Does that HP laptop have the same quality of components and
workmanship? Will it be as reliable? Those are factors which need to
be considered when doing the comparison, else you are doing apples and
oranges.
Matthew
On Jul 10, 2008, at 12:54 PM, mike wrote:
If he'd compared low end macbook to low end HP, the HP would have
won out by
about 200 bux. I can drive down to Fry's right now and get a HP
configured
with twice the memory, 2 inches larger screen, larger HD all for
about 200
less then if I buy the macbook they sell next to it. As is said,
lies,
damn lies and statistics. I don't doubt anything read in the
article, but
it's still not wholey accurate. I'll never understand the mac zealots
desire to prove beyond any doubt that macs don't cost more. I
bought an
ipod and it was more expensive then a lot of other mp3 players, but
I wanted
the polish..the fit and finish of the product. That's why people
buy macs,
not cause they are a bargin, but because of the bright and shiny
finish of
the hardware and OS. And I don't put down that value at all, it's
just not
for everyone.
Mike
On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 5:05 AM, Snyder, Mark (IT CIV) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
James Martin of PC World has an article on price comparisons of Apple
and Dell, HP. His comparisons are fair, he likes OS X and
Windows. If
you've been considering an Apple laptop, it is worth reading:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/148032/mac_vs_windows_laptops.html
His conclusion:
Adding It All Up
Don't buy into the old argument that Mac laptops are categorically
more
expensive than Windows machines. Sometimes that's true--but they're
often on par with, or cost less than, their closest Windows laptop
equivalents
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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