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ok, so my mom's old computer, from 2003ish, is basically dead. She is now looking into buying a new one. We went to best buy today and I showed her my top two picks. She wanted me to pick one pc and one mac.
So I showed her this pc:
Gateway - Desktop with Intel® Core™ i3 Processor - DX4831-01e
and this mac:
Apple® - iMac® 3.06GHz with 21.5" Display - MB950LL/A
I told her that the mac would probably have better overall performance, and that it wouldn't need virus protection. and probably last longer.
Here's what I see:
The pc has double the hard drive space, and two more gigs of ram. Also my mom already has an lcd, and she is used to windows based computers.
The mac on the other hand has a better history when it comes to performance, virus/pc problems (crashes), popularity, and resale value. Also this computer is A LOT more compact than the gateway.
I understand that this is the mac forums, so I expect people to say that the mac is better, but my mom just wants the one that will last her the longest. She doesn't want to buy another computer in 10 years. In all reality, my mom is just going to use it for web searching, and microsoft office stuff. In the near future, some very very very, light video editing.
So let me know what you guys think, which is better for the price?
So I showed her this pc:
Gateway - Desktop with Intel® Core™ i3 Processor - DX4831-01e
and this mac:
Apple® - iMac® 3.06GHz with 21.5" Display - MB950LL/A
I told her that the mac would probably have better overall performance, and that it wouldn't need virus protection. and probably last longer.
Here's what I see:
The pc has double the hard drive space, and two more gigs of ram. Also my mom already has an lcd, and she is used to windows based computers.
The mac on the other hand has a better history when it comes to performance, virus/pc problems (crashes), popularity, and resale value. Also this computer is A LOT more compact than the gateway.
I understand that this is the mac forums, so I expect people to say that the mac is better, but my mom just wants the one that will last her the longest. She doesn't want to buy another computer in 10 years. In all reality, my mom is just going to use it for web searching, and microsoft office stuff. In the near future, some very very very, light video editing.
So let me know what you guys think, which is better for the price?