Reasons why not to go MacintoshGo to: Previous reason / Index / Next reason Reason 6 : "We use PCs at work/school"
Usually, at work or school, choices are made for you. You probably have no control over what computer equipment is provided for you to do your work. But you do have a choice what you buy for yourself at home. But then again, it's understandable how choosing the same platform for home as what you use for work or education would make sense. If you're not so proficient with computers, you may not want to have to learn two different computer platforms for home and work. And what if you bring work home? You need compatibility. The convenience of having an identical set-up at home is unarguable. So it's a no brainer; PC at work, PC in the home. As usual though, there are perhaps couple of issues to consider... Home computing What makes a PC a good business computer, isn't necessarily going to make it a good home computer. The things people do at home is often very different to what they would do in an office. Apple is much more focussed on the domestic consumer market than the corporate market. So you might assume a Mac would make a much more suitable choice for the home than it would in an office environment. This in stark contrast to the PC whose origins is very much in the business world. Business software That's not to say you can't use a Mac for business, no more than you can't use a PC in the home. So do you necessarily need the same computer platform as work, or will similar software suffice? Maybe there's a Mac version of the same software you're used to, e.g. Microsoft Office. And if there isn't, there's always the option of simply installing Windows alongside Mac OS to offer best of both worlds; the Mac environment for normal home usage, and the Windows environment for those times when you absolutely positively have to run some Windows only business software. See 'Running Windows on a Macintosh' for more details of this option. Go to: Previous reason / Index / Next reason
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