I think they're overpriced crap, the result of one company controlling almost everything about it originally, software and hardware. The hardware part of it worked different than the PC's which is why the software to run it was different and again, overpriced. Nowadays the hardware on a Mac isn't much different than a PC, making the price thing that much more outrageous.
PCs on the other hand (anything that will run windows) have thousands of companies making parts and software for them, driving the price down and making it WAY more easier for guys like me to swap out what I need without breaking the bank, not to mention there's so much more software written for them.
Macs were known once to be better for graphic design for some reason, but I think it was probably subtle marketing propaganda to push apple products (Star Trek TNG all computer screens shown were supposed to be mac-generated graphics) but that was decades ago. No advantage to either MAC or PCs for that kind of thing, other than price, familiarity and ease of use, and that thing is mostly due to the apps you use, not the hardware or software needed to run it.
If you like Apple, look into getting a new Mac, just pay attention to the specs like I described about my own PC.
If you want a change, talk to a local computer geek you trust to build one for you like I did, inexpensively. The only catch is warranties and servicing if it needs it. I buy my own parts, and they're warrantied separately, (as long as I don't do any naughty performance hacking that pushes hardware beyond warrantied limits that is...) but the machine as a whole is not. A brand name PC like a DELL is warrantied as a whole, but you're stuck with what little options companies like that give you for alternatives. And changing things out after the fact voids those warranties.
things to consider before making your next purchase!
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