I never mentioned cost as a requirement for quality. That seems to be a WFB trap or argument trick.
My mother is becoming very forgetful. A quality computer tool for her is something easy to use. But I am talking about people who do professional work and my long-retired mother does not qualify. I am an IT professional and my requirements are greater than hers. Thank you, -----Original Message----- The problem is you seem to equate inexpensive with crap. I don't. I don't buy 'crappy' tools, I buy the tools that will do the job, whatever job, well. I don't need a 400 dollar hammer because I don't use a hammer to make my living. If I already have that hammer, of course I'd use it, but I don't so I buy one that works for what I need it to work for. How would I apply this to computers? Easy. My mom will never in the course of the rest of her life ever, never, need more then a few gigs to store data. She will also never, ever need a high end graphics card so she can get better frame rates on Call Of Duty. She will also never, ever need 16 gigs of ram to edit a film. Actually, what she does need is something small..efficient...something that does web browsing, email...perhaps, on occasion even do red eye removal in a family photo. Sounds like she may do very well with a mac mini. Now this being her choice, being the least expensive mac, at least by your calculations, be a 'crappy' tool? This is how I approach buying a drill, I don't first go after the most expensive drill there, I look at the job that needs doing, I look at future jobs I may need to do. I weigh that against the budget and I buy accordingly. Inexpensive is not crap, just as expensive doesn't equate to quality. You'll note also that I never defended crummy tools. Reading the thread I've said the same thing throughout...the right tool, for the right job. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
