Computers come in lots of different brands, but only in one of two operating systems (for average users): Windows and Mac OS. There is a third choice in Linux, but that is typically only chosen and used by advanced computer users and businesses. The next time you have to buy a personal computer, you are going to need to take a close look at what both Mac and Windows can offer you and we are going to explore some of those respective advantages in the paragraphs you are about to read.
When you want to be able to use a variety of "external" devices, you’ll usually have better options with a Windows based computer. For example, computers endowed with Windows 7 usually include capabilities for Blu-ray players, memory sticks, multi-format card readers, etc. Lots of people want to be able to connect a television to their computer, but Mac users can only do this when they have special converter tools. If you have Windows 7 installed on your PC, however, you shouldn’t have any trouble making a direct connection to your television set. This will help you have a much easier time watching Internet videos on your TV set. A computer with a Windows OS will have a much simpler time connecting with external devices than a computer with a Mac OS–with the exception being devices that are made by Apple. Lots of the most popular products made by Apple aren’t actually computers, but are iPods, iPads and iPhones. Obviously if you are a Mac user, it’s really easy to connect these devices to your computers. Mac users are given free iCloud service access, which makes it ridiculously easy to keep your computer synced with your various i-devices. So fans of downloading content directly to their mobile devices will have an easier time keeping everything synced and transferred to their Mac computers. Obviously, this is only a major benefit if you enjoy using Apple’s mobile devices. If you have a Windows based PC, it is usually a lot more difficult to sync those kinds of devices with your primary computer.
When systems are comparable, it is only the fanatical ones that will elevate the one they like and put down the one they don’t. The two systems didn’t have a lot in common, when individual programs only worked for one system or the other, but not both. Having software that will work with either a Mac or a PC, and run devices hooked up to either one, is a big improvement. Windows can now be run on a Mac, if you have a modern one. There are still some things that a Mac does better, and other things that Windows does better, but most users won’t know the difference and everything they need, will be there with either one.
There is never going to be an absolute or final answer to whether Windows or Mac is the ultimate operating system. Both have fans, but each has its own set of advantages over the other. You need to put some careful consideration into your needs, your budget, etc and then choose the OS that best matches all of those needs (or most of those needs).