Students – Get A Mac!
The latest advice to all you college-bound freshmen: if you have any choice in the matter, go with an Apple. According to a recent article in BusinessWeek magazine, both laptop and desktop models combine the best features while offering exceptional user-friendliness, all at a reasonable cost. The best reason – Apple constantly works to improve their operating system and bundled software, while the Windows OS seems to be spinning its wheels.
Recently, I became frustrated with the Mac because, as I began doing more work on the Web, I discovered – as many did under OS9 and below – that the Internet was not a particularly Mac-friendly place. Crashes and freezes were all-too-frequent, whereas the Windows OS could take you almost anywhere online.
Apple’s latest operating system, OSX, has addressed many of those issues. At worst, if one application crashes, it no longer brings down the entire machine. Additionally, new Intel-based Apple hardware has allowed it to perform on a par with HP and Dell machines, while the new Boot Camp application allows one to boot up their Mac from Windows.
Now, if budget is a serious consideration, it is true that a high-end Windows system can be purchased for less than the cheapest Apple system – and if you’re a hard-core gamer, you’ll definitely want to go in that direction. However, if you’re looking for a quality, high-end computing system that will handle a wide range of academic and artistic applications for the length for your college career, give the Mac a serious look.
The latest advice to all you college-bound freshmen: if you have any choice in the matter, go with an Apple. According to a recent article in BusinessWeek magazine, both laptop and desktop models combine the best features while offering exceptional user-friendliness, all at a reasonable cost. The best reason – Apple constantly works to improve their operating system and bundled software, while the Windows OS seems to be spinning its wheels.
Recently, I became frustrated with the Mac because, as I began doing more work on the Web, I discovered – as many did under OS9 and below – that the Internet was not a particularly Mac-friendly place. Crashes and freezes were all-too-frequent, whereas the Windows OS could take you almost anywhere online.
Apple’s latest operating system, OSX, has addressed many of those issues. At worst, if one application crashes, it no longer brings down the entire machine. Additionally, new Intel-based Apple hardware has allowed it to perform on a par with HP and Dell machines, while the new Boot Camp application allows one to boot up their Mac from Windows.
Now, if budget is a serious consideration, it is true that a high-end Windows system can be purchased for less than the cheapest Apple system – and if you’re a hard-core gamer, you’ll definitely want to go in that direction. However, if you’re looking for a quality, high-end computing system that will handle a wide range of academic and artistic applications for the length for your college career, give the Mac a serious look.
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