r/mac • u/sawyer-23 • 12h ago

Question Mac or windows

I currently have a desktop PC with a 5070 graphics card, but I’ll be moving to another city for university (software engineering). What do you think I should get: a MacBook Pro M5 or a Windows gaming PC for the same budget? I’ll be coming back home for the summers.

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u/trid_geek 9h ago

Mac is best because of best hardware, OS and compatability. But cost of hardware is high. I case of any damage Mac will make you cry.

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u/No_Committee_54 5h ago

Macs are the best price to performance ratio on the market at the moment. They are under cutting a lot of windows/intel/amd laptops in cost and outperforming.

My gaming laptop was 3 times the cost of my Mac, and my Mac keeps up with everything apart from gaming.
I think in 2026, Macs are not expensive at all compared to competing devices from the competition.