MacLumber can be sawed, planed, nailed, routed, or sanded with normal woodworking equipment. Maclumber requires little maintanence. Forget about buying stain, deck wash or water sealer. MacLumber is waterproof and stain resistant. It will never crack, splinter or rot.
Regular lumber is at risk for termites.
No Maclumber is termite resistent. Termites just don't like it. Nails will not back out of MacLumber, and nail guns work well with the product.