I would like to provide my opinion on the widely controversial Macintosh –vs- Windows issue. Is it a matter of preference or does one actually out weigh the other? As we all know this comparison can range from surface issues such as the appearance of the machines to the depths of networking and core utilities. In this issue I elect to speak towards the family and/or household computers and users.

I would like to state a few key facts for the average computer user to be aware of when purchasing a home computer.

Whether your computer is for home office, family or school users need to be able to access files on the go. Mac’s OS X is fully compatible with Window’s files. This makes it fairly simple to access documents from work, school, and home.

Not to mention the Mac OS X also enables the ability to dual-boot user systems into either Mac’s OS X or Windows. In addition, via virtualization software, users can run their Mac OS X simultaneously with any other operating system, including LINUX.

Macintosh provides the only Operating System that support’s Colorsync™, the industry standard for color matching. Not to mention the iLife software that comes standard. These two features partnered together provide professional looking products for work, school and pleasure. These products provide a host of projects with preset templates including photo books that can be designed on the system with the ability to purchase production work that is shipped to your door step. iDVD and iMovie software brings great ease in creating beautiful professional home movies on DVD. Enabling ability to create scene and chapter selections and animated menus. This is merely a small fraction of the in box options included with a Mac purchase.

To date there are well over 100,000 known viruses for PCs. New viruses are added to the list daily encompassing hundreds in a month’s time. All of these threats are harmful for the Windows platform. The Mac OS X has practically no viruses to damage their systems. Although I feel no computer that’ connected to the World Wide Web will ever be 100% secure from possible attacks, Mac’s OS X UNIX foundation and security features has proven to go above and beyond those for Windows PC platforms.

Macintosh computers are extremely reliable, very user-friendly, compatible with almost all files types and servers, includes software that provide professional grade results, and require little work to upgrade. These computers are ideal for home, school, or pleasure usage out of the box.