Do people pick Apple computers because there are no other reliable PCs at some store?

[froggyboy604]

It is possible that the only reliable PCs being sold at a store are Apple computers, and the rest of the Windows laptops and desktops with Windows operating systems are less reliable because they are cheaply made with poor quality parts. I seen some poorly made Windows computers at stores, and a lot of stores seem to sell mostly cheap Windows computers, and a few nicer looking Windows PC which may last longer.

Apple computers maybe expensive, but they have fewer hardware problems according to a Consumer Report Survey from 2015 compared to other computer brands where the PC may break before the warranty, or shortly after the warranty time after a few months to years when your warranty is over.

I think if you want a reliable Windows computer, you need to build your own PC, or hire a custom PC builder which uses higher quality parts from good hardware brands like Cooler master power supplies, Curcial RAM, Gigabyte motherboards, etc, and not buy pre-built Windows computers which sometimes uses the worse computer parts which are not made to last long.

 

[テクニカル諏訪子]

Yes, this looks accurate to me.
I can agree that Apple might seem to ship expensive laptops, but in the end it all compremises.

Like, you buy a new Apple laptop for 1200 EUR, and you can keep using it for 10 years.
Anything else I bought before might have costed me 400 EUR, but had to get a next one 1 or 2 years later because fatal hardware failures.
Assume you're buying a 400 EUR laptop once every 2 years, so that's 5 times you buy one in 10 years time, and 400 * 5 = 2000.
So in the end, Apple is actually cheaper than the rest.

However, I don't really stick with the OS it ships.
I would install a Linux distro of choice on a MacBook (or any Windows laptop) right after unboxing for much more convenience.
However, since Apple has removed premu every port I need, I might reconsider my choice of laptop when I need to buy the next one again.
Might as well go for one from companies like Purism or System76, since they ship laptops that are 100% certainly compatible with Linux (Microsoft does everything to prevent Linux from being installed on Windows laptops these days).

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Shame it can be hard using an apple though if you've grown up on windows.

 

[テクニカル諏訪子]

You can still install Windows on a Mac though.
Last time Apple computers were locked to their own OS was 2006, because they were still using PowerPC-based processors.
But when they switched to Intel-based processors instead, installing a different OS instantly became possible.

 

[froggyboy604]

Shame it can be hard using an apple though if you've grown up on windows.

There is bootcamp which let you dualboot windows, mac os x, or you can use a virtual machine software like virtualbox, and vmware to run windows within a virtual hard drive file.

But, the keyboard layout, and the Apple 1 button mouse and touchpad are different from Windows keyboard and 2 button mouse,

 

[テクニカル諏訪子]

But, the keyboard layout, and the Apple 1 button mouse and touchpad are different from Windows keyboard and 2 button mouse,

It's not as different as you say really.

Function keys are reachable using the "Fn" key, and there's commonly a way to swap this around.
A Windows keyboard has a layout of "CTRL → Windows → Alt", while an Apple keyboard has a layout of "CTRL → Alt → CMD".
On Windows and Linux, the "CMD" and "Windows/Super" keys function the same way, but on macOS, you'll need to keep in mind that what's CTRL on all the other OSs is CMD on macOS.

Mice having only 1 button is what I hear way too often.
If you talk about a mouse, there are settings to make it a 2 button mouse, it can detect whether it should act like a left click or right clikc depending on where on the mouse you clicked.
On laptops, you can simply click with 2 fingers to emulate a right click, which is what modern days laptops of all brands also do any way.

And if you don't like it, it's still possible to plug in a USB keyboard and/or mouse (or Bluetooth if you really want to).

Sent from a MacBook Pro with only Linux installed (so no macOS or Windows partitions here).