Apple Computers: Advantages and Disadvantages

Apple manufactures its own lines of computers (commonly referred to as Mac computers).  Information can be found at http://www.apple.com/.  Advantages and disadvantages of their computers are listed below.  Please comment based on your experience with Apple computers.

Advantages of Macs:

• Strong programs platform for media design
• Single-party manufacturing
• Excellent tech support
• Desktops are more compact, with CPU built into monitor
• Sleek designs

Disadvantages of Macs:

• More expensive than comparable PC models
• Standard graphics cards are weak
• Not compatible with most PC games
• Must use third-party platforms to run Windows systems
• More difficult to customize due to single-party manufacturing