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Originally Posted by llama64
They are also built using higher quality parts. But, just like anything else, they have their own issues.
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Not at all, most of macs' insides basically come from the same fabs as those who produce PC parts. PCs simply have more problems because there are so many variations in hardware and they are expected to work together or be perfectly compatible and have legacy driver support, etc. Macs simply have tighter control of their OEM stuff and are standardized. It also means less choice but sometimes innovative features and better engineering.
If smart shoppers spent the same amount of money on a Mac to buy a premium PC or Windows notebook, they would have the same quality in terms of hardawre. When it comes down to regarding software stability - is the user not knowing how to use windows properly and the Mac being more foolproof against people messing up their own computer or not maintaining it properly. It is of course true also that PC's have way more holes, security flaws (caused by clumsy legacy support and closed software design) and things designed to screw you over like viruses directed at them because of marketshare.
The main attraction for Macs in the end for savvy users is really the alternative interface, filesystem, unique programs, control aesthetics, and GUI design if it is something they prefer. Underneath, it's just a PC running UNIX. Macs are not my cup of tea because I don't like the interface myself. It's too high on itself thinking it's all tight and pretty. It's like a girl with too much make-up who thinks she is up to the latest fashions but in the end, everybody else dresses like her. That isn't to say that Windows is nice either. Windows is just a mess of ugly design overall mixed with aborted microsoft design aesthetic and icons that should have been retired 10 years ago but it is user fixable if you want to delve into it.
For me, design and appearance is the most important thing for me. I've never found a platform that lets me get all that I want out of it but with Windows I can sort of fake it by hacking away at the shell.