Is there a reason why no one uses the built in audio inputs on the Mac?

I'm curious.... I've heard various things - but the sound did seem okay to me when I recorded straight into the Mac's input in the past. So... what is the problem with the Mac's inputs and outputs and why does everyone buy a sound card/device instead?

It seems rather odd that Mac fans generally take pride in owning high quality (expensive) machines but are happy ignore poor audio inputs and outputs.
It has nothing to do w/ taking pride in owning high quality machines - you don't buy the Mac because it has great Analog/Digital conversion (it doesn't). You buy a mac because of its stability, its out of the box compatibility with the two most proficient, professional DAWs out there (Pro Tools and Logic), its easy integration with most hardware, the way it handles audio processing. . . the list goes on and on and on. I don't really have the time to go into the intricacies of high quality audio processing, but NO COMPUTER has it. If a computer did come built in with Apogee master clocking, A/D/D/A conversion, and high quality analog mic preamps, you might be looking at your normal computer plus about $15,000 (at least.) Your machine is there for stabile, consistent, day to day recording and audio processing (whether it be editing, mixing, mastering or all three), and you purchase external audio interfaces for the dedicated function that they are made for.
With audio interfaces comes expandability and flexibility that NO system has right out of the box.

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