By Amanda Muhlhausen, Gaby Lopez & Cyndi Snyder Mac vs. Windows By Amanda Muhlhausen, Gaby Lopez & Cyndi Snyder

Apple announced the Macintosh computer to its board of directors in 1984. Original mac Ibook (1999) Original imac (1998) Intel Based Mac (2006) Power Mac G4 Cube (2000)

The MITS Altair was the first 8080 based kit microcomputer The MITS Altair was the first 8080 based  kit microcomputer. It was first introduced in the January, 1975 issue of Popular Electronics magazine as a construction project. TRS-80 (Trash 80) 1981: The IBM Personal Computer Compaq dc7800

What Are the Cost of Ownership?

Of this 12% of households, 85% also own at least one PC running Microsoft Windows as well.

66% of Mac owners own more than three computers in their homes, compared to 29% of PC owners This leads us to believe that Mac users know more about Windows than Windows users know about Macs

Pros and Cons of Macs Pros Cons Doesn’t get PC viruses Expensive High Performance(fast speed) Difficult to upgrade Mac hardware Regularly checks for upgrades Don’t have as much software Instantly Wireless Not compatible with a lot of programs Nice appearance Good for video, editing and music

Pros and Cons of PCs Pros Cons Affordable Easy to get viruses More compatible Does not have good editing or music programs Upgradeable hardware Easily gets viruses Good for gaming Easier to fix compared to a Mac

Mac OS X 10.5.3

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