a PC th at m irrors the
fu n c tio n o f a M ac w ould cost ju s t as
m uch i f not m ore than the in itia l cost
o f a Mac.
Style over substance is ap p licab le to
th is to p ic as w ell, as the sleek design
o f a M acbook Pro is often preferable to
th a t o f a D ell. Some m ight argue th a t
the look o f y o u r co m p u ter s h o u ld n ’t
m a tte r as long as th e jo b g ets done.
Though w ho’s to say th at your favorite
sh irt takes preced en ce over the device
th a t h e lp s y o u ru n y o u r lif e m o re
e ffic ie n tly ? Sure the sh irt does its jo b
and no one h as to ask you to c o v e r
yourself, but w ithout that Supreme logo
on it w ould you have b ought it? T hink
about it.
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