Personally, I prefer Apple's products.
I own both Windows and Mac workstations but over time I have grown to favour my Mac over the Windows machine without a thought. My Apple products have never let me down, and they have always impressed me in terms of reliability and performance. I wish I could say the same for my Windows machine/other Microsoft products but I just can't.
I do a fairly heavy amount of coding/video rendering/graphic design and it seems that theres nothing my Mac can't handle, whereas my Windows machine starts out like a powerhouse, but as the workload increases I can really feel the strain on resources. Maybe I've just been fortunate, but i've never had an Apple machine crash on me and cause me to lose work, needless to say my Windows machine it's a totally different story.
The price of Apple machines is a little higher, and as Fragma pointed out, when you put the spec's side-by-side maybe the hardware doesn't quite add up to the price tag. But I believe that it's more than hardware that makes a good workstation. Granted, if you're a hardcore gamer, by all means go out and buy/build a Windows PC with the best specs you can. But for the reliability, i'm willing to pay the premium price tag.
I hope this helps.
I own both Windows and Mac workstations but over time I have grown to favour my Mac over the Windows machine without a thought. My Apple products have never let me down, and they have always impressed me in terms of reliability and performance. I wish I could say the same for my Windows machine/other Microsoft products but I just can't.
I do a fairly heavy amount of coding/video rendering/graphic design and it seems that theres nothing my Mac can't handle, whereas my Windows machine starts out like a powerhouse, but as the workload increases I can really feel the strain on resources. Maybe I've just been fortunate, but i've never had an Apple machine crash on me and cause me to lose work, needless to say my Windows machine it's a totally different story.
The price of Apple machines is a little higher, and as Fragma pointed out, when you put the spec's side-by-side maybe the hardware doesn't quite add up to the price tag. But I believe that it's more than hardware that makes a good workstation. Granted, if you're a hardcore gamer, by all means go out and buy/build a Windows PC with the best specs you can. But for the reliability, i'm willing to pay the premium price tag.
I hope this helps.