Ray, It's *exactly* the same hardware that's used in Wintel boxes, with minor firmware changes to make them Mac centric.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Ray Champagne <[email protected]> wrote: > > ...that you will replace in < 1 year most likely after the cheap drive fails > or some card fries? > > The hardware aspect of "those expensive Macs" hardly ever gets thrown into > the mix when talking costs, but I bet if you looked at the lifespan of most > PCs vs Macs, the macs would be at least comparable over time in service. > > Plus, paying a little extra for solid hardware and the look and feel is > worth it in my opinion. (Says the guy who gets his BT magic trackpad > delivered today). > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Scott Stewart > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> not when I can get a comparable WIndows 7 64 bit machine for $200 less >> >> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > $999 isn't reasonable? >> > >> > >> > On Jul 30, 2010, at 8:18 AM, Scott Stewart wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> "I challenge you to name one thing a mac couldn't do :)" >> >> >> >> be bought new at a reasonable price? >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> On Jul 29, 2010, at 7:48 PM, denstar wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I challenge you to name one thing a mac couldn't do :) >> >>>> >> >>>> Be "open"? >> >>> >> >>> my ubuntu vm is plenty open! >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>> *Not* play video 30%-60% slower than Windows? ;-) >> >>>> >> >>>> http://www.theopensourcery.com/keepopen/?p=2343 >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> my windows vm plays them fine! >> >>> >> >>>> Now back to catching up on N.C.I.S. =) >> >>>> >> >>>> :Den >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> my point is that imo the mac is the most versatile platform out there. >> No other platform can run all three as well as it can. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety >> >>>> arising from political suppression are always greater than the dangers >> >>>> to the safety resulting from political freedom. Suppression is always >> >>>> foolish. Freedom is always wise. >> >>>> Alexander Meiklejohn >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:324160 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
