When you purchase a Mac, you are getting a high-quality machine.

Apple computers have some of the highest customer satisfaction rates in the industry.

Speaking of cost, Macs are more expensive than PCs, but they also hold their resale value far better than PCs.To get something close from PC manufacturers usually ends up negating the higher cost factor for Apple products. Macs are sleek and visually appealing.Apple has excellent customer support, AppleCare warranty programs, and exclusive Apple Stores where you can take your Mac or other Apple products for repairs, training or other issues.If you’re technically savvy, this is a non-issue, otherwise it can be a major nuisance. Mac computers have pre-installed software, but only from Apple and they don’t slow down your system. Almost all new PCs come installed with loads of bloatware from PC manufacturers, which requires manual removal.Even though Macs can get viruses or malware, the number of threats is still significantly less than for Windows just because the Windows base is so much larger.If you’ve always been a Windows user, it can initially be counter-intuitive to use, however, I’ve found that it’s more logical once you get used to it. This is a very debatable point and the reason why I also list it as a con in the section below. Macs are less complicated and more intuitive to use.Microsoft has tried to copy this, but only partially. This includes features like Handoff, iMessage, iCloud, iCloud Drive, iCloud Photo Library, iCloud Keychain, Find My iPhone, etc. Macs work better with other Apple products in terms of software.It’s also super easy to switch between the two operating systems. Setting up a dual boot system in OS X is infinitely easier than it is in Windows. Macs have a built-in program called BootCamp, which allows you to install Windows, Linux or other operating systems in addition to OS X.Obviously, this is a very biased and opinionated article, so feel free to share your thoughts if they are different.

So, without further ado, let’s go into the pros and cons for each platform, which includes the hardware and software.

Pros and cons of macs and pc