PC vs Mac
PC is basically the acronym for personal computer that is used by an individual in his home. A PC may either be a desktop computer, a laptop or tablet machine. A PC may be used for any general purpose and some of the most common operating systems for personal computers are Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac. Most personal computers have options for high-speed internet accessibility and multimedia capabilities.

Personal computers have developed at a fantastic pace and earlier users had to write their own programs. Today, however, there is no dearth of programs for all sorts of tasks from gaming to data management for PCs.

It was in the 1980s that Microsoft and Intel started dominating the personal computer market. Just a few years earlier, Apple Inc. was set up too. Eventually, when Apple launched its own personal computer, the MacBook, apart from its iPods and iPhones, the personal computing market was split into two.

Alongside a media blitz, Apple Inc offered its personal computers with their own Mac operating systems. So, while the rest of the market had personal computers with the Windows operating software, Apple decided to hold its own. Soon, referring to a Mac meant the Apple personal computer and referring to a PC meant referring to a non-Apple personal computer! This has also led to the current confusion about the differences between a PC and a Mac. Essentially, the Mac is a personal computer too! But the branding is what makes all the difference.

So, despite PC being a generic term, it has come to mean a non-Apple personal computing product. The Mac comes with its own operating system. You can build a PC on your own by using paraphernalia from several manufacturers and then, loading on software from different makers as well.

There are number of individual experiments proved that Windows based PCs crash more often than Macs. There is a noticeable performance difference between them when multiple programs are running at the same time. PC’s performance drops drastically with number of running programs, Mac on the other hand doesn’t show much difference in the performance.

One of the important difference between them is that Mac has less virus and spy ware problems compared to PCs.

Macs are definitely more expensive than other personal computers.