C&C | Mac lifecycle costs

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Mac's popularity is growing.

According to an American study, Mac's share in U.S. organizations is currently at 63%, and up to 96% of IT leaders predict that Mac purchases will increase over the next couple of years. The same trend is also visible in Europe: Mac is no longer just a separately selectable option.

Sources

Mac Stadium

Foncia & Apple

Forrester

Quality and reliability
Macs equipped with M-chips offer excellent performance at a reasonable price. Since a Mac retains its value even after three years, Mac often has lower lifecycle costs than a PC. Even if the purchase price is at the same level.
Lower support costs
Significantly fewer support tickets are generated in Mac environments. According to Forrester's research up to 60% fewer. This reduces the overall IT costs and frees resources for other work.
Employees <3 Mac
According to an American study, 59% of organizations provide Macs to their employees because Apple is the employees' choice. When you give employees the freedom to choose the tools that suit them best, they produce the best results.
IT Department's Favorite
Mac is secure and offers scalable easy deployment and management with tools like Jamf or Microsoft Intune. According to research, IT leaders believe that managing macOS is easier or just as easy compared to Windows.

Mac's popularity is growing.

According to a study conducted in September 2025, 96% of the 300 participating CIOs believe that investments in Mac will increase in the next 12-24 months. The responses indicate that the share of Mac in these U.S. organizations is already 63%. The same trend is visible in Europe as well: the Mac is no longer just an option, but a part of organizations' IT infrastructure.

Sources

Mac Stadium

Foncia & Apple

Forrester

Quality and reliability
Macs equipped with M-chips offer excellent performance at a reasonable price. Since a Mac retains its value even after three years, Mac often has lower lifecycle costs than a PC. Even if the purchase price is at the same level.
Lower support costs
Significantly fewer support tickets are generated in Mac environments. According to Forrester's research up to 60% fewer. This reduces the overall IT costs and frees resources for other work.
Employees <3 Mac
According to an American study, 59% of organizations provide Macs to their employees because Apple is the employees' choice. When you give employees the freedom to choose the tools that suit them best, they produce the best results.
IT Department's Favorite
Mac is secure and offers scalable easy deployment and management with tools like Jamf or Microsoft Intune. According to research, IT leaders believe that managing macOS is easier or just as easy compared to Windows.

Comparison of Lifecycle Costs

The lifecycle costs of Mac are often lower than those of a PC, taking into account purchase price, support costs, and residual value. Enter the numbers into the calculator and try it out!

The calculator is pre-filled with example prices from industry services. You can change the values in the calculator and estimate the total lifecycle cost of the devices.

The pre-filled price for Mac of €905 corresponds to the purchase price of MacBook Air M4 16/256. All prices are excluding VAT.

General settings

Support ticket price (€/ticket)Support requests (per device / year)

Lifecycle length

Mac support load vs PC: 80%

PC computers

Number of computers (units)Purchase price (€/device)

Residual value at 3y: 10%

Estimated residual: €2,125.00

Mac computers

Number of computers (units)Purchase price (€/device)

Residual value at 3y: 25%

Estimated residual: €5,656.25

Results

PC computers (3y)

Devices (units):25

Purchase cost:€21,250.00

Lifecycle support cost:€26,100.00

Residual value:− €2,125.00

Total cost:€45,225.00

Average per device:€1,809.00

Mac computers (3y)

Devices (units):25

Purchase cost:€22,625.00

Lifecycle support cost:€20,880.00

Residual value:− €5,656.25

Total cost:€37,848.75

Average per device:€1,513.95

Savings (Mac vs PC, 3y): €7,376.25

Cost distribution

PCMac

Cost components (3y)

PurchaseSupportResidual (credit)

Summary

Savings (Mac vs PC, 3y): €7,376.25

Average difference per device:€295.05 cheaper per device (Mac)

Pre-filled information of the calculator is based on the articles found below:

Ticket price

Number of tickets

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Choose a Mac and save money.

Choose a Mac and save money.

Comparison of Lifecycle Costs

Lifecycle Cost Comparison: Mac vs PC

General settings

PC computers

Mac computers

Results

PC computers (3y)

Mac computers (3y)

Summary