OK, I’m here today to champion the Apple Macintosh computer - not that the thousands of Windows users out there will probably care. Windows is what everyone uses right?
I beg to differ. If you’re a graphic designer there is a big chance you’ve worked on a Macintosh. Graphic designer job ads often ask for people who have experience as Mac operators. The music industry uses Pro Tools in the studio to help those pop singers sound like they can carry a tune and yes, it’s a Mac programme.
My last job involved working on an iMac and I have to admit missing it. Here are my top five reasons why I prefer a Mac over a PC:
1) Windows attracts viruses like bees to honey. Very few viruses are written for the Mac so if you’re after a secure OS you can’t go wrong.
2) The OS X experience - every programme you need to use can be put in the bar at the bottom of the screen.
3) iTunes. OK, I know it can run on Windows, but it’s not quite the same. Plus the Mac comes with built-in speakers so you don’t need to fork out more money for speakers.
4) The look. You know what I’m talking about. Apple is able to come out with great looking computers. Sadly they stopped making them in bright colours, but their machines are still far sexier than the boring boxes most PCs come in.
5) Having the CD drive in the middle of the monitor. No more bending over to insert a disc.
But, of course I’m not alone in preferring Macs. Apple recently announced it sold 2.2 million Macs worldwide in the third quarter of this year - a new record for the company, breaking the previous best by 400,000 machines.
Many of these sales have probably gone to new converts, but my love for Apple computers stems from spending my formative years with a 1992 Mac IIsi.
