The+Great+Debate-Macs+or+PCs?

Anybody who uses computers on a regular basis (i.e, the whole McGehee community) knows of the two main types of operating systems: Windows, used on personal computers (PCs) and Mac, an Apple product with a unique operating system. There has been much debate over which type of computer is better. Some say Macs are harder to use, but break less than PCs; others say that the hard work needed to use Macs isn’t worth the rare breakage. There is much variety in the McGehee community of computer users; most students use PCs at school, but some use Macs at home. “Macs are much easier to use and they don’t break as often,” said junior Stella Radosta, a Mac user at school and at home. “Plus, with PCs you have to go through a step by step process to do things but with Macs they just do it for you.” She has used the Mac system for almost 3 years now, even though the McGehee operating system of choice is the Windows PC. Some students have had experience with both Macs and PCs for a variety of different reasons. Senior Laura Germany, a self-described computer nerd, said “I used Macs at a summer program at SCAD. They are much more user-friendly and self-explaining.” She also noted that in computer magazines, Macs are consistently ranked higher than PCs in performance, visual (“AKA it has a GREAT screen”), and customer service. Senior Caitlin Sullivan agreed with Laura: “I prefer Macs because they are better for artistic ventures, which I in particular use a lot.” Although some students, such as senior Hilary Scheinuk, think “PCs are so much less complicated than Macs because we are used to them,” nearly every student surveyed said they prefer Macs to PCs. With such an obvious preference for the operating system we at McGehee do not use, what is the McGehee community to do? Should we switch our system to Mac computers? Senior Catye Cantrall, who prefers Macs, said “We shouldn't change the system at McGehee because that would not be conducive with the software we currently have and would be problematic.” Paula Avery agreed: “We should keep the system to PCs-Macs seem to have a tendency to crash for no reason. Macs are only better for video making and gaming, and it's not as if anyone at McGehee is a real gamer anyway.” However, most people said that the McGehee operating system needs to be changed to Macs. “The computers we have are constantly dying and we have almost no hard drive, “said freshman Blair Johnson, who uses a PC but prefers Macs. Sophomore Malinda Chambers agreed: “I think that our computer system would be improved by switching to Macs. I understand that this might be difficult because we would have to change every computer in the school and also teach students about how to operate Macs.” She offered a solution of not having a set computer that students had to buy, which would allow for more options and more student satisfaction. The ladies at the Tech Office expressed an opposing opinion to the students: they felt that PCs were better for school. Ms. Tina Abbott said she prefers the PC “for the wide variety of software and hardware that runs on it and for the ease with which I can install new hardware and software.” While students may disagree with the Tech Office about which operating system to use, it doesn’t look that the system at McGehee will be changing anytime soon. Ms. Margaret Minihan had two reasons for not wanting to use Macs; she said, “The first is that software is more readily available in the Windows platform and the second is that most businesses use the Windows-based platforms. We’re in a wonderful preparatory school, so let’s prepare!”
 * The Great Debate-Macs or PCs?**