by Strebeck on Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:41 am
At the end of the day, the core difference between the two is what each group likes best about them.
Win boxes are highly customizable and diverse, while also being easy to upgrade. Macs are prefabricated machines with components that play very nicely with each other, and are a premium "fire and forget" option for home computing.
The every-man tends to want to save money and buys a Win box for a low price.
Someone without a ton of hardware skill/knowledge, or available time to properly upkeep a Win machine, but who also has a nice income will opt for the Mac because his time is valuable, and this seems like a smart investment.
Someone with enough spare time, and enough technical know-how will grab a Win box and upgrade it as he sees fit. His box will be as uber as his checkbook allows.
Typically.