fssalaska said:
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Mac and PC are the same hardware now.
see4 said No they aren't.
I run Debian mostly, but I also run RedHat and Suse. No silly GUIs, just wasted bulk.
iOS is not even remotely close to being described as "rigid". If you know how to get around the command line.
Mac's are PC's same fucking hardware !
In 2006, Apple began transitioning Macs to run on Intel’s x86 chips instead of the PowerPC architecture. This wasn’t just swapping out a chip manufacturer — Mac OS transitioned from being a PowerPC operating system to being an x86 operating system. Macs now use the same Intel chips found in “PCs.” The last version of Mac OS X to even run on PowerPCs at all was Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard back in 2009.
Macs and PCs Have Practically the Same Hardware
Some people seem to think that the hardware in a Mac is very different from the hardware in a PC, but this isn’t true.
The CPU in a Mac is the same Intel CPU you’ll find in Windows Ultrabooks. Companies like Samsung, Toshiba, and SanDisk provide the solid-state drives used in a Mac — these companies make the SSDs you’ll find in Wintel laptops, too. LG and Samsung make the displays. In Mac world, a motherboard is known as a “logic board” — but the logic board is basically the same thing as a motherboard that you’ll find in a PC.
Install Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp and Apple will provide a Windows driver package for you. Many of the drivers in this package are the typical drivers you’d get on a Windows PC.
Some hardware — like those nice trackpads — are specific to Apple’s laptops. But, overall, a MacBook’s internals are practically the same as a PC’s. The hardware may seem higher-quality because Apple’s MacBooks start at $899 with higher-end hardware — there’s no way to buy a $199 Mac with the cheap PC components you’d find in a $199 Windows laptop.
Macs Make Great Windows or Linux PCs
Macs can even make great Windows or Linux PCs. If you’re searching for a great PC laptop, it doesn’t make sense to restrict yourself specifically to only computers that come with Windows or Linux. Many people buy Macs specifically to run Windows or even Linux on them.
If you’re looking at a more expensive laptop, Apple’s MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops are some of the best you can buy. Comparable Ultrabooks with basically the same hardware often cost significantly more than a MacBook. When it comes to PCs that cost over $1000, over 90 percent of them are Macs. Apple has a big advantage over the Windows PC manufacturers here — they have an economy of scale and can afford to drop prices, while those PC manufacturers have to keep prices high because they sell so few. Sure, you have to buy a Windows license separately for $100 or so if you plan to run Windows, but it may still be a good deal.
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http://www.howtogeek.com/195224/macs-are-pcs-can-we-stop-pretending-they-arent/ *