#Trade in your mac or pc drivers#

Then you have third-party drivers and whatever else for all the peripherals.

#Trade in your mac or pc windows#

Dell, or Sony, or HP, or seemingly a million other manufacturers, make the Windows PC. Apple is further assisting with backing up with the utilization of iCloud, something especially appreciated in this age of people using multiple devices, such as the iPhone and iPad. And it’s not just a back-up, but you can go back in time to find a document you deleted. Not nearly enough people back up their hard drives (because it should be everyone), but Apple’s Time Machine makes it so elegant and simple that all you really need to do is hook up a drive and turn Time Machine on.

#Trade in your mac or pc for mac#

We’re not saying they can’t get them, but it’s just far less of a problem for Mac users than it is for Windows users. While this has changed just a little as Apple has gained ground on Microsoft, Mac users are still living in relative bliss with the lack of viruses, spyware and malware. Most people spend more time undoing the presumptions than benefitting by them… Microsoft is just horrible at getting in the way. For instance, by default, if you type a “1)” in Entourage or Word, suddenly the next paragraph automatically starts with a “2)” even if you don’t want it. Most often, however, it just gets annoying. Surely this is subjective, but when you run Microsoft’s software, even on a Mac, it loves to run interference, making assumptions as to what you’re doing and trying to stay a step ahead. In general, when Apple makes assumptions with its software, it gets it right, Microsoft often gets it wrong That’s a lot of choices, and that makes it harder. But it sure makes it easier “for the rest of us” to make a decision, which is why we entitled that paragraph: “Macs are much easier to buy.” Obviously, with either, you can just see one and click “buy,” but with a PC, you’ll never be sure whether Samsung or Dell or HP or Acer or Toshiba or who knows how many other brands to choose from was the “best” one, all with their different video cards and storage options and screen sizes, not to mention the presumed or expected quality.

Those same people often get frustrated that if you want to run the Mac OS, your choices are essentially limited to Apple, and then the limited choices they give you within that. Simplicity isn’t for everyone, of course, and many IT professionals and computer geeks will look at the plethora of options available in the Windows world and not only not be fazed by them, but delight in the choices. Note: We received a message from someone who took umbrage at the above, saying he thought it was “incredibly ignorant.” We responded with the following, which may or may not appease those of you who share that opinion, but it is our opinion and we’re sticking by it: Our friendly and expert staff is happy to help you through the entire process.

#Trade in your mac or pc Pc#

On top of all that, there’s no equivalent to PowerMax in the PC world.

#Trade in your mac or pc software#

With the Mac, it’s much easier to narrow down your search quickly, PLUS, be assured you’re getting a well-made and well-respected product, included being loaded with a whole bunch of great software you’d have to buy extra on a PC. When you have so many choices, not only of manufacturers, but bells and whistles and speeds and sizes, it’s almost impossible to know whether you’re getting the right, or best, deal. We tried shopping for a PC just to compare, and after about 15 minutes our eyes glazed over. All you have to do is compare the value of a Windows PC from, say, three years ago (which is often close to zero), and compare that to what you can get for your 3-year-old Mac. When you calculate the cost of ownership in that way, Macs win easily. It’s the difference between those two numbers that really tells you what your computer costs to own. But the true cost of ownership should be calculated based on not only the acquisition cost, but the residual value after you sell it or trade it in.

Sure, you can buy a Windows PC for fewer up-front dollars.

Macs are actually cheaper in the long run SEE THE BEST PRICES ON NEW MACS ON AMAZONġ. In any case, here follows a list of differentiators… if nothing else, these are reasonable arguments as to why you should consider buying a Mac. “Better” is of course a subjective term for instance, while Macs are generally acknowledged to be easier to use, if you’re a long-time Windows user the first time you sit in front of a Mac, it certainly won’t seem that way. There is a never-ending debate as to whether Macs are “better” than PC’s.